What is the Vancouver AI meetup?

Vancouver AI Meetup is the monthly BC + AI community gathering in Vancouver. Builders, researchers, artists, educators, and curious people meet for short talks, food, and an after-mingle. Browse upcoming dates on the events page or open the meetup archive.

What is a Vancouver AI community meetup?

Vancouver AI community meetup is the same recurring Vancouver AI series hosted by BC + AI. Use the events calendar for RSVPs and the Vancouver AI Meetup series page for past gatherings, recaps, and photos.

How does Vancouver AI relate to the BC + AI ecosystem?

Vancouver AI is the origin community inside the wider BC + AI ecosystem. The association also runs regional chapters, deep dives, Futureproof Festival, and membership programs across British Columbia.

Vancouver AI Events & Community Meetups

Upcoming · 19

Vancouver AI events on bc-ai.ca ↗

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Tue, Aug 46:30 p.m.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #6
Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4B9, Canada
AI Ethical Futures Lab 6 For August, we will work with summer signal: what AI is changing in work, learning, culture, governance, and community trust across BC. Bring one question you want the room to make clearer. AI…
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Wed, Aug 56:00 p.m.
CV + AI Community Meetup #4: Backyard BBQ
Comox Valley, BC, Canada
Comox Valley AI goes backyard. On Wednesday, August 5, Lourdes is opening her place for a Comox Valley AI summer barbecue. We’re trading the stage for a backyard, the formal lineup for good conversation, and the usual…
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Fri, Aug 73:00 p.m.
Responsible AI Professional Certification: 8/7
(Starts August 7, 2026) Every organization is deploying AI. Most are doing it without governance frameworks, without ethics training, and without asking the hard questions early enough. RAP is a four-week Responsible…
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Tue, Aug 116:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences Meetup
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
We started at a dinner table. Life Sciences Meet-up 2: - Viewpoint: What's AI ever done for me? Artificial Intelligence in my life science research - past, present and future. - Debate: Does AI help or hinder doctors…
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Thu, Aug 136:30 p.m.
AI Film Club: 08/13
375 Water St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5C6, Canada
Monthly screenings, technical deep-dives, and creative experiments with AI tools transforming film and media production. Join us for the 2026 launch of BC + AI Film Club a community-driven space where filmmakers, VFX…
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Thu, Aug 206:30 p.m.
AI in Education Meetup #12
Ethọ́s Lab, 177 E 3rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1C7, Canada
August has that strange edge: still summer, but September is already in the room. ED + AI is gathering educators, students, parents, youth workers, builders, and curious neighbours to bring the real questions before t…
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Fri, Aug 214:00 p.m.
AI Happy Hour
FriendsQuarters, 116 W Hastings St Unit 200, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G8, Canada
AHH FQ: AI Happy Hour at FriendsQuarters, August AHH FQ is a monthly 3rd-Friday drop-in at FriendsQuarters for the BC + AI community. Come through after work, grab the drink that comes with your ticket, and talk to th…
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Wed, Aug 266:00 p.m.
Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 08/26
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
Vancouver AI welcomes the full spectrum: builders, artists, researchers, students, public servants, founders, the AI-curious, and the beautifully confused. This is a monthly room to swap notes, demo work, and argue pr…
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Tue, Sep 16:30 p.m.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #7
Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4B9, Canada
AI Ethical Futures Lab 7 For September, we will turn back-to-school and back-to-work energy into a practical ethics session. The focus is how AI shows up in institutions, classrooms, studios, teams, and public service…
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Fri, Sep 183:00 p.m.
Responsible AI Professional Certification: 9/18
(Starts September 18, 2026) Every organization is deploying AI. Most are doing it without governance frameworks, without ethics training, and without asking the hard questions early enough. RAP is a four-week Responsi…
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Mon, Sep 216:00 p.m.
AI Animation & Filmmaking Accelerator: Cohort 4
BC + AI Ecosystem presents our Cohort 4 AI Animation & Filmmaking Accelerator, where you'll build a complete animated short using the AI-powered production pipeline from Tiny Ghost Studios. Led by Luke Minaker and May…
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Tue, Oct 66:30 p.m.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #8
Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4B9, Canada
AI Ethical Futures Lab 8 For October, the lab looks at public-interest AI through the lens of governance, rights, and civic imagination. Bring examples, tensions, and tools you want to test with a careful group. AI Et…
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Wed, Oct 286:00 p.m.
Futureproof Festival
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
Futureproof Festival is an international AI culture and ideas festival. The most honest AI conversation happening this year. Vancouver is the host city. The conversation is international.
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Fri, Oct 307:00 p.m.
2nd Annual BC + AI Film Festival
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
Last year, 250 of us gathered to watch creation costs drop from $200K to $100. We confronted IP theft, job displacement, and what happens when algorithmic randomness becomes your co-director. We started with Indigenou…
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Tue, Nov 36:30 p.m.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #9
Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4B9, Canada
AI Ethical Futures Lab 9 For November, we will use the room to separate real risk from noise and turn concern into practical next steps. Expect a laptops-open session with shared notes, small-group work, and useful sy…
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Wed, Nov 256:00 p.m.
Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 011/25
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
Vancouver AI welcomes the full spectrum: builders, artists, researchers, students, public servants, founders, the AI-curious, and the beautifully confused. This is a monthly room to swap notes, demo work, and argue pr…
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Tue, Dec 16:30 p.m.
AI Ethical Futures Lab #10
Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St, Vancouver, BC V6A 4B9, Canada
AI Ethical Futures Lab 10 For December, we will close the year by gathering the patterns that keep coming back: agency, accountability, creativity, labour, privacy, sovereignty, and public trust. The aim is to leave w…
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Tue, Dec 86:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences Meetup
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
We started at a dinner table. Life Sciences Meet-up 2: - Viewpoint: What's AI ever done for me? Artificial Intelligence in my life science research - past, present and future. - Debate: Does AI help or hinder doctors…
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Wed, Dec 166:00 p.m.
Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 12/16
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
Vancouver AI welcomes the full spectrum: builders, artists, researchers, students, public servants, founders, the AI-curious, and the beautifully confused. This is a monthly room to swap notes, demo work, and argue pr…
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Vancouver AI meetup FAQ

What is the Vancouver AI meetup?: Vancouver AI Meetup is the monthly BC + AI community gathering in Vancouver. Builders, researchers, artists, educators, and curious people meet for short talks, food, and an after-mingle. Browse upcoming dates on the events page or open the meetup archive.
What is a Vancouver AI community meetup?: Vancouver AI community meetup is the same recurring Vancouver AI series hosted by BC + AI. Use the events calendar for RSVPs and the Vancouver AI Meetup series page for past gatherings, recaps, and photos.
How does Vancouver AI relate to the BC + AI ecosystem?: Vancouver AI is the origin community inside the wider BC + AI ecosystem. The association also runs regional chapters, deep dives, Futureproof Festival, and membership programs across British Columbia.