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Dear CincyAI Community Member —

Hope you’re staying warm — it has been a cold week, and it’s finally “warming up” with 38 degrees and some sun! :)

And phew, it’s also been a busy week to say the least, but your CincyAI January recap and February 4 rsvp newsletter is here at long last and packed with a lot of exciting information!

For anyone who’s interested in joining the Cincy cohort going to SXSW this march, please see that section and the first step is to fill out this form! We’ve secured a $200 group discount and the next badge increase is January 30 of this coming week, so I’ll follow-up with info tomorrow directly and on a rolling basis so no one misses this discount who would like to take advantage of it.

🥳 Upcoming CincyAI for Humans:

Our next meetup is Tuesday, February 4, and some spots are still open, so RSVP today! For those attending, as always, we’ll be meeting from 3-5pm at the UC Digital Futures in room 140.

As a reminder, the first 15 meetup registrants who also sign up for it on Eventbrite can get a tour of UC’s Digital Futures! These are on a first-come, first-served basis and are an excellent opportunity to learn about all of the amazing labs and research that’s taking place in the building. Each tour will start at 2:30pm and is led by the wonderful Kyle Maycock. These will be taking place before every meeting in 2025!

🤠 SXSW 2025 Updates & News:

• 🔑 Key Dates Are:

  • Next Badge Price Increase is January 30th

  • March 7-15 — SXSW 2025 Full Conference & Festival (Interactive, Film & TV, and Music)

  • March 9-13 — A.I. Track (here are all dates and tracks; I recommend March 7-13th if you can swing it or 9-12th to catch the Cincy crew!)

  • March 9 from 10-11am CT — SXSW Pitch Competition where Cincinnati's Chris Lee, who is the CEO of Airtrek Robotics, is a FINALIST!! 🎉

  • March 11 from 4-5pm CT — I’m speaking on the #ImaginationAge 🪄✨
    

• ✈️ Interested in Joining the Cincy SXSW Cohort? Let us quickly know in this form!

• 🎉 Group Discount! As an official speaker at SXSW 2025, I am excited to be partnering with SXSW on exclusive pricing and a special discount — $200 off!! — on 2025 Platinum, Interactive, Film & TV, and Music badges for the CincyAI for Humans and Cincinnati AI Catalyst organizations!  

• 🤩 Ready to Get Your Badge? Fill out this form first, and I’ll follow up soon with coupon codes and more info.

• 🦄 Want to Sponsor? I’m working on a VERY COOL activation at SXSW — if you’re interested in partnering with Creativity Squared and learning more, fill out this contact form and let me know! (The minimum is $10K)

🕺 In case you missed it on LinkedIn, Hugh Forrest, the Chief Programming Officer for SXSW, featured Cincinnati’s Chris Lee on his LinkedIn, and it ended up as an article in the Cincinnati Business Courier by Liz Engle! 🙌

✅ Cincinnati Regional Chamber x Kendra Ramirez: AI Business Summit Series

Kendra is beyond excited to announce an AI Business Summit Series with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber! 🎉

Each session will have expert panelists and hands-on learning and include:

• 🎟 February 6: AI for Marketing and Creative Innovation. Panelists are Helen Todd, Rob Richardson, and Chaske Haverkos — Get your ticket today!

• 🎟 February 20: AI for Risk, Data, and Security; Panelists are Nick Enger, Laurence Jones, and Stacy A. Cole — Register here

• 🎟 March 20: AI for Non-Profits; anelists are Jorge Perez and Jeremy Brown — Register here

• 🎟 April 17: AI for Enterprise; Details coming soon — you’ll be excited about these panelists! — Register here

🎤 Apply to speak at the Marketing AI Conference 2025 (MAICON)

Put on by the Marketing AI Institute, MAICON is taking place Oct. 14-16, in Cleveland — Apply to speak today! (Deadline is February 28, but the sooner you apply, the better.)

💝 Thank You To:

Big Kitty Labs — Our sponsors help cover the costs of hosting CincyAI, a volunteer organization, including food, drink, and photography. Big Kitty Labs is sponsoring all of 2025 and we couldn’t be more honored and grateful for their support to help make CincyAI possible!

UC Digital Futures and Dr. Kelly Cohen — We’re honored to partner with and host our CincyAI meetups at the UC Digital Futures building, an interdisciplinary research facility home to globally recognized leading research in responsible AI. A special thank you to our organizing partner, Dr. Kelly Cohen. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can partner with UC Research Labs to save costs and time researching, testing, and validating your AI initiatives, visit: https://ucdigitalfutures.com.

Ellie and Laura from À Lala Carte for the amazing charcuterie cups and David Choate’s DC Productions for the fantastic photos.

Our CincyAI Volunteers — Much appreciation to Sabrina Donley, Irv Cassio, Greg Goshorn, and Tushar Kulkarni who meet on Saturdays and help make CincyAI possible.

And most importantly: THANK YOU!

