Hack-AI-Thon Jam 2

Join us for a full-day, hands-on Hack-AI-Thon designed for software developerswho want to deepen their practical understanding of AI.

Our goal is to strengthen practical skills, inspire creativity, and create meaningful solutions for our community.

🎯 Focus: Applied AI • Automation • Collaboration • Innovation

⚠️ Limited spaces available — come ready to learn, build, and jam with us!

🏆 Judge Spotlight: Isaac Abbs
We're excited to announce Isaac Abbs as a hackathon judge! Isaac is the CIO and Assistant Vice Chancellor for IT at Pima Community College, where he leads a 100-person technology team and has driven major digital transformation initiatives. He started his career as a software developer and brings deep expertise in applied technology, innovation strategy, and building solutions that serve the community.

📋 Two Tracks — Choose Your Adventure

🔨 Hacking Room (Full Day)
Form a team and build something real with AI.
- 9:00 AM — Welcome, Team Formation & Project Kickoff
- 10:35 AM — Hack Time begins
- 12:05 PM — Lunch (included)
- 12:35 PM — Hack Time continues
- 3:15 PM — Team Pitches to Judges
- 4:23 PM — Winners Announced!

📚 Education Room (10:35 AM – 3:05 PM)
- Building with Claude Code — Hands-on session with Anthropic's AI coding tool
- AI Trailblazers Apprenticeship Program — Learn about our mentorship program and hear from current apprentices
- ngrok & the AI Gateway — Learn how to simplify multi-provider AI development with a single integration point, set up model failover for reliability, and apply data redaction for security — all without changing your existing SDK
- Lindy.ai Deep Dive — Build AI agents and automations
- Architecting for AI — Design patterns and process mapping for AI-powered systems

Attend the sessions that interest you, then rejoin the Hacking Room as you wish.

Event Details:
- Location: The Arizona Sands Club, 5th floor inside the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility at the University of Arizona. Views of the football field and Catalina Mountains.
- Price: $40 (including food)
- Duration: Full day (9 AM – 5 PM)

Who Should Come?
Community software developers will collaborate in teams to create meaningful AI projects that tackle real-world challenges. This is about learning by doing — applying AI and responsible innovation to continue building community impact.

We can't wait to create alongside you!

PS — if $40 is cost prohibitive, contact us for scholarships.