Events

April 2026

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  • Tech Exchange Chesterfield
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  • Sheffield Digital: Geek Brekky
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  • dotnetsheff Meetup This event will be a single talk on The subtle art of MCP with Phil Whittaker ⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is Sheffield Tech Parks. Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xm9z5Wr97QbefVCP7 Parking: Sheffield Tech Parks have limited parking, however provide free parking to our guests! Once at the barriers phone 0114 221 1800 and they'll let you in. Agenda: Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30) Introduction (18:30) Social @ Pub (after the talk) The subtle art of MCP This session looks at the Model Context Protocol (MCP) from a practical engineering perspective. Rather than stopping at “wrap an API,” we’ll explore how to design MCP servers that actually work in production—when to simplify schemas, how to shape tools and resources so models can use them effectively, and what to watch out for with context, model or host quirks. These lessons come directly from building the Umbraco MCP server, now used by hundreds of developers in the Umbraco community. By the end, you’ll have a clear s
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  • Barnsley Startup Meetup
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  • Sheffield Digital: Geek Brekky
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  • Sheffield AI: Made to Measure
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  • Sheffield Digital: Geek Brekky
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  • Social Meetup for Mentors - Sheffield Digital
  • Yorkshire Azure User Group #45
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  • ShfWIT: AI Panel in Collaboration with the University of Sheffield
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  • Sheffield Digital: Geek Brekky
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  • Sheffield Meta-Meetup
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  • People, Technology and Productivity in Yorkshire, The Humber & North East
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  • Front End Sheffield Meetup: Mobile coverage & AI holidays