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SUMMARY:ShiftKey Academy Up: AI Agents & Chatbots (6/6)
DESCRIPTION:Curious about how AI chatbots like ChatGPT actually work—and how organizations are building powerful AI agents to automate real-world tasks? \nJoin us for AI Agents & Chatbots Course\, led by Kavya Bhojani\, a 6-week\, hands-on course designed for professionals who want to move beyond the hype and understand how modern AI systems really function. You’ll explore everything from how large language models generate responses to how AI agents connect with tools\, APIs\, and trusted data to deliver reliable results. \nThis course is hybrid\, with both in-person sessions and a fully supported online option—so you can participate in the way that works best for you. \nAlong the way\, you’ll design and build your own simple chatbot or agent workflow\, gaining practical experience you can apply right away. Whether you’re looking to automate workflows\, improve decision-making\, or simply stay ahead in a rapidly evolving field\, this course will give you the foundation to get started. \nSpots are limited—register now and start building with AI 🚀 \n Wednesdays (April 1st\, 8th\, 15th\, 22nd\, 29th\, and May 6th)\n 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM\n Hybrid (April 1 and May 6 will be held in Room 143 the rest of the sessions are online) \nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
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SUMMARY:Coding With Claude - ShiftKey Academy Up (1/4)
DESCRIPTION:Coding With Claude – Staying In The Drivers Seat\nCore topics in four bullet points (matching the four classes of the course): \n\nUnderstand how Claude reads. Read and write functions.\nLearn how to creating and edit specific commands\nExplore Agents vs an assistant – when to use what?\nGain industry focused insight and best practices\n\nPrerequisites: \n\nWorking knowledge of coding in any language\nBasic experience coding with AI agents\n\nCourse Structure: \n\nSession 1: Claude reads — contexts\, it understands your project\nSession 2: Claude acts — breaking down the thinking process\, words → actions\nSession 3: Claude decides — it chains actions together without you directing each step\nSession 4: Claude deployments — it operates in a real environment with real constraints/industry level applications\n\n \n \n Tuesdays (May 12th\, 19th\, 28th\, & June 2nd)\n 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n Room 127 \nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
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SUMMARY:Ideation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Attend our upcoming Ideation Workshop and gain the skills to generate ideas for your personal projects\, learn to apply structured ideation frameworks and generate high-volume ideas.\nMost important of all\, learn how to analyze everyday systems with a critical lens to identify “invisible” problems that others miss. \n📅 May 14th\n⏰ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM\n📍 Room 1170\, McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building \n\nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
URL:https://shiftkeylabs.ca/event/ideation-workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260516T110000
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SUMMARY:Consulting 101 with Cognizant
DESCRIPTION:Led by Haqqani Mohammad of Cognizant\, this four hour workshop will introduce you to functional skills in the world of consulting and will explore how they are applicable in any work context! \nInterested in attending? Here are the details! \n May 16\, 2026\n 11:00am – 4:00pm\n Room 430\, Goldberg Computer Science Building \n\nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
URL:https://shiftkeylabs.ca/event/consulting-101-with-cognizant
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SUMMARY:Coding With Claude - ShiftKey Academy Up (2/4)
DESCRIPTION:Coding With Claude – Staying In The Drivers Seat\nCore topics in four bullet points (matching the four classes of the course): \n\nUnderstand how Claude reads. Read and write functions.\nLearn how to creating and edit specific commands\nExplore Agents vs an assistant – when to use what?\nGain industry focused insight and best practices\n\nPrerequisites: \n\nWorking knowledge of coding in any language\nBasic experience coding with AI agents\n\nCourse Structure: \n\nSession 1: Claude reads — contexts\, it understands your project\nSession 2: Claude acts — breaking down the thinking process\, words → actions\nSession 3: Claude decides — it chains actions together without you directing each step\nSession 4: Claude deployments — it operates in a real environment with real constraints/industry level applications\n\n \n \n Tuesdays (May 12th\, 19th\, 28th\, & June 2nd)\n 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n Room 127 \nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
