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South Coast User Group Meetup: AI, Power Apps & Microsoft Cloud

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Join the South Coast User Group for an evening of Microsoft technologies, AI innovation, and hands-on learning at the Hilton at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. This free, community-led meetup brings together developers, architects, consultants, and IT professionals to explore cutting-edge approaches to Power Apps UX design, AI-assisted legal tech, intelligent workload management, and enterprise AI transformation.

The evening kicks off at 6:30 PM with networking over complimentary food and drinks, followed by four packed sessions showcasing real-world Microsoft solutions. Microsoft MVP Sandra Kiel opens with "Stop the Scroll of Doom," revealing 10 game-inspired UI tricks that transform Power Apps from endless, confusing screens into intuitive, user-friendly applications. Learn how to implement clear navigation, visible progress indicators, and micro-feedback moments that keep users engaged rather than frustrated.

Luke Smith from Elysian:IT presents a technical deep dive into building an Office Legal AI Assistant Plugin. This session demonstrates how to combine Office.js, Azure OpenAI, and the Legislation AI API (LEX) to create an intelligent Word add-in with Teams Chat integration. You'll see live code demonstrating task pane commands, API facades, prompt engineering patterns, and deployment strategies for lawyers and compliance teams working directly within familiar Office applications.

After a dinner break, Dave Buckley (Power Platform Lead at Valto) tackles the daily challenge of notification overload with "NEVER MISS ANYTHING AGAIN." This practical session shows how to build a Copilot Studio solution that hooks into Teams and email, automatically prioritising tasks, escalating to project managers when workloads spike, and scheduling your day contextually before you even arrive at work—no prior AI experience required.

Martin Neale, CEO of ICS.AI, closes the evening with strategic insights on "Moving Beyond Pilots to Value." Drawing on the SMART AI Target Operating Model and real examples like Derby City Council, Martin demonstrates how organisations can transform fragmented AI experiments into unified, measurable outcomes across resident services, staff productivity, and back-office operations with governance and accountability built in.

This meetup welcomes Microsoft professionals at all experience levels—whether you're deep into Microsoft technologies or just beginning your journey. The relaxed, comm

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