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Building AI Capability: Internal vs. FDEs: opportunity for people analytics?

Co-Working Session @ Busy Bee

## Venture Garden Co-Working Sessions **Build independently. Work alongside other builders. Leave with momentum.** Venture Garden is a relaxed co-working session for entrepreneurs, creatives, operators, and curious people building something of their own. There’s no presentation, no pitch deck, and no pressure to network. Bring your laptop, notebook, project, business idea, or unfinished task. Grab a coffee or tea, find a seat, and spend focused time working alongside other people who are doing the same. The idea is simple: **individual work, shared energy.** You might spend the entire session quietly working. You might ask someone for feedback on an idea. You might meet a designer, founder, consultant, developer, or future collaborator at the table next to you. Both are equally encouraged. ### What We’re Doing Each week, Venture Garden works from a different café in Jersey City as part of our **Venture Garden Café Crawl**. We’re exploring the city while creating an informal network of places where builders can regularly meet, work, and connect. During the session, you can work on things like: * Building or growing your business * Developing a new idea or side project * Writing, designing, researching, or planning * Working through pricing, positioning, or customer questions * Applying for opportunities or finding clients * Getting feedback from another builder * Simply getting an important piece of work finished ### What to Expect The format is intentionally simple. **Arrive. Order something. Introduce yourself. Then work.** There may be a quick introduction at the beginning so everyone knows who is in the room and what people are working on, but most of the session is dedicated to **focused individual work**. Conversation is welcome, but nobody is expected to participate in a group discussion. Think of it less like a traditional meetup and more like a **temporary neighborhood workspace filled with interesting people.** ### Who It’s For Founders. Freelancers. Side hustlers. Consultants. Creatives. Remote workers. Small-business owners. People exploring their next idea. You do not need to already have a company. You just need something you want to work on. ### The Venture Garden Idea Venture Garden is building a local community around entrepreneurship, creativity, and action in Jersey City. Some connections may eventually turn into collaborations, businesses, friendships, clients, investments, or new projects. Others may simply be two people sharing a table and getting a productive hour of work done. Both matter. ### What to Bring Bring your laptop, notebook, headphones, charger, and whatever you’re currently building. Order something from the café, settle in, and work alongside us. **Build your thing. Meet good people. Explore Jersey City.** **Individual work. Shared energy. Real momentum.**

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Co-Working Session @ Vibez

## Venture Garden Co-Working Sessions **Build independently. Work alongside other builders. Leave with momentum.** Venture Garden is a relaxed co-working session for entrepreneurs, creatives, operators, and curious people building something of their own. There’s no presentation, no pitch deck, and no pressure to network. Bring your laptop, notebook, project, business idea, or unfinished task. Grab a coffee or tea, find a seat, and spend focused time working alongside other people who are doing the same. The idea is simple: **individual work, shared energy.** You might spend the entire session quietly working. You might ask someone for feedback on an idea. You might meet a designer, founder, consultant, developer, or future collaborator at the table next to you. Both are equally encouraged. ### What We’re Doing Each week, Venture Garden works from a different café in Jersey City as part of our **Venture Garden Café Crawl**. We’re exploring the city while creating an informal network of places where builders can regularly meet, work, and connect. During the session, you can work on things like: * Building or growing your business * Developing a new idea or side project * Writing, designing, researching, or planning * Working through pricing, positioning, or customer questions * Applying for opportunities or finding clients * Getting feedback from another builder * Simply getting an important piece of work finished ### What to Expect The format is intentionally simple. **Arrive. Order something. Introduce yourself. Then work.** There may be a quick introduction at the beginning so everyone knows who is in the room and what people are working on, but most of the session is dedicated to **focused individual work**. Conversation is welcome, but nobody is expected to participate in a group discussion. Think of it less like a traditional meetup and more like a **temporary neighborhood workspace filled with interesting people.** ### Who It’s For Founders. Freelancers. Side hustlers. Consultants. Creatives. Remote workers. Small-business owners. People exploring their next idea. You do not need to already have a company. You just need something you want to work on. ### The Venture Garden Idea Venture Garden is building a local community around entrepreneurship, creativity, and action in Jersey City. Some connections may eventually turn into collaborations, businesses, friendships, clients, investments, or new projects. Others may simply be two people sharing a table and getting a productive hour of work done. Both matter. ### What to Bring Bring your laptop, notebook, headphones, charger, and whatever you’re currently building. Order something from the café, settle in, and work alongside us. **Build your thing. Meet good people. Explore Jersey City.** **Individual work. Shared energy. Real momentum.**

