Nov 2, 2026, 3:00–4:00pm ET
Assembling in the Age of AI
Virtual · New America (Washington, DC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
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Nov 2–3, 2026
SANS AI / SI Cybersecurity Summit — Fall 2026
Arlington, VA — venue on the SANS listing · SANS Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 3, 2026, 8:45am–4:00pm
2nd Annual Quantum AI Conference — Quantum Literacy Club
UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (UDC Van Ness campus area)
Free — registration required, seats limited, food and giveaways included (UDC host listing). Start time: the UDC host listing says 8:45am and Eventbrite shows 8:00am — please confirm on the official event page before registering.
Nov 3–4, 2026
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2026 — data center and AI infrastructure conference
Lansdowne Resort & Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg, VA · Data Center Dynamics (DCD)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Building Hope and Trust in the Hiring Process & the Evolution of AI
LMI Headquarters, Tysons, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
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Washington DC — 60 events and series
Oct 14, 2026
Data+AI Meetup with Databricks — DC AI Developers Group
National Union Building, 918 F St NW, Washington, DC · Community
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 20, 2026, 7am–5pm
Google Public Sector Summit (+ Partner Connect Oct 21, partners only / waitlist)
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC · Google Cloud
Complimentary for federal, defense, state/local and higher-ed leaders only — restricted to public sector, not open general-public pricing. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 21, 2026, 10:00–11:30am EDT
Brookings — AI on the Ballot: Data Centers and the 2026 Midterms
Brookings Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC + online · Brookings
Free, in-person + online. Registration required.
Oct 21, 2026, 11:30am–6pm
FedInsider Innovation Summit 2026 — AI Dominates the Landscape
Washington, DC (Ritz-Carlton) · FedInsider
Complimentary registration listed; 3 CPE. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 21, 2026
KIC DC Tech Summit 2026
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC · JHU DC
First 150 registrants free; pricing after that not published — registration required / check organizer. No alumni/student rate published.
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00–2:30pm
President's Colloquium: Freedom of Religion, Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence
Main Hall, O'Connor Auditorium, Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Part of Reunion Oct 23–24, for reunion and alumnae registrants.
Oct 29, 2026, 8:00am–6:00pm EDT
Cloudera EVOLVE26 Government Summit
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC · Cloudera
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 2, 2026, 3:00–4:00pm ET
Assembling in the Age of AI
Virtual · New America (Washington, DC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 3, 2026, 8:45am–4:00pm
2nd Annual Quantum AI Conference — Quantum Literacy Club
UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (UDC Van Ness campus area)
Free — registration required, seats limited, food and giveaways included (UDC host listing). Start time: the UDC host listing says 8:45am and Eventbrite shows 8:00am — please confirm on the official event page before registering.
Nov 5, 2026, 6:00–8:30pm
Civic Tech DC Project Night
OpenGovHub, 1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC · Civic Tech DC community project night
Free — $0 on the Luma listing.
Nov 5, 2026, 11:00am
Making Government a Trusted Source in AI Systems
Virtual webinar · Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 5, 2026, 2:00–2:45pm EST
US Biosafety Policy and Regulations: Assessing the Landscape (AI-adjacent)
Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC + online · Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 7, 2026, 9am–4:30pm
MeasureCamp DC 2026
Georgetown University Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC · Community unconference
Free. First ticket release appears sold out on a derived listing; later releases still listed at $0 — check the official site for the current release.
Nov 10, 2026
AI+ Quantum Summit — SCSP AI+ Summit Series
Washington, DC — venue on the registration page · Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). Speakers include IonQ, IBM Research, PsiQuantum, Google Quantum AI, and UMD quantum leads
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 10, 2026, 10:00–11:00am EST
How Can the Future of AI Center Human Rights? — CSIS
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC + webcast · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 16–19, 2026
KMWorld 2026 — incl. Enterprise AI World
JW Marriott Washington, DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC · KMWorld / Information Today
Paid conference registration — pass prices on the conference page.
Nov 17, 2026, 8am–1pm
FedScoop FedTalks
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop / Scoop News Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 17, 2026, 8:30am–4:00pm EST
National Techno-Economic Power Conference
Convene Hamilton Square, 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 17, 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm EST
Public Service AI Summit 2026: Creating a Responsive Government
600 14th St NW, Washington, DC + Virtual · Partnership for Public Service, AI Center for Government
In-person $59 (invite-only; virtual registrants may waitlist); virtual $39.
Nov 19, 2026, 9am–1pm ET
Connect:AI Summit Washington DC — From AI to ROI with Agent Fabric
Washington, DC — venue on the invitation page · Salesforce / MuleSoft
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 11am–1pm ET
FedScoop AI & IT Modernization Summit
Virtual · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 12:00–1:30pm EST
GW TAI November AI Ethics Potluck
George Washington University, Science & Engineering Hall, 800 22nd St NW, Washington, DC · GW Trustworthy AI Initiative (GW TAI)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 24, 2026, 5:30–7:30pm
Defense Tech DC 021
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Dec 1, 2026
Sixth Annual AI in Action Conference — Who Does What? AI, Trade and Work
Georgetown University, Washington, DC — also virtual · AI in Action Conference (incl. Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, World Bank)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 1, 2026
Washington DC Cyber Summit
Anderson House, Washington, DC · Sessions include AI models, weaponized frontier models, and the DoW Cyber Strategy and AI Action Plan
Invite-only; no fee published.
Dec 9, 2026
FedScoop Emerge: Health Transformation
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 14–19, 2026
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2026 (SANS CDI 2026) — incl. AI security courses
Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC — also live online · SANS Institute
Paid courses — price by course on the SANS page; most courses pair with a GIAC certification attempt.
Dec 15, 2026, 6:00–8:00pm
Defense Tech DC 022
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Dec 17, 2026, 9:30am EST
GW School of Business — MS in Artificial Intelligence for Business Information Session
Virtual · George Washington University School of Business
Free — $0.
Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2026
Counter UAS Technology USA Conference 2026 (6th Annual) — AI-adjacent
Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2026
NVIDIA GTC Washington, DC — workshops Nov 30; Jensen Huang keynote Dec 1, 2pm ET
Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC · NVIDIA
Ticketed: exhibit $375 / workshop $390 / conference $899. See the official event page for current ticket tiers. No student, veteran, senior, alumni or nonprofit rate published.
Jan 27–28, 2027
Apex Defense 2027
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Clarion + Hudson Institute
Ticketed. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 2–3, 2027
ACI Summit on Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Digital Risk
Washington, DC — venue to be announced · American Conference Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 26, 2027
Universal AI NRT Open House (booth) — Gallaudet University
Field House Gymnasium, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Audience: undergraduate prospects — deaf/hard-of-hearing high-school and transfer students.
Mar 18, 2027, 7am–4pm ET
Potomac Officers Club 2027 Artificial Intelligence Summit
Venue not yet announced — the official event page says the location is pending · Potomac Officers Club
$495 guest price shown on the registration page. No government, military/veteran, student, member or early-bird rate published.
Mar 24–25, 2027 (VIP dinner Mar 23)
US AI Congress 2027
National Press Club, Washington, DC, 8am–5pm
“Request a Seat / Registration Available Soon”. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2027
Data Center Americas (inaugural edition — data center and AI-ready infrastructure)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · CloserStill Media conference and expo
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
March (typical month)
TRAILSCon — TRAILS (UMD / GW Trustworthy AI)
Prior edition: Mar 4–5, 2026, at GW, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Spring 2027
UDC Library — AI + Information Literacy webinar series
University of the District of Columbia (online) · Prior: Spring 2026 sessions Jan 23, Feb 6, Feb 20, Mar 6, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly library instruction.
March (typical month)
US Chamber Technology Leadership Summit
Prior edition: Mar 11, 2026, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No member rate published.
Apr 29, 2027
FedScoop AITalks
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
May 24–25, 2027
SCSP AI+ Expo — AI Expo for National Competitiveness
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Special Competitive Studies Project
FREE to attend. Early-bird exhibit deadline Nov 1, 2026 (exhibitor, not attendee, deadline).
Jun 24, 2027
GovCIO Federal Tech Leaders Summit
Washington, DC · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
June (typical month)
Defense One Tech Summit
Prior edition: Jun 16, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Jul 21, 2027
SQAI 2027 — Capital Summit (SQAI-C)
Washington, DC area, venue TBA; part of International Summit on Quantum AI, Jul 20–22, 2027
General admission free. No special rates published.
July (typical month)
QED-C Quantum Technology Showcase on the Hill
Prior edition: Jul 15, 2026, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
QED-C
September (typical month)
CDAO portfolio — three separate events: CDAO Government · CDAO Washington DC · CDAO Defense & Security
Washington, DC · Corinium · Prior editions: all ~Sep 23–24, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Corinium CDAO event sites
September (typical month)
DSI AI for Defense Summit
Prior edition: Sep 2–3, 2026, AIA Global Campus, 1735 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
2027 pricing has not been announced. 2026 pricing shown: Industry $1,090–$1,590 / Academia & nonprofit $790–$990 / Active-duty military & government complimentary.
September (typical month)
GovExec Government & AI Summit
Prior edition: Sep 15, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 7, 2027
GovCIO Federal Cloud & Data Forum
Washington, DC · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
October 2027, exact dates TBA
SuperIntelligence Summit — Washington DC edition
Venue TBA, Washington, DC · BizClik (AI LIVE)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
October (typical month)
AUSA Annual Meeting — AI / autonomy panels
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Prior: Oct 12–14, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Check with the organizer for any military or veteran rate.
Nov 4 or Nov 5, 2027 — please confirm date
GovCIO Federal AI & Digital Transformation Summit 2027
Washington, DC, 8am–3:30pm · GovCIO Media
Government free / Industry $499 / Academia $50; 5 CPE. No separate student, veteran, senior, alumni or early-bird rate published; academia $50 is the closest published concession. The organizer’s pages currently show two different dates for this event (Nov 4 and Nov 5, 2027). Please confirm the date on the official event page.
