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Beers & Data

Tue, Jun 2, 10:00 PM

From Advertising / Marketing Analysts

4.8

WE ARE BACK IN PERSON!

14 attendees

Random Strangers Jam Mondays @ Shrine 8-10pm! NYC Improvised Jam Session

Tue, Jun 2, 12:00 AM

From Random Strangers Jam

5.0

Bring your instrument. Be a stranger. Join the jam. Mondays May 11 - July 27th\* from 8-10pm as Random Strangers Jam returns to Shrine Harlem for our spring/summer residency! Sign ups in person start at 7:45pm. RSJ is a fully improvised psychedelic funk rock jam session led by Sky Demetri and his band. Come prepared to create new music on the spot - every 5-7 minutes, half the band takes a seat and is replaced by musicians from the audience, the new group of random strangers jams on a fresh key and concept - and the rotation continues! Join the email list at [RandomStrangersJam.com](http://randomstrangersjam.com/)! All jammers must sign in on the official sign up sheet in person. The sign up sheet becomes available in person 15 minutes before the jam. *Drums, keys, mics, amps, and a PA/DI are provided, please bring all other instruments.* \*No jam June 15th.

2 attendees

SDNNYC: The Work Beneath the Work

Wed, Jun 10, 10:00 PM

From SDN New York Chapter (NYC Service Design Collective)

4.8

**Wednesday, June 10th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT** **Presentation** The Work Beneath the Work: On the enabling, connecting, and sense-making layer of service design **Event Description** There's a layer of design work that exists inside almost every organization, but rarely has a name. It's not design ops. It's not strategy, at least not in the way those disciplines are usually understood. It shows up in the conversations that shift how teams think, the workshops that don't produce a clean output but somehow move things forward, and the quiet act of connecting people who should have been talking months ago. This talk is about that work. Through examples and honest reflection on what it costs to do it: politically, emotionally, and organizationally, we'll explore how service designers often find themselves doing organizational change work without realizing it. And why naming that matters, both for the work itself and for the people doing it. The second half of the session is a conversation. We'll use the room's collective experience to sit with a simple question: What do you call the work that would fix that gap? **About Our Speaker** **Dhea Sekararum** Dhea Sekararum is a Service Designer and Design Strategist at Verizon, where she works inside a large design organization helping teams build the conditions for more coherent, customer-centered work. Her path into design began in clinical psychology and behavioral science, a lens she still brings to her thinking about organizations, people, and the gaps between them. She holds an MFA in Transdisciplinary Design from Parsons and has spent over 10 years working across UX research, digital product design, service design, and strategy in tech, travel, healthcare, logistics, and education in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the US. She's drawn to the work that makes other work possible: the sense-making, the bridging, the slow organizational change that rarely gets a job title. **Agenda** * 6:00-6:30PM Meet & mingle over food and drink * 6:30-7:30PM Presentation & Demo * 7:30-8:00PM Discussion & Networking * 8:00PM - ? After-Party **Address** Intuit 51 Astor Place New York, NY 10003 **After-Party**: Cuna Bar The Standard 25 Cooper Sq **Financial Transparency & Scholarships** As a non-profit, we do our best to strike a balance between making our events available to all and ensuring we keep the lights on. For this event, we are charging $10. * If this amount is prohibitive for you to attend this event, please message [Barry](https://www.meetup.com/sdnnyc/members/267573171/) on Meetup and we’ll provide you a scholarship to this event. You can also email us at sdn.newyorkchapter@gmail.com as we may miss messages on this platform. * If you’d like to provide scholarships, please message [Barry](https://www.meetup.com/sdnnyc/members/267573171/) on Meetup and he will follow up with you. See you there :) David, Francesco, Yasmin, Cameron, Lynn, Nicholas, & Barry

13 attendees

Games with Strangers

Sat, May 30, 11:00 PM

From The Brooklyn Board Games Meetup Group

4.8

Love board games? Looking for someone to play with or something new to play? Come play games with us! Every Saturday night we run Games With Strangers. Grab a drink or dinner, meet some new people, and learn a new game. Our game expert will teach you our featured games for the night and make sure that things are running smoothly. Come be a part of our community!

1 attendee

Founder Reality Check - #NYTechWeek

Wed, Jun 3, 2:30 PM

From Startup Grind NYC

4.7

🚨 **[CLICK HERE](https://partiful.com/e/gP72ufePZapekTZvw8WN)** to RSVP 👈 It's time to pressure test your startup. Most founders believe they have a **clear offer and defined audience**—until it shows up in the business. It shows up as **bad hires, wasted marketing spend, multiple audiences that don’t convert, inconsistent pipeline**, and building features customers don’t use. These aren’t random problems. They’re symptoms of a misaligned offer and audience. In partnership with **[York Effect](https://yorkeffect.com/)**, this business sprint during **#NYTechWeek** is designed to fix this problem. In this interactive workshop, founders will assess how clear their offer really is, how validated their audience actually is, and where gaps are preventing growth from becoming repeatable. 🚨 **[CLICK HERE](https://partiful.com/e/gP72ufePZapekTZvw8WN)** to RSVP 👈 **OBJECTIVE** To help founders understand whether they are **building on real signals or simple assumptions**—and where misalignment between offer and audience is slowing down growth. **WHAT THEY’LL COVER** **1\. Where Misalignment Shows Up** * Bad hires and unclear roles * Burned marketing budget with low conversion * Multiple audiences with no clear focus * Pipeline that doesn’t convert **2\. Offer Clarity** * What it actually takes to deliver value * Why customers pay—and when they don’t * Where delivery is inconsistent or unclear **3\. Audience Validation** * Who is actually buying vs. who you think will buy * What makes a customer repeatable * Why some segments convert and others don’t **THE WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE** This is not a talk. it’s a working session. Founders will complete a structured Offer Clarity + Audience Validation assessment to evaluate their business across key areas. * You’ll receive a score showing where you stand today * We’ll break down what that score actually means * We’ll identify where you are strong vs. where you are misaligned * We’ll highlight what needs to be fixed to create a repeatable, converting pipeline 🚨 **[CLICK HERE](https://partiful.com/e/gP72ufePZapekTZvw8WN)** to RSVP 👈 **WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH** * A clear understanding of where your business is misaligned * Insight into why your pipeline may not be converting * Clarity on what it actually takes to deliver value consistently * A defined view of your real, repeatable customer * 1–2 focused actions to improve over the next 90 days **WHO IT’S FOR** * Founders (Pre-Seed to Series A) * Teams struggling with inconsistent pipeline or unclear growth * Startups targeting multiple audiences without clear traction * Founders preparing to scale go-to-market or raise capital This event is a part of **#NYTechWeek**—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at [www.tech-week.com](http://www.tech-week.com/)

2 attendees

Aperitivo con amici a Staten Island

Wed, Jun 3, 9:30 PM

From Staten Island Italian culture

Ciao a tutti, il gruppo è organizzato per incontri regolari, per sostenere la cultura italiana, per studiare e praticare l'italiano, organizzare viaggi congiunti, per scambiare esperienze in viaggi in Europa e in particolare in Italia,siete invitati al nostro Aperitivo con Amici. Portate uno o più amici e la prima storia di Raccontare in italiano! La partecipazione è gratuita e la consumazione è facoltativa. Siete invitati al nostro Aperitivo con Amici. Portate i vostri amici e le vostre storie da condividere! La partecipazione è gratuita , consuming consigliata . Grazie,Nataly and Harrison

