# virtual event (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover virtual event. Page: Feed: --- ## [Looking for judging and speaking opportunities? (692 profile-building opportunities through the outreach initiative)](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/looking-for-judging-and-speaking-74d) _2026-08-20 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Looking for judging and speaking opportunities? ## [5 EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building opportunities for software engineers and AI professionals](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/5-eb-1aeb-2-niwo-1-profile-building-407) _2026-08-20 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Here are 5 EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building opportunities for software engineers and AI professionals: ## [Should you target EB-1A or EB-2 NIW? (virtual event)](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/should-you-target-eb-1a-or-eb-2-niw-b68) _2026-08-19 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ I will be hosting a virtual event with Andrew Smith (Immigration Attorney at Manifest Law, https://manifestlaw.com/lawyers/andrew-smith) today at 4:00 PM EDT on whether you should target EB-1A or EB-2 NIW. ## [WhatsApp authorship group (collaborate with other applicants)](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/whatsapp-authorship-group-collaborate) _2026-08-18 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ I recently started a WhatsApp group for those of you who are targeting authorship. ## [Insights on EB-1A original contributions (from recent AAO decisions)](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/insights-on-eb-1a-original-contributions-168) _2026-08-18 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Here are several insights on EB-1A original contributions from recent AAO decisions: ## [WhatsApp authorship group](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/whatsapp-authorship-group-494) _2026-08-16 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ I recently started a WhatsApp group for those of you who are targeting authorship. ## [3 EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building opportunities in AI](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/3-eb-1aeb-2-niwo-1-profile-building-909) _2026-08-16 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Here are 3 EB-1A/EB-2 NIW/O-1 profile-building opportunities in AI: ## [Looking for judging and speaking opportunities? (687 profile-building opportunities through the outreach initiative)](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/looking-for-judging-and-speaking-b7b) _2026-08-15 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Looking for judging and speaking opportunities? ## [Recent EB-1A AAO decision (original contributions) and authorship group](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/recent-eb-1a-aao-decision-original) _2026-08-14 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ Something to keep in mind for the EB-1A original contributions criterion? ## [WhatsApp authorship group](https://immigrationjason.substack.com/p/whatsapp-authorship-group) _2026-08-13 · Immigration Jason · Immigration Jason_ I recently started a WhatsApp group for those of you who are targeting authorship. ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yCT8PPJDU9IH) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [The Frankenstein Factor: Dr. Tom Morris on Ego, AI, and Practical Philosophy](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/the-frankenstein-factor-dr-tom-morris) _2026-08-13 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ An interview ## [Building the Inner Citadel: Angie Hobbs, Plato, and the Ancient Roots of Modern Resilience](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/building-the-inner-citadel-angie) _2026-08-04 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ Why an upcoming symposium in Croatia—bridging ancient Greek ethics, Marcus Aurelius, and the question of AI—might offer the blueprint we need for an uncertain world. ## [The Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent’s Playbook: A Practical Livestream Series for Building Better Agents](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/the-microsoft-365-copilot-agents-playbook-a-practical-livestream-series-for-building-better-agents/) _2026-07-23 · Shavonna Jackson · Microsoft for Developers_ Building on Microsoft 365 Copilot? Here’s your playbook. Declarative agents are quickly becoming one of the most exciting ways to extend Microsoft 365 Copilot and bring organizational knowledge, workflows, and tools directly into the flow of work. But as agent capabilities grow, so does the need for practical guidance: How do you build agents that \[…\] The post The Microsoft 365 Copilot Agent’s… ## [How to test agent experience changes without shipping them](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/how-to-test-agent-experience-changes-without-shipping-them/) _2026-07-21 · Waldek Mastykarz, Garry Trinder · Microsoft for Developers_ Most changes you think will improve AI agent behavior won't. We tested a dozen hypotheses on a real project upgrade scenario and the majority failed. Learn how to emulate documentation, API, and MCP server changes locally so you can validate what works before shipping anything to production. The post How to test agent experience changes without shipping them appeared first on Microsoft for… ## [How to test agent skills without hitting real APIs](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/how-to-test-agent-skills-without-hitting-real-apis/) _2026-07-17 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ Your agent skill calls an API. The moment you start evaluating it, every run either costs money or mutates production data. Learn how to mock APIs transparently so you can run evals without changing your skill or hitting real endpoints. The post How to test agent skills without hitting real APIs appeared first on Microsoft for Developers . ## [Building AX evals that actually work](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/building-ax-evals-that-actually-work/) _2026-07-15 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ This is the eighth and final article in a series about Agent Experience (AX): the practice of making AI coding agents work correctly with your technology. The series covers what you can and can’t control in the agent stack, how to measure whether your extensions are helping or hurting, and how to iterate toward better \[…\] The post Building AX evals that actually work appeared first on Microsoft… ## [Let’s Learn GitHub Copilot App – Free Virtual Training Event](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/lets-learn-github-copilot-app-free-virtual-training-event/) _2026-07-08 · Katie Savage · Microsoft for Developers_ Join us for a free online event series kicking off July 16 to learn how to get started with the GitHub Copilot App! The post Let’s Learn GitHub Copilot App – Free Virtual Training Event appeared first on Microsoft for Developers . ## [The hidden variables in your agent eval](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/the-hidden-variables-in-your-agent-eval/) _2026-07-08 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ This is the seventh article in a series about Agent Experience (AX): the practice of making AI coding agents work correctly with your technology. The series covers what you can and can’t control in the