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HVTech Kingston: Science, Code & Show & Tell
We're back in Kingston this August — at Ulster BOCES, one of the region's leading education and workforce hubs — for an evening of lightning talks, live demos, and open show & tell.
This month's lineup spans unpublished science, live coding, and community projects. Come curious.

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Lightning Talk
The Journal of Unsubmitted Content (JUNC): Behind the Scenes of Unpublished Science
Noah Allen, PhD
Ever wonder what happens to all the great science that never makes it into a journal? JUNC exists to capture the conversations around research, industry, and academics that don't have a place in typical academic publishing — the half-finished ideas, the seminar hallway debates, the questions that never quite became papers. Noah will take us behind the scenes of building JUNC and making space for the science that usually disappears. Unsubmittedblog
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Interactive Workshop & Live Demo
"Grounding AI in Your Own Data: A Hands-On Walkthrough of Gemini Notebook"
John Baker
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by dense PDFs, lengthy research notes, or scattered source files? Enter Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), Google's AI-powered research assistant designed to ground its answers strictly in the documents you provide. Whether you're a student managing coursework, a professional synthesizing reports, or a hobbyist organizing a passion project, Gemini Notebook turns static files into an interactive, conversational knowledge hub. Gemini Notebook
John will walk us through what Gemini Notebook is and how it works, share real-world workflows from his own personal and professional use, and lead a quick, low-barrier hands-on activity where attendees can try it out live during the session.

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Charlie Amadeus who runs GeekServ in Seattle and has been building owner-controlled agent memory since his last agent lied to his friends, will present Soulvant: a knowledge base for cyborgs, or how an agent gets information is what gives it agency.

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Project Demo
Google Coding Jam — Live
John Sturman
John will present his latest Coding Jam project — a hands-on look at what he built, how he built it, and what surprised him along the way.

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Got a project to share?
Lightning talks and Show & Tell spots are open — whether it's something you built, something you're exploring, or something half-finished you want feedback on. All fields welcome.
Apply here: forms.gle/SykEozKgmKae8xgV6

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Free to attend — RSVP:
meetup.com/hvtech · gdg.community.dev/gdg-hudson
Join our Slack: join.slack.com/t/hvtechfest

What you'll walk away with:

• A peek behind the curtain of how science actually works — and what never makes it to publication
• Practical, real-world techniques for converting dense documents into interactive study guides, mind maps, and podcast-style Audio Overviews
• A firsthand look at a real project built with Google's Coding Jam
• New connections across tech, science, and creative fields in the Hudson Valley
• Maybe a collaborator or two

This event is part of the monthly HVTech / GDG community meetup series. All skill levels welcome.