No month assigned
Axios AI+ Summit DC
Washington, DC · Date and venue to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Axios events
Monthly, announced 2–6 weeks ahead
DC community meetups: Data Community DC · Deep Learning Adventures · DC Data Science · DC AI Meetup / AI Collective DC · Washington Quantum Computing Meetup
Various, Washington, DC (incl. Prefect, 2112 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Mostly free, registration required. Individual listings: pricing not published — check organizer per session.
Monthly–quarterly, 2–4 weeks ahead
Georgetown CSET events, webinars and firesides
Georgetown University, Washington, DC · Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Mostly free, registration required. Caution: at least one CSET-linked talk was open to Georgetown SFS only — restricted, not fully public. No alumni rate published.
Dates TBA
Howard University — Howard AI Network / AWS MLU bootcamps and workshops
Howard University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer 2026 ran two multi-day AI/ML bootcamps, grant-writing workshops and a regional AWS competition; future dates not published.
Ongoing, dates TBA
Johns Hopkins DC / Bloomberg Center 555 Penn AI convenings
555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC · Prior: “Who Governs the Machine?” Sep 14, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No alumni rate published.
No month assigned
Politico AI Summit
Washington, DC · Date to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Politico events
Monthly–quarterly, 2–6 weeks ahead
Think tank AI series: Brookings · CSIS Wadhwani AI Center · Atlantic Council GeoTech · Wilson Center · Carnegie · New America · ITIF Center for Data Innovation · BPC · GMF · Stimson
Washington, DC + hybrid
Typically free, registration required, many hybrid. Per-event: check organizer page.
Northern Virginia — 36 events and series
Oct 13, 2026, 5:30pm
DMV Tech Super Meetup
Capital One Center 1, McLean, VA · Community (AI Build Club, Generative AI DC, Civic Tech DC, others)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer (Luma listing)
Oct 15, 2026
Powering the AI Decade
Towers Crescent Conference Center, 1850 Towers Cres Plaza, Vienna, VA · Knowledge Networks / RegulatingAI + American Bazaar
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer (Luma registration)
Oct 20, 2026, 3–7pm
USGIF Mission Focus: Accelerating Sensor Architectures for the Age of AI
Venue to be announced · USGIF, Herndon, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No member rate published.
Oct 27–28, 2026
MITRE ATT&CKcon 7.0 (AI-adjacent cyber)
McLean, VA + virtual · MITRE
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 28, 2026, 12:00–7:30pm
NVTC Cyber Summit & Cyber50
Appian HQ, Valo Park, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No NVTC member rate published.
Oct 30–31, 2026
BSidesNoVA 2026 — incl. “Unpacking the AI Landscape” workshop, Oct 30
George Mason Schar School, 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA · Community security conference
Tickets $28.52–$108.55 on Eventbrite (Saturday general admission $61 in the listing; workshops vary). No student/veteran/senior rate published.
BSidesNoVA organizer site
Nov 2–3, 2026
SANS AI / SI Cybersecurity Summit — Fall 2026
Arlington, VA — venue on the SANS listing · SANS Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 3–4, 2026
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2026 — data center and AI infrastructure conference
Lansdowne Resort & Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg, VA · Data Center Dynamics (DCD)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Building Hope and Trust in the Hiring Process & the Evolution of AI
LMI Headquarters, Tysons, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 5–7, 2026
AAAI 2026 Fall Symposium Series — incl. Quantum Information & Machine Learning, Trustworthy Agentic Systems, Agentic AI for Health
Westin Arlington, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA · Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Late registration: $495 member / $660 nonmember / $325 student member / $435 nonmember student.
Nov 6, 2026, 8:00am–3:30pm
GovCIO AI Summit 2026
Tysons, VA — venue on the summit page · GovCIO Media & Research
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 10, 2026, 7am–4pm ET
2026 Homeland Security Summit (incl. AI and investigative intelligence panel)
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA · Potomac Officers Club
Paid registration — amount on the registration page.
Nov 10, 2026, 11am–2pm
NVTC — From Innovation to Mission (Mission Tech Series)
Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 12, 2026, 1:00–3:30pm
Quantum Business Forum 2026: Discovering New Markets, Partnerships & Opportunities in the Quantum Economy
Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST), 2900 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA · Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce. The official page body also shows 2800 Eisenhower Ave — verify the address before traveling
Tickets $17.85–$23.18. Seats limited, open to all.
Nov 13, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
NVTC — Future of Thinking: Humans, AI, and What Comes Next
LMI Headquarters, 7940 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 13, 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm
Software Quality Summit Virginia 2026 — AI and the Future of Software Quality
Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA · TestingMind
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Data Centers & Local Communities: A New Social Contract
Dominion Energy, Herndon, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 3, 2026, 7am–4pm ET
2026 Healthcare Summit (incl. AI Governance and the Role of Policy Expertise panel)
Hilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA · Potomac Officers Club
Paid registration — amount on the registration page.
Dec 3, 2026
AFCEA Belvoir Innovation Day / Innovation Summit — on Fort Belvoir (focus areas incl. AI & Generative AI)
Fort Belvoir, VA · AFCEA Belvoir · Military installation
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Government/military + industry audience. No veteran/student rate published.
Dec 3, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Securing Space: Threats, Awareness, and Resilience
LMI Headquarters, Tysons, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 3, 2026, 5:00–10:00pm ET
USGIF GEOGala
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA · USGIF
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 10, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
NVTC Marketing & Growth Labs: 2027 — Moving from AI Efficiency to Impact
Fairfax Square III, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 15, 2026, 6:00–8:00pm
NVTC Tech100 Celebration
Hilton McLean, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 1–2, 2027
UAV Technology USA
Hilton Arlington, VA · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 3–4, 2027
Counter UAS Homeland Security USA
Hilton Arlington, VA · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb–May 2027
George Mason Chief Data & AI Officer Programme
Hybrid; in-person at Mason Square, Arlington, VA · George Mason Costello College
$8,500 for the cohort programme. No alumni, veteran, student or early-bird rate published.
Feb–Jul 2027
Potomac Officers Club portfolio: Defense R&D Summit Feb 4, 2027 · GovCon Executive Leadership Feb 25, 2027 · Digital Transformation Apr 29, 2027 · Cyber Summit May 2027, date TBA · Army Summit Jun 24, 2027 · Air & Space Jul 2027
Northern Virginia venues · Potomac Officers Club
Per-event pricing not published, except the AI Summit ($495, above) — registration required / check organizer per event.
May (typical month)
AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days
Fort Belvoir, VA · Prior: May 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
AFCEA Belvoir chapter
June (typical month)
ATARC Mission AI Summit
Prior: Jun 25, 2026, Carahsoft Conference Center, Reston, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer ATARC also ran a monthly virtual Quantum Speaker Series and an AI Cybersecurity Operations Working Group.
Aug 10, 2027
GovCIO Federal AI Forum
Reston, VA · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fall (typical month)
George Mason — Navigating AI conference
Fairfax, VA · Prior: Sep 8, 2026 — free conference
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer.
FreeGeorge Mason Costello / CEC calendars
October (typical month)
NOVA Career Connect Expo — Resume and AI Clinics
Alexandria Campus, VA · Prior: Oct 8, 2026, with free Resume and AI Clinics
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior clinics were free.
Quarterly
ACT-IAC AI Training Series / Small Bytes
Fairfax, VA (3040 Williams Dr) · Prior: quarterly themes through 2026
2026 pricing shown: Government $325 / Industry $425 / Non-member $475. 2027 pricing has not been announced. No student/veteran rate published.
Announced 2–6 weeks ahead
Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center hosted sessions (ATARC, NVTC, community)
11493 Sunset Hills Rd, Ste 100, Reston, VA
Per-event: Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fall, recurring
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp, hosted by Booz Allen (for teens)
McLean, VA · Prior editions were free for accepted students
Free programme for accepted students in prior editions. 2026/2027 McLean dates to be announced.
Dates TBA
Marymount University — Cyber Saints / WiCyS & Bisson Lecture (AI and cybersecurity)
Ballston Center, Arlington, VA · Prior: Bisson Lecture Apr 21, 2026; Cyber Saints WiCyS Conference 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Maryland Suburbs — 25 events and series
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00pm ET
From Classroom to Career: AI in the Real World — UMBC at Shady Grove
Virtual (host campus: 9636 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD)
$0 (tickets listed at $0). Beginner-friendly, for students and job-seekers.
Starts Oct 19, 2026; 4 weeks, evenings
Introductory Cybersecurity Prep Course (community) — Montgomery College
East County Education Center, Silver Spring, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Montgomery College course listings
Nov 4, 2026, 4:00–5:00pm
CAFe Speaker Series: Responsible AI at the Library of Congress — Natalie Buda Smith, Chief AI Officer, Library of Congress
HBK 0123, University of Maryland, College Park, MD + Virtual · UMD College of Information
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 5:30–6:30pm
Evening@SMART: Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
Virtual · UMD MATRIX Lab Evening@SMART series
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 15, Oct 19 & Nov 2, 2026 (+ more dates)
Montgomery College ignITe Hub series: Future of Tech Lunch and Learn · Career Workshop Series · Fireside Chat Career Series
ignITe Hub, Mannakee Building, 900 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, MD
Free (Lunch and Learn listed free; other sessions as listed on Eventbrite).
Nov 16–18, 2026
NIST TREC 2026 (AI evaluation)
NIST, 100 Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg, MD
In-person $400; student $225; virtual $60. In-person registration closes November 2, 2026; virtual registration stays open until the event concludes.
Dec 1–3, 2026
Cislunar Security Conference (CLSC 2026) — AI-adjacent space security
Johns Hopkins APL, Laurel, MD
Fee not published on the official JHU APL page. A $75–$300 range appears only on a non-official calendar — check with the organizer.
Oct 5 – Dec 2, 2026
CTT-922 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — Senior Cycle, ages 55+ — Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold campus (Mondays, Oct 5–Nov 16) + Severn section (Wednesdays, Oct 7–Dec 2), MD
In-state $0 per class; out-of-state $35 per class. The $0 in-state structure is the senior-cycle rate; must be 55+ by class start. Beginner-friendly.
Dec 8–10, 2026
AOC 2026 International Symposium & Convention — incl. AI-enabled sensing and analysis sessions
Gaylord National area, National Harbor, MD · Association of Old Crows
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fridays, Oct 9 – Dec 4, 2026 (no class Nov 27)
CTT-934 A.I. in Action: Applications and Innovations for Everyday Life — Anne Arundel Community College
Online (AACC, Arnold, MD)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly, practical everyday-life AI.
Jan 16, 2027
Cyber Saturday (Maryland) — National Cryptologic Foundation
TAC, Columbia, MD (Fort Meade area)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Audience: grades 5–12, plus Cyber Elite track grades 9–12.
February (typical month)
NIST Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) Workshop, 6th edition expected
Gaithersburg, MD · Prior: 5th QMMS, Feb 18–19, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
February (typical month)
PGCC Hack4Impact: Building a Better Prince George's County Through AI Innovation
Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD · Prior: Feb 11, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly community hackathon.
March (watch for 2027)
Council on Competitiveness — Maryland: Unlocking American Innovation in the AI and Quantum Era
Prior: Mar 23–24, 2026 — Day 1 Morgan State (Baltimore), Day 2 UMD College Park
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Invitation / senior-level format in 2026.
March (typical month)
Maryland Tech Council Technology Transformation Conference
Maryland · Prior: Mar 12, 2026
2026 pricing shown: $299–$399. 2027 pricing has not been announced. No member/student/veteran rate published.
April (typical month)
JHU APL FIB SEM Meeting (incl. AI/ML sessions)
Kossiakoff Center, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Apr 8–9, 2026 — free
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
FreeJohns Hopkins APL events
April (typical month)
Montgomery College AI Workshop and Upskilling Summit
Takoma Park / Silver Spring Campus, 7600 Takoma Ave, MD · Prior: Apr 18, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
June/July (typical month)
AWS Summit Washington DC
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Prior: Jun 30–Jul 1, 2026 — FREE, public sector, 350+ sessions incl. agentic AI
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
June (typical month)
Fort Meade Alliance Industry Day
Fort Meade / Anne Arundel County, MD · Prior edition: June 2026. The organizer’s pages currently show two different dates for this event (Jun 10 and Jun 17, 2026). Please confirm the date on the official event page.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Late spring / early summer 2027
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Conference, 7th edition
Announced as planned for late spring/early summer 2027, likely in/near Gaithersburg, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Sep 20–22, 2027
AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027
Gaylord National, National Harbor, MD · Air & Space Forces Association
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Check with the organizer for any military, veteran or member rate.
September (typical month)
Quantum World Congress 2027
2027 date and venue to be announced. Prior: Sep 23–25, 2026, The Hotel at UMD, College Park, MD · Connected DMV; UMD lead academic partner
2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer. No student rate published.
Dates TBA
Capitol Technology University events (AI, quantum, cyber)
11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Maryland Blockchain Career & Innovation Week / BlockchAIn Bootcamp, Jul 13–17, 2026, free for MD residents
Dates to be announced. Capitol Tech is Maryland's first state-approved bachelor's in AI — check the university calendar for upcoming events.
Fall 2026 onward (programme)
Cyber & AI Clinic expansion — Howard CC with Carroll CC & Frederick CC
Maryland · $4M state investment; Howard CC received $500k; 10-week paid internship cohorts expected from fall 2026
Programme — dates to be announced. Public clinic launch events are expected in 2027; check each college for announcements.
2027, no date announced
QED-C Global Quantum Summit (expanded multi-hub)
No date or venue announced. DC Quantum Summit 2026 was the inaugural prototype.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Baltimore — 21 events and series
Oct 9–10, 2026
AI NEXTGEN America Conference
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD · UMBC-linked workforce summit + career expo
Mostly free.
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00–12:45pm
AI in Practice: Constructing Contextual Transparency (recruiting AI) — UMBC series
Online · UMBC, Baltimore, MD (co-sponsored by JHU CTEI / UBalt CELTT) · Series runs 2nd Wednesday monthly at noon
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 17, 2026, 10–11am ET
From Prompts to Agents: Designing Intelligent AI Systems — UMBC
Online · UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free (listed as a free online session).
Oct 17, 2026, 4–6pm
GRIT-X (four AI talks) — UMBC
Earl & Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free — page states register for free. Beginner-friendly showcase format.
Oct 19, 2026, 2–3pm
AI Amplified / AI as a Design Thinking Partner — UMBC / USM Kirwan Center
Online · Presenter: Dr. Andrew Mangle, Bowie State University
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer For educators and staff. Bowie State University launched a BS in Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2026.
Oct 20, 2026, 10:30am–1:30pm
All-Pathways Career & Internship Fair — CCBC
Wellness & Athletic Center, CCBC Catonsville Campus, Catonsville, MD
Free for employers and job seekers; open to CCBC students and the local community. Pathways include Technology & Engineering.
Oct 28, 2026, 4:00–8:30pm
bwtech@UMBC — Accelerate Your Defense Contracting Success (SBIR/STTR with Navy, Army, DARPA, DLA)
bwtech South, 1450 S Rolling Road, Halethorpe, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer. Space is limited. Registration has reached full capacity and is now closed (rechecked October 31, 2026).
PastVia Potomac24 bwtech listing
Oct 27, 2026, 9am–8pm
Johns Hopkins Data Science & AI Institute — Fall 2026 Symposium
JHU Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD (not DC) · Symposium 9am–4pm, Poster Session 4–6pm, Hopkins Forum Debate 6–8pm. Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Human Learning
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No alumni rate published.
Nov 7, 2026, 8:00am–5:00pm
IEEE Baltimore Technical and Professional Development Colloquium — Creativity in an Era of AI
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, Room 116, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Catonsville, MD · IEEE Baltimore Section
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Registration still open; late registration applies after noon November 2.
Nov 11, 2026, 11am–2pm
The BMORE AI Challenge
Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, 1315 Division St, Baltimore, MD · Community AI challenge with UMD and Coppin State facilitators (BmoreNews)
Free.
Nov 12–13, 2026
6th Annual UMBC Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Workshop
UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD · UMBC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 20 & Dec 4, 2026, 12:00–1:00pm
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Talks (Nov 20: Dong Li · Dec 4: Reece Robertson)
Online · UMBC Cyber Defense Lab, Baltimore, MD — open to the public via WebEx
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 13–15, 2026
Security Standardisation Research Conference (SSR 2026) — incl. post-quantum cryptography and AI standards
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 West Pratt St, Baltimore, MD · UMBC CSEE-hosted listing
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Research audience — not beginner-friendly.
Dec 14, 2026, 9:30am
JHU Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare: Embodied AI in Healthcare
Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD · JHU Data Science and AI Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
May 11–13, 2027
AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2027
Baltimore, MD · AFCEA — see the AFCEA event page for venue
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
October (typical month)
Maryland Innovation Summit
Baltimore, MD · Prior: Oct 1, 2026, Baltimore, ~400 leaders; Maryland Business AI Benchmark released
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
EIN Presswire, Oct 1, 2026
Spring 2026 (prior edition)
AACC Civil AI Mixer (with BAI Group / bAI Labs)
CALT 100, Arnold, MD (Anne Arundel Community College)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Monthly
Baltimore Tech Meetup (AI topics in rotation)
Spark Baltimore, 8 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD
Pricing not published per session — registration required / check organizer (Luma / LinkedIn).
2027, no firm dates
Baltimore Tech Week 2027
Baltimore, MD · A 2027 preview appeared on Luma with no firm dates.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Luma — Baltimore Tech Week 2027 preview
Dates TBA
CCBC — Breakfast Brief: AI series
CCBC, Baltimore County, MD · Dates to be announced — check the CCBC events calendar
Pricing not published per session — registration required / check organizer.
Dates TBA
Towson University — STEM for ALL public lecture series
Towson, MD · Public lectures requiring no background. An “Anatomy of a Cyber Operation” live-hacking lecture is listed with no date published. Prior in-series AI item: “From Script to Speech: AI Voices,” Sep 17, 2026, $0, virtual.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior AI item was $0.
Richmond Corridor — 25 events and series
Oct 8–16, 2026
2026 Virginia Datathon — VITA Office of Data Governance & Analytics
Hybrid / virtual; in-person finale Fri Oct 16, 2026 at Brightpoint Community College, Chester, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Team registration, teams of 2–6. For Virginia higher-ed students and state employees/contractors.
Oct 22, 2026, 8:30am–5pm
ProductFest 2026: The Craft of What's Next — rvatech
Science Museum of Virginia, Dewey Gottwald Center, 2500 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA
Early bird: Members $249 / Non-Members $299 / Groups of 10+ 10% off. No student, veteran, senior or alumni rate published.
Oct 24, 2026, daylong
Hack for Humanity — AI Collective Fredericksburg + UMW Center for AI and the Liberal Arts
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Free. Teams of 2–4; beginner-welcoming.
Oct 28, 2026, 9am–3pm
Business Acumen Series: AI in HR — Practical, Ethical, and Responsible Use — UMW Continuing & Professional Studies
University Hall, Stafford Campus, 125 University Blvd, Stafford, VA · UMW Continuing & Professional Studies
$275 (published listing price). No student/veteran/senior rate published. Beginner-friendly — “regardless of prior AI experience.”
Nov 7, 2026
Techsters Middle School Tech Camp — rvatech
Capital One West Creek Campus, 15075 Capital One Dr, Richmond, VA · rvatech
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer For middle-school girls; beginner-friendly.
Nov 12, 2026, 10am–12pm
Designing the Future: AI's Impact on Design — IFDA Richmond
Libbie Mill Library, 2100 Libbie Lake E St, Richmond, VA 23230
Free–$50 (range as listed; member/non-member breakdown not specified). No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Nov 17, 2026, 9am–4pm (doors 8am)
Women in Technology Conference — rvatech (topics incl. Data Analytics & AI)
Dewey Gottwald Center, Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA (address as published: 2301 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220); free parking
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Richmond's largest tech conference (600–800 attendees per rvatech); not AI-exclusive.
