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We’re excited to announce Global Fabric Day 2025, our first-ever annual, free, in-person Global Fabric Community conference!

This global conference is coordinated globally and hosted locally across multiple cities around the world during the weekend of May 31 – Jun 1, 2025.

In Romania, Timisoara is the city we're meeting in, with sessions both in person and also online, gathering the local Fabric Community for the first in-person event.

Check out all the participating cities this year: https://globalfabric.community and click on your city's user group link on the map to find the event page where you can register.

A special thank-you to Kim Manis for championing this community initiative and delivering the opening welcome message at our conference.

We’re also deeply grateful to all our community members, organizers, sponsors, and volunteers - this wouldn’t be possible without your passion, support and dedication.

GlobalFabricDay #GFD25 #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI

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• 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Welcome and Registration

• 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

Session: Global Fabric Day 2025 Keynote Speaker: Kim Manis, Corporate VP of Product, Microsoft Fabric & Power BI

• 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Session: Accelerarea adopției în Power BI Fabric: de la documentație și testare automată la tooluri externe și UX/UI Speaker (remote): Alexandru Badiu, BI Consultant Teams Link: https://bit.ly/GFDRomania Details: În această sesiune vei descoperi cum să accelerezi adopția Power BI Fabric printr-un flux practic: de la crearea și organizarea documentației, la implementarea testelor automate cu DAX Query View, gestionarea modelului cu Tabular Editor/TMDL și integrarea tehnicilor de ghidare direct în raport (filtre de rapel, butoane Info, ghiduri de suport etc.). Vei vedea exemple concrete și vei primi un checklist cu bunele practici recomandate. La final, vei pleca cu un plan clar de acțiune pentru a oferi utilizatorilor o experiență UX/UI intuitivă și un suport complet, reducând solicitările de asistență și scalând eficient soluțiile BI.

• 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Session: Getting Started with the TMDL View Speaker: Cristian Prifti, Power BI Solution Artchitect Details: Power BI modelling has traditionally relied on graphical interfaces, but with the introduction of Tabular Model Definition Language (TMDL), developers now have a powerful scripting alternative. This session will introduce TMDL View in Power BI Desktop, explaining how it enables semantic modelling through code instead of the traditional UI without eternal tools support. We will cover:

• How to enable and use TMDL View in Power BI Desktop
• Scripting and modifying semantic model objects such as tables, measures, and relationships

• Enhancing efficiency with code-based modelling, bulk edits, and reusability This session is perfect for those new to TMDL or looking for a streamlined way to manage Power BI models.

• 13:00 PM - 14:00 PM Lunch Break

• 14:00 PM - 14:50 PM Session: Aggregate at light speed Speaker: Liviu Ieran, Microsoft Romania Details: We will discover together the benefits of using Columnstore Indexes in your Data Warehouse and how they can help you achieve better performance than regular or no indexes.

• 15:00 PM - 16:00 PM Session: Adaptive Cloud & Fabric Speaker: Catalin Gheorghiu, Solution Artchitect, Microsoft MVP Details: So, first what is this Adaptive Cloud and how do we get there? The first step is deploying Azure IoT Operations. Which Microsoft presents as being “Enabled by Azure Arc, Azure IoT Operations expands on our IoT portfolio with a composable set of services that help organizations onboard IT and OT assets, capture, evolve, and unify insights, and take actions to drive transformation at scale. OK, now what we get something database related running there, no? At the end of this session, you will know what if is that “database related”, how you get started, and what can do for you, on the edge (maybe). This is besides trying to get up to speed on the Adaptive Cloud vision. Of course it will be a sweet session.

• Location: ETA2U (Enterprise Meeting Room), Str. Gh. Dima, Nr. 1, Timisoara, Romania

Detailed information and registration can be found here : https://dataminds.be/microsoft-purview-dbt-factric-in-person-datashift/

Data Governance Meets Data Engineering: Unlocking Microsoft Purview’s Potential

Speaker: Tom Van Breuseghem

In this session, we’ll dive into the exciting possibilities of the new Microsoft Purview Portal, showcasing its advanced capabilities in data governance. From creating data catalogs and maintaining business glossaries to assigning roles like data stewards and owners, Purview sets the foundation for systematic governance, collaboration, and compliance.

But what happens when the journey demands more? We’ll explore a real-world case where Purview’s limitations in automated data lineage for Spark environments presented a challenge. To bridge this gap, we leveraged SparkLin, an open-source tool that integrates seamlessly with Purview to provide detailed, automated data lineage for Azure Synapse Spark notebooks.

