IBM Atlanta Data & AI Meetup event

This is the first in-person gathering for IBM Data and AI Atlanta under new leadership — and we are keeping it simple: show up, meet the people, pick the topics, shape what this community becomes.
🗓️ WHAT IS THIS
A 90-minute in-person community meetup — part introductions, part tech talk, part open floor. We cover two technical topics, leave room for debate, and close with a vote on what comes next.
This is the kickoff of a recurring series, running every 45 to 60 days. Show up once and you will want to come back.
📋 AGENDA
• Intros and mission — meet the new admin team that took over the meetup in June 2026
• Community pulse — who is in the room, what are you building, what do you need
• News and upcoming events
◦ Aug 12 — IBM Bob-A-Thon at AmericasMart (hands-on morning workshop, free)
◦ Aug 27 (confirmation pending) — Open source generative AI at Georgia Tech with IBM Research
TODAY'S SESSIONS
• Topic 1 — Control Plane for Agentic AI
• Topic 2 — Semantic Layer for Data
• Open floor — vote on topics for the next event
👥 WHO SHOULD COME
• Developers and architects building AI systems
• Data engineers and integration specialists
• AI practitioners curious about where enterprise AI is actually going
• Students and researchers from Atlanta universities
All experience levels welcome. If you have been on the fence — this is the one to start with.
📆 UPCOMING SERIES DATES
Roughly every 45 days, Wednesdays, venues may vary
• Aug 5 — YOU ARE HERE
• Sep 23
• Nov 4
• Jan 2027
📍 RSVP AND LOGISTICS
Wednesday August 5 2026 — 1:00 PM
Atlanta IBM Brookhaven Office
Free to attend — RSVP on this page so we know how many to expect.
meetup.com/ibm-dataai-atlanta/events/
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