what ⟹ TensorFlow All-Around : Advancements in AI + covering the latest TF2.0

when ⟹ Oct-19, Saturday, CHECK-IN 9:19am

where ⟹ HCCUG.org @ Microsoft, 750 Town and Country Blvd 1000, Houston, TX 77024

FREE & other PARKING: https://citycentrehouston.com/parking

whom ⟹ Massimo Mascaro — is here as a FRIEND of HCCUG.org™ COMMUNITY

and is NOT here in his official capacity, i.e., Technical Director of Applied AI at Google. He has been in pivotal roles at various Tier-1's (e.g., Microsoft Research), and has an uncanny ability to straddle Research and Real-world. What matters to us more is that he is a polite no-bull straight-shooter and above all a genuine person!

PROOF: at no cost to us, he is here on a Saturday, sharing with us his family time!

Registration opens at 6pm CST on 10-10-2019

✥ SORRY NO PRESS/MEDIA ~and~ NO RECORDINGS even by attendees at this event.

✥ We thank Google PR for giving clearance for Massimo to speak!

✥ This HCCUG.org™ event is NOT endorsed or sponsored by Google. This is another HCCUG.org™ event made possible at no-charge to attendees — thanks to:

• our Speaker: Massimo Mascaro for volunteering his time and talent!
• our Venue: Microsoft Houston, for sponsoring/providing us venue whenever (since our inception in 2008)
• our Patron: Hybrid Decisions^® without whom we would not be around!

LIMITED SEATS — ONLY for CONFIRMED registrants ⟹⟹⟹ click here to REGISTER ⟹⟹⟹ CONFIRMATIONS with VENUE & PARKING will be sent out on rolling basis (starting from Oct-17)

⤷ BUT our core principles remain, such as, MEMBER PRIVACY (attendee list, food choices, etc.)

• In 10+ years, we have NEVER given out our member/attendee list, and thank our sponsors for respecting this!!
• new Sponsor-invitee Feedback: Sponsors need to know who they invited and who showed up. Sponsors get a list of, "ONLY those attendees who flag they were invited by that particular Sponsor" during attendee registration (e.g., those who flagged "via Google employee" for event-190220) — Launched!

⤷ New streamlined focus between meetups & events,

• new entity HybridCloudGroup.org to take over HCCUG.org's efforts & more — Launched!
• streamlined Houston Cloud Computing user group back to our roots of performance/cluster/distributed computing & more — Launched!
• new Houston TensorFlow & Applied AI/ML user group — Launched!
• new Houston Kotlin user group organized by Zane Moreign, with approval from JetBrains — Launching July-2019 !
• new C language focus added by Zane Moreign (inherited from Tex), with David Cravey's blessing, to David's C++ user group — Launched!
• new Monthly Cadence, multiple Venue option, multiple focus User Groups, and more — Launched!
  • Venue #1: HCCUG.org @ Tracy Gee Community Center, 3599 Westcenter Dr, Houston, TX 77042
  • Venue #2: HCCUG.org @ Microsoft Technology Center, 750 Town and Country Blvd 1000, Houston, TX 77024

• More venues to be announced for other events as needed.

⤷ New "NETWORKING" focused programs & events:

• new HybridCloudLabs™ BRING YOU LAPTOP program for hands-on topics, such as, Machine Learning, Azure, Linux, Zane's Simple_Safety™ series, etc.
• new Network-n-Talks program to focus on more time for Peer-to-Peer networking/connections/chats, while still having some focused Talk(s).
• new first HybridCloudNow™ conference with HybridCloudFest™ (after-event), HybridCloudConnect™, and New HybridCloudInsiders™ are in collaboration with HybridDecisions.com
• new LIMITED Sponsor program ~ we want our members to feel comfortable attending without being badgered with access to select vendors, e.g., Microsoft, Google, RedHat, Amazon/AWS, etc.

⤷ New membership program:

• ALL our Meetup.com user groups will continue to be @no-charge membership for 2019 :-)
• We strive to ensure NO WASTAGE of — (a) Food, (b) Effort, and (c) Resources, e.g., denying a seat to someone who really wanted to attend/learn/network — while still trying to provide more services/benefits (e.g., dietary constraints) and taking care of those who take care of such things, and recognize Speakers & Volunteers, etc.
• Therefore, ONLY confirmed reservations will have access to events. Ensure you are a registered HybridCloudGroup.org member. Only those registered on HCCUG.org site are eligible to be confirmed and can provide us their preferences, such as, food choices/dietary constraints!
• To be able to afford these things, we will be launching new LIMITED sponsorship program, new option for members who wish to pay/support our efforts (of course with new benefits) … and welcome any ideas/suggestions!
• Those who know us know we support those who support us …
  1. Those who braved traffic/weather/etc., over the years to attend our events, i.e., Active Members*** before 2019 will be grandfathered into one of the new paid membership levels ~ let's continue to grow together!!!
  2. Those who Serve(d), e.g., our Veterans, etc. we aim to provide extremely feasible options