Join us for a community-led developer event focused on AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot. This event brings together developers to explore practical workflows, real-world use cases, and hands-on experiences using GitHub Copilot.

Whether you are new to GitHub Copilot or already using it, this event will help you better understand how to apply AI-assisted coding techniques in everyday development.

Agenda:
- 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, food and networking
- 6:00pm~6:15pm: Welcome, Community update
- 6:15pm~6:45pm: Tech Talks: GitHub Copilot in Practice
- 6:45pm ~ 7:45pm: Workshop: Hands-on with GitHub Copilot
- 7:45pm~8:00pm: Open discussion and closing

Tech Talk: GitHub Copilot: Your AI Pair Programmer
Speaker: David Giard (Microsoft)
Abstract: Developers spend 70% of their time reading and understanding code, not writing it. What if an AI assistant could cut that time in half while helping you write better code faster?"
GitHub Copilot acts as a virtual Pair Programming assistant. It provides the ability to write code and automated tests; to fix problems and refactor code; and to understand, review, explain, and document code. This can all be done with your development environment and within the context of the project on which you are working. A variety of large Language Models gives developers the ability to interact with Copilot using a natural language, such as English
In this session, you will learn how to effectively use GitHub Copilot to increase the velocity of your software development. This session is perfect for developers, team leads, and engineering managers looking to accelerate development cycles and reduce technical debt.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Venue:
Microsoft- 200 E Randolph #200, Chicago IL

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community.  Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 10,000+ AI developers in Chicago and 500K+ worldwide.

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- Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers;