About us
Let's learn to code together.
We are training people to become coding friendly. Learning the mind-set is more important than the particular coding language.
We are practicing collaborative activities like Study Jams, Coding Clubs, Code Wars, DevFests, etc.
And we provide hand holding and office hours when you need it the most - just ask / let us know how we can help.
This initiative is sponsored by OpenHub: https://openhubproject.com/
The purpose of this meetup group: Continuous co-learning to achieve project-oriented goals.
You should join if you are local and consider yourself as a coder / developer, or want to learn technology to the level when you can use it for projects or for getting a job.
Please feel out this form to let us know, what technology you are interested in learning and what you are willing to teach/share.
Please vote free first topics you are interested to learn next as level 2 or 3. http://doodle.com/poll/ubzgq3s48s5k6re5
Levels:
1 - Introduction.
2 - Design concepts and/or step-by-step learning of technology.
3 - Advanced topics, requires knowing the technology when coming to the class.
About us:
Open Hub project is an open ecosystem and resource center for local tech workforce / tech business. We are building local tech community, consulting tech startups and tech companies, match making business ideas generators with developers, teaching coding and organizing education workshops. We are attuned to the technology as it relates to business needs in Hudson Valley.
https://openhubproject.com/
Mission statement:
Bringing people together around technology. Creating an environment where people learn and work together benefiting and inspired by technology and collaboration, and match making them for the mutual empowerment. Mentoring the youth and empowering professionals to share their best practices and grow as mentors.
Upcoming events
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HVTech Meetup — Kingston | Build Your Own AI Agent with OpenClaw
Kingston Library, 61 Crown St,, Kingston, NY, USIt is a great timing to explore this trending topic — OpenClaw is hot right now (100K+ GitHub stars in its first week, January 2026).
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🦞 What if your AI assistant could actually do things while you sleep — check your inbox, monitor deadlines, automate your workflows — and you owned every bit of it?
That's OpenClaw. It's an open-source personal AI agent you run on your own machine, connected to the messaging apps you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord — pick your favorite). No subscriptions, no vendor lock-in, no data leaving your control. You bring an API key; OpenClaw brings the agent loop. https://ollama.com/blog/openclaw
At this month's meetup, we're not just demoing it — we're building with it.-
Speakers confirmed: Tyler Bea and Charlie Amadeus
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Lightning talk by Alex Davis presenting his new book coming out in September, "Kobuk the Destroyer: And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering".
Here's how the evening goes: We'll walk through what OpenClaw is and how it works, then the community pitches a couple of ideas for what to actually build. We pick the most interesting ones and get to work — together, in the room, shipping real prototypes before the night is over.
No experience required to show up. If you can install a tool and follow a tutorial, you're ready. If you've already been playing with agents, bring your ideas — we want your brains at the table.
What you'll walk away with:- A working understanding of how AI agents actually work under the hood
- A prototype you helped build (or watched get built in real time)
- Connections to other builders in the Hudson Valley who are figuring this out alongside you
Bring: Your laptop. An API key if you have one (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google all work — we'll help if you don't have one yet).
📅 Wednesday, May 13 📍 Kingston Library, NY 🕖 6-7:30 PM 🎟️ Free — just RSVP here
Part of the monthly HVTech / GDG community meetup series. All skill levels welcome.
Want more?
Join HVTechFest Slack
Join our GDG Hudson chapter here
check out OpenHub's ecosystem6 attendees-
Past events
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