Mission Briefing: Way Back Home | The Weekend Sprint

The Situation
Your identity is confirmed, but you are still stranded. The planetary surface is vast, your ship’s systems are fractured, and an incoming solar storm is narrowing your window for rescue. It’s time to stop being a survivor and start being an Architect of Autonomy.

The Mission
In this high-intensity, 4-hour workshop, we are moving beyond simple prompts. You will build a sophisticated network of Autonomous AI Agents to analyze your crash site, coordinate with other survivors, and ultimately launch a coordinated drone escape.

The Objective: 5 Levels, 1 Goal
We will be sprinting through the core of the Way Back Home curriculum:

Level 1 (Location): Build a multi-agent system using MCP servers to pinpoint your coordinates on the 3D globe.

Level 2 (SOS): Implement Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication to process incoming signals from other survivors.

Level 3 (Rescue): Master Agent Orchestration to manage complex, multi-step rescue workflows.

Level 4 (Repair): Use Multimodal Streaming (Video/Audio) to identify ship parts and retrieve technical schematics in real-time.

Level 5 (Escape): Deploy a Drone Formation Controller using event-driven logic to lead your fleet home.

The Tech Stack
You’ll be getting hands-on experience with the same tools used by top-tier AI engineers:

AI Models: Gemini 2.5 Flash & Veo 3.1

Frameworks: Google ADK & Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Run, Firestore, & Vertex AI

Real-time Systems: Redis & Kafka event streams

Prerequisites

Please bring a laptop.

Completion of Level 0: Your environment must be verified and your avatar must be live on the map.

High Energy: This is a 4-hour sprint. We provide the mission; you provide the code.

Python: A working knowledge of Python is easier for the agent logic.

🏆 The Outcome
By the end of this session, you won’t just be using AI—you’ll be orchestrating it. You will leave with a deep understanding of how to build autonomous systems that can see, hear, and collaborate to solve real-world (and out-of-this-world) problems.

The rescue window is opening. Will you be ready to lead the way back home?

This is a hybrid event. Join the event virtually at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-calgary-presents-mission-briefing-way-back-home-the-weekend-sprint/
or in person at

Platform - Classroom 2 - 407 9 Avenue Southeast Calgary, T2G 2K7

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Agenda

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Hosted By

Antarpreet Singh, Platforms

Ben Nakaska, Technical Expert, Activation ᐳᐅ!DEVFESTYYC

Greg Bennett, Chapter Founder

Founder GDGYYC and Producer of DevFestYYC.
President & CEO, AIRIA Cloud Corp.

Jocelyn Phu, GDG Organizer, People Experiences

Jocelyn specializes in AI governance, digital equity, and inclusive policy development. She's a committed community builder working on modernizing public sector processes to ensure that technology benefits everyone.

Working on internal consulting projects in the public sector, she has introduced automated strategies, UX/UI principles, and digital literacy initiatives to help teams and internal clients better navigate the complexities of increasingly virtual spaces and evolving community needs. She focuses on designing practical, user-friendly systems that ensure AI is an enabler not a barrier.

A passionate advocate for public service transformation, Jocelyn works to promote policies that foster digital literacy, intellectual freedom, and equitable access to technology. She's always looking for more ways to simplify information retrieval and enhance the user experience, making sure that individuals, regardless of their tech background, can fully benefit from AI advancements.

Outside of work, she volunteered for initiatives that helped bridge gaps in access to educational resources for Albertans. Her past roles included serving on the boards of The Calgary Public Library and Alberta Library Trustees and chairing the Bow Valley College Creative Technologies working group. Most recently, she contributed to the planning of the 2023 and 2024 Google technology conferences (ᐳᐅ!DEVFESTYYC) and the Calgary Chapter's 2025 Google Women Techmakers International Women's Day conference.

Renato Niro, Director, Production ᐳᐅ!DEVFESTYYC

Rebecca Sharpe, Director, Operations ᐳᐅ!DEVFESTYYC

Sherry Yang, GDG Organizer, Women Techmakers Ambassador

Engineering leader by day, tech champion by night, Sherry Yang spearheads high-performing engineering teams at The Adaptavist Group. With over a decade of code mastery, she builds killer crews and fights for intersectionality in tech as a Women Techmakers Ambassador and Google Developer Groups Organizer. In her downtime, you might find her conquering mountains, exploring worldly flavours, or seeking for a cup of coffee – all ways to fuel her fire for innovation.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-calgary-presents-mission-briefing-way-back-home-the-weekend-sprint/.