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Build with Grok Bot. In the room. Build nights and hackathons for people who want bots that do real work. One night to build something real with Grok Bot. Pick one of three tracks. Bring a team of up to 5 or find one there. You get Grok Bot credits, dinner, and three hours of build time. Teams demo for the judges at the end of the night. Grand prize: $1,000 in credits. Timeline 5:00 pm. Doors open. Tracks are on screen when you walk in, so start brainstorming. 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Kickoff. Grok Bot overview and live demos from the SpaceXAI team. 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Build time. Dinner is served in the hall. 8:30 to 9:45 pm. Team demos and judging. 9:45 to 10:00 pm. Awards and grand prize. Same night, next door: an invite-only executive dinner for leaders taking agents from pilot to production. Request a seat How to join Register on Luma for the event near you. Spots are limited. Download Grok Bot ahead of time at x.ai/bot. Show up with a laptop and charger. First-timers are welcome.

Out in Tech brings together LGBTQ+ professionals and allies across tech, startups, and digital culture. Join the Out in Tech ATX community for our monthly mixer at Cheer Up Charlies. This event is all about showing up as yourself, meeting cool people, and building community. Whether you work in tech, are tech-adjacent, or just curious, come grab a drink, spark a conversation, and connect with folks across roles, companies, and experience levels. No panels. No pitches. Just good vibes and great people. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month!

React Office Hours Starting @ 5pm we hold office hours. Come on by to get some help, ask questions, and meet other developers. Or just hang out! \-\-\- Looking for speakers! Reach out to meetup@reactatx.org \-\-\- Station Austin is sponsoring the venue! Want to be a sponsor? Food, Drinks, Venue? Reach out! Schedule 5.00 - 6.00 = React Office Hours 6.00 - 6.15 = Setting up, eating/drinking 6.15 - 8.00 = Presentations Doors open 15 minutes before. The elevators will work only then. Come to the 16th floor. Parking There is partial parking validation. If you enter the garage attached to the Omni (entrance on Brazos Street) after 5pm and leave before 10pm, you will be given a parking slip that reduces your fee to $8 flat for the duration of your stay within that time frame. • What to bring Curiosity, Kindness, Willingness To Learn • Important to know Be Nice!

Where deep tech meets AI meets the energy transition. Brought to you by Neon Syndicate and the Texas Futures Coalition. Interested in telling your story at Meridian? Fill out this form and tell us what you do and why. Texas is becoming the center of gravity for the technologies that will define the next century: AI, advanced energy, new materials, agriculture, and the deep tech infrastructure underneath all of it. Meridian is where that work gets seen and connections are made to unlock growth. Agenda: 530pm - Arrival and networking 545pm - Kickoff, Asks and Offers 6pm - Presentations 7pm - More networking October Presenters: Josh Sorin at Straia Health is building cutting edge tools to predict how climate and environmental factors impact human health – enabling individuals, communities and organizations to act early and prevent harm. Rich Phillips from Paradromics will talk about the groundbreaking work on Brain Computer Interfaces Madeline Parrish, CEO of FORSE, is building a physiological world model to diagnose disease before it's visible, starting with Charlotte, the infrastructure that weaves fragmented patient data into the full clinical picture at the point of care. Overview Each quarter, Meridian convenes a focused group of founders, investors, academics, policymakers, and corporate leaders for a curated showcase of the most promising AI and climate-driven deep tech companies coming out of Texas and beyond. A small number of companies present. The rest of the time is for the conversations that move capital, pilots, and partnerships forward. Presented by Neon Syndicate and the Texas Futures Coalition, Meridian brings together the operators, investors, academics, and policymakers shaping what comes next, including perspectives drawn from the front lines of corporate, venture, startups, national lab research, and the classroom at UT Austin. Together we're building a stronger ecosystem that can create healthy growth and a more resilient future. This is not a pit