We’re sure most of you are interested in learning new technologies and tools. That’s why we’re excited to participate in the Community Speedrun Challenge that Google is organizing for developer communities in Europe. And as part of GDG Edinburgh, you’re among the first to know about this!!

The Community Speedrun Challenge is a training program that will run in May where you’ll have the opportunity to join four Speedruns and get hands-on experience with Machine Learning on Google Cloud, and take your first steps with tools like BigQuery, Cloud Speech API, and Cloud ML Engine. Every Speedrun is open for a week to give you the ability to finish all labs in your best time, scoring more points and winning prizes.

Find more information and register here: bit.ly/speedrunchallengeeurope

Speedrun #1: Baseline: Data, ML, AI
Labs: AI Platform: Qwik Start, Creating a Data Transformation Pipeline with Cloud Dataprep, Dataflow Qwik Start - Templates, Classify Images of Clouds in the Cloud with AutoML Vision
Timeframe: May 4th-10th
Leaderboard (TBC)
Webinar with Zack Akil (Google)
May 4th, 18.00-20.00 (GMT+01)
Lab: Classify Images of Clouds in the Cloud with AutoML Vision

Speedrun #2: Intro to ML: Language Processing
Labs: Google Cloud Speech API: Qwik Start, Cloud Natural Language API: Qwik Start, Entity and Sentiment Analysis with the Natural Language API, Speech to Text Transcription with the Cloud Speech API
Timeframe: May 11th-17th
Leaderboard (TBC)
Webinar with Dale Markowitz (Google)
May 11th, 18.00-20.00 (GMT+01)
Lab: Entity and Sentiment Analysis with the Natural Language API

Speedrun #3: Intermediate ML
Labs: Implementing an AI Chatbot with Dialogflow, Classify Text into Categories with the Natural Language API, Awwvision: Cloud Vision API from a Kubernetes Cluster, Google Assistant: Build an Application with Dialogflow and Cloud Functions
Timeframe: May 18th-24th
Leaderboard (TBC)
Webinar with Lee Boonstra (Google)
May 18th, 18.00-20.00 (GMT+01)
Lab: Google Assistant: Build an Application with Dialogflow and Cloud Functions

Speedrun #4: BigQuery for Machine Learning
Labs: Getting Started with BQML, Predict Taxi Fare with a BigQuery ML Forecasting Model, Predict Visitor Purchases with a Classification Model in BQML, Implement a Helpdesk Chatbot with Dialogflow & BigQuery ML
Timeframe: May 25th-May 31st
Leaderboard (TBC)
Webinar with Felipe Hoffa (Google)
May 25th, 18.00-20.00 (GMT+01)
Lab: TBC

Find more information and register here: bit.ly/speedrunchallengeeurope