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Boston AI Week is a statewide festival of AI events across Massachusetts. It's a decentralized "unconference": hundreds of independently hosted events — meetups, workshops, demo nights, panels, hackathons, mixers, and conferences — run by companies, universities, community groups, and individuals, all gathered into one official calendar. The 2026 theme is "AI in Business and in Life." Boston AI Week is operated by SmartCurrent Inc. as an independent community festival.

Boston AI Week 2026 runs September 24 – October 2, 2026 — a nine-day core week. The Opening Party is Friday, September 25 and the Closing Party is Friday, October 2, both at Island Creek in the Seaport. Official events also run in the days before, during, and after the core week.

Across Massachusetts. The festival is statewide — from the Berkshires to Wellfleet — with Boston's Seaport as the center of gravity. Expect activity in Cambridge/Kendall Square, Back Bay and Downtown Boston, Somerville, Worcester, Lowell, the Pioneer Valley (Amherst and Greenfield), the Berkshires (like Lenox), Sturbridge, and Springfield — all the way out to the Outer Cape, from Provincetown to Wellfleet. Events can be in person (anywhere in MA), virtual, or hybrid.

"AI in Business and in Life." We welcome events exploring how AI is reshaping work and industry as well as how it's showing up in everyday life — but the theme is a lens, not a limit. If it's about AI and delivers real value to attendees, we want it on the calendar.

Boston AI Week is an independent community festival operated by SmartCurrent Inc. It was founded by Judah Phillips (Founder & Board Chair), with Paul Baier of GAI Insights as an advisor, and is guided by a volunteer board of Massachusetts AI community leaders along with individuals who serve as Boston AI Week volunteers. Meet the board at aiweek.boston/board.

The official schedule is already live on the site, and it keeps growing. Events are approved on a rolling basis as they're submitted, so new events appear throughout the season — and the calendar fills out fastest in the weeks leading up to the festival, typically a few weeks out. We'll also run a dedicated schedule launch a few weeks before the festival: a promotional push that tends to be the single biggest moment for attendee sign-ups. You can browse everything and build your own personal schedule by creating an account at aiweek.boston/schedule. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn for the launch announcement — and hosts, submit as early as possible so you're on the site and discoverable as the calendar grows.

We'd love to talk. Boston AI Week offers sponsorship and partnership options across Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver tiers, plus community and in-kind partnerships. See the overview at aiweek.boston/sponsors, review the prospectus at aiweek.boston/sponsors/prospectus, or email info@aiweek.boston to start a conversation.

There's no central speaker program — the best way to put your speakers in front of the community is to host or co-host your own event, which you fully control. Beyond that, you have a few options:

• Anchor-program calls for speakers. Several anchor programs — like GAI World and the Boston Generative AI Meetup — run their own speaker calls, so it's worth reaching out to those organizers directly.
• Paid speaking for sponsors. Boston AI Week sponsors can secure speaking opportunities as part of their package, scaling with sponsorship tier — Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver. Depending on tier, these can include keynote or mainstage speaking, panel seats and fireside chats, leading a workshop, masterclass, or demo, speaking within an anchor program, and curated executive roundtables or dinners.

For the full breakdown of speaking opportunities by sponsorship tier, request the sponsor prospectus or email info@aiweek.boston. Browse aiweek.boston/schedule to find programs that fit.

Yes — we run a media and press program. If you're a member of the media, reach out to info@aiweek.boston and we'll help. Individual hosts often welcome press at their own events too, so contact us and we can connect you with the right hosts. For all festival-level media inquiries, email info@aiweek.boston.

Send a short proposal to info@aiweek.boston and the team will follow up.

We want to hear it. Send any feedback to info@aiweek.boston and we'll factor it into how we run the festival.

Sorry about that. Email info@aiweek.boston with a description of the issue (and a screenshot if you can) and we'll resolve it as quickly as possible.

It's free to list an approved event on the official Boston AI Week calendar. You're responsible for the costs of running your own event — venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, and so on. There's no fee to participate beyond your own event costs.

We welcome every format, so choose the type that fits your goals. Formats that consistently land well:

• Panels & fireside chats with notable speakers — founders, executives, researchers, and builders.
• Demo nights & product showcases — including launches and newsworthy moments.
• Founder- and builder-focused activations — hackathons, demo days, office hours, fundraising events.
• Workshops & masterclasses — hands-on sessions with practical, take-home insight.
• Experiential meetups — happy hours, dinners, runs, anything that brings the AI community together. The more creative, the better.

The best events are substantive: they give attendees something real to learn, build, or take away.

Whichever you like. Unlike some event weeks, Boston AI Week does not require a specific RSVP platform. Use Luma, Eventbrite, Partiful, RSVPify, your own website — whatever you already use to manage registration. When you submit your event, just include the public registration or info link and we'll point the official calendar to it.

