[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 4 PM for judging, then join us at 5 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

• 12:00 PM: Lunch, followed by the open build session

• 4:00 PM: Project submissions due; judging begins

• 5:00 PM: Top projects demo live

• 5:30 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
Projects must be built on Akamai Cloud to be eligible for prizes. Prize amounts and details will be announced once finalized.

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.