1 attendee

Socializing and Networking / North Jersey edition

Tue, Jun 9, 9:30 PM

From User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA), NJ chapter

4.6

Summer is officially here, and what better way to kick it off than over pizza & a drink with fellow designers, devs & researchers? Join UXPA NJ — first-timers and familiar faces alike — for good eats and good company at The Wanderer in Jersey City. What are you up to now that we’ve already survived the season’s first heat wave? Are you starting a new project, or planning a trip to get away from it all? Whatever's on your mind, come out, grab a slice, and catch up with your neighbors and fellow designers. This month we're mixing things up again with a quick creative activity. Put your thinking cap on, and join us in a couple of weeks! More details to come. The Wanderer is a “caffeine to cocktails” bar tucked between Cafe Alyse & One World Pizza in the McGinley Square neighborhood of Jersey City. And lucky us, the Wanderer hosts a Happy Hour on Tuesdays! Discounted select beer & wines and $5 cheese pizzas from One World Pizza next door. *Did someone say Happy Hour?* There will be no agenda or speakers for this event. We just want to encourage informal socializing. **Agenda:** 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Socializing, networking, drinks & maybe pizza (cash bar) Feel free to stay later! **The Wanderer** **53 Baldwin Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304** 🏃🏽‍♂️ **18 minute walk** from Journal Square Path station 🚌 **By bus:** NJTransit route #s 9, 8, 87, 80 🚲 **Citibike station:** Baldwin at Montgomery 🚗 **Street parking available**, with the Parkmobile app https://www.instagram.com/thewanderer_jerseycity [https://www.instagram.com/one_world_pizza/](https://www.instagram.com/one_world_pizza/) [ParkMobile Parking App | Find & Pay for Parking | On-street & Reservation](https://parkmobile.io/)

4 attendees

Building Better Product Search with Fine-Tuned Retrieval Models

Thu, Jun 4, 9:00 PM

From NYC MLOps Community

4.8

# **NOTE: REGISTER [HERE](https://luma.com/nyc-i97h)** ***PLEASE REGISTER ON LUMA TO BE ACCEPTED.*** Generic embedding models get you "kind of similar." Real product search needs the right brand, size, color, and variant. That gap is where fine-tuned retrieval models earn their keep. In this hands-on workshop, you'll build a product search lab around a custom fine-tuned retrieval model trained on realistic e-commerce data. You'll see where the baseline embedding model breaks, what fine-tuning fixes, and how to measure the lift with real relevance metrics. You'll also see how the fine-tuned model fits alongside sparse and hybrid search in a production retrieval stack. We'll dig into the failure modes generic models can't fix: semantically close but commercially wrong results, missed attributes, weak exact-match behavior, irrelevant substitutes, and bad ranking. You'll learn how hard negatives and domain-specific training data drive most of the quality gains, and how to tell whether a fine-tuned model is actually pulling its weight in production. The same model also powers "similar products" and preference-based recommendations, so we'll cover that path too. No pre-work required. Every participant gets a ready-to-use VM with the environment, data, models, and tools already installed. *** # **AGENDA** **5:00 – 5:40 PM** \| **Arrival, Registration & Networking** Check-in, refreshments, and access to the demo environment **5:40 – 6:00 PM** \| **Introduction** **6:00 – 6:20 PM** \| **Talk: TBC** **6:20 – 7:20 PM** \| **Talk: TBC** **7:20 – 7:50 PM** \| **Talk: TBC** **7:50 – 8:30 PM** \| **Q&A** **8:30 – 9:00 PM** \| **Wrap-Up & Networking** Key takeaways, Q&A, and networking *** # **What You’ll Learn** * How a fine-tuned retrieval model outperforms generic embeddings on real product data * How hard negatives and domain-specific examples drive the quality gains * How to evaluate a fine-tuned model with practical relevance metrics * How to diagnose retrieval failures and tell "similar" apart from "relevant" * Where sparse, dense, and hybrid search fit alongside the fine-tuned model * How the same model supports recommendations, RAG, and agentic workflows *** # **WHO SHOULD ATTEND** Builders with hands-on experience in RAG, vector search, semantic search, or retrieval pipelines who want to go deeper on fine-tuning and search quality. *** **PLEASE REGISTER ON LUMA** [https://luma.com/nyc-i97h](https://luma.com/nyc-i97h) [https://luma.com/nyc-i97h](https://luma.com/nyc-i97h) [https://luma.com/nyc-i97h](https://luma.com/nyc-i97h) **Seats are limited: register now to secure your spot!**

1 attendee

UX Happy Hour irl (open to all levels)

