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LILTBench Hackathon (Hosted by LILT × The AI Collective)

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Can you design a coding task that breaks the world’s best AI models — in your language?

While frontier LLMs demonstrate high proficiency in English-centric benchmarks, their capabilities often degrade sharply when processing complex instructions, nuances, or data in other languages.

LILTBench invites applied AI researchers and evaluation engineers to identify, formalize, and benchmark these cross-lingual vulnerabilities. Your objective is to design rigorous evaluation tasks that expose systematic non-English performance gaps in today’s most advanced models.

The Evaluation Architecture

To ensure scientific rigor, all submissions will undergo automated evaluation via a production-grade benchmarking pipeline:

• Target Model: Claude Opus 4.6
• Framework: Terminal-Bench
• Agent Harness: Terminus 2
• Execution: Accepted tasks are run through 15 deterministic iterations to map exact pass/fail boundaries.

📅 Schedule

• June 15 (Mon) — Kickoff webinar: rules, workflow, evaluation rubric, live demo. Repo made public
• June 15–21 — Hackathon week: design, develop, test, and submit tasks
• June 21 (Sun) 11:59 PM UTC — Code freeze (all PRs must be passing CI by this deadline)
• June 22–23 — Evaluation: accepted tasks run against Claude Opus 4.6 (15 iterations each)
• June 24 (Tue) — Awards webinar: winners announced, top tasks showcased

🏆 Prizes & Recognition

Beyond contributing to the advancement of multilingual AI safety and evaluation, top performers will receive:

• Global Visibility: The top 5 winners will be featured prominently in the AI Collective Newsletter and across corporate channels.
• Cash Prizes: Tiered awards up to $1,500 for 1st place ($1,000 for 2nd, $500 for 3rd, etc.).

Scoring Rubric

Points are weighted heavily by task difficulty—we value profound, formalized edge cases over volume.

• Easy (13–15 passes out of 15): 1 point
• Medium (9–12 passes): 2 points
• Hard (4–8 passes): 4 points
• Very hard (0–3 passes): 8 points

💡 Note: Quality over quantity. A single "Very Hard" task (8 points) nets a higher score than four "Easy" tasks (4 points).

Location

Virtual

(Exact joining details provided after registration approval.)

For detailed information about submission and evaluation, please visit this notion page: https://www.notion.so/lilt/LILTBench-Hackathon-361c66a75a508039bf00c9303a85ed3b

The CPSG Saturday morning Code & Brunch is back in real life.

Whether you are a complete novice or a programming master there is always more to learn. With Code & Brunch you can read that great programming book, work on that revolutionary project, or learn that cool new language with good food, a drink and fellow programmers to talk through ideas.

Just bring a book or a laptop.

If you're stuck for ideas, a couple of our favourite books are
- SICP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure_and_Interpretation_of_Computer_Programs
- Nand2Tetris: https://www.nand2tetris.org

We're an inclusive group of game developers in Edinburgh, meeting up for co-working, playtesting and chat.

We meet every Saturday from 1pm in the Levels Cafe, 9C Holyrood Road, everyone welcome, just bring yourself and something to work on, experience optional.

Bring your knitting, beads, sewing, or any crafty project and join us for a relaxed afternoon of making, sharing, and hanging out!

Swap tips, show off your work, or just chill and get inspired by what others are creating. Whether you’re stitching, gluing, or beading, there’s space for all kinds of crafty fun.
Come craft, chat, and connect.

The goal of this event is to introduce people to our hack space located in central Glasgow inside The Gamer Club. There is a monthly fee to join (if you want to be able to make use of the space 24/7) (see membership) but this event is free and open to all to attend - there is even free teas and coffees!

We'd love to meet you, hear your ideas for future free public events you'd like to see us run, and help build the community.

Join us for a tour of our hack space, it features the following equipment:

• 3D printers
• Vinyl plotter/cutter
• Soldering Iron (professional, adjustable temperature)
• Adjustable DC power supply
• Multimeters
• Digital Microscope
• A MEGLE FHSM-505 sewing machine
• Breadboards, jumper cables and electronics kits
• Wall mounted general and precision tools
• Digital Oscilloscope
• Glue gun
• 5 speed drill press
• 1200W Heat gun
• Plastic welding kit
• Laminators/book binders/trimmers
• Reusable breadboards and prototyping tools
• Infrared frequency tester
• Gas solder iron

We're planning on running a new series of events (we're looking for volunteers - get in touch!), including:

• Intro to soldering
• Guitar pedal workshop
• Reading sensors with Ardunio/Raspberry Pi workshops
• Intro to sewing/crocheting
• Building custom keyboards

You can view our entry on hackerspaces.org: https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/The_Gamer_Club_Glasgow

Join our Matrix chat to discuss more: #hackerspace:glasgow.social

Join us on the 3rd Sunday of the month in Basildon Town Centre for a monthly meetup for those interested in all things tech. Over 18s only.