Join us to learn how this powerful combination enabled one of our clients to achieve a unified data governance framework. We’ll demonstrate how Purview and SparkLin work together to ensure transparency, traceability, and efficiency in complex data environments. Whether you’re a data governance leader or an engineering enthusiast, this session will show you how data governance meets data engineering to unlock the full potential of your data landscape

We’re Migrating to Azure Fabric! But Can dbt Save Us From Notebook Overload?

Speakers: Senne Vanstraelen & Tom Van de Velde

Yay, you’re migrating to Azure Fabric! But now comes the hard part: How do you build scalable, maintainable workflows without falling into the dreaded spaghetti notebook trap? Could dbt (Data Build Tool) be the answer? Or is a hybrid approach with notebooks the sweet spot? This session dives deep into the pros and cons of both approaches, giving you the insights you need to make informed decisions for your Fabric journey.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Notebooks vs. dbt for Azure Fabric: When to stick with notebooks and when dbt brings the structure you need.
• Lakehouse vs. Warehouse: How dbt and Fabric fit into both models and what works best for your use case.
• Organizing your workflows: Best practices for managing notebooks, SQL scripts, and pipelines in Fabric and/or dbt.
• Lineage and testing: A comparison of what dbt offers versus Fabric’s native capabilities.
• Optimizing Fabric migrations: Tips to streamline your migration process, including a look at dbt’s role in reducing complexity.
• A live setup and demo: See how it all comes together with a hands-on example that ties concepts to real-world implementation.

This session is perfect for anyone embarking on their Azure Fabric migration journey, whether you’re a notebook loyalist, a dbt enthusiast, or just trying to find the best path forward. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how these tools compare, when to use them, and how to avoid common pitfalls—all while keeping your workflows clean, scalable, and efficient. Join us to explore the possibilities—without the chaos!

​Due to the BVG strike, we will start the event later at 19:00. Please don't worry about being late and join us if you can!

You’ve probably heard a lot about AI—how it’s changing industries, making decisions, and even shaping our daily lives. But did you know that AI can also be biased? Join us for two insightfult talks about bias in AI and tools like Sweet Summer Child Score that can help mitigate the harm.

**IMPORTANT** Please sign-up via Luma on Ape Unit's event page: https://lu.ma/e636qkuc?utm_source=eit

✍️ Event description This meetup is hosted by Empowered in Tech together with Ape Unit. Our goal for this event is to make the topic of bias in AI more accessible to everyone—regardless of background or expertise. We’ll explore what AI bias is, the real-world impact it has, and what we can do to reduce its harm. You don’t need to be an expert or work in tech—all perspectives are welcome!

Talk: Sweet Summer Child Score Sweet Summer Child Score is an open-source library to identify potential AI harms. A truism in tech is that we're good at asking "can we do it", but not "should we do it". Attempting to tackle the latter, this library offers a system scan to quickly identify potential harms, and build the capability of relative risk assessment.

SSCS does not explore the specifics of your stack or technical implementation -- instead it takes a step back to look at the ecosystem your technology will be deployed in, and the implementation choices which define the seam between your system and the broader world. Put simply, this is an attempt to see the forest, not the trees. Links: The project and GitHub repos are online at https://summerchild.dev

[SECOND TALK CANCELLED: Talk: Exploring fairlearn and practical strategies for assessing and mitigating harm in AI systems As AI becomes a more significant part of our everyday lives, ensuring these systems are fair is more important than ever. In this session, we’ll discuss how to define fairness and the potential harms our algorithms can have on people and society. We’ll introduce fairlearn, a community-driven, open-source project that offers practical tools for assessing and mitigating harm in AI systems. We’ll also explore how to discuss bias, different types of harm, the idea of group fairness and how they all relate to fairlearn’s toolkit. To make it all concrete, we’ll walk through a real-world example of assessing fairness and share some hands-on strategies you can use to mitigate harm in your own ML projects. Links*:* - website: https://fairlearn.org/ - repository: https://github.com/fairlearn/fairlearn - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairlearn/]

🏢 Location We are kindly hosted by Ape Unit.

📝 Sign Up This time the sign-up is handled by our host Ape Unit via Luma: https://lu.ma/e636qkuc?utm_source=eit

⏰ Agenda 18:30 Doors open, we'll mingle and have some snacks 18:45 Intro and welcome from your hosts 19:00 Talk by Laura: Sweet Summer Child Score (+ Q&A) 19:45 Time for Networking 21: 15 Doors close

🗣 Speaker Laura Summers Laura is a very technical designer™️, working at Pydantic as Lead Design Engineer. Her side projects include Sweet Summer Child Score (summerchild.dev) and Ethics Litmus Tests (ethical-litmus.site). Laura is passionate about feminism, digital rights and designing for privacy. She speaks, writes and runs workshops at the intersection of design and technology.

👋 About Us Stay in touch with the community! Join our Slack: https://bit.ly/EmpoweredInTechSlack We are a local community in Berlin dedicated to empowering FLINTA (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender) people to excel in their tech journey. Our events offer study groups, technical workshops, hackathons, networking events, panel discussions, lightning talks, and social events.

☂️ About the FLINTA label This event is labeled as FLINTA (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and agender) as we make it a mission to empower women and other underrepresented minorities in the tech community. That being said, we don't exclude anybody! Cis men are welcome to join 😊, just bear in mind that the topics will be discussed from this perspective.

💗 Code of Conduct We are dedicated to providing a safe and welcoming experience for everyone who participates in our events. Our events aim to empower diverse women and we welcome everyone who identifies as a woman or another underrepresented group in tech or an ally. We follow the Berlin Code of Conduct for our events: https://berlincodeofconduct.org/

📸 Media Consent We may be taking photos of this event for social media posts. If you do not want to be photographed, please let the organizers at the event know. We will make sure to respect your privacy.

Details 🎉 Come along to the London Scala Talks in collaboration with Imperial DoCSoc! 🎉 In this event, you'll hear from Rory Graves and Noel Welsh. Agenda 6:00pm - 🥤 Doors open. Come along and grab a drink! 6:40pm - 🗣️ Rory Graves: A Life in Scala 7:20pm - 🍕 Intermission: Join us for some free food and drinks! Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are provided. Let us know if you'd like something special - we'd be happy to accommodate. 7:50pm - 🗣️ Noel Welsh: Designing with Duality 8:30pm - 🥤 Socialising: Grab a drink and let's discuss the talks. 9:00pm - 🍻 Join us in a pub to discuss the talks!

🌐 This event has a live stream. Join it here at 6:40PM

🗣️Rory Graves: A Life in Scala Software development is full of competing demands—speed, reliability, scalability, flexibility, and affordability. Everyone wants all of them, and they want them now. But building software that delivers on all these fronts is much harder than it seems. Having used Scala as his primary language since 2010 and being deeply involved in its community, Rory has seen how different programming paradigms, tools, and mental models shape software development. This talk will explore key lessons from his career—how to think about software and software careers, the trade-offs of different paradigms and abstraction levels, and why for him Scala hits the sweet spot for building robust, scalable systems easily. Along the way, we will discuss real-world insights on tools, best practices, and how to navigate the ever-changing landscape of software engineering. Whether you’re considering Scala for your future projects or simply thinking about the next steps in your career, this talk will give you perspectives that go beyond the code. ⭐ Speaker ⭐ Rory has been passionate about coding for as long as he can remember—starting with writing games in BASIC far too many years ago. Over a 30+ year career, he has worked across a vast range of systems, from embedded systems to distributed internet-scale bidding engines. His experience spans industries, company sizes (from two-person startups to multinational corporations), and programming paradigms. A long-time advocate of Scala, Rory has contributed to numerous open-source projects, including performance optimizations in the Scala compiler. Today, he works in a hybrid role supporting applied AI and ML research while continuing to mentor developers and share knowledge through public speaking. Outside of software, Rory is a martial artist, a windmill tour guide, and a passionate mentor of programming and public speaking.

🗣️ Noel Welsh: Designing with Duality How can we systematically design software? One way is to use dualities, which allows us to connect implementation techniques, such as FP and OO (otherwise known as data and codata), as different instantiations of the same underlying model. In this talk, we'll explore duality as a design strategy for interpreters, and show that four different approaches to writing an interpreter inner loop fall out as applications of duality. This allows us to pick the implementation that best suits our needs, and makes creating software less a matter of inspiration and more the application of a consistent and repeatable process. ⭐ Speaker ⭐ Noel is developer, mentor, and trainer who works with leading companies in the UK and USA. He fell in love with functional programming when he discovered PLT Scheme (now Racket) shortly after graduation, and the majority of his work since has involved functional programming and, more recently, Scala. ———————————————————— 🗣️ Would you like to present, but are not sure how to start? Give a talk with us and you'll receive mentorship from a trained toastmaster! Get in touch through this form and we'll get you started 🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch through this form and we can discuss how you can get involved. 📜 All London Scala User Group events operate under the Scala Community Code of Conduct: [https://www.scala-lang.org/conduct/](https://www.scala-lang.org/conduct/) We encourage each of you to report the breach of the conduct, either anonymously through this form or by contacting one of our team members. We guarantee privacy and confidentiality, as well as that we will take your report seriously and react quickly.

