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SUMMARY:Austin AI Alliance Monthly Meeting - January
DESCRIPTION:The Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities. \nMembers and Public\, all welcome\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches\n7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking \n  \n\nThis month\, we’re hosting an Innovation Spotlight focused on how AI is reshaping entrepreneurship in an era of constant disruption. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDefining & Measuring the Value of AI-Enriched Data: A Case Study \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat do you do when your client promised to use AI to deliver “data quality”\, but nobody there had defined the term or its value? \nThis talk by John Morkes\, PhD shows how understanding value is a key driver of success in using AI. Attendees will hear how a Fortune 100 Company’s vague goal for Human Resources data was turned into crisp objectives with relevant metrics\, target outcomes\, stakeholder and team alignment\, measured iterations\, and positive results (including tens of millions of dollars in savings). \nSpecific strategy and research techniques will be discussed\, along with some lessons learned. \nJohn Morkes is a user-centered AI strategist and the founder of Neet UX & Strategy\, a member of the Austin AI Alliance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nCrisis Is the New Normal: Why the Future Belongs to Entrepreneurs in the Age of AI \nAI is not just disrupting industries — it is exposing how individuals\, organizations\, and institutions behave under pressure. As automation accelerates\, trust erodes\, and traditional structures fail to keep pace\, more people will be forced into entrepreneurial behavior whether they planned for it or not. \nIn this Innovation Spotlight\, Kevin Koym draws on over three decades as an entrepreneur and two decades building innovation ecosystems across more than 20 countries to explore what this moment demands. This session reframes entrepreneurship as a survival skill\, not a career path — and unpacks the capabilities required to move quickly\, learn continuously\, and partner across borders in a world where stability is no longer guaranteed. \nYou’ll hear why crisis is a sorting mechanism\, why pioneers — not empire builders — shape the future\, and why care\, trust\, and social capital are becoming strategic infrastructure in high-performing ecosystems. \nThis is not a talk about tools. It’s a call to understand who you become when disruption removes the guardrails — and how to build\, lead\, and collaborate when the future is undecided. \n  \nFrom Gut Feel to Data Real: Reinventing Forecasting with AI \nWhat if your next big cost savings didn’t come from cutting corners—but from predicting them? In this Innovation Spotlight\, Frank Mendoza shares how a promotions industry leader used AI to transform manual\, error-prone sales forecasting into a precision engine of operational efficiency. \nAttendees will discover how leveraging over a decade of historical data\, predictive AI—not generative—achieved sub-5% error rates in monthly forecasts\, unlocking smarter planning\, reduced inventory costs\, and real-time decision-making. This isn’t just a tech demo—it’s a blueprint for how AI can drive real business impact in complex\, SKU-heavy manufacturing environments. \nWhether you’re in supply chain\, finance\, or AI\, this session will challenge how you think about forecasting—and show you what’s possible when AI meets business strategy. \n  \n\nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States\nParking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-alliance-monthly-meeting-january/
LOCATION:Austin Community College – Rio Grande Campus\, 1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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SUMMARY:Austin AI Alliance Monthly Meeting (December)
DESCRIPTION:The Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities. \nMembers and Public\, all welcome\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\nInnovation Spotlight Panel for December\nNonprofits & The AI Revolution: Is your nonprofit ready for the future\, or is the future about to leave your nonprofit behind?\n\nWhy delaying AI integration risks mission failure\nExamples of AI Adoption for Nonprofits\nTips for easy starts and quick wins\n\n\nJenn Cox\, National Association of Corporate Directors\nBonnie Caver\, Reputation Lighthouse\n\nWillie Adams\, The Public Service Desk\nDavid Hendrawirawan\, Informatica\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches\n7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking \nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States\nParking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-alliance-monthly-meeting-12172025/
LOCATION:Austin Community College – Rio Grande Campus\, 1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Austin AI Alliance Monthly Meeting (November)
DESCRIPTION:The Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities. \nMembers and Public\, all welcome\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches\n7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking \nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States\nParking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-ai-alliance-monthly-meeting-111925/
LOCATION:Austin Community College – Rio Grande Campus\, 1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monthly Austin AI Alliance Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States\n\n\nThe Austin AI Alliance is an AI consortium dedicated to advancing the capabilities\, usage & impact\, social responsibility\, and inclusiveness of AI technologies and applications by leveraging the unique resources\, talent base\, and culture of creative innovation in Austin. The Austin AI Alliance is welcoming of all companies and organizations and will help to connect professionals from companies (from startups to global technology leaders)\, universities\, government agencies\, professional associations\, non-profits\, and interest groups—and to elevate all of their respective activities as well as creative collaborative opportunities. \nMembers and Public\, all welcome!\n\nThis month in addition to announcements and opportunities around AI in Austin we will highlight two use cases in manufacturing.  While Manufacturing may not be your area of interest\, we can all benefit from analogs in other industries as we apply AI in our work and lives as well as connect with other industry leaders.\n\n\n\n\n\nNetwork with entrepreneurs\, corporate leaders\, academics\, students\, innovators\, and subject matter experts building AI in Austin and find future collaborations.\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda:\n5:30 – 6:00 PM | Check-in and Networking\n6:00 – 7:00 PM | Innovation Spotlights and Reverse Pitches\n7:00 – 8:00 PM | Projects\, Collaboration\, and Networking\n\nInnovation Spotlights include: \n\nFuture of Manufacturing Aided by AI and TyRex Family of Technology Companies\nSatwinder Kahlon\, President of Saber Data\, will share: \n· New Unique Product Ideas – 453\,000 and adding\n· Cost effective\, Time efficient and Compete with low-cost producing countries\n· From Concept to Pre-Formal Research in 15 days for $15K \nFrom Gut Feel to Data Real: Reinventing Forecasting with AI\nFrank Medoza\, AI/ML Principal Consultant or Improving will share:\n\nHow leveraging over a decade of historical data\, predictive AI—not generative—achieved sub-5% error rates in monthly forecasts\, unlocking smarter planning\, reduced inventory costs\, and real-time decision-making. This isn’t just a tech demo—it’s a blueprint for how AI can drive real business impact in complex\, SKU-heavy manufacturing environments.Whether you’re in supply chain\, finance\, or AI\, this session will challenge how you think about forecasting—and show you what’s possible when AI meets business strategy. \n\n\n\nJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, United States \nParking map below. Street parking is free after 6 pm.
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/monthly-austin-ai-alliance-meeting-09/
LOCATION:Austin Community College – Rio Grande Campus\, 1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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SUMMARY:Summer AI Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Led by the Austin AI Alliance\, this unique program connects you with the region’s top AI leaders\, innovators\, and decision-makers. This is an in-person event you don’t want to miss!  What you’ll get: \n• Case studies and execution principles with local AI experts\n• Hands on mastery of the latest tools and techniques for what you need to do\n• Three days of fast paced session delving deep into the track of your choice\n• Mentor sessions\, office hours\, and studio time\n• Daily catered networking lunch combining participants and leaders from all tracks\n\n\nExecutive Track\n(one pager here)\n• Solidify AI baseline understandings\n• Define strategic applications of AI for my business needs\n• Evaluate potential vendors and implementation pathways\n• Execute responsible AI adoption and build a change management roadmap\n\n  \n  \n\n\nDeveloper Track\n(one pager here)\n• Build and test working proof-of-concept\n• Agentic AI development\, MCP orchestration\, and practice integrating LLMs\n• Develop tool selection rationale including ethical and responsible practices\n• Elevate vibe coding skills to AI assisted software engineering\n\n  \n  \n\n\nProductivity Track\n(one pager here)\n• AI optimizations for real world tasks\n• Hands on learning of low cost AI tools\n• Create content\, develop outreach\, and automate workflows\n• Build digital confidence and evaluate trust\, privacy\, and misinformation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nDetails:\n• When: Aug 4-6\, 9-3PM\n• Where: ACC Rio Grande Building 3000 (free covered parking around the corner)\n• Cost: $450 (non-members)\, $300 (members with coupon code)\n• $225 for additional person (up to 5) to purchase contact us info@austin-ai.org after you have purchased your first ticket. Use your same email address and in the subject line type: “MORESEATS” and let us know how many you need.\n• NO REFUNDS\n\n\nNeed-Based Scholarships Available\nWe’re committed to making the Summer AI Intensive accessible. A limited number of scholarships are available for individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend. If cost is a barrier\, please reach out to us at info@austin-ai.org to learn more
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/summer-ai-intensive/
LOCATION:Austin Community College – Rio Grande Campus\, 1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:AAIA
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SUMMARY:Austin LangChain AIMUG Mixer and Showcase
DESCRIPTION:​REMOTE (Zoom): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83055251635?pwd=9guINZ3AbkPJLjaG4aFCa3UXr7HtQu.1 \n\n​July Monthly Mixer & Showcase\n​Austin LangChain + AI Middleware Users Group (AIMUG) \n​Date: Wednesday\, July 2 2025\nTime: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nVenue: ACC – RGC 3000\, 1218 West Avenue\, Austin\, TX\nAfter-Party: The Tavern\, 922 W 12th St\, Austin\, TX 78703 \n​Agenda \n\n​6:00 – 6:20 PM Welcome Reception – light refreshments & networking\n​6:10 – 6:20 PM Intro to LangChain video (loops during reception)\n​6:20 – 6:40 PM News & Updates – latest in LangChain / AI middleware\n​6:40 – 7:20 PM Lightning Talks – three 7-min presentations + 15 min group Q&A\n​7:20 – 7:55 PM Showcase Hands-On Lab Panel (TBD) – deeper dive & audience interaction\n​7:55 – 8:00 PM Wrap-up & next steps\n​8:00 – 8:30 PM Walk to The Tavern for the mixer\n\n\n​About AIMUG \n​The AI Middleware Users Group believes in “Learning in the Open.” We experiment together with LangChain\, LangGraph\, LangSmith\, and the broader AI stack—sharing demos\, pitfalls\, and wins so everyone levels up. \n​Graciously hosted by the Center for Government & Civic Service at ACC’s Rio Grande Campus. \n\n​Directions \n​Heading north on West Ave between 12th & 13th\, the tan-brick RGC 3000 building is on your left. Take the stairs up to enter. \n​Parking \n\n​Garage: Free\, but doors lock at 9 PM.\n​Street: Free after 6 PM—best if you’ll stay late.\n\n​Join us in person—or online via Zoom—for another evening of innovation\, insight\, and community. See you July 2! \n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\nAustin Community College: Rio Grande Campus\n1212 Rio Grande St\, Austin\, TX 78701\, USA\n\nDirections Heading north on West Ave between 12th & 13th\, the tan-brick RGC 3000 building is on your left. Take the stairs up to enter. Parking Garage: Free\, but doors lock at 9 PM. Street: Free after 6 PM—best if you’ll stay late. Join us in person—or online via Zoom—for another evening of innovation\, insight\, and community. See you July 2!
URL:https://austin-ai.org/event/austin-langchain-aimug-mixer-and-showcase/
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