Introduction to Microsoft Bot Framework with Sam Fernando

Do you know that you can book your flights via Skype? SkyScanner has a bot for Skype, where you can book your next holiday via chat. You may even use the Advertiser Bot through Facebook to get your daily news digest. Bots are even making enterprises be efficient and productive by letting you focus on what you do best and let the Bot do the grunt work.

Bots are not new, but they are becoming more powerful, pervasive and acceptable in today’s society as a way to get answers, access information, buy goods and request for services. Not only chatting or texting, you could also be talking to a Bot via connectors like Cortana too.

Sam Fernando will step us through the basics of the Microsoft Bot Framework, developing bots, hosting in Azure and connecting with channels like Facebook, Skype and Cortana.

About Sam

Sam Fernando is a Microsoft Solutions Architect and a Technology Specialist at ASG Group with more than 10+ years of experience. His work span across multiple industries including government, utilities, financial services, education & health. Sam participates in all aspects of architecture and development using Microsoft technologies and Azure from R&D to implementation. He’s also part of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 User Group in Adelaide and loves to play with the latest technologies when he’s got spare time.

Agenda

5.30pm - Welcome and What's New
5.45pm - Bots
6.45pm - Pizza
7pm - Networking
7.30pm - Close