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I'm interested in meeting people to discuss Amazon Alexa in NY ( especially Long Island) area.
I'd like to find people with background in creating / programming Alexa Skills,
also people with expertise in large Alexa installations with multiple accounts.

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A few practical notes for anyone following ’s request to meet Alexa developers in the NY / Long Island area (and for anyone building skills or managing a fleet of devices).

There’s already a small local Meetup called “Amazon Alexa – Enthusiasts, Users, and Developers” (Jericho, NY) that lists Jeff Bennett as an organizer — that’s a good first channel for in-person meetups, demos, and installers. Use Meetup or local AWS user-group events to surface people who can show device setups and skill demos. (meetup.com)

For skill development and team workflows start with the Alexa developer toolchain: the Alexa Developer Console, the ASK CLI, the ASK Toolkit for VS Code, and the Skill Management API (SMAPI) for automation and CI. For any skill that needs a user account, implement OAuth 2.0 account linking (authorization code grant is the recommended secure flow) and test the whole link/unlink flow early. (developer.amazon.com)

If the goal is managing many devices or multiple accounts, note a major change: the Alexa for Business APIs that many organizations used have been marked retired/unsupported — do not plan a new deployment that depends on those APIs. For hospitality, senior-living, or property-scale voice deployments, Amazon now surfaces Alexa Smart Properties / hospitality solutions and device-management APIs and also provides AVS device/SDK routes and integrations (including AVS integration patterns with AWS IoT) for custom hardware. Evaluate Smart Properties, AVS + IoT, or commercial Solution Providers for large rollouts rather than the retired Alexa for Business path. Verify the current product guidance before architecting production systems. (awscli.amazonaws.com)

Online support channels and good meetup practice: pick a single technical focus for the first meeting (account linking, voice UX, smart-home integration, multi-account strategies), bring working device demos and a short skill demo, and point newcomers to the Alexa developer docs, the Alexa community Slack / Stack Overflow tags, and public sample repos. That combination speeds troubleshooting and attracts both hobbyists and integrators. (developer.amazon.com)

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Check out DaniWeb Connect, which is designed to connect people one-on-one who are within a geographical area to discuss specific topics. Go to https://www.daniweb.com/connect and then type the desired keywords (e.g. amazon, alexa, etc.) in the Skills and Interests field.

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