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To celebrate the close of Microsoft Build 2022 and Spring exams ending, The Reactor London was thrilled to invite students from London and across the UK to Microsoft Build: Student Developer Drop-in Day.
This was an Open House is a drop-in event - where student came along to the bits which are most relevant to them!
Students, had the opportunity to meet with Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, Microsoft Interns, Microsoft MVPs, the Microsoft University Recruiting team but most importantly relax and have fun.
Agenda & On Demand Sessions recording
| Time (BST) | Title | Description | Speaker(s) | Resources | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 - 10:30 | Welcome to the event! | Let’s connect! Icebreaker. | Salman Chishti and Bruno Capuano | https://aka.ms/learnstudent | |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Getting Started with Azure for Student | This lightning session will introduce how to activate and get started on using Azure with Azure for Students and the different capabilities + solutions you can build with the services available on Azure for Students. | Bruno Capuano | http://aka.ms/azure4student | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDl4fHgtbvE |
| 10:40 - 10:50 | Getting Started with Microsoft Learn and free student certifications | A quick look at the Microsoft Learn landscape and how students can leverage the content to kickstart their learning journey. | Gemma Robson | http://aka.ms/studentcertifications | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVzg-_7bqpc&t |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | AI Gaming Challenge | We are going to be using the A.I. power of Azure Cognitive Services to play a popular card game. AI will analyse the images on each tile and to determine what subject matter each image contains. | Stephen Graham | Introduction Video Game instructions AI Gaming Challenge: https://www.aigaming.com/event?code=232-619-896 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3V43Xj3BC4 |
| 12:00 - 12:40 | Lunch & Networking | FOOD | |||
| 12:40 - 13:10 | Power Platform Low Code No Code Development | This lightning session will introduce and showcase how students can take advantage of the Microsoft Power Platform to build apps and automated solutions without writing any code | Bruno Capuano | https://aka.ms/m365devaccount | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoVsz-sypY0 |
| 13:10 - 13:40 | Career Festive – What roles are in Microsoft for interns and Grads | Microsoft internships are built for in-person and virtual experiences. As an intern, you’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and impact the world with us. Explore internships and careers at https://www.microsoft.com/university. | Gianluca Sanfilippo, Ethan Jones, Rosen Georgiev and Aurele Mes Boaye | https://microsoft.com/university | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hc_g8rDVg |
| 13:40 - 14:20 | Introduction to programming hello world in 3 languages | Hello, World! Hola Mundo! Bonjour Monde! Are you new to coding? In this session you'll get a taste for a few popular languages. Compare and contrast C#, Python, and JavaScript in one quick session. | Bruno Capuano | https://aka.ms/vscode | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKerQIZFKE4 |
| 14:20 - 14:30 | Rock your Profile and Resume Builder with LinkedIn | A lighting session that will provide tips on how to make your LinkedIn profile stand out amongst the crowd, in addition to a tutorial on how to use LinkedIn resume builder to generate your CV! | Gianluca Sanfilippo | https://linkedin.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvft1CDcto |
| 14:30 - 14:40 | Microsoft Certifications and the road to a tech job | Overview of Microsoft culture and work life and information about the internship experience; Are certifications required and how to get into a tech job? | Rosen Georgiev | https://aka.ms/certification | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGLWT6-FCek |
| 14:40 - 14:50 | Ambassadors showcase - Standing out from the crowd what the ambassadors badge did for me | You don’t have to wait for university to finish before getting involved with the industry. What are ways you, as a student can get out there to build your personal brand? | Salman Chishti | https://aka.ms/studentambassadors | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMdAqNrLiTA |
| 15:00 - 15:20 | Ambassadors showcase - Ambassadors in the community – how to work with your dev community | Do you want to get your hands on cutting edge technologies? Keep up to date with what is coming next with Microsoft. Hear from the people who have helped powered Microsoft Teams and Windows. | Salman Chishti, Susie Yang and Jason Howard | https://insider.windows.com https://aka.ms/studentambassadors | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SttaUsDYagk |
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Gaming and Azure - Introduction to ID@Azure a new program to help you learn and make successful games using cloud services | Learn how to develop amazing gaming experiences and learn from examples solution, architectures use cases and case studies. | Bruno Capuano | https://aka.ms/idazure & https://www.xbox.com/developers/creators-program/ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-50kkT8-O4 |
| 15:50 - 16:20 | MVP Showcase - Home Automation with the Azure | In this demo heavy talk, we run through using the Azure Percept Audio Module to control common appliances around our home. | Peter Gallagher | http://aka.ms/learnstudent | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptD_Gd4o7VY |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Getting Started with Azure Static Web Apps to Host your Resume | Want to make your application stand out to recruiters and learn a few new skills in the process? This workshop will walk you through how to code a resume website. | Bruno Capuano | https://aka.ms/learnstudent | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Muq9ITFOKY |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | AI Gaming Challenge Final | The final of the Microsoft Build Match Game – Match the tiles using the Microsoft Cognitive API to identify the subject of each image Use template code to get started with Computer Vision and OCR A.I. functions and become the world wide wider of the challenge. | Stephen Graham, Bruno Capuano and Chris Noring | ||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Close and Celebration | Celebrating YOU! Congratulations on the past year of university. How you can learn about future events and get in contact with our speakers. | Salman Chishti and Chris Noring | https://aka.ms/learnstudent |
Presentation
We have made all the presentation slides from each session available
Student Testimonals
Here some student feedback from the event
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