Join us on the 3rd Sunday of the month in Basildon Town Centre for a monthly meetup for those interested in all things tech. Over 18s only.

Are you interested in building hardware and software projects ?
Want to build projects alongside other makers, organisations and companies ?
Want to learn various technologies ?

Tech Nation cited Basildon as one of the top locations in the UK for e-commerce investment locations, and Basildon continues to serve as a recognised e-commerce hub in Essex. In March 2023 it was announced that Basildon was set to receive £4.4m in government funding to continue to scale the existing support for their creative and digital sectors.

Check out our hackathon and the other events at Basildon Creative Tech Festival 2024 here:
https://creativetechfest.co.uk/2024-events
There will also be another festival in 2025.

We'll be upstairs at Orleto Lounge in the middle of the town centre - next to the new cinema - and will occasionally be joining our friends at the Basildon Arts Index Social, some of whom are interested in virtual reality, digital arts and creative technology.

Food and drink is available:
https://thelounges.co.uk/orleto/We also meet weekly online on Monday evenings and in Southend.
See https://www.southendtech.co.uk for further details and events.

We cover topics such as computer software, website design, cloud and internet technologies, hardware, Raspberry Pi, robotics, and much more.
The agenda is open to you. If you have any ideas for talks, demos, classes, lessons, workshops etc we’re especially keen to hear from you.

Topics include Javascript Python Java Node C C++ Rust devops AI VR AR MR XR AWS Azure web design development Internet of Things IoT The Things Network Lora Lorawan Raspberry Pi Arduino 3D printing design scanning electronics etc

Connect with HealthTech innovators in London! Network, collaborate, and grow with like-minded professionals and industry leaders.

HealthTech Innovators Networking Event

Join us for an exciting evening of connection and collaboration at the HealthTech Innovators Networking Event in London! This exclusive gathering is designed for startups, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are passionate about transforming the healthcare industry through innovative technology.

Event Highlights:

• 1-Minute Elevator Pitch: Startups can showcase their ideas and spark meaningful conversations with quick, impactful presentations.
• Mingling Sessions: Engage in casual conversations with industry peers, share your experiences, and explore opportunities for collaboration and growth.
• Interactive Networking Activities: Participate in engaging activities designed to facilitate introductions and foster meaningful connections among attendees.

Who Should Attend?

• HealthTech Startups
• Entrepreneurs and Innovators
• Healthcare Professionals
• Investors and Venture Capitalists
• Technology Developers and Engineers
• Business Development Managers
• Regulatory and Compliance Experts

Why attend:

Networking: Experience an evening of dynamic networking in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Meet HealthTech professionals from diverse backgrounds. Build a strong network of contacts within the HealthTech industry that can support your professional journey.

Career Advancement Opportunities: Explore potential career opportunities by interacting with representatives from leading tech companies and startups. Discover the latest job openings and internships in the IT and Technology sectors.

Knowledge Sharing: Share your experiences and knowledge with fellow professionals during informal knowledge-sharing sessions. Learn from each other's successes and challenges to grow both professionally and personally.

Career: For job seekers, the event offers an exclusive opportunity to meet top tech companies actively recruiting talent, opening doors to exciting career prospects.

Innovate and Inspire: Stay at the forefront of HealthTech innovation and get inspired by the latest technological advancements.

Collaborate and Grow: Find potential partners, clients, and investors to take your startup or project to the next level.

The event will be held in a sophisticated and vibrant venue, adorned with modern decor and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure your comfort and convenience throughout the day.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the brightest minds in HealthTech and take your professional network to new heights. We look forward to seeing you there!

Register now to secure your spot and be part of this transformative networking experience.

What to join this event and all our future events for FREE? Join The Business Minds Membership to unlock free entry to all our 290+ yearly networking events, plus exclusive networking opportunities. Learn more: https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership.

