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UID:hack-nation-global-ai-hackathon-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260718T000000Z
DTEND:20260719T235900Z
SUMMARY:Hack-Nation Global AI Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:An MIT-backed global AI hackathon running 18-19 July 2026 as a hybrid event\, combining a worldwide online track with an in-person hub at MIT in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. https://aiwhatson.com/event/hack-nation-global-ai-hackathon-2026
LOCATION:Online
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/hack-nation-global-ai-hackathon-2026
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UID:day-of-ai-usa-youth-ai-festival-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260717T090000Z
DTEND:20260719T170000Z
SUMMARY:America's Youth AI Festival / Day of AI USA 2026
DESCRIPTION:A youth-focused AI festival from Day of AI USA\, held across MIT and Boston-area landmark locations — showcasing AI across art\, civics\, sports\, health and climate for students and educators. https://aiwhatson.com/event/day-of-ai-usa-youth-ai-festival-2026
LOCATION:Cambridge\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/day-of-ai-usa-youth-ai-festival-2026
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UID:ai-in-kansas-ag-conference-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260720T090000Z
DTEND:20260720T170000Z
SUMMARY:AI in Kansas Ag Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:The second annual AI in Kansas Ag Conference\, co-hosted by K-State Extension and K-State's Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics\, highlights the newest agricultural technology using artificial intelligence. https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-in-kansas-ag-conference-2026
LOCATION:Colby\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-in-kansas-ag-conference-2026
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UID:amd-advancing-ai-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260722T150000Z
DTEND:20260723T230000Z
SUMMARY:AMD Advancing AI 2026 — Building What's Next in AI
DESCRIPTION:AMD's free flagship two-day conference in San Francisco for developers\, customers and partners building and scaling AI on AMD silicon and software. https://aiwhatson.com/event/amd-advancing-ai-2026
LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/amd-advancing-ai-2026
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UID:ai-agents-workshop-for-small-businesses-vecstack-l59@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260731T100000Z
DTEND:20260731T120000Z
SUMMARY:AI Agents Workshop for Small Businesses | VecStack
DESCRIPTION:VecStack hosts a free\, hands-on two-hour workshop at UW Startup Hall\, part of Seattle Tech Week 2026\, showing small and mid-sized businesses how agentic AI can help real commerce\, manufacturing and product-development operations. https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-agents-workshop-for-small-businesses-vecstack-l59
LOCATION:Seattle\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-agents-workshop-for-small-businesses-vecstack-l59
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UID:iliad-2026-conference-berkeley@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260803T000000Z
DTEND:20260807T000000Z
SUMMARY:ILIAD 2026 Conference
DESCRIPTION:ILIAD 2026\, a free 100+ person\, five-day unconference on theoretical AI alignment in Berkeley (3-7 Aug): singular learning theory\, agent foundations\, computational mechanics and scalable oversight. https://aiwhatson.com/event/iliad-2026-conference-berkeley
LOCATION:Berkeley\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/iliad-2026-conference-berkeley
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UID:iaifi-summer-school-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260803T090000Z
DTEND:20260807T170000Z
SUMMARY:IAIFI Summer School 2026
DESCRIPTION:Graduate summer school combining AI lectures\, tutorials and a hackathon for physics researchers. https://aiwhatson.com/event/iaifi-summer-school-2026
LOCATION:University of Massachusetts Boston\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/iaifi-summer-school-2026
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UID:orise-symposium-2026-ai-horizons-stem@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260825T090000Z
DTEND:20260828T170000Z
SUMMARY:ORISE Symposium 2026: Exploring AI Horizons in STEM
DESCRIPTION:Free virtual symposium on practical and workforce applications of artificial intelligence across STEM. https://aiwhatson.com/event/orise-symposium-2026-ai-horizons-stem
LOCATION:Online
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/orise-symposium-2026-ai-horizons-stem
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UID:national-security-ai-hackathon-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260901T000000Z
DTEND:20261031T000000Z
SUMMARY:National Security AI Hackathon 2026 — SF
DESCRIPTION:2026 National Security Hackathon co-hosted by Cerebral Valley\, Shield Capital\, Palantir\, IQT\, DCVC\, OpenAI\, Scale AI\, Armada\, Deloitte\, TENEX\, Shack15\, and Skyrun. Builders\, coders\, designers\, students\, engineers\, and analysts apply AI to defence-relevant problems. SF venue (Shack15 / partner spaces). One of the highest-profile defence-AI builder events globally. https://aiwhatson.com/event/national-security-ai-hackathon-2026
LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/national-security-ai-hackathon-2026
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UID:mit-ai-for-society-seminars-2026-27-tracker@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260901T000000Z
DTEND:20270630T000000Z
SUMMARY:MIT AI for Society Seminar Series 2026-27 — "open to all students\, faculty\, and the public"
DESCRIPTION:MIT AI for Society Group recurring seminar series\, explicitly open to all students\, faculty\, and the public. Co-sponsored by MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS). Held in MIT Building 32 (Stata Center) or Building 45. Distinguished scholars exploring AI's impact on society\, ethics\, governance\, human-computer interaction. Recent talks: "Advances in Causal Reasoning with LLMs" (Microsoft Partner Research Manager)\, "Algorithmic Decisions in the SNAP Benefits Pipeline" (Cornell Tech). Organizers include Eman Alnabati\, Hadeel Alnegheimish\, Kate Donahue\, Shomik Jain\, Olawale Salaudeen. Mailing list for announcements. https://aiwhatson.com/event/mit-ai-for-society-seminars-2026-27-tracker
LOCATION:MIT Building 32 (Stata Center)\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/mit-ai-for-society-seminars-2026-27-tracker
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UID:northeastern-institute-for-experiential-ai-responsible-ai-workshop-series-202627@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260901T090000Z
DTEND:20260901T170000Z
SUMMARY:Northeastern Institute for Experiential AI — Responsible AI Workshop Series 2026–27
DESCRIPTION:Northeastern's Institute for Experiential AI runs a recurring Responsible AI Workshop Series exploring fairness\, accountability\, safety and real-world deployment of AI. https://aiwhatson.com/event/northeastern-institute-for-experiential-ai-responsible-ai-workshop-series-202627
LOCATION:Boston\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/northeastern-institute-for-experiential-ai-responsible-ai-workshop-series-202627
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UID:bu-hariri-institute-human-machine-learning-lunch-series@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260901T090000Z
DTEND:20260901T170000Z
SUMMARY:BU Hariri Institute — Human & Machine Learning Lunch Series
DESCRIPTION:The Rafik Hariri Institute at Boston University hosts an informal Human & Machine Learning lunch series gathering scholars across disciplines around AI and learning. https://aiwhatson.com/event/bu-hariri-institute-human-machine-learning-lunch-series
LOCATION:Boston\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/bu-hariri-institute-human-machine-learning-lunch-series
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UID:uri-ai-lab-workshops@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260901T090000Z
DTEND:20260901T170000Z
SUMMARY:URI AI Lab Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The University of Rhode Island AI Lab runs workshops every semester covering machine learning\, deep learning\, data science\, generative AI and programming. https://aiwhatson.com/event/uri-ai-lab-workshops
LOCATION:Kingston\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/uri-ai-lab-workshops
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UID:puerto-rico-ai-community@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260902T190000Z
DTEND:20260902T210000Z
SUMMARY:Puerto Rico AI Community — Generative AI & Agents Meetup
DESCRIPTION:An active\, bilingual (Spanish/English) San Juan AI community running recurring meetups on generative AI and AI agents. Next confirmed meetup: 2 September 2026 at the AC Hotel San Juan Condado. https://aiwhatson.com/event/puerto-rico-ai-community
LOCATION:San Juan\, Puerto Rico
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/puerto-rico-ai-community
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UID:un-global-ai-forum-2026-2027-tracker@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260922T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:UN Global AI Forum 2026-2027 — Governance Tracker
DESCRIPTION:UN-track multilateral process on AI governance\, following the September 2024 Pact for the Future + Global Digital Compact adoption (Article 36) at UNGA. The UN AI Advisory Body's "Governing AI for Humanity" recommendations are being operationalized through this forum process. Anticipated activity 2026-2027: Independent International Scientific Panel on AI established\; Global Dialogue on AI Governance launches at UNGA\; potential first treaty-track negotiations early 2027. Forum sessions co-organized by UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology + UN Tech Envoy office. Major pivot from advisory recommendations to compliance mechanisms. https://aiwhatson.com/event/un-global-ai-forum-2026-2027-tracker
LOCATION:New York (UN HQ) + Geneva + rotating\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/un-global-ai-forum-2026-2027-tracker
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UID:mlops-world-genai-summit-2026@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20261006T000000Z
DTEND:20261009T000000Z
SUMMARY:MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2026 — Austin + 2 free virtual days
DESCRIPTION:MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2026 (Oct 6-9\, Austin + online): production ML\, LLMOps\, evaluation and agents for MLOps and platform teams. https://aiwhatson.com/event/mlops-world-genai-summit-2026
LOCATION:Renaissance Austin Hotel\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/mlops-world-genai-summit-2026
