​Explore real-world dev automation with a hands-on dive into&nbsp;Dagger CI,&nbsp;Model Context Protocol (MCP), and&nbsp;Agentic AI systems. This technical workshop is tailored for developers and professionals ready to build practical, scalable workflows using the latest open-source toolchains.
​🔧&nbsp;Agenda Highlights:
<ul><li>​Dagger Demo &amp; CI Pipeline Walkthrough</li><li>​Hands-on Workshop: Build &amp; Deploy with Dagger</li><li>​MCP Dev Days &amp; MS Build'25 Recap</li><li>​AI Camp: Season of Agents AI + MCP workshop</li></ul>
​💻&nbsp;You’ll Learn To:
<ul><li>​Build CI pipelines using&nbsp;Dagger&nbsp;with Python, TypeScript, or Go</li><li>​Run workflows locally and integrate with&nbsp;GitHub Actions</li><li>​Understand key principles behind&nbsp;Agentic systems&nbsp;and how&nbsp;MCP&nbsp;supports context-aware architectures</li><li>​Collaborate with peers to debug and ship real code</li></ul>
​📶&nbsp;Technical Setup: Laptops required. Pre-installation instructions will be shared 24 hours prior to confirmed attendees ONLY
​☕&nbsp;Food &amp; Drinks Sponsored by Dagger Because good code runs better on good chai.

Dagger CI - MCP Dev Days Recap -  AI Camp Workshop

HackersMang August (#hmaug25) is back - bigger, bolder, and more grassroots than ever. This isn’t your typical tech meetup. It’s Mangaluru's homegrown developer jam where curiosity, code, and community collide. Whether you're a seasoned dev, a student just starting out, or someone who loves to build and break things, this is your space to share, learn, and connect. We’re inviting lightning talks, live demos, and hands-on workshops that celebrate open-source, beginner-friendly AI, creative coding, and everything in between. No gatekeeping. No corporate fluff. Just raw, community-powered tech. Expect vibrant energy, inclusive vibes, and a crowd that’s here to uplift and inspire. Submit your session, bring your crew, and let’s make this edition unforgettable. Whether you’re showcasing a side project or teaching a new tool, your voice matters. Let’s build Mumbai’s tech identity—one story, one repo, one conversation at a time. Details and submissions: hackersmang.org/2025-august
Details and submission info on the <a href="https://hackersmang.org/2025-august">HackersMang August page</a>.

HackersMang August 2025

Join us for the&nbsp;6th edition&nbsp;of .NET Conf Recap — back at the same awesome venue as last year:&nbsp;BookMyShow&nbsp;🎟️. As India’s largest online ticketing platform, BookMyShow’s&nbsp;amphitheatre-shaped&nbsp;space gives every talk a live-conference vibe with great sightlines, energetic crowds, and a true community feel 🏟️✨. What to expect ⚡ A day of&nbsp;fast-paced,&nbsp;concise, high-impact sessions&nbsp;that bring the best of .NET Conf to Mumbai. Expect practical takeaways, live demos, migration stories, and real-world case studies across&nbsp;.NET, Blazor, MAUI, cloud-native patterns, performance, and AI integrations. Come for the learning, stay for the conversations and the vibes 🚀.This will be our 6th .NET Conf themed meetup: 2018: .NET Conf 2018 Live Watch Party Wed, Sep 12, 2018, at 8:00 PM&nbsp; 2019: .NET Conf 2019 Live Watch Party - Mon, Sep 23, 2019, at 7:30 PM&nbsp; 2020-2021: We did not host in-person due to Covid 19 2022: .NET Conf 2022 After Party - Mumbai, Sat, Jan 7, 2023, at 2:00 PM&nbsp; 2023: .NET Conf 2023 Live Watch Party - Mumbai, Tue, Nov 14, 2023, at 7:00 PM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2024:&nbsp;.NET Conf 2024 Recap - Mumbai 11th Jan 2025

