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Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 6:00 PM CET[In Person] Azure Zurich User Group X-Mas Special 2024
Frau Gerolds Garten, Zürich
IN-PERSON Christmas Gettogether at Frau Gerolds Wintergarten

In order to close the year 2024, we would like to invite you all to a Christmas Gathering in Frau Gerolds Wintergarten.
We have a reservation and will provide some snacks.
There are plenty of options for drinks and food, but they need to be ordered (and paid for) individually.

There is no agenda, just food, drinks and people. 🌞

The event takes place outdoors (covered if the weather is bad), so dress accordingly.

Seats are limited, so please reserve asap and cancel if you cannot make it. Thanks!

We look forward to meeting you one last time this year!
Happy Holidays!
Manu & Thomas

Please reserve a seat and cancel if you cannot make it. Thank you!
18 attendees+13
Fri, Jan 10, 2025, 6:00 PM CET[In Person] Swiss Tech Community Cheese Fest by Manu & Zehni
Gerechtigkeitsgasse 42, Bern
The Swiss Tech Community Cheese Night is back!

Join Manu and Marcel for the annual Swiss Tech Community gathering. This time, we meet for a cozy Fondue/Raclette night in Bern.

No speakers, no sessions, just eating, drinking and hanging out with old and new friends.

This event requires a ticket. Pick Raclette or Fondue when you register: Get your ticket at:
https://eventfrog.ch/communitycheesefest2025

Registration on Meetup is optional, you will stay on the waiting list until you have purchased your ticket.

A big thank you goes out to GrabX Solutions (www.grabx.ch) for sponsoring this event!
4 attendees
Mon, Jan 20, 2025, 6:00 PM CET[In Person] Azure Zurich User Group AI & LLM Soirée Part 2
Digicomp Academy AG, Zürich
IN-PERSON meetup at Digicomp

Note: This meetup takes place on the 4th floor!

Please note:

Please do only reserve a seat, if you really plan to attend.

Seats are not limited. No need to "block" a seat.

If you will attend, please register quickly

Please unregister if you cannot make it.

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AGENDA

18:00 Welcome

18:05 Session 1: TBD

19:00 Drinks, Food and Networking

19:30 Session 2: "Small is beautiful - Small Language Models for Efficient AI Solutions" by Filip W.

20:30 end

Session 1: TBD

Session 2: "Small is beautiful - Small Language Models for Efficient AI Solutions" by Filip W.

In this session, we’ll take a deeper dive into the world of Small Language Models (SLMs), efficient and privacy-conscious alternatives to traditional LLMs. These compact models enable powerful AI applications with lower operational costs and the flexibility for fully local inference—perfect for anyone looking to reduce computational hunger without sacrificing performance.
We’ll spotlight Microsoft’s Phi family of models, exploring their versatility across language tasks with (relatively) small resource demands. From local development scenarios to deployment on Azure, you’ll discover how SLMs can deliver big benefits on a small scale. We’ll also look at embedded use cases, where these models can run entirely within a mobile or self-hosted app, maximizing privacy and performance in an efficient package.

About Filip: Filip is a Microsoft MVP for AI Services

The event is, as always, free of charge and held in English.

Please reserve a seat and cancel if you cannot make it. Thank you!

This event is sponsored by Digicomp
Thanks a lot for supporting the Swiss Azure Community!
27 attendees+22

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