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[Seattle] Build with Akamai Cloud at GitHub Bellevue
Build with Akamai Cloud: Seattle — AI Workshop & Buildathon
Learn in the morning. Build in the afternoon. Demo for prizes.
Join Akamai at GitHub Bellevue on Friday, November 20 for a hands-on AI workshop and buildathon. Come with an idea or find inspiration during the workshop, then turn what you learn into a project built on Akamai Cloud.
We’ll kick off with a serverless inference workshop led by Akamai. Using Jupyter notebooks, you’ll make your first inference calls and explore examples covering retrieval-augmented generation and AI agents.
Then it’s time to build. Spend the afternoon developing your project, with Akamai team members available to answer questions and help you work through challenges. Submit your project by 3 PM for judging, then join us at 4 PM as the top projects demo live.
Who this is for
Developers, AI engineers, and technical founders who want practical experience working directly with open-weight models. You should be comfortable writing basic Python and working in a terminal; prior experience running your own models isn't required.
Schedule
9:30 AM: Doors open
10:00 AM: Serverless inference workshop
11:00 AM: Morning build session
12:00 PM: Lunch, followed by the afternoon build session
3:00 PM: Project submissions due; judging begins
4:00 PM: Top projects demo live
5:00 PM: Event ends
Location
GitHub Bellevue
10900 NE 4th St, Floor 21
Bellevue, WA 98004, United States
What to bring
Bring a laptop, charger, and an idea or question you'd like to explore.
Prizes
1st place - $1000 in Cloud Credits
2nd place - $500 in Cloud Credits
3rd place - $250 in Cloud Credits
Additional mechanical keyboards and Raspberry Pis are also available. Projects must be built on Akamai Cloud to be eligible for prizes.
The detailed curriculum, instructors, and setup requirements will be announced as the program is finalized.
Attendance is free, space is limited, with registration subject to approval.
Want to volunteer for this event? Apply to volunteer here!