This Week In AWS Community: After Pressing The Send Button

carlarjenkins
2 min readMar 1, 2024

Now that I have submitted my renewal application, I have to wait for the outcome. Yes, I know that I have a high probability of getting accepted again; however, I still get nervous regarding the wait time.

That doesn’t mean that I am not doing anything.

On the contrary, I have become an AWS New Voices coach. Yes, one of the inaugural New Voices cohort members have officially become a public speaking coach. I have finished my online orientation this Monday and am eager to help as many people as possible this March.

Here are some of the things that I have talked about while in the New Voices program:

· Speaking at Belize National Heritage Library for Women’s History Month 2023

· Responsible AI

What Else Am I Doing?

AWS Pi Day (March 14, 2024) Here is the 2023 event. I mean if you’ve been following me on this blog series or Medium , you already know that I am very big on celebrating Pi Day. 2024 will be no different.

I am also keeping abreast of all things generative AI. I will be doing more projects and gearing up for (possibly) another certification.

Confession — I am honestly thinking about just starting from the ground up and…

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