Vancouver AI Community Meetup - October 2024 Recap -

Alright digital rebels and future crafters - on October 30th, we transformed the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre into something electric. 200+ brilliant minds gathered under the stars to wrestle with what happens when AI meets art meets raw human potential. Not your typical tech meetup - this was a cosmic convergence of Vancouver's most audacious dreamers and doers.

Featured Voices & Visions:
Gabriel George Sr. (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) - Grounding us in place & purpose
Suzanne Gildert - Blowing minds with Nirvanic.ai's consciousness experiments
Dr. Patrick Pennefather - UBC Emerging Media Lab's reality-bending brilliance
Dean Shev - Making mental health support radically accessible through Spectre.ai
Fergus Linley-Mota - Keeping AI governance human & democratic
Brittany Smaila - Where neuroscience meets the soul
Marina "Holy Mother of the Void" - Reminding us why we have bodies
John DeNoyer-Stewart - "Star Stuff" VR pushing perception's edges
Ed Kennedy - HSSB3j synthesis getting weird & wonderful
Kemp Edmonds - Kemperdoodle station making AI sing
Michael Fergusson - "The New Bright Idea" capturing lightning
Ove Holmqvist - Holonics making space sing

The Space:
Live AI music generation
VR journeys to other worlds
Cyberpunk soundscapes
Real-time AI art emergence
Interactive sound sculptures
Deep community connection

Look - we're not just playing with shiny new toys here. We're building something real: a future where technology amplifies our humanity instead of replacing it. A future where the digital renaissance puts creativity and connection first.

Next gathering: November 27, 2024
Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
Tickets: https://lu.ma/vanai-11

Mad love to our sponsors and the Space Centre for giving us room to experiment and explore. This is just the beginning.

Remember: the future isn't something that happens to us - it's something we create together. Let's make it count.

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