Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 10/29
The Vancouver AI Community Meetups welcome all those interested in the future of AI…. reearchers, artists, geeks, enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, experts, students and more!
_Hackathon winners. AI film takeover. Real work. Real people._
We’re back in the planetarium to do what this community does best: show the work, ask sharper questions, and celebrate the weirdos pushing the edges.
_A hands‑on night where BC’s AI builders, artists, policy folks, and curious neighbours swap demos, debate ethics, and weave new collaborations_
- When: Wed, Oct 29, 6:00–10:00 PM (doors 6:00, program 7:00)
- Where: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver
- Hosted by: Kris Krüg · Vancouver AI × BC + AI Ecosystem
- Capacity: 227 humans (we always sell out)
- Tickets: $60 – BC + Members get 25% off.
We’re living through a moment that will be written about in history books. The questions we’re wrestling with now about consciousness, creativity, ethics and identity will shape generations to come.
AI Film Takeover
Kevin “Prompt Goblin” Friel runs a tight cinema set with Luke Minaker of Tiny Ghost Studios and Tim Riopelle from ComfyUI. We’ll screen sharp shorts from here and abroad, then cut to a fast voices reel from Michael Tippett, Ryan, Elvis, and Bay. After that we get hands-on with live Nano-Banana and Veo 3.1. This is where story, pipeline, and model work meet the screen.
Hackathon Round 4: Winner reveal
Thirty minutes of demos from community projects submitted in Round 4. One of them is a straight-up masterpiece. We’ll crown the winner and hand over the $2,500 prize.
Kris Krüg
_BC + AI_ _&_ _TheUpgrade.ai_
Kevin Friel aka Mister Pixel Wizard AKA “The Prompt Goblin”
_AI Film Production Specialist_
Luke Minaker
_World Weaver | Story Sculptor | Pixel Enchanter_
Julia Morton
VP Customer Success at Rival Technologies
Michael Tippett
_AI FIlmmaker_
Ryan Patterson
_AI Filmmaking and Advertising_
Bay Raitt
_Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Editor, Animator_
Tim Riopelle
_Compositor and Unreal Engine Generalist_
Elvis Deane
_Mad Scientist_
ABOUT VANCOUVER AI
_Vancouver AI_ _is a neural network of curious humans mapping the terrain between technology and consciousness._
Since 2023, we’ve been building a different kind of tech community: one that questions as much as it creates, that bridges art galleries and research labs, corporate towers and garage workshops.
We run monthly gatherings where you’ll find the unexpected: AI researchers jamming with musicians, developers debating ethics with philosophers, and entrepreneurs finding inspiration in indigenous wisdom. Together we’re co-creating understanding.
Upcoming Events:
Surrey AI Community Meetup #9Mind, AI, and Consciousness Deepdive #007AI in Education Meetup #3Vancouver AI Community Meetup: 11/26
ABOUT THE BC + AI ECOSYSTEM
Vancouver AI was just the start. BC’s AI Ecosystem continues to grow, with new community hubs emerging in Surrey, Victoria, Kelowna, and beyond—each contributing unique perspectives to a thriving, interconnected network.
BC + AI represents a collective, province-wide effort to democratize AI knowledge, innovation, and opportunity.
Become a Member → Grow Community Infra: Join BC + AI
This isn’t just a meetup group anymore. We’re organizing for political power:
- Government voice: when BC develops AI policy, they need to hear from us
- Funding access: members are already winning grants from our directory
- Corporate influence: our sponsors listen because we represent organized professionals
- Resource sharing: 480 AI companies mapped, community ChatGPT, exclusive datasets
- Cross-sector impact: creative industries + education + government + heavy industry
👉 Join us now: https://bc-ai.ca/membership/ 👈
Partners & Shout‑outs
Help us grow community infrastructure so more people can build. Cash or in‑kind welcome.
- Dimitri Schwartzman: Real estate guy who funds community stuff instead of just buying yachts
- SEGEV LLP: Lawyers who can talk about tech without reading from Wikipedia
- METACREATION Lab: Researchers who understand AI should make art, not just surveillance tech
- TheUpgrade.ai: AI education & adoption for businesses and teams.
- RIVAL Technologies: Modernizing research by making it conversational, AI-powered, and mobile-first.
- HR MacMillan Space Centre: Letting us use their cosmic dome
- BC + AI Ecosystem: Multi-modal, multi-cultural, radically local, and future-facing
- Creative Mornings Vancouver: Morning people who somehow still have good ideas
- Sons of Vancouver Distillery:
Code of Care
- Be kind. Be curious. Harassment‑free, consent‑first space.
- Credit others. Share code/notes with attribution.
- Ask before filming/recording any person or screen.
- Full guidelines at welcome desk.
- _Refunds/Transfers:_ _Can’t make it? Transfer your ticket or roll it to next month — email_ _[email protected]_ _up to 24 hours prior._
🖤❤️✊🔥🏴
Kris Krüg
Executive Director
