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title: "Workshop: Introduction to Weaviate"
description: "In this introductory session, JP will show you:
Why vector databases are great
How to create your own vector database with Weaviate.
How to use Weaviate with real data

Including a demo app, and an end-to-end example using a Jupyter notebook."
image: https://events.weaviate.io/hubfs/Weaviate%20workshops%20-%20jp-website.png
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#### Live online workshop

# Introduction to Weaviate

Wednesday, May 8th  
3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT

 

### About this workshop

In this introductory session, JP will show you:

- Why vector databases are great
- How to create your own vector database with Weaviate
- How to use Weaviate with real data

This workshop includes a demo app and an end-to-end example using a Jupyter notebook.

## Speakers

Join us for a live workshop and Q&A.

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#### JP Hwang

Educator, Weaviate

JP is a developer and educator who is passionate about learning and enabling others to do more. He is a Technical Curriculum Developer at Weaviate, working on educational efforts such as Weaviate Academy, online and live workshops, as well as the technical documentation.

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