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SUMMARY:The Upskilling Labs July Meetup
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join The Upskilling Labs\, a civic learning community open to 
 all\, focused on building practical skills with emerging technologies like
  AI..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16764130
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The Upskilling Labs is&nbsp\;a fast-growin
 g civic learning community bringing together mission-driven professionals 
 to explore how emerging tech (AI and others) and skill-sharing can unlock 
 new value for our local communities. The Upskilling Labs Meetups are a gre
 at place to come together with like-minded people to explore and experimen
 t with emerging technologies like AI.</p>\n<p><strong>​The evening:
 </strong></p>\n<p>​4:30pm&nbsp\;- Arrive\, mingle\, connect with th
 e community\, and explore the tabling area featuring projects built by The
  Upskilling Labs' community.<br />​5:00pm - Kickoff&nbsp\;&amp\; Ab
 out the Upskilling Labs<br />​5:15pm - Keynote closing Energy &amp\
 ; Climate<br />​5:45pm - Energy &amp\; Climate Build Cycle&nbsp\;pr
 oject team demos (these are projects made by members of the public who has
  participated in The Upskilling Labs over the past 3 months- this could be
  you!)</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">​🍃 Clean Clarifi
 ed: A web app that lets homeowners search by zip code and income to instan
 tly find every clean energy incentive they qualify for &mdash\; no experti
 se or endless research required.<br />​☀️ Clean Start: A
  conversational AI guide that meets households at the "curious but overwhe
 lmed" stage\, helping them navigate clean energy decisions before they've 
 even started shopping.<br />​💄 Empties: A tool tackling re
 cycling confusion for makeup and beauty products\, helping users know exac
 tly what can (and can't) go in curbside recycling&hellip\; down to the lip
  gloss cap.<br />​✈️&nbsp\;Get 2 Zero:&nbsp\;A browser ex
 tension for maps that shows you trip time\, price\, and CO2 emissions\, so
  that you can pick the route that's best for you and the planet.</p>\n<p>
 ​6:45pm - Moderated Panel: Civics and Elections</p>\n<p style="padd
 ing-left: 30px\;">​Moderator:&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.linkedin.c
 om/in/kaela-roeder/?utm_source=luma" title="Kaela Roeder's linked in">Kael
 a Roeder</a>\,&nbsp\;Lead Reporter\, DC &amp\; Virginia at Technical.ly</p
 >\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;"><br />​Panelists:</p>\n<ul>\n<li
 ><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnicolturnerlee/?utm_source=luma" t
 itle="Nicol Turner Lee on LinkedIn">​Nicol Turner Lee\, PhD</a>\,&n
 bsp\;Senior Fellow\, Governance Studies and Director\,&nbsp\;at Center for
  Technology Innovation\, Brookings Institution</li>\n<li><a href="https://
 www.linkedin.com/in/karissaminnich" title="Karissa Minnich on LinkedIn">â
 €‹Karissa Minnich</a>\,&nbsp\;Associate Director of Design at The Lab 
 @ DC</li>\n<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/npgarcia001/?utm_sourc
 e=luma" title="Nick Garcia on LinkedIn">​Nick Garcia</a>\,&nbsp\;Se
 nior Policy Counsel at Public Knowledge<br /><a href="https://www.linkedin
 .com/in/kennydiggs/?utm_source=luma" title="Kenny Diggs on LinkedIn"></a><
 /li>\n<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennydiggs/?utm_source=luma
 " title="Kenny Diggs on LinkedIn">Kenny Diggs</a>\,&nbsp\;Assistant Politi
 cal Director\, American Federation of State\, County and Municipal Employe
 es</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br />​7:45pm -&nbsp\;Tabling and Networking</p>
 \n<p>​The (4) Energy and Climate build cycle project teams<br />â
 €‹DC Open Government Coalition (<a href="https://www.dcogc.org/">https
 ://www.dcogc.org/</a>)<br />​The Upskilling Labs (<a href="https://
 theupskillinglabs.org/">https://theupskillinglabs.org/</a>)</p>\n<p><br />
 ​8:15pm -&nbsp\;Depart for Happy hour</p>\n<p><br />​You don
 't need a technical background to get started&mdash\;just curiosity and co
 mmitment.</p>\n<p>​<strong>Why climate and energy? Why civics and e
 lections?</strong></p>\n<p>​These are foundational industries&mdash
 \;ones that are critical to the future of our country\, and where AI will 
 immensely reshape how work gets done. We believe that disruption in sector
 s this important shouldn't happen&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;people. It should happen&
 nbsp\;with&nbsp\;them. That's why we're building a community where profess
 ionals from all backgrounds can learn\, experiment\, and shape how these t
 ools show up in the real world.</p>\n<p><em>*Interested in diving deeper i
 nto critical engagement with AI? Check out the upcoming <a href="https://d
 clibrary.libnet.info/event/16823628" title="First date of the AI &amp\; Us
  series">AI &amp\; Us series</a>\, meant to complement this build cycle.</
 em></p>\n<p><strong>This quarter's theme: Civics &amp\; Elections</strong>
 </p>\n<p>Meetups convene community around quarterly themes\, with each thr
 ee-month cycle following a structured progression\, generally happening on
  second Tuesdays of the month:</p>\n<p>Month 1: Theme Launch &amp\; Expert
  Panel- A panel of experts from government (local\, national\, internation
 al)\, private sector\, academia\, and nonprofit organizations presents cur
 rent challenges within the quarterly theme. The discussion catalyzes ideas
  about how emerging technologies can address these problems and identifies
  opportunities for innovation.</p>\n<p>Month 2: Workshops &amp\; Collabora
 tion- Community members meet to collaborate on projects &amp\; attend work
 shops or other help sessions held by mentors. This affords community membe
 rs the opportunity to learn from each other and from experts.</p>\n<p>Mont
 h 3: Progress Showcase- Community members voluntarily present their work t
 o date\, sharing what they've built\, lessons learned\, and next steps. Th
 is creates accountability\, facilitates knowledge sharing\, and builds mom
 entum across the community.</p>\n<p>This cycle repeats quarterly with new 
 themes\, creating sustained engagement while allowing flexibility for part
 icipants to join at any point or contribute to multiple cycles\, and work 
 on their projects as long as they would like to. The working themes are as
  follows: Q1 - Health\, Q2 - Climate and Environment\, Q3 - Technology and
  Trust.</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16764130
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