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Hands-On: Prompt Engineering Online Bootcamp Date: 06 September 2025, 9 AM to 12.30 PM Eastern Time Level: Beginners/Intermediate Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-prompt-engineering-bootcamp-tickets-1443819937299?aff=oddtdtcreator Who Should Attend? This hands-on workshop is for developers, senior software engineers, IT pros, architects, IT managers, citizen developers, technology product managers, IT leaders, enterprise architects, chief analytics officers, chief information officers, chief technology officers, and decision-makers who want to learn how prompt engineering can help bring AI into next-gen apps and agents. Experience with C#, Python, or JavaScript is helpful but not required. No prior knowledge of AI is necessary. While this isn’t a data & analytics-focused session, data scientists, data stewards, and tech-savvy data protection officers will also find it super valuable. Description: The rise of generative AI, led by ChatGPT and other large language models, has sparked serious interest across industries and leadership teams. Models like OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, GPT-4o, and GPT-4.5 rely heavily on the quality of the prompts they're given. The better the prompt, the better the output. That makes prompt engineering a must-have skill. In this half-day virtual hands-on workshop, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Prashant G Bhoyar, will cover these topics in detail:

• What is Prompt Engineering? Learn how prompts work, why they matter, and what affects their performance.
• Advanced Prompting Techniques:
• Few-shot prompting (use examples to get better answers)
• Chain-of-thought prompting (step-by-step reasoning)
• Instruction fine-tuning (force the model to follow your rules)
• Persona-based prompting (get responses in specific roles)
• Multi-step prompting (refine results through iteration)
• Debugging & Refining AI Responses
• How to fine-tune prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and other tools
• Automating prompts with APIs and workflows
• Working with reasoning models like o3
• Best practices for real-world use

By the end of this bootcamp, you'll be ready to create clear, powerful prompts that unlock the full potential of generative AI in your projects. The labs will feature a mix of Python, C#, and low-code/no-code UI tools, so even if you don't want to write code, you're covered. Workshop Resources: You’ll get access to Microsoft Copilot, Azure, and Azure OpenAI services (worth $500) for hands-on labs. If you already have your own Microsoft Copilot or Azure subscription, you’re welcome to use that too. Attendee Workstation Requirements: You must have your own computer (Windows or Mac) with:

• Camera, speakers, microphone, and a reliable internet connection. Tablets will not work for this workshop.
• A modern browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari).
• Access to www.azure.com and https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com.
• Nice to have is the ability to run C# 10 or Python code, using Visual Studio 2022, VSCode 1.66+, Visual Studio for Mac, Rider, or a similar IDE.

2 Days Hands-On Online Workshop: Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio Bootcamp Date: 29-30 May 2025, 9 AM to 5 PM Central Time Level: Beginners/Intermediate Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-azure-ai-foundry-and-copilot-studio-bootcamp-tickets-1267311596099?aff=oddtdtcreator Who Should Attend? This hands-on workshop is open to developers, senior software engineers, IT pros, architects, IT managers, citizen developers, technology product managers, IT leaders, enterprise architects, chief analytics officers, chief information officers, chief technology officers, and decision-makers interested in learning how AI Agents and Generative AI can help infuse artificial intelligence into next-generation apps and agents. Experience with C#, Python, or JavaScript is helpful but not required. You don't need prior knowledge of AI either. Although this isn't a data & analytics-focused workshop, data scientists, data stewards, and technically-minded data protection officers will also find it very valuable Description: With ChatGPT and other large language models, generative AI has captured the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and C-suite executives. AI has a significant role in the enterprise space and is evolving rapidly. Without understanding the concepts behind these advanced technologies, developers and administrators might find it challenging to assess the true impact of emerging tools and solutions. An AI agent is a powerful companion capable of managing a variety of interactions and tasks—from handling complex conversations to autonomously deciding the best actions based on instructions and context. Agents coordinate language models along with instructions, context, knowledge sources, topics, actions, inputs, and triggers to achieve your desired outcomes. Copilot Studio is a graphical, low-code tool designed for creating agents, including building automations with Power Automate and extending Microsoft 365 Copilot with your own enterprise data and scenarios. One standout feature of Copilot Studio is its ability to connect to other data sources through either prebuilt or custom plugins, as well as integration with Azure AI Foundry. This flexibility allows users to easily build sophisticated logic, ensuring that agent experiences are both powerful and intuitive. Azure AI Foundry is a unified AI platform that includes the Azure AI Foundry portal (formerly Azure AI Studio) and the Azure AI Foundry SDK—a unified SDK featuring pre-built app templates. This SDK gives developers easy access to popular models through a single interface, simplifies the integration of Azure AI into applications, and helps evaluate, debug, and improve application quality and safety throughout development, testing, and production. In this two-day virtual hands-on workshop, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Prashant G Bhoyar, will cover these topics in detail:

