BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260525T195110Z UID:DCCCFAAE-F112-462E-A4B6-2F1193DE9FD4 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T210000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nYou've been using Claude like a search engine with manner s. It's time to use it like an operating system. Agents. MCPs. Skills. Cla ude Code. This is where one-person companies start — and where entire in dustries shift.\n\nIn plain terms: you've been using a Ferrari to drive to the mailbox. Claude isn't a better search engine — it's a tireless team member that works while you sleep. Most people will never figure this out . You will. Most people discover Claude through the chat interface. They a sk questions. They get answers. They think: "Nice. It's like a smarter Goo gle." Then they close the tab and move on.\n\nThey never find out that Cla ude can autonomously browse the web\, write and execute code\, manage file s\, connect to any app or database on the planet\, coordinate multi-step w orkflows across tools\, and operate for hours without a single human keyst roke.\n\nThey never find out about Claude Code — a CLI agent that can bu ild entire products from a description. Or MCPs — a universal protocol t hat plugs Claude into Slack\, GitHub\, Notion\, Figma\, PostgreSQL\, and t housands more. Or Skills — reusable\, markdown-based "playbooks" that te ach Claude any repeatable workflow you can describe. Think of MCP as a uni versal remote. One sentence to Claude — "update Notion\, message the tea m in Slack\, pull last quarter's numbers from the database" — and it hap pens. No tab-switching. No copy-paste. No "let me get back to you on that. "\n"Claude Code is\, with hindsight\, poorly named. It's not purely a codi ng tool: it's a tool for general computer automation. Anything you can ach ieve by typing commands into a computer can now be automated."\n— Simon Willison\, software engineer & researcher\n\nThis course gives you the ful l picture — from the concepts down to the commands. By the end\, you wil l see Claude not as a chatbot\, but as a platform for building the future of work.\n\nFor more information\, please visit out event website: https:/ /www.ieeetoronto.ca/claude/\n\nSpeaker(s): Younes\, \n\nAgenda: \nMonday\, June 8 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM\n\nModule 01 - Claude Is Not a Chatbot\n\nReframe everything you know. Understand the architecture: Claude as a reasoning e ngine\, an action-taker\, and an autonomous agent — not a Q&A machine. T he mental model that unlocks everything else.\n\nModule 02 - Claude Interf aces & Use Cases\n\nWeb app\, desktop app\, command line\, VS Code\, and A ntigravity. We'll also cover Claude Co-Work\, plugins\, and how to pick th e right interface for the job.\n\nModule 03 - Claude Code in the Terminal\ n\nSet up and master terminal-based Claude. Explore subagents\, loops\, Cl aude management\, and routines. Everything Anthropic has just added to the harness that's worth knowing.\n\nThursday\, June 11 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM\n\nM odule 04 - Memory & Context Windows\n\nHow Claude remembers. Context windo w limits\, memory optimization techniques\, and the difference between glo bal and local memories. Learn to make Claude remember what matters.\n\nMod ule 05 - MCP: The Universal Plugin System\n\nModel Context Protocol is the USB-C of AI. A universal standard that connects Claude to any tool: GitHu b\, Slack\, Notion\, Postgres\, Figma\, Google Drive\, Shopify\, and thous ands more. One integration\, everywhere.\n\nModule 06 - Skills: Reusable P laybooks\n\nWhat Skills are\, where to find them\, and which ones are actu ally useful. Learn how to install\, reuse\, and build your own Markdown ba sed Skills so Claude knows how you work.\n\nModule 07 - The Claude Ecosyst em & What Comes Next\n\nBeyond the basics: token optimization\, planning\, harnessing\, security guardrails\, which tools to call (and when)\, best practices for memory files and orchestration. The foundation that leads to building something like OpenClaw and beyond.\n\nVirtual: https://events.v tools.ieee.org/m/553617 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553617 ORGANIZER:dustin.dunwell@gmail.com SEQUENCE:48 SUMMARY:Beyond the Chat Box: Unlocking the Potential of Claude URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553617 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/ff81f157-c025-4126-9d9a-bb75a11ef7e3" alt="" width= "398" height="330"></p>\n<p>You've been using Claude like a search engine with manners.&nbsp\;<strong>It's time to use it like an operating system.< /strong> Agents. MCPs. Skills. Claude Code. This is where one-person compa nies start &mdash\; and where entire industries shift.</p>\n<p>In plain te rms: you've been using a Ferrari to drive to the mailbox. Claude isn't a b etter search engine &mdash\; it's a tireless team member that works while you sleep. Most people will never figure this out. You will. Most people d iscover Claude through the chat interface. They ask questions. They get an swers. They think:&nbsp\;<strong>"Nice. It's like a smarter Google."</stro ng> Then they close the tab and move on.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>They never find ou t that Claude can&nbsp\;<strong>autonomously browse the web\, write and ex ecute code\, manage files\, connect to any app or database on the planet\, coordinate multi-step workflows across tools\, and operate for hours with out a single human keystroke.</strong></p>\n<p>They never find out about C laude Code &mdash\; a CLI agent that can build entire products from a desc ription. Or MCPs &mdash\; a universal protocol that plugs Claude into Slac k\, GitHub\, Notion\, Figma\, PostgreSQL\, and thousands more. Or Skills & mdash\; reusable\, markdown-based "playbooks" that teach Claude any repeat able workflow you can describe. Think of MCP as a universal remote. One se ntence to Claude &mdash\; "update Notion\, message the team in Slack\, pul l last quarter's numbers from the database" &mdash\; and it happens. No ta b-switching. No copy-paste. No "let me get back to you on that."</p>\n<div class="manifesto-callout">"Claude Code is\, with hindsight\, poorly named . It's not purely a coding tool: it's a tool for general computer automati on. Anything you can achieve by typing commands into a computer can now be automated."<br><small>&mdash\; Simon Willison\, software engineer &amp\; researcher</small></div>\n<p>This course gives you the full picture &mdash \; from the concepts down to the commands. By the end\, you will see Claud e not as a chatbot\, but as a&nbsp\;<strong>platform for building the futu re of work.<br><br>For more information\, please visit out event website: https://www.ieeetoronto.ca/claude/</strong></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br />< h3 class="module-title">Monday\, June 8 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM</h3>\n<h3 class=" module-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Module 01 - Claude Is Not a Chatbot</span></h3>\n<p class="module-desc">Reframe everything you know. U nderstand the architecture: Claude as a reasoning engine\, an action-taker \, and an autonomous agent &mdash\; not a Q&amp\;A machine. The mental mod el that unlocks everything else.</p>\n<h3 class="module-title"><span style ="font-size: 12pt\;">Module 02 - Claude Interfaces &amp\; Use Cases</span> </h3>\n<p>Web app\, desktop app\, command line\, VS Code\, and Antigravity . We'll also cover Claude Co-Work\, plugins\, and how to pick the right in terface for the job.</p>\n<h3 class="module-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Module 03 - Claude Code in the Terminal</span></h3>\n<p>Set up an d master terminal-based Claude. Explore subagents\, loops\, Claude managem ent\, and routines. Everything Anthropic has just added to the harness tha t's worth knowing.</p>\n<h3 class="module-title">Thursday\, June 11 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM</h3>\n<h3 class="module-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;"> Module 04 - Memory &amp\; Context Windows</span></h3>\n<p>How Claude remem bers. Context window limits\, memory optimization techniques\, and the dif ference between global and local memories. Learn to make Claude remember w hat matters.</p>\n<h3 class="module-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;" >Module 05 - MCP: The Universal Plugin System</span></h3>\n<p>Model Contex t Protocol is the USB-C of AI. A universal standard that connects Claude t o any tool: GitHub\, Slack\, Notion\, Postgres\, Figma\, Google Drive\, Sh opify\, and thousands more. One integration\, everywhere.</p>\n<h3 class=" module-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Module 06 - Skills: Reusable Playbooks</span></h3>\n<p>What Skills are\, where to find them\, and whic h ones are actually useful. Learn how to install\, reuse\, and build your own Markdown based Skills so Claude knows how you work.</p>\n<h3 class="mo dule-title"><span style="font-size: 12pt\;">Module 07 - The Claude Ecosyst em &amp\; What Comes Next</span></h3>\n<p>Beyond the basics: token optimiz ation\, planning\, harnessing\, security guardrails\, which tools to call (and when)\, best practices for memory files and orchestration. The founda tion that leads to building something like OpenClaw and beyond.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR