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A one-day technical conference for developers, system administrators, and workflow builders at the University of Michigan.
Date: July 9, 2025
Location: Arbor Lakes – North & South Domes
Hosted by Information and Technology Services (ITS) and the Support Services Emerging Tech Team, AI Dev Day is a full-day, in-person conference designed for the individuals who build and maintain the digital workflows that power U-M.
From developers and system administrators to IT professionals integrating custom solutions, this event offers deep, technical exploration into the use of artificial intelligence to enhance, streamline, and reimagine operational processes.
This is not a general introduction to AI. It is a technical event designed for those who are actively developing, automating, or administering systems and services, and who are ready to build AI into these solutions.
Event Details
- Hosted by ITS and the Support Services Emerging Tech Team
- July 9, 2025 from 8am to 5pm at Arbor Lakes - Note: Free parking at Arbor Lakes
- Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments provided
- This is an in-person event only; it will not be recorded or streamed
- “Ask the Experts” stations for technical troubleshooting and guidance
- API Key Station open throughout the day for hands-on experimentation
Agenda Overview
Morning
- Breakfast and networking
- Keynote and welcome - Bob Jones
- Lightning talks: Real-world use cases of AI integration from across campus
Afternoon
- Lunch and breakout conversations
Technical Tracks
Track 1: Foundational Tools
- Introduction to CoPilot for smarter code assistance
- Using the U-M Toolkit API to begin integrating AI into existing tool
Track 2: Advanced Implementation
- Automating workflows with Maizey (Ali Alrubaiee)
- Building with the graph-template repo to support class scheduling (Prithvi & Pushyami)
Closing Session
- Questions and Answers with the Emerging Tech team.
- Remarks and future opportunities from Bob Jones
- Wrap-up and giveaways
Who Should Attend
This event is designed for individuals with technical roles who are actively building and supporting systems, including:
- Developers and engineers
- System administrators
- IT staff managing internal processes
- Technical professionals responsible for automation or integration
Attendees should be comfortable navigating APIs, system workflows, or code environments and interested in how AI can be directly applied to those areas.
U-M’s data protection agreement with GitHub Copilot ensures that code entered into Copilot during the event—or in your daily work—is not used to train GitHub’s AI models. Your input remains private and protected.
Registration
Registration for Dev Day 2025 has reached capacity. If you would like to join the waitlist, please fill out this form.