Hands-On: Advanced Prompt Engineering

Agenda :

• 4.45 to 5.00 PM ET: Food and Networking
• 5.00 to 5.50 PM ET: "Hands-On: Advanced Prompt Engineering"

Hello Everyone! Please join us for our July 14th edition of the AI-ML MeetUp. Please note this is an in-person meeting and light refreshments/food will be provided. You will need a government-issued ID to enter the facility.

Title: Hands-On: Advanced Prompt Engineering

Description: Join us for a hands-on User Group session on Advanced Prompt Engineering, where we will go beyond basic prompting and explore practical techniques for building more reliable, structured, and reusable prompts for real-world AI applications.
In this session, attendees will work directly with OpenAI's GPT 5.4 model hosted in Microsoft Foundry. We will provide temporary access keys during the workshop, so participants can connect to the Microsoft Foundry resource and complete the hands-on exercises.
You will learn how to design better prompts, use system and user instructions effectively, structure inputs and outputs, test prompt variations, and apply prompt engineering patterns that can be used in enterprise AI solutions.
No coding experience? No problem.
For attendees who are not coders, we will provide access to the Microsoft Foundry Portal, where you can try the labs and experiment with prompts directly through the portal experience.
Workstation Requirements
Please bring your own laptop with one of the following development environments ready:
Python
Python 3.10 or later, Visual Studio Code, and the ability to install packages using pip.
C#
.NET SDK 8.0 or later, Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, and basic familiarity with creating and running a console application.
Java
JDK 17 or later, Maven or Gradle, and an IDE such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or Visual Studio Code.
For attendees planning to complete the coding labs, please ensure you have permission to install dependencies and run code locally on your workstation.

Location: The meeting will be hosted in the Applied Information Sciences ( AIS ) office in Reston, at 11440 Commerce Park Dr # 600 · Reston, VA. The location is also right off the Silver Line metro's Wiehle-Reston Metro Station.

Parking: Parking is paid and can be validated at the AIS office reception.

We will meet in Room Lake Anne.

We hope to see you all there!!!!