Thu, Jun 4, 10:00 PM

From UX Support Group

4.8

######## You need to bring a physical Government Issued ID to be allowed to stay. It's the Law. ######## Whether you're a seasoned UX pro, just breaking into the field, or simply curious about design — this is your invite to pull up a chair and join the conversation. UX Happy Hour is a laid-back, no-agenda gathering where designers, researchers, product thinkers, and anyone design-curious can connect over drinks in a low-pressure setting. No slides. No networking theater. **Why attend:** • Meet new connection in organic way • Get feedback and fresh perspectives on your work (i.e. portfolio) or advice for your career • Stay sharp on what's happening in UX, AI, product, and tech right now • Meet potential collaborators, mentors, or future coworkers • Cheap drinks ($5 Guinness) **What to expect:** • Warm, welcoming crowd across all experience levels • Candid conversations about design, careers, tools, and everything in between • A great chill bar in the East Village to do it all in **Where to find us:** We're usually tucked in by the ATM at the back of Mona's. If you're not sure where we are, just ask the bartender — they know us! Come solo, bring a friend, or drag a coworker along. The more the merrier. Interested in sponsoring this event? Reach out to Danny (one of the organizers) for our sponsorship rate card.

3 attendees

40's & Over Mixer (Drink Specials)

Sat, Jun 6, 11:00 PM

From New York Friends Meetup (9,000+ members)

4.0

\***TO ATTEND GET TICKETS AT:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/40s-over-singles-party-tickets-1990638954700](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/40s-over-singles-party-tickets-1990638954700) (Limited # save $5 by using discount code "5" at checkout. Multiple groups are co-organizing so the RSVP's shown are just a very small portion attending. We'll have a good # attending). A fun night filled with new connections... You're invited to come on out and mingle with fun, mature NYC singles ages 40s & over while sipping cocktails at one of NYC's newest hotspots. We get it... You're tired of the NYC bars packed with 20 somethings and want to mingle with a more mature crowd. That's why we throw our 40s & Over Singles Mixer. Whether you're looking to make new friends or want to meet that special someone... you'll have a great time at this event. What to expect: • **Suggested Age Range: 40s , 50s, and 60s** **• Ice Breakers (Optional) To Get Everyone Mingling & To Win Prizes!** **• Great Music Played At Conversational Level (Just Right For Mingling)** **• Typically 75% of Attendees Come Alone, 25% bring friends** **• We expect more than 40 singles to attend** **• Great Drinks Available At The Bar!** **• Dress Code: Neat, Professional and/or Stylish** **\* The Event Goes Until 10:00 PM - You Can Arrive Any Time You'd Like** **\* Everyone Is Given "Connect Cards" That They Can Put Their Name And Email Address On To Hand To Anyone Who Catches Their Eye Or Whom They'd Like To See Again In The Future. It's The Perfect, Low Pressure Way To Connect With New People** An email we got about one of our recent events: "Thank you so much for throwing such a great event. The crowd was really great and everyone was super friendly. As a busy professional I don't get that much time to get out and meet people so it was nice to be in such a relaxed environment around people my age. Event well done!" - Danielle, NYC FAQS: **Is this for singles?** This is for anyone looking to connect with others. We will have one color dedicated to “singles” so you can see who the other singles are. **How many members will attend?** This is a multi-Meetup group event. This page only shows a small portion of the actual attendees. Based on other RSVPs and members who have already prepaid, we will have a good # of members attending! **Can I come alone?** Yes, about 80% attend on their own. **How should I dress?** We just suggest neat casual. \*Limited # of tickets available for $15. Price will go up to $25 as event gets closer. No tix sold at door. To find more fun events follow: [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/nyc-social-group-316399833010](https://www.eventbrite.com/o/nyc-social-group-316399833010)

16 attendees

Dating Games: A Fun Twist on Speed Dating

Sat, Jun 13, 12:00 AM

From #1 NYC Social Group: Wine Tastings, Happy Hours & More!

