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🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Sydney (Easy English) 6pm
Sat, Aug 1, 8:00 AM🌏 Make new international friends in Sydney. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation. **Why People Love Lounge Asia** 🍜 **Asian-focused** event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Join** 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page (1 ticket per attendee) 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Early RSVP is the best way to save your spot and join for free. Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ IMPORTANT: TONIGHT’S RULES ⚠️ 🎟️ A VALID TICKET IS REQUIRED, BUT ENTRY IS SUBJECT TO HOST APPROVAL One ticket per guest. Guests on the waitlist cannot enter. A ticket does not guarantee entry. If entry is refused, you will receive a full refund. Please DM Michael, the main Lounge Asia organiser. Local hosts are not responsible for refunds. 🪑 SIT IF EMPTY Please take a seat if you see one to help create more space. 📧 SHOW SCREEN AT DOOR Have your confirmation profile/tickets ready for Chris & Kev. NO WALK-INS. THANK YOU! ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Find Us** 📍 Venue Harts Pub 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, NSW 2000 ⏰ Time Saturday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm 🚶 Getting There 5 min walk from Circular Quay Station. 8 min walk from Wynyard Station. Easy to drop by after exploring The Rocks. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Any anti-social behaviour or those who make others uncomfortable WILL BE removed immediately. 🚫 Any harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [\[WATCH EVENT VIDEO\]](https://youtu.be/tNak_cu9CXw?si=xiObPWs86vc93N18) 🎁 BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER (VIP) We are building an official app to connect our community safely! Join the VIP list for early access and priority invites to special parties. 👉 [\[Join the VIP List here\]](https://forms.gle/T2KukvgEiGWEz3VR9) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧! 一起來聊天吧! 気軽に遊びに来てね! 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

tekFoundation: Reconnect with Sydney's Purpose-driven Community
Wed, Jul 29, 7:30 AMCharities are doing extraordinary work, but many are held back by outdated systems, limited budgets and stretched resources. ***tekFoundation*** closes that gap by connecting charities with skilled volunteers and powering an ecosystem around that support. Join ***tekfoundation*** for a casual after-work hang at El Loco at Slip Inn, Sydney CBD - the perfect spot to reconnect with Sydney's purpose-driven community! **What makes this special:** * **Real conversations**: We've officially relaunched! Hear what's new at tekFoundation - including our charity membership program, now live - and tell us what you're working on. * **Opportunity spotlight**: Share if you're hiring, seeking volunteers, or offering help. We'll have name tags and colour-coded stickers. * **Network with heart**: Charities, volunteers, companies, supporters - past, present, future - all welcome. Bring a friend! This is a low-key, high-impact vibe: get to know the tekfoundation extended community over tacos and margaritas at one of Sydney's iconic spots. **Free Entry -** cover your snacks and beverages. **Optional Donation** to tekFoundation helps fuel our mission matching Aussie charities with skilled volunteers to amplify impact (not tax-deductible). **Why come?** Escape the week, spark ideas, and leave inspired to amplify impact. See you there :) 🎟️ Register to attend: 👉🏽 [https://events.humanitix.com/tekfoundation-tech-for-good-happy-hour-be4ub4ex](https://events.humanitix.com/tekfoundation-tech-for-good-happy-hour-be4ub4ex) **ABOUT** ***tekFoundation*** is a digital capability engine for community impact to build the ecosystem of people, skills, and support that turns limited resources into lasting impact for charities.

