Name: November Networking Event - Charlotte AI Group
Start: 2025-11-13T23:00:00.000Z
Location: The Old Mecklenburg Brewery

Tired of slow inference and complex serving pipelines? Join us for a **live hands-on demo of vLLM**, the high-performance inference engine designed for large language models.
​In this session, you’ll learn:

* ​How to install and configure **vLLM** step by step
* ​Best practices for serving models efficiently with **dynamic batching and PagedAttention**
* ​How vLLM compares to traditional serving frameworks like TGI and Hugging Face Inference
* ​Tips for running vLLM locally and scaling on the cloud

​This is a **practical, no-fluff workshop**—you’ll walk away with a running model served via vLLM and the know-how to deploy your own in production.
​🔹 **Format:** Live coding + Q&A
🔹 **Who’s it for:** AI engineers, MLEs, founders, and anyone curious about deploying LLMs at scale
🔹 **Takeaway:** A working vLLM setup and a deeper understanding of efficient LLM serving

UAE Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group

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Dr VENKATA NARESH YALLAPRAGADA

Hands-On with vLLM: Fast Inference & Model Serving Made Simple

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Vision-Language Models (VLMs) are transforming how AI **sees, understands, and explains the world.** From image captioning to multimodal reasoning, they power the next wave of intelligent applications.
In this live session, we’ll:

* Break down the fundamentals of how **Vision-Language Models** process both text and images
* Showcase **lightweight VLMs** (SmolVLM, MiniCPM-o, Qwen-VL, etc.) that can run on modest hardware
* Demonstrate real-time examples: **image captioning, visual Q&A, and multimodal retrieval**
* Compare open-source VLMs with larger commercial ones, and discuss where small models shine
* Share tips on deploying VLMs for **startups, apps, and research projects**

🔹 **Format:** Demo-driven walkthrough + interactive Q&A
🔹 **Who’s it for:** AI engineers, product managers, researchers, and builders curious about multimodal AI
🔹 **Takeaway:** A working understanding of VLMs, access to demo notebooks, and ideas for real-world applications

Ahmad Fraz

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Sharon

rushikiran

Seeing is Believing: A Hands-On Tour of Vision-Language Models

Hey everyone,

Thanks for being part of the Charlotte Artificial Intelligence Meetup.
Let’s grab a drink and catch up at The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery & Biergarten - 4150 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217 6 PM, Thursday, Nov, 13th.

**Whether you want to:**
Roast that preprint claiming AGI is “probably arriving next Thursday,”
Swap hacks for getting ChatGPT to plan meals and rhyme about broccoli,
Or just sip something cold and meet fellow tinkerers—
…this is your spot.

**Dress code:** whatever passes your Turing test.
Bring your curiosity, your best “AI walked into a bar” joke, and a friend who still thinks Skynet is just a Wi-Fi network.

RSVP, swing by, and let’s prove GenAI folks can socialize without a JSON schema.

See you there!

Charlotte Artificial Intelligence Meetup Group

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MURUGAN GNANASEKARAN

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Brendon

Bryson Bonham

Tyler DeVere

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Ray Bush

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