Tuesday, September 22, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT
Open Source, On-Premises AI: A Practical Implementation Guide
About this event
Practical San Diego session on running AI locally, covering open-source models, graphical and agentic tools, virtualization and self-hosted LLMs. