Metroplex Builder Resources

Make Your FIRST REAL AI Workflow! (IN-PERSON)

Dallas Software DevelopersPresencial

jue, 13 ago, 18:30 – 20:00 CDT • Yum! Restaurants International (Plano)

Speaker: Ron Dagdag & Preston McCauley

Ron Dagdag and Preston McCauley introduce attendees to building their first real AI workflows. Food and drinks are provided.

Introduction to Ceph Storage

DFW Unix Users GroupHíbrido

jue, 13 ago, 19:00 – 21:00 CDT • Improving (Plano)

Speaker: Evan Miller

Introduction to the open-source Ceph distributed storage system, including its use with Proxmox. Available in person and through Zoom.

Summer Design Social

Big Design DFWPresencial

lun, 17 ago, 18:30 – 21:00 CDT • Improving (Plano)

A summer social hosted by Brian Sullivan and Kim Linnen with surprises, networking, and pizza for the Dallas design community.

Elasticsearch RAG + AI Incident Intelligence for FIFA 2026

Elastic Dallas User GroupPresencial

mar, 18 ago, 17:30 – 19:30 CDT • Improving (Plano)

Speaker: Bhupesh Srivastava and Sravya Vemula

Two technical talks: an Elasticsearch RAG knowledge assistant and a real-time AI incident intelligence agent using Elastic MCP and Gemini.

Dallas Glean User Group Meetup

Dallas Glean User GroupPresencial

mié, 19 ago, 16:30 – 18:00 CDT • Ericsson North America Headquarters (Plano)

Community session for Glean users and AI practitioners to share real use cases, implementation lessons, and enterprise-search workflows.

Mark Johnson: The New Front Door: Deploying Enterprise AI Agents on Google Cloud

GDG Cloud SouthlakeVirtual

mié, 19 ago, 16:30 – 18:30 CDT • Online

Speaker: Mark Johnson

Official GDG registration lists August 19; the Meetup cross-post lists August 26. Confirm on the linked GDG page before attending.

Agent Builders Club Build-a-thon

Agent Builders ClubPresencial

mié, 19 ago, 18:30 – 21:00 CDT • The Copper Wall (Fort Worth)

A beginner-friendly AI build sprint in teams of two to four, followed by short demos and project submissions to a shared GitHub repository. Rough prototypes, working experiments, mockups, and documented failures are all welcome.

GDG DFW Social Club #30

GDG Cloud SouthlakePresencial

jue, 20 ago, 16:00 – 19:00 CDT • Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (Cypress Waters)

In-person social gathering for GDG Cloud Southlake DFW at Flying Saucer Cypress Waters.

Slack, Meet Your New Coworker: From Slackbot and Beyond

Dallas TechXchangePresencial

jue, 20 ago, 18:00 – 19:30 CDT • Toyota Connected North America (Plano)

Speaker: Joyce Kay Avila

Practical session on Slackbot and AI collaboration, including context, governance, and tools such as Claude Tag.

ChatGPT for small businesses - Irving, TX

OpenAI AcademyPresencial

lun, 24 ago, 9:00 – 12:30 CDT

A hands-on OpenAI Academy and SCORE workshop covering stronger prompts, ChatGPT tools, everyday business workflows, and building a reusable AI solution. The exact Irving-area venue is shared with confirmed attendees.

AI in Action: Dallas Claude Community - August Meet

Dallas Claude CommunityHíbrido

mar, 25 ago, 18:00 – 20:00 CDT • Improving (Plano)

A hybrid community session with Claude AI demos, practitioner knowledge-sharing, hands-on exploration, and networking. The in-person program begins at 6:00 PM and the virtual program at 6:30 PM.

Loop Engineering: Beyond The Hype

Plano Prompt EngineersHíbrido

mié, 26 ago, 18:00 – 21:00 CDT • Improving (Plano)

Speaker: Derrick Bozkurt

Engineering patterns for reliable agent loops, including goals, guards, gates, feedback, progress checks, retries, and stopping conditions.

M3+ UX/Tech Mentoring + Networking: Conversations That Build Great CX

M3+ Mutual MentoringPresencial

jue, 27 ago, 17:30 – 20:15 CDT • Improving (Plano)

Speaker: Christopher Mock

An interactive workshop on using improvisation to create conversational momentum, connect confidently, and keep discussions flowing, followed by a celebration of M3+'s fifth anniversary.

Commit Your Code Conference 2026

Dallas Software DevelopersHíbrido

mié, 2 sept, 19:00 – vie, 4 sept, 18:00 CDT • Capital One Plano

Multi-day software conference with virtual and in-person options, 110+ speakers, six tracks, and meals included for in-person attendees.

Unlocking AI in Manufacturing Without Compromising Security

CorelloPresencial

jue, 3 sept, 9:00 – 13:00 CDT • Corello (Frisco)

Applied-AI session for manufacturers covering private and public models, operational data, estimates and quotes, communications, and cybersecurity risk.