

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Erie AI!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come to our first Erie AI Happy Hour! We will talk about how to use AI to help support your business and a fun and interactive setting!About this EventErie AI is about practical, hands-on AI for Northwest Pennsylvania.No theory. No buzzwords. Just real tools you can actually use — whether that’s to grow a business or just learn some genuinely useful AI stuff.We’re kicking this off with a Erie Ai Happy Hour + working session, where I’ll walk through exactly how we’re using AI day-to-day at my startup, OttoQA.Not slides (well some slides). Not demos you can’t repeat.This is the real setup.We’ll cover things like:Finding ideal customer profiles with AICreating content and social campaigns that don’t feel fakeBuilding websites and landing pages with AIUsing AI with Excel and spreadsheetsTracking analytics and figuring out what’s actually working with have no knowledge of how to do this, Ai will do it for you.Other tools we use weekly that save time and money withy AI.Bring your laptop or your phone. You’ll follow along, ask questions, and leave with something you actually built or set up.Schedule5:00–5:30 PM: Networking and drinks5:30–7:00 PM: Interactive working sessionThis is for:Small business ownersSide hustlersMarketersAnyone curious about AI but tired of the hypeNo tech background required.No AI experience required.Cost: $20That covers heavy appetizers and the room.We’re capping it at 35 people so this stays interactive.If you’ve been wondering how people are actually using AI — not talking about it — this is for you.Agenda?: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PMErie AI Happy Hour Networking / Welcome?: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PMCool Things I Want to Talk about Dealing with AI that I Think Will Add Value!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/erie/erie-ai/100001982009653227
- **Event Categories**: business
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Erie
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bay House Oyster Bar & Restaurant
- **lat**: 42.1357426
- **long**: -80.0945993
- **full address**: Bay House Oyster Bar &amp; Restaurant, 8 Sassafras Pier, Erie, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Thomas Laird (https://allevents.in/org/thomas-laird/27426481)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bay House Oyster Bar &amp; Restaurant, 8 Sassafras Pier, Erie, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Thomas Laird
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Erie AI! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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