We invite you to join our Virtual Show & Tell January 22nd, 6:00-8 pm for the Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meetup, an open meeting for anyone in our community or is interested in technology. We'll explore the latest AI trends and tech career development opportunities, followed by networking with everyone.

Speakers confirmed: John Sturman and Joseph Betty. and you can expect to hear a Lightning talk regarding Technology Education from Uday Shankar Bhowal

John Sturman will share how his tech community experience impacted his professional career, and

Joseph Betty will give a talk
Practical AI for Developers: Building Useful, Secure, and Responsible AI Applications.

"AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday software, but many developers and organizations struggle with how to use it effectively and securely. This talk focuses on practical, real-world AI usage, showing how developers can integrate AI features into applications while avoiding common mistakes around security, data handling, and scalability.

Through real examples and lessons learned, attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how AI fits into modern development workflows and how open-source tools can help teams build safer, more reliable AI-powered solutions that deliver real business and community value.
This will be an interactive, practical talk based on hands-on development experience.
The session will be structured to respect time limits:

• 5 minutes: AI landscape and why it matters now

• 15–20 minutes: Practical examples, common mistakes, and best practices

• 5–10 minutes: Key takeaways and Q&A

Ongoing 2025 call for speakers is available for your submission. Feel free to add as many talks as interested. These talks will be considered for our community meetups and can lead to your speakers engagement with our annual DevFests and Hackathons.

Register in advance for this and following virtual meetings (monthly, on the third Thursday of the month):
[https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YrVsZEK1Rpy73IhVMd9t-w 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

We will continue meeting online every third week of the month:

• Feb 19th

• March 19th

and in person every second week of the month, alternating small towns in the Hudson Valley, NY.
Please save the date for Feb 11th in Kingston!