How our event works:

You are invited to join the dedicated Whatsapp group for the event and start networking before the actual event.

This event will be hosted till 9pm; the key to making the most of speed friending is to follow up with your contacts over time to develop friendships.

Dress code is either business or office attire or smart casual, no T-shirts, no trainers.

If you have any questions email contact@thebusinessminds.co.uk

Ticket for 1 person allows 1 person to enter the venue from 7pm

Business Minds is looking to connect with suitable venues for our networking events. So if you are a venue in central London and would be interested in a collaboration with us then please email us contact@thebusinessminds.co.uk

Join us for Code and Coffee on Tuesday mornings at 8am!

Code & Coffee is an informal weekly get-together in Leeds city centre. Come hang out and write some code, talk tech, or just enjoy the coffee! There is no agenda or organised activity; attendees might typically bring a laptop and hack on a hobby project, work through a tutorial, take an interest in what someone else is working on, or just imbibe caffeine to wake up before work. Everyone is welcome, whether learning to code for the first time or doing it for a living.

Join us for a segment, or the whole day. Designed to connect our tech founders and upskill our non tech founders for future readiness.

Welcome to Tech Tuesdays!

The session runs on the 4th Tuesday of each month and you can 'pick and mix' the segments that you want to attend..

11am-midday TECH SURGERY: an informal networking session where we bring together out tech and innovation ecosystem with our non-tech founders.

Why? Well,

1. we'd love our tech ecosystem to be better connected across disciplines and meet more likeminded individuals for joint ventures, collaborations and conversations. Bring a banner and promote your tech/innovation business.

2. our non-tech founders know they need to upskill, become more digitally literate, embrace new technologies and adopt more efficient and future ready ai enabled solutions, but navigating those early options can feel like a minefield, where do you start when you dont even know what you need to ask for?

12-1pm LUNCH & LEARN: We'll provide the spotlight speaker (see the NatWest Accelerator App for speaker details) and a buffet to feed your tummy along -with your brain. Each session will welcome a new spotlight, to shine a light on local founders in our Accelerator network who have an innovative. digital or tech solution, a tip or tool that will be useful for our SME ecosystem.

1-2pm IOT Geek Out: Led by Lawrence Archard and IOTMK, this is a deeper level 'geek out' into everything 'internet of things'. Ideal for the more tech-curious and seasoned techie!

Lawrence will also be hosting an IOTMK pub meet up in the evening (bookable separately) for those who really want to make a day of it.. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/iotmk-106985062611

Fuelled by MK Tech Week 2026 ; but Tech in MK is not just for Tech Weeks! Help us grow an awesome community to connect, upskill, empower and unite!

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Smart Tech for Seniors is a user friendly digital skills education programme, that helps older adults feel confident using technology.

• Free weekly Tech Classes for seniors
• Email and App Support
• Online Safety Tips
• Phone and Tablet Help
• Confidence Building

How?
We teach seniors how to use their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and popular apps so they can stay connected, safe, and independent. The sessions are practical, hands-on, and paced gently — with no pressure.

Starts on Tuesday 27th January

12:30-2:30pm

At Lewisham CommUNITY Space, Unit 17, Lewisham Shopping Centre Molesworth Street London SE13 7HB
(Inside Lewisham Shopping Centre - opposite H&M)

Contact:
07516 016 779
info@dreamcatchersww.com
www.dcwuk.org

Smart Tech for Seniors is a friendly, easy-to-understand digital skills education programme that helps build confidence and digital literacy

Smart Tech for Seniors is a friendly, easy-to-understand digital skills education programme that helps older adults feel confident and empowered using everyday technology.

We teach seniors how to use their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and popular apps so they can stay connected, safe, and independent.

The sessions are practical, hands-on, and paced gently — with no pressure. 

Microsoft Build //localhost is a global series of community led hands on, in person learning events designed to extend Microsoft Build content into local technical communities.

Register for this event here.

https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/events/27310

🚀 ‘Build Trust: Communication, Privacy and AI’🚀

Belfast Early Tech Talent are thrilled to invite you to their second event of 2026 ‘Build Trust: Communication, Privacy and AI’!

