Astronomer hosted an in-person event at their new office, gathering data science and engineering professionals from companies like Google and BNY Mellon despite the busy holiday season. Organized by NYC Data Council's Keira Zhou from Spotify, the event featured presentations including Statsig's Vineeth Madhusudanan on data infrastructure for product experimentation and Astronomer's Viraj Parekh demonstrating Apache Airflow, both sparking lively audience engagement. Networking opportunities were plentiful, complemented by pizza and drinks, but the event was not livestreamed to emphasize face-to-face interaction. Photographs captured the event's energy, and there were discussions on topics like CUPED, experimentation culture, and A/B testing, with insights from industry experts like Ronny Kohavi and Allon Korem.