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UID:code-with-claude-2027-watchlist@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20270501T000000Z
DTEND:20270630T000000Z
SUMMARY:Code with Claude 2027 — Anthropic developer conference (watchlist)
DESCRIPTION:Anthropic's annual developer conference Code with Claude. 2025 edition: SF May 22. 2026 editions: SF May 6\, London May 19\, Tokyo Jun 10. 2027 dates not yet announced (annual May pattern expected). Full day per city: live workshops\, demos of latest Claude capabilities\, 1:1 office hours with Anthropic teams. Free livestream + recordings. https://aiwhatson.com/event/code-with-claude-2027-watchlist
LOCATION:TBA (San Francisco / London / Tokyo expected)\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/code-with-claude-2027-watchlist
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UID:ai-tinkerers-san-francisco-2026-27@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260701T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:AI Tinkerers — San Francisco (monthly\, 2026-27)
DESCRIPTION:San Francisco chapter of the global AI Tinkerers network — the largest chapter globally. Monthly meetups with live code demos\, no slides\, no pitches. Members include AI engineers from Anthropic\, OpenAI\, Google\, Meta\, Microsoft\, Hugging Face\, Mistral. Hosts global hackathons (OpenClaw Unhackathon\, Generative UI Global Hackathon w/ Google DeepMind A2UI protocol\, $200K+ Conversational Agents Hackathon w/ ElevenLabs). https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-san-francisco-2026-27
LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-san-francisco-2026-27
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UID:ai-tinkerers-new-york-2026-27@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260701T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:AI Tinkerers — New York City (monthly\, 2026-27)
DESCRIPTION:NYC chapter of the global AI Tinkerers network. Monthly meetups with live code demos. NYC chapter hosts Founder Salon Dinners + NY Tech Week demo days (e.g. NY Tech Week Demo Day ft PostHog\, Convex\, Veris on June 3\, 2026). https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-new-york-2026-27
LOCATION:New York City\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-new-york-2026-27
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UID:ai-tinkerers-seattle-2026-27@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260701T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:AI Tinkerers — Seattle (monthly\, 2026-27)
DESCRIPTION:Seattle chapter of the global AI Tinkerers network. Monthly meetups with live agentic AI + foundation model demos\, including talks featuring engineers from Oracle and NVIDIA. Hosts engineering-leader dinners (sponsored e.g. by TensorWave) and AI Dev Tools Track events. Strong Microsoft + Amazon ecosystem overlap. https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-seattle-2026-27
LOCATION:Seattle\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/ai-tinkerers-seattle-2026-27
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UID:cerebral-valley-ai-hackathon-series-2026-27@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260701T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:Cerebral Valley — AI Hackathon Series (SF\, 2026-27 ongoing)
DESCRIPTION:SF-based AI hackathon series with frequent flagship events drawing 500+ attendees and $100K+ prize pools. Recent flagships: OpenEnv Hackathon (March 2026\, w/ PyTorch — RL environments + post-training base models\, judges from Meta\, Hugging Face\, UC Berkeley\, Scale AI\, Cursor\, CoreWeave)\; 2026 National Security Hackathon (Shield Capital + Palantir + OpenAI + Scale AI + Armada + Deloitte). Most events held at HF0 Founder Community (Archbishop's Mansion)\, Shack15\, or partner venues. Cloud credits typically provided by OpenAI\, Anthropic\, Azure ML\, GCP. https://aiwhatson.com/event/cerebral-valley-ai-hackathon-series-2026-27
LOCATION:San Francisco\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/cerebral-valley-ai-hackathon-series-2026-27
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UID:stanford-hai-seminars-2026-27-tracker@aiwhatson.com
DTSTAMP:20260717T151335Z
DTSTART:20260701T000000Z
DTEND:20271231T000000Z
SUMMARY:Stanford HAI Seminars 2026-27 — public-facing AI research programme
DESCRIPTION:Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) ongoing public seminar series. Weekly seminars (typically Wednesdays 12:00-1:15 PT) at hai.stanford.edu/events covering AI research\, policy\, ethics\, education\, and AI in healthcare. Many sessions livestreamed. Featured formats: HAI Seminar (research talks by Stanford + visiting scholars)\, Distinguished Lecture series\, fireside chats (Craig Mundie × Thomas Friedman moderated by John Hennessy)\, AI Index annual release talks (lead by Sha Sajadieh)\, RAISE Health Symposium (registration opens Mar 11 2026)\, Future of Mathematics Symposium (May 1-2 2026\, co-sponsored by OpenAI). HAI merged with Stanford Data Science under James Landay\; Fei-Fei Li now Special Advisor on AI. Reaches policymakers\, civil servants via specialized training. https://aiwhatson.com/event/stanford-hai-seminars-2026-27-tracker
LOCATION:Stanford HAI (various campus venues + livestream)\, United States
URL:https://aiwhatson.com/event/stanford-hai-seminars-2026-27-tracker
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