agent stack, how to measure whether your extensions are helping or hurting, and how to iterate toward better outcomes. You \[…\] The post The hidden variables in your agent eval appeared first on… ## [Don’t rewrite your CLI for agents](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/dont-rewrite-your-cli-for-agents/) _2026-07-07 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ There’s advice making the rounds: replace your CLI args with a single --json payload so agents can use your tool more effectively. The thinking being, that agents already think in structured formats, and nested data maps cleanly to JSON. Flat args on the other hand, force awkward conventions like repeating --service-name to delimit multi-value groups, \[…\] The post Don’t rewrite your CLI for agents… ## [Not all model upgrades are upgrades](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/not-all-model-upgrades-are-upgrades/) _2026-07-06 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ A new model drops with lower per-token pricing and better benchmarks. You switch. A week later someone asks why the agent is burning 12x more tokens on the same task while producing worse output. We ran 150 agent tasks across 15 scenarios on two models, Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Sonnet 5, using GitHub Copilot \[…\] The post Not all model upgrades are upgrades appeared first on Microsoft for… ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0cn9lO8NbJmU) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [What AI benchmarks are not telling you](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/what-ai-benchmarks-are-not-telling-you/) _2026-07-01 · Waldek Mastykarz · Microsoft for Developers_ This is the sixth article in a series about Agent Experience (AX): the practice of making AI coding agents work correctly with your technology. The series covers what you can and can’t control in the agent stack, how to measure whether your extensions are helping or hurting, and how to iterate toward better outcomes. We \[…\] The post What AI benchmarks are not telling you appeared first on… ## [Your agent already has a plan](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/blog/your-agent-already-has-a-plan/) _2026-06-26 · Garry Trinder · Microsoft for Developers_ If an agent isn’t doing the right thing, the obvious move is to make the docs clearer. Add a tip, spell out the correct command, describe the right approach more prominently. You do all of that, and the agent still ignores it. It does what it had already decided to do. The tip wasn’t ignored \[…\] The post Your agent already has a plan appeared first on Microsoft for Developers . ## [The Odyssey Mindset: How Ancient Wisdom Can Heal Modern Trauma](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-mindset-how-ancient-wisdom) _2026-06-16 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ An interview with Dr, Sam Akbar ## [The Odyssey Mindset: 7 Timeless Lessons On Resilience, Strength, And Purpose](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-mindset-7-timeless-lessons) _2026-06-11 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ An exclusive excerpt from Dr. Sam Akbar and Pan Macmillin ## [On Seneca's Letters](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/on-senecas-letters) _2026-05-19 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ A presentation from Prof. Margaret Graver from the On Seneca: Anger, Fear, and Sadness virtual event 2023 ## [Lead with Civility: A Handbook for Uncivil Times](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/lead-with-civility-a-handbook-for) _2026-04-28 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ by Diane Kalen-Sukra ## [Last Chance to Secure Your Spot](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/last-chance-to-secure-your-spot) _2026-03-27 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ The Philosophy of Anxiety virtual event Saturday, March 28 ## [Final Show Schedule](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/final-show-schedule-b52) _2026-03-26 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ The Philosophy of Anxiety virtual event ## [Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/anxiety-a-philosophical-guide) _2026-03-24 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ An exclusive excerpt from Dr. Samir Chopra and Princeton University Press ## [The Meaning of It All: Ultimate Meaning, Everyday Meaning, Cosmic Meaning, Death, and Time](https://platosacademycentre.substack.com/p/the-meaning-of-it-all-ultimate-meaning) _2026-03-16 · The Plato's Academy Centre · Plato's Academy Centre Newsletter_ An exclusive excerpt from Prof. Rivka Weinberg and Oxford University Press ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BhlZbnJOp1c3) _2026-03-16 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Your Weekly Speaking Opportunities - 20 Jan](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-234) _2025-01-20 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Here is your weekly list of event organisers and producers looking for talented speakers, and how to apply to them. ## [Your Speaking Opportunities - 6 Jan 2025](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-speaking-opportunities-6-jan) _2025-01-06 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Happy New Year! ## [Your Weekly Speaking Opportunities - 16 December](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-91b) _2024-12-16 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ It's our last list of 2024. But still plenty of time to pitch yourself for all sorts of talks in 2025. ## [Your weekly speaking opportunities - 9 December](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-eba) _2024-12-09 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Now's the time to plot your 2025 speaking career. Plenty of stateside events this week, if the international stage calls you. ## [Your weekly speaking opportunities - 2nd December](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-b27) _2024-12-03 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Make speaking a New Year's resolution for 2025 | Upgrade to a paying subscriber to secure our introductory rate. ## [Your weekly speaking opportunities (25 Nov)](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-d2e) _2024-11-25 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Plenty of talk opportunities for women this week, and a TedX talk opening. ## [Your Weekly Speaking Opportunities (18 Nov)](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-b3a) _2024-11-18 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Hello talented and aspiring speakers (and PRs). ## [Your Weekly Speaking Opportunities (11 Nov), including new virtual events](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities) _2024-11-11 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Get your pitching skills ready... We've added more events from outside the UK, and have a growing 'virtual events' section too. ## [Your Weekly Speaking Opportunities from Speaker Callout (4 Nov)](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/your-weekly-speaking-opportunities-ee1) _2024-11-04 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ It’s our second ever mailing, and already we have found plenty of updated speaking opportunities for you since last week. ## [Speaker Callout has launched!](https://speakercallout.substack.com/p/speaker-callout-has-launched) _2024-10-28 · Speaker Callout · Speaker Callout_ Your first list of speaking opportunities.