# Event Details - **Event Name**: Building Your First AI App: A Hands-On Cloud Workshop - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Hands-on workshop to build your first AI-enabled application end-to-end.About this EventAbout the EventThis is a hands-on, guided workshop designed to move you from understanding AI to actually building with it.You’ll work through a simple, end-to-end application setup using modern AI and cloud infrastructure, while learning the “why” behind each decision, from compute and storage to security and cost.Whether you’re exploring AI for the first time or trying to understand how it actually works in practice, this session will help you connect the dots.No deep technical background required, but come ready to follow along and experiment.Who this event for:People early in their AI or tech journey who want practical, real-world exposureProfessionals who understand AI conceptually but haven’t built anything yetDecision-makers who want clarity on cloud platforms and infrastructure choicesAnyone looking to move beyond theory and see how AI applications actually come togetherWhat you’ll learnWhat a “minimum viable” AI application actually looks likeHow to deploy a simple app in the cloudKey infrastructure concepts: compute, storage, networking, and costHow to think about security, logging, and shutting systems down responsiblyThe tradeoffs between major platforms (Microsoft and Oracle)How to avoid common mistakes that lead to unnecessary cost or riskWhat to Expect5:30pm-6pm-Networking6pm-7pm-Presentation & Hands-on Guidance7-7:30pm-Q&A and NetworkingWe encourage you to bring your laptop for the hands-on excercise at the end.The Center for Practical AI is welcomes you our next ASPIRE event!ASPIRE events are a free, monthly series of in-person and virtual events designed to improve AI literacy across the Research Triangle.What does ASPIRE mean?Autonomy.Societal Impact.Purpose.Innovation.Resilience.Efficiency.Each ASPIRE event convenes AI advisors and practitioners from research, industry, government, and the community, and aims to equip people with the literacy and fluency to critically engage with AI.Sessions blend panels, demonstrations, and discussion, with topics ranging from introductory to advanced and designed to be practical and accessible across experience levels.2026 ASPIRE Events Sponsored by .Agenda🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PMNetworking🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:30 PMPresentation & Applied Use Case DemoHost: Todd Quartiere, Moderator🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PMNetworking - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/building-your-first-ai-app-a-hands-on-cloud-workshop/100001986354896968 - **Event Categories**: Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbuilding-your-first-ai-app-a-hands-on-cloud-workshop-tickets-1986354896968 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Durham - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: American Underground - **lat**: 35.9937228 - **long**: -78.9052195 - **full address**: American Underground, 324 Blackwell Street, Durham, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Foundation for AI & Health (https://allevents.in/org/foundation-for-ai-and-health/24965643) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c67a508052ffe92b48b1c962329ea9c5ab04271c686e89dc63bd74d6be7b40dd-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf0f2f0-gmir.jpg?v=1775366271 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/ff8b5a1c67a82d8ecf1230e57f33be8c27c0053332d56c6ec9d6d1e00e3cecfc-rimg-w400-h400-dceff2f0-gmir.jpg?v=1775366270 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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