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SUMMARY:X-Academy Welcomes New Students
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTSTAMP:20260917T181129Z
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CATEGORIES:civic,education,tech
DESCRIPTION:X-Academy Welcomes New Students\nClub meetings start September
  26-27 \nJoin the Robotics Club—no experience needed!  \nWhether you’r
 e into tech\, design\, or just curious\, we’ll teach you everything you 
 need to know. It’s a fun way to meet people\, learn new skills\, and may
 be even compete in some exciting challenges! Learn to design\, build\, an
 d compete with underwater robots that tackle real-world marine challenges.
  No experience is needed\, and there is a role for everyone\, from enginee
 ring and environmental science to marketing\, digital media\, leadership\,
  and more.If you missed last week’s Open Houses\, it’s not too late to
   learn more and sign up: santacruzcoe.org/roboticsAges: High School \n\n
 \n\n\n\n\nClub Meeting Locations: \nWatsonville Club meets Saturdays 1–4
 pm\, Sequoia High School\, 229 Green Valley Rd.\nSanta Cruz Club meets Sun
 days 1–4pm\, X Academy Maker Space\, 229 Encinial St.\nView and share ou
 r flyer with family and friends!
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LOCATION:Robotics Club for High School Kids
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 _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Sept 17 - ADAS\, AV\, and AI Meetup
DTSTART:20260917T160000Z
DTEND:20260917T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20260819T003306Z
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CATEGORIES:tech
DESCRIPTION:Santa Cruz AI and Machine Learning Meetup Group\nJoin our virt
 ual meetup to hear talks from experts on cutting-edge topics across AI\, M
 L\, and computer vision.\n\n**Time\, Date and Location**\n\nSep 17\, 2026\
 n9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST\nOnline. **[Register for the Zoom!](https://voxel5
 1.com/events/adas-av-and-ai-meetup-september-17-2026)**\n\n**AI for Autono
 mous Driving: From Data to Decisions**\n\nBuilding reliable automated driv
 ing systems is as much a data and engineering challenge as a modeling one.
  In this talk\, Tin will share perspectives from his work at Porsche AG on
  applying modern AI methods across the autonomous driving development proc
 ess\, from making sense of large-scale driving data to understanding and e
 valuating how AI-based systems behave on the road. He'll discuss lessons l
 earned from real-world development\, where today's approaches shine\, and 
 where hard problems remain for the ADAS and AV community.\n\n*About the Sp
 eaker*\n\n[Tin Stribor Sohn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tin-stribor-sohn/
 ) is a PhD Student at Porsche AG and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 
 the area of Foundation Models for Scenario Understanding and Decision Maki
 ng in Autonomous Robotics\, Tech Lead at Data Driven Engineering for Auton
 omous Driving\, Prior: Master in CS at University of Tuebingen with focus 
 on Computer Vision and Deep Learning and co-founder of a software company 
 for smart EV charging\n\n**Advancing ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle Developme
 nt with Multimodal Data**\n\nADAS and autonomous vehicle systems rely on i
 ncreasingly complex data from cameras\, video\, LiDAR\, radar\, and other 
 sensor streams. In this session\, Murilo will introduce Voxel51 and explor
 e how the latest multimodal capabilities in FiftyOne help teams bring thes
 e data sources together to better understand their datasets and model beha
 vior. He’ll discuss how unified workflows for visualization\, search\, c
 uration\, and evaluation can help ADAS and AV teams uncover challenging sc
 enarios\, investigate model failures\, and build safer\, more reliable aut
 onomous systems.\n\n*About the Speaker*\n\n[Murilo Gustineli](https://www.
 linkedin.com/in/murilo-gustineli/) is a Machine Learning Engineer at Voxel
 51 working at the intersection of representation learning and computer vis
 ion. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech\, where he co-
 leads the DS@GT Applied Research & Competitions group\, advancing machine 
 learning research through competitive challenges and peer-reviewed publica
 tions.\n\n**From Survey-Grade Maps to Physical AI: Scaling Real-World Data
  for Training and Simulation**\n\nPhysical AI systems are increasingly con
 strained not by model architectures\, but by the availability of scalable\
 , high-fidelity real-world data. This talk explores how Dynamic Map Platfo
 rm transforms survey-grade road assets collected across 1.8 million km of 
 roads worldwide into training- and simulation-ready datasets\, including p
 oint clouds\, imagery\, HD maps\, road surface models\, and 3D Gaussian Sp
 latting representations.\n\nWe will discuss why geometric accuracy\, seman
 tic understanding\, and real-world diversity are critical to building robu
 st autonomous driving systems. Attendees will learn how real-world geospat
 ial data can be structured and scaled for AI training and simulation workf
 lows.\n\n*About the Speaker*\n\n[Ryoto Miyake](https://www.linkedin.com/in
 /ryoto-miyake/) is a Software Engineer at Dynamic Map Platform\, where he 
 works on transforming large-scale geospatial data into AI-ready datasets f
 or training\, simulation\, and validation\, such as HD maps and 3D Gaussia
 n Splatting. With a background in transportation engineering\, he works cl
 osely with automotive manufacturers and industry partners to bridge large-
 scale real-world mapping data with next-generation AI and mobility systems
 .
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:AI Prompting for Learning Mac or PC
DTSTART:20260917T180000Z
DTEND:20260917T190000Z
DTSTAMP:20260914T000219Z
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CATEGORIES:education,tech
DESCRIPTION:AI Prompting for Learning (Mac or PC)\nThursdays 11am-12pm \nT
 ech Talk Online On Zoom \nAre you using AI tools to improve your understan
 ding?  \nExplore the topic of learning strategies and discover ways to use
  chatbots and NotebookLM for learning. \n https://loom.ly/M858HbUv
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LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
URL:https://santacruzparent.com/event/ai-prompting-for-learning-mac-or-pc/
 2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz
 -ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Girls Who Code
DTSTART:20260917T230000Z
DTEND:20260918T000000Z
DTSTAMP:20260917T181129Z
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CATEGORIES:education,tech
DESCRIPTION:Girls Who Code\n Thursdays 4-5pm\, September 7\; October 1 & 
 15\; November 5 & 19\, December 3\, 17 \nGirls who Code is back at the Sco
 tts Valley Branch Library!  \nGirls Who Code is a nation-wide organization
  dedicated to teaching girls not only the language and skills of coding\, 
 but about finding their confidence\, learning teamwork and the drive to su
 cceed. \nGet together and learn coding skills while having fun\, challengi
 ng themselves and creating friendships.
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LOCATION:Scotts Valley Library\, 251 Kings Village Road\, Scotts Valley\, 
 CA\, 95066\, United States
URL:https://santacruzparent.com/event/girls-who-code/?utm_source=caldiscov
 ery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=santa-cruz-ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Advancing Ideas: Artificial Intelligence Monthly Meetup
DTSTART:20260918T010000Z
DTEND:20260918T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260804T000101Z
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CATEGORIES:tech
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Idea Fab Labs for a monthly round table discussion 
 that keeps up-to-date on emerging machine learning technologies\, while po
 ndering the cultural implications of advancements in artificial intelligen
 ce.\n\n  \nEvery 3rd Thursday at Idea Fab Labs. \n6-8pm \nCo-sponsored by
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries.
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LOCATION:Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz\, 2801 Mission St. #204\, Santa Cruz\, C
 A\, 95060\, United States
URL:https://santacruz.ideafablabs.com/event/ai-meetup-9-17-26/?utm_source=
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X-SOURCE-URL:https://santacruz.ideafablabs.com
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