🗓️ Tuesday 23rd June | 4.45PM
Formation Works, Belfast (93-95 Ann Street, Belfast BT1 4QN)

This session will feature:

🌟 Hear from Dietmar Fauser, Chief Information Officer, and Corinna Mitchell, General Counsel at Symphony , as they explore how organisations are navigating secure communication, privacy and the opportunities presented by AI

🌟 Discover how cutting-edge research is helping shape the future of trusted AI with Seán Ó Fithcheallaigh from Ulster University, who will share insights into Trustworthy Federated Learning

🌟 Take part in our interactive AI Unconference Session, where attendees can discuss, challenge and debunk some of the most common myths surrounding AI while exploring its real-world impact

🚀 Knowledge sharing, networking and inspiring conversations

🚀 Food & drinks kindly sponsored by Symphony

🔗 Sign up now! https://luma.com/ts344wnb

We can’t wait to see you there!
(Suitable for audiences 18 years and over)

Edinburgh's community meetup for people working in or simply interested in Data Science. We're a friendly mix of professionals, academics, students, and enthusiasts who enjoy meeting over drinks and pizza while listening to insightful talks.

By popular demand, you can now RSVP either on Meetup or via Luma!

We have two great talks lined up:

Stelios Christodoulou Scraping Wikipedia in 2026

This talk will explore the impact of increased web scraping and bot-generated traffic on Wikipedia, along with the bot-blocking and throttling measures introduced in response. Through practical Python examples, Stelios will demonstrate common scraping techniques, discuss potential workarounds, and highlight challenges associated with scraped data. The talk will conclude with a proposed code of conduct for web scraping, informed by guidance from Creative Commons and UK copyright exceptions.

Samuel Agbede Cache Me If You Can

LLM applications are expensive, and many of them are paying for the same answer twice: sometimes ten times. This talk explores how to stop doing that.
Caching is the mechanism. The catch is that "the same answer" stops being obvious the moment your inputs are natural language. "When are your opening hours?" and "What time do you open?" are the same question to a user, but different strings to a cache. The interesting work lies in teaching systems when two questions should be considered equivalent, turning caching into a calibration problem with real cost and quality implications.

Schedule

5:30pm – 6:30pm: Networking with pizza and drinks
6:30pm – 8:00pm: Talks and Q&A
8:00pm onwards: Continued networking at a local bar

Where?

37 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Paterson's Land, Room 1.26

Due to the popularity of previous events, we can only admit attendees who have RSVP'd via Meetup or Luma.

Speaker Bios Stelios Christodoulou

Stelios Christodoulou is a Senior Service Performance Engineer at Viasat and a data analyst with over 15 years of experience across telecommunications, aviation, maritime, transport, and geospatial data. His work has spanned satellite communications, GPS interference analysis, network performance monitoring, remote sensing, and data visualisation using Python, SQL, Tableau, and cloud technologies. A regular contributor to Scotland's Python and data communities, Stelios enjoys exploring the practical applications of data engineering, open data, and web scraping in real-world systems.

Samuel Agbede

Samuel Agbede is a Developer Advocate at Redis, where he helps developers build AI systems that work reliably in the real world. His interests include AI agents, retrieval, memory systems, evaluation, and the engineering trade-offs involved in taking LLM applications from prototype to production. Previously an Applied Machine Learning Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, Samuel combines a background in software engineering, machine learning, and developer education to help engineers build reliable, observable, and cost-effective AI solutions. He is also the host of the Stories That Shape Us podcast, where he explores the experiences and decisions that shape people's careers and lives.

Queer in Tech: Empowering Diversity in the Tech Industry 🌈
Join us for an inspiring evening of talks, networking, and community-building at our Queer in Tech meetup! Sponsored by Autotrader, this event is a fantastic opportunity for LGBTQ+ people and allies in the tech industry to come together, share experiences, and foster a supportive network. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a seasoned professional, or someone interested in breaking into the field, you'll find valuable insights and new connections.

Agenda:
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Arrival, Refreshments, Food
Upon arrival, head to number 3 Circle Square and find the Autotrader office entrance, to the right of the main entrance.

6:00pm - 6:15pm: Welcome and Introductions

6:20pm - 6:50pm: Speaker 1 tbc

6:50pm - 7:20pm: Speaker 2 tbc

7:20pm - 7:50pm: Speaker 2 tbc

7:50pm - 8:30pm: Event Close & Networking

8:30pm onwards: Post-Event Social location tbc

💖 Travel Support

We’re committed to making our events accessible. If you’d like support with travel costs, you can apply via our Travel Support Request Form. We’ll confirm availability of support ahead of the event, depending on budget.

