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Amazon brings Pop-up Loft programme to London

Amazon Web Services (AWS), is taking the AWS Pop-up Loft programme global with the opening of an AWS Pop-up Loft in London on September 10, 2015.

This is the first international AWS Pop-up Loft to open this year, joining similar Lofts located in San Francisco, New York City, as well as an upcoming Loft planned in Berlin, and is a place where developers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts can get the in-person help and guidance they need to build on AWS or to build their startup.

Visitors can participate in training courses, boot camps, self-paced labs, meetups, and other special events, or they can just grab a coffee and work on their app in the open office space, all at no charge.

Werner Vogels, CTO and Vice President, Amazon.com said: “The UK is a hotbed of innovation and London is one of the main places where we see talented, ambitious entrepreneurs coming together to test ideas and start new businesses that leverage cloud computing,

“With the AWS Pop-up Loft in London we will be bringing together a host of AWS resources, and some of the brightest and most creative minds in the industry, to help startups across the UK. We look forward to working alongside the next generation of UK businesses and helping them to reach their full potential.”

The AWS Pop-up Loft, London will be open from September 10 to October 29 between 10am and 6pm, later for evening events, Monday through Friday, in Moorgate.

The AWS Pop-up Loft in London is supported by Intel and Chef.

Patrick Bliemer, Managing Director, Intel Northern Europe said: “The opening of the AWS Pop-up Loft in London will provide a great opportunity for startups to receive deep technical guidance and hands-on experience working with the latest Intel and AWS technologies,

“The startup community is a fundamental driver of technology innovations fuelling the rapid growth of the digital services economy. Intel is excited to be working closely with AWS on the AWS Pop-up Loft program to help enable environments around the world where users have access to the tools and expert guidance they need to bring new ideas and innovations to market.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .