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# 🤖 AI Agent Hackathon ## Two Days. Two Locations. One Hackathon. Join Coffee & Code Philadelphia for a hands-on, in-person hackathon focused on building, experimenting with, and shipping working AI-agent projects. The main Build Day takes place on September 20 at Pennovation Center. Winners will be announced during our Awards & Community Night on September 22 at Cesium. You can arrive with a team, meet collaborators at the event, build independently, or join without a finished project idea. ## 👤 Who Should Attend? This hackathon is for developers, engineers, technical builders, founders, researchers, students, and anyone interested in experimenting with AI-agent systems. Whether you already work with agent frameworks or are just beginning to explore them, the goal is to test ideas, learn from other builders, and leave with something working. You may participate: With an existing team By finding collaborators at the event As an independent builder Without a finished project idea ## 🧠 What You Can Build Projects may explore: Coding agents Multi-agent systems Tool use and automation Agent memory and context Evaluation and reliability AI safety and security Open-source agent frameworks Real-world agent applications Sponsor challenge tracks The Open Track / Bring Your Own Project ## 📅 Day 1 — Build Day Sunday, September 20 Pennovation Center 3401 Grays Ferry Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19146 ### Schedule 9:00–9:40 AM — Registration and check-in 10:00–10:15 AM — Opening ceremony 10:15–10:30 AM — Challenge track introductions 10:32–10:35 AM — Quirq 10:37–10:40 AM — The Code Registry 10:42–10:45 AM — GalaxyGate 10:47–10:50 AM — Human Standard 10:52–10:55 AM — Open Track / Bring Your Own Project 11:00 AM–6:00 PM — Hackathon build time ## 🏆 Day 2 — Awards & Community Night Tuesday, September 22 Cesium 601 Walnut Street, Suite 250S Philadelphia, PA 19106 ### Schedule 6:00 PM — Arrival and check-in 6:15–7:00 PM — Featured speakers and lightning talks

A fun and light code session where tech friends get together in a large and relaxed café space, and code! Bring your laptop (or another coding device of choice) for a great opportunity to ask questions, share ongoing projects, help each other out, and meet other awesome coders. We're all about the code, and we hope to make a space for people who like to build. Notes to keep in mind: \Guest wireless internet access is good and free Come out and work, help, or just hang out! Links: Site: codephilly.com Donate: https://hcb.hackclub.com/donations/start/code-and-coffee-philadelphia Merch: https://nol-kky-shop.fourthwall.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-coffee-philadelphia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillycodes/

# Coffee & Code West Chester: Community Coworking Day Coffee & Code Philadelphia is coming to West Chester for a full day of coworking, building, and meeting people from across the local technology community. Join us at Turks Head Coffee Roasters anytime between 6:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Bring your laptop, grab some coffee, and spend the day working alongside software engineers, founders, students, designers, technology professionals, and other local builders. This is a relaxed, drop-in event. You are welcome to stay for an hour, work through the afternoon, or join us for most of the day. ## What to expect Open coworking throughout the day Informal networking with local technology professionals Opportunities to meet potential collaborators, mentors, and community organizers Conversations about future workshops, technical events, and hackathons in the western suburbs A chance to help shape a recurring Coffee & Code series in West Chester We are also exploring ways to collaborate with Philly Tech Exchange and other regional technology groups to strengthen connections between local workers, employers, mentors, mentees, and community organizers. There is no formal presentation or required arrival time. Just bring your laptop and something you would like to work on. 📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026 🕡 6:30 AM–5:00 PM 📍 Turks Head Coffee Roasters, West Chester 🎟 Free to attend; registration requested Coffee and food will be available for individual purchase from the café.

Magic Patterns Meetup - Philadelphia. Come meet other product designers, product leaders, and AI builders! We'll have pizza, soda, and swag. Everyone is invited. Organized by local Magic Patterns ambassador, Paul Thorson, AI Engineer & Senior Director of User Experience at Freedom Mortgage

Join Code & Coffee Philly for our first meetup at the brand-new Cesium/Bentley office in the historic Curtis Building, right in the heart of Center City! AI is changing how we build software, from day-to-day dev workflows to entirely new product capabilities. This is a night to hear real, practical stories about how engineers and companies are actually using AI right now. What to expect: 🎤 Featured speakers on how they use AI in their workflows and products — including a look at how AI shows up inside the Cesium/Bentley geospatial platform ⚡ Lightning talks from YOU — got something you're building with AI (or anything else)? We want to hear about it 🏆 Closing & Award Ceremony of the Agentic AI Hackathon! 🍕🍻 Food and drinks before and after the talks - come early to mingle, stay late to keep the conversation going 🏢 A first look at Cesium's new Philly office space 📣 Call for Lightning Talks! We're opening up 5–6 lightning talk slots (5 minutes each) for community members to show off what they're building — a side project, a cool tool, something AI-powered, or anything you're excited about. All skill levels and backgrounds welcome. Sign up here: AI Builders Night - Lightning Talk Sign Up – Fill out form 📍 Location: Curtis Building, 601 Walnut Street, Philadelphia — 10th Floor (Cesium/Bentley office) 🗓️ Date: Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM AGENDA 6:00pm: Arrive 6:15-7:00: Featured speaker(s) and lightning talks 7:00-7:30: AI Agent Hackathon Award Ceremony 7:30-8:00(+): Food and Networking Whether you're a geospatial nerd, an AI tinkerer, or just curious what's happening in Philly tech — come hang out, learn something, and meet people building cool stuff. IMPORTANT -- HOW TO GET TO THE SPACE INSIDE THE CURTIS BUILDING: Use the Walnut St set of doors that are closest to 7th St. Proceed to the second elevator (up the stairs) and take it to floor 10.

# ☕ The OG Coffee&Code Meetup ### A Blockspace Community × Coffee&Code Collaboration Before the hype. Before the buzzwords. Before “AI-powered everything.” This is The OG Coffee&Code—the meetup that started it all, now presented in collaboration with the Blockspace Community. No panels. No pitches. No pressure. Just good people, good coffee, and focused time to build, learn, and connect. ## What this meetup is An open, welcoming space for coders, builders, designers, and curious minds. Bring your own project, homework, startup, side quest, experiment, or idea. Work at your own pace, meet other builders, ask questions, exchange ideas, or simply enjoy being productive around like-minded people. Expect: Focused building time Organic conversations Spontaneous debugging Knowledge sharing Genuine community This meetup is beginner-friendly, expert-respected, and ego-free. ## What this meetup is not ❌ A lecture ❌ A sales event ❌ A recruiting trap ❌ A 90-minute presentation ## How it works 1. Show up 2. Grab coffee ☕ 3. Open your laptop, notebook, or sketchpad 4. Work at your own pace 5. Chat when you want and focus when you need 6. Leave having made progress—or at least a new friend ## Who should attend Software engineers and data professionals Students and self-learners Founders and indie hackers Designers, tinkerers, and technologists Members of the Blockspace and Coffee&Code communities Anyone who enjoys building things with other humans Whether this is your first Coffee&Code, you are part of the Blockspace Community, or you have been attending since day one, you are welcome. This collaboration brings together two communities around a shared goal: creating a relaxed, supportive space where people can build, learn, and connect. Come for the code. Stay for the community. Leave caffeinated. ☕🚀