Saturdays Oct 31, Nov 7 & Nov 14, 2026
Free AI Bootcamp for Richmond Teens — Mark Cuban Foundation + AI Ready RVA
Richmond, VA · Venue to be announced
Free — no cost; meals, transportation assistance and technology provided. Grades 9–12. Applications closed Sep 30, 2026.
Every 4th Thursday through Dec 23, 2026, 5:30–7:00pm
Women in Cyber RVA — Monthly Meetup
Buskey Cider, 2910 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA · Cybersecurity networking (not AI-specific)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-welcoming, no-agenda format.
February & November (typical months)
rvatech CyberCon (Feb) & Code&Cloud Conference (Nov)
Richmond, VA · Annual rvatech portfolio events; no 2027 dates or AI-specific agendas published
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
March (typical month)
rvatech Data+AI Summit
Richmond, VA · Prior: Mar 26, 2026, Dewey Gottwald Center, Science Museum of Virginia
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer The corridor's leading dedicated data + AI conference.
April (typical month)
AI Ready RVA — Power of Possibility Conference & Expo
Richmond, VA · Prior: Apr 1, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Jun 9–10, 2027
RVAsec 16
Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, VA · RVAsec security conference
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
September (typical month)
DLA Industry Collider Day — Defense Logistics Agency
Venue for next edition not confirmed (DLA HQ is Fort Belvoir; DLA Weapons Support is Richmond) · Prior editions incl. an AI-infrastructure fireside, AI-tools demo track and a panel with DLA's Chief Data and AI Officer
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Defense-industry audience.
Dates TBA
Brightpoint Community College — AI Hackathon for Good + AI Career Studies Certificate
Midlothian / Chester, VA · Certificate launched Fall 2026; hackathon date to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Spring (prior edition)
ChamberRVA x AI Ready RVA — HYPE: The AI Happy Hour
Richmond, VA · Prior: spring 2026. Beginner-friendly — “no technical background required.”
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
2027, date TBA
COVITS (Commonwealth of Virginia IT Symposium) — GovTech + VITA
Richmond, VA · 2026 edition: ~600 government tech professionals, two days; 2027 dates to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Government IT audience — not general public.
Annual, date TBA
Laurel Ridge Community College — AI Summit
Middletown campus, VA (Shenandoah Valley — far edge of the corridor) · Prior: Apr 1, 2026
Prior-edition price: $224/person. 2027 pricing not published.
Annual, date TBA
NSWC Dahlgren Division — NSTIC OTA Industry Day
Dahlgren, VA · Prior editions featured AI/ML, advanced sensors and directed energy
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Defense contractors / consortium members — not general public.
Ongoing
Richmond Data Science Community (Meetup)
Richmond, VA · Active; prior talks incl. agentic AI for exploratory data analysis (early 2026). Session dates are announced by the group.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
University of Richmond — AI across the liberal arts / SpiderAI
Richmond, VA · Prior: Sharp Viewpoint “AI and the Future of Work,” recorded Oct 7, 2025
Dates to be announced. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fall (typical month)
VCU Humanities Week (Humanities and AI)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA · Prior public lecture: “Humanities and AI: Large Language Models and the Returns of Critical Theory.”
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
Virginia State University — Center for Generative AI & Industrial Cybersecurity
Petersburg, VA · Center funded ($1.03M, ceremony May 5, 2026); Women Leaders Conference Jun 24–25, 2026 incl. an AI/STEM day (both prior)
Dates to be announced.
2027, date TBA
VITA — Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Conference
Virginia · 13th annual (2026) theme: “The Quantum Mirror,” with AI tools and post-quantum preparation sessions
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer State agency / cybersecurity leaders — not clearly open to the general public.
Dates TBA
William & Mary — AI programming (Williamsburg, ~55 mi SE of Richmond)
Williamsburg, VA · Signals: new Applied AI major (announced Aug 17, 2026); prior “Wisdom & Machines” lecture; panels on AI and critical infrastructure / national security (dates to be announced)
Dates to be announced. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Free Events — 34
Oct 9–10, 2026
AI NEXTGEN America Conference
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD · UMBC-linked workforce summit + career expo
Mostly free.
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00pm ET
From Classroom to Career: AI in the Real World — UMBC at Shady Grove
Virtual (host campus: 9636 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD)
$0 (tickets listed at $0). Beginner-friendly, for students and job-seekers.
Oct 17, 2026, 10–11am ET
From Prompts to Agents: Designing Intelligent AI Systems — UMBC
Online · UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free (listed as a free online session).
Oct 17, 2026, 4–6pm
GRIT-X (four AI talks) — UMBC
Earl & Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free — page states register for free. Beginner-friendly showcase format.
Oct 20, 2026, 7am–5pm
Google Public Sector Summit (+ Partner Connect Oct 21, partners only / waitlist)
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC · Google Cloud
Complimentary for federal, defense, state/local and higher-ed leaders only — restricted to public sector, not open general-public pricing. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 20, 2026, 10:30am–1:30pm
All-Pathways Career & Internship Fair — CCBC
Wellness & Athletic Center, CCBC Catonsville Campus, Catonsville, MD
Free for employers and job seekers; open to CCBC students and the local community. Pathways include Technology & Engineering.
Oct 21, 2026, 10:00–11:30am EDT
Brookings — AI on the Ballot: Data Centers and the 2026 Midterms
Brookings Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC + online · Brookings
Free, in-person + online. Registration required.
Oct 21, 2026, 11:30am–6pm
FedInsider Innovation Summit 2026 — AI Dominates the Landscape
Washington, DC (Ritz-Carlton) · FedInsider
Complimentary registration listed; 3 CPE. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 21, 2026
KIC DC Tech Summit 2026
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC · JHU DC
First 150 registrants free; pricing after that not published — registration required / check organizer. No alumni/student rate published.
Oct 24, 2026, daylong
Hack for Humanity — AI Collective Fredericksburg + UMW Center for AI and the Liberal Arts
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Free. Teams of 2–4; beginner-welcoming.
Nov 3, 2026, 8:45am–4:00pm
2nd Annual Quantum AI Conference — Quantum Literacy Club
UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (UDC Van Ness campus area)
Free — registration required, seats limited, food and giveaways included (UDC host listing). Start time: the UDC host listing says 8:45am and Eventbrite shows 8:00am — please confirm on the official event page before registering.
Nov 5, 2026, 6:00–8:30pm
Civic Tech DC Project Night
OpenGovHub, 1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC · Civic Tech DC community project night
Free — $0 on the Luma listing.
Nov 7, 2026, 9am–4:30pm
MeasureCamp DC 2026
Georgetown University Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC · Community unconference
Free. First ticket release appears sold out on a derived listing; later releases still listed at $0 — check the official site for the current release.
Nov 11, 2026, 11am–2pm
The BMORE AI Challenge
Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, 1315 Division St, Baltimore, MD · Community AI challenge with UMD and Coppin State facilitators (BmoreNews)
Free.
Nov 12, 2026, 10am–12pm
Designing the Future: AI's Impact on Design — IFDA Richmond
Libbie Mill Library, 2100 Libbie Lake E St, Richmond, VA 23230
Free–$50 (range as listed; member/non-member breakdown not specified). No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 15, Oct 19 & Nov 2, 2026 (+ more dates)
Montgomery College ignITe Hub series: Future of Tech Lunch and Learn · Career Workshop Series · Fireside Chat Career Series
ignITe Hub, Mannakee Building, 900 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, MD
Free (Lunch and Learn listed free; other sessions as listed on Eventbrite).
Nov 24, 2026, 5:30–7:30pm
Defense Tech DC 021
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Saturdays Oct 31, Nov 7 & Nov 14, 2026
Free AI Bootcamp for Richmond Teens — Mark Cuban Foundation + AI Ready RVA
Richmond, VA · Venue to be announced
Free — no cost; meals, transportation assistance and technology provided. Grades 9–12. Applications closed Sep 30, 2026.
Oct 5 – Dec 2, 2026
CTT-922 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — Senior Cycle, ages 55+ — Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold campus (Mondays, Oct 5–Nov 16) + Severn section (Wednesdays, Oct 7–Dec 2), MD
In-state $0 per class; out-of-state $35 per class. The $0 in-state structure is the senior-cycle rate; must be 55+ by class start. Beginner-friendly.
Dec 15, 2026, 6:00–8:00pm
Defense Tech DC 022
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Dec 17, 2026, 9:30am EST
GW School of Business — MS in Artificial Intelligence for Business Information Session
Virtual · George Washington University School of Business
Free — $0.
April (typical month)
JHU APL FIB SEM Meeting (incl. AI/ML sessions)
Kossiakoff Center, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Apr 8–9, 2026 — free
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
FreeJohns Hopkins APL events
May 24–25, 2027
SCSP AI+ Expo — AI Expo for National Competitiveness
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Special Competitive Studies Project
FREE to attend. Early-bird exhibit deadline Nov 1, 2026 (exhibitor, not attendee, deadline).
June/July (typical month)
AWS Summit Washington DC
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Prior: Jun 30–Jul 1, 2026 — FREE, public sector, 350+ sessions incl. agentic AI
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
Jul 21, 2027
SQAI 2027 — Capital Summit (SQAI-C)
Washington, DC area, venue TBA; part of International Summit on Quantum AI, Jul 20–22, 2027
General admission free. No special rates published.
September (typical month)
DSI AI for Defense Summit
Prior edition: Sep 2–3, 2026, AIA Global Campus, 1735 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
2027 pricing has not been announced. 2026 pricing shown: Industry $1,090–$1,590 / Academia & nonprofit $790–$990 / Active-duty military & government complimentary.
Fall (typical month)
George Mason — Navigating AI conference
Fairfax, VA · Prior: Sep 8, 2026 — free conference
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer.
FreeGeorge Mason Costello / CEC calendars
October (typical month)
NOVA Career Connect Expo — Resume and AI Clinics
Alexandria Campus, VA · Prior: Oct 8, 2026, with free Resume and AI Clinics
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior clinics were free.