June NAUG event, please note slightly adjusted timings to allow for an earlier finish - England are playing Ghana, should allow enough time to get back home or to the pub to watch it.

Meetup location what3words:///daisy.coffee.awards

Session 1
Joe Hodkinson - Going Local in Azure

Session 2
Precious Ajuru - Private link for Multi Tenant Applications

Session details
Many organizations need to provide secure access to services across multiple customers, tenants, or business units while avoiding exposure to the public internet.

The challenge becomes even greater when overlapping IP address spaces prevent traditional networking approaches such as VNet peering.

In this session, we'll explore how Azure Private Link Service can be used to securely expose applications to multiple consumers while maintaining network isolation and simplifying connectivity. We'll walk through the architecture, discuss common design patterns, examine how Private Link helps address overlapping network scenarios, and review practical considerations for implementing the solution in Azure.

A bit about Precious

Precious Ajuru is an Azure Cloud Engineer and Microsoft MVP in Azure with a passion for cloud architecture, infrastructure, and AI. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications and regularly shares technical content through articles, community events, and user groups.

Precious enjoys helping organizations design secure, scalable Azure solutions and is an active contributor to the Azure community through speaking engagements and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Agenda:
17:30 - 18:15 - Welcome & networking
18:15 - 19:00 - Joe Hodkinson - Going Local in Azure
19:00 - 19:15 - Food, drinks and general chatter
19:15 - 20:00 - Precious Ajuru - Private link for Multi Tenant Applications

Location Details
what3words:///daisy.coffee.awards
Address:18 Lower Byrom St, Manchester M3 4AP.

Morson Edge are based in a renovated space called the Bonded Warehouse which sits on the same site as the Old-Granada studio tour.

The entrance to the bonded warehouse can be reached from Lower Byrom street just next to the Museum of Science and Industry, the building entrance is on the right hand side across from the crystal maze. Google and apple maps may attempt to direct you to the rear of the building, if in doubt use the what3words location and look for the Crystal Maze too.

what3words:///daisy.coffee.awards

Sponsor and second speaker TBC but we're on for a June meetup!

• 6pm - pizza, drinks, networking
• 6:30pm - Rory McCune - What LLMs Do, and Don't, Know About Securing Kubernetes
• 7pm - break
• 7:15pm - TBC

What LLMs Do, and Don't, Know About Securing Kubernetes - Rory McCune, DataDog

LLMs are fast becoming a fact of life in many organizations and one of the things we can use them for is.... Kubernetes! So that leads us to a question, if LLMs can do Kubernetes related tasks, can they do them securely and what in general do the know and not know about Kubernetes security? This talk will show the results of our research into how LLMs handle Kubernetes security tasks, how techniques like improved prompting can change the outcomes, and the places where they fall down.

Join us on June 23rd for the Stripe London developer meetup. This is an in-person event for anyone building with Stripe. An evening focused on Stripe user experiences, product insights, best practices, and community.

🍕🍺 Perks
Food, drink provided!

🎫 Tickets
There is a hard limit for RSVP :) Wait list will be operating on Meetup.

📍Location
The event is hosted at Stripe's London offices near Liverpool St station.

🕚 Rough timings

• 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Doors open with refreshments
• 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm: Talks and Q&A
• 7:45 pm - 8:00 pm: Drinks, food, and networking

📣 Talks

1. Enabling Crypto in Stripe - from pay-ins to pay-outs, Ana Andres del Valle

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the Stripe community.

You must bring a government issued photo ID.

Stripe developer code of conduct.g

Discord server for this and other local gamedev events: https://discord.gg/HnPSCDJ

A casual social gathering for local game developers to meet and chat! All ages, stages and disciplines are welcome -- whether you're a student generalist or a triple-A veteran, a community manager or a musician, artist or hobbyist, anyone who works in/on/around games and wants to talk to like-minded people is welcome!

You don't need to bring anything, but if you are working on something and have videos or even a demo to play you will find an eager audience. And although it's set in a pub, don't feel obliged to drink either; you'll find many of us having dinner and soft drinks.

Hello!
We have an amazing night planned and many thanks to hedgehog lab for supporting us on the night.

Fafa Modey
Platform Engineer @ hedgehog lab
Your New Engineering Teammate: Working with AI Agents
AI agents are quickly becoming part of the software engineering process, so let’s explore them through a familiar lens: as a new member of the engineering team. Using real experiences and lessons learned from building and deploying software with AI agents, this session focuses on three practical areas: What does onboarding an AI agent to projects look like? How do you get them to execute meaningful work? How do you know whether the output is good enough to trust? This is a conversation about operating models, team habits, and the realities of adopting AI into modern engineering workflows.

