Why it matters
A hands-on, scored format forces participants to actually configure Bedrock model access and SageMaker pipelines — real exposure to AWS's metered inference stack.
The tokenmaxxing angle
Competing on Bedrock and SageMaker AI puts attendees directly inside AWS's per-token/per-inference billing model, making routing and cost tradeoffs part of the game itself.
From the organizers
Organizer Jenn Bergstrom's follow-on to a prior February AI workshop asks teams to bring a computer with admin access; runs 4:00-7:00pm in Training Room #225 at 7979 E Tufts Ave.