Nov 4 or Nov 5, 2027 — please confirm date
GovCIO Federal AI & Digital Transformation Summit 2027
Washington, DC, 8am–3:30pm · GovCIO Media
Government free / Industry $499 / Academia $50; 5 CPE. No separate student, veteran, senior, alumni or early-bird rate published; academia $50 is the closest published concession. The organizer’s pages currently show two different dates for this event (Nov 4 and Nov 5, 2027). Please confirm the date on the official event page.
Monthly, announced 2–6 weeks ahead
DC community meetups: Data Community DC · Deep Learning Adventures · DC Data Science · DC AI Meetup / AI Collective DC · Washington Quantum Computing Meetup
Various, Washington, DC (incl. Prefect, 2112 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Mostly free, registration required. Individual listings: pricing not published — check organizer per session.
Monthly–quarterly, 2–4 weeks ahead
Georgetown CSET events, webinars and firesides
Georgetown University, Washington, DC · Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Mostly free, registration required. Caution: at least one CSET-linked talk was open to Georgetown SFS only — restricted, not fully public. No alumni rate published.
Monthly–quarterly, 2–6 weeks ahead
Think tank AI series: Brookings · CSIS Wadhwani AI Center · Atlantic Council GeoTech · Wilson Center · Carnegie · New America · ITIF Center for Data Innovation · BPC · GMF · Stimson
Washington, DC + hybrid
Typically free, registration required, many hybrid. Per-event: check organizer page.
Fall, recurring
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp, hosted by Booz Allen (for teens)
McLean, VA · Prior editions were free for accepted students
Free programme for accepted students in prior editions. 2026/2027 McLean dates to be announced.
Dates TBA
Towson University — STEM for ALL public lecture series
Towson, MD · Public lectures requiring no background. An “Anatomy of a Cyber Operation” live-hacking lecture is listed with no date published. Prior in-series AI item: “From Script to Speech: AI Voices,” Sep 17, 2026, $0, virtual.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior AI item was $0.
Quantum — 15
Nov 3, 2026, 8:45am–4:00pm
2nd Annual Quantum AI Conference — Quantum Literacy Club
UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (UDC Van Ness campus area)
Free — registration required, seats limited, food and giveaways included (UDC host listing). Start time: the UDC host listing says 8:45am and Eventbrite shows 8:00am — please confirm on the official event page before registering.
Nov 5–7, 2026
AAAI 2026 Fall Symposium Series — incl. Quantum Information & Machine Learning, Trustworthy Agentic Systems, Agentic AI for Health
Westin Arlington, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA · Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Late registration: $495 member / $660 nonmember / $325 student member / $435 nonmember student.
Nov 10, 2026
AI+ Quantum Summit — SCSP AI+ Summit Series
Washington, DC — venue on the registration page · Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). Speakers include IonQ, IBM Research, PsiQuantum, Google Quantum AI, and UMD quantum leads
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 12, 2026, 1:00–3:30pm
Quantum Business Forum 2026: Discovering New Markets, Partnerships & Opportunities in the Quantum Economy
Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST), 2900 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA · Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce. The official page body also shows 2800 Eisenhower Ave — verify the address before traveling
Tickets $17.85–$23.18. Seats limited, open to all.
Dec 13–15, 2026
Security Standardisation Research Conference (SSR 2026) — incl. post-quantum cryptography and AI standards
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 West Pratt St, Baltimore, MD · UMBC CSEE-hosted listing
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Research audience — not beginner-friendly.
February (typical month)
NIST Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) Workshop, 6th edition expected
Gaithersburg, MD · Prior: 5th QMMS, Feb 18–19, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
March (watch for 2027)
Council on Competitiveness — Maryland: Unlocking American Innovation in the AI and Quantum Era
Prior: Mar 23–24, 2026 — Day 1 Morgan State (Baltimore), Day 2 UMD College Park
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Invitation / senior-level format in 2026.
Late spring / early summer 2027
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Conference, 7th edition
Announced as planned for late spring/early summer 2027, likely in/near Gaithersburg, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Jul 21, 2027
SQAI 2027 — Capital Summit (SQAI-C)
Washington, DC area, venue TBA; part of International Summit on Quantum AI, Jul 20–22, 2027
General admission free. No special rates published.
July (typical month)
QED-C Quantum Technology Showcase on the Hill
Prior edition: Jul 15, 2026, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
QED-C
September (typical month)
Quantum World Congress 2027
2027 date and venue to be announced. Prior: Sep 23–25, 2026, The Hotel at UMD, College Park, MD · Connected DMV; UMD lead academic partner
2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer. No student rate published.
Monthly, announced 2–6 weeks ahead
DC community meetups: Data Community DC · Deep Learning Adventures · DC Data Science · DC AI Meetup / AI Collective DC · Washington Quantum Computing Meetup
Various, Washington, DC (incl. Prefect, 2112 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Mostly free, registration required. Individual listings: pricing not published — check organizer per session.
2027, no date announced
QED-C Global Quantum Summit (expanded multi-hub)
No date or venue announced. DC Quantum Summit 2026 was the inaugural prototype.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
Capitol Technology University events (AI, quantum, cyber)
11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Maryland Blockchain Career & Innovation Week / BlockchAIn Bootcamp, Jul 13–17, 2026, free for MD residents
Dates to be announced. Capitol Tech is Maryland's first state-approved bachelor's in AI — check the university calendar for upcoming events.
2027, date TBA
VITA — Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Conference
Virginia · 13th annual (2026) theme: “The Quantum Mirror,” with AI tools and post-quantum preparation sessions
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer State agency / cybersecurity leaders — not clearly open to the general public.
October 2026 — 27 events and series
Oct 8–16, 2026
2026 Virginia Datathon — VITA Office of Data Governance & Analytics
Hybrid / virtual; in-person finale Fri Oct 16, 2026 at Brightpoint Community College, Chester, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Team registration, teams of 2–6. For Virginia higher-ed students and state employees/contractors.
Oct 9–10, 2026
AI NEXTGEN America Conference
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD · UMBC-linked workforce summit + career expo
Mostly free.
Oct 13, 2026, 5:30pm
DMV Tech Super Meetup
Capital One Center 1, McLean, VA · Community (AI Build Club, Generative AI DC, Civic Tech DC, others)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer (Luma listing)
Oct 14, 2026, 12:00–12:45pm
AI in Practice: Constructing Contextual Transparency (recruiting AI) — UMBC series
Online · UMBC, Baltimore, MD (co-sponsored by JHU CTEI / UBalt CELTT) · Series runs 2nd Wednesday monthly at noon
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 14, 2026
Data+AI Meetup with Databricks — DC AI Developers Group
National Union Building, 918 F St NW, Washington, DC · Community
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00–1:00pm ET
From Classroom to Career: AI in the Real World — UMBC at Shady Grove
Virtual (host campus: 9636 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD)
$0 (tickets listed at $0). Beginner-friendly, for students and job-seekers.
Oct 15, 2026
Powering the AI Decade
Towers Crescent Conference Center, 1850 Towers Cres Plaza, Vienna, VA · Knowledge Networks / RegulatingAI + American Bazaar
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer (Luma registration)
Oct 17, 2026, 10–11am ET
From Prompts to Agents: Designing Intelligent AI Systems — UMBC
Online · UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free (listed as a free online session).
Oct 17, 2026, 4–6pm
GRIT-X (four AI talks) — UMBC
Earl & Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Baltimore / Halethorpe, MD
Free — page states register for free. Beginner-friendly showcase format.
Oct 19, 2026, 2–3pm
AI Amplified / AI as a Design Thinking Partner — UMBC / USM Kirwan Center
Online · Presenter: Dr. Andrew Mangle, Bowie State University
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer For educators and staff. Bowie State University launched a BS in Artificial Intelligence for Fall 2026.
Starts Oct 19, 2026; 4 weeks, evenings
Introductory Cybersecurity Prep Course (community) — Montgomery College
East County Education Center, Silver Spring, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Montgomery College course listings
Oct 20, 2026, 10:30am–1:30pm
All-Pathways Career & Internship Fair — CCBC
Wellness & Athletic Center, CCBC Catonsville Campus, Catonsville, MD
Free for employers and job seekers; open to CCBC students and the local community. Pathways include Technology & Engineering.
Oct 20, 2026, 7am–5pm
Google Public Sector Summit (+ Partner Connect Oct 21, partners only / waitlist)
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC · Google Cloud
Complimentary for federal, defense, state/local and higher-ed leaders only — restricted to public sector, not open general-public pricing. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 20, 2026, 3–7pm
USGIF Mission Focus: Accelerating Sensor Architectures for the Age of AI
Venue to be announced · USGIF, Herndon, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No member rate published.
Oct 21, 2026, 10:00–11:30am EDT
Brookings — AI on the Ballot: Data Centers and the 2026 Midterms
Brookings Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC + online · Brookings
Free, in-person + online. Registration required.
Oct 21, 2026, 11:30am–6pm
FedInsider Innovation Summit 2026 — AI Dominates the Landscape
Washington, DC (Ritz-Carlton) · FedInsider
Complimentary registration listed; 3 CPE. No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Oct 21, 2026
KIC DC Tech Summit 2026
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC · JHU DC
First 150 registrants free; pricing after that not published — registration required / check organizer. No alumni/student rate published.
Oct 22, 2026, 8:30am–5pm
ProductFest 2026: The Craft of What's Next — rvatech
Science Museum of Virginia, Dewey Gottwald Center, 2500 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA
Early bird: Members $249 / Non-Members $299 / Groups of 10+ 10% off. No student, veteran, senior or alumni rate published.
Oct 23, 2026, 12:00–2:30pm
President's Colloquium: Freedom of Religion, Social Justice and Artificial Intelligence
Main Hall, O'Connor Auditorium, Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Part of Reunion Oct 23–24, for reunion and alumnae registrants.
Oct 24, 2026, daylong
Hack for Humanity — AI Collective Fredericksburg + UMW Center for AI and the Liberal Arts
University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Free. Teams of 2–4; beginner-welcoming.
