Hacknight @ Grand Central Tech

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About the event:

Come join us for a night of hacking at Microsoft’s Grand Central Tech Space! There will be a talk on Microsoft APIs and time to work on your own projects.

The event is self-paced, feel free to come with a project or just come willing to learn something new :)

Please bring your own laptop and charger, refreshments will be provided.

Schedule:

6:30 - 7:00 Networking and food/drinks

7:00 - 7:15 Opening remarks and Microsoft presentation, "Microsoft Cognitive Services: Adding Smarts to Your Application"

7:15 - 9:00 Hacking

About the talk:

Have you ever wanted to analyze someone's emotions in a picture but didn't know how? Or maybe you're working on an awesome bot but don't know how to make the bot smarter? With Microsoft Cognitive Services, we can do just that and add smarts to our applications. In this talk we will learn how get started and discuss the possibilities of this API.

Heather Shapiro is a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft.

About the host:

The Hub@GCT is a one-of-a-kind space purpose-built to support and materially advance the prospects of entrepreneurs and companies seeking to address New York City’s most pressing urban challenges in sectors such as energy, waste, transportation, agriculture, and water. Located in the Hub@GCT, the Microsoft Reactor is a community space for making connections, resources and talent more accessible to local startups and the developer community. All developers are welcome, regardless of their platform or tool preferences.