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

It is PAID event. You may access training with paid subscription to Ai+ training platform or purchase access to this specific session. More details are here - https://hubs.li/Q02Ffl8V0

This session is tailored for professionals seeking to master the fundamentals of generative AI. Our training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from the basics of text generation using advanced language models to the intricacies of image and 3-D object generation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, empowering them to become ten times more productive in their roles.

A key component of our training is the exploration of autonomous agents. Participants will learn not only how these agents perform various tasks autonomously but also how to build one from the ground up. This segment paves the way to understanding the trajectory towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), a frontier in AI research.

This session does not require prior experience in AI, making it accessible to a broad audience. However, it promises maximum knowledge gain, equipping attendees with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to apply these insights directly to their roles, enhancing their contribution to the AI domain and their respective industries. It will be a comprehensive learning experience, ensuring attendees leave with a profound understanding of generative AI and its applications.

Instructor's bio: Martin Musiol\, Co-Founder and Instructor \| Generative AI

Long before the buzz surrounding generative AI, Martin Musiol was already advocating for its significance in 2015. Since then, he has been a frequent speaker at conferences, podcasts, and panel discussions, addressing the technological advancements, practical applications, and ethical considerations of generative AI. Martin Musiol is a founder of generativeAI.net, a lecturer on AI to over 3000 students, and publisher of the newsletter 'Generative AI: Short & Sweet'. As the lead for GenAI Projects in Europe at Infosys Consulting (previously at IBM), Martin Musiol helps companies globally harness the power of generative AI to gain a competitive advantage.

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q02zdcSk0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

Welcome to the PyData Berlin August meetup!

Please provide your first and last name, current role and organization name for the registration because this is required for the venue's entry policy. If you cannot attend, please cancel your spot so others are able to join as the space is limited.

Host: Google Cloud is excited to welcome you for this month's version of PyData.

Agenda:

• 6pm - 7pm: Arrival, networking and food & drinks (BBQ)
• 7pm - 9pm: Talks (and lightning talks)
• 9pm - 10pm: Drinks and networking

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The Lineup for the evening

Talk 1: Multi-agent Systems with Mistral AI, Milvus and Llama-agents Abstract: Agentic systems are on the rise, helping developers create intelligent, autonomous systems. LLMs are becoming more and more capable of following diverse sets of instructions, making them ideal for managing these agents. This advancement opens up numerous possibilities for handling complex tasks with minimal human intervention in so many areas. In this talk, we will see how to build agents using llama-agents. We’ll also explore how combining different LLMs can enable various actions. For simpler tasks, we'll use Mistral Nemo, a smaller and more cost-effective model, and Mistral Large for orchestrating different agents. Speaker: Stephen Batifol Stephen is a Developer Advocate at Zilliz. He previously worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at Wolt, where he created and worked on the ML Platform, and previously as a Data Scientist at Brevo. Stephen studied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is a founding member of the MLOps.community Berlin group, where he organizes Meetups and hackathons. He enjoys boxing and surfing.

Talk 2: Bayes by Hand Abstract: Discover how powerful Bayesian modelling can be with a pen and paper, or even in your head! Or - Bayes, the good bits! The focus is on Bayes as a thinking tool, rather than on code and algorithms. Think eliciting and updating priors, updating estimates rigorously with incoming data, etc. This approach reacts to the need for more disciplined estimation in business contexts, while wanting to include non-stats and non-dev stakeholders in the process.

Bayes By Hand can be used for sketching out baselines, cross-disciplinary collaborations, improved decision making, and more. Let's get back to the blackboard my friends, and do some modelling by hand! Speaker: Laura Summers Laura is a very technical designer™️. She's the founder of Debias AI, (debias.ai) and the human behind Sweet Summer Child Score (summerchild.dev), Ethics Litmus Tests (ethical-litmus.site), fairXiv (fairxiv.org), the Melbourne Fair ML reading group (groups.io/g/fair-ml). Laura is passionate about feminism, digital rights and designing for privacy. She speaks, writes and runs workshops at the intersection of design and technology.

Lightning talks There will be slots for 2-3 Lightning Talks (3-5 Minutes for each). Kindly let us know if you would like to present something at the start of the meetup :)

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Are you a medical professional interested in technology? A tech enthusiast curious about healthcare innovations?

Join us for a unique event featuring clinicians who have successfully transitioned into senior developer roles.

