3D Printing Sydney

Sydney 2600 IRL

2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise. The 2600 Australia chapter became prominent in 1999, bringing together people interested in computer security, electronic gadgetry, communications, privacy, and technology exploration in general. In addition to bringing these people together with meetings, mailing lists and seminars, we spoke up on issues such as Internet Censorship, Cybercrime, DVD encryption, and many other issues. Since then, many of the original members have moved on to new projects, however the 2600 Australia movement is still alive, with many new (and original) members active within the online community and monthly meetings, along with the occasional visitor from 2600's international chapters. Current projects and ongoing discussions: * Satelite hacking * Metadata, Privacy & Anonymity * Decentralised Networks * 3D Printing/Manufacturing/other hacking stuff * Programming for fun and proffit * Drones and other similar stuff

FPGA/ASIC Meetup Sydney

**Welcome to FPGA/ASIC Meetup Sydney!** Open to anyone working with or interested in FPGAs, ASICs, and embedded systems, whether in industry, studying, building projects, or just curious. No gatekeeping 😎 This is a casual evening focused on meeting others in the space. No talks or presentations, just good conversation over a drink. We’ll be upstairs at the Botany View Hotel. There are beers on tap and great pub food. See you there!

Let's Go Cycling at Olympic Park!

Get Online Week: AI for Health Information Verification | Ryde Library

This is a Partner event with the City of Ryde. Event Registrations are at: https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Events/Listing/Eventbrite/Get-Online-Week-AI-for-Health-Information-Verification-Ryde-Library-2000082856665# Learn how you can use AI safely to support your wellbeing and help you navigate everyday information at Ryde Library Wondering how new digital tools can support your wellbeing and help you navigate everyday information? Join WSTI at Ryde Library for an approachable, one-hour session on using artificial intelligence safely and effectively. Designed especially for seniors and non-tech-savvy learners, this session provides practical guidance in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting. Live examples will adapt to audience interests and take-home reference guides are included. In this session learn how: • AI can help translate complicated health leaflets, • AI can draft personal question lists for upcoming doctor visits, and • You can spot misleading health fads, deepfakes, and online scams. You will also explore authoritative Australian health and safety resources, including Healthdirect and Be Connected, and share simple techniques to check the facts before you trust what you read on your screen. Places are booked through City of Ryde on Eventbrite. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/get-online-week-ai-for-health-information-verification-ryde-library-tickets-2000082856665

Life Drawing on Saturday MORNINGS in Marrickville with fantastic models

WELCOME IN 2026 \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- We're back up and running our weekly Saturday life drawing sessions Join us each Saturday for Drawn Together - Sydney life drawing group for a dynamic and inspiring life drawing session in Marrickville. Whether you are a seasoned artist or a beginner, this event offers the perfect opportunity to have fun practicing figure drawing a in a supportive and creative environment. Go to our [booking page](https://www.scratchartspace.com/book/#!/Saturday-MORNING-Life-Drawing-Untutored/p/221095835) to see who we have booked to model. Immerse yourself in a morning of creativity and artistry as you sketch, draw, and bring your ideas to life. Connect with fellow art enthusiasts, exchange techniques, and explore the world of life drawing. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your skills, unleash your creativity, and be part of a vibrant community dedicated to creating and perfecting our art. Book online [here](https://www.scratchartspace.com/book/#!/Saturday-MORNING-Life-Drawing-Untutored/p/221095835).

TopShot Thursday Social Badminton

Improving Your Business with AI Agents (with Georges River Council)

**A free evening with Georges River Council, part of NSW Small Business Month** Join Georges River Council and Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI) to see how AI agents can take on everyday tasks in your business. **You must reserve your spot** at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/improving-your-business-with-ai-agents-tickets-2002685750992 **On the night** * A panel on AI trends and how local businesses are using AI. * A live demonstration of AI agents and generative AI tools handling real business tasks. * Examples you can apply in your own business * Q&A with the panel * Time to meet other local business owners * Food and refreshments throughout the evening **Who it is for** Business owners and operators: whether you’ve been in business for years, are just getting started, or simply want to become better connected with the local business community, you’re welcome to join us. This session will help equip you with practical insights and real-world examples to help your business innovate and grow. **Getting there** See the details at the Eventbrite registration page. **Registration** Registration is through Georges River Council's Eventbrite page. More details and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/improving-your-business-with-ai-agents-tickets-2002685750992

AI Filmmakers - Fortnightly meetup

Informal chat over a drink or a soft drink, feel free to bring the laptop. Group will usually be in the outside seating on Goulburn St.

