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Beyond Technology: AI & Data for the Common Good
Thu, Sep 17, 3:30 PMWhat if the most valuable use of AI isn’t automation, but helping people make **better decisions in situations of uncertainty**? Join **Women in Big Data Berlin** and the **Bertelsmann Stiftung** for an evening exploring how AI and data can support evidence-based decision-making and create meaningful social impact. As AI moves from experimentation into everyday work, we want to look beyond what the technology can do and ask **how we can use it responsibly, who benefits, and what it takes to build trustworthy systems that serve the common good.** We’ll hear practical examples from experts working across AI, data, policy and social impact, including: * **AI-powered knowledge management** that makes information findable, contextualised and traceable * **Research agents for policy** that turn complex questions into evidence synthesis, research gaps and decision-ready options * **Responsible AI by design**, including human oversight, data protection, transparency and quality checks * **Impact beyond automation**, focusing on better decisions, learning and long-term organisational capacity **Agenda** **17:30–18:15 \| Registration & Snacks** **18:15–18:30 \| Welcome & Opening Remarks** [Carsten Große Starmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-gro%C3%9Fe-starmann-16547144/), Vice President, Bertelsmann Stiftung [Anita Fechner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anfech/), Women in Big Data Berlin **18:30–18:50 \| Keynote: AI for Good** [Dr. Katarzyna Stoltmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-kasia-stoltmann-6b7656116/), Women in Big Data Berlin **18:50–19:20 \| AI & Data for the Common Good** [Dr. Helena Bakic](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakich/), Data Science Lab [Dr. Jens Preußner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpreussner/), Digitalization and the Common Good **19:20–20:00 \| Panel Discussion** Moderated by [Aliya Boranbayeva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliyaboranbayeva/) **20:00–21:00 \| Networking Reception** Whether you work in **AI, data, policy, research, philanthropy, civil society or communications**, join us to explore how technology can move beyond automation and contribute to better decisions and greater social impact. **Registration is required for this event.** *Photos and videos will be taken during this event to capture the atmosphere and document our event. By participating, you also agree that we may use your images and videos for marketing and promotional purposes, including publication on our website, on our social media, in printed marketing materials and in press releases. Our partners involved in the financing of this event and speakers may also have access to this content. If you agree to these terms and conditions and wish to participate in our event, you do not need to do anything else. Your participation constitutes consent to the use of your images and videos as described above.* *Please note that your participation in the event is not conditional on your consent to the use of your images and videos. However, if you do not want your images and videos to be used, please let us know and speak to us directly at the event and we will take appropriate measures to protect your privacy. Thank you for your understanding and support.*

Meditation Practice and Sharing: From Distraction to Happiness
Sat, Sep 19, 2:30 PM**We warmly invite you to the forth event of practice and sharing organized in this group.** **Schedule for this occasion:** - Opening Meditation, Mindful Yoga to settle in the body and the space (30 min.) - Meditation practice - Mindfulness, Effortlessness and sense doors practice (60 min.) - Sharing (30 min.) 💫 What this event offers for you: - Guided Meditations for arriving, calming the mind and tuning into your intuition - Mindful Yoga to connect with the body and allow natural presence - Mindfulness, Compassion and Effortlessness Meditation Practice to explore qualities of meditation and relate them with your own path - Meeting people interested in spirituality and Meditation - Safe Space for sharing - non-hierarchical and non-judgemental 🧘 About the Facilitators: - Kamil is an Effortless Mindfulness facilitator and self-exploration enthusiast. - Martin is a certified Mindfulness Teacher and Yogi who enjoys to practice Yogic - as well as Shamata/Vipassana - Meditation. **Event hosted by: *Spiritual Journey Sharing and Community* X *Meditation & Non-Duality Practice Community*** *"The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen. A saint does not want things to be different from what they are; he knows that, considering all factors, they are unavoidable. He is friendly with the inevitable and, therefore, does not suffer. Pain he may know, but it does not shatter him*.” (Nisargadatta Maharaj) **DE:** **Wir laden Dich ein zum vierten Treffen dieser Gruppe mit gemeinsamem Üben und Teilen.** **Zeitplan:** - kurze Meditation und achtsames Yoga zum Ankern im Körper und Ankommen (30 min.) - Meditation üben - Achtsamkeit, Gelassenheit + Übungen zu den Sinnestüren (60 min.) - Sharing/Teilen (30 min.) **Wir freuen uns auf das gemeinsame Üben** 💫 Was diese Veranstaltung bietet - Begleitete Meditationen zum Ankommen und um sich mit Ruhe und der eigenen Intuition zu verbinde - Achtsames Yoga zum Verbinden mit dem Körper für natürliche Präsen - Achtsamkeits-, Mitegfühls- und Gelassenheitsmeditation üben um verschiedene Qualitäten des Meditierens zu erfahren und auf den eigenen Pfad zu beziehe - Menschen treffen, die an Meditation und Spiritualität interessiert sin - Safe Space zum Teilen - nicht-hierarchisch und nicht-bewerten 🧘 **Über die Organisatoren** - Martin ist zertifizierter Achtsamkeitslehrer und Yogi und hat Freude am Üben der yogischen Meditation wie auch von Shamata / Vipassana - Kamil ist ein Facilitator für Effortless Mindfulness und Enthusiast für Self-Exploratio **Event organisiert gemeinsam mit der Meetup-Gruppe *Spiritual Journey Sharing and Communit***