Agentic Engineering Meetup, August Edition
Wed, Aug 12, 7:30 AMHey everyone, join us for the August edition of the Agentic Engineering Meetup! We'll have two exciting talks, great discussions, and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow engineers, AI practitioners, and technology enthusiasts. 🎉 Seats are limited, so RSVP early to secure your spot. 🏠 **Location** Nimbly Darling Park, Tower 1, 201 Sussex St Sydney NSW 2000, Australia 🍕 **Food & Refreshments** Kindly provided by Nimbly😊 **Schedule** 🕠 5:30 PM – Doors Open, Refreshments & Networking 🕕 5:45 PM – Welcome & Announcements 🎤 5:50 PM – Talk 1: Objective Truths Over Oversight: How We Let AI Agents Ship Correct Code. 🎤 6:05 PM – Talk 2: The Token Tax on Autonomy: why agentic coding is a capacity problem, not a licence. 🎤 6:40 PM – Talk 3: Plug-In, Optimise, Ship: Scaling Open-Source Agent Infrastructure with NeMo 🤝 7:10 PM – Networking 🚪 7:30 PM – Event Close **Speakers:** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🎤 **CHRIS BALLMENT**, Co-Founder & Chief Architect, Nimbly **Talk Title**: Objective Truths Over Oversight: How We Let AI Agents Ship Correct Code. **Talk Summary**: The instinct when handing work to an AI coding agent is to watch it closely - to review every step and pull it up the moment it drifts. That doesn't scale, and it wastes the very thing that makes agents useful: their autonomy. This talk makes the case for the opposite approach. Instead of oversight, we give agents agency - bounded by objective truths they can't argue with. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🎤 **CHRISTOPHER SIMUSOKWE**, Head of Data Engineering, TPG Telecom **Talk Title**: The Token Tax on Autonomy: why agentic coding is a capacity problem, not a licence. **Talk Summary**: Most teams still price AI-assisted coding the way they price software: seat price times headcount, book the number, move on. That worked when the assistant autocompleted a line at a time. It does not survive contact with agents. An agentic coding task is not one request. It is a loop. The agent reads files, reasons, proposes an edit, re-reads, runs something, sees an error, tries again, and every turn re-sends a growing slice of context. That loop is what you are actually buying, and it behaves like compute, not like per-seat SaaS. Here is the part that gets missed. Two teams on the same model, running the same workload, routinely see bills an order of magnitude apart. The gap is not commercial. It sits in retrieval, tool design, and how much context you carry per turn. The cheapest token is the one you never send, and deciding which tokens you never send is an architecture decision. What you will leave with: \- A working mental model for where tokens actually go inside an agent loop \- The four cost drivers\, and which ones you control in architecture rather than in billing \- The levers that close the 1x to 10x gap\, and the order to apply them in\. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🎤 **MARKO SLABAK**, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA **Talk Title**: Plug-In, Optimise, Ship: Scaling Open-Source Agent Infrastructure with NeMo **Talk Summary**: Building agents is getting easier. Running them reliably, efficiently, and securely in production is less so. In this session we’ll look at how two open source projects from NVIDIA tackle that challenge: \- NeMo Agent Toolkit for profiling\, evaluation\, and multi\-agent orchestration across any framework\, \- NemoClaw for zero\-trust agent runtimes with security baked in\. No framework migration required\, no vendor lock\-in\. We’ll close with a walkthrough of the NemoClaw for LangChain Deep Agents Code blueprint available on build.nvidia.com. This blueprint serves as a starting point to spin up and customise open-model coding agents whether cloud-hosted or on your own hardware. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- We look forward to seeing you there!

Claude Certified Consultants: Coffee Catch Up
Wed, Jul 29, 10:00 PMThursdays hit different with coffee and good company. Whether you're Claude Certified or still working towards it, pull up a chair, bring your questions or your latest build, and let's talk shop over a brew. You can learn more about us by visiting [https://code.sydney/](https://code.sydney/) and [https://vibecamp.au/](https://vibecamp.au/)
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[NEW] Every 2 Weeks on Thursday | Sydney Chinese/English Meetup 悉尼中英文语言交流
