Upcoming Events

Check out upcoming AWS events or events that AWS will be participating in:

AWS 101 Cloud Computing Seminar: Making the Case for Cloud | Mumbai
When: Thursday, May 10, 2012, from 10:00am to 12:00pm
Where: The Mirador, Crimson Hall, 131 B New Link Road, Opp. Solitare Corporate Park, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400099
Summary: Please join us for an informative seminar on how to make the case for cloud computing and leverage the AWS cloud to drive key differentiated benefits for your organisation.

AWS Bean Bag Session | Bangalore
When: Friday, May 11, 2012, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Where: Idiom, Indira Nagar, Joseph Chemmanur Hall, Indiranagar 1st stage 1st cross, Bangalore 560038
Summary: What is a startup? How can it be successful? What are the pitfalls, the mistakes to avoid? How does this apply to the development of software, applications, or services? What's the Lean Startup concept, and how can a startup embrace it? These concepts are vital for the success of a new venture, and this is why we are going to share our knowledge and experience with you during our Bean Bag session. Because money and mentoring can be critical along your journey, VCs and Incubators will join these sessions to share their tips.

AWS SUMMIT 2012 | AUSTRALIA
When: Melbourne - May 15, 2012 | Sydney - May 17, 2012
Where: Melbourne - Crown Conference Center | Sydney - Hilton
Summary: Please join us for a one-day event designed to bring AWS customers and those interested in Cloud Computing together to meet and share ideas. Hear opening keynote by Amazon.com CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels and AWS Customers: Brandscreen, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia and REA Group, on the future of the AWS Cloud and learn about the 7 transformations of cloud computing. Learn from AWS Chief Information Security Officer, Stephen E. Schmidt, who will share some of the details behind AWS Security, and why the US Department of the Treasury and mainstream businesses all trust AWS as a secure environment. You will also learn about the latest technology trends and some of the most interesting AWS Cloud use cases and workloads.
Seats are limited, sign up for your free pass today!

Big Data Bootcamp from Think Big Analytics - California
When: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, from 9:00am to Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 5:00pm
Where: Think Big Analytics HeadQuarters - 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 104, Mountain View, CA 94040
Summary: Attend Think Big Academy developer training to learn how to build Big Data solutions on AWS using Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Amazon EMR, Amazon DynamoDB and other AWS for large scale analytics. In this session you will learn more about:

• The basis of Amazon EMR and advantages of running Hadoop in the cloud
• The Amazon S3 for distributed file storage
• The roles of other essential tools like Amazon DynamoDB
• Best practices for big data applications on AWS

Visit the registration page to register for courses throughout the U.S.

Build Facebook Apps in the Cloud
When: Tuesday May 15, 2012, 10:00-10:30 AM PDT
Summary: In this 30 minute webcast with Engine Yard

• Learn how to build Facebook apps with PHP
• Review some of the key technologies and APIs
• See how easy it is to deploy a Facebook app using the cloud

AWS 101 for Enterprise | VA
When: Thursday, May 17, 2012 8:30am
Where: AWS Virginia office, 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive Herndon, Virginia
Summary: This workshop is intended to provide hands on experience with best practices for building robust, highly available applications on AWS.

AWS Summit 2012 | Australia, New Zealand and Asia - Live Webcast on May 17
Where: Online
When: 6:30am (Bangkok, Jakarta) | 7:30am (Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Perth, Singapore, Taipei) | 9:00am (Adelaide) | 9:30am (Brisbane, Canberra) | 11:30am (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington) on May 17, 2012
Summary: The first AWS Summit in Asia Pacific will take place in Australia: May 15 - Melbourne and May 17 - Sydney. To make sure our customers and partners in Asia Pacific can benefit from it, the opening keynotes will be livestreamed. Watch opening keynote by Amazon.com CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels with AWS customers: Brandscreen, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia and REA Group, on the future of the AWS Cloud and learn about the 7 transformations of cloud computing. Learn from AWS Chief Information Security Officer, Stephen E. Schmidt, who will share some of the details behind AWS Security, and why the US Department of the Treasury and mainstream businesses all trust AWS as a secure environment.
Sign up for your spot today!

Introduction to AWS | Cambridge
Date: 30 May 2012
Venue: The Hauser Forum, Entrepreneurship Centre, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0GT
Format: Presentations, networking reception
Summary: Attend this half-day event to hear an introduction to the services offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and to gain an understanding of key technical concepts such as architectural best practices, developing software with the lean methodology and automating your infrastructure using AWS.

Big Data Bootcamp from Think Big Analytics - Virginia
When: Monday, June 4, 2012, from 9:00am to Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 5:00pm
Where: Amazon Web Services VA Office - 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171
Summary: Attend Think Big Academy developer training to learn how to build Big Data solutions on AWS using Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Amazon EMR, Amazon DynamoDB and other AWS for large scale analytics. In this session you will learn more about:

• The basis of Amazon EMR and advantages of running Hadoop in the cloud
• The Amazon S3 for distributed file storage
• The roles of other essential tools like Amazon DynamoDB
• Best practices for big data applications on AWS

Visit the registration page to register for courses throughout the U.S.

AWS Storage Solutions: Cloud Storage for the Enterprise - New York, NY
When: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Where: Hilton Hotel New York | 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
Summary: This event is two events in one. With industry expert presentations and an extensive set of AWS Solution Provider partners in attendance, all IT and Storage decision makers will find the information they need in one place. The morning session is tailored for business decision makers and the afternoon for technical decision makers, with ample networking time throughout the day.

