Welcome to the monthly in-person AI meetup in Boston, in collaboration with Microsoft. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and machine learning, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers

Agenda:
* 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink and networking
* 6:00pm~6:10pm: Welcome/community update
* 6:10pm~8:30pm: Tech talks
* 8:30pm: Q&A, Open discussion

Tech Talk: What could a geospatial foundation model look like?
Speaker: Christina Last (MIT LinkedIn)
Abstract: Christina will present some of the recent research undertaken by her lab, and its broader contribution to discoverability of geospatial information. Christina will deep dive in the potential utility of geospatial foundation models, featuring use cases in climate research, defence and finance.

Tech Talk: How To Build A Self-Driving Car - a look at Robotics System Design
Speaker: Andrei Radulescu-Banu (Analytiq Hub LinkedIn)
Abstract: Sensors, control, planner, perception, mapping - how is a self-driving car built? An introduction for general engineering audiences, zeroing in on the integration of ROS (Robot Operating System) and system design principles in constructing autonomous vehicles.

Speakers/Topics:
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics

Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsor. Sponsors will not only have the chance to speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 8,000+ AI developers in Boston or 300K+ developers worldwide.

Venue:
Microsoft New England – 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Conf Room NERD/1215 Horace Mann

Community Partners:
Contact us if you are interested in partnership.
- Microsoft: Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Every day, the innovative technology we create here takes that mission to new and exciting places and impacts the lives of millions of people around the world.

Community on Slack/Discord
- Event chat: chat and connect with speakers and attendees
- Sharing blogs, events, job openings, projects collaborations
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