Improving MN hosts this in-person joint event between the Twin Cities Solution Architecture Meetup group and the Minneapolis-Twin Cities Atlassian Community at Improving's beautiful Bde Maka Ska lakeside location!

Whether you're a career Solution Architect, you're interested in a preview of the Data Streaming Playbook session at Open Source North, or you'd like to learn the best techniques and Atlassian AI features for solution architecture documentation in Confluence, this event has you covered!

AGENDA

5:00-5:20 Arrive, check-in, grab something to eat and drink.

5:25-5:50 Open Source North (OSN) sneak peek: “Data Streaming Playbook” - 20 min. +5 min. for Q&A. Improving MN Consultants

5:55-6:10 Follow up on the March 2026 Twin Cities Solution Architecture Meetup: Architecture & AI - 15 min. Howard Dodd (VP Analyst, Software Engineering Strategy & Practices at Gartner Inc.)

6:15-7:15 Atlassian Atlassian Confluence and Rovo (AI) for Solution Architecture - 45 min. +15 min. for Q&A Tiffany Scolnic (Manager, Strategic Programs and Operations at Atlassian)

Improving MN is located in the Lakeside Center building on Excelsior Blvd, half a block west of W. Bde Maka Ska Parkway on the south side of Excelsior Blvd. The entrance to the building and the large free parking lot are accessible at the intersection of Excelsior Blvd and Market Plaza. There's also an entrance to the parking lot directly off W. Bde Maka Ska Parkway.

Doors on the north side of the building are not accessible after hours. Enter the building from the entrance on the east side of the parking lot. Take the elevator or walk up one flight of stairs to Improving. (Look for the Atlassian Community signs!)

There are two partially covered bike racks to the left of the entrance off the parking lot. For public transit routes visit Metro Transit's website.