Douglas Starnes is a technology entrepreneur, content creator and four-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in developer technologies in Memphis, TN. Douglas is the founder and director of the Memphis Azure User Group as well as the director of the Memphis Python User Group. He is also on the organizing committee of Scenic City Summit in Chattanooga, TN. A frequent conference and user group speaker, Douglas has delivered more than 70 featured presentations and workshops at more than 35 events over the past 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis on Music Composition from the University of Memphis.
AI for Everyone with Azure AI Services
There's an app for that .. and it better have AI. Users today expect apps to have AI features. Traditionally, AI has involved lots of expensive hardware and specialized knowledge. But with Azure AI Services, anyone can add AI to any application. Attendees of this session will see how to use simple and cost effective REST APIs to perform common AI tasks like sentiment analysis, computer vision and natural language processing. It will also cover how to create bots using code and visual tools. You don't have to get a degree to add AI to your app, you can let Azure AI Services do the hard stuff.
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CONNECT.TECH 2024 Sessions
Timeline
- May 1
2024 Kickoff
Call for Papers, Early Bird tickets sales (first 100 only, then prices +$100), sponsor sales, scholarship program all open
- June 1
CFP Close
CFP Closes
- July 1
Speakers Announced!
Speakers announced, regular ticket sales
- September 11
Late ticket sales
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- November 18
Workshop day!
Connect.Tech 2024 starts with workshop day
- November 19
The big show!
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