.NET Conf 2026 Recap - Mumbai

<div><div><div dir="auto"><h1>​🚀 AgentCamp (Morning) + .NET Conf 2025&nbsp;Recap (Afternoon) – Mumbai</h1>​Date:&nbsp;28th February​Venue:&nbsp;Microsoft Office, Mumbai​Partners:&nbsp;Redis (AgentCamp)​Two events. Two vibes. One epic community day at Microsoft Mumbai.​Morning = AgentCamp (with Redis).​Afternoon = .NET Conf 2025 Recap (2 sessions incl. Aspire Workshop).<blockquote>​⚠️ These are&nbsp;separate events&nbsp;with&nbsp;separate tickets,&nbsp;separate screening, and&nbsp;separate check‑ins. You’re welcome to attend either (or both)—just register accordingly.</blockquote><hr><h2>​🎟️ Registration &amp; Tickets</h2><ul><li>​AgentCamp (Morning) — Separate ticket(screening due to limited seats + workshop elements)</li><li>​.NET Conf 2025 Recap (Afternoon) — Separate ticket(screening due to limited seats + workshop elements))</li></ul>​Confirmed participants will receive Azure credits details on email.<hr><h2>​🧭 Quick Overview</h2><ul><li>​🗓&nbsp;When:&nbsp;28th February</li><li>​🏢&nbsp;Where:&nbsp;Microsoft Mumbai (same venue for both events)</li><li>​🍕&nbsp;Food:&nbsp;Yes (AM refreshments + PM snacks)</li><li>​🎁&nbsp;Swags:&nbsp;Yes (for both events)</li><li>​☁️&nbsp;Azure Credits:&nbsp;For confirmed participants (as applicable)</li><li>​📸&nbsp;Photos/Media:&nbsp;Event photography &amp; short clips may be captured for community promotions</li><li>​🔖&nbsp;Hashtags:&nbsp;#AgentCamp #Feb26MTP #dotNETConf #mumtechup</li></ul><hr><h1>​🌅 Morning Event —&nbsp;AgentCamp Mumbai (with Redis)</h1>​Time:&nbsp;9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (approx.)​Focus:&nbsp;AI agents, agentic workflows, Redis‑powered memory &amp; real‑time intelligence​🗓 Agenda (Morning)<h1>​🔹9:00 – 10:00 AM:&nbsp;Doors Open &amp; Welcome Note</h1><h1>​🔹10:00 – 10:30 AM:&nbsp;Querying Real‑Time Data with Redis Query Engine</h1>​Speaker:&nbsp;Mohamed Danish Galiyara, Solution Architect, RedisQuery data in Redis using secondary indexes, full‑text search, and structured queries—with real‑time performance.​What you’ll learn:<ul><li>​What Redis Query Engine is and how it works</li><li>​Indexing &amp; querying data stored in Redis</li><li>​Real‑time full‑text + structured queries</li><li>​Data modeling techniques for efficient querying</li><li>​Use cases: search, filtering, real‑time views</li></ul><h1>​🔹10:30 – 11:00 AM:&nbsp;MCP + Redis - Build an AI Agent That Remembers (Live Demo)</h1>​Speaker:&nbsp;Rahul Choubey, Senior Solution Architect, Redis.&nbsp;How to design agents that remember past interactions and use context effectively. Learn how&nbsp;MCP (Model Context Protocol)&nbsp;standardizes tool access for agents, and how&nbsp;Redis&nbsp;powers vector search, memory, and caching to reduce latency and cost.​What you’ll learn:<ul><li>​MCP in plain English (and why it matters for tool‑using agents)</li><li>​Redis for AI workloads: vector search (RAG), memory, semantic caching</li><li>​A simple data model for chunks, metadata, and sessions</li><li>​Avoid repeated/expensive model calls with caching</li><li>​A production‑ready mental model for agent memory &amp; retrieval</li></ul><h1>​🔹&nbsp;11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Building Enterprise‑Ready AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry &amp; the AI Toolkit</h1>​Speaker:&nbsp;Augustine Correa, Microsoft MVP (Developer Technologies &amp; AI Platform)​AI agents move fast — but enterprise applications require structure, consistency, reliability, and standardized tooling.In this hands‑on session, you’ll learn how to prototype, build, and deploy&nbsp;enterprise‑grade, production‑oriented AI agents&nbsp;using&nbsp;Microsoft Foundry&nbsp;and the&nbsp;AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.​You’ll walk through practical scenarios such as multimodal agents, semantic product search, and enterprise data integrations. Expect a fast, actionable session designed to take you from idea → working agent with minimal friction.