Oct 27–28, 2026
MITRE ATT&CKcon 7.0 (AI-adjacent cyber)
McLean, VA + virtual · MITRE
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 28, 2026, 9am–3pm
Business Acumen Series: AI in HR — Practical, Ethical, and Responsible Use — UMW Continuing & Professional Studies
University Hall, Stafford Campus, 125 University Blvd, Stafford, VA · UMW Continuing & Professional Studies
$275 (published listing price). No student/veteran/senior rate published. Beginner-friendly — “regardless of prior AI experience.”
Oct 28, 2026, 4:00–8:30pm
bwtech@UMBC — Accelerate Your Defense Contracting Success (SBIR/STTR with Navy, Army, DARPA, DLA)
bwtech South, 1450 S Rolling Road, Halethorpe, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer. Space is limited. Registration has reached full capacity and is now closed (rechecked October 31, 2026).
PastVia Potomac24 bwtech listing
Oct 28, 2026, 12:00–7:30pm
NVTC Cyber Summit & Cyber50
Appian HQ, Valo Park, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No NVTC member rate published.
Oct 29, 2026, 8:00am–6:00pm EDT
Cloudera EVOLVE26 Government Summit
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC · Cloudera
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 30–31, 2026
BSidesNoVA 2026 — incl. “Unpacking the AI Landscape” workshop, Oct 30
George Mason Schar School, 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA · Community security conference
Tickets $28.52–$108.55 on Eventbrite (Saturday general admission $61 in the listing; workshops vary). No student/veteran/senior rate published.
BSidesNoVA organizer site
Oct 27, 2026, 9am–8pm
Johns Hopkins Data Science & AI Institute — Fall 2026 Symposium
JHU Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD (not DC) · Symposium 9am–4pm, Poster Session 4–6pm, Hopkins Forum Debate 6–8pm. Theme: Artificial Intelligence and Human Learning
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No alumni rate published.
November 2026 — 39 events and series
Nov 2, 2026, 3:00–4:00pm ET
Assembling in the Age of AI
Virtual · New America (Washington, DC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 2–3, 2026
SANS AI / SI Cybersecurity Summit — Fall 2026
Arlington, VA — venue on the SANS listing · SANS Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 3, 2026, 8:45am–4:00pm
2nd Annual Quantum AI Conference — Quantum Literacy Club
UDC Student Center Ballroom, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC (UDC Van Ness campus area)
Free — registration required, seats limited, food and giveaways included (UDC host listing). Start time: the UDC host listing says 8:45am and Eventbrite shows 8:00am — please confirm on the official event page before registering.
Nov 3–4, 2026
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2026 — data center and AI infrastructure conference
Lansdowne Resort & Spa, 44050 Woodridge Parkway, Leesburg, VA · Data Center Dynamics (DCD)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Building Hope and Trust in the Hiring Process & the Evolution of AI
LMI Headquarters, Tysons, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 4:00–5:00pm
CAFe Speaker Series: Responsible AI at the Library of Congress — Natalie Buda Smith, Chief AI Officer, Library of Congress
HBK 0123, University of Maryland, College Park, MD + Virtual · UMD College of Information
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 4, 2026, 5:30–6:30pm
Evening@SMART: Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
Virtual · UMD MATRIX Lab Evening@SMART series
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 5–7, 2026
AAAI 2026 Fall Symposium Series — incl. Quantum Information & Machine Learning, Trustworthy Agentic Systems, Agentic AI for Health
Westin Arlington, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA · Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Late registration: $495 member / $660 nonmember / $325 student member / $435 nonmember student.
Nov 5, 2026, 6:00–8:30pm
Civic Tech DC Project Night
OpenGovHub, 1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC · Civic Tech DC community project night
Free — $0 on the Luma listing.
Nov 5, 2026, 11:00am
Making Government a Trusted Source in AI Systems
Virtual webinar · Georgetown University Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 5, 2026, 2:00–2:45pm EST
US Biosafety Policy and Regulations: Assessing the Landscape (AI-adjacent)
Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC + online · Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 6, 2026, 8:00am–3:30pm
GovCIO AI Summit 2026
Tysons, VA — venue on the summit page · GovCIO Media & Research
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 7, 2026, 8:00am–5:00pm
IEEE Baltimore Technical and Professional Development Colloquium — Creativity in an Era of AI
Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, Room 116, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Cir, Catonsville, MD · IEEE Baltimore Section
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Registration still open; late registration applies after noon November 2.
Nov 7, 2026, 9am–4:30pm
MeasureCamp DC 2026
Georgetown University Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC · Community unconference
Free. First ticket release appears sold out on a derived listing; later releases still listed at $0 — check the official site for the current release.
Nov 7, 2026
Techsters Middle School Tech Camp — rvatech
Capital One West Creek Campus, 15075 Capital One Dr, Richmond, VA · rvatech
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer For middle-school girls; beginner-friendly.
Nov 10, 2026, 7am–4pm ET
2026 Homeland Security Summit (incl. AI and investigative intelligence panel)
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA · Potomac Officers Club
Paid registration — amount on the registration page.
Nov 10, 2026
AI+ Quantum Summit — SCSP AI+ Summit Series
Washington, DC — venue on the registration page · Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). Speakers include IonQ, IBM Research, PsiQuantum, Google Quantum AI, and UMD quantum leads
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 10, 2026, 10:00–11:00am EST
How Can the Future of AI Center Human Rights? — CSIS
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC + webcast · Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 10, 2026, 11am–2pm
NVTC — From Innovation to Mission (Mission Tech Series)
Army Navy Country Club, Arlington, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 11, 2026, 11am–2pm
The BMORE AI Challenge
Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center, 1315 Division St, Baltimore, MD · Community AI challenge with UMD and Coppin State facilitators (BmoreNews)
Free.
Nov 12–13, 2026
6th Annual UMBC Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Workshop
UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD · UMBC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 12, 2026, 10am–12pm
Designing the Future: AI's Impact on Design — IFDA Richmond
Libbie Mill Library, 2100 Libbie Lake E St, Richmond, VA 23230
Free–$50 (range as listed; member/non-member breakdown not specified). No student/veteran/senior rate published.
Nov 12, 2026, 1:00–3:30pm
Quantum Business Forum 2026: Discovering New Markets, Partnerships & Opportunities in the Quantum Economy
Washington University of Science and Technology (WUST), 2900 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA · Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce. The official page body also shows 2800 Eisenhower Ave — verify the address before traveling
Tickets $17.85–$23.18. Seats limited, open to all.
Nov 13, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
NVTC — Future of Thinking: Humans, AI, and What Comes Next
LMI Headquarters, 7940 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 13, 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm
Software Quality Summit Virginia 2026 — AI and the Future of Software Quality
Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Hwy, Arlington, VA · TestingMind
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 15, Oct 19 & Nov 2, 2026 (+ more dates)
Montgomery College ignITe Hub series: Future of Tech Lunch and Learn · Career Workshop Series · Fireside Chat Career Series
ignITe Hub, Mannakee Building, 900 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, MD
Free (Lunch and Learn listed free; other sessions as listed on Eventbrite).
Nov 16–19, 2026
KMWorld 2026 — incl. Enterprise AI World
JW Marriott Washington, DC, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC · KMWorld / Information Today
Paid conference registration — pass prices on the conference page.
Nov 16–18, 2026
NIST TREC 2026 (AI evaluation)
NIST, 100 Bureau Dr, Gaithersburg, MD
In-person $400; student $225; virtual $60. In-person registration closes November 2, 2026; virtual registration stays open until the event concludes.
Nov 17, 2026, 8am–1pm
FedScoop FedTalks
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop / Scoop News Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 17, 2026, 8:30am–4:00pm EST
National Techno-Economic Power Conference
Convene Hamilton Square, 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 17, 2026, 9:00am–5:00pm EST
Public Service AI Summit 2026: Creating a Responsive Government
600 14th St NW, Washington, DC + Virtual · Partnership for Public Service, AI Center for Government
In-person $59 (invite-only; virtual registrants may waitlist); virtual $39.
Nov 17, 2026, 9am–4pm (doors 8am)
Women in Technology Conference — rvatech (topics incl. Data Analytics & AI)
Dewey Gottwald Center, Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA (address as published: 2301 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23220); free parking
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Richmond's largest tech conference (600–800 attendees per rvatech); not AI-exclusive.
Nov 19, 2026, 9am–1pm ET
Connect:AI Summit Washington DC — From AI to ROI with Agent Fabric
Washington, DC — venue on the invitation page · Salesforce / MuleSoft
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Data Centers & Local Communities: A New Social Contract
Dominion Energy, Herndon, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 11am–1pm ET
FedScoop AI & IT Modernization Summit
Virtual · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 19, 2026, 12:00–1:30pm EST
GW TAI November AI Ethics Potluck
George Washington University, Science & Engineering Hall, 800 22nd St NW, Washington, DC · GW Trustworthy AI Initiative (GW TAI)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 20 & Dec 4, 2026, 12:00–1:00pm
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Talks (Nov 20: Dong Li · Dec 4: Reece Robertson)
Online · UMBC Cyber Defense Lab, Baltimore, MD — open to the public via WebEx
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 24, 2026, 5:30–7:30pm
Defense Tech DC 021
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Saturdays Oct 31, Nov 7 & Nov 14, 2026
Free AI Bootcamp for Richmond Teens — Mark Cuban Foundation + AI Ready RVA
Richmond, VA · Venue to be announced
Free — no cost; meals, transportation assistance and technology provided. Grades 9–12. Applications closed Sep 30, 2026.
December 2026 — 21 events and series
Dec 1–3, 2026
Cislunar Security Conference (CLSC 2026) — AI-adjacent space security
Johns Hopkins APL, Laurel, MD
Fee not published on the official JHU APL page. A $75–$300 range appears only on a non-official calendar — check with the organizer.
Dec 1, 2026
Sixth Annual AI in Action Conference — Who Does What? AI, Trade and Work
Georgetown University, Washington, DC — also virtual · AI in Action Conference (incl. Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, World Bank)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 1, 2026
Washington DC Cyber Summit
Anderson House, Washington, DC · Sessions include AI models, weaponized frontier models, and the DoW Cyber Strategy and AI Action Plan
Invite-only; no fee published.