James Kelly
AWS Lead @ Capgemini

Date: Tuesday June 23rd
Time: 18:00-20:00
Venue: hedgehog lab, Haylofts, 5 St. Thomas Street, Newcastle, NE1 4LE

Many thanks to our sponsor hedgehog lab for hosting us on the night.
Hope to see you all there!

ACCU Cambridge is coming to AMD!

Important:
As AMD is an Engineering site with controlled technology, they require the full names (as it appears in your passport) and nationalities of all visitors in advance to complete security pre-clearance.
Register now in the usual way on Meet Up, but also submit this form by Friday 19th June 2026.

Welcome to all our new 2026 members — it’s been fantastic to see such a great response to our recent events at Roku and Arm. Next up: AMD.

Join fellow ACCU members and local engineers for an evening of technical discussion, knowledge sharing, and networking in a relaxed setting.

This is a community-driven meetup where you help shape the agenda: exchange ideas, hear from peers working on real-world challenges, and take part in open technical conversations.

Agenda:

18:00 Welcome drinks - sponsored by Undo
18:30 Welcome and introduction to ACCU - Sharon King-Livesey, ACCU
18:35 Sponsor Spotlight - AMD
18:40 Welcome to AMD - Nalini Patel, AMD
19:00 Lightning Talk - Alexander Weinrauch - AMD
19:05 Type Theory for C++ Programmers - Daudi Wampamba, Darktrace
19:20 You're absolutely wrong! Debugging in an AI world - Mark Williamson, CTO, Undo
19:40 Light bites and networking - sponsored by AMD
20:15 Romina Giddings - AMD
20:25 Technical Discussion - Ethan Haley - AMD
21:00 Drinks at The Golden Hind pub

‼️NOTE: OxLiT events are moving to Eventbrite, please RSVP via Link here

Calling all tech founders, technologists and leaders! Join us to network, learn, and grow as a leader in the rapidly evolving tech industry.

Speaker #1 - Thor Mitchell
Chief Product and Technology Officer @ Signal AI
Thor is the Chief Product and Technology Officer at London based media intelligence platform Signal AI. He has worked in the technology sector for over 30 years, initially as an engineer, before moving into Product Management at Google. Thor has built and led Product teams at early, growth, and scaled technology companies in the U.S., Australia, and Europe, including three years as Chief Product Officer at Crowdcube, and four years as a VP of Product at Miro. Most recently, he spent two years as the Exec In Residence for Product at London based VC firm Balderton Capital. Thor is also an Industry Advisor for the Säid Business School, Product Advisor to the Royal Academy of Engineering, and co-organiser of the ProductTank Oxford meetup.

Talk Title: The Quantum Nature of Technology Leadership
Many of the behaviors required to lead technology teams are actively in tension with each other. The strongest leaders are those that can intuitively select and apply the most effective set of such behaviours in response to any given situation. This talk breaks down this challenge, drawing analogies from the mind bending world of quantum computing, to illustrate how you can identify the gaps in your own leadership skills, and those of your teams.

Speaker #2: Nick Liebmann
Director of Engineering @ Nourish Care Systems
Nick Liebmann is the Director of Engineering at Nourish Care Systems, where he leads a multidisciplinary team of 70 in delivering high-availability, person-centred software solutions for the social care sector. With an extensive background in software engineering leadership, Nick is committed to driving technical excellence and operational efficiency, ensuring that Nourish Care’s platforms remain the benchmark for quality and reliability in a highly regulated environment. He is a passionate advocate for building collaborative, metric-based working environments and empowering teams to use technology to solve complex business challenges.

Talk Title : Improving Social Care through Data and AI
With the recent push for digitisation of social care, we now have more data than ever. What can we do with this data to improve care and people's lives?

Event sponsored by:
Humand Talent Solutions - Oxfordshire's leading technical recruitment business
Laburo.io - Making Redundancy Support and Outplacement services available to everyone.

Hosted by the BIPC: https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/business/business-and-intellectual-property-centre-bipc

An open social event for sharing ideas, learning and discussion around Generative AI.

Many of us use AI and almost all of us are affected by it. Get together to discuss what we're working on, how stuff works, what's happening and where things are going. For the curious and experts alike.

Telegram: https://t.me/+yvdcZzhww4ZiZmI0

Location TBA (will be somewhere a few mins walk from Glasgow Central)

Some suggested topics

• Programmers and non-programmers developing applications
• Employment
  Interesting projects
• Context Engineering
• Vibe-coding
• Unemployment and de-skilling
• Image and audio generation
• ChatGPT / Claude / HuggingFace
• Image Gen

June 2026

Come and join us for an evening of talks and discussions around the Ethical (or lack thereof) use of Artificial Intelligence 🤖

The evening will be:
- 6pm: arrival and networking
- 6:30pm: Monthly News Roundup
- 6:50pm: Main Talk by Dan Charles (details below)
- 7:20pm: Q&A + Discussion
- 7:35pm: Grab a drink
- 7:50pm: Positive Actions

This month we're excited to welcome Dan Charles, Founder of Collaborative Solutions, to present:

In a World of Habitual Change, What Shouldn't We Leave Behind?

More and more of what AI is being built and deployed for is automating cognitive and knowledge work, the kind that used to sit with a person.
Drafting, summarising, researching, making the first pass on a decision.

I build AI systems for a living and help others automate.
A critical question this talk will explore: when we offload our own or someone else's thinking, do we ever stop to evaluate the obvious and underlying value?

The talk works through the cognitive-science evidence on what offloading costs us (the generation effect, Harvard / BCG's jagged frontier) and brings in Shannon Vallor on moral deskilling. It closes on the framework I use myself - Keep / Give / Share.

The evening will wrap up by 8pm, and there is the option for more discussions and networking until we have to vacate the building by 8:30pm 🙌🏻

Venue

The w3w for Torchbox is:
https://what3words.com/parade.rear.gosh

There is a short ramp up to the front door. Press the buzzer for Torchbox to be let in. Then take the lift or stairs up to the 3rd Floor.

Burendo will host Yorkshire DevOps for our June 2026 event in the Leeds office.

You can find our code of conduct over at yorkshiredevops.dev

Speakers:

Speaker: Katja Obring - Founder, Kato Coaching
Talk: AI didn’t break testing. It just made bad decisions faster
Description: As AI becomes embedded in software delivery pipelines, testing is often one of the first areas where teams experiment. The results are mixed: impressive demos, fragile outcomes, and growing uncertainty about what can be trusted.This talk reframes AI in testing as a quality and decision problem rather than a tooling problem. It explores what AI is genuinely good at, where it struggles, and how teams can reason about risk before integrating it into their testing workflows. Attendees will be introduced to a practical framework for deciding how and where to use AI as an accelerator, while keeping accountability, intent, and quality firmly in human hands.

Speaker: TBC

Sponsors:
Thank you to Burendo for hosting the meetup and Ada Meher & Digital Endeavours for being our long-term sponsors.

Timings (approx):
17:45 - Arrivals and Networking
18:25 - Welcome and introductions
18:30 -Talk 1
19:00 - Break
19:10 - Talk 2
19:45 - Close

We are delighted to announce the 27th London Information Retrieval & AI Meetup, a free evening event aimed at enthusiasts and professionals curious to explore and discuss the latest trends in the field.

This time, the Meetup is Hybrid, with a live event in London streamed online on Zoom!

ATTENTION: Remember to fill out the form to confirm the registration and receive the link to the virtual event.

>>>> IN-PRESENCE MEETUP

Location:

Gladwin Tower, nine elms point sw8 2fs, London
[Google Maps]
open doors: 6:15 PM (GMT+1)

>>>> ONLINE MEETUP

Location: Zoom

open doors 6:30 PM (GMT+1)
You will receive the virtual event link after completing the form.

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The event will be structured around 2 technical talks, each followed by a Q&A session. The event will end with a networking session.

> Open doors from 6:15 PM (in-person)
> 6:30 PM open doors for virtual attendees

• Welcome & Latest News - Alessandro Benedetti, Director @ Sease

> 06:45 PM First talk
"Binary Quantization 101" - Carly Richmond, Principal Developer Advocate @ Elastic

> 7:30 PM Second Talk

> 8:15~8:45 PM Networking session + buffet

For more info, including speaker bios, abstracts and timing, please check our website https://sease.io/

Please note this is an offline event with limited space. RSVP only if you will be able to attend in person. If you want to watch the live streaming, please RSVP to our Online Event.
Also, this event will not include catered food.

