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July 27, 2023
Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative: Planning Meeting 6:30 p.m. CDT | In-person |
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Agenda
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Discussion |
Event Summary
This is the second meeting for Austin AI professionals, companies, and organizations to discuss the formation of an Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative, including the opportunities, scope, possible goals, and more. The first meeting presented the reasons for coming together, potential benefits, and potential goals and benefits. The rationale for potentially creating this Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative is characterized by that event description. That first event concluded with a consensus to move forward and to schedule two more meetings: this second meeting on July 27 to draft the mission and scope, priorities and goals, governance and participation models, and working groups and communications, and a third meeting in September (details TBD) to make decisions on these topics. The Austin Forum on Technology & Society, a leading technology non-profit (501c3) organization in Austin, hosted the first meeting and will host this second, planning-focused meeting (as well as the third decision-focused meeting in September), providing the stakeholders a forum to form their own leadership and execution models.
Please join us to share your thoughts on how communication, coordination, and collaboration among Austin’s many AI stakeholders—companies who develop and/or use AI, universities, government agencies, professionals, researchers, etc.—can accelerate our city’s position as a leader in AI innovation and impact. At this event, we expect to form the working groups that will define and create the ongoing initiative. Please also share this event link with anyone that has a potential interest in a coordinated Austin AI initiative.
Registration and Attendance
All participants must register for this event via Eventbrite. This will be an in-person event in the Voltron Room of Capital Factory.
Capital Factory, Voltron Room
701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
You can find parking information here.
This is the second meeting for Austin AI professionals, companies, and organizations to discuss the formation of an Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative, including the opportunities, scope, possible goals, and more. The first meeting presented the reasons for coming together, potential benefits, and potential goals and benefits. The rationale for potentially creating this Austin AI Ecosystem Initiative is characterized by that event description. That first event concluded with a consensus to move forward and to schedule two more meetings: this second meeting on July 27 to draft the mission and scope, priorities and goals, governance and participation models, and working groups and communications, and a third meeting in September (details TBD) to make decisions on these topics. The Austin Forum on Technology & Society, a leading technology non-profit (501c3) organization in Austin, hosted the first meeting and will host this second, planning-focused meeting (as well as the third decision-focused meeting in September), providing the stakeholders a forum to form their own leadership and execution models.
Please join us to share your thoughts on how communication, coordination, and collaboration among Austin’s many AI stakeholders—companies who develop and/or use AI, universities, government agencies, professionals, researchers, etc.—can accelerate our city’s position as a leader in AI innovation and impact. At this event, we expect to form the working groups that will define and create the ongoing initiative. Please also share this event link with anyone that has a potential interest in a coordinated Austin AI initiative.
Registration and Attendance
All participants must register for this event via Eventbrite. This will be an in-person event in the Voltron Room of Capital Factory.
Capital Factory, Voltron Room
701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
You can find parking information here.
About the Moderator
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Jay is the executive director and founder of The Austin Forum on Technology & Society, which he started in 2006 and is now the leading monthly technology outreach and engagement event in Austin--and starting to attract national and even international attendees online. The Austin Forum is one of the pillars of the Austin tech scene, providing connections to information, ideas, collaborations, and community overall. Through Vizias, Jay also founded the Austin Smart City Alliance (July 2015, formerly Austin CityUP Consortium) and currently serves as the Executive Director, with a vision of creating an integrated smart city fabric throughout Austin—leveraging mobile devices and IoT data collectors, as well as supercomputers and AI for predictive analytics and scenario simulation—in the years ahead to address city issues, empower city planning, and improve city life in general.
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