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Find Southeast AI events for meetup promotion with Manus

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by Mark R. Hinkle (The AIE Network)
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Outcome

Manus found 34 upcoming AI/tech events in North Carolina and the Southeast suitable for promoting a meetup, exported to Notion with contacts and opportunity type, cutting an afternoon of work to about 20 minutes.

Reported by The AI Enterprise:34 relevant events found

This is the source's own number. We haven't measured it.

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Manus

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Research upcoming AI, technology and business events in North Carolina and the Southeast that would be good promotional opportunities for our All Things AI Meetup in RTP. Find events focused on AI/ML/data or business tech for professionals, scheduled in the next 6 months, with 50+ attendees and networking/sponsorship/speaking options. For each event provide name, date, location, audience, organizer contacts, opportunity details, costs and links. Export to Notion with follow-up and priority fields. Target 25-40 events.

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Goal: Find events in the next six months in North Carolina and the Southeast where we could promote our AI meetup.

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- My meetup and audience
- Regions and travel distance
- Promotion types (sponsor, speak, table)
- Budget
- Events I already know about

Rules:
- Include AI/ML/data or business-tech events with 50+ attendees.
- Record date, location, size, cost and promotion options with links.
- Note deadlines for speaker or sponsor applications.
- Rank by audience fit and cost.
- Include virtual events only if they offer real promotion options.
- Note the organiser's contact route for sponsorships.
- Mark events that conflict with my meetup dates.
- Check each event is confirmed for this year, not last year's page.
- Give a short pitch idea for the top three events.
- Note travel time from our base to each event.
- Mark which events are free to attend.

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Verify before you finish: Check each event date on its official page.

Output: Event table with ranking and deadlines.

Done when: I have a ranked list with clear next steps.

Source

https://www.theaienterprise.io/p/ai-agents-research

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