University to cosponsor Google Developers Group conference

Monday, May 18, 2015

UNC Charlotte is one of the cosponsors for a conference that will draw hundreds of computer coders, developers and students on Thursday, May 28, at the Harvey Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture.

Billed as part watch party and part development workshop, the May 28 event coincides with the annual Google I/O conference in San Francisco. The Queen City event will be from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Google I/O Extended events, such as the one in Charlotte, will include live-streamed sessions of Google I/O being held in San Francisco, code labs and more. Hundreds of cities around the globe will hold similar events, being led by the Google Developer Groups in conjunction with local developer, higher education and tech partners.

UNC Charlotte, BIG Charlotte, the N.C. Technology Association and Packard Place are cosponsors for the May 28 event.

Space is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis; register via this Google+ page and this form to attend.