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SUMMARY:Hack the Elements 🔥🌊💨🌱
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to brace the elements? \nThis upcoming ShiftKey hackathon will focus on the four elements: Earth\, Fire\, Air and Water. Broad enough categories to allow you the freedom to choose the problem you want to solve while staying within the soon to be announced problem statement. \nThe elements are broad to ensure participants can find a problem in the area they are interested in while staying in the scope of the hackathon. Sign-up for this hackathon and highlight your solution! \nInterested in attending? Here are the details! \nSCHEDULE \nFriday\, May 22\n4:30PM  | Doors open (Mona Campbell)\n5:00PM  |  Panel & Kick-off Presentation (Mona Campbell 1108)\n7:00PM  |  Dinner (Mona Campbell Atrium)\n9:00PM  |  Theme choice submission deadline \nSaturday\, May 23\n9:00AM  |  Doors open (Mona Campbell)\nAll Day  |  Working in the Mona Campbell building (Mona Campbell 1201 and 1108)\n5:30PM  |  Dinner (Mona Campbell Atrium)\n9:00PM  |  Close \nSunday\, May 24\n9:00AM  |  Doors open (Mona Campbell)\n12:30PM  |  Submission deadline\n12:30PM  |  Lunch\n1:30PM  |  Presentations (Mona Campbell 1108)\n3:30PM  |  Awards & Closing Ceremony (Mona Campbell 1108) \nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
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SUMMARY:Coding With Claude - ShiftKey Academy Up (3/4)
DESCRIPTION:Coding With Claude – Staying In The Drivers Seat\nCore topics in four bullet points (matching the four classes of the course): \n\nUnderstand how Claude reads. Read and write functions.\nLearn how to creating and edit specific commands\nExplore Agents vs an assistant – when to use what?\nGain industry focused insight and best practices\n\nPrerequisites: \n\nWorking knowledge of coding in any language\nBasic experience coding with AI agents\n\nCourse Structure: \n\nSession 1: Claude reads — contexts\, it understands your project\nSession 2: Claude acts — breaking down the thinking process\, words → actions\nSession 3: Claude decides — it chains actions together without you directing each step\nSession 4: Claude deployments — it operates in a real environment with real constraints/industry level applications\n\n \n \n Tuesdays (May 12th\, 19th\, 28th\, & June 2nd)\n 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n Room 127 \nRegister here! https://shiftkeylabs.ca/register
URL:https://shiftkeylabs.ca/event/coding-with-claude-shiftkey-academy-up-3
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SUMMARY:AWS Student Builder Group - Building the Heart of a Modern Serverless Application
DESCRIPTION:🚀 Build the backbone of a modern serverless app—live. \n  \nJoin the AWS Student Builder Group for a hands-on workshop led by Fabricio Flores\, where you’ll design and deploy a real event-driven system using AWS tools. \n  \nThrough a live build-along format\, you’ll gain practical experience with: \n\nServerless compute using AWS Lambda\nEvent-driven architecture and system design\nInfrastructure as Code with CloudFormation\nMessaging and routing with SNS\, SQS\, and EventBridge\n\nBeyond technical skills\, this workshop emphasizes core engineering principles like decoupling\, resiliency\, and fault tolerance—key to building scalable\, production-ready systems. \nNo prior AWS experience is required. Ideal for CS students\, hackathon participants\, and anyone looking to deepen their cloud development skills. \n  \nAbout the instructor: Fabricio Flores is a Developer Advocate based out of New York City. He started his career at AWS as a Solutions Architect\, supporting higher-education institutions in the New England area. In his current role\, he works closely with developer communities and AWS Student Builder Groups to help builders get the most out of AWS. With extensive hands-on experience in cloud design and architecture\, he brings a high-impact\, practical approach to building modern\, cost-effective solutions on AWS. \n  \n \nInterested in attending? Here are the details! \n📅 May 30\, 2026\n⏰ 2–5 PM\n📍 Room 1020 Rowe Management Building \n\nRegister here! https://meetu.ps/e/Q25c5/1d8nVd/i
URL:https://shiftkeylabs.ca/event/aws-student-builder-group-building-the-heart-of-a-modern-serverless-application
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