Google Developer Days India — 2017
Sharing My experience for Google Developer Days India —1,2 December 2017. The event was hosted at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Center (BIEC) in Bengaluru, India.
“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”
In this article, I will be sharing my experience that I have got from the First ever Google Developer Days India — 2017.
Journey was started from registration process. I have done my registration and I was waiting for confirmation mail when my other Friends who already got it. 😡
And finally, wait is over. Got my Confirmation email.😊
The Next thing is how to travel for the event, After some discussion(patches😊) , I have decided to travel by plane ✈ . I am really exited for my first flight journey. I am really happy that reason behind my first flight is Google.
So now all are set for journey.
After flight journey from Ahmedabad to Bangalore, we have arrived at Bangalore airport late night. Loved that rainy and chilly weather.
Then after a Uber ride(costly ride 😄), we have reached up at Paying Guest house.
Then After short sleeping time…
Finally Now this is the First day of Google developer day — 2017 at BIEC!
Registration:
We have reached at venue before time! Now waiting for the registration process start.
Swags:
After registration process completed, Got my attendee card and swag t-shirt.
Breakfast:
Then after watching different sessions room and venue, we have reached at Hall 3b — Sandbox (This area is for all Codelabs, Live product demo, photo booth, experts one-to-one chat, and Lunch) .
Now it’s time for 1st day breakfast. Nice arrangement for the delicious food👌.
After a breakfast, The main story begins. Now it’s time for First Ever Google Developer day 2017 Key-Note.
In Keynote, hear about the latest news and updates to Google’s developer products and platforms. Just kick off the two-day GDD 17! This is the awesome kick start of the this event.
Keynote Day -1:
Keynote Day -2:
With same energy, we have day-2 keynote. Sowmya Subramania and Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément get day two of GDD India. Had a special interview with Dr. Geetha Manjunath, CEO and Co-Founder of Niramai.
Experts sessions and Live training.
Now it’s time for the Experts sessions and Live training. So for sessions & training, there is a Conference Center having different rooms. Where you can join for Experts sessions and Live training.
There are different rooms name at Conference Center like Jacaranda Room, Gulmohar Room, Cassia Room. Yet this is mystery for those names!
Learning from the experts are really helpful for me as developer. It is exiting moments when those all experts are sharing knowledge in front of you.
One of the main advantage to attend all community events.
If you are interested to know awesome schedule for GDDIndia, you can checkout on below link:
Meet the awesome peoples and my life heroes!
Just because of this awesome event, I had chance to meet awesome Experts, community members, Googlers, who are doing great job for the community.
Really exited moments, when you have a talk with community members and got knowledge, inspiration words.
They give their time to share knowledge and contribute to the community to make the community better. Respect.
Community Lounge:
This is my favorite section and visited many times. Where at the Community Lounge you can interact with Community lead, ask Googler & other community leads anything community related.
Codelabs:
Find all codelabs demos from below link:
Had a great experience while doing codelabs. Feeling happy when you are doing code in this type of events under face to face expert guideline.
Google Developers and Cloud Certification Lounge:
Had a great informative talk at certification lounge regarding different certification courses. We had a great talk with the Googler regarding step by step guide for different courses like Associate Android developer and Nano degree certificates. Really want to tell thanks to the Certification Lounge team for your guide.
Google Demos for Mobile and Web Design
There is a Live demonstration of examples for mobile and web design. Had chance to hear Q/A from different design Google developer experts.
Products and APIs Demos:
There are different Live APIs demo Like Google Assistance SDK, Android things, LightHouse etc.
One of the most interesting is demo is Android Things DrawBot (above first pic). Awesome OpenSource project which capture you face using camera module and draw it on paper through pen.
Another one is Remote control Racing car using Wifi module and Raspberry PI. Look below video, How car is working
Thanks you very to GDD team for awesome Pico Pro Maker Kit.
If you are one of the GDDIndia attendee and you have this awesome kit, Recommended to check Step by Step Guide for this IOT kit on below link and develop your own something interesting thing.
These all are things for the day. Now!!
It’s Party time.
There was a After Party for all and we really enjoyed a lot.
You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.
Google Developer Group(GDG) at GDD:
I am from Gujarat and our all GDG groups including GDGAhmedabad, GDGBaroda, and GDDRajkot was there including WTMLead from each chapters. Had chance to meet other GDG from different India region too. Really after talking with other GDG, realize that why GDG matter a lot to live community.
My Team!
Really amazing and memorable journey with all my team.
That Amazing sound track:
The theme music track is still playing on loop in my mind! Just an awesome sound it is. It is a Bangalore Bhangra by Terra Monk.
Google Developer Team at GDDIndia 2017
All credits to the Google Developers Team to make this event amazing.
Related links:
Youtube Playlist for GDDIndia 2017:
CodeLabs:
Lesson learned in event:
Community members, who share a knowledge, give their time to build something which make other developer life easy. Now it’s your time to give back. The more you give, more you get back return.
My Video for GDDIndia — 2017
Wrap up:
I have tried to share my experience that I have got from two day Google Developer day Journey. I hope it’s help someone to get inspiration to attend community events.
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Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power. — Clint Eastwood