WSTI Festi 2026: Build with AI Innovation Challenge x Google, Sat 7 Nov

**Overview** Solve a Parramatta city challenge or your own with AI. Build at Maker Space PHIVE with Google on Sat 7 Nov. Finalists pitch 20 Nov. **WSTI Festi 2026: Build with AI Innovation Challenge** Solve a real challenge with AI, set by City of Parramatta or one of your own, compete for prizes and pitch your solution on the festival stage. No coding background needed. If you can describe what you want to build, AI will help you build it. And we will help you gain the essential skills to use AI to achieve this. **How it works** The challenge launches at the WSTI Festi Opening Night on Thursday 5 November. Pick one of two tracks: * **City Challenge:** real-world challenges set by City of Parramatta and WSTI * **Open Innovation:** bring your own challenge, from your business, your industry or your community. Innovators, this is the place to build the idea you want to turn into a business Every team, in person or online, joins through the WSTI Festi hackathon portal, where the challenges are published and teams form. **One rule for both tracks: build from scratch.** Bring a problem or an idea, but not an existing project or product. Everything you submit must be built during the challenge, from 5 to 17 November. **Choose how you take part** * **Build Day, Sat 7 Nov, $25** (this page): at Maker Space PHIVE with Google. Antigravity sessions led by Brett Morgan, plus hands-on mentoring * **Build Day, Sat 14 Nov, $25** ([book here](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wsti-festi-2026-build-with-ai-innovation-challenge-sat-14-nov-tickets-2002985253813)): at Maker Space PHIVE with WSTI mentors * **Online, $15** ([book here](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wsti-festi-2026-build-with-ai-innovation-challenge-online-tickets-2002985256822)): build from anywhere. For people who live, work or study in the City of Parramatta LGA Both Build Days give you the same two tracks and a full day to build with mentors in the room. Come to one, or book both. **Every ticket dollar goes back into the challenge:** prizes for participants, event costs and our volunteers. **From launch to the big stage** * Thu 5 Nov: the challenge launches at the WSTI Festi Opening Night * Sat 7 or Sat 14 Nov: your Learn and Build Day at Maker Space PHIVE * Tue 17 Nov, 11:59 PM: submissions close. Submit a 90-second video pitch, a landing page and a working prototype * Thu 19 Nov, by noon: finalists announced * Fri 20 Nov: finalists pitch at the WSTI Festi Pitch Night * Sat 21 Nov: winners and finalists showcase to government, industry, business leaders, investors and local communities at the Grand Festival Day **Build Day run of the day, Sat 7 Nov** * Welcome and opening, Lailei Huang, WSTI * Google Antigravity and beginner vibe coding, Brett Morgan, Google * The two tracks: City Challenge and Open Innovation * Form or join your team on the hackathon portal * Build session 1 * Lunch break * Advanced vibe coding: creating agent skills in Antigravity, Brett Morgan, Google * Build session 2: practise and polish * Demo and feedback * What's next: submissions close Tue 17 Nov **What you get** * Hands-on time with Google Antigravity, from your first prompt to a working app * How to create agent skills, which automate the everyday tasks every business has * Mentoring from Brett Morgan and the WSTI team through both build sessions * Lunch on your Build Day (in person) * A real shot at prizes, a pitch on the festival stage and a showcase booth * Networking with Western Sydney's largest grassroots AI community, 4,000+ members strong **Who should come** You do not need a tech background. What you know about your field is the most valuable thing you can bring. * Business owners and professionals from any field, such as health, finance, education, property, trades or community services, who want the skills to create with AI * Founders and startups * University students, recent graduates and young people * Developers, designers and creatives curious about building with AI * Anyone who wants to go from "I have an idea" to "I built it" **What to bring** * A laptop (essential) * A Google account * Your own challenge for the Open Innovation track, or pick a City Challenge on the day * Joining online? A stable internet connection **With** WSTI · Investment NSW · Google · City of Parramatta · Western Sydney Startup Hub Part of WSTI Festi 2026, Western Sydney's first grassroots AI festival, 5 to 21 November in Parramatta. See more: [wsti.org.au/wsti-festi](https://wsti.org.au/wsti-festi) **Notice of Photography and Filming** By entering this event, you acknowledge that photography, audio, and video recording may occur. Your attendance constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of such media for promotional purposes by Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI). If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please inform a WSTI team member upon arrival. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Data Driven or Data Distracted!