What to Expect

📣 Inspiring Talks: Hear firsthand from two former clinicians who are now senior software engineers in technology. Learn about their journeys, the challenges they faced, and the exciting projects they are working on. 👥 Interactive Panel Discussion: Engage in a dynamic panel discussion focusing on the current state of MedTech, including NHS technology and data, the promises of AI, and strategies for safe regulation. We encourage open discussions on common issues and questions. 🗣️ Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow MedTech enthusiasts, industry experts, and innovators. 🙋‍♀️ Ask Questions: Gain valuable advice on navigating the intersection of healthcare and technology. ⚡️Innovative Solutions: Spark your next big idea. 🍕 Delicious bites: Homeslice and 🍦ice cream 🍹Tasty drinks including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing. 💡 Discover awesome projects built by our SurrealDB community. 🇬🇧 Join us live in central London (Oxford Circus).

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Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and start networking!

19:00 - 19:30 Building a Medical Simulation Platform - Lessons learnt! Caroline Morton, Software Engineer & Epidemiologist

Dr. Caroline Morton is a software engineer and epidemiologist. She runs Clinical Metrics, a London start-up revolutionising medical training with its virtual emergency room product. Caroline used to be a GP in East London. In this talk, Caroline will be talking about the journey of designing and coding up a simulation product, and bringing it to market. She will share some lessons learnt and how to apply these hard-won lessons to developing the next MedTech product.

19:30 - 20:00 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza and chat with other attendees including the SurrealDB team.

20:00 - 20:25 Accelerating Medical Innovation with Core Coding Principals Maxwell Flitton, Senior Software Engineer at SurrealDB.

In this talk, we will look at the benefits of utilising experienced industry developers in medical academia to speed up solutions. Maxwell Flitton will outline the lessons learnt whilst collaborating with King’s College London's School of Biomedical Engineering, including specific examples of how to avoid the potential pitfalls in this area. From data streaming, repeatable builds, and quality controlling your code, Maxwell will demonstrate how these real world problems can be solved.

20:25 - 20:45 Panel Discussion Caroline Morton, Maxwell Flitton, Steph Jones, Chris Smith Join us for a panel discussion to discuss the MedTech space, including the current state of NHS technology and data, promises by AI and how you might regulate safely. Chris Smith, CTO at Arquella, will be joining the panel discussion and talking about how Arquella are leveraging SurrealDB to improve care technology solutions.

20:45 - 21:15 Social and sweet treats

FAQs Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. Is this event for me? This event is a meet-up for anyone who's interested in learning more about the intersection of Healthcare and Technology - whether an experienced software engineer, medical professional, or just starting out in either field - everyone is welcome. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information. It is compulsory for all attendees to be registered with a first and last name in order to attend. Any attendees who do not adhere to these requirements will be refused a ticket.

👋 This event is also advertised on Eventbrite

Sweet Summer Child Score is an open source library to identify potential AI harms. A truism in tech is that we're good at asking 'can' we do it but not 'should' we do it. This library offers a system scan to quickly identify potential harms, and build the capability of relative risk assessment. SSCS does not explore the specifics of your stack or technical implementation -- instead it takes a step back to look at the ecosystem your technology will be deployed in, and the implementation choices which define the seam between your system and the broader world.

Sweet Summer Child Score is an open-source library to identify potential AI harms. A truism in tech is that we're good at asking can we do it, but not should we do it. Attempting to tackle the latter, this library offers a system scan to quickly identify potential harms, and build the capability of relative risk assessment. SSCS does not explore the specifics of your stack or technical implementation -- instead it takes a step back to look at the ecosystem your technology will be deployed in, and the implementation choices which define the seam between your system and the broader world. Put simply, this is an attempt to see the forest, not the trees. The project and GitHub repos are online at https://summerchild.dev

🎙️ Featured Talks:

Everything I wish I knew before I started building an LLM product Ed Shee, AI Engineer and Founder at Ignitus

Introduction to Foundation Models: A Whirlwind Tour of Modern AI Tools and Techniques Ramon Perez, Developer Relations at Seldon

Futures Forum is a monthly meetup powered by SurrealDB that explores the AI revolution, with a particular focus on LLMs (Large Language Models). With actionable insights, the series will include introductory and advanced topic discussions by a dynamic and diverse range of expert speakers, live demos, news updates and panel discussions. Plus plenty of time for networking and refreshments.

💻 The event will be available to watch afterwards via the SurrealDB Futures Forum playlist here: http://bit.ly/3vHHyVR.

📣 Talks and demos by experts in their fields 🗣️ Friendly networking 🍕 Delicious bites and 🍦ice cream 🍹 Tasty drinks – including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing 😆 Informative, inclusive and fun!

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and mingle.