Big Data Bootcamp from Think Big Analytics - Washington
When: Monday, June 25, 2012, from 9:00am to Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 5:00pm
Where: Amazon Web Service Seattle Office - 1918 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
Summary: Attend Think Big Academy developer training to learn how to build Big Data solutions on AWS using Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Amazon EMR, Amazon DynamoDB and other AWS for large scale analytics. In this session you will learn more about:

• The basis of Amazon EMR and advantages of running Hadoop in the cloud
• The Amazon S3 for distributed file storage
• The roles of other essential tools like Amazon DynamoDB
• Best practices for big data applications on AWS

Visit the registration page to register for courses throughout the U.S.

Qcon São Paulo 2012
When: Sept 1-2, 2012 - 9:00AM – 6:00PM Sao Paulo time
Where: Fecomercio, Sao Paulo city, Brazil
Summary: Please visit us at QCON São Paulo event to know the Amazon cloud computing solutions - global leader in Infrastructure as a Service, and how to benefit from Amazon cloud. We will do a presentation in a parallel session and have a booth in their. This event is realized by Caelum, our strategic partner in Brazil.

Cloud Workshops
The AWS Federal team conducts two workshops on the second Wednesday of each month. The "Introductory Cloud Workshop" is a two hour course involving both one hour of presentations and one hour of demonstrations and tutorials using the AWS platform. The "Technical Cloud Workshop" takes a day and begins with in-depth briefings on AWS services, security in the cloud, migrating applications, and governance and oversight in the AWS environment. It then continues with a three hour hands-on tutorial in which participants use their own AWS accounts to design and deploy a highly-available web application. Both sessions end at the same time, and are followed by a joint reception where AWS Federal team members, customers, and partners can network and discuss ways to help each other benefit from the new opportunities created by cloud computing.
Learn More and Register

Check back periodically for events and conferences where Amazon Web Services will be attending and presenting.

If you are interested in having an AWS Technical Evangelist speak at your upcoming event, contact them at evangelists@amazon.com

User Groups

Americas

AWS Meetup – Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, GA
More Info: web.meetup.com/105

AWS User Group – Buenos Aires
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
More Info: awsug.com.ar

AWS Meetup – Boston
Location: Boston, MA
More Info: Meetup.com

AWS User Group – Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
More Info: amazonchicago.com

AWS Developers’ Garage
Location: Dallas, TX
More Info: Facebook.com/pages/DFW-Amazon-Web-Services-User-Group

AWS Meetup – Orange County
Location: Newport Beach, CA
More Info: Meetup.com

AWS User Group – NYC
Location: New York City, NY
More Info: meetup.com/AWSnewyork

AWS User Group Philadelphia (PhillyAWS)
Location: Philadelphia, PA
More Info: phillyaws.com

AWS User Group Portland, OR
Location: Portland, OR
More Info: PAWSUG

AWS User Group Rochester(RAWSUG)
Location: Rochester, NY
More Info: Rawsug.org

AWS User Group – San Francisco
Location: San Francisco, CA
More info: AWS San Francisco

AWS User Group – Seattle
Location: Seattle, WA
More Info: SAWSUG

AWS Meetup – Silicon Valley
Location: Palo Alto, CA
More Info: Meetup.com

AWS Meetup – Twin Cities
Location: Minneapolis, MN
More Info: amazontwincities.com

AWS User Group – Utah Valley
Location: Provo, Orem, American Fork, Lehi
More Info: UVawsug

Europe

AWS User Group – Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
More Info: AmsterdamAWSUG

AWS User Group – Belgium
Location: Mechelen, Belgium
More Info: be.aws.ug

AWS User Group – Berlin
Location: Berlin, Germany
More Info: aws-berlin.de

AWS User Group – Greece
Location: Athens, Greece
More Info: AWS User Group- Greece

AWS User Group – Hamburg
Location: Hamburg, Germany
More Info: awsug.de

AWS User Group – Helsinki
Location: Helsinki, Finland
More info: aws-helsinki.fi

AWS User Group – Köln
Location: Köln (Cologne), Germany
More Info: awsug.de More Info: xing.com

Amazon Web Services Meetup – London
Location: London, England
More Info: awsug.com/

AWS User Group – Manchester
Location: Manchester, England
More Info: meetup.com/AWS-User-Group-North

AWS User Group – Naples
Location: Naples, Italy
More Info: facebook.com

AWS User Group – Newcastle/ Gateshead
Location: Gateshead, England
More Info: awsug.com

AWS User Groups – Spain
Location: Barcelona and Madrid, Spain
More Info: groups.google.es

Asia Pacific

AWS User Group – Australia
Location: Melbourne, Australia
More Info: AWSUG Australia

AWS User Group – Bangalore, India
Location: Bangalore, India
More Info: AWSUG Bangalore

AWS User Group – Delhi NCR, India
Location: Delhi, India
More Info: AWSUG Delhi NCR

AWS User Group – India
Location: Kochi(Cochin), Kerala
More Info: AWSUG India, Kochi

AWS User Group – India
Location: Pune
More Info: AWSUG India, Pune

Japan

AWS User Group – Tokyo (JAWS-UG)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
More Info: http://jaws-ug.jp/

AWS User Group – Kyoto
Location: Kyoto, Japan
More Info: http://jaws-ug.jp

AWS User Group – Yamaguchi(JAWS-UG)
Location: Yamaguchi, Japan
More Info: http://jaws-ug-yamaguchi.blogspot.com/2011/02/jaws-ug.html

These User Groups are community-driven. If you are interested in joining one of these groups, check the More Info link for meeting date and time. If you are interested in starting your own group, learn more here.