This will be both an in-person and online meeting.
Link to online meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89410205410?pwd=RUFQM3JIT1kvblNpbmo0dktUaU9GUT09
6:00pm - 7:00pm -- Meet & Greet
7:00pm - 8:00pm -- Speaker Presentation
8:00pm - 10:00pm -- After Party
Topic: AI For Good: Rebranding and Building our Community Website
This presentation demonstrates the practical application of AI-assisted development in rebuilding our organization's web presence. We will share how agentic AI tools transformed our 14-year-old, non-responsive website into a modern, secure, serverless application using Next.js with modern libraries. We will cover the complete development journey, from initial requirements gathering to deployment on Netlify, highlighting how AI coding assistants enabled a DevOps engineer to accomplish web development tasks traditionally requiring specialized frontend expertise. Key topics include modern web architecture, security best practices with comprehensive CI/CD scanning, third-party integrations and the benefits of open-source development. You will learn how AI tools can accelerate development while maintaining code quality and security standards, and not generate "AI Slop" ultimately delivering a cost-effective, maintainable solution that serves our community's needs.
About the Speaker
Wesley Kirkland is a Principal Solutions Architect at Coupe Health. He is passionate about a wide range of technology fields, including home automation, email, internet presence, AWS, and DevOps. Wesley is also a dedicated cat dad to four cats—two adorable tuxedo kitties, a gray boy, and a black void. Outside of tech, he enjoys baking and cooking, finding that food fuels the soul and provides a delightful break from the desk.
