AI Tinkerers – Coachella Valley Inaugural Meetup · October 28, 2026

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OCT 28 Wednesday Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 • 5:30PM to 8PM (PDT) Coachella Valley Available after application approval Apply to Attend Submit an application for organizer review. Applying does not confirm attendance. Continue with passkey or verify by email Send verification code Already verified or applied? Sign in APPLICATIONS 16+ applied +43 Attendees include a Staff Data Scientist from Angi, a Senior Consultant from Microsoft, and a Senior Software Developer from Amazon, with expertise spanning generative AI, machine learning, AI agents, and distributed systems. 🤖 Coachella Valley’s very first AI Tinkerers meetup! For the first time, the Coachella Valley joins 250+ other cities around the world, to become the next AI Tinkerers Meetup! AI Tinkerers Coachella Valley! We’re bringing together local builders shipping with LLMs and generative models to trade code, compare stacks, and share what actually works. These events are popular and space is limited. Capacity: 50 builders. What is AI Tinkerers? A global builder network focused on working code and honest technical depth. Expect: Live demos and server/workflow walkthroughs Architecture and trade-off discussions Practical lessons, failure modes, and reuse-ready patterns Read the FAQ: https://aitinkerers.org/p/faq Event details Date: October 28, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Pacific) Location: Palm Desert area (exact address shared with accepted attendees) Capacity: 50 screened builders Sponsors: Structured and AICV (AI Coachella Valley) Program 5:30 PM — Doors open 6:00–7:30 PM — Community demos (5 minutes each, live) 7:30–8:00 PM — Networking and discussions 8:00 PM — Wrap Submit your demo proposal Show your build, not a pitch. Demos should answer “How did you build this?” A good demo will include: What you built (stack, workflow, agent setup, or system) How you built it (architecture, prompts/context strategy, data flow, infra) What another builder can reuse or avoid (code snippets, patterns, failure modes) Live code or a running system is expected Slides only if needed for a single diagram or data viz Guide: What makes a great demo Propose a talk: https://coachella-valley.aitinkerers.org/meetup/mu_kXvCMf1yTMs/speaking Who this is for We curate for hands-on practitioners who can “pop the hood.” ✅ Welcome 🚫 Not a fit Engineers, researchers, and technical founders with working projects Job seekers or recruiters Builders ready to show architecture, code, or workflows Sales-led vendors Teams running evals, retrieval, agents, or model integration in practice Pitch decks and product marketing Full details: https://aitinkerers.org/p/faq Registration and curation We review every application to keep the room high-signal. Please include: Email One link to your technical work: GitHub, LinkedIn, or Twitter Accepted attendees receive the exact address and entry details. Venue support Palm Desert ERC - Thank you to the Palm Desert Entrepreneurial Resource Center for providing the venue and supporting the community. Sponsor support Thank you to AI Coachella Valley and Structured Communication Systems, Inc. for supporting the local builder community. About Structured: Structured - Structured, a premier IT solutions provider, proudly sponsors the AI Tinkerers meetup. For over 30 years, they have excelled in bridging digital divides through secure, cloud-connected infrastructure and tailored IT strategies. Their unique blend of security expertise, cloud fluency, and digital infrastructure know-how positions them at the forefront of technological innovation. By supporting this meetup, they aim to foster the same spirit of creativity and problem-solving that drives their award-winning solutions, exploring AI’s potential in transforming businesses and tackling real-world challenges. We are currently seeking technical partners who want to support the OC builder community. If your company provides compute, infrastructure, or tooling that actively accelerates builders, please reach out. Abou