Seattle Ed Tech Monthly Unconference

Build AI tools to support small businesses Kick off Seattle AI Week with a social impact hackathon sponsored by Anthropic and organized by your Seattle City Ambassador Adam Burgh (Founder of We Build With AI). The Claude Impact Lab Hackathon is a one-day build sprint in collaboration with the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA). Teams of three to five hackers spend the day building apps, workflows, and playbooks that help small businesses put AI to work. Everything built is open-sourced on GitHub and available for small business to implement! Small business owners/executives: complete this survey to help teams understand and build for your current AI challenges and needs If you are interested in providing tools and credits to builders, please email events@webuildwithai.org. Who this is for Every team combines three kinds of people: A small business owner or executive who brings a real problem Experienced professionals (3+ years full-time) A current student or recent grad You don't need to be a developer to participate, but all teams will have at least one expert in agentic coding and multi-person GitHub repos. Important: Admission is selective, and past Claude Community events have drawn 1,000+ applications. To improve your chances, take the time to answer registration questions fully and complete the survey in your confirmation email. What you get $100 in Claude API credits for every participant A working project on GitHub, built with your team Winning team: Claude Max 20x for one month ($200 value per person) and a one year WTIA membership Top 3 teams: Tickets to the #SeattleAIWeek Opening Reception and AI Summit courtesy of WTIA, and Anthropic swag How it works Teams form at the happy hour the evening before, or we match you into one when you arrive on Sunday About seven hours of build time. Nothing pre-built, so every team starts level Submissions are a repo link plus a demo recording Two rounds of judging: preliminary round followed by finalists p

Wrap up Frontier Day with drinks on Lake Union. Ten Seattle AI startups show what they're building, and you get to keep the conversations from the PitchBook keynote, the Graylin x Sposato fireside, and the VC panel going. Agenda 3:00 Startup Showcase: 10 startups Drinks and networking until 5:00 Who should attend: founders, operators, investors, and anyone who wants to meet Seattle's AI builders. 📍 Thinkspace Seattle, 1700 Westlake Ave N #200, Seattle, WA 98109, on Lake Union -- Part of Seattle AI Week, hosted at Thinkspace in partnership with Skillsheet. Full calendar: https://luma.com/thinkspace Please note: 1. By participating in the event, you agree to being in pictures or videos that may be published on our website, our partner's website or social media. 2. Our sponsors may message you about their offerings before or after the event. By RSVPing or attending the event, you agree to being contacted. You can opt out at any time.

​"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.

Join us for a vibrant celebration of the 17th anniversary of SURF Incubator and the thriving tech, AI, robotics, and engineering community in Seattle! This special luau is hosted by SURF Incubator, SWELL and SoundStartups.org to honor this milestone and foster a strong community of founders. We're thrilled to celebrate the incredible journey of SURF, a company built on a long-term vision of nurturing talent and supporting innovative ideas. This event is a gathering for our family of founders, a chance to connect, share, and celebrate the spirit of innovation that defines Seattle. As part of AI Week, this luau is also a special opportunity to support the future of entrepreneurship. We're working to expand our impact by creating SoundStartups.org as a non-profit to provide new founders with the resources and environment they need to flourish. Your presence and support help us cultivate the "good soil" for their success. Come celebrate with us, enjoy the festive atmosphere, and be a part of this special event that's shaping the future of tech in Seattle! We warmly invite you to join our community and be a part of this exciting chapter.

What do we build from here? The #SeattleAIWeek Summit returns this October for a full day of honest conversations, bold ideas, and cross-sector collaboration around the future of artificial intelligence. New venue for 2026: Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the Seattle waterfront. As the flagship event of Seattle AI Week, the Summit brings together startup founders, engineers, researchers, investors, policymakers, creatives, enterprise leaders, and builders from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This is where Seattle’s AI community does its hardest thinking together — not just about what AI can do, but about what we choose to build next. Featuring OpenAI's Vijaye Raji, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Read AI's David Shim, TikTok's Peter Kim, Microsoft's Jolenta Coleman-Bush, AI House's Yifan Zhang, and more. Full speaker lineup → This year’s theme, “What We Build From Here,” explores the opportunities, tradeoffs, and responsibilities shaping the next era of AI. From infrastructure and frontier research to creativity, policy, workforce transformation, security, and entrepreneurship, the Summit is designed to spark conversations that go beyond hype and into real-world impact. What to Expect Hear from leading voices across technology, startups, academia, government, media, and the creative industries as they tackle the biggest questions facing AI today. Keynotes, Panels, and Fireside Chats including topics like:Opening Keynote — Fireside with OpenAI & GeekWire Keeping It Real: Creativity, Music, and the Human Experience AI at Work: Hype vs Production The Startup Playbook: Building an AI Company in 2026 The Workforce Question: An Honest Look at What AI Creates and Replaces AI & Life Sciences: From Code to Cures Quantum + AI: The Convergence Begins Closer or Further Apart: AI and the Human Connection Two Assignments: Teaching With AI vs. Teaching About AI Compounding Advantage: How Washington's Industries Set Up the AI Era Experience Hall with Startup Alley, Creative

This is PAID Event. Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP here - https://luma.com/odsc-ul4x # ODSC AI West Conference 2026: 11 Years of Leadership in AI Training Join us at the #1 AI Builders Conference! Since 2015, ODSC AI has been the essential gathering for AI and data science practitioners, software engineers, business leaders, and anyone reskilling into the AI era. Whether you are deepening your technical skills, transforming your business with generative AI, or pivoting into an AI-driven career, ODSC AI West 2026 provides unparalleled opportunities for learning, networking, and professional growth. Dates: October 27–29, 2026 Location: Hyatt Regency SFO \| 1333 Old Bayshore Hwy\, Burlingame\, CA 94010 Format: Hybrid (In-Person & Virtual options available) ## TECHNICAL TRACKS Designed for AI Engineers/Developers, ML Engineers, Data Scientists, Teach Lead Architects, Anyone who is a Technical Professional Building AI-powered systems Focus: Cut through the hype. Dive into 80+ hands-on tutorials and workshops to build and deploy real AI workflows. Learn directly from practitioners actively shipping AI systems in production. Covers LLMs, Deep Learning, NLP, and more. ## Business & Non-Technical Tracks (AI X Leadership Summit) Designed for Startup Founders, Product Leaders, Business Process Analysts, Executive Non-technical Founders, AI enthusiasts, or Anyone who is a leader focused on driving business impact with intelligent automation Included in All Business Passes, Silver & above Focus: Discover how generative AI is revolutionizing business processes, enhancing decision-making, and driving enterprise innovation. Learn the economics of "Build vs. Buy" decisions. ## Previous Featured Speakers & Pioneers Learn from elite engineers and researchers from top-tier AI organizations, including: Anthropic (Soheil Koushan, MTS) OpenAI (Shikhar Kwatra, AI Architect) Google DeepMind (Lora Aroyo, PhD & Vedant Misra) LangChain (Harrison Chase, CEO) CrewAI (João