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August AI Explorers Meetup: Breaking Into Data Science & AI Engineering For our August meetup, **Cville AI Explorers is joining forces with Charlottesville Data Science** for an evening focused on careers in data science and AI engineering. 5:15–6:00 PM — AI Explorers Book Club Come early for our monthly **AI Explorers Book Club**. We’ll meet in a separate area at the UVA School of Data Science before joining the main event at 6:00. 6:00–8:00 PM — Breaking Into Data Science & AI Engineering Charlottesville Data Science is bringing together seasoned data scientists, AI engineers, and team leaders to share their perspectives and advice on what it takes to land your **first—or next—job in data science or AI engineering**. **Our panelists:** * **Kerry Guerrero** — Director, AI Engineering at 3E * **Hunter Moore** — Co-Founder & CTO at Hardshell AI * **Cory Everington** — VP, Operations at DroneTrace; previously Head of Bluestone Analytics * **Patrick Harrison** — Data Science Consultant; previously Director, AI Engineering at S&P Global **Thursday, August 27** **Book Club:** 5:15–6:00 PM **Panel:** 6:00–8:00 PM **UVA School of Data Science** 1919 Ivy Rd, Charlottesville **Register:** [Breaking Into Data Science & AI Engineering](https://luma.com/gmgi6ht3?utm_source=chatgpt.com) Come for the book club, the panel, or both. This is a great opportunity to meet people from **both the Cville AI Explorers and Charlottesville Data Science communities** and connect with Charlottesville’s growing AI, ML, and data science community.