BC + AI Ecosystem Association
Ecosystem, Not Empire
A grassroots British Columbia community building practical, responsible AI capacity — in living rooms, studio spaces, and university labs from Vancouver to Surrey to the Comox Valley.
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AI Ethical Futures Lab #5
Tue, Jul 7 · 6:30 p.m. · Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St
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Futureproof Festival
Oct 28–30, 2026 · H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
The most honest AI conversation happening anywhere this year. No hype. No panic. Three days of talks, film, demos, and live performance — presented by BC + AI. Active members save 25% on passes.
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Thought leadership · Interactive white paper
The Wild Salmon Program
Returning Talent. Scaling British Columbia. A proposed BC initiative from Simon Haworth to bring globally experienced AI Life Sciences founders home — shared as a work-in-progress, living artifact. The water responds to you.
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The room, in the open.
The events happen in person — that part is the point. But the conversations, the questions, the photographs, the reading lists, the exercises we walked through together: those belong to the community.
This is where they live. Recaps from every gathering with photos. Full dossiers for the deep-dive series. Tools you can actually try. Quotes from the room (anonymized — Chatham House rules). It's the room, in the open.
Last gathering, in frames
Vancouver AI Meetup #30 — June 2026
Photos: Michelle Diamond
Multi-modal.Multi-cultural.Radically local.Future-facing.