​What you’ll learn:<ul><li>​How to build AI agents using&nbsp;Microsoft Foundry Agent Service</li><li>​Rapid prototyping workflows with the&nbsp;AI Toolkit for VS Code</li><li>​Designing multimodal and domain-specific agents</li><li>​Integrating enterprise data sources using Model Context Protocol (MCP)</li><li>​Using Python, PostgreSQL &amp; RAG patterns in real applications</li><li>​Best practices for reliability, debuggability &amp; observability</li><li>​Resources to continue building after the session</li></ul>​A perfect session for developers looking to accelerate their AI journey with real-world tools and workflows.<hr><h1>​🔹&nbsp;12:15 PM – 2:00 PM — Workshop: Build a Pizza Ordering Agent with Microsoft Foundry &amp; MCP #SoAI #SeasonOfMCP</h1>​Format:&nbsp;Hands‑on Workshop​Proctor:&nbsp;Augustine Correa​Hungry to build a real AI agent from scratch? 🍕In this interactive workshop, you’ll go step‑by‑step through building&nbsp;Contoso PizzaBot, a domain‑specific ordering assistant powered by&nbsp;Microsoft Foundry Agent Service&nbsp;and&nbsp;Model Context Protocol (MCP).​Start with a simple baseline agent, then progressively upgrade it with memory, tools, external data, and real‑time capabilities — just like a production system.​What you’ll build &amp; learn:<ul><li>​Designing a domain-specific AI agent (PizzaBot!)</li><li>​Adding&nbsp;system prompts + custom behavioral instructions</li><li>​Integrating&nbsp;RAG&nbsp;for dynamic knowledge lookup</li><li>​Introduction to the Awesome Copilot GitHub repository for AI assisted coding primitives.</li><li>​Using&nbsp;tool calling&nbsp;(like a pizza price calculator)</li><li>​Connecting MCP-based external services (menu, availability, order tracking)</li><li>​Handling live customer queries &amp; recommendations</li><li>​Real-time order management workflow</li><li>​Turning the prototype into a deployable agent</li></ul>​By the end, you’ll have a fully functional pizza‑ordering agent capable of answering questions, recommending pizzas, and processing orders — all powered by&nbsp;Foundry + MCP.<blockquote>​💻&nbsp;Bring your laptop&nbsp;— this one’s hands-on, code-first, and designed to get you fully comfortable with practical agent-building workflows.</blockquote><h1>​🌆 Afternoon Event —&nbsp;.NET Conf 2025 Recap (Mumbai)</h1>​Time:&nbsp;Afternoon (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM)​Doors Open: 2.00 PM​🧩&nbsp;Format​Two packed sessions: an end‑to‑end highlights talk + a&nbsp;hands‑on Aspire workshop.<hr><h2>​🔹 Session 1 —&nbsp;.NET Conf 2025 Highlights: What’s New &amp; Why It Matters</h2>​Speaker:&nbsp;Augustine Correa, Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies &amp; AI Platform​Duration:&nbsp;~60 minutes​A guided tour through the biggest updates and why they matter in production.​Topics Covered<ul><li>​Core Experience:&nbsp;runtime/BCL improvements that make .NET 10 the fastest yet</li><li>​ASP.NET Core:&nbsp;modern hosting, pipeline improvements, HTTP &amp; perf wins</li><li>​C# 14:&nbsp;cleaner patterns, safer defaults, streamlined syntax</li><li>​Perf in .NET 10:&nbsp;JIT &amp; GC upgrades, IL trimming, async improvements</li><li>​Blazor in .NET 10:&nbsp;better rendering, interop, hosting models</li><li>​Aspire:&nbsp;cloud‑native development simplified—templates, orchestrators, dashboards</li><li>​<code>dotnet run file.cs</code>:&nbsp;frictionless prototyping and teaching</li><li>​Observability with OpenTelemetry:&nbsp;logs, metrics, traces—unified and production‑ready</li></ul><hr><h2>​🔹 Session 2 —&nbsp;Hands‑On Aspire Workshop</h2>​Duration:&nbsp;~75–90 minutes​What you’ll build &amp; learn<ul><li>​Create a distributed .NET app with Aspire</li><li>​Use service defaults, dashboard &amp; app host</li><li>​Add observability with OpenTelemetry</li><li>​Containerize and run locally</li><li>​Scale using cloud‑ready patterns</li><li>​Service discovery, configuration, secrets</li><li>​Bring together API, background services &amp; storage</li></ul><blockquote>​Workshop prerequisites (recommended):​• Latest .NET SDK installed • Visual Studio / VS Code • Git installed • Docker Desktop (optional but helpful for containers)We’ll share a pre‑event checklist with confirmed attendees.