Vancouver AI Meetup
Vancouver AI Meetup — January 2025
Vancouver AI turned one at VanAI13 — the January 2025 meetup that marked a full year since this community started meeting, and the moment it stopped feeling like an informal meetup and started feeling like a builder movement.
The anniversary framing ran through the night: what had grown from a handful of curious people into roughly 200 attendees, threads on open-source AI, creative performance, and an honest question — is BC shaping the future of AI, or just reacting to it?
The full anniversary recap below captures where the community stood one year in.
Photos from this meetup
Captured by Michelle Diamond. Click any photo to view full size — the lightbox lets you download and share.
Videos from this event
Selected recordings matched from YouTube titles, descriptions, and captions.
Vancouver AI Turns One: the future of BC AI
January 2025 highlights
The first-anniversary recap frames VanAI13 as a shift from informal meetups into a 200-person builder movement, with threads on open source AI, creative performance, and whether BC is shaping the future or reacting to it.
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What this is
Vancouver AI Meetup — January 2025 is a BC + AI community event recap with photos, recordings, and details from the Vancouver AI ecosystem.
Who it is for
AI builders, researchers, policy people, creatives, educators, students, and citizens looking for practical local AI community.
When and where
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada.
How to join
Browse upcoming Vancouver AI events, RSVP on Luma, or become a BC + AI member to support the association behind the gatherings.
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- Event:
- Vancouver AI Community Meetup: January 29th
- Date:
- Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Time:
- 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
- Location:
- H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada
- Organizer:
- BC + AI Ecosystem Association
- Status:
- Scheduled
- Attendance:
- In person