Build STL with AI.

Build with AI: GDG St. Louis Workshop & Hackathon Series

Join us for an exciting series of "Build with AI" sessions hosted by GDG St. Louis! Whether you're a developer, designer, researcher, or simply curious about artificial intelligence, this initiative is designed to help our local community learn, build, and grow together.

Over the course of multiple events—including workshops, guided study sessions, and collaborative hackathons—we’ll explore the most cutting-edge tools and technologies in the AI space. From LLMs and prompt engineering to Agentic app development, custom model fine-tuning and Google’s Gemini APIs, we’ll cover real-world use cases and help participants bring their ideas to life.

🔍 What to Expect:

Hands-on Workshops: Learn how to use new AI tools through live coding, demos, and interactive challenges. We will learn together!
Study Sessions: Collaborate in small groups to digest technical materials and brainstorm practical applications in real time.
Hackathon Prep & Team Building: Form teams, share ideas, and prepare to participate in the global Build with AI hackathon.
Community Support: Whether you're new to AI or an experienced dev, you'll have a network of peers to learn with and support you.

🎯 Goals:

Empower St. Louis to confidently build with AI!
Cultivate collaboration and innovation within our local tech community.
Showcase and support our city's talent on a global stage.

All experience levels are welcome. Come for the learning, stay for the community!

Agenda

11:00 AM: Kickoff & Intro

Intro to AI trends, Gemini API, Hackathon goals, team forming

11:15 AM: Workshop 1

12:00 PM: Break

12:15 PM: Workshop 2

12:50 PM: Badges + Showcase + Wrap-up

1:00 PM: Networking and chat

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Company

St-Louis.io (https://st-louis.io/)
Small local dev group!

Speaker

mim Armand - 3Dots LLC (Solutions Architect)

Technologist and Solutions architect with over 20 years of experience in different fields of technology, from close-to-metal, hardware R&D to cloud-native and mobile systems. specialized in Serverless technologies.

Hosted By

mim Armand, Organizer

Paul M. Summitt, Retired

Been a singer, a sailor, a photog, a DJ, a Marine, and a writer. Wonder what I'll be when I grow up?

Miranda Reese, Organizer

I design delightful products for users by solving complex problems with creativity and an open-mind. As a Product Designer and User Researcher with a technological background in Computer Science, I am passionate about creating products that people love.

Moses Lucien, Organizer

Reid Haegele, GDG Organizer

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Partner

Saint Louis University (https://www.slu.edu/)
200+ Years of Academic Excellence ... U.S. News & World Report ranks SLU's undergraduate teaching as among the best in the nation - but that's just the start.

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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-st-louis-presents-build-stl-with-ai/.