3.7

For tickets and information: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989755383916](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989755383916) **IMPORTANT NOTE: CLICKING THE RSVP AND PAY ORGANIZER BUTTON ON MEETUP DOES NOT GET YOU A TICKET/ SPOT. YOU HAVE TO CLICK THE LINK TO THE EVENTBRITE PAGE AND PURCHASE A TICKET THERE. PRICE GOES UP AS EVENT TIME APPROACHES AND MAY SELL OUT SO GET YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE ASAP.** **\*This is a multigroup event so event responses are only a portion of the total number of attendees** NYC Speed Dating - Dating Games Is your dating life starting to feel monotonous? Do your dates resemble job interviews more than actual chemistry? Sick of dedicating your entire evening to getting to know just one person? Then check out **“Dating Games” Speed Dating!** It’s a lively, modern twist on the classic format. Join us for a one-of-a-kind social experience for NYC singles! Meet new people, win raffle prizes, and connect with other fun, like-minded singles. It’s not only a great way to meet a potential partner—it’s also perfect for finding new friends or even future wingmen/wingwomen. **Suggested age range: 20s, 30s & 40s.** Our warm, welcoming host will get things started before dividing everyone into small groups at various tables. You’ll chat, mingle, and play lighthearted social games with groups of about 4–5 singles. The games are easy, super fun, and designed to help everyone open up and connect. After each round, you’ll rotate tables—just like traditional speed dating—so you'll eventually meet all the singles attending. You’ll also receive a “match sheet,” where you can mark anyone you’d like to speak with again. If they choose you as well, the host will email you each other’s contact information within roughly 24 hours so you can plan a date. Let’s be honest—we’re all tired of endless swiping on apps and meeting people who may not be anything like their profiles. A “Dating Games” Speed Dating night is a far better way to connect because you meet real people *in person* and get a genuine sense of who they are. This is an entirely new, innovative take on speed dating! We appreciate the idea behind traditional speed dating, but it can be tough to keep conversations flowing. That’s why at “Dating Games” events, you’ll have entertaining, easy-to-play games to help break the ice and avoid the typical interview-style awkwardness. We find this format helps people connect more naturally and meaningfully. ### WIN PRIZES! You’ll enjoy an evening full of fresh faces, interactive games, and social fun—no special skills needed, just a little luck! Our friendly host will guide the whole experience and help everyone get acquainted. Throughout the night you’ll play multiple games while getting opportunities to interact with all the singles of the opposite sex. When you win a game, you earn a raffle ticket—giving you chances to win prizes! ### IMPORTANT: THIS IS A PRE-PAY EVENT ONLY Tickets **must** be purchased online in advance—registration at the venue will *not* be available. As the event nears and space becomes limited, the price will increase to $35. *See more upcoming NYC events at [WWW.FRIENDZYEVENTS.COM](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dating-games-a-fun-twist-on-speed-dating-in-nyc-tickets-1982239058384?aff=oddtdtcreator)* For tickets and information: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989755383916](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989755383916)

1 attendee

*Yacht Party Summer Cruise (Drinks, DJ, Dancing)

Sat, Jun 6, 2:00 AM

From #1 NYC Social Group: Wine Tastings, Happy Hours & More!

3.7

**\*GET TICKETS AT:** [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vip-yacht-party-cruise-tickets-1984580017255](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vip-yacht-party-cruise-tickets-1984580017255) *(\*Our events are co-organized by multiple groups so don't pay attention to the RSVPs. These events are consistently well attended. Members get tickets and don't RSVP.* Join us for a fun and safe party cruise through NYC and sail by the Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, and the beautiful New York City Skyline on this spacious vessel! Let loose late night on a 100 ft, 2-deck private yacht party on the hottest yacht cruise with the best DJs while enjoying the NYC Skyline! Sail through the city and take in the sights while you enjoy music and drinks for the night. Grab your friends or come alone and get ready to enjoy an experience you won't forget! What to expect: * **Scenic 3-hour cruise of the NYC harbor** * **Captivating views of the Manhattan skyline including the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Ellis Island, the Freedom Tower and more** * **Climate-controlled covered areas and open air decks** * **Live DJ playing the best party music** * **2 Bars and Food available** **for purchase** * **Great for Birthday Celebrations/bachelorette/bachelor/anniversary/** **& more (Balloons & Cakes permitted - no other outside food allowed)** FAQs: • The boat will sail rain or shine! The boat has two levels. Both levels have climate controlled covered areas - indoor & outdoor • No specific dress code but we suggest Trendy/Neat Casual • There is paid parking at the marina, or you can try to find parking on the street. \*TIX NOT sold at door. Price will go up as space becomes limited so get tickets ASAP and save $$) **For more fun events follow/go to -** [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283](https://www.eventbrite.com/o/new-york-city-social-events-10797526283)

16 attendees