AWS User Group Dublin

Happy New Year to all!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday @ 12.45pm for our 'DEVELOPER EDITION' Recap of Reinvent, courtesy of Danilo Poccia, AWS Chief Evangelist (EMEA)

NOTE: Given the short duration of the event, we've refined the subject of Danilo's talk to focus on SERVERLESS, which I know will be a hugely popular topic for everyone.
Send your questions for Danilo on SERVERLESS to [masked] and you could win a great prize!

TALK TITLE: "What Can You Do with Serverless – In 2021!"

Serverless is always evolving (faster than any definition) and each year new capabilities simplify existing workloads and enable new applications to be implemented in an easier, more efficient way. At AWS, we focused our efforts to increase performance, give options on how to package and deploy, optimize costs for faster interactions, and simplify service integrations. Looking at some of the updates from re:Invent 2020, our yearly learning conference, we introduce the reasoning behind the new features, and how to use them to reduce architecture complexity, including real world examples of what AWS customers are doing, so that you can focus on creating value for YOUR customers.

We'll have AWS engineers on hand to answer your questions AND we'll have AWS Credits to give away. We will include a roundup of the latest AWS Community news, Jobs and Training announcements, and of course opportunities to win AWS credits too.

All squeezed into an hour.

See you on Thursday!
Ronan

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Are you are interested in speaking, sponsoring, volunteering or if you would like to support the User Group in 2021, get in touch at [masked]

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"Re:Invent Recap - DEVELOPER EDITION (online)"

Event: AWS Reinvent Recap - DEVELOPER EDITION (online)
Speaker(s): Danilo Poccia, Ronan Guilfoyle
Format: Lunchtime, Online
Registration (Free): http://bit.ly/reinvent2021D
Date: Feb 4th, 2021
Time: 12.45pm
Duration: 1 Hour

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This is a FREE Online-only Event for AWS Engineers of all levels.

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AGENDA

12.45 - Register/Log In/Welcome
12.50 - DANILO POCCIA, Chief Evangelist (EMEA), AWS
13.30 - RONAN GUILFOYLE, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS

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TO REGISTER, FOLLOW THIS LINK...

http://bit.ly/reinvent2021D

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WITH THANKS to Community Partners:

Liberty IT, Deloitte

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available fore each event.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT. If you show up at a physical location looking for a live meetup, we won't see you. And you won't see us.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available afterwards.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use.

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Event Produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí
AWS User Group Dublin, Organizer

Hi!!!

Thanks to the hundreds of you who stopped by on Tuesday last for our AWS COMMUNITY DAY LIVE event, we had an amazing time meeting you all!

The event is now AVAILABLE ON DEMAND, which means for the next 5 days ALL MEMBERS of the USER GROUP can access over 20+ sessions by leading experts from the world of AWS, both local and global.

The ON DEMAND period lasts 5 days only, starting Friday 16th October, 2020 and so log in and see how the big day went!

GET ACCESS

Register for the event & get automatic access:
http://bit.ly/aws2020dub
OR
If you had ALREADY REGISTERED for the LIVE event, just go to https://crowdcomms.com/awscdd2020

When you are logged in, don't forget to ENTER THE COMPETITION for a chance to win AWS Credits, Raspberry Pi's, Minidrones and other cool stuff!!

ENTER THE COMPETITION

1) Log into the Platform.
2) Post a short comment to the Community Wall
3) Tweet the same comment, using the hashtag #awsdublin

It's hard to pick out any session for particular mention and so I won't - other than to say.... don't miss Jeff Barr's insightful talk on Rethink, Reinvent and Rebuild.

That's it for now, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming AWS Community Events & Initiatives ;)

Ronan Ó Caollaí
AWS User Group Dublin @awsusergroups

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AWS COMMUNITY DAY DUBLIN - EVENT SUMMARY 13th OCT 2020

--->>20+ Talks!
* Jeff Barr's insightful and very unique talk 'Rethink, Reinvent, Rebuild'
* AWS' new Principle Developer Advocate with responsibility for Developer Tools, David Isbitski shared his vision for Developer Tools.
* Excellent talks by Red Hat, Version 1, Checkpoint, Parly, Equinix and many more.
* Technical deep dives into "AI As A Service", Machine Learning, Amazon Managed Blockchain, AWS Outposts, Security, Serverless, DevOps, Startups!
* Meet the Eventbot - the User Group's very own Conversation AI agent built by Parly.ai!

AWS COMMUNITY DAY, DUBLIN 2020

Broadcasting LIVE from DUBLIN, Ireland on October 13th, 2020 and featuring AWS Chief Evangelist and VP JEFF BARR!

It's 100% FREE and 100% VIRTUAL.

*****REGISTER early for Free AND get ACCESS ALL AREAS******

REGISTRATIONS - https://bit.ly/aws2020dub

*****SUBMIT TALKS and WORKSHOP proposals here******

SUBMISSIONS - https://sessionize.com/aws2020/

Join us @ 10am on Oct 13th, for a packed programme of high quality technical content covering the hottest AWS topics including

* SECURITY
* SERVERLESS
* ENTERPRISE CLOUD
* AI & ML
* STARTUPS
......and so much more.

We'll have special guests dropping in, prize draws featuring excellent prizes, AWS Credits and so much more!

FEATURING

* KEYNOTE by JEFF BARR VP of AWS
* HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS (SERVERLESS, AI as a SERVICE)
* TALKS & ROUNDTABLES
* STARTUP REPUBLIC
* GREAT PRIZES

Join a great panel of speakers each with a wealth of knowledge and experience in building AWS applications.

Our speakers will answer questions directly, so make sure you come armed with at least one.

****This is a Free Online Event for AWS Engineers of all levels********

SPONSORS
Title Sponsors: Red Hat, Version 1
Category Sponsors: Checkpoint, Parly

EVENT DETAILS....

Live On Air: 10am-4pm GMT (UTC+1), 13th OCT, 2020
Duration: 6 Hours!

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register to get access https://bit.ly/aws2020dub
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT. If you show up at a physical location looking for a live meetup, we won't see you there.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms, available on request.
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AWS User Group Dublin

AWS SUMMER CAMP [JULY 28, 2020] - SERVERLESS STRATEGIES

Broadcasting weekly in July from DUBLIN, Ireland, the AWS Community Summer Camp 2020 continues JULY 28th @ 6pm GMT (UTC +1)

We'll cover...

* News of 1,000 new Amazon jobs in Dublin!

* SERVERLESS STRATEGIES: Choosing the right compute and event services for AWS migrations.

* ACCELERATE & AMPLIFY: Use AWS Amplify to building an online bookstore... in a day.

* AWS NEWS & Announcements:

Join a great panel of speakers each with a wealth of knowledge and experience in building AWS applications.

Our speakers will answer questions directly, so make sure you come armed with at least one.

Register here: https://bit.ly/awsjul28

JULY 28th @ 6pm GMT (UTC+1)

****This is a Free Online Event for AWS Engineers of all levels - 6pm Tuesday 28th JULY, 2020****

SPEAKERS

PATRICK PALMER, Solutions Architect, AWS
- "AWS News Roundup + Announcements"

EOIN SHANAGHY, CTO FourTheorem
"Choosing the right compute and event services for AWS migration (with a Serverless bias!)"

MANOJ FERNANDO, 99X TECHNOLOGIES, AWS COMMUNITY HERO
"How I Built an Online Store in One Day with AWS Amplify"

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Register Now! https://bit.ly/awsjul28
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EVENT DETAILS....

Live On Air: 6pm GMT (UTC+1), 28th July, 2020
Platform: ZOOM
Duration: 2 Hours
Register Here: https://bit.ly/awsjul28

WITH THANKS to our Community Partners
Deloitte, Liberty IT, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT. If you show up at a physical location looking for a live meetup, we won't see you there.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks. Yes I know I know.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.
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Series produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí
AWS User Group Dublin, Organizer

AWS SUMMER CAMP [JULY 21] - AWS CDK + More....

Broadcasting weekly in July from DUBLIN, Ireland, the AWS Community Summer Camp 2020 continues JULY 21st @ 6pm GMT (UTC +1)

Yes, that's tonight @ 6pm!

"Where can I get all my questions about the AWS Cloud Development Kit answered?"
"I've a bunch of questions about Amazon Connect - can I get a live demo and perhaps talk directly to someone?"
"Can someone tell me how AWS Certification works. How can my organization and I better plan our upskilling strategy?"
"I'm learning about Conversational AI at the moment - but what are practical "real world' steps involved in successfully deploying a commercial grade Conversation First application?"

Pull up close to the campfire this evening as we've got an amazing panel of speakers lined up, each with a wealth of knowledge. Tonight's agenda is a veritable treasure chest of heroic tales involving AWS CDK, Amazon Connect, AWS Certs & Training and Application Development for a Conversation First world.

