The Web Designers: events

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Where the cloud meets the road

By Alex Maier, Community Manager, Google Cloud Platform

Cross-posted with the Google Cloud Platform Blog

With Google Cloud Platform, you can now get your hands on technologies that help power our infrastructure, and use it to power your own software.

In order to help everyone get more comfortable using Cloud Platform, we are hosting five events for developers to meet Cloud Platform senior leadership, learn to code on our stack of products, participate in code labs, and ask questions of our engineering team.

This fall, we’ll visit destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia:

Each stop has two days dedicated to developers. Day 1 offers a series of talks explaining why you would want to use Cloud Platform and how to build apps on it. Day 2 consists of three code labs which provide participants with an opportunity for hands-on learning using our lab setup.

To help each participant get the most out of their newly-gained knowledge, every attendee will receive a startup pack equivalent to $2,000 USD in Cloud Platform credits.

Pre-register soon, because space is limited and we expect the seats to fill fast. We will confirm your registration as soon as we can, but no later than two weeks prior to each event.

We look forward to seeing you!

Alex Maier’s goal in life is to grow the Google Cloud Platform community stronger and more vibrant every day. She loves discoveries, science, and racing cars.

Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

GDG DevFest 2013 season is here

By Uttam Tripathi, Developer Relations Team

Last year was the first time the Google Developer Group (GDG) community hosted a series of DevFests globally, and what an awesome DevFest season it was! There were 77 DevFests across 41 countries reaching over 14,000 developers.

Inspired by the success of last year's DevFests, we are working with GDGs around the world to enable an even larger set of events this year.

GDG DevFest 2013 will consist of two seasons:

13th Sep. - 29th Sep.
18th Oct. - 10th Nov.

Across both seasons, GDGs plan to host more than 160 DevFests spread over 63 countries that are expected to reach over 30,000 developers. More than 20 countries will have their first-ever DevFest this year!

Each GDG DevFest will be inspired by and uniquely tailored to the needs of the developer community that hosts it. While no two events will be exactly alike, each GDG DevFest will at its core be powered by a shared belief that when developers come together to exchange ideas, amazing things can happen.

Check out the global DevFest event map and join the GDG community as they celebrate DevFest in your region.

Uttam Tripathi is a Program Manger on the Developer Relations Team. Uttam is coordinating this year's GDG DevFest program worldwide and is in charge of developer outreach in India.

Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor