BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250809T132244Z UID:1BCB5715-C002-4616-B1C2-A5A407E472E4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T170000 DESCRIPTION:Join IEEE and Madison-AI (MadAI) on August 19th for an intensiv e deep-dive into Claude Code\, Anthropic's revolutionary command-line AI c oding assistant that's transforming how developers build software. Experie nce coding at thought-speed with Claude's AI that understands your entire codebase—no more context switching\, just breakthrough results Claude Co de: Deep Coding at Terminal Velocity. This exclusive 1-hour presentation t hen a hack-a-thon\, running from noon to 5 PM. This event is part of Forwa rdFest 2025\, Wisconsin's largest technology and entrepreneurship festival attracting over 5\,000 attendees Forwardfest creating an unparalleled opp ortunity to explore cutting-edge AI development tools alongside Madison's vibrant tech community.\n\nOur expert-led 45-minute presentation will unve il Claude Code's game-changing capabilities\, from completing tasks in a s ingle pass that would normally take 45+ minutes of manual work Claude Sonn et and Claude Code to enabling powerful multi-file edits that actually und erstand your project structure and existing patterns. You'll discover how Claude works directly in VS Code and seeing your entire codebase instead o f just isolated snippets Claude Code: Deep Coding at Terminal Velocity\, a nd learn to leverage its integration with GitHub and command-line tools fo r seamless workflow automation. Whether you're debugging complex issues\, handling large-scale refactoring\, or building entirely new applications\, Claude Code represents a threshold moment for AI in software development. \n\nThe highlight of our event is a 3-hour hackathon where you'll put Clau de Code to the test\, building real applications while networking with Mad ison's most innovative developers and entrepreneurs. This hands-on experie nce occurs during ForwardFest's 16th year as the state's flagship celebrat ion of innovation and entrepreneurship About | Forward Fest\, ensuring you 're surrounded by like-minded innovators\, potential collaborators\, and i ndustry leaders. Don't miss this opportunity to master the tool that's alr eady become indispensable for development teams worldwide and position you rself at the forefront of AI-assisted software development.\n\nAgenda: \nn oon-12:45 talk on Claude code\n\n12:45-1pm Q/A\n\n1pm - 5pm AI hackathon\n \nRoom: 302\, Bldg: Madison Central Library\, 201 West Mifflin Street\, Ma dison\, Wisconsin\, United States\, 53703\, Virtual: https://events.vtools .ieee.org/m/496232 LOCATION:Room: 302\, Bldg: Madison Central Library\, 201 West Mifflin Stree t\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, United States\, 53703\, Virtual: https://events. vtools.ieee.org/m/496232 ORGANIZER:harrison@glsan.com SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:Unleashing AI-Powered Development: Building with Claude Code and Ha ck-a-thon URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496232 X-ALT-DESC:Description:

Join IEEE and \;Madison-AI (MadAI) on August 19th for an intensive deep-dive into Claude Code\, Anthropic's revo lutionary command-line AI coding assistant that's transforming how develop ers build software. Experience coding at thought-speed with Claude's AI th at understands your entire codebase&mdash\;no more context switching\, jus t breakthrough results Claude Code: Deep Coding at Terminal Velocity. This exclusive 1-hour presentation then a hack-a-thon\, running from noon to 5 PM. This event is part of ForwardFest 2025\, Wisconsin's largest technolo gy and entrepreneurship festival attracting over 5\,000 attendees Forwardf est creating an unparalleled opportunity to explore cutting-edge AI develo pment tools alongside Madison's vibrant tech community.

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Our expert-led 45-minute presentation will unveil Claude Code's game-ch anging capabilities\, from completing tasks in a single pass that would no rmally take 45+ minutes of manual work Claude Sonnet and Claude Code to en abling powerful multi-file edits that actually understand your project str ucture and existing patterns. You'll discover how Claude works directly in VS Code and seeing your entire codebase instead of just isolated snippets Claude Code: Deep Coding at Terminal Velocity\, and learn to leverage its integration with GitHub and command-line tools for seamless workflow auto mation. Whether you're debugging complex issues\, handling large-scale ref actoring\, or building entirely new applications\, Claude Code represents a threshold moment for AI in software development.

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Th e highlight of our event is a 3-hour hackathon where you'll put Claude Cod e to the test\, building real applications while networking with Madison's most innovative developers and entrepreneurs. This hands-on experience oc curs during ForwardFest's 16th year as the state's flagship celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship About | Forward Fest\, ensuring you're su rrounded by like-minded innovators\, potential collaborators\, and industr y leaders. Don't miss this opportunity to master the tool that's already b ecome indispensable for development teams worldwide and position yourself at the forefront of AI-assisted software development.



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noon-12:45 talk on Claude code

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1 pm - 5pm AI hackathon

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