# Espressif October 2019 Newsletter: ThingPulse IoT Workshops and ESP32/ESP8266 Updates

DevFeed: [Espressif October 2019 Newsletter: ThingPulse IoT Workshops and ESP32/ESP8266 Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/october-2019-13935.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/october-2019/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2019-11-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/espressif.md>), [ESP8266](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp8266.md>), [ESP32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32.md>), [Arduino](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/arduino.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>)

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## AI overview

Espressif's October 2019 newsletter announces three ThingPulse IoT workshops in Zürich for beginners and advanced participants, covering ESP8266, ESP32, Arduino IDE and PlatformIO. It also highlights updates involving ESP-BLE-MESH certification, an ESP32 space launch, Tencent Cloud support for ESP8266, and ESP32-based smart-device awards in India.

## Source excerpt

Hi everyone, Our friends at ThingPulse, Daniel Eichhorn and Marcel Stör, are preparing a treat for the European fans of Espressif boards. They are holding three IoT workshops in beautiful Zürich, in November 2019 and January 2020, which will be about introducing the Internet of Things to children and adults in an interactive setup with many hands-on exercises on Espressif boards . Anyone from 12 years up, including grandparents with kids, are welcome!