About us
Let's learn to code together.
We are training people to become coding friendly. Learning the mind-set is more important than the particular coding language.
We are practicing collaborative activities like Study Jams, Coding Clubs, Code Wars, DevFests, etc.
And we provide hand holding and office hours when you need it the most - just ask / let us know how we can help.
This initiative is sponsored by OpenHub: https://openhubproject.com/
The purpose of this meetup group: Continuous co-learning to achieve project-oriented goals.
You should join if you are local and consider yourself as a coder / developer, or want to learn technology to the level when you can use it for projects or for getting a job.
Please feel out this form to let us know, what technology you are interested in learning and what you are willing to teach/share.
Please vote free first topics you are interested to learn next as level 2 or 3. http://doodle.com/poll/ubzgq3s48s5k6re5
Levels:
1 - Introduction.
2 - Design concepts and/or step-by-step learning of technology.
3 - Advanced topics, requires knowing the technology when coming to the class.
About us:
Open Hub project is an open ecosystem and resource center for local tech workforce / tech business. We are building local tech community, consulting tech startups and tech companies, match making business ideas generators with developers, teaching coding and organizing education workshops. We are attuned to the technology as it relates to business needs in Hudson Valley.
https://openhubproject.com/
Mission statement:
Bringing people together around technology. Creating an environment where people learn and work together benefiting and inspired by technology and collaboration, and match making them for the mutual empowerment. Mentoring the youth and empowering professionals to share their best practices and grow as mentors.
Upcoming events
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Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meet up - in Poughkeepsie
Marist College, 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, USWe invite you to join us at Marist University on March 11th for the Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meetup, an open meeting for anyone in our community or is interested in technology.
We'll explore the latest AI trends and tech career development opportunities, followed by networking with everyone.
Speakers confirmed:We expect a few lightning talks from AI enthusiasts showing their AI projects and following their live development. We welcome you to give a lightning talk, or share your professional achievements, tips and tricks. Ongoing 2026 call for speakers is available for your submission. Feel free to add as many talks as interested. These talks will be considered for our community meetups and can lead to your speakers engagement with our DevFest this Fall.
Local tech professionals get-together in person on a monthly basis, alternating local municipalities. All these smaller size meet ups culminate with the two-day professional developers conference, DevFest Troy on October 23-24th, 2026. We will provide more details about this event as we move forward.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
Join GDG Hudson: https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-hudson/
Join our community at HVTechFest slack channel2 attendees
Virtual Show & Tell: Open Data Challenges, and PublicDataWatch
·OnlineOnlineWe invite you to join our Virtual Show & Tell March 19th, 6:00-7:30 pm for the Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meetup, an open meeting for anyone in our community or is interested in technology. We'll explore the latest AI trends and tech career development opportunities, followed by networking with everyone.
Speakers confirmed:
- Alex Alcivar, presenting his civic tech / open data platform https://publicdatawatch.com/
Alex will talk about Open Data Challenges, and how PublicDataWatch solves challenges in using open data from cities across the US. - Lightning talk - TBC
Ongoing 2025 call for speakers is available for your submission. Feel free to add as many talks as interested. These talks will be considered for our community meetups and can lead to your speakers engagement with our annual DevFests and Hackathons.
Register in advance for this and following virtual meetings (monthly, on the third Thursday of the month):
[https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YrVsZEK1Rpy73IhVMd9t-w
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.We will continue meeting online every third week of the month, and in person every second week of the month, alternating small towns in the Hudson Valley, NY.
You are welcome to join our group chat using HVTechFest Slack here
4 attendees- Alex Alcivar, presenting his civic tech / open data platform https://publicdatawatch.com/
Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meet up - in Newburgh
Newburgh Creates, 10 Carpenter Avenue, NEWBURGH, NY, USWe invite you to join us at Newburgh Creates on April 8th for the Hudson Valley's Tech Community Meetup, an open meeting for anyone in our community or is interested in technology.
We'll explore the latest AI trends and tech career development opportunities, followed by networking with everyone.
Speakers confirmed:- Dmitry Pavlov will give a talk about AI in the Real World: 2026 and the Era of Agents, Models, and Healthcare. At the start of 2026, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure. This isn't speculation — it's a signal that AI is becoming the backbone of how every business operates. So what does it mean for the rest of us?
This lecture walks through how AI actually works in production: from deterministic algorithms to neural networks, LLMs with vector search, and agentic AI workflows on AWS. We ground the theory in medical imaging — where AI already generates radiologist-grade MRI narratives, yet verifying that output proves harder than creating it from scratch. A gap that's quietly appearing across every profession.
The infrastructure wave is here. This session helps you understand what's being built, and where you fit inside it. - Lightning talk TBC.
We expect a few lightning talks from AI enthusiasts showing their AI projects and following their live development. We welcome you to give a lightning talk, or share your professional achievements, tips and tricks. Ongoing 2026 call for speakers is available for your submission. Feel free to add as many talks as interested. These talks will be considered for our community meetups and can lead to your speakers engagement with our DevFest this Fall.
Local tech professionals get-together in person on a monthly basis, alternating local municipalities. All these smaller size meet ups culminate with the two-day professional developers conference, DevFest Troy on October 23-24th, 2026. We will provide more details about this event as we move forward.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.Join GDG Hudson: https://gdg.community.dev/gdg-hudson/ for more opportunities.
Join our community at HVTechFest slack channel2 attendees- Dmitry Pavlov will give a talk about AI in the Real World: 2026 and the Era of Agents, Models, and Healthcare. At the start of 2026, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure. This isn't speculation — it's a signal that AI is becoming the backbone of how every business operates. So what does it mean for the rest of us?
Past events
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