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Data Bristol's September evening at iO Associates on St Bartholomew's House, sponsored and hosted by the tech recruitment specialists. Two sessions: an introduction to fabric-toolbox and why it matters if you work in the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem, and a walkthrough of Data API Builder for standing up database APIs quickly. Doors and networking from 18:00, talks from 18:30. Aimed at data engineers, analytics engineers and BI developers. Free.

Bristol's long-running PHP user group meets for two talks: Mike Page on raising the profile of PHP today, and Ade on "Vibing with Pikachu". Pizza, drinks and a pub afterwards.

Deeptech founder spotlight on Albotherm, with the origin story and live demonstrations of the product, followed by networking among Future Space's science park tenants.

Matt Dowse and Mary Stevens on building demonstrators for AI at a responsible, appropriate scale — AI that stays inside planetary boundaries. Lunchtime talk with discussion, free but book ahead.

First in the NatWest Accelerator's funding series: how to finance growth without handing over control of your company. Practical workshop for founders weighing their options.

The group picks an ML topic and builds a proof of concept together on the night. Hands-on rather than lecture format, and genuinely open to beginners.

Adam Coburn, Art Director at Brain Rack Games, on how large 3D environments actually get built — drawing on Human Fall Flat, I Am Dead and Dangerous Golf.

A panel on raising money as a neurodivergent founder — how investors read you, and which parts of the process quietly filter people out. Part of the accelerator's Catalyst series.

Three talks on applied AI — building with LLMs, AI for personal productivity, and where the whole thing is heading — then pizza, drinks and networking. Part of the international Mindstone network.

Bristol's Umbraco user group meets for talks including headless publishing with Umbraco, hosted this month by agency Bump. Free — ignore any upsells at registration.

Noel Tovey-Grindlay on orchestrating multi-agent AI systems and the harness he built for it, Project Clyde, plus a walkthrough of WebMCP. Demo-led, for people actually shipping agents.

Women's Tech Hub's fortnightly open session — study, work through a tutorial, or talk careers with people further along. All levels, male allies welcome.

The Marketing Meetup brings its deliberately low-pressure format to Bristol — talks from 18:30, open networking from 19:15, refreshments throughout. Pay what you like, £5 to £50.

The South West chapter of the UK Dynamics 365 and Power Platform user group. Opens with Adrian Cole and Neil Rowlands on what architects and consultants are still for once AI gathers requirements and writes the code. Food provided.

Talks and networking for Bristol technologists, hosted in software consultancy Ghyston's office. Free, and consistently one of the easier rooms to walk into cold.

Miranda Mowbray of the University of Bristol on what you do when your boss asks you to do something unethical. Runs networking, news roundup, talk, Q&A, then concrete actions — one of the better-attended AI meetups in the city.

CodeHub Bristol's fortnightly social coding session — side projects, coding challenges, or just company while you work. Arrive by 18:30.

Professor James Faulconbridge presents TiPS research from 60+ professional services firms on how AI adoption actually plays out. Aimed at partners, fee earners and innovation leads in law and accountancy.

Bristol's product management meetup, part of the global ProductTank network. Two talks — the first on AI second brains for lean product work — with drinks and snacks between, and the pub afterwards. Consistently the biggest product room in the city.

Six lightning talks of career hindsight from experienced tech figures, aimed at people nought to seven years in. Explicitly no sales pitches and no recruiter pressure; pizza and drinks.

The South West's AI community gathers for a full afternoon and evening: show-and-tell presentations, co-creation workshops, insight sessions, panels and the AI Bumper Quiz, with food and beer. Built to work whether you are AI-curious or already running models in production — the largest AI gathering in the Bristol calendar this month.