Apr 29, 2026
Meetup #28
Martin Lopatka + Sev Geraskin
"Martin on physical community as the armor against virtual collapse. Sev back with new work."
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Wednesday, Oct 28 · Evening
The biggest Vancouver AI Meetup of all time.
The monthly meetup has been running 28+ months at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. The Festival Week edition is the one everyone will remember — hackathon winners live, expanded format, 400+ in the room. If you're travelling in for festival week, Oct 28 is the night to arrive for.
28 months. One room. Growing every month.
Vancouver AI Meetup attendance, Jan 2024 → Apr 2026
Low
80
High
295
Jan 24Apr 26
0
months running
~0
avg attendance
0+
unique participants
400+
expected Oct 28
Why it matters
The room that started everything.
It's the longest-running AI meetup in BC
28 months. Every last Wednesday. The room shows up.
It's the mother ship of everything else
The nonprofit, the film festival, the SIGs, the hackathon — all of it came from this room.
It welcomes everyone
Researchers and hobbyists. Citizens and engineers. Artists, filmmakers, policymakers. There's no gatekeeping.
The Wednesday of Festival Week is the biggest one yet
Hackathon winners announced live. Expanded format. Expect 400+ in the room.
Voices from the room
What people have actually said on this stage.
AI has been stolen, trained on the stolen work of all mankind, is full of misogyny, homophobia, racism, transphobia — and I'm more creative, powerful, productive, and curious than I've ever been in my whole life. Both of those things are true.
— Kris Krüg · Meetup #27 — State of the Union
Time is our greatest asset, and it's the one thing you can't take back.
— Anthony Joseph · Squamish Nation Counselor · Meetup #27
For the most skeptical in the room — thanks for being here. That means you're my people.
— Kris Krüg · Meetup #27 — State of the Union
Until you have validated that this is working with real human beings, it is only a prototype.
— Maya Bruck · Product Designer · Meetup #25
Without my craft, without these foundations of my training, you're not gonna get the same thing that I'm gonna get. We need people to shepherd the tool.
— Maya Bruck · Meetup #25
Recent meetups
What the last six months felt like.
Mar 2026
Meetup #27 — State of the Union
Kris Krüg
"Year-in-review keynote. Reflective, hopeful, standing-room-only."
Feb 25, 2026
Meetup #26 — MAC Night
Loki Jorgenson (MC), Suzanne Gildert, Tanya Slingsby, Peter (TheUpgrade)
"Consciousness, quantum cognition, The Upgrade's future-of-work segment."
Jan 28, 2026
Meetup #25
Erica Lapadat-Janzen + Maya Bruck
"Creative tech at the edge. New voices opening the year."
Dec 18, 2025
Meetup #24 — Squatchies Inaugural Ceremony
Community — 6 award categories announced live
"The night the Squatchies became a thing. Industry Builder, Applied Innovation, more."
Oct 29, 2025
Meetup #22 — Film Festival + Hackathon Round 4
Kevin Friel, Luke Minaker, Andre & Taras, Prajwal
"1st Annual BC + AI Film Festival. 250+ attendees. The night the bar was raised."
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
Capacity 400. Fully accessible. 5-minute walk from Vanier Park; 15 minutes from downtown. Paid parking in the Vanier Park lot; bike parking available.