19:00 - 19:30 What Nobody Tells You About Building LLM Products Ed Shee, AI Engineer and Founder at Ignitus

Curious about building awesome apps with Large Language Models (LLMs)? Come join Ed as he shares everything he wishes he knew before he got started. This talk is packed with real-world insights, including:

• Clever techniques for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Crafting prompts that actually work
• Keeping LLMs on track and under control
• Ensuring your text outputs are top-notch
• Building smart and efficient agents

Plus, Ed will give you a look into the future of LLM apps and what to expect next. Whether you're new to the game or a seasoned developer, you'll leave with practical tips and fresh ideas to power up your projects.

19:30 - 20:00 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza or summer roll, hop on the Oculus or chat with other attendees and the SurrealDB team.

20:00 - 20:30 Introduction to Foundation Models: A Whirlwind Tour of Modern AI Tools and Techniques Ramon Perez, Developer Relations at Seldon

In this talk, we'll dive deep into what foundation models are, why they matter, and how to get started with them. We'll start with an introduction, breaking down the basics, before exploring their wide-ranging applications. From there, we'll go through the process of creating a tiny foundation model and how to use it effectively with prompts. We'll also address common challenges in working with these models and discuss strategies for deployment and post-deployment maintenance. This will be a comprehensive tour through the lifecycle of foundation models, and no prior experience in AI is required. If you’re looking to build some foundational knowledge about machine learning and these new technologies, this talk is for you.

20:30 - 20:45 Panel Discussion & Q+A Lizzie Holmes, Ramon Perez, Ed Shee

20:45 - 21:15 Social & Sweet Treats

FAQs

Who’s this event for? For anyone wanting to learn more about the way that AI and LLMs are shaping the world. What’s an LLM? A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massive data sets to understand, summarise, generate and predict new content. LLMs power chat apps like ChatGPT, but also they are increasingly underlying almost every aspect of AI. Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. What's a SurrealDB event like? Check out photos from our previous events at https://surrealdb.gallery. Who are SurrealDB? SurrealDB is a modern cloud-native multi-model database that allows users and developers to focus on building their applications rather than architecting and managing their infrastructure with features like SurrealQL, Live Queries, Search, Change Data Capture, and ML. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information.

📣 This event has now SOLD OUT! As our venue has limited capacity, we will be closing the event to attendees once capacity has been reached, so please arrive as close to to 18:30 as possible to guarantee your place.

🎙️ Featured Talks:

Building better LLM products with Evaluations and Analytics Henry Scott-Green

LLMs vs. Real-World Questions: Can RAG Bridge the Gap? Mohammed Talib

Futures Forum is a monthly meetup powered by SurrealDB that explores the AI revolution, with a particular focus on LLMs (Large Language Models). With actionable insights, the series will include introductory and advanced topic discussions by a dynamic and diverse range of expert speakers, live demos, news updates and panel discussions. Plus plenty of time for networking and refreshments.

💻 The event will be available to watch afterwards via the SurrealDB Futures Forum playlist here: http://bit.ly/3vHHyVR.

📣 Talks and demos by experts in their fields 🗣️ Friendly networking 🍕 Delicious bites and 🍦ice cream 🍹 Tasty drinks – including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing 😆 Informative, inclusive and fun!

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and mingle.

19:00 - 19:30 Building better LLM products with Evaluations and Analytics Henry Scott-Green So you’ve built your first LLM product. Now what? You need to understand how people are using it, how its performing, and how you can make it better. That’s where LLM evals and analytics come in. But these are totally different from deterministic applications - you need to understand mountains of text. This talk will cover the key considerations for building great end user experiences with LLMs.

19:30 - 20:00 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza or summer roll, hop on the Oculus or chat with other attendees and the SurrealDB team.

20:00 - 20:30 LLMs vs. Real-World Questions: Can RAG Bridge the Gap? Mohammed Talib Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionised natural language processing, demonstrating remarkable capabilities in text generation, translation, and more. However, when faced with questions requiring specific knowledge or complex reasoning, LLMs can fall short. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) offers a solution, integrating LLMs with external knowledge sources to deliver more factually grounded and informative responses.

20:30 - 21:00 Social & Sweet Treats

FAQs

Who’s this event for? For anyone wanting to learn more about the way that AI and LLMs are shaping the world. What’s an LLM? A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massive data sets to understand, summarise, generate and predict new content. LLMs power chat apps like ChatGPT, but also they are increasingly underlying almost every aspect of AI. Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. What's a SurrealDB event like? Check out photos from our previous events at https://surrealdb.gallery. Who are SurrealDB? SurrealDB is a modern cloud-native multi-model database that allows users and developers to focus on building their applications rather than architecting and managing their infrastructure with features like SurrealQL, Live Queries, Search, Change Data Capture, and ML. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information.

This will be a very special edition of our SurrealDB Social series; an exclusive launch event for our community!

