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CROSS PROMOTION: Watson Developer 29 went
Conference 2016 Jack C.
Nov 9, 2016 ∙ 8:00 AM
Innovation Hangar Organizer,
Event Host
** Early Bird rate: $195 (USD) Ends September 7th
Standard rate: $249 (USD) September 8th — November 8th Angie K
OnSite rate: $295 (USD) **
Angie Krackeler
Audience: Developers
April W.
Start time: Nov 9, 8:00 am
Stop time: Nov 10, 12:30 pm
Date: November 9-10, 2016
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Location: Innovation Hangar, 3601 Lyon St, San Francisco, CA 94123
Link: http://www.ibm.com/watson/developer-conference/index.html

Description: Vince
On November 9-10, 2016, over 1000 developers, coders, and builders will
meet to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning APIs are
helping people build better applications at the Watson Developer
Conference. Register now to join us and learn what Watson is and how you Alex E.
can use Watson in your own applications.

DISCOVER. Hear from developers at companies like Slack, Uber and

Twilio, along with the IBMers building the Watson platform. You'll learn...
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• How to find connections and identify patterns in unstructured data,
including text, images, and audio.
• How to create an app that speaks to and understands users in natural, Vish k.
everyday language.
• How cognitive technology resonates on a human level with projects that
inspire and encourage you.
Benay D.
BUILD. Get hands-on with the technology alongside Watson experts ready
to answer your toughest questions.
• Hands-on Labs: Dig into code tutorials and learn the basics on chatbots, Ed F.
image recognition and more.
• Competitions: Show off your coding skills in the bot competition and
coding challenges.
• Get Certified: Be one of the first to be certified as a Watson Application Lindsay M.
Developer and increase your changes of being recruited at our hiring mixer.

CONNECT. Meet the experts in one-on-one sessions and be sure to stay for
the evening event.
Anthony S.
• Get the opportunity to meet with the creators of Watson for Jeopardy and
try to stump them with your questions.
• Mingle with representatives from leading companies in the area at the Naomi H.
hiring mixer.
You must register for this event in order to attend.
Link: http://www.ibm.com/watson/developer-conference/index.html
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Can't attend in person, but you want to enter the bot competition?
Register https://www.pages03.net/ibmwatson/bot-competition-dev-con/?
cm_mc_uid=90621306188214710174831&cm_mc_sid_50200000=14725 Navdeep (.
94315.

Only attendees will be able to participate in judging of the bot competition.

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Attendee rates
Early Bird rate: $195 (USD) Ends September 7th
Standard rate: $249 (USD) September 8th — November 8th
OnSite rate: $295 (USD) Jean B.
SESSIONS
1. Engage
Learn how to make your app really speak to users and how natural
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language understanding can help automate your interactions.

Session title Devender B.

- Myca: The conversational career coach
Reginaldo Marco dos Santos, senior IT specialist, IBM

- Engage and be engaging: using cognitive technology to personalize and

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automate interactions with users
Rama Akkiraju, distinguished engineer, master inventor, IBM Watson
Peter M.
- Expert panel: intelligent user engagement with chat bots
Chris Messina, developer experience lead, Uber
Matt Makai, developer evangelist, Twilio
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- Study buddy: empowering computer science students with knowledge on Thomas Kennedy
the fly
Joseph Richardson, full stack software engineer & former student at San Tatsuya O.
Jose State University (SJSU)

- Build a Watson conversation app in 10 Minutes

Dan O’Connor, senior software engineer, IBM Nan T.

2. Envision
See how technology can resonate on a human level: projects that charm, Terry
inspire, and encourage you to think beyond immediate and obvious
problems.
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Session title
- Hacking with a purpose: safer communities through mobile tech
America Lopez, co-founder, CyberCode Twins
Penelope Lopez, co-Founder, CyberCode Twins A former member

- Girls Who Code: empowerment through STEM

Girls Who Code members

- Watson beats: making music cognitive

Janani Mukundan, researcher, IBM Research

- The Cognitive roadmap: from Jeopardy to the future

Eric Brown, director, Watson algorithms, Watson Health
Rob High, CTO, VP, IBM Watson

- Do more with less code: building rich communication with Watson +

Twilio
Devarshi Shah, head of product, Twilio marketplace

- Are you there? How Watson is helping teen mental health

Jeff Youngward, expert IT specialist, IBM
Jennifer Nolan, mobile solutions architect, IBM

3. Explore
Find connections, identify patterns, and take action on unstructured data,
including text, images, and audio.

Session title
- Turning visual recognition into video recognition
Robert Rios, software developer, BlueChasm
Ryan VanAlstine, CTO, BlueChasm

- Why audience intelligence requires a modular AI approach

Francesco D'Orazio, VP of product, Pulsar

- Getting started with the Watson discovery service

Ryan Whitnah, engineer, AlchemyData

- The Flu Fighters - using IBM cognitive computing to fight epidemics like a
rock star
Jeffrey Goodhue, hybrid cloud process transformation solution architect,
IBM cloud
Dave Wakeman, technical sales specialist, IBM cloud

- The future of discovery – deep insights with cognitive APIs

Elliot Turner, director of Alchemy services, IBM Watson

- Expert Panel: actionable insights with machine learning

Shay Strong, data scientist, OmniEarth

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Jack C.
Discount Codes:
1. "startup20" - 20% for all
2. "DEVCONFCLTY" - Faculty
3. "DEVCONSTUDT" - student attends for free.
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