Our CCX Sydney October event features a very lively and topical panel discussion entitled Data Driven or Data Distracted We will be applying a $10.00 cover charge to cover Food and drinks and on this occasion will be kindly hosted by the ONSET https://theonset.com.au The Onset is a specialist recruitment business deeply connected to Australia’s design and technology ecosystem. They work with ambitious companies, brilliant industry experts and a wider group of specialists across data, AI, design and transformation through The Omnia Collective. About the session **How Product, Design & Engineering actually use evidence to make decisions** How much data do we really need to make better product decisions? And when does being “data-driven” start getting in the way of good product thinking? For this CCX Sydney session, we’re bringing together four practitioners from different corners of the product ecosystem — analytics, strategy and service design, UX/CX, and engineering — to explore the role data and evidence actually play in product development and delivery. Each speaker will have **15 minutes to make their own case** for — or against — being **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED**. Rather than presenting a single view, they’ll challenge us to look at how research, analytics, customer insight, AI, product requirements engineering and data can influence the decisions we make — from defining the problem and creating the PRD through to designing, building and releasing the product. Our speakers bring four very different perspectives: **Olga Pasikova\, Senior Analytics Director; Rob Tot\, Strategy & Service Design Lead; Thomas Shillingford\, UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI and Author; and David Berigny\, Forward Deployed Engineer\.** Each panel member will bring their own experience, provocations and examples to the question: **when does data help us make better decisions — and when does it simply give us more information to react to?** Then we turn up the heat. Following the four presentations, **Sophie Greenfield, Senior Product & AI Designer at CBA**, will lead a lively panel discussion, bringing the speakers together to challenge each other's perspectives and explore the tensions between data, evidence, intuition, customer understanding and design judgement. Because being data-driven sounds simple. **Knowing what data to trust, what it actually means, and when to ignore it is where things get interesting.** **About our Panel:** ### Olga Pasikova **Senior Analytics Director** Olga Pasikova is a Senior Analytics Director and experienced digital analytics specialist with more than a decade working across data, analytics and digital measurement. She brings a strong ability to translate complex analytics challenges into clear strategic direction, helping teams use data to understand behaviour, measure outcomes and make better-informed decisions. Olga is also an active member of Sydney’s data and analytics community. ### Rob Tot **Strategy & Service Design Lead** Rob Tot is a Strategy and Service Design Lead who works at the intersection of customer needs, business strategy and service innovation. His work brings together strategic thinking and human-centred design to help organisations navigate complex problems, uncover opportunities and turn insight into meaningful product and service outcomes. ### Thomas Shillingford **UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI \| Author** Thomas Shillingford is a UX and CX strategist, designer, author and speaker with extensive experience across digital products and customer experiences. His career has included work spanning research, customer journeys, interaction design, usability, design strategy and large-scale digital transformation. More recently, Thomas has been exploring the impact of AI on design practice, including how AI is changing design systems, strategy and the role of human judgement. ### David Berigny **Forward Deployed Engineer** David Berigny is a Forward Deployed Engineer working at the intersection of technology, product development and real-world customer problems. His role brings engineering directly into the product development process — translating customer and business needs into practical technical solutions, testing ideas in the field and using evidence from real-world implementation to inform what gets built and how it evolves. ### Sophie Greenfield FACILITATOR **Senior Product Designer & Facilitator** Sophie Greenfield is a Senior Product Designer at Commonwealth Bank with more than 20 years’ experience across UX, product design, research and digital strategy. Her career has spanned product strategy, customer research and experience design across organisations including CommBank, Westpac and ING Direct. Sophie has a particular interest in the intersection of **data, customer insight, product strategy and AI-enabled design**. She has been exploring and teaching AI-enabled design practices, from research synthesis and hypothesis validation to rapid prototyping and new ways of working for designers. For **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED?**, Sophie will facilitate the conversation between our four speakers, challenging their perspectives and helping unpack the bigger question: **when does evidence genuinely improve product decisions — and when can data become a distraction from understanding the customer?** We are so excited to be wrapping up the year with this awesome panel discussion hosted by new friends of CCX Sydney, the ONSET. [https://theonset.com.au/](https://theonset.com.au/) Lastly make sure you Join us for sponsored drinks post the event at a nearby bar more details to follow. Regards Kevin, Lydia, Sylvia, James and Carolina.

