Project Hack Night & Social

​"There's no such thing as a good decision. Just make a decision and make it good." - Charna Halpern, co-creator of longform improv (literally said this to Kelly, your host) ​No audience. No stage. Everybody plays. Even you! ​This is a real Chicago-style improv jam. The kind that happens at iO, the Annoyance, and Playground Theater. We'll warm up together, break into groups, and get into scenes. And perform!! Learn by doing. ​All levels welcome. ​ ​Never done improv? ​Great. ​ ​Been performing for years? ​Even better. ​ ​The only requirement is showing up ready to jump in. ​Arrive as early as 3:30 pm to co-work (free wifi + amazing views), hang out, and/or settle in before we start.... cause the doors close at 6pm!!! ​Led by Kelly Kirk: studied improv acting at iO, the Annoyance, and Playground Theater in Chicago (plus other theaters around the world). She has trained under Charna Halpern, Bill Arnett, and many others. She's been an International touring improviser, professional actress (on stage, film, and voice), she's a team performer, jam host, and educator with 12+ years of experience (and a 4.9/5 teacher rating). She has taught over 10,000+ students so far. ​When: Mondays, 5:30–7:00pm Where: SURF Incubator, 999 3rd Ave, Suite 700, Downtown Seattle ​Cost: Pick your price: $5 to $25/week. ​Free for current SURF and Swell members. ​ ​No commitment. No prerequisites. Just show up and get ready to perform!! ​ ​Let's have some fun, grow communication skills, self-worth, creativity, and community.

# Seattle EdTech Monthly Unconference What should Seattle’s education and technology community be discussing—and building together? On the first Tuesday of every month, educators, founders, technologists, designers, researchers, creators, parents, students, and education advocates gather at SURF Incubator for an open, participant-led evening. There is no predetermined speaker lineup. The people in the room create the agenda. Bring: A problem you’re trying to solve A question you want to explore Something you’re building A perspective others should hear Or simply your curiosity We’ll begin with quick introductions, propose topics, and choose the conversations together. Depending on attendance, we may hold one shared roundtable or divide into smaller groups. You don’t need to be an expert—or arrive with a topic—to participate. ## Schedule 5:00–5:30 PM: Optional arrival, refreshments, and conversation 5:30–5:45 PM: Introductions and topic selection 5:45–6:35 PM: Unconference discussions 6:35–6:50 PM: Takeaways and requests 6:50–7:00 PM: Connections and next steps Come once, come occasionally, or make it part of your monthly routine. Bring a question, problem, project, or perspective. Leave with clearer thinking—and at least one person you’re glad you met. ## Admission Pay what you can: $0–$15 suggested Contributions support refreshments, supplies, event administration, and the continued growth of Seattle’s EdTech community. ## Location SURF Incubator 999 Third Avenue, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104 SURF is located near Symphony light-rail station and several major bus routes. Please arrive before 6:00 PM, when the building’s exterior doors lock. Contact the host in advance if you expect to arrive later. A parking garage is located in the building. Guests arriving before 6:00 PM can receive a flat $10 parking rate. ## About the Host Kelly Kirk is the organizer of Seattle EdTech and founder of Kelly Tutors, an education company creating learning experiences,

Join us on November 3 for the Stripe Seattle developer meetup. This is an in-person event for anyone building with Stripe (or curious to start). An evening focused on Stripe user experiences, product insights, best practices, and community. 🍕🍺 Perks Food and drinks provided! And this time, we'll be giving out Stripe Press books to the first 50 attendees! 🎫 Tickets There is a hard limit for RSVP, with a waitlist operating on Luma 📍Location The event is hosted at Stripe's Seattle offices, 920 5th Avenue, Floor 19, Seattle, WA 98104 📣 Talks Vikram Singh (Stripe) - A new grad’s guide to becoming effective at Stripe (and similar companies) Vincenzo Chianese (Stripe) - Making Stripe APIs Work for Agents Mark Miller (RevTurbine) - AI & SaaS monetization in the AI-era 🕚 Rough timings 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Doors open with refreshments 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Talks and Q&A 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Drinks, food, and networking

# Children’s Media Creators Coworking Are you creating a children’s book, show, game, video, curriculum, animation, podcast, product, or other form of media for children and youth? Come work alongside other people building in the same world. Children’s Media Creators Coworking is a casual, focused coworking and accountability community for writers, illustrators, animators, educators, filmmakers, game designers, musicians, curriculum developers, founders, and other people creating media and edutainment for children. This gathering is primarily for adult creators making things for children. (It is not a children’s activity or class.) # What happens? We’ll begin with a brief check-in: What are you creating? What do you want to accomplish during this session? Are you looking for feedback or collaboration—or uninterrupted focus? Then, we work. Bring your laptop, manuscript, notebook, sketchbook, storyboard, curriculum, headphones, or whatever else you need to move your project forward. You are welcome to: Work independently Meet other children’s-media creators Exchange ideas and useful resources Ask for feedback Find potential collaborators Continue an existing project Finally begin the idea you keep postponing You do not need to have a finished product, established company, or formal creative title. You only need something you care about creating for children—and a willingness to give it focused time. Near the end, we’ll briefly regroup to share what we accomplished, identify our next steps, and ask for feedback, information, or collaborators when useful. This is primarily coworking—not a workshop, presentation, or high-pressure networking event. Come make progress while gradually getting to know the other people in Seattle who care about making better things for children. # What can I work on? Anything related to creating for children, including: 📚 Books and stories 🎬 Film, television, video, and animation 🎮 Games and interactive media 🎵 Music

Join us for an evening at Stoup Brewing. We'll welcome back old faces and welcome new ones. This is an informal format -- feel free to bring a laptop if you want and work on projects or use this event as an opportunity to catch up and meet new people. Stoup serves mainly beer and some cider, hard seltzer, slushies and a selection of non-alcoholic beverages including coffee. They also welcome you to bring in your own food if you want. All attendees are required to abide by the PuPPy Code of Conduct, you can read the Code of Conduct here: https://www.pspython.com/code-of-conduct/ Join our slack channel: http://slack.pspython.com

Fangchang Ma and Edward Zhang, co-founders of Nuance Labs, just announced a $50 million Series A round last month. Now they're joining us at AI House for a conversation about building a Seattle research lab and taking it to market. What we'll cover: Building Nuance Labs: the founding story, product development, and what the team is learning along the way. From research to GTM: how a research-first team is shifting toward go-to-market. The tech: a high-level look at how Nuance builds one model for real-time audiovisual conversation. Who should come: Seattle founders, builders and technical talent. Capacity is limited, and approval is based on your registration answers. We track no-shows, and it affects approval for future events. If you can't make it, please cancel your registration in Luma. Agenda: 1130am - 12pm: Networking and pizza 12pm-1245pm: Fireside chat + Q&A 1245pm-130pm: Networking About the speakers: Fangchang Ma (CEO) and Edward Zhang (CTO) worked side by side on applied research at Apple, building core technology and prototyping new experiences across iPhone, Vision Pro and Apple Intelligence. Fangchang holds a PhD in robotics from MIT. Edward holds a PhD in graphics and vision from the University of Washington. They started Nuance on a simple premise: the next leap in AI won't come from what models say, but from how they say it. About Nuance Labs: Nuance Labs is a Seattle-based research lab building a foundation model for audiovisual conversation: AI you can see and hear, that listens, reacts and responds in real time. Rather than putting a face on top of a text exchange, Nuance models the full dynamics of human interaction, including timing, backchannels, facial expression and gaze. In September the company raised a $50 million Series A round led by Lightspeed, with participation from Accel, South Park Commons, NVIDIA and Define Ventures.