Thu, Jul 30, 8:30 AM## 【NEW】Thursday Chinese/English Meetup 【全新】周四语言交流聚会 Every Thursday evening, a group of Chinese speakers and learners gather in the heart of Sydney for language exchange and social connection. 每周四晚上,一群中文使用者与学习者都会在悉尼市中心相聚,一起进行语言交流和社交互动。 Originally created as a space for English and Mandarin conversation, our Meetup has now grown into a friendly bilingual community. Each session welcomes around 20–30 people — mostly native Chinese speakers, plus a smaller group of English speakers learning Chinese. 这个Meetup最初是为中英文口语练习而创立,如今已成长为一个温暖的双语社交圈。每次活动大约有20到30人参加,大部分是中文母语者,也有正在学习中文的英语母语者。 After more than two years at the same venue and time, we’re entering a new stage! Starting from **November 6, 2025**, our Thursday Meetup will have some exciting updates: 在同一场地和时间连续举办两年多后,随着志愿者Host的变动,我们的周四语言Meetup将从**2025年11月6日**起迎来新的阶段: 1️⃣ From weekly to **bi-weekly** (once every two weeks) 活动将从每周一次改为每两周一次 2️⃣ Each session will have **a different volunteer host** 每次活动由不同的志愿者主持 3️⃣ Venue will **change each time**, but always near the CBD, and RSVP on Meetup will be required 每次活动地点都会不同,但都在City交通便利的小酒馆内,并需在Meetup上提前RSVP Our volunteer team includes: a native English speaker who’s been learning Chinese for 10 years, a 70s-born migrant who has lived in Australia for 4 years, an international student, and several new Chinese migrants working in Sydney. 我们的志愿者团队包括:学习中文十年的英语母语者、移民澳洲四年的70后中文使用者、在读国际学生,以及在悉尼工作的新移民。 If you’d like to help us, we’re always looking for **new volunteers!** 如果你也想参与,我们非常欢迎新的志愿者加入!请联系Hong或当天的Host。 ✨ **What You’ll Find / 你会收获:** \- Real English & Mandarin practice 自由的中英文练习 \- Friends from China\, Asia\, Europe & Australia 来自中国、亚洲、欧洲和澳洲的朋友 \- A relaxed space to talk\, connect\, and belong 一个轻松自在的交流氛围 \- Language is just the start—many members find activity buddies\, close friends\, even travel partners\.语言只是开始——很多人还收获了活动搭子、好朋友,甚至旅行伙伴。 \- Join us for language\, culture\, and connection\! 加入我们,一起交流语言、分享文化、认识新朋友! *** ### 📋 Important Notes / 重要提醒 **\- Please purchase at least one drink to support our venue\.** **请至少购买一杯饮料以支持场地提供方。** \- We encourage everyone to talk with different people during the event\. 鼓励大家在活动中与不同的人交流。 \- This is a social group\, not for dating — please maintain respectful behavior\. 这是一个社交活动而非约会场合,请保持礼貌与尊重。 \- Please do not engage in pyramid schemes\, direct selling\, or any kind of forced transactions — violators will be asked to leave\. 请勿在聚会中从事任何传销、直销或强迫他人交易的行为,否则将被请出并移除本群。 \- This event is not a dating event\. Please respect others’ boundaries and privacy\, and maintain friendly behavior\. 本活动不是约会联谊,请尊重他人边界和隐私,保持友善举止。 *** ### 📧 How to Contact Us Meetup.com 联系:Hong 📩 Email: **MEmeetupgroup@gmail.com** 📱 Xiaohongshu / 小红书:别忘了关注我的**小红书号:搜索 679825139 或者 “悉尼小洪”**,我们有各种华人活动策划安排。 Don’t forget to follow me on Xiaohongshu: search 679825139 or “悉尼小洪”, we organize various events for the Chinese community.

BIKEast AGM & regular meeting - get involved!
Thu, Aug 13, 8:30 AMDo you live in Sydney's eastern suburbs? Do you want safer, quieter, and more attractive streets, where people riding bicycles can get around safely and easily? BIKEast is the bicycle user group (BUG) representing people on bicycles in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, stretching from South Head to La Perouse and west to the fringes of Sydney's CBD, Redfern, Green Square and Mascot. This area covers Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and Bayside councils. We lobby local councils, the State Government, and the Transport agencies to provide better conditions for active travel. Our vision is for a high-quality, connected network of safe, convenient and visible bike routes accessed via bike-friendly (low speed) neighbourhood served by well-designed local bike routes. Attend a meeting if you want to get involved and help achieve this vision, or if you just want to find out who we are and what we do. Everyone is welcome and every little bit of support helps! ==================== August is our AGM Invitation to nominate All positions will be declared as vacated at commencement of the 2025 AGM. Nominees must be current financial members of BIKEast. Nominations may be lodged at the AGM - subject to a mover and seconder who are also current financial members of BIKEast. Positions are filled by Members voting or by acclamation if not contended. The positions that must always be filled are: 1\. President 2\. Vice President 3\. Secretary 4\. Treasurer; and 5\. Public Officer There are seven more allowable Office Bearers positions under the BIKEast Constitution; including Advocacy Coordinators for: 1\. City of Sydney Council & Centennial Parklands 2\. Randwick City Council & UNSW 3\. Bayside Council 4\. Waverley Council 5\. Woollahra Council 6\. Projects \(Cycling Without Age\, Safe Street Neighbourhoods\) 7\. Membership Secretary If a person that wishes to nominate cannot attend the meeting, please email a nomination or re-nomination and arrange for a mover and seconder for attendance on the day.
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