AI that ships: building and deploying intelligent apps on Databricks

AI is everywhere, but shipping AI that actually works - reliably, on real data, in a production app - is a different challenge. That's what this event is about. We've got talks on building and deploying intelligent apps on Databricks, a look at how AI fits into the modern data stack, and - because the best conversations in this group come from the room - time to discuss what people are actually building and where it gets hard. Vivanti Consulting are hosting us in their space, and there will be pizza and drinks. Come with a question, bring a war story, or just come curious. Speakers will be announced soon! We will be running our Open Round after the talks as well. **🧠 Open round** \- what are you actually stuck on? The part we keep hearing people come back for. We go around the room, collect the real problems people are wrestling with this quarter - migration pain, governance sprawl, streaming costs, a model nobody trusts, whatever it is - and put them to the group. Someone here has almost certainly solved your problem already. Bring one problem you'd genuinely like a second opinion on. No slides needed, no need to have it figured out. **Call for speakers** Want to talk at a future meetup? We're always after speakers — 10-minute lightning talks count, and first-timers are very welcome. Reach out via LinkedIn or message here.

WSTI Festi 2026: Opening Night

**Western Sydney's first grassroots AI festival opens.** Join the people leading AI for good, from global industry to our own community. *\*Early access for people who live, work or study in the City of Parramatta. When you RSVP, we ask for your postcode.* WSTI Festi 2026: Opening Night Western Sydney's first grassroots AI festival opens here. Join founders, small business owners, government, AI industry and community leaders for the evening that kicks off three weeks of building, learning and celebrating the people leading AI for good in Western Sydney. Hear the global view from AI industry leaders, the local view from Parramatta's own changemakers, and how the two connect. Then be in the room as the Build with AI Innovation Challenge launches. How the night runs • 5:30 PM: Doors open, networking and light refreshments • 6:00 PM: Welcome, and the official opening of WSTI Festi by Hon Dr Andrew Charlton MP, Federal Member for Parramatta • 6:10 PM: Industry panel with AI industry leaders • 6:35 PM: Community panel with civic and community leaders from Parramatta • 7:00 PM: Launch of the Build with AI Innovation Challenge • 7:15 PM: Networking until 7:30 PM Join the challenge WSTI x City of Parramatta present the Build with AI Innovation Challenge: solve a real Parramatta challenge, or bring your own, and build it with AI. No coding background needed. Pick a Build Day at PHIVE or take part online. Register your interest here: https://wsti.org.au/initiatives/wsti-festi-2026#programme-events Getting there Jacks Cucina, Level 3, Parramatta Leagues Club, 1 Eels Place, Parramatta. Parking on site. Proudly supported by Investment NSW · City of Parramatta · Parramatta Leagues Club · Office of Hon Dr Andrew Charlton MP · Western Sydney Startup Hub powered by Spacecubed Part of WSTI Festi 2026, Western Sydney's first grassroots AI festival, 5 to 21 November in Parramatta. See more: https://wsti.org.au/wsti-festi Notice of Photography and Filming By entering this event, you acknowledge that photography, audio, and video recording may occur. Your attendance constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of such media for promotional purposes by Western Sydney Tech Innovators (WSTI). If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please inform a WSTI team member upon arrival. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.