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AWS & AI Security: Building an AI Penetration Testing Platform

Student-run AWS group; live demo of AI-driven pentesting against a practice app.

Microsoft Security & Governance: Securing Copilot, Agents and Data

Covers how companies lock down AI assistants and agents, a common help-desk and admin task.

AI Tinkerers Houston: October demos

Live, code-level demos from working AI builders. Students with a GitHub project can apply or pitch a demo.

AWS Discovery Day: Cloud Security Essentials

Free intro to AWS security basics that maps to cloud certification study.

AI Deep Dive with Google (Ep 4): Agents Security

Lunch-hour session on securing AI agents from a Houston AI community.

(CS)2AI Online Replay: ICS Cybersecurity Roundtable

Industrial control-system security, a Houston energy and manufacturing specialty.

Degrees That Deliver: Balancing Flexible Learning with Career Outcomes

University of Phoenix Virtual Workshop

Aero & Ales Industry Networking: Fall is Brewing

Open to students; meet Houston aerospace engineers and recruiters in a relaxed setting.

Beyond Vibe Coding: hands-on Build Lab with Gauntlet AI

Hands-on team build on secure, scalable AI coding. Bring a laptop and demo what you made.

Exploring the Future of XR: Research from Rice University

Rice researchers show current VR/AR work; good for students into immersive tech.

The Future of Project Management: Leading an AI Workforce

How teams manage work alongside AI agents; useful for IT and business students.

ISACA GHC She Leads The Future Conference 2026

AI x BioSolutions

Founders and researchers on AI in biomanufacturing at Greentown Labs.

Agent in a Day: Hands-on Workshop

Build a working Microsoft AI agent in one guided day.

InfraGard Houston AI Cross Sector Council: phased AI in industrial ops (ExxonMobil)

Shows how Houston energy companies are bringing AI into OT/ICS, a local career niche.

PyHou: Objects All the Way Down, the Missing Python Engine for Vibe Coding

Houston's main Python meetup; meet working developers and talk AI coding.

Houston Pitch Nights at The Ion: How to Start My Pitch

Learn how to build a startup pitch; free at the Ion.

Code4Y'all: Gardens, Not Platforms

Civic-tech volunteers building community tools; easy way to get project experience.

(CS)2AI Online Seminar: Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting

How vulnerabilities get reported and disclosed, a core skill for security analysts.

Houston Game Devs: Game Dev Showcase

Local developers demo games; students can show their own builds and get feedback.

Introduction to Data Analytics on Google Cloud

Beginner path into cloud data tools like BigQuery.

Houston CSA: Non-Human Identities

Machine and AI-agent identities are a fast-growing part of cloud security, with local practitioners to meet.

Houston Power BI User Group: October

Power BI is one of the most requested entry-level data skills in Houston job posts.

Bots & Brews Houston

Robotics and AI social.

SkillOpt: Executive Strategy for Self-Evolving Agent Skills

Nucleate Houston BioChallenge - Showcase & Pitch Competition

Student-led biotech startup teams pitch at Rice; inspiring for STEM students.

Copilot Studio Meetup HTX

Hands-on look at building Microsoft AI agents, a skill local employers ask for. Free and monthly.

Houston City College Eagle Preview Day (college-wide open house)

Prospective students can tour tech programs (AI, cyber, IT, robotics) and meet faculty.

Cloud Native Houston: October Meetup

Kubernetes and cloud-native engineers in person; strong networking for cloud and DevOps students.

Latino Founders Forum - Houston (Oct)

Latino founder community at the Ion; networking and mentors.

AWS Strands Hands-On Workshop led by AWS Employees

TiEcon Texas 2026 (AI, robotics, intelligent automation)

Founder and investor conference; check for student pricing.

AI-Driven Threat Investigation with Amazon GuardDuty & AWS Security Hub

Hands-on look at cloud threat detection tools used in real SOCs.

Plug and Play Sugar Land Batch 4- Expo

Startup expo at UH Sugar Land with tech and energy companies; meet founders hiring interns.

Houston AITX Community Monthly Meetup

A low-barrier monthly AI community night downtown, good for a student's first meetup.

Cracking the ML System Design Interview (6-week paid Cohort)

Houston Robotics Group: Halloween Hack & Build

Hands-on robotics build at Houston's big makerspace; no class conflict.

AfroTech Conference 2026 (10-year anniversary)

Tens of thousands of tech professionals and recruiters in downtown Houston; big career-fair energy.

Building Technology for Human Possibility

Ion talk on human-centered technology design.

Can We Build the Next Virtual Patient?

Health-tech founders on AI 'virtual patient' simulation.

Energytech Cypher Town Hall

Energy-tech community town hall at the Ion.

Houston AI Club: AI's Biggest Questions, a fireside chat with Leon Coe

Open Q&A night; easy networking.

cloudathon@UH: cloud, GenAI and cybersecurity competition

Free all-day team competition for undergrads from any college, with prizes, swag and employer judges.

Houston AI Institute Hackathon: build an AI prototype in one day

Built for students and beginners. You can come solo, get matched to a team, build with mentors, and demo to judges.

DynamicsCon Regional: Texas

Power Platform and Dynamics skills lead to entry-level jobs.

Azure User Group Houston: Rethinking Privileged Access (RBAC and JIT)

Identity and least-privilege access in Azure, a core cloud-security job skill; hybrid so anyone can join.

November Transition on Tap

Monthly climate and energy-tech social at Greentown Labs.

Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup

Digital and IT pros from Houston energy companies; good career networking.

HAIDA: Beyond Coding, Build an Autonomous AI Agent for Software Teams

In-person build session on AI agents for software teams.

GIS Day Professional Workshops

Hands-on geospatial workshops tagged AI.

BiteLabs Digital Health and Innovation Summit - Houston, Texas | Connect with Clinicians, Founders, and Investors

Digital health summit at TMC Innovation Factory with clinicians and founders.

Day of Data and AI Houston

A full Saturday of talks and hands-on workshops on data and AI, with no class conflict.