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DESCRIPTION:Tech is moving fast — and the best way to keep up is together
 .\nJoin the ACM-IEEE WIE Twin Cities community for an evening of expert-le
 d talks\, lively debate\, and genuine connection. This session is part of 
 our ongoing Track 08 — Current: Signal Through the Noise series\, design
 ed to cut through the hype and get to what actually matters in tech today.
 \nOn the agenda: a beginner-friendly deep dive into OpenClaw — one of th
 e most talked-about open-source AI agent frameworks of 2026 — followed b
 y a community roundtable on one of the hottest debates in AI right now: Op
 en Source vs. Cloud AI — who really wins?\nWhether you're an engineer\, 
 researcher\, student\, or tech enthusiast\, this is your space to learn\, 
 challenge ideas\, and meet people building the future of tech.\n\nWhat's H
 appening\n\n- 👋 Welcome & Intro — ACM-IEEE Twin Cities by Lakshmi Pri
 ya Gopalsamy\, Senior Engineering Manager-Target\n- 🎤 Introduction to O
 penClaw — What It Is & How to Build Your First AI Agent? by Sowmya Podil
 a\, Senior AI Scientist-Target\n- 🎤 Community Roundtable: Open Source v
 s. Cloud AI — Who Wins? Moderate by Sai Vineela Ganti\, Senior Engineer 
 -Target\n- 🤝 Networking & Community MixerI\n- If you would like to talk
 /present in upcoming sessions\, please submit your topic [here](https://tw
 incities-techhub.lovable.app/apply)\n\nLearn more about this group [here](
 https://twincities-techhub.lovable.app/) and stay connected in [slack](htt
 ps://join.slack.com/t/acmieeewieloc-dxx5590/shared_invite/zt-3ts1ur57l-v2m
 VwZ53n6h2Hn9dQTFzTg)\n\nCo-sponsored by: Association for Computing Machine
 ry (ACM)\n\nSpeaker(s): Sowmya \n\nRoom:  N-111\, Bldg: Minneapolis Centra
 l Library\, 300 Nicollet Mall\, minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States
LOCATION:Room:  N-111\, Bldg: Minneapolis Central Library\, 300 Nicollet Ma
 ll\, minneapolis\, Minnesota\, United States
ORGANIZER:gopalsamylakshmipriya@gmail.com
SEQUENCE:15
SUMMARY:ACM-IEEE Twin Cities | OpenClaw\, AI Agents & Open Source Roundtabl
 e
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="mb-ds2-10">Tech is moving fast &mda
 sh\; and the best way to keep up is <strong>together</strong>.<br>Join the
  <strong>ACM-IEEE WIE Twin Cities</strong> community for an evening of exp
 ert-led talks\, lively debate\, and genuine connection. This session is pa
 rt of our ongoing <strong>Track 08 &mdash\; Current: Signal Through the No
 ise</strong> series\, designed to cut through the hype and get to what act
 ually matters in tech today.<br>On the agenda: a beginner-friendly deep di
 ve into <strong>OpenClaw</strong> &mdash\; one of the most talked-about op
 en-source AI agent frameworks of 2026 &mdash\; followed by a <strong>commu
 nity roundtable</strong> on one of the hottest debates in AI right now: <e
 m>Open Source vs. Cloud AI &mdash\; who really wins?</em><br>Whether you'r
 e an engineer\, researcher\, student\, or tech enthusiast\, this is your s
 pace to learn\, challenge ideas\, and meet people building the future of t
 ech.</p>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10"><strong>What's Happening</strong></p>\n<ul 
 class="pl-5 list-disc mb-4">\n<li>👋 <em>Welcome &amp\; Intro &mdash\; A
 CM-IEEE Twin Cities by <strong>Lakshmi Priya Gopalsamy\, Senior Engineerin
 g Manager-Target</strong></em></li>\n<li><em>🎤 Introduction to OpenClaw
  &mdash\; What It Is &amp\; How to Build Your First AI Agent? by <strong>S
 owmya Podila\, Senior AI Scientist-Target</strong></em></li>\n<li><em>🎤
  Community Roundtable: Open Source vs. Cloud AI &mdash\; Who Wins? M</em>o
 derate by <strong>Sai Vineela Ganti\, Senior Engineer -Target</strong></li
 >\n<li><em>🤝 Networking &amp\; Community Mixer</em>I</li>\n<li>If you w
 ould like to talk/present in upcoming sessions\, please submit your topic 
 <a class="!text-ds2-text-fill-brand_primary-enabled hover:!text-ds2-text-f
 ill-brand_primary-hover" href="https://twincities-techhub.lovable.app/appl
 y" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Learn more abou
 t this group&nbsp\;<a class="!text-ds2-text-fill-brand_primary-enabled hov
 er:!text-ds2-text-fill-brand_primary-hover" href="https://twincities-techh
 ub.lovable.app/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">here</a>&nbsp
 \;and stay connected in&nbsp\;<a class="!text-ds2-text-fill-brand_primary-
 enabled hover:!text-ds2-text-fill-brand_primary-hover" href="https://join.
 slack.com/t/acmieeewieloc-dxx5590/shared_invite/zt-3ts1ur57l-v2mVwZ53n6h2H
 n9dQTFzTg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener ugc">slack</a></p>
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