A community for AI engineers, web and mobile developers, Rustaceans, .NET devs, and open-source contributors — every skill level, every stack. Monthly meetups, real talks, real people.
River City AI & Dev User Group is Grand Rapids' home for curious, hands-on technologists. Whether you're shipping your first app or your tenth production AI system — you belong here.
Beginners, seniors, career changers — all welcome. No gatekeeping, ever.
Real demos, live coding, honest takes on AI tools and dev trends.
Local talent, local companies, local opportunities. West Michigan's tech scene is thriving.
LLMs, agents, fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, and responsible AI deployment.
Every meetup features live coding, tool walkthroughs, and Q&A sessions.
Web, mobile, systems, cloud — we talk it all without the tribal nonsense.
Our talks and workshops span the full spectrum of modern software development — you don't have to be an "AI person" to fit in.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, local models, prompt engineering, agents, RAG, and AI-native app development.
React, Astro, Next.js, SvelteKit, Tailwind, edge functions, and the ever-evolving frontend landscape.
Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Expo — cross-platform strategies and native best practices.
Systems programming, WebAssembly, async Rust, Axum, memory safety, and the joys of the borrow checker.
ASP.NET Core, Blazor, MAUI, Minimal APIs, EF Core, and Microsoft Azure integrations.
Contributing to OSS, running your own projects, licenses, community governance, and why it matters.
Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering.
AppSec, threat modeling, OAuth, zero-trust architectures, and keeping user data safe.
Pipelines, vector databases, analytics, dbt, DuckDB, and making sense of big datasets.
Monthly meetups, workshops, and special events throughout West Michigan.
Dive deep into multi-step AI agents. We'll build a real-world workflow automation tool live, then open the floor for discussion on where agents actually work — and where they fall flat.
RSVP on MeetupWe're a group of practitioners, experimenters, and learners. No hype merchants, no vendor pitches — just honest builders who care about the craft.
Breaking into tech and building their first real projects.
Sharing hard-won knowledge and exploring what's next.
Turning papers into practice and theory into tools.
Staying current and finding the right talent.
Pivoting into tech from other fields and finding their footing.
Shipping side projects and hunting for collaborators.
Links to our channels, past talks, and recommended tools for group members.
Our main community hub. Share links, ask questions, find project collaborators, and chat between meetups.
Join Discord →Recordings and slide decks from previous meetups. Catch up on sessions you missed or revisit the good ones.
Watch Recordings →Monthly digest: upcoming events, curated AI & dev articles, job leads, and member project spotlights.
Subscribe →Code samples, demo repos, and open-source projects from our members and meetup sessions.
View on GitHub →RSVP for upcoming events, browse past meetups, and keep your schedule synced.
Follow on Meetup →Professional networking, job postings, and company news from our member community.
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