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📘HP College Tour: Gallery-Style Student Exhibition "Autonomous Embedded Systems," hosted by Penn AiR, showcasing Penn engineering work Tech Demonstrations + Networking with HP, Intel, AMD, Bentley Systems, SolidWorks, and D5 Render Keynote Talks & Breakout Workshops on New Tech TED-style Guest Speakers Win a Laptop contest activation ft. cover art by Mika Liang 🎤 Featuring Guest Speakers: Kyle Reeder, PE | Bentley Systems Hena Yang, Co-Founder @Inyo | Creator @hena.yng Jia Chen | @jia.seed Full speaker descriptions on our website: https://hpusacollegetour.site/ Open to the public with advance registration. If you’re not a Penn student, please register in advance. Entry without advance registration may be possible but difficult. Event capacity is 200 people. If capacity exceeds at any time during the event, doors will close until space opens up. Please register for workshops and lectures separately: Workshop sessions: UPenn D5 — 2:10–3:10 p.m. UPenn Bentley — 4:00–5:00 p.m. UPenn SolidWorks — 5:10–6:40 p.m. Power speaker sessions: Kyle Reeder, PE | Bentley Systems — 12:00–12:30 p.m. Hena Yang — 3:20–3:50 p.m. Jia Chen | @jia.seed — 6:40–7:10 p.m. All sessions are on Sunday, October 18, 2026, in Eastern Time. --- Full Description At a time of rapid transformation in how we learn, design, engineer, and create, the HP USA College Tour brings together students, educators, technology partners, and industry leaders to explore the future of innovation. Through a unique combination of hands-on experiences and real-world insights, the tour showcases how emerging technologies are reshaping creative and technical workflows across industries. Each event will feature a dynamic mix of workshops, industry keynotes, student showcases, technical demonstrations, and interactive activations, creating opportunities for students to engage directly with the technologies and professionals driving the future of work. Alongside HP, leading technology and software partners including Intel, AM

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/

# ☕ 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. ☕🚀

Join the NBA Foundation, Braze, and 1Philadelphia as we kick off Innovation Weekend 2026 with an evening of connection for founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders building in the Philadelphia region. The Founders Lounge is an invite-only evening celebrating Philadelphia entrepreneurs and the NBA Foundation’s commitment to expanding economic opportunity for under-resourced founders. Connect with fellow builders and partners where community, capital, and culture come together. Enjoy food, music from DJ NP3, and a fireside chat led by Genisha Metcalf, Head of Partnerships at the NBA Foundation, with Kenny Duncan, followed by networking ahead of Innovation Weekend. Please note that approval is required for attendance. Explore opportunities with our co-hosts The NBA Foundation invests in programs, partnerships and making grants to local and national organizations that promote school-to-career employment opportunities, including job readiness, skill training, job placement, and career advancement. Learn more about the NBA Foundation → Braze’s Tech for an Equitable Future program provides underrepresented founders with 12 months of free access to its customer engagement platform, along with onboarding, implementation support, and dedicated customer success resources. The program is designed for growth-stage startups with established product-market fit that are ready to scale customer acquisition and engagement. Applications for the next cohort are open through January 15, 2027. Learn more about Braze’s program and apply → About Innovation Weekend Innovation Weekend is where founders, investors and operators gather for curated experiences that turn proximity into momentum. Across three days, the weekend creates the rooms, relationships, and conversations that help companies grow and ecosystems move forward. About 1Philadelphia 1Philadelphia is an initiative led by Coded by: focused on providing the support tech entrepreneurs need to launch and scale in Philadelphia. 1P

PHL Gaming brings together the region's gaming community for a day dedicated to creativity, technology, and interactive entertainment. Gamers, developers, creators, educators, students, and industry leaders come together to explore the ideas, talent, and innovation shaping the future of gaming in Philadelphia and beyond. Attendees can enjoy panels, game showcases, networking opportunities, and hands-on experiences while connecting with game studios, technology companies, universities, and community organizations. Whether you're interested in game development, esports, digital design, or careers in technology, PHL Gaming offers opportunities to learn, connect, and discover what's next. The event celebrates Philadelphia's growing gaming ecosystem and the collaboration between industry, education, government, and the local community to help the sector continue to grow. Throughout the day, guests can participate in gaming tournaments, friendly competitions, and interactive experiences, with opportunities to win prizes and experience the excitement of gaming firsthand. Hosted in partnership with 1Philadelphia for Innovation Weekend, PHL Gaming highlights gaming as a driver of innovation, creativity, and economic opportunity while creating space for the community to connect, collaborate, and play. Details to come on how to get involved with Developer Showcase and Game Competitions. About PHL Gaming PHL Gaming is a collaboration started by Council Member Isaiah Thomas with Members of the local Philadelphia Gaming Community. Through the creation of the PHL Gaming conference, the publication of The PHL Gaming Report, and other initiatives, this collective aims to demonstrate that Philly is a Gaming City. About Innovation Weekend Innovation Weekend is where founders, investors and operators gather for curated experiences that turn proximity into momentum. Across three days, the weekend creates the rooms, relationships, and conversations that help companies grow and ecosystem

## Claude Code Saturdays 🤖💻 A weekly hands-on meetup for builders using Claude to write, refactor, and reason about code. Claude Code Saturdays is a relaxed, collaborative session for developers, founders, and tinkerers who want to explore what’s possible with Anthropic’s Claude for real-world coding tasks. Whether you’re prototyping a new app, improving an existing codebase, or just experimenting with AI-assisted development, this meetup is a space to learn by doing. ### What to Expect 🧑‍💻 Live coding & pair-building with Claude 🔍 Prompting techniques for better code generation and refactoring 🧠 Reasoning-heavy tasks: debugging, architecture, tests, and docs 🚀 Show & tell: share what you’re building or stuck on ☕ Casual, friendly atmosphere—bring your laptop and curiosity ### Who Should Attend Software engineers (any level) Startup founders and indie hackers Students learning to code with AI Anyone curious about AI-assisted development with Claude You don’t need to be an expert—just a willingness to experiment and learn together. ### What to Bring A laptop A project, idea, or problem (optional but encouraged) Access to Claude (or just come observe and discuss) Let’s spend our Saturdays building smarter, faster, and more thoughtfully—with Claude as our coding companion. 👉 RSVP and join us for Claude Code Saturdays!