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Meetups I co-host in Sydney with Jeremy Yee, bringing local builders together to share their work, try Codex and learn from each other.

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The meetup series

Demos, questions and good company.

Meetup 05 · 14 October 2026
DevDay Exchange Community: Sydney
5:30–7:30 PM AEDT · Mantel, Sydney CBD
I co-hosted DevDay Exchange Community: Sydney with Jeremy Yee at Mantel on 14 October. We brought local builders together to explore the ideas and announcements from OpenAI DevDay, share what they were making and hear community talks and demos. Thanks to Mantel for hosting us again.
- Ideas, tools and announcements from OpenAI DevDay
- Community talks and demonstrations
Agenda & hosts
Hosted by
Arafat Tehsin, Jeremy Yee
Location
Level 21, 580 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
The programme
5:30–7:30
DevDay ideas, community talks and demos
Explore the announcements and share work with local builders.
Event details on Luma ↗On Codex Sydney ↗
Hosting DevDay Exchange at Mantel, Sydney · 14 October 2026.
Meetup 04 · 13 September 2026
Astra Commons: Sydney
1:00–5:00 PM AEST · Arrayah, Drummoyne
A relaxed Sunday afternoon to mark the GPT-6 Astra launch, meet local builders and exchange ideas over drinks, conversations and open laptops.
- Conversations about the GPT-6 Astra launch
- Meeting developers, students, founders and curious local builders
Agenda & hosts · more photos
Hosted by
Arafat Tehsin, Jeremy Yee, Daniel Malkinson, akshat
Location
53 Wrights Road, Drummoyne NSW 2047
The programme
1:00–5:00
Coffee, Astra and community
An informal afternoon of conversations and sharing ideas with local builders.
Local builders together at Astra Commons.
Event details on Luma ↗Full recap & gallery ↗
Conversations around the room at Arrayah.
Meetup 03 · 19 August 2026
Codex Community Meetup: Sydney
5:30–7:30 PM AEST · Sydney CBD
An evening of practical demos and questions, with Codexlingo's approach to learning by doing and a workflow for keeping Codex-built interfaces on brand.
- Codexlingo: learning Codex through practical missions
- Codex, On Brand: combining MCP, structured JSON and controlled React components
Agenda & hosts · more photos
Hosted by
Arafat Tehsin, Jeremy Yee
Location
Hosted with Mantel in Sydney
Community speakers
Galen Yuan, Angela Cao, Celilsemi Sam Erkiner
The programme
5:30
Doors and introductions
Meet the community and settle in.
6:00
Welcome and Codex updates
A partner welcome and the latest Codex context.
6:10
Codexlingo — Learn Codex by Doing
Galen Yuan and Angela Cao share mission-based learning.
6:40
Codex, On Brand
Celilsemi Sam Erkiner demonstrates a workflow for preserving brand constraints.
7:00
Questions and conversations
Discuss the demos and compare practical workflows.
Questions from the community.
Event details on Luma ↗Full recap & gallery ↗
Codexlingo, demonstrated to the room.
Meetup 02 · 15 July 2026
OpenAI Build Week Community Meetup — Sydney
5:30–7:30 PM AEST · Haymarket, Sydney
A Build Week evening of community demonstrations, from product design and accessible information to game development, followed by questions and conversations.
- Community projects and working Codex demonstrations
- Product design, accessibility and game-development workflows
Agenda & hosts · more photos
Hosted by
Arafat Tehsin, Jeremy Yee, Antler Australia
Location
Hosted with Antler Australia during OpenAI Build Week
Community speakers
Jane Arandelovic, Oliver Scott, Daria Podrezova, Kwabena Bediako
The programme
5:30
Doors open
Meet other builders before the talks.
6:00
Codex updates
Updates from Codex and the Build Week programme.
6:15
Community demos
Builders share their projects and take questions.
7:00
Networking
Continue the conversation after the demos.
The conversations after the demos.
Event details on Luma ↗Full recap & gallery ↗
A working project, shared with the community.
Meetup 01 · 24 June 2026
Codex Community Meetup: Sydney — the first meetup
From 5:30 PM AEST · Millers Point, Sydney
As a Codex Ambassador, I co-hosted Sydney's first Codex community meetup. I opened with an introduction to Codex and the community: what we were building together, where we were headed and the diversity we wanted to keep at its heart from day one. The evening brought builders, community experts and members of the OpenAI team together for updates, working demos, questions and conversations.
- The first evening of Sydney's Codex community series
- Community demonstrations and questions about practical coding-agent workflows
Agenda & hosts · more photos
Hosted by
Arafat Tehsin, Regina Lin, Jeremy Yee
Location
Millers Point; the exact venue was shared with confirmed guests
Community speakers
Regina Lin, Jane Arandelovic, Oliver Scott
The programme
5:30
Doors and introductions
Meet the room before the talks.
6:00
Codex updates
Updates and context for the community.
6:15
Community demos
Working projects and questions from the room.
7:00
Conversations
Continue the discussion after the demonstrations.
Introducing the community at our first Sydney meetup.
Event details on Luma ↗Full recap & gallery ↗
The first Codex Sydney meetup. Photography by Hansen Marudai.