Dec 3, 2026, 7am–4pm ET
2026 Healthcare Summit (incl. AI Governance and the Role of Policy Expertise panel)
Hilton McLean, 7920 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA · Potomac Officers Club
Paid registration — amount on the registration page.
Dec 3, 2026
AFCEA Belvoir Innovation Day / Innovation Summit — on Fort Belvoir (focus areas incl. AI & Generative AI)
Fort Belvoir, VA · AFCEA Belvoir · Military installation
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Government/military + industry audience. No veteran/student rate published.
Dec 3, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
Securing Space: Threats, Awareness, and Resilience
LMI Headquarters, Tysons, McLean, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 3, 2026, 5:00–10:00pm ET
USGIF GEOGala
Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA · USGIF
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Oct 5 – Dec 2, 2026
CTT-922 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence — Senior Cycle, ages 55+ — Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold campus (Mondays, Oct 5–Nov 16) + Severn section (Wednesdays, Oct 7–Dec 2), MD
In-state $0 per class; out-of-state $35 per class. The $0 in-state structure is the senior-cycle rate; must be 55+ by class start. Beginner-friendly.
Dec 8–10, 2026
AOC 2026 International Symposium & Convention — incl. AI-enabled sensing and analysis sessions
Gaylord National area, National Harbor, MD · Association of Old Crows
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fridays, Oct 9 – Dec 4, 2026 (no class Nov 27)
CTT-934 A.I. in Action: Applications and Innovations for Everyday Life — Anne Arundel Community College
Online (AACC, Arnold, MD)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly, practical everyday-life AI.
Dec 9, 2026
FedScoop Emerge: Health Transformation
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 10, 2026, 8:30–10:30am
NVTC Marketing & Growth Labs: 2027 — Moving from AI Efficiency to Impact
Fairfax Square III, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA · Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 13–15, 2026
Security Standardisation Research Conference (SSR 2026) — incl. post-quantum cryptography and AI standards
Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, 401 West Pratt St, Baltimore, MD · UMBC CSEE-hosted listing
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Research audience — not beginner-friendly.
Dec 14, 2026, 9:30am
JHU Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare: Embodied AI in Healthcare
Glass Pavilion, Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus, Baltimore, MD · JHU Data Science and AI Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 14–19, 2026
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2026 (SANS CDI 2026) — incl. AI security courses
Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St NW, Washington, DC — also live online · SANS Institute
Paid courses — price by course on the SANS page; most courses pair with a GIAC certification attempt.
Dec 15, 2026, 6:00–8:00pm
Defense Tech DC 022
Washington, DC — neighborhood on the Luma listing · Defense Tech DC community
Free — $0 general admission on the Luma listing.
Dec 15, 2026, 6:00–8:00pm
NVTC Tech100 Celebration
Hilton McLean, VA · NVTC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dec 17, 2026, 9:30am EST
GW School of Business — MS in Artificial Intelligence for Business Information Session
Virtual · George Washington University School of Business
Free — $0.
Every 4th Thursday through Dec 23, 2026, 5:30–7:00pm
Women in Cyber RVA — Monthly Meetup
Buskey Cider, 2910 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA · Cybersecurity networking (not AI-specific)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-welcoming, no-agenda format.
Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2026
Counter UAS Technology USA Conference 2026 (6th Annual) — AI-adjacent
Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2026
NVIDIA GTC Washington, DC — workshops Nov 30; Jensen Huang keynote Dec 1, 2pm ET
Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC · NVIDIA
Ticketed: exhibit $375 / workshop $390 / conference $899. See the official event page for current ticket tiers. No student, veteran, senior, alumni or nonprofit rate published.
January 2027 — 2 events and series
Jan 16, 2027
Cyber Saturday (Maryland) — National Cryptologic Foundation
TAC, Columbia, MD (Fort Meade area)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Audience: grades 5–12, plus Cyber Elite track grades 9–12.
Jan 27–28, 2027
Apex Defense 2027
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Clarion + Hudson Institute
Ticketed. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
February 2027 — 9 events and series
Feb 1–2, 2027
UAV Technology USA
Hilton Arlington, VA · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 2–3, 2027
ACI Summit on Cybersecurity, AI Governance & Digital Risk
Washington, DC — venue to be announced · American Conference Institute
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb 3–4, 2027
Counter UAS Homeland Security USA
Hilton Arlington, VA · SAE Media Group
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Feb–May 2027
George Mason Chief Data & AI Officer Programme
Hybrid; in-person at Mason Square, Arlington, VA · George Mason Costello College
$8,500 for the cohort programme. No alumni, veteran, student or early-bird rate published.
Feb–Jul 2027
Potomac Officers Club portfolio: Defense R&D Summit Feb 4, 2027 · GovCon Executive Leadership Feb 25, 2027 · Digital Transformation Apr 29, 2027 · Cyber Summit May 2027, date TBA · Army Summit Jun 24, 2027 · Air & Space Jul 2027
Northern Virginia venues · Potomac Officers Club
Per-event pricing not published, except the AI Summit ($495, above) — registration required / check organizer per event.
Feb 26, 2027
Universal AI NRT Open House (booth) — Gallaudet University
Field House Gymnasium, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Audience: undergraduate prospects — deaf/hard-of-hearing high-school and transfer students.
February (typical month)
NIST Quantum Matters in Materials Science (QMMS) Workshop, 6th edition expected
Gaithersburg, MD · Prior: 5th QMMS, Feb 18–19, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
February (typical month)
PGCC Hack4Impact: Building a Better Prince George's County Through AI Innovation
Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD · Prior: Feb 11, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly community hackathon.
February & November (typical months)
rvatech CyberCon (Feb) & Code&Cloud Conference (Nov)
Richmond, VA · Annual rvatech portfolio events; no 2027 dates or AI-specific agendas published
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
March 2027 — 9 events and series
Mar 18, 2027, 7am–4pm ET
Potomac Officers Club 2027 Artificial Intelligence Summit
Venue not yet announced — the official event page says the location is pending · Potomac Officers Club
$495 guest price shown on the registration page. No government, military/veteran, student, member or early-bird rate published.
Mar 24–25, 2027 (VIP dinner Mar 23)
US AI Congress 2027
National Press Club, Washington, DC, 8am–5pm
“Request a Seat / Registration Available Soon”. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Mar 31 – Apr 1, 2027
Data Center Americas (inaugural edition — data center and AI-ready infrastructure)
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · CloserStill Media conference and expo
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
March (watch for 2027)
Council on Competitiveness — Maryland: Unlocking American Innovation in the AI and Quantum Era
Prior: Mar 23–24, 2026 — Day 1 Morgan State (Baltimore), Day 2 UMD College Park
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Invitation / senior-level format in 2026.
March (typical month)
Maryland Tech Council Technology Transformation Conference
Maryland · Prior: Mar 12, 2026
2026 pricing shown: $299–$399. 2027 pricing has not been announced. No member/student/veteran rate published.
March (typical month)
rvatech Data+AI Summit
Richmond, VA · Prior: Mar 26, 2026, Dewey Gottwald Center, Science Museum of Virginia
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer The corridor's leading dedicated data + AI conference.
March (typical month)
TRAILSCon — TRAILS (UMD / GW Trustworthy AI)
Prior edition: Mar 4–5, 2026, at GW, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Spring 2027
UDC Library — AI + Information Literacy webinar series
University of the District of Columbia (online) · Prior: Spring 2026 sessions Jan 23, Feb 6, Feb 20, Mar 6, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Beginner-friendly library instruction.
March (typical month)
US Chamber Technology Leadership Summit
Prior edition: Mar 11, 2026, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No member rate published.
April 2027 — 4 events and series
Apr 29, 2027
FedScoop AITalks
Waldorf Astoria DC · FedScoop
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
April (typical month)
AI Ready RVA — Power of Possibility Conference & Expo
Richmond, VA · Prior: Apr 1, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
April (typical month)
JHU APL FIB SEM Meeting (incl. AI/ML sessions)
Kossiakoff Center, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Apr 8–9, 2026 — free
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
FreeJohns Hopkins APL events
April (typical month)
Montgomery College AI Workshop and Upskilling Summit
Takoma Park / Silver Spring Campus, 7600 Takoma Ave, MD · Prior: Apr 18, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
May 2027 — 3 events and series
May 11–13, 2027
AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2027
Baltimore, MD · AFCEA — see the AFCEA event page for venue
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
May 24–25, 2027
SCSP AI+ Expo — AI Expo for National Competitiveness
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Special Competitive Studies Project
FREE to attend. Early-bird exhibit deadline Nov 1, 2026 (exhibitor, not attendee, deadline).
May (typical month)
AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days
Fort Belvoir, VA · Prior: May 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
AFCEA Belvoir chapter
June 2027 — 7 events and series
Jun 9–10, 2027
RVAsec 16
Richmond Marriott Downtown, Richmond, VA · RVAsec security conference
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Jun 24, 2027
GovCIO Federal Tech Leaders Summit
Washington, DC · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
June (typical month)
ATARC Mission AI Summit
Prior: Jun 25, 2026, Carahsoft Conference Center, Reston, VA
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer ATARC also ran a monthly virtual Quantum Speaker Series and an AI Cybersecurity Operations Working Group.
June/July (typical month)
AWS Summit Washington DC
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Prior: Jun 30–Jul 1, 2026 — FREE, public sector, 350+ sessions incl. agentic AI
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published.
June (typical month)
Defense One Tech Summit
Prior edition: Jun 16, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
June (typical month)
Fort Meade Alliance Industry Day
Fort Meade / Anne Arundel County, MD · Prior edition: June 2026. The organizer’s pages currently show two different dates for this event (Jun 10 and Jun 17, 2026). Please confirm the date on the official event page.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Late spring / early summer 2027
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standardization Conference, 7th edition
Announced as planned for late spring/early summer 2027, likely in/near Gaithersburg, MD
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
July 2027 — 2 events and series
Jul 21, 2027
SQAI 2027 — Capital Summit (SQAI-C)
Washington, DC area, venue TBA; part of International Summit on Quantum AI, Jul 20–22, 2027
General admission free. No special rates published.
