Community AI Build Night
People across Southwest Virginia turned local needs and personal sparks into things they could click, test, and improve.
Explore this event → Original event pageA continuing regional event seriesLocal ideas.
Local ideas.
Working things.
Appalachia Built This brings people together to turn firsthand knowledge into useful first versions—and to keep building after the room closes.
Next in Appalachia · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Student AI Leadership Symposium
9:00 AM–3:00 PM Eastern · Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon
Student leaders, teachers, and community partners explore AI and build solutions for Southwest Virginia.
Why a series
The ideas were already here.
Every event begins with the life and work people already know: a stubborn workflow, a community need, a personal spark, or a playful experiment.
Each chapter gets a permanent home so the record can grow without erasing what came before.
Past events
What Appalachia made.
Revisit the first room—and add your own build, lesson, or memory to its record.
Help write the next chapter
Bring a room, a problem, or a skill.
Community spaces, workforce groups, sponsors, patient builders, and trusted local voices make these events possible.
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