1. What are multimodal GenAI applications?
2. What are AI agents?
3. What are autonomous agents?
4. What are custom Copilots?
5. Introduction to Copilot Studio: Learn to create agents, build automations with Power Automate, and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot using enterprise data. Discover how to use prebuilt and custom plugins alongside Azure AI Foundry for powerful, intuitive agent experiences.
6. Azure AI Foundry: An in-depth overview of Azure AI Foundry.
7. Azure OpenAI Services: Explore these services, their architecture, and their role in the broader AI ecosystem.
8. Using models from DeepSeek, Llama, Hugging Face, and other open-source models via Azure AI Foundry.
9. Prompt engineering: An in-depth look at creating effective prompts, understanding their importance, and the factors influencing their performance.
10. Use cases and common architectures: Hands-on labs demonstrating real-world implementations.
11. How to evaluate use cases and determine ROI.
12. Azure OpenAI Service embedding models.
13. Customizing Azure OpenAI Services: Configuration to deployment tailored to specific business needs.
14. Deep dive into Azure OpenAI Services: A detailed look at popular models like o1, GPT, Ada, and DALL-E, discussing their unique features and ideal use cases.
15. Using Azure OpenAI Service to access company data.
16. Azure AI Services overview: Language, Speech, and Vision services and their real-world applications.
17. Conversational AI: Design, train, and refine AI capable of human-like interactions.
18. Azure AI Search: Creating advanced search experiences.
19. Document Intelligence Service: Extracting key-value pairs and table data from documents using machine learning.
20. Azure AI Agent Service: Feature-rich managed capabilities combining models, data, tools, and services for automating complex business processes.
21. Semantic Kernel: An open-source SDK for combining AI services (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face) with programming languages like C# and Python to create advanced AI applications.
22. Model Context Protocol ( MCP )
23. Responsible AI: Ethics and responsible practices in AI use.
24. Enterprise-level applications, Custom Copilots, and AI agents: Learn to develop scalable, multimodal applications using Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, emphasizing industry requirements and best practices.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have practical experience building next-generation multimodal applications, Custom Copilots, and AI Agents using Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. Workshop Resources: Access to Copilot Studio, Azure, and Azure OpenAI services (valued at USD 500) will be provided for hands-on labs, allowing you to build enterprise-grade multimodal applications and agents. However, you're encouraged to use your own Copilot Studio and Azure subscriptions if available. Attendee Workstation Requirements: You must bring your own computer (Windows or Mac) with:

• Camera, speakers, microphone, and a reliable internet connection. Tablets will not work for this workshop.
• A modern browser (Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari).
• Access to www.azure.com and https://copilotstudio.microsoft.com.
• Nice to have is the ability to run C# 10 or Python code, using Visual Studio 2022, VSCode 1.66+, Visual Studio for Mac, Rider, or similar IDE.

Hello Everyone!

We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the "Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT Bootcamp", an in-person technology event, 10 AM to 4 PM ET, with a single track, and multiple sessions. The event will be hosted in the new Microsoft offices in Reston, at 11955 Freedom Drive. There is plenty of parking in Reston Town Center. The event is also right off the Silver Line metro.

Confirmed speakers are

1. Kevin Tupper ( Fed CIV AI Leader, Microsoft ),
2. Phil Topness ( Principal Program Manager at Microsoft Power Platform Customer Advisory Team (Power CAT), Microsoft ),
3. Andreas Arben ( Microsoft RD and MVP),
4. Kiran Bakshi (Principal Cloud Solution Architect – Data and AI, Microsoft),
5. Ken Housman ( Azure Specialist – Data, AI, IoT , Microsoft ),
6. Frank LaVigne (Microsoft AI MVP), and
7. Prashant G Bhoyar ( Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP ).

We will be publishing the agenda in the last week of July 2023. There will be more event information in the next few weeks. So watch this space and stay tuned.

RSVP Here (not on MeetUp): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azure-openai-chatgpt-bootcamp-tickets-635019920677

Please help spread the word via Twitter ( @azuredatafest ), LinkedIn, etc. Thank you for registering and we look forward to seeing you all at the bootcamp! If you have a question about the event email us at [email protected].

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Speakers:

• Marc Plogas, Azure AppConsult Engineer @Microsoft Topic (How to Train Your Prompt Dragon and Protect Your Model)

• Alexander Wachtel, Microsoft AI MVP & CEO @ESC Deutschland GmbH Topic (Build your Company Copilot with AzureML & OpenAI)

• Olena Borzenko-Turianskam, Azure MVP & Celestial Programmer @Xpirit Topic (Harnessing the Power of Materialised Views in Cosmos DB)

• Zaid Zaim, MVP Mixed Reality & Mixed Reality Catalyst @Hololux

• Lucas Martinic, Collaborator & Mentor @XR Bootcamp Topic (Microsoft Mesh: Building the Metaverse)
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