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Celebrate the latest in .NET with the local developer community. Speakers, sessions, and networking for .NET enthusiasts.
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.NET Conf 2026 Community Edition South Africa
Join us for the annual .NET Conf celebration across three major South African cities! Experience the latest in .NET 11 development, cloud-native applications and the ever-evolving AI landscape, connect with fellow developers, and celebrate the .NET community.
November 21, 2026
Richfield Campus UmhlangaTickets opening soon
November 28, 2026
BBD, Century CityTickets opening soon
December 5, 2026
Central University of Technology (CUT)Tickets opening soon
Check out our latest meetups and sessions
October 3, 2026 - 9:00 AM SAST
A full day of hands-on GitHub Copilot workshops, part of the global Dev Days community initiative.
92 attendees COMPLETED
August 19, 2026 - 5:30 PM SAST
A mid-year breather with trivia, prizes, cake pops and pizza. Hosted by Lou van der Bijl and Mogamad Tayieb Kamaldien, played on Kahoot.
94 attendees COMPLETED
July 22, 2026 - 5:30 PM SAST
Agent Skills with Brett Miller and Passion Projects with ASP.NET Core with Malakai (Kai) Mathins, including a live demo of CrimeSpot.
95 attendees COMPLETED
June 13, 2026 - 10:00 AM SAST
Official Microsoft event for developers and cloud engineers to design, build, and deploy real-world AI solutions on Azure using Microsoft Foundry and GitHub Copilot, with live demos, guided labs and practical workflows.
92 attendees COMPLETED
May 27, 2026 - 5:30 PM SAST
Matthew Leibowitz showed how to combine on-device intelligence with cloud-scale models using the Microsoft Agent Framework, and Davide Bellone debunked the 100% code coverage myth.
75 attendees COMPLETED
April 22, 2026 - 5:30 PM SAST
De Wet Conradie introduced Snowflake in a Microsoft-first environment, and Shaqeel Less & Makhi Mangxola shared how they built and scaled Uthutho, a public transport information app.
57 attendees COMPLETED
April 18, 2026 - 9:30 AM SAST
A global Microsoft initiative with hands-on GitHub Copilot learning. Featured a keynote, agentic coding sessions, GitHub Copilot CLI, pizza lunch and a hands-on workshop.
110 attendees COMPLETED
February 25, 2026 - 5:30 PM SAST
The first CPTMSDUG event of 2026! Jason Tame explored AI engineering roles for healthy teams, and Allan Pead showed how to run AI models locally with LM Studio, Ollama and Microsoft.Extensions.AI.
61 attendees COMPLETED
November 19, 2025 - 5:30 PM SAST
An amazing year-end celebration with games, prizes, and community fun! Featured WHO IS THAT?, BINGO, and NERD OF THE YEAR 2025. A special farewell event as Lou prepares for his move to America.
90 attendees COMPLETED
October 22, 2024 - 5:30 PM SAST
An exciting exploration into programming with AI agents! This session covered practical approaches to building intelligent agents, agentic workflows, and hands-on demonstrations of agent development.
100 attendees COMPLETED
September 17, 2025 - 5:30 PM SAST
Two dynamic sessions combining cutting-edge AI technology with practical web development. Featured practical RAG implementation for AI-powered data retrieval and an entertaining 60-minute WordPress site building challenge.
76 attendees COMPLETED
September 13, 2025 - 9:00 AM SAST
Special collaboration with Microsoft & Investec Developer Community! Global initiative focused on AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot, featuring hands-on labs and workshops with industry experts.
97 attendees SOLD OUT
August 27, 2025 - 5:30 PM SAST
An evening exploring cross-platform .NET development with Uno Platform and Azure IoT. Covered building native applications from a single codebase and Azure's IoT offerings including IoT Hub, IoT Edge, and IoT Operations.
87 attendees
July 23, 2025 - 5:30 PM SAST
An exploration into AI agent development with LangChain and discussing real-world production challenges. Featured practical approaches to building intelligent agents and lessons learned from production deployments.
107 attendees
July 2, 2025 - 5:30 PM SAST
An incredible session focusing on AI agents and their practical applications. The event featured presentations on the latest developments in artificial intelligence and hands-on demonstrations of agent development.
97 attendees
June 21, 2025 - 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Hands-on bootcamp for developers at all levels focusing on AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot and Codespaces.
98 attendees
May 31, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Exclusive in-person event with .NET Rocks host Richard Campbell covering .NET History and AI Perils and Promise.
57 attendees