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

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Wed, Aug 266:00 p.m.
Vancouver AI Community Meetup: Data for Good!
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
August 26 at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre: Vancouver AI gathers under the dome with Data for Good as the theme for the month, plus a featured community conversation with Taleeb Noormohamed.
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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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Tue, Sep 86:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences: Investment update and clinical AI in practice
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
September: clinical AI has to survive the room On Tuesday, September 8, BC + AI Life Sciences turns to clinical decision support and what happens when a model meets real care: busy workflows, incomplete records, profe…
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Wed, Sep 96:00 p.m.
FV + AI Launch: Fraser Valley AI Community Meetup
Coleman Technologies Inc., 20178 96 Ave C400, Langley Twp, BC V1M 0B2, Canada
AI conversations should not require a drive into downtown Vancouver. FV+AI is a new Fraser Valley community within the BC + AI Ecosystem, growing from the people and momentum behind the Surrey AI meetups. It is a loca…
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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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Tue, Oct 136:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences: Patient-Facing AI
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
October: patient-facing AI needs better boundaries On Tuesday, October 13, BC + AI Life Sciences turns to patient-facing tools, safety, and trust. Symptom checkers, health assistants, mental-health companions, and pat…
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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 37:30 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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Tue, Nov 107:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences: Healthcare Operations
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
November: the unglamorous systems decide whether care moves On Tuesday, November 10, BC + AI Life Sciences turns to healthcare operations: billing, scheduling, documentation, triage, referral routing, and the practica…
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Wed, Nov 257:00 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 17:30 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 87:00 p.m.
BC + AI Life Sciences: Regulation and Responsible Adoption
6151 Collingwood Pl, Vancouver, BC V6N 1V2, Canada
December: regulation meets the people doing the work On Tuesday, December 8, BC + AI Life Sciences turns to regulation and responsible adoption. What should people building, buying, evaluating, and using AI in health…
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Wed, Dec 167:00 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.