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The "Product Manager" has never fit one mould, and AI is pulling the seams apart faster than ever. The consulting PM with the polished decks, the big tech PM optimising a metric three layers deep, the engineer-turned-PM still half in the codebase—these archetypes shape how we hire, coach, and judge PMs, but they were always more caricature than craft. This month we put them on the table and ask what's still true.

Our speakers share their own journeys and talk candidly about how the role is shifting as AI moves from a roadmap item to a collaborator in the work itself. Expect honest stories over tidy frameworks, and a real look at how the role mutates depending on where you sit.

Our speakers:
Kiran Virdee - Head of Product @ Accenture UK

Stephen Down - Senior Product Manager @ Channel 4

Valeria Stromtsova - Product Owner @ myenergi

As always we will close our meet-up with a candid discussion and Q&A.
This event is sponsored by Accenture UK.

Location:
Accenture, 30 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 3BD, UK Wembley Meeting Hall, 5/F

Timings:
6:30 - Doors open
7:00 - Talk starts / streaming starts
8:00 - Q&A
8:30 - Q&A Finish
9:00 - Close

Please note that the event will also be live-streamed on our YouTube channel and images will be taken throughout the evening.
To keep up-to-date with our upcoming talks, follow our LinkedIn page and our YouTube channel.
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By attending this event, you agree to give permission for any photos taken during the event to be used for promotional purposes, give permission for your name and surname to be used for registration purposes, and agree to be contacted by email by ProductTank.

This month (largely due to me being unorganised and forgetting to ask for lightning talk speakers!), we're switching things up a bit, and will be doing an unconference format again... no set agenda, no prepared talks, no slides. Instead, you decide at the event what dev topics we'll be chatting about!

We'll kick off by gathering ideas from everyone in the room - questions, topics, challenges, or experiences you'd like to share. Then we'll vote, group them, and dive into the discussions that matter most to everyone.

The twist this time!... I'm bringing a mic, and we're going to record the session as an episode of the Unhandled Exception Podcast. Many of you already know the show, but we've never done a recording at the user group before.
If you've heard the recent AI panel from DDD South West (episode 86), that'll give you a rough idea.

A few reassurances, since "being recorded" can sound daunting:

• You don't have to speak on mic to take part. I haven't decided yet if it'll be panel-based (like the above-mentioned DDD episode) or if it'll be an open discussion. Either way, I heavily edit it - it's not live. And you're welcome to come and listen - you don't have to be on the recording itself.
• It'll be very clear on the night what's being recorded (basically, whoever has the mic). Nobody ends up in the episode who doesn't want to be.

As always, it doesn't matter if you've been developing for decades or started last week. This format works best when everyone contributes - whether that be a burning question, a quick tip, or just your perspective on the conversation.

Come ready to learn, share, and connect- and maybe end up on a podcast!

Everyone is invited. Are you in? #womenintech #outgeeklondon

You and your company are invited to an event where you can meet, interview and network with accomplished professionals in various IT fields, including software engineering, data science, technical product and project management, UI/UX design, and more.

There will be short keynotes, speed interviews or open networking, and lots of energy! Hiring teams will discuss their companies, present job openings, and network with seasoned job seekers, providing you with the ideal opportunity to discover your next exceptional hire. Attendees will have the opportunity to rate presentations delivered by the hiring teams, and we promise there won't be any Simon Cowell-style judges to break anyone's spirit. Plus, we'll send you a list of job seekers in advance, so you can plan your strategy accordingly.

• Who's in: established software engineers, data scientists, PMs, and UI/UX designers
• 110+ candidates on the event list, a 55-65% attendance rate on average
• 3+ years of experience in a relevant field on average
• While this event is centered around women in tech, we extend a warm invitation to everyone to join us.

Who could gain from participating in this event?

Your dev, product, data, UI/UX teams, talent acquisition leaders, and CTO will thank you for extending the invite!

No need to sweat over preparing for this event!

We understand that you may have attended events in the past that demanded extensive preparation but fell short on value. But, our event is unique - it only takes an hour to review the talent list, connect with candidates, and prepare a 5-minute impromptu keynote speech without any slides. Bring swag!

Are you looking for a job?

Our events are free for badass tech professionals seeking new job opportunities. Find our schedule and RSVP here.

Who has officially confirmed their presence: Past team participants:

What they think: