Kickoff and Get Started with the 30 Days of Microsoft Graph Challenge: Tuesday Nov 1st, 3pm UTC
Tags: beginners, javascript, microsoftgraph, devrel
Published: 2022-10-26 11:55:30


30 Days of Microsoft Graph is a gamified learning experience for beginners to get started building apps with Microsoft Graph and JavaScript. We will kick-start learning how to build apps with Microsoft Graph and develop apps based on the given top Microsoft Graph scenarios for a chance to win exciting prizes while connecting with Microsoft Graph Product Group Leaders, Cloud Advocates, MVPs and Student Ambassadors.

Join us for the first session which is part of the 30 Days of Microsoft Graph challenge. In this session we would walk you through what Microsoft Graph is, how it plays a critical role in Microsoft's ecosystem and how you can get started building with Microsoft Graph.

## Watch On Demand 
[Kickoff and Get Started with the 30 Days of Microsoft Graph Challenge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9S_GSmJA8)
[![Watch the video](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mihlmdmcm9pg69qog485.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9S_GSmJA8)

## Agenda
In this first part of this session, we will walk you through the 30 Days of Microsoft Graph Challenge including:
- Meeting the team
- Details of the challenge
- Learning materials of the week
- GitHub Repository for the discussions and projects
- Expectations of the challenge to win the prizes
- Top Microsoft Scenarios
- Prizes for the Winners

The second part of this session, we will talk about:
- What Microsoft Graph is,
- How it plays a critical role in Microsoft ecosystem,
- Where to get started with Microsoft Graph?

## Who is it aimed at?

This session is for students, early career and professionals who are interested in learning a skill that can accelerate their career.
If you are interested in what Microsoft Graph can do across Microsoft ecosystem, this session is for you.

## Why should you attend?

Did you know that you can access to all the data and intelligence behind the popular Microsoft 365 apps such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, To-Do, OneDrive, Planner and more? Microsoft Graph is the unified API for all the data and intelligence across Microsoft 365. That's why, it plays a critical role for developers who want to work across Microsoft ecosystem.

If you are planning a career upon Microsoft technologies, Microsoft Graph is the one thing you will need to learn. Join this session to skill up and win prizes while learning.

## Speakers
**Ayca Bas:**
Cloud Advocate m365 Developer 
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/advocates/ayca-bas 

**Rabeb Othmani:**
Senior Product manager with the Microsoft Graph team
Rabeb is a software engineer and has been writing code for over a decade now.Rabeb has a passion for building diverse and inclusive communities.

**Someleze Diko:**
Academic Cloud Advocate Power Platform Fusion Developement
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/advocates/someleze-diko

**Japhlet Nwamu:**
Academic Cloud Advocate Power Platfrom Fusion Developement 
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/advocates/japhlet-nwamu

### What is Microsoft Graph?

Millions of people across the globe use Microsoft apps in their personal lives, at school, or work. Microsoft Graph is the unified API that makes it possible to access the data and intelligence across Microsoft 365 core services. That's why, it plays a critical role for developers who want to work across Microsoft's ecosystem. With Microsoft Graph you can also access data behind the popular Microsoft apps such as Teams, Calendar, Outlook, To-Do, Planner and more.
 
Interesting part is you can build your own applications on top of Microsoft 365 platform by accessing the available data with the power of Microsoft Graph:
- you can see what your organisation/students in your school/community are working on,
- organize your day with a quick overview of upcoming meetings,
- get your to-do tasks every morning at 9am, or 
- receive unread chat messages as a summary.

Learning how to build apps with Microsoft Graph is a critical skill to work across Microsoft technologies. Throughout #30DaysOfMSGraph challenge, we will help you upskill with Microsoft technologies and ecosystem by learning and building apps with Microsoft Graph.

Register for the challenge 🚀: https://aka.ms/30DaysOfMSGraph/Register