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  • Promotional banner for a Hackforge and Border City Data event titled "Analyzing Canadian Elections." A transparent ballot box with a Canadian flag and red ballots is shown on the left. Event details on the right: May 20, 2025, from 6 PM to 8 PM, Hybrid Event. The Hackforge and Border City Data logos are also visible.

    Analyzing Canadian Elections – Border City Data

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free In this event for experienced data practitioners, Doug Sartori covers the nuts and bolts of Canadian election data, and demonstrates a technique for fine-grained evaluation of election results across elections, accounting for unstable geography and identifiers. 📆 Date: May 20, 2025🕦Time: 6pm-8pm📍Location: Hackforge...

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  • LUG Virtual Social

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Discord💻Virtual Only💲 Free Come join us as we nerd out about Linux at this month's Hackforge Linux User Group Virtual Social! What to Expect: This virtual social event provides an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow Linux enthusiasts, learn, and have fun! Hope to see you all there! 📆 Date: Thursday, May 22nd🕦Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00...

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  • Banner for "Forward Together: Accessibility and Inclusion for All," presented by David Best. Event is on Monday, May 26, from 6–7:30 PM, available online and in person. Includes cityscape and digital circuit design background.

    Forward Together: Accessibility and Inclusion for All

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free Windsor is a city with immense potential — yet it continues to face deep-rooted challenges, including the highest unemployment rate among major Canadian cities and persistently high poverty rates that disproportionately affect people with disabilities, racialized communities, and children. As part of National...

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  • Banner for a virtual event titled "Accessible Reading Technology: Where We Are and Where We're Going," part of Hackforge’s National AccessAbility Awareness Week programming. Hosted with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), the event takes place Tuesday, May 27, from 6–8 PM. Includes icons representing braille, audio, and digital books.

    Accessible Reading Technology: Where We Are and Where We’re Going

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Zoom💻Virtual Only💲 Free Join us for an engaging virtual session during National Accessibility Week, featuring Ioana Gandrabur, Peer Trainer with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA). Focused on accessible reading technologies, this session will explore: ⭢ CELA’s services for people with print disabilities - who can access them and how to get started⭢ What...

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  • Promotional banner for a virtual event titled "Equitable AI: Designing for Inclusive Access" featuring Dr. Jutta Treviranus. Presented by the Inclusive Design Research Centre and Hackforge. Event date: Friday, May 30, 11 AM – 12:30 PM. The background includes a blue digital circuit design and a circular photo of Dr. Treviranus.

    Labour Market Interventions Roundtable

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Zoom💻Virtual Only💲 Free For this year's National AccessAbility Week programming, Hackforge is teaming up with some brand new partners! During this special event, we'll be exploring how we can increase connections between people with disabilities and opportunities in the Canadian tech ecosystem. Join us on Wednesday, May 28th for a free lunchtime round table featuring...

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  • Banner for a group review of the Government of Canada's Accessible & Equitable AI Standard. Event is online on Thursday, May 29, from 3:30–5 PM. Features a humanoid robot in a thinking pose, with logos for Hackforge and BeAware.

    Government of Canada Accessible & Equitable AI Standard: Group Review

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Zoom💻Virtual Only💲 Free Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) develops national accessibility standards to help build a barrier-free Canada — by and for people with disabilities. As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves, ASC is working to ensure accessibility and equity are built into these emerging technologies. In May 2024, ASC released a technical guide on accessible and...

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  • Banner for a virtual event titled "Equitable AI: Designing for Inclusive Access" with Dr. Jutta Treviranus. Hosted by the Inclusive Design Research Centre and Hackforge. Event details: Friday, May 30th, 11 AM – 12:30 PM, open to all, virtual. Background features a digital circuit pattern with a headshot of Dr. Treviranus on the right.

    Equitable AI: Designing for Inclusive Access

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Zoom💻Virtual Only💲 Free Join us for an engaging and interactive conversation with Dr. Jutta Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University and a global leader in digital inclusion. As part of Hackforge's National AccessAbility Week programming, this session will explore how artificial intelligence can both empower and marginalize — and why...

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  • Promotional poster for an event titled "Disability Pride: Informed and Committed Action Towards Undoing Ableism" with Evelina Baczewska. The background features diagonal stripes in the colors of the Disability Pride flag. Logos for ALSO (Assisted Living Southwestern Ontario) and Hackforge appear in the top corners. Evelina Baczewska is shown smiling in a circular photo frame with a wavy border. Event details at the bottom: Saturday, May 31st, 3–5 PM at Assisted Living Southwestern Ontario (1100 University Ave W, Windsor).

    Disability Pride: Informed and Committed Actions Towards Undoing Ableism

    📍 Assisted Living Southwestern Ontario (1100 University Ave W, Windsor)👥 In Person Only💲 Free Join us on Saturday, May 31st for a thoughtful and engaging solo workshop that explores how we can build more inclusive and compassionate communities. Facilitator Evelina Baczewska offers a space to reflect on the ways our experiences, identities, and systems intersect...

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  • Illustration of cyclists riding through a colorful cityscape. Text reads “Put Windsor on the Bike Map,” “Pedal Poll,” and “June 3, 4–6 PM, Hackforge HQ.” A speech bubble says “Join the effort to crowdsource cyclist numbers!

    Pedal Poll

    📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave., Unit 210)👥 In Person Only💲 Free oin Windsor Hackforge in contributing to citizen science during Vélo Canada Bikes’ 2025 Pedal Poll! On Tuesday, June 3rd from 4–6 PM, we’ll be counting cyclists from our HQ on Ouellette Avenue, and you’re invited to be part of it. The Pedal Poll...

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  • Promotional banner for “AI Gets Context: Integrating Model Context Protocol Servers into Open WebUI,” happening Wednesday, June 11 from 7:00–8:30 PM at Hackforge HQ and online via Zoom. A robot hand touches a glowing digital interface.

    AI Gets Context: Integrating Model Context Protocol Servers Into Open WebUI

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210) & Online💻👥 Hybrid💲 Free Tired of hallucinations? Want your local LLM to know the date, access Wikipedia or get the latest sports scores? MCP has you covered. Join Doug Sartori (Hackforge, Parallel 42) in this live demonstration and discussion. MCP is an open standard for providing tools...

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  • Hackforge event banner for “Build a Machine Learning Prediction Model: A Hands-On, Virtual Workshop.” Held June 16, 6–8 PM via Zoom. Includes illustration of a laptop with code open on a desk. Register at hackf.org/events.

    Build a Machine Learning Prediction Model

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍Zoom💻Virtual Only💲 Free 📊 Build a Machine Learning Prediction Model – Hands-On Virtual Workshop Ready to take your data science game to the next level? Join us for a hands-on portfolio project where you'll walk through the full process of building a Machine Learning Prediction Model with Rashmi Krishnamohan (Data Analyst; UWin Alumni) — from...

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  • Annual General Meeting

    Hackforge HQ 300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210, Windsor, Ontario

    📍 Hackforge HQ (300 Ouellette Ave, Unit 210)👥 In Person Only💲 Free The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is an essential part of every non-profit organization. It offers members a chance to hear updates on recent activities, gain insight into what's been happening behind the scenes, and learn about plans for the future. This year, Hackforge's...

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