July (typical month)
QED-C Quantum Technology Showcase on the Hill
Prior edition: Jul 15, 2026, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
QED-C
August 2027 — 1 events and series
Aug 10, 2027
GovCIO Federal AI Forum
Reston, VA · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
September 2027 — 7 events and series
Sep 20–22, 2027
AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2027
Gaylord National, National Harbor, MD · Air & Space Forces Association
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Check with the organizer for any military, veteran or member rate.
September (typical month)
CDAO portfolio — three separate events: CDAO Government · CDAO Washington DC · CDAO Defense & Security
Washington, DC · Corinium · Prior editions: all ~Sep 23–24, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Corinium CDAO event sites
September (typical month)
DLA Industry Collider Day — Defense Logistics Agency
Venue for next edition not confirmed (DLA HQ is Fort Belvoir; DLA Weapons Support is Richmond) · Prior editions incl. an AI-infrastructure fireside, AI-tools demo track and a panel with DLA's Chief Data and AI Officer
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Defense-industry audience.
September (typical month)
DSI AI for Defense Summit
Prior edition: Sep 2–3, 2026, AIA Global Campus, 1735 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
2027 pricing has not been announced. 2026 pricing shown: Industry $1,090–$1,590 / Academia & nonprofit $790–$990 / Active-duty military & government complimentary.
Fall (typical month)
George Mason — Navigating AI conference
Fairfax, VA · Prior: Sep 8, 2026 — free conference
Prior edition free; 2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer.
FreeGeorge Mason Costello / CEC calendars
September (typical month)
GovExec Government & AI Summit
Prior edition: Sep 15, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
September (typical month)
Quantum World Congress 2027
2027 date and venue to be announced. Prior: Sep 23–25, 2026, The Hotel at UMD, College Park, MD · Connected DMV; UMD lead academic partner
2027 pricing not published — registration required / check organizer. No student rate published.
October 2027 — 5 events and series
Oct 7, 2027
GovCIO Federal Cloud & Data Forum
Washington, DC · GovCIO Media
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
October 2027, exact dates TBA
SuperIntelligence Summit — Washington DC edition
Venue TBA, Washington, DC · BizClik (AI LIVE)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
October (typical month)
AUSA Annual Meeting — AI / autonomy panels
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC · Prior: Oct 12–14, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Check with the organizer for any military or veteran rate.
October (typical month)
Maryland Innovation Summit
Baltimore, MD · Prior: Oct 1, 2026, Baltimore, ~400 leaders; Maryland Business AI Benchmark released
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
EIN Presswire, Oct 1, 2026
October (typical month)
NOVA Career Connect Expo — Resume and AI Clinics
Alexandria Campus, VA · Prior: Oct 8, 2026, with free Resume and AI Clinics
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior clinics were free.
November 2027 — 1 events and series
Nov 4 or Nov 5, 2027 — please confirm date
GovCIO Federal AI & Digital Transformation Summit 2027
Washington, DC, 8am–3:30pm · GovCIO Media
Government free / Industry $499 / Academia $50; 5 CPE. No separate student, veteran, senior, alumni or early-bird rate published; academia $50 is the closest published concession. The organizer’s pages currently show two different dates for this event (Nov 4 and Nov 5, 2027). Please confirm the date on the official event page.
Year-Round and Dates To Be Announced — 30
Spring 2026 (prior edition)
AACC Civil AI Mixer (with BAI Group / bAI Labs)
CALT 100, Arnold, MD (Anne Arundel Community College)
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Quarterly
ACT-IAC AI Training Series / Small Bytes
Fairfax, VA (3040 Williams Dr) · Prior: quarterly themes through 2026
2026 pricing shown: Government $325 / Industry $425 / Non-member $475. 2027 pricing has not been announced. No student/veteran rate published.
No month assigned
Axios AI+ Summit DC
Washington, DC · Date and venue to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Axios events
Monthly
Baltimore Tech Meetup (AI topics in rotation)
Spark Baltimore, 8 Market Pl, Baltimore, MD
Pricing not published per session — registration required / check organizer (Luma / LinkedIn).
2027, no firm dates
Baltimore Tech Week 2027
Baltimore, MD · A 2027 preview appeared on Luma with no firm dates.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Luma — Baltimore Tech Week 2027 preview
Dates TBA
Brightpoint Community College — AI Hackathon for Good + AI Career Studies Certificate
Midlothian / Chester, VA · Certificate launched Fall 2026; hackathon date to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
Capitol Technology University events (AI, quantum, cyber)
11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel, MD · Prior: Maryland Blockchain Career & Innovation Week / BlockchAIn Bootcamp, Jul 13–17, 2026, free for MD residents
Dates to be announced. Capitol Tech is Maryland's first state-approved bachelor's in AI — check the university calendar for upcoming events.
Announced 2–6 weeks ahead
Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center hosted sessions (ATARC, NVTC, community)
11493 Sunset Hills Rd, Ste 100, Reston, VA
Per-event: Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
CCBC — Breakfast Brief: AI series
CCBC, Baltimore County, MD · Dates to be announced — check the CCBC events calendar
Pricing not published per session — registration required / check organizer.
Spring (prior edition)
ChamberRVA x AI Ready RVA — HYPE: The AI Happy Hour
Richmond, VA · Prior: spring 2026. Beginner-friendly — “no technical background required.”
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
2027, date TBA
COVITS (Commonwealth of Virginia IT Symposium) — GovTech + VITA
Richmond, VA · 2026 edition: ~600 government tech professionals, two days; 2027 dates to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Government IT audience — not general public.
Fall 2026 onward (programme)
Cyber & AI Clinic expansion — Howard CC with Carroll CC & Frederick CC
Maryland · $4M state investment; Howard CC received $500k; 10-week paid internship cohorts expected from fall 2026
Programme — dates to be announced. Public clinic launch events are expected in 2027; check each college for announcements.
Monthly, announced 2–6 weeks ahead
DC community meetups: Data Community DC · Deep Learning Adventures · DC Data Science · DC AI Meetup / AI Collective DC · Washington Quantum Computing Meetup
Various, Washington, DC (incl. Prefect, 2112 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
Mostly free, registration required. Individual listings: pricing not published — check organizer per session.
Monthly–quarterly, 2–4 weeks ahead
Georgetown CSET events, webinars and firesides
Georgetown University, Washington, DC · Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Mostly free, registration required. Caution: at least one CSET-linked talk was open to Georgetown SFS only — restricted, not fully public. No alumni rate published.
Dates TBA
Howard University — Howard AI Network / AWS MLU bootcamps and workshops
Howard University, Washington, DC
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer 2026 ran two multi-day AI/ML bootcamps, grant-writing workshops and a regional AWS competition; future dates not published.
Ongoing, dates TBA
Johns Hopkins DC / Bloomberg Center 555 Penn AI convenings
555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC · Prior: “Who Governs the Machine?” Sep 14, 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer No alumni rate published.
Annual, date TBA
Laurel Ridge Community College — AI Summit
Middletown campus, VA (Shenandoah Valley — far edge of the corridor) · Prior: Apr 1, 2026
Prior-edition price: $224/person. 2027 pricing not published.
Fall, recurring
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp, hosted by Booz Allen (for teens)
McLean, VA · Prior editions were free for accepted students
Free programme for accepted students in prior editions. 2026/2027 McLean dates to be announced.
Dates TBA
Marymount University — Cyber Saints / WiCyS & Bisson Lecture (AI and cybersecurity)
Ballston Center, Arlington, VA · Prior: Bisson Lecture Apr 21, 2026; Cyber Saints WiCyS Conference 2026
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Annual, date TBA
NSWC Dahlgren Division — NSTIC OTA Industry Day
Dahlgren, VA · Prior editions featured AI/ML, advanced sensors and directed energy
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Defense contractors / consortium members — not general public.
No month assigned
Politico AI Summit
Washington, DC · Date to be announced
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Politico events
2027, no date announced
QED-C Global Quantum Summit (expanded multi-hub)
No date or venue announced. DC Quantum Summit 2026 was the inaugural prototype.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Ongoing
Richmond Data Science Community (Meetup)
Richmond, VA · Active; prior talks incl. agentic AI for exploratory data analysis (early 2026). Session dates are announced by the group.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Monthly–quarterly, 2–6 weeks ahead
Think tank AI series: Brookings · CSIS Wadhwani AI Center · Atlantic Council GeoTech · Wilson Center · Carnegie · New America · ITIF Center for Data Innovation · BPC · GMF · Stimson
Washington, DC + hybrid
Typically free, registration required, many hybrid. Per-event: check organizer page.
Dates TBA
Towson University — STEM for ALL public lecture series
Towson, MD · Public lectures requiring no background. An “Anatomy of a Cyber Operation” live-hacking lecture is listed with no date published. Prior in-series AI item: “From Script to Speech: AI Voices,” Sep 17, 2026, $0, virtual.
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer Prior AI item was $0.
Dates TBA
University of Richmond — AI across the liberal arts / SpiderAI
Richmond, VA · Prior: Sharp Viewpoint “AI and the Future of Work,” recorded Oct 7, 2025
Dates to be announced. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Fall (typical month)
VCU Humanities Week (Humanities and AI)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA · Prior public lecture: “Humanities and AI: Large Language Models and the Returns of Critical Theory.”
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
Dates TBA
Virginia State University — Center for Generative AI & Industrial Cybersecurity
Petersburg, VA · Center funded ($1.03M, ceremony May 5, 2026); Women Leaders Conference Jun 24–25, 2026 incl. an AI/STEM day (both prior)
Dates to be announced.
2027, date TBA
VITA — Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Conference
Virginia · 13th annual (2026) theme: “The Quantum Mirror,” with AI tools and post-quantum preparation sessions
Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer State agency / cybersecurity leaders — not clearly open to the general public.
Dates TBA
William & Mary — AI programming (Williamsburg, ~55 mi SE of Richmond)
Williamsburg, VA · Signals: new Applied AI major (announced Aug 17, 2026); prior “Wisdom & Machines” lecture; panels on AI and critical infrastructure / national security (dates to be announced)
Dates to be announced. Pricing not published — registration required / check organizer
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