We couldn’t be more excited to have you be part of the largest AI community in the region and for being part of this dynamic community where the whole is not just greater but exponential in its impact. We’re an important node to the AI ecosystem here in Cincinnati, leading the way with Responsible AI.

Thank you!

-Kendra & Helen
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January Event Photos & LinkedIn Videos

Check out the photos from our last meetup!  Feel free to share the photos and use #CincyAI! Word of mouth definitely contributes to our growing community.

All the photos from every meetup are on Flickr to make them more accessible and easier to share.

For videos from our meeting that our fab volunteer Sabrina captures, check out our LinkedIn page!

UC Digital Futures Updates

From Dr. Kelly Cohen: I am happy to announce that Digital Technology Solutions will be hosting an AI and Emerging Technology Symposium on February 20, 2025. This event is open to all University of Cincinnati faculty, students, and staff.

CincyAI 2025 Dates + Community News & Updates

For resources on AI, visit our website: https://cincyai.org/ai-events-resources/

FEBRUARY
🤝 FEBRUARY 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Feb meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)  — 🎟 RSVP today!

📍 FEBRUARY 6 Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati (Kendra, Helen, Rob, and Chaske are Speakers!)
👷‍♀️ FEBRUARY 12 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), Feb meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
📍 FEBRUARY 20 Dr. Kelly Cohen: AI and Emerging Technology Symposium, Cincinnati

MARCH
🤝 MARCH 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), March meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ MARCH 11 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), March meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
🤠 MARCH 7-15 🎟 SXSW (#SXSW), Austin Interested in joining the CincyAI cohort attending?

APRIL
🤝 APRIL 1 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), April meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ APRIL 9 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), April meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
📍 APRIL 9 OhioX GovTech Summit 
📍 APRIL 26 T­E­Dx­U­Cincinnati, Cincinnati

MAY
🤝 MAY 6 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), May meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
📍 MAY 8 OhioX 2025 Ohio Tech Summit (OhioX, #OhioX), Columbus (On radar to attend)
👷‍♀️ MAY 13 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), May meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
📍 MAY 16 Power to Pursue, Cincinnati (Kendra Speaker) 

JUNE
📍 JUNE 10-12 Cincy AI Week (#CincyAIWeek), Cincinnati (CincyAI Community Partner)
🤝 JUNE 17 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), June meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)

JULY
🤝 JULY 1 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), July meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ JULY 8 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), July meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
🎥 JULY 17-20 (Tentative dates) ArtsWave 2025 Black and Brown Artists Grant Program Showcase, Cincinnati (Creativity Squared Media Partner)
🎥 JULY 16-18 Data 4 Public Good (D4PG, #D4PG), Minneapolis (Creativity Squared Media Partner) 

AUGUST
🤝 AUGUST 5 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Aug meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ AUGUST 13 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), Aug meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)

SEPTEMBER
🤝 SEPTEMBER 2 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Sept meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ SEPTEMBER 9 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), Sept meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
📍 SEPTEMBER 10-11 MidwestCon (#MidwestCon), Cincinnati (CincyAI Community Partner)
📍 SEPTEMBER 26 OhioX Ohio Tech Day (OhioX, #OhioX), Columbus

OCTOBER
🤝 OCTOBER 7 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Oct meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts) - 2 Year Anniversary! 🥳
👷‍♀️ OCTOBER 8 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), October meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer)
📍 OCTOBER 14-16 Marketing AI Conference (MAICON, #MAICON) Cleveland

NOVEMBER
🤝 NOVEMBER 4 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Nov meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ NOVEMBER 11 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), November meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer) - 2 Year Anniversary! 🥳
📍 NOVEMBER 19 OhioX Ohio AI Summit (OhioX, #OhioX), Columbus

DECEMBER
🤝 DECEMBER 2 CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI, #CincyAI), Dec meetup, Cincinnati (Kendra Ramirez and Helen Todd Volunteer Co-Founders and Co-Hosts)
👷‍♀️ DECEMBER 10 Cincinnati AI Catalyst (CaiC, #CincinnatiAICatalyst), Dec meeting, Cincinnati (Apply to join and volunteer) 🥳

Recurring Events:

• Every Thursday - Discover how AI solutions like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot can transform your business marketing at our 'Get It Done' workshops every Thursday at 11 AM EST at Business Tech Corner, where we demystify AI, show you how to leverage its power for growth, and allow you to implement solutions on the spot—your future, automated and efficient, awaits; use this Zoom link (Here’s the YouTube playlist of previous sessions)

• Fourth Friday Series - for the Cincinnati Region: On the 4th Friday of each month, the Cincinnati AI Catalyst presents: 11 AM EST: Community AI Education Series + 12 noon EST: AI Blueprint for the Cincinnati Region - monthly call; To be added to the distribution list, write to [email protected]

Have an event that will add value to the CincyAI community? Add it to this thread for consideration to be included in our next email!

Kendra also has an amazing list of all the upcoming AI events in the area on her website — check it out here!

Resources: https://cincyai.org/ai-events-resources/