San Diego AI Developers Group

AI Deep Dive Series (Virtual) - Build Reliable AI apps with Observability

Tue, Feb 24 · 9:50 AM PST

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Important: Register on the event website to receive joining link. (rsvp on meetup will NOT receive joining link).

This is virtual event for our AI global community, please double-check your local time.
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Description:
Welcome to the weekly AI Deep Dive Webinar Series. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers & fellow developers from all over the world.

Tech Talk: Build Reliable AI apps with Observability, Validations and Evaluations
Speaker: Hoc Phan (Okahu)
Abstract: As generative AI moves from experimentation to enterprise deployment, reliability becomes critical. This session outlines a strategic approach to building robust AI apps using Monocle for observability, Okahu’s VS Code Extension for diagnostics, and Okahu Cloud for workflow evaluation. Discover how to create AI systems that are not only innovative but also predictable and trustworthy.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

More upcoming sessions:

• Feb 12: AI DevTalks Live with Google Cloud (Ep 10) - Building Multi-Agent Pipelines with Google ADK
• Feb 18: AI DevTalks Live with Google Cloud - Ep 11
• Feb 26: AI Deep Dive Series (Virtual) - Agent Memory - Part 2
• Mar 4: AI DevTalks Live with Google Cloud - Ep 12

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• Events chat: chat and connect with speakers and global and local attendees;
• Learning AI: events, learning materials, study groups;
• Startups: innovation, projects collaborations, founders/co-founders;
• Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers

MCP Academy San Diego

Tue, Mar 3 · 12:00 PM PST

San Diego San Diego, CA, San Diego, CA, US

Important: This is paid conference, purchase your ticket on the event website for admission. (RSVP on meetup is turned off.)
use code: AICAMP for 50% off registration

Description:
MCP Academy is an afternoon of practical sessions and demos for developers and builders who want to put the Model Context Protocol to work. Brought to you by Databricks and Stacklok, here's a look at our packed afternoon agenda:

• ​12:30PM - 1:00PM. Registration
• ​1:00PM - 2:20PM. Sessions

​Tadas Antanavicius, Co-creator of PulseMCP will talk about what developers can do with v. without MCP in the talk: "Closing the Loop: MCP-Powered Agentic Engineering"
​Edward Irby, Senior Software Engineer at you.com will show you how to use MCP + Skills as complements in the session: "Designing Agent Skill Architectures (Without Creating Chaos)"
​Laurel Orr, Staff Software Engineer at Stacklok will show you how to map your MCP footprint and ensure servers are readily discoverable in "MCP Without Mayhem: Why Registries Matter"

• ​2:20PM - 2:45PM. Networking break
• ​2:45PM - 4:00PM. Sessions

​Ebony Louis, Developer Advocate at Block will show attendees how to render fully interactive interfaces inside agents with MCP-UI and MCP Apps in the session: "The Last Website You'll Ever Visit (in the Browser)"
​Elise Gonzales, Staff Product Manager at Databricks will delve into MCP security considerations in the talk: "Building Governed, Production AI with MCP"

• ​4:00PM - 4:45PM. Networking and refreshments