Yes. Any reputable registration platform works. Pick the one that's easiest for you to manage your guest list and communications, and share that link in your submission.

Submit through the form at aiweek.boston/host-event. You'll provide your event title and description, format, date and time, location (or virtual link), capacity, host details, and a logo. Events are approved on a rolling basis as they come in and added to the live schedule, typically within a week or so — we strive to be quick, and if it's been more than a week, feel free to email us to check on it. The sooner you submit, the sooner you're listed and discoverable. Don't worry if every detail isn't finalized — we only need the high-level information to approve and list your event, and the team will follow up by email with any questions. You can also edit your submission after it's approved, so it's easy to make changes later.

There's no hard deadline. The schedule is live and events are approved and added on a rolling basis right up to and through the festival. Ideally you'll submit before September 24 — after that, approving new events may take a little longer, but we'll keep an eye out and work with you, of course. Submitting early is still your best move: you'll be on the site sooner, discoverable as the calendar grows, and included when we do the schedule launch a few weeks out, which drives the biggest wave of sign-ups. Late submissions are always welcome and go up as they're approved. Don't be shy — throw an event. It'll be awesome.

Absolutely — many hosts run several. Please submit a separate form for each event so each gets its own listing and registration link, even if it's the same event repeated on different days. Quality matters more than quantity, so focus on events you can fill and run well.

Yes. In-person, virtual, and hybrid events are all welcome. To get the most out of the festival we encourage in-person gatherings, but virtual events broaden access across the state and beyond. In-person events must take place in Massachusetts. Submit a separate form for each event.

Yes — we're flexible. Our core week is September 24 – October 2, 2026, but we're glad to include events in the weeks just before and after it. Last year's festival actually ran 23 days, and our goal is collaboration and growth across the community — we know fitting everything into a single week isn't always possible. Submit your event with its real date and we'll get it on the schedule; if it falls well outside the window, just note that in your submission and we'll work with you.

Pick what works best for you and your audience. For a celebratory close-out event, Fridays tend to outperform Sundays. For panels, workshops, mixers, and most other formats, any day of the week can work — choose the slot you can fill and staff comfortably.

Hosts source their own venues; Boston AI Week does not provide or book spaces. That said, Massachusetts has a deep bench of AI-friendly venues — coworking spaces, university and innovation centers, company offices, and event rooms across Boston, Cambridge, and beyond. If you need help, email info@aiweek.boston and we'll share guidance and any current venue partners. A co-host with space is often the fastest path to a venue — see below.

Co-hosting is one of the best ways to share the work, fill the room, and secure a venue. A few ways to find a partner:

1. Start with your network — make a short list and reach out 1:1 with a quick pitch.
2. Post publicly — share on LinkedIn or X from your personal account with a clear ask ("DM me if you'd like to co-host a Boston AI Week event on ___").
3. Tap the community — our 6,400+ member Boston Generative AI Meetup is full of potential collaborators.

If you're looking, email info@aiweek.boston and we'll help where we can.

Approved hosts get access to the Boston AI Week logo and brand assets to promote their events. You'll find them in our host resources (linked from aiweek.boston/host-event); if you can't locate what you need, email info@aiweek.boston and we'll send them over.

Our team reviews your submission and, once it's set, approves it and adds it to the live schedule — approvals happen on a rolling basis as events come in. If anything's missing, we'll email you. The schedule is already live and grows as new events are approved, so the sooner you submit, the sooner you're listed and discoverable.

Quickly — we strive to approve events within a couple of days, and within a week at most. Events are approved on a rolling basis as they're submitted and then appear on the live schedule. You'll get an email confirmation, and you'll be able to see your event on the schedule. If you don't see it within a couple of days, check your spam folder and then email info@aiweek.boston. And if it's taking longer than you'd like, just reach out — we'll help prioritize it.

If you submitted your event while signed in to your Boston AI Week account, you can update it yourself right on the Boston AI Week site. If you're unable to edit it, email info@aiweek.boston with the change you need — title, date, time, description, link, or capacity — and we'll update your official listing as soon as possible. If your registration page lives on your own platform, update it there too so the details match.

Plans change. If you created your event on the Boston AI Week site, you can delete it yourself. If you need a hand, just email info@aiweek.boston and we'll do our best to quickly remove or update your listing. If you've opened registration on your own platform, notify your registrants directly so they're not left wondering — and if you're canceling an event that already has attendees, let us know so we can help redirect people to other events.

Plan for attrition — even with strong demand. Last year, we were told every single event at Boston AI Week was at capacity. Because most events are free and draw people from well beyond your immediate network, no-show rates can run as high as 50–70%+, which is normal — so invite well past your venue capacity. Paid events tend to see less attrition. How much to over-invite depends on your location, the weather, your speakers, and how much you've promoted and communicated with registrants. When in doubt, over-invite and keep reminding people.