</blockquote><h1>​🎭&nbsp;A Little Something Extra…</h1>​During the evening&nbsp;.NET Conf 2025 Recap, we’ll also be quietly unveiling a&nbsp;mystery project we’ve been building behind the scenes.​Consider this your early peek. 👀More details will drop&nbsp;live&nbsp;during the event.​(Hint: "Lets meet" - but you didn’t hear that from us.)<hr><h2>​✅ What’s Included (Both Events)</h2><ul><li>​🎁&nbsp;Swags</li><li>​🍽️&nbsp;Food &amp; refreshments&nbsp;(AM &amp; PM)</li><li>​☁️&nbsp;Azure credits&nbsp;for confirmed participants (details via email)</li><li>​🧑‍🤝‍🧑&nbsp;Networking&nbsp;with developers, AI builders, and community leads</li><li>​📸&nbsp;Photos &amp; recap&nbsp;(with consent)</li></ul><hr><h2>​📝 Screening &amp; Acceptance</h2><ul><li>​Seats are limited. Please apply for each event separately.</li><li>​Selection is based on interest, background, and workshop readiness (for AgentCamp &amp; Aspire).</li><li>​Acceptance email = confirmed seat&nbsp;(bring government ID for building entry).</li></ul><hr><h2>​📜 Code of Conduct &amp; Consent</h2>​We strive to create a safe, inclusive, harassment‑free experience for everyone—at the venue and in our shared Microsoft Teams space.All speakers and attendees must agree to:<ul><li>​Hackerspace Mumbai / MTP Community Code of Conduct&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/HackerspaceMumbai/HackerspaceMumbai/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md">https://github.com/HackerspaceMumbai/HackerspaceMumbai/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a></li><li>​Microsoft Global Event Code of Conduct&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/events/code-of-conduct">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/events/code-of-conduct</a></li></ul>​Media Consent:&nbsp;By attending, you consent to the use of event photos/short video clips in community posts, recap content, and promotional materials.<hr><h2>​📍 Venue &amp; Check‑In</h2><ul><li>​Location:&nbsp;Microsoft Office, Mumbai (exact floor/entry details will be emailed to confirmed attendees)</li><li>​Check‑In Windows:<ul><li>​Morning (AgentCamp):&nbsp;9:00 AM - 10:00 AM</li><li>​Evening (.NET Recap):&nbsp;2.00 PM - 3.00 PM</li></ul></li><li>​Bring a valid&nbsp;photo ID&nbsp;for security.</li></ul><hr><h2>​❓FAQs</h2>​Q: Can I attend both events?&nbsp;Yes - choose the Full day ticket but to be considered please complete the mandatory questions for both events.​Q: Do I need a laptop?<ul><li>​Morning (AgentCamp): Yes; helpful for trying tools.</li><li>​Evening Aspire Workshop:&nbsp;Recommended&nbsp;to get the most out of it.</li></ul>​Q: Are Azure credits guaranteed?​Azure credits are provided to&nbsp;confirmed participants&nbsp;as applicable. Details will be shared in the acceptance email.<hr><h2>​🔗&nbsp;Hashtags:&nbsp;#AgentCamp #Feb26MTP #dotNETConf #AICamp #SeasonOfMCP</h2></div></div></div>
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AgentCamp + .NET Conf 2025 Recap – Mumbai

The ultimate developer double-header returns to the Microsoft Mumbai office! Join #mumtechup on Saturday, April 18, 2026, for a high-intensity day of learning and building. We are combining two massive global initiatives into one powerhouse event focused on AI-native engineering and cloud-native scale. 🚀 The Tracks Track 1: GitHub Copilot Dev Days (Global Series) Mastering the next frontier of software engineering with AI-assisted development. Agentic Workflows: Deep dive into "Agent Mode" in VS Code for complex tasks. Copilot CLI: Automating terminal workflows and DevOps with AI. Labs: Official GitHub labs focused on professional #AI-native engineering. Track 2: Global Azure 2026 (8th Mumbai Edition) Celebrating our 8th year as Mumbai’s premier Azure community gathering! The Agentic Cloud: Orchestrating and scaling autonomous #AIagents on Azure. Cloud-Native &amp; Serverless: Deep dives into AKS, Container Apps, and Azure Functions. Infrastructure &amp; Security: Best practices for Platform Engineering, and cloud security. 👉 CfpP: sessionize.com/mumtechup

Augustine Correa | Community Days

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Augustine Correa