Auckland Events & Meetups
Building the next generation of AWS professionals and promoting excellence in the development of AWS solutions
AWS Office AKL
PWC Tower Level 13, Commercial Bay, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland
Thursday, April 4, 2024
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM NZST
Every 1st Thursday of the month
Meetup Link
Auckland April 2024 Meetup
Amazon Q
Hello everyone!
Please join us on Thursday the 4th of April from 5.30pm.
Topic:
Amazon Q is a new type of generative AI–powered assistant. It is specifically for work and can be tailored to your business to have conversations, solve problems, generate content, and take actions using the data and expertise found in your company’s information repositories, code bases, and enterprise systems. Amazon Q provides quick, relevant, and actionable information and advice to help streamline tasks, speed decision-making and problem-solving, and help spark creativity and innovation at work
*IMPORTANT*
Due to security protocols at AWS’ office, you must complete this form at least 24 hours prior to the start of the event. It is compulsory to complete this form for all attendees to gain access into the venue. You will need to provide photo ID to building security upon arrival.
Our speaker this month: Nataliia Mikhailova
With over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, Nataliia is a versatile professional with a diverse background. Two years ago, she embarked on a career change journey, joining AWS as a Solutions Architect. Since then, she has been immersing herself in the exciting world of Machine Learning, expanding her expertise and embracing new challenges within this rapidly evolving field
Venue Location:
AWS Auckland Office (Level 13, Commercial Bay, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland)
Doors open at 5pm
o 5:30 pm – Start Networking
o 6:00 pm – Amazon Q
o 7:00 pm – Networking
o 7:30 pm – Finish
RSVP via the Meetup link
Fergus Software Ltd
65 New North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1021
Thursday, April 18, 2024
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM NZST
Meetup Link
Auckland AWS Tools and Programming April 2024 Meetup
ETL of PDF Invoices Using StepFunctions
Kia ora, dear members!
Our team at Auckland AWS Tools and Programming is thrilled to invite you to our April meetup to learn more about AWS Step Functions and Amazon Textract.
Art Dy, Senior Software Engineer at Fergus, will talk about “ETL of PDF Invoices Using StepFunctions” and guide us through a real-life scenario in which AWS StepFunctions and Amazon Textract handle PDF invoices.
It will be a fantastic night with delicious pizzas, beers and fantastic swags, kindly sponsored by Fergus and AWS, this time at Fergus premises at Eden Terrace.
Our meetup is also a great opportunity for networking and having a great time with friends. Join us!
When: 5 pm on 18 April
Where: Fergus Software Ltd, 65 New North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1021
Agenda
5:00 pm – Welcome & Networking
5:30 – Food & beverages
6:00 – Talk: “ETL of PDF Invoices Using StepFunctions” / Art Dy (Senior Software Engineer at Fergus)
6:40 – Swags and Networking
ETL of PDF Invoices Using StepFunctions
In this session, we’ll walk through a real-life scenario where we use AWS Step Functions to handle PDF invoices, connecting them with Amazon Textract. We’ll discuss the approach we’ve taken, the lessons we learned and the challenges we faced during this process.
Bio
Art is a Senior Software Engineer at Fergus. Art has more than 10 years of experience in the NZ Tech industry. He started with Java/C# in the early years and has been using AWS for the past 5 years.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Auckland AWS Tools and Programming team
How to find us:
Fergus Software Ltd, 65 New North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland 1021
Code of Conduct
Auckland AWS Tools and Programming is committed to providing a friendly and welcoming space for everyone who attends our meetup events, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. Any form of harassment, racism, misogyny, or xenophobia is unacceptable. Participants violating these rules will be invited to leave the meeting.
RSVP via the Meetup link
AWS Office AKL
PWC Tower Level 13, Commercial Bay, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland
Thursday, March 14, 2024
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM NZST
Meetup Link
Auckland AWS Cloud Club March 2024 Meetup
Explore the magic of Full Stack via AWS Amplify Gen 2
Kia ora, dear Students
We’re thrilled to announce the second event from AWS Cloud Club for our students in the Auckland community! Whether you’re a seasoned cloud practitioner or new to the field, we welcome you all students to join us for an evening of connection with fellow AWS enthusiasts, insightful talks, and, of course, delicious pizza and drinks.
Event Details:
Date and Time: March 14, 2024, at 5:30 pm
Location: AWS Auckland Office (Level 13, Commercial Bay, 15 Customs Street West, Auckland)
How to Find Us: Enter the PWC building through the main entrance at Customs Street.
Go up by the escalators until the end, landing at the Spectra cafe and PWC reception on the right. Take the lift to level 17.
Agenda:
17:30 – 18:00: Networking
18:00 – 18:05: Introductions
18:05 – 18:45: Building a Full Stack Application on AWS with Amplify Gen 2- David MacDonald (Senior Solution Architect @AWS)
18:45 – 19:00: (Q&A + Quiz)
Our Amazing speaker:
David is a Solutions Architect at AWS, working with startups across New Zealand and Australia to help them architect their product to scale. With a keen interest and academic background in network security, he has a specialist focus on network security solutions
Intro of topic: React, Next.js, and TypeScript are the defacto standard for many organisations developing new full stack applications. In this presentation we’ll walk you through getting a full stack application up and running on AWS using our new Amplify Gen 2 platform. You will gain knowledge of how to use AWS services in a full stack application, and how you can contribute effectively to both new and established full-stack applications.
Shout-Out:
A special thanks to our sponsors, AWS and AWS User Group, for their support. Discover more about them and other AWS clubs in Auckland:
AWS User Group: https://awsug.nz/
AWS Tools and Programming Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/auckland-aws-tools-meetup/
Auckland AWS Community Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/aws_nz/
Code of Conduct
AWS Cloud Club at Auckland is committed to providing a friendly and welcoming space for everyone who attends our meetup events, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. Any form of harassment, racism, misogyny, or xenophobia is unacceptable. Participants violating these rules will be invited to leave the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you all!
Feel free to join us on our New Slack channel: https://join.slack.com/t/aklawsstudent-o9p9145/shared_invite/zt-2bsfajscm-BUg4eSCWaj46p43jloOjGQ
PLEASE NOTE!!!
By RSVP this event, you will automatically be considered that you understand this is a student lead meet up group for students and have read and agree on the code of conduct https://awsug.nz/code-of-conduct
RSVP via the Meetup link
Special thanks to our Sponsors!