Manage your guest list actively — it's the single biggest lever on turnout. Many hosts simply let everyone into free events; private or paid events require registration or payment to attend. If you're curating access and choosing who gets in, the most common mistake is leaving people pending too long — they lose interest or commit to another event. Aim to approve or decline applicants as soon as you can, ideally within about 7 days. If you run a waitlist, message those guests periodically so they know they're still pending and not yet confirmed. Your registration platform's tools make this easy — another reason to pick one you're comfortable with.

Communicate early and kindly. Let people know they weren't able to get a spot, and why, as soon as you can. A nice touch: point them to another Boston AI Week event — online or in person — they could attend instead. That turns a "no" into a helpful redirect.

Often and clearly — with hundreds of events competing for attention, reminders drive attendance. A good cadence: weekly reminders in the weeks leading up, then daily reminders in the last 2–3 days. Remind guests that spots are limited and ask anyone who can't make it to update their RSVP, so your headcount stays accurate.

Once approved, your event is:

1. Listed on the official schedule that thousands of attendees browse.
2. Promoted through our festival channels — our newsletter, our 6,400+ member Boston Generative AI Meetup community, and our social channels — in the run-up to the festival.
3. Eligible for social resharing by our accounts.

You'll still lead your own marketing, but these channels connect you to an engaged statewide AI audience.

Lead your own promotion — the best-attended events have hosts who hustle. Share your registration link early and often across LinkedIn, X, and your email lists; tag #BostonAIWeek so we can find and amplify you; lean on your co-host's network; and post live during your event, since real-time content performs best. Personal accounts and direct 1:1 invites consistently outperform generic broadcasts.

Yes — we love amplifying the community. Tag #BostonAIWeek and mention Boston AI Week on LinkedIn (and your other channels), and send standout posts to info@aiweek.boston so we can consider them for resharing.

Thanks for flagging it. For anything urgent or safety-related at your event, contact venue security or call 911 first. For everything else, email info@aiweek.boston with the details and we'll help. All participants are expected to follow our Code of Conduct.

The official schedule is live now at aiweek.boston/schedule. Browse what's on, create a free account, and RSVP on the site to save events to your own personal schedule. Events are independently hosted, so you'll usually also register on the host's own page (Meetup, Eventbrite, and the like) to land on their attendance list — we recommend doing both (see "Do I need a Boston AI Week account, and how does RSVP work?" below). New events are added on a rolling basis as they're approved, so check back as the calendar grows. Spots fill quickly, so RSVP early, and follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

You don't need an account just to browse, but we recommend creating one — it's free, and it's how you build your personal schedule. Here's how it works:

• Create an account at aiweek.boston and RSVP to events on our site to save them to your own schedule, which you can view anytime on the Boston AI Week site.
• Also register on the host's page — many events run registration on their own platform (Meetup, Eventbrite, Luma, and so on). Registering there puts you on the host's actual attendance list.

For the best experience, do both: RSVP on Boston AI Week to keep your personal schedule in one place, and register on the host's link so you're confirmed directly with the host. Hosts manage their own guest lists, so the host registration is what secures your spot.

Boston AI Week itself is free to attend. Individual events are run by their hosts and most are free, though some may charge their own admission or ticket fee — check each event's listing.

It's already live at aiweek.boston/schedule and keeps growing as new events are approved. We'll also do a bigger schedule launch a few weeks before the festival, but you don't have to wait — browse now and create an account to start building your personal schedule. Subscribe to the newsletter and follow along on LinkedIn for the launch announcement.

With hundreds of events, there's something for everyone — whether you're a student, founder, engineer, researcher, investor, operator, or simply AI-curious. Browse the live schedule at aiweek.boston/schedule, use the filters and search to sort by topic, format, date, and location, and create a free account to RSVP and save events to your personal schedule. Don't miss the signature programs: the Opening and Closing Parties, RoboBoston, GAI World, the AI in Massachusetts Workforce & Career Fair, the Boston Generative AI Meetup, and the AI Blueprint summit. Register early — popular events fill fast.

Because events are independently hosted, access to invite-only events is up to each host. Find the event on the schedule and reach out to the host directly to ask about an invitation or to be considered.

Each event is managed by its own host, so contact the host directly for an update on your registration. Boston AI Week doesn't manage individual event guest lists.

It depends on which events you're attending, since the festival is statewide. The Seaport is the festival's center of gravity and home to the Opening and Closing Parties; Cambridge/Kendall Square, Back Bay, and Downtown Boston are all well-connected by the T and close to many venues. If your week is anchored around a specific program — say, GAI World at the Hynes in Back Bay — book nearby and use public transit to reach events elsewhere.

We're always glad to hear from people who want to get involved. Email info@aiweek.boston and tell us a bit about your interests and skills, and we'll be in touch about ways to help.

Thank you — this matters to us. Email info@aiweek.boston with the details and we'll look into it. All hosts and events are expected to follow our Code of Conduct. In an emergency, always call 911 first.