LessWrong Community Weekend 2026
Fri, Sep 11, 10:00 AMJoin one large rationalist social gathering, which brings together 250+ aspiring rationalists from across Europe and beyond for 4 days of socializing, fun, and intellectual exploration. **Full Info & Applications:** [https://www.lesswrong.com/events/iqkaNDmhqpoZWNpXs/lesswrong-community-weekend-2026](https://www.lesswrong.com/events/iqkaNDmhqpoZWNpXs/lesswrong-community-weekend-2026) The whole event **will be participant-driven** in an unconference style: shortly before, and any time during, the weekend, a digital event schedule is filled with 100+ workshops, talks and activities by the attendees. The community weekend is family & LGBTQIA+-friendly, and after last year's amazing experience, we are increasing our effort into creating a diverse event where people of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and experiences feel like they are at home. We invite everyone who shares a **curiosity** for new perspectives to gain a truthful understanding of the world and its inhabitants, a **passion** for developing practices and systems that achieve our personal goals and, consequently, those of humanity at large, as well as a desire to nurture **empathetic relationships** that support and inspire us on our journey. **Price:** Regular ticket: €225\-275 \| Supporter ticket: €300/400/500\+ (The ticket includes accommodation from Friday to Monday, meals, and snacks.) Nobody makes any money from this event, and the organizer team is unpaid. This event has a special place in our heart, and we truly think there’s nothing else quite like it. It’s where so many of us made friends with whom we have more in common than each of us would’ve thought to be possible. It’s where new ideas have altered our opinions or even changed the course of life - in the best possible way. **Note:** You need to apply and be accepted via the application form. RSVPs are appreciated but don't count towards your participation.

Walk & Talk Sonntag in Charlottenburg DE
Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PMDu hast Lust, neue Leute kennenzulernen? Dann komm mit uns spazieren. Sonntag ist es wieder soweit. Wir gehen um den Lietzensee, bilden Zweiergruppen zum Kennenlernen und wechseln regelmäßig die Gesprächspartner. Treffpunkt: VOR dem Restaurant Rocco in Charlottenburg. Komm gerne in unsere WhatsApp-Gruppe, um Fragen zu stellen: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ii4XEqFgMn9CSIxgIO9LHG](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ii4XEqFgMn9CSIxgIO9LHG) Wir freuen uns auf eine nette Truppe. Kleine Hinweise: \- Unsere Walk & Talk Events finden auf Deutsch statt\. \- Meist sind wir so um 40\-50 Leute\. \- Wenn du doch nicht dabei sein kannst\, dann melde dich bitte vom Event ab\. So können wir das Event besser planen\. \- Das Event findet bei Regen nicht statt\.

Cuban salsa classes (Free for Beginners)
Wed, Sep 9, 5:00 PMCuban salsa classes every Wednesday . Join us, learn how to dance, save lives and make friends! **Classes**: 19:00 - Absolute Beginners (For Free) 20:00 - Beginners 2 21.00 - Improvers 1 **Price: (Card payment only)** 1 class - 7€ 10 class pass - 49€ or 42€ reduced* (To use within 11 weeks. Valid for all our classes. It can only be used by one person per class. No refund possible) * Reduced price for students, Schüler, Azubis, H4-Empfänger, and pensioners/retired folks. A valid proof is needed. **Why should you learn Salsa, and why with us?** - It's great fun! - You don't need any prior dancing experience. - You get to know loads of new people. - No registration, just swing by. - No fix starting date - you can start any week. - No dress code - come in whatever you feel comfortable in. Note:No outside shoes in the room: socks or a pair of clean shoes will be required - No partner needed - we change regularly during the classes (bring all your friends though!) - You can help us make a difference! **What is Salsa4Water**? Simple! We teach Salsa and donate all our profits to the NGO Welthungerhilfe, which uses these funds for their local projects in Malawi. Welthungerhilfe fights for equal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in nearly 40 countries world wide. This gives you the chance to save lives while dancing!

I WRITE @ Iska Café – A Cozy Silent Writing Club
Tue, Sep 8, 4:30 PMWelcome to **I WRITE**, a gentle space for anyone who wants to write—quietly, freely, and without judgement. We are a Berlin community of writers who gather together weekly to write, talk and recharge after a long week. Some of us journal, some write novels, some do academic writing, many people come without a project in mind and see where the inspiration flow takes them. This is a space to simply show up and write, a safe place to be yourself and to release all your layers onto the paper. There’s no set topic, no feedback circle, and no pressure. Just warm people, a calm atmosphere, and time dedicated to yourself. 🗓️ **Agenda:** * 18:30 - 19:00 **→** 30 min arriving, optional socialising (arrive early, meet other writers) * 19:00 - 20:00 **→** 1 hour of silent writing (headphones welcome, focus encouraged) * 20:00–20:30 **→** 30 mins optional chat or solo time (stay and chat or go celebrate the rest of your evening) 🎒 **Bring:** * Something to write with (laptop, notebook, phone, typewriter… anything goes) * Your current project or a blank page * Yourself, exactly as you are **👉 Responsibility:** * Our location is limited; thus, I am kindly asking you to RSVP only if you are willing to attend. **📍Location:** * We meet at the Iska Cafe at Kalckreuthstraße 7, 10777 Berlin. * Google map pin: [here](https://maps.app.goo.gl/765XQTN8KBGv95gx9) * 🚇 **U1\, U2 Wittenbergplatz \|\| U1\, U2\, U3\, U4 Nollendorfplatz** * 🚌 **106\, 187\, M19\, M29 An Der Urania \|\| M46 Motzstraße** Let's write together!
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