Free IEEE-USA livestream webinar on navigating career evolution for engineers amid changing technology and workplace demands.
Details: Registration page explicitly states "No Admission Charge." IEEE members can also claim a PDH certificate, but attendance itself is not restricted to members.
Free virtual conference on 9 December 2026, 8:30am to 2:00pm Pacific, on running streaming data and AI agent systems in production. Sessions cover streaming plus SQL and agents on one platform, locking down agent access with an agentic data plane, streaming at scale, and open Q&A with the product and engineering teams. Speakers are engineers, architects, customers and industry experts.
Details: Worth a morning if you work with data pipelines and want to hear how agents are actually being governed in production rather than demoed. Two honest flags: it is the vendor's own event, so the answer to most architecture questions will be Redpanda, and registration asks for your job title, company and work email, and signs you up for their marketing email. Use a filterable address if that matters to you.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers' free library on career readiness — the eight competencies employers say they screen for, plus assessments and guides.
From the site: NACE members share resources they have developed to communicate with college students and others about how to develop key competencies, known as the NACE Career Readiness Competencies, needed to be considered ready for the workforce.
Why I recommend it: This is where the "career readiness competencies" language in graduate job descriptions comes from — worth reading so you can mirror it back. Paywall note: the competency pages linked from here are free, but NACE's survey data, salary reports and full Job Outlook editions require paid membership — stick to the free material unless your school already has a membership.
Jeff Su's site collects his practical AI and productivity tips for working professionals — templates, workflows and short guides drawn from his popular videos.
Times Higher Education Campus guide on using open educational resources to widen the reach of your research and teaching, with practical steps for licensing, sharing and measuring impact.
Why I recommend it: Publishing openly is one of the cheapest ways to build a public track record — this lays out how to start.
Free online session with Brandon Waselnuk of Unblocked on giving AI coding agents real context so they produce usable work the first time, including a live before-and-after demo and two open-source tools to try.
Details: Free, online, 9:00 AM PT on September 23, 2026. Registration required.
Andrew Ng on the skills that let a developer shape what gets built, not just implement someone else's spec: driving the build loop, product decisions, communication and high-agency ownership.
Why I recommend it: A clear answer to "what should I actually learn next" in AI work.
A free, two-day virtual summit on AI in education. Designed for educators at community colleges, public schools and other broad-access settings, with keynotes and participatory workshops on teaching, learning and AI policy.
Details: Free virtual AI education summit with practical workshops for educators. Useful if you teach or train people on AI tools and want classroom-ready guidance.
Upcoming cybersecurity conference calendar with virtual and in-person events, dates, locations, and registration links.
From the site: Find cybersecurity conferences happening this week. Virtual & in‑person events. Get dates, locations, and last‑minute registration links now.
Why I recommend it: Useful for staying current on security trends and finding networking events if you are pivoting into cybersecurity, tech policy, or IT operations.
Free webinars and virtual summits from industry practitioners across tech, security, marketing, and business.
Why I recommend it: Free live sessions are an easy way to learn current vocabulary and meet speakers. Ask one question in chat — it is the lowest-friction networking there is.