Get ready to embark on a journey like no other as we unveil something truly special: the future of interacting with SurrealDB. Step into a new world of database management with us. We’ve approached building out this product from a community perspective, listened to all your needs, and created something truly seamless.

Here you’ll get a sneak-peek to our latest product launch, get to experience this first-hand and also interact directly with the team. This event is only open to a limited number of people, so we advise that you register quickly to secure your ticket.

Remember, some secrets are best kept under a hat...

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Whether you've just discovered SurrealDB or are an early adopter, you're invited to our monthly tech meetup SurrealDB Social at Huckletree, Oxford Circus. In addition to talks, the night will also include a live Q&A, plus food, drink and friendly networking.

📣 Talks by the SurrealDB team 😆 Informative, inclusive and fun! 🍕 Delicious bites – Homeslice and 🍦ice cream 🍹Tasty drinks – including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing 💡 Discover awesome projects built by our SurrealDB community 🇬🇧 Join us live in central London (Oxford Circus)

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and meet the SurrealDB team, including co-founders Tobie and Jaime Morgan Hitchcock.

19:00 - 19:40 A Surreal Launch: The Future of Interacting with SurrealDB + live Q&A + Special Guest! Join SurrealDB co-founder Tobie Morgan Hitchcock and members of the SurrealDB engineering team as we unveil the future of interacting with SurrealDB. We’ll dive into what this looks like for schema management, data visualisation and tools for low code access of your data.

19:40 - 20:10 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza and chat with other attendees including the SurrealDB team.

20:10 - 20:35 Designing Success: A Developer’s Guide with Obinna Ekwuno Developer education is essential for better adoption of products. It can also reduce the time to first “aha” for developers, which helps the overall developer experience. A lot of the information on how people use and adopt a product is from the resources in documentation, such as How-to guides and examples. But, can we make the experience even better? In this talk, we will look at some methods for improving developer experience with documentation in a way that allows for better adoption and ensures interactivity.

20:35 - 21:00 Social & Sweet Treats

FAQs Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. Is a SurrealDB Social for me? SurrealDB Social is a meet-up for anyone who's interested in learning more about SurrealDB to come together with the UK team and learn about our latest features, releases and hear from the community about what they're building on SurrealDB. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information. It is compulsory for all attendees to be registered with a first and last name in order to attend. Any attendees who do not adhere to these requirements will be refused a ticket.

👋 This event is also advertised on Eventbrite

Registration Time - 5:30 PM Networking - 30 mins Start time with Introduction - 6 pm Speaker I - Andrew Sweet (dbt Labs)- Deeper Dive into Column Level Lineage (CLL) and its Application in Data Modeling - 25 mins Q&A - 5 mins Speaker II - Olya Solomon\, Yvonne Teng\, Anna Ng (Slalom\, Project Delivery Team) - Real life dbt application in modern Data & Analytics platform- 25 mins Q&A - 5 mins Social, Food, Drink

Refreshments will be provided by Slalom (pizza, drinks, etc.)

Our venue has capacity limits, so please only RSVP if you intend to come and and reach out to [email protected] if you need to cancel last minute or change your RSVP status on the Meetup to "Not Going." DIRECTIONS: Slalom is located in 2 Logan Square, 100 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia. Short walk from Septa Suburban Station. Closest parking garage address is 1815 Cherry St. Give your name at Security, have picture ID and they will let you up to the 20th floor.

What are dbt Meetups? dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data! Talks predominantly focus on community members' experience with dbt, however, you'll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures.

To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: https://bit.ly/4azcreT

➡️ Join the dbt Slack community: https://www.getdbt.com/community/ 🤝For the best Meetup experience, make sure to join the #local-phl channel in dbt Slack (https://slack.getdbt.com/).

🎙️ Featured Talk: Cellan Hall Unlocking the Future of AI: Secure and Intelligent Retrieval with OpenAI and SurrealDB Vector Search

Panel Discussion: Tobie Morgan Hitchcock, Cellan Hall & Emmanuel Keller The role of AI in enhancing database technologies: from traditional databases to AI-infused systems

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Whether you've just discovered SurrealDB or are an early adopter, you're invited to our monthly tech meetup SurrealDB Social at Huckletree, Oxford Circus. In addition to talks, the night will also include a live Q&A, plus food, drink and friendly networking.

📣 Talks by the SurrealDB team 😆 Informative, inclusive and fun! 🍕 Delicious bites – Homeslice, 🥗 Kaleido Rolls and 🍦ice cream 🍹Tasty drinks – including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing 💡 Discover awesome projects built by our SurrealDB community 🇬🇧 Join us live in central London (Oxford Circus)

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and meet the SurrealDB team, including co-founders Tobie and Jaime Morgan Hitchcock.

19:00 - 19:25 Featured Talk Unlocking the Future of AI: Secure and Intelligent Retrieval with OpenAI and SurrealDB Vector Search Cellan Hall Cellan will dive into vector embedding indexing and search, RAG architecture, authentication and security and using the new Rust/Python client.

19:25 - 20:00 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza or summer roll, hop on the Oculus or chat with other attendees and the SurrealDB team.

20:00 - 20:35 SurrealDB Panel and Q&A The role of AI in enhancing database technologies: from traditional databases to AI-infused systems Tobie Morgan Hitchcock, Cellan Hall & Emmanuel Keller

20:35 - 21:00 Social & Sweet Treats

FAQs Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. Is a SurrealDB Social for me? SurrealDB Social is a meet-up for anyone who's interested in learning more about SurrealDB to come together with the UK team and learn about our latest features, releases and hear from the community about what they're building on SurrealDB. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information. It is compulsory for all attendees to be registered with a first and last name in order to attend. Any attendees who do not adhere to these requirements will be refused a ticket.

🎉 The London Scala User Group is having a joint meetup with Krakow! 🎉 Come along to the London Scala Talks! This month, we'll be hearing from Jacob Wang (London) and Paweł Marks (streamed from Krakow Scala User Group). Whether you're a complete beginner to creative coding or an experienced Scala tinkerer, there's plenty to enjoy. We look forward to seeing you! ———————————————————— If you can't make it in person, join the webinar at: https://3ds.zoom.us/j/81445941841?pwd=Ykp6YVVMWGdnRFNZUkovVEcza3FvZz09 Passcode: 719040 ———————————————————— *Agenda* 5:45pm - 🍻 Doors open. Come along and grab a drink! 6:15pm - 🗣️ Jacob Wang: Deep Dive into Context Propagation and Otel4s 7:00pm - 🍻 Intermission 7:15pm - 🗣️ Paweł Marks: Conjuring types from the Void 8:00pm - 🍕 Intermission: Join us for some free food and drinks! Vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options are provided. Let us know if you'd like something special - we'd be happy to accommodate. 9:00pm - 🍻 Join us in a pub to discuss the talks! ———————————————————— 🗣️ Jacob Wang:Deep Dive into Context Propagation and Otel4s In this talk, we will look at various ways in Scala where "context" can be passed around without using function parameters. We'll investigate how each of these work under the hood, and use this knowledge to make otel4s and java libraries work together. (otel4s is an OpenTelemetry implementation for Typelevel ecosystem) ———————————————————— ⭐ Jacob Wang ⭐ Jacob is a software developer at Medidata. He is passionate about better ways to solve problems with software, whether that’s functional programming, better tools or a cat on his lap. ———————————————————— 🗣️ Paweł Marks: Conjuring types from the Void We like static typing. It gives us a sense of safety, correct code, and those sweet, sweet suggestions in the IDE. But the world we live in is not a type-safe place. The code we write is just a tiny airship of compile-time verification floating over the void full of amorphous jsons, raw data frames, or SQL results full of nulls. I will be here to show you how to conjure some types from this void. This won't be another ORM, annotation processor, or other heavy codegen you know from other languages. I will show you the tools added to Scala 3 to deal with dynamic data. They are lightweight, codegen- and reflection-free, and most importantly, have great support in the IDEs. You will also see how to create a simple, intuitive, and beginner-friendly API that will use the powerful features of Scala under the hood. ———————————————————— ⭐ Paweł Marks ⭐ Paweł is involved in shaping the future of Scala 3 as a member of the Scala Improvement Process Committee and as a leader of the compiler team at VirtusLab in Krakow, Poland. Having been involved as a developer and architect in JVM tooling for many years, in 2020, he returned to Scala - his favorite language from college - and became part of the compiler team shortly after. He is now mainly responsible for the Scala release cycle and helping other compiler developers. ———————————————————— 🗣️ Would you like to present, but are not sure how to start? Give a talk with us and you'll receive mentorship from a trained toastmaster! Get in touch and we'll get you started:https://forms.gle/zv5i9eeto1BsnSwe8 🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch and we can discuss how you can get involved:https://forms.gle/3SX3Bm6zHqVodBaMA 📜 All London Scala User Group events operate under the Scala Community Code of Conduct: https://www.scala-lang.org/conduct/ We encourage each of you to report the breach of the conduct, either anonymously or by contacting one of our team members. We guarantee privacy and confidentiality, as well as that we will take your report seriously and react quickly. https://forms.gle/9PMMorUWgBnbk1mm6