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Aug 5th session ran long probably because nobody wanted to stop. That is the best problem a community can have. === September 23rd is going to be the next one (maintaining roughly 45 days interval, Wednesday to be consistent) — and I tried to derive this agenda draft (subject to change!) directly from some of your questions/discussion topics that emerged from Aug 5th. Please mark your calendars. === Note: Venue is TBD === Tentative Times === In-person, 2 hours, Atlanta, GA possibly in town or midtown. === Doors open 12:30 PM. Session kicks off 1:00 PM. === Three topics. All driven by what YOU asked last time. === PART 1 — UNSTRUCTURED DATA + OPENRAG + CONTEXT ENGINEERING Enterprise AI runs on data. Most of that data is unstructured — documents, emails, contracts, case notes, reports. How do you make it AI-ready? We go deep on unstructured data processing and OpenRAG — the open, scalable approach to retrieval-augmented generation that does not lock you in. But this is bigger than RAG. OpenRAG is a context engineering story. Instead of stuffing a prompt and hoping, you build a pipeline that gives agents the right context, at the right time, at scale. Context engineering is becoming essential to go from testing and prototype to production. This is where it gets real. === PART 2 — CONTROL PLANE TELEMETRY — WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS? Continuing from Aug 5 session. Lets not lose that context (pun intended!).The control plane governs what agents do. But how do you explain that to a business stakeholder? How do you translate agent telemetry to say risks, audit, compliance reporting etc.,.. === PART 3 — COMMUNITY SHOWCASE — WHAT DID YOU BUILD WITH BOB? This part is yours. Looking for volunteer(s). === Detailed AGENDA Draft === -> 12:30 PM Doors open — arrive early, connect with the room === -> 1:00 PM Unstructured Data + OpenRAG + Context Engineering === -> 1:35 PM Control Plane Telemetry — translating agent behavior to business outcomes , Quantum Safe

Join us for a casual happy hour at Westside Motor Lounge, a chance to connect with others across the Atlanta tech community in a relaxed, social setting. This one is all about meeting new people, catching up with familiar faces, and having real conversations. It’s an easy way to expand your network and get plugged into the community. If you’ve been to past events, come hang and reconnect. If you’re new, this is a great entry point — just show up, say hi, and join a conversation. 📍 Westside Motor Lounge 🕒 6 PM - 8:30 PM Food and drinks will be available for purchase (everyone covers their own tab). If you’ve been wanting to meet more people in the community or just get out and connect, we’d love to see you there. Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

Come see demos, learn about new tools, and more from the hackers pushing the possibilities of AI in Atlanta. Rough plan for the evening: 7:00 - Doors open, food and drinks, introductions 7:30 - Welcome from the new organizers 7:45 - Demos from our presenters 8:30 - Networking and board games after We strongly suggest bringing a laptop if possible. A few things worth knowing: \- The event is hosted by Dirty South AI with special support from our sponsors Autonomous Agent AI \- The venue is South Park Lofts in Reynoldstown\, minutes from Downtown\, Midtown\, Buckhead and Decatur\. \- Parking is along Kirkwood Avenue near the Beltline\. Please RSVP so we can plan food and seating accordingly. If you are interested in presenting at this or a future meetup, reply here or message the organizers directly. Watch our meetups live and support Dirty South AI: Watch on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/autonomousagentai Support us monthly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/DirtySouthAI/membership Make a one-time contribution: https://donate.stripe.com/dRmaEZ7ce4dVaT99W82880c