SDNNYC: Systems Behind the Services

**Tuesday, November 10th, 6:00-8:00 PM EDT** **Presentation & Discussion** **Systems Behind the Services: How Design Systems and Service Design Make Each Other Stronger** Presented by **Mar Emilia** **Event Description** What do ferns, Romanesco, and your product’s button component have in common? They all get endless variety from a few reusable parts. Join me for a talk on design systems through a service design lens. We’ll trace how they grew from pattern languages and style guides into living systems, and look at what they do for products and services. Then we’ll ask the question that matters most for this community: what happens when service designers and design systems start working together? **About Our Speaker** **Mar Emilia** Mar is the Lead UX Designer at JPMorgan Chase in New York, where she leads a team focused on design systems and digital standards for the firm’s corporate web presence. Over 15 years, she has designed products and services for Samsung, P&G, Nestlé, Hewlett Packard, and Telefónica Innovation, working through every phase from research and ideation to prototyping and implementation guidelines. She holds a Master’s in Research for Design and Innovation from ELISAVA and has studied at SVA and The Fountain Institute. Driven by curiosity about human behavior, she designs systems that make good experiences repeatable at scale. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maremilia/ **Agenda** * 6:00-6:30PM Meet & mingle over food and drink * 6:30-7:30PM Presentation * 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 email [Barr](https://www.meetup.com/sdnnyc/members/267573171/)y 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/) at at sdn.newyorkchapter@gmail.com and he will follow up with you. * Please only use the email address provided as we may not see messages on this platform. See you there :) David, Francesco, Yasmin, Lynn, Nicholas, & Barry

Co-Working Session @ Froth

## Venture Garden Co-Working Sessions **Build independently. Work alongside other builders. Leave with momentum.** Venture Garden is a relaxed co-working session for entrepreneurs, creatives, operators, and curious people building something of their own. There’s no presentation, no pitch deck, and no pressure to network. Bring your laptop, notebook, project, business idea, or unfinished task. Grab a coffee or tea, find a seat, and spend focused time working alongside other people who are doing the same. The idea is simple: **individual work, shared energy.** You might spend the entire session quietly working. You might ask someone for feedback on an idea. You might meet a designer, founder, consultant, developer, or future collaborator at the table next to you. Both are equally encouraged. ### What We’re Doing Each week, Venture Garden works from a different café in Jersey City as part of our **Venture Garden Café Crawl**. We’re exploring the city while creating an informal network of places where builders can regularly meet, work, and connect. During the session, you can work on things like: * Building or growing your business * Developing a new idea or side project * Writing, designing, researching, or planning * Working through pricing, positioning, or customer questions * Applying for opportunities or finding clients * Getting feedback from another builder * Simply getting an important piece of work finished ### What to Expect The format is intentionally simple. **Arrive. Order something. Introduce yourself. Then work.** There may be a quick introduction at the beginning so everyone knows who is in the room and what people are working on, but most of the session is dedicated to **focused individual work**. Conversation is welcome, but nobody is expected to participate in a group discussion. Think of it less like a traditional meetup and more like a **temporary neighborhood workspace filled with interesting people.** ### Who It’s For Founders. Freelancers. Side hustlers. Consultants. Creatives. Remote workers. Small-business owners. People exploring their next idea. You do not need to already have a company. You just need something you want to work on. ### The Venture Garden Idea Venture Garden is building a local community around entrepreneurship, creativity, and action in Jersey City. Some connections may eventually turn into collaborations, businesses, friendships, clients, investments, or new projects. Others may simply be two people sharing a table and getting a productive hour of work done. Both matter. ### What to Bring Bring your laptop, notebook, headphones, charger, and whatever you’re currently building. Order something from the café, settle in, and work alongside us. **Build your thing. Meet good people. Explore Jersey City.** **Individual work. Shared energy. Real momentum.**

Jersey City Coworking: Portfolio/Passion Project Power Hour(s) ✨

November is here, and with the year winding down, it’s a good time to make a little progress on that portfolio, passion project, or vibe-coding idea you’ve been meaning to get to. Even a little bit is still a small win! 🏅 Join UXPA-NJ for a casual coworking session at the Cafe at Whole Foods in downtown Jersey City. Bring your laptop, your half-finished case studies, that project you keep pushing to next week, or anything you'd love another designer's eye on. Let's actually get to it. Together. We'll have free Wi-Fi, comfy seating, and a room full of fellow designers and researchers who can relate. * Bring a charged laptop; outlets may be limited. * Please buy a beverage or snack from the coffee bar on the first floor and hold on to your receipt. (Cafe rules!) **What we'll do**: work quietly, chat when we need a break, and cheer other on. 📣 **Where we’ll be:** The 2nd floor cafe at **Whole Foods** 135 Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 🏃🏽‍♂️ 5 minute walk from Exchange Place or Grove St Path station 🚌 Bus: NJTransit route 80 🚋 Light rail: Harborside or Exchange Place station 🚲 Citibike station: Exchange Place, Columbus Drive or Grand St 🚗 **Parking:** [OneParking](https://oneparking.com/facilities/10-exchange-place-garage/) at 10 Exchange Place or street parking [ParkMobile Parking App | Find & Pay for Parking | On-street & Reservation](https://parkmobile.io/)

UX Happy Hour irl (open to all levels)

######## 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.

SREday: Site Reliability, DevOps and Cloud | NYC 2026 Q4

**SREday: In-Person Event on SRE, DevOps & Cloud in NYC** Conference focused on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, and cloud infrastructure, bringing together engineers, platform teams, and leaders to share real-world experience building, scaling, and operating reliable production systems. ➡️[SPEAKERS & TOPICS](https://sreday.com/2026-nyc-q4/) 🎟️ **Important:** Meetup RSVPs are for interest only. Still NEED registration, it is handled exclusively through Luma [here](https://luma.com/sreday-nyc-2026-Q4?lm_source=embed)

AIMLC Meetup: Did AI Break The Navier-Stokes Equations?

We are delighted to announce that our upcoming meetup is scheduled for **Tuesday, Nov 3rd**. We invite you to join us at the Capital One Flat Iron office to discuss the latest advancements in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. There will also be an opportunity to network and enjoy some pizza. Agenda: 5:30PM Doors open 5:30PM - 6:15PM Reception, networking 6:15PM - 7:15PM **Platon Karpov, PhD, ML Engineer @ Provectus:** "Did AI Break the Navier-Stokes Equations?" 7:15PM - 8:00PM Further Networking & get-together in the nearby bar. 8:15PM - Afterparty/drinks @ Whiskey Roxx Bar, 239 Park Ave S About the speaker: Platon Karpov is an astrophysicist with a broad experience in Software Development, Data Science and Machine Learning for physical system augmentation in simulations of stellar explosions. !!! IMPORTANT !!! \- Please provide your full legal name at the time of RSVP\, as it is necessary to enter the building and please ensure to bring a valid photo ID\. This event is hosted at the Capital One Office! Enter through 11 W 19th Street main entrance. Show your photo ID at the front desk and proceed to the 3rd floor.

AI Security Summit (Virtual) for CISO

**Important**: Register on the [event website](https://bit.ly/3UTcaAa) to receive the joining link. (rsvp on meetup will NOT receive anything). CISO (**Chief Information Security Officer**) Live brings together cybersecurity and technology leaders to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing security teams today, from governing enterprise AI and strengthening cyber resilience to managing business risk and preparing for major operational disruptions. Hear from leaders at **Bank of China, Old Republic General Insurance, Lincoln University, Northfield Bank**, and more as they share their experience across sessions exploring secure AI adoption, business continuity, and how the CISO role is evolving. **Venue:** Virtual, join from anywhere

Ghosts in the System - How AI Powers Scale

Join us on Thursday, 11/5 from 6:00-8:00PM at Ro's HQ for an AI deep dive around building behind-the-scenes intelligence for customer impact. As companies scale, so does the volume and complexity of customer interactions. Behind every customer message is a stream of signals that can help teams understand what needs attention, how quickly they need to respond, and what should happen next. During the evening, engineers building AI into high-volume customer operations will go under the hood of the intelligence layers working behind-the-scenes and share what it takes to make them work at scale, all in pursuit of delivering the best possible customer experience. This event will be split into two parts: **Part 1: Inside AI Ro'sponder (15 min)** A peek behind the curtains of how we work at Ro. Dan Cadden (Sr. Software Eng, Ro) walks through AI Ro'sponder, the intelligence layer behind Ro's patient messaging. He'll cover what it powers, how it evolved, what didn't work along the way, and the technical lessons that came out of it. The talk ends with a short Q&A. **Part 2: AI Panel - Ghosts in the System (30 min)** Engineers from teams building AI into high-volume customer operations compare how they approached the same problems, from deciding what to build, to the technical tradeoffs behind it, to keeping it reliable at scale. Denise Yu opens and closes the evening. Stick around afterward for networking, light food, and drinks. **Moderator:** Denise Yu **Speakers** * Dan Cadden, Ro * Richard Su, Decagon * Jon Behnken, Nayya **Schedule** * 6:00PM - Doors Open for Networking * 6:30PM - Welcome * Part 1: Inside AI Ro'sponder * Part 2: AI Panel - Ghosts in the System * 7:30 PM - Networking Seats are limited. RSVP now to save your spot.