March 24-25, 2026
Be Part of the FSU-Microsoft AI Symposium!
Discover how AI can accelerate your research and daily work at the FSU-Microsoft AI Symposium 2026. Over two focused days, you’ll learn directly from Microsoft experts through real-world examples and guided, hands-on sessions. Whether you’re a researcher, faculty member, or staff professional, you’ll gain practical skills through hands-on labs in Azure, Copilot, and AI agents to enhance productivity and innovation.
March 24 is open to participants in research disciplines and relevant adjacent support teams. It will feature speakers, slides, and demos of AI for Research in the Microsoft Azure Ecosystem, along with hands-on workshops.
Register For Day 1
REGISTRATION FULL
March 25 is open to faculty, staff, and researchers in relevant research areas and will allow participants to practice and explore Microsoft AI tools.
Register For Day 2
REGISTRATION FULL
Space is limited for this event so be sure to register for the days you wish to attend.
Day 1 | Azure for Research | Register FULL
Bring your laptop and join the Microsoft team for hands-on experience!
Check in and breakfast
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers: Stacey Patterson, Ph.D. • MJ Jabbour
Break
Azure 101 AI Concepts & Applications
Overview of Azure for Research & Success Stories
Lunch & Networking
Sponsored by Cloudforce
Hands-On Lab Exercises
Option A: Build your Own Models using Azure Machine Learning.
Option B: From Concept to Creation in nebulaONE.
Day 2 | Microsoft AI Skills | Register FULL
Bring your laptop and join the Microsoft team for a day of AI skilling!
Registration & Breakfast
Welcome to the AI Spectrum – Meet the new Microsoft AI tools
Mastering Your Inbox with AI in Outlook
Learn how the new Copilot Chat button in Outlook helps you draft, revise, or summarize emails and reason over your inbox!
Learn more here -Getting Started with Copilot Chat in Outlook
Break
New Ways to Build Word Documents
Learn about the edit with Copilot button and how Copilot chat helps you customize your message for your audience.
Learn more here- Getting Started with Copilot Chat in Word
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Agents for Learning and Student Support
A showcase of our out of the box agents for learning such as Prompt Coach.
Short Break
Superpower your Excel skills with Copilot Chat
Learn how the Edit with Excel in Copilot Chat helps you analyze files and bring insights from the web.
Learn more here- Getting started with Copilot in Excel
Lunch & Networking
Sponsored by CDW
Transform a Process with AI agents – Be a Marketer for a Day
No matter your role at FSU, market research, and process management are core to what you do! Learn how M365 Copilot and Copilot Studio licenses can superpower your work in this guided hands-on lab!
Break
Copilot Studio Agents for Universities Showcase
Interested in how other universities are using agents to transform business and student processes? This showcase provides lighthouse examples from across the higher education industry.