Our speakers will answer questions directly, so make sure you come armed with at least one.

Register here: https://bit.ly/awsjul21

And don't forget to share with your friends.

JULY 21st @ 6pm GMT (UTC+1)

****This is a Free Online Event for AWS Engineers of all levels - 6pm Tuesday 21st JULY, 2020****

SPEAKERS

PATRICK PALMER, Solutions Architect, AWS
- "AWS News Roundup + Announcements"

RANDALL HUNT, Senior Software Engineer, AWS
- "AWS CDK and Amazon Connect Masterclass"

IZABELA MILEWSKA , Digital Skills Global Leader, AWS
- "AWS Training & Certification - Looking to the Future"

ALAN KIERNAN, Cation Consulting / Parly.ai
- "Conversation First Apps - What, When, Who and How"

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Register Now! https://bit.ly/awsjul21
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EVENT DETAILS....

Live On Air: 6pm GMT (UTC+1), 21st July, 2020
Platform: ZOOM
Duration: 2 Hours
Register Here: https://bit.ly/awsjul21

WITH THANKS to our Community Partners
Deloitte, Liberty IT, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT. If you show up at a physical location looking for a live meetup, we won't see you there.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks. Yes I know I know.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.
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Series produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí
AWS User Group Dublin, Organizer

AWS SUMMER CAMP [JULY 14] - DEVOPS TOOLING by AWS

Broadcasting weekly on the AWS Community Frequency from Ireland, the AWS Community Summer Camp 2020 continues JULY 14th with an online session dedicated to DevOps and AWS!!

JULY 14th @ 6pm GMT (UTC+1)

****This is an Online Only Event - 6pm Tuesday 14th JULY, 2020****

SPEAKERS

HEITOR LESSA, Principal Serverless Lead, AWS
- Lambda Powertools

JIM BRIKMAN, CTO of Gruntwork.io
-Automated Testing for Terraform, Docker, Packer and more...

DARKO MESAROŠ, Developer Advocate, AWS
- CloudFormation / CDK

PATRICK PALMER, Snr Solutions Architect, AWS
- Weekly News Roundup

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Register Now! https://bit.ly/awscamp23
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EVENT DETAILS....

Live On Air: 6pm GMT (UTC+1), 07th July, 2020
Platform: ZOOM
Duration: 2 Hours
Register Here: https://bit.ly/awscamp23

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Checkpoint Software, Deloitte, Liberty IT, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.

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Series produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí
AWS User Group, Organizer

AWS SUMMER CAMP [JULY 7] - HEROES & CHAMPIONS

JULY 07th @ 6pm GMT (UTC+1)

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/awscamp22

The AWS Community Summer Camp continues JULY 7th with an online session dedicated to learning how AWS is being used to build real live products and services.

We'll also feature the launch of AWS Community Day 2020, and a deep dive into AWS Control Tower, AWS HoneyCode and More!

All in 2 Hours.

SUMMARY
* Get Updated on the most recent releases and announcements by AWS.
* Learn how a Dublin consultancy and a UK company used Voice technology to build a new way to engage and excite sport fans, using AWS and Alexa.
* Find out about AWS Control Tower via Deep Dive including a Live Demo
* Find out about AWS Community Day from an AWS Customer's perspective.
* Launch of AWS Community Day DUBLIN 2020. We have exciting news about who is doing the keynote!

Speakers this evening include...

* Dave Anderson, Director of Technology, Liberty IT
* Alan Kiernan / Sophie Hind, Cation / Voiceworks
* Ronan Guilfoyle, AWS
* Chris Johnson, Solutions Architect, AWS

Live On Air:
6pm GMT (UTC+1), 07th July, 2020
Duration: 2 Hours

SPEAKERS & TALKS

* Dave Anderson - AWS Community Day - An AWS Customer's Perspective
As Director of Technology with Liberty IT, working on many Liberty Mutual key systems, David has exposure to a wide range of technologies and techniques covering Architecture, Cloud, UX, Dev, Test, DevOps, AI/ML, Voice, Analytics, Cyber-Security & Emerging Technologies. A life-long programmer, David brings deep technical knowledge along with strong collaboration and teamwork skills to deliver business value. Since 1997, Liberty IT has created complex world class IT solutions exclusively for Fortune 100 U.S. parent company, Liberty Mutual Insurance, developing a wide range of enterprise scale, Customer Focused solutions which leverage cloud technologies, agile engineering and disciplined practice to enable highly dynamic business needs. Software Development is a critical component of digital transformation.

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* Alan Kiernan, Sophie Hind
"Voice: A new way to engage and excite sport fans"

Alexa offers Sports Clubs, Governing Bodies and Tournaments a new channel to connect with fans worldwide. But delivering voice and audio content with emotion is key to delivering engaged audiences and a great user experience. In this discussion, Cation Consulting & Voiceworks AI discuss how they deliver exceptional voice first experiences within new technical domains.
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* Chris Johnson, AWS Solutions Architect

Chris works with leading customers of AWS to enable them take full advantage of innovative AWS features.

"If you’re an organization with multiple AWS accounts and teams, cloud setup and governance can be complex and time consuming, slowing down the very innovation you’re trying to speed up. AWS Control Tower provides the easiest way to set up and govern a new, secure, multi-account AWS environment based on best practices established through AWS’ experience working with thousands of enterprises as they move to the cloud. In this talk, Chris Johnson, Solutions Architect with AWS brings us through a comprehensive step-by-step process enterprises can follow to go from a zero AWS footprint to running a multi-account, production-ready environment."

* Ronan Guilfoyle, AWS Senior Solutions Architect

Ronan will give us a full roundup of recent announcements and releases by AWS.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Checkpoint Software, Deloitte, Liberty IT, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.

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Series produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí

AWS Machine Learning | Blockchain

Join your local AWS Community online on:

June 23rd @ 6pm GMT (UTC+1)

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/awscamp21

The AWS Community Summer Camp continues Tuesday 23rd June with an online session dedicated to two of the most disruptive technologies shaping the world today:

Machine Learning & Blockchain

Get your FREE ticket now.

Prizes for questions.

Live On Air:
6pm GMT (UTC+1), 23rd Jun, 2020
Duration: 2 Hours

PANELISTS:
* JULIEN SIMON, Global Technical Evangelist, AI & ML, AWS
* LANA KALASHNYK, Principal Blockchain Architect, AWS
* PATRICK PALMER, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS (Dublin)

AGENDA (Duration: 2 Hours)
6.00pm (GMT) - Kickoff
6.10pm - JULIEN SIMON - "AWS Machine Learning Tools"
6.50pm - LANA KALASHNYK - "Building solutions with blockchain, ledger and cryptographic verification technologies."
7.30pm - PATRICK PALMER, AWS "Updates & Latest News"

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/awscamp21

Don't forget to ASK QUESTIONS via Q&A function in Zoom during the event, or by tweeting us at @awsusergroups

LANA KALASHNYK
Lana is a Principal Blockchain Architect and a Global Partner Technology Lead at Amazon Web Services. While at AWS, Lana led the creation of the Blockchain Partner Program and the technical incubation of the Blockchain Partners in multiple industries. Prior to AWS Lana has over 12 years of lead engineering positions launching innovative solutions for bourgeoning startups and Fortune 500 companies.

Session Description:

"Organizations increasingly use blockchain and ledger technologies to improve transparency and accuracy of their transactional data, and to cut costs by removing traditional intermediaries. In this session, we will explore how you can use Amazon Managed Blockchain to improve traceability of supply chains, and Amazon Quantum Ledger Database to build cryptographically verifiable systems of record."

JULIEN SIMON
As a Global AI & Machine Learning Evangelist, Julien focuses on helping developers and enterprises bring their ideas to life.

Prior to joining AWS, Julien served for 10 years as CTO/VP Engineering in top-tier web startups where he led large Software and Ops teams in charge of thousands of servers worldwide

Session Description to Follow

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Checkpoint Software, Deloitte, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.

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This event is the latest talk in the 'AWS Summer Camp' series.

If you have an idea for a TALK or would like to sponsor an event, contact the organizer at [masked]

THEMES include SERVERLESS, SECURITY, AI/ML, DEVOPS/DEVELOPER TOOLS, IOT, STARTUPS, INNOVATING with AWS, CAREERS in AWS.

Series produced by

Ronan Ó Caollaí

AWS Security, Emerging Tech & Cloud Economics

Tomorrow, June 16th @ 6pm GMT!

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/awscamp20

We're delighted to bring you another amazing panel of speakers for the next online AWS Summer Camp session. Sharpen your AWS skills and learn valuable insights from AWS experts as far afield as San Francisco, Washington DC, Sweden, New York, U.K and here in Ireland.

We'll be talking 'Security, Emerging Tech and Cloud Economics'

Get your FREE ticket now!

On Air:
6pm (GMT), 16th Jun, 2020 (yoikes, yes that's tomorrow!!)
Duration: 2 Hours

PANELISTS:
* COREY QUINN, Duckbill Group (@QuinnyPig)
* MERRITT BAER, Principle Security Architect, AWS (@MerrittBaer)
* J.D. BEAN, AWS Solutions Architect
* SATISH NATARAJAN, AWS LEAD UK, Deloitte
* YONATAN PHILIP, Checkpoint Software
* PATRICK PALMER, Solutions Architect, AWS (Dublin)
* GUNNAR GROSCH, Opsio and AWS Serverless Hero (@GunnarGrosch)

AGENDA (Duration: 2 Hours)
6.00pm (GMT) - Kickoff
6.05pm - Satish Natarajan, Deloitte Head of UK AWS Lead (Security – focusing on security tooling, guard duty and security hub)
6.20pm - Merritt & Corey & JD, "Riffing on...Cloud Security & Cloud Economics / Q&A"
7.00pm - Patrick Palmer, AWS SA - Update & Q&A
7.15pm - Yonatan Philip, Checkpoint Software: "Securing Your Workloads without a Load of Work"
7.45pm - Gunnar Grosch, Opsio
8.15pm - Ends

ZOOM REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/awscamp20

Grab your FREE ticket now (REGISTER ON ZOOM!) and join like-minded AWS users for a unique blend of technical deep dives, industry leader interviews, Community Q&A's and lots more...

Don't forget to ASK QUESTIONS via Q&A function in Zoom during the event, or by tweeting us at @awsusergroups

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Checkpoint Software, Deloitte, Singlepoint

TERMS & CONDITIONS
* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* This is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT.
* The event will be recorded and will be made available in the coming weeks.
* Participation in the event is subject to Community Terms of Use, available on request.

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This event is the latest talk in our 9-part 'AWS Summer Camp' series.

If you have an idea for a TALK or would like to sponsor an event, contact the organizer at [masked]

THEMES include SERVERLESS, SECURITY, AI/ML, DEVOPS/DEVELOPER TOOLS, IOT, STARTUPS, INNOVATING with AWS, CAREERS in AWS.

Series produced by

AWS User Group Dublin

The AWS Summer Camp continues online on June 9th @ 6pm GMT with a very special session, focusing on Innovating using AWS.

Are you building a product? Involved in a startup using AWS? Or are you improving / innovating new systems within an enterprise environment? In all cases, you can take advantage of a range of AWS tools and services that can speed up this process.

We're delighted to welcome Jeff Barr to the Summer Camp. Jeff is VP at AWS and will talk about the secret to building great products at scale. Jeff will cover Leadership Principles, Working Backwards, Narratives, Innovation, Failure, Willingness to be Misunderstood, and so forth.

Joining us from Los Angeles for this broadcast will be Randall Hunt, Senior Engineer with AWS. Randall previously worked with SpaceX and was one of the first developers at MongoDB. Randall's talk this evening will focus on the AWS CDK.

Also joining us will be some of the local AWS team to talk us through some of the latest news.

INNOVATION & AWS: How to build great products at scale.
Starts: 6pm (GMT), 09th Jun, 2020
Duration: 2 Hours

REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/jeffjune - Register Now!

THIS IS FREE and is an ONLINE-ONLY EVENT.

* You MUST register directly on Zoom to get access. We have a limited number of slots available.
* If you have questions for our speakers, please tweet these in advance to @AWSUSERGROUPS or during the event.
* The event will be recorded and made available in the coming weeks.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Checkpoint Software, Deloitte, Singlepoint

AGENDA - 09th JUN, 2020

6pm - Start Broadcast
6.05pm - Patrick Palmer, AWS - What's New in AWS Startups
6.30pm - Jeff Barr, VP AWS - Culture of Innovation
7.10pm - Randall Hunt, AWS - AWS CDK Deep Dive
7.50pm - Ends

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This is the latest talk in our 12-part 'AWS Summer Camp' series. By bringing together leading figures from AWS, AWS Partner Network and from AWS communities, we're creating a community platform where knowledge can flow and ideas can flourish.

If you have an idea for a TALK or would like to SPONSOR a talk theme, contact the organizer at [masked]

THEMES include SERVERLESS, SECURITY, AI/ML, DEVOPS/DEVELOPER TOOLS, IOT, STARTUPS, INNOVATING with AWS, CAREERS in AWS.

Series organized by

Ronan O Caollai
AWS User Group Dublin