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- MVPSummit
I would like to congratulate all the new Microsoft MVPs who have joined the program this year! This year’s event will take place from March 25th to March 27th, 2025, at the Microsoft Redmond Campus and online. Unfortunately, registration for the in-person event has closed, but you can still join virtually. I’ll be heading there myself, so if you’re attending too, please let me know https://summit.microsoft.com/en-us
Success Story
A huge thank you to Muhammad Samiullah, who has successfully transitioned from being a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador to joining the Microsoft MVP Program. Your commitment to open source and Microsoft Learn is truly outstanding!
News and Recommendations
Women of Microsoft: Empowering Stories from the Minds That Coded the World Miri from Microsoft has authored an inspiring book that tells the stories of women at Microsoft. Find it on Amazon: Women of Microsoft. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Microsoft-Empowering-Stories-Minds/dp/1394342802
Events
RAG Time: Explore a 5-week online learning series on mastering Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Microsoft AI Tour - London:
I’ll be assisting at the Global AI Community booth during the Microsoft AI Tour in London on March 5th. Let me know if you’ll be attending! Sign up here https://aitour.microsoft.com/en-US/london
Experts Live Denmark
Happening on March 5th this year, the Experts Live Denmark conference will take place. I heard it will be inside a cinema. There are still a few tickets available, featuring incredible speakers."
Microsoft Build 2025
Microsoft’s flagship event, Build 2025, will be held in Seattle from May 19th to May 22nd. I am considering attending, as I have never been to a developer conference before. This one should be a good experience, similar to Ignite but in a smaller scale.
Community Highlights
Global AI Community
This annual event will be taking place throughout March in various locations worldwide.
Global AI London Bootcamp - This week thursday there will be a Global AI London Bootcamp in the Microsoft Reactor. Join us below https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/24633/
Azure Spring Clean
The schedule for this year’s community event is now available. https://www.azurespringclean.com
Microsoft Azure Community User Group - I will be hosting another event next Tuesday, focusing on the .Net and Serverless theme.
https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-azure-community/events/300811993/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events.
You can also watch it remotely here: Click to watch it remotely.
Call for Speakers
Global AI Community
Lots of Global AI Community Calls for speakers are open, including the one I am helping with in London https://sessionize.com/global-ai-bootcamp-london-2025
There are more community to join here https://globalai.community/communities
Global Azure
There are a few Global Azure events happening around the world this year, and a few calls for speakers are still currently open. Sign up now
London Bootcamp - https://sessionize.com/global-azure-bootcamp3757/
Go Azure meetup - Go Azure Group is a thriving community of Azure enthusiasts who gather virtually every second week of the month to explore the entire Azure ecosystem. Daniel Paulus is organizing this online Azure event. https://sessionize.com/go-azure-meetup/
Microsoft Community Insights Podcasts
Episode 25 of Microsoft Community Insights Podcast has been released, and the theme is Can't AI do the Dishes Already with Kellyn Gorman. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=U11XfwqKFEC7g7su&v=CTkLnN4NHPo&feature=youtu.be
if you would like to come on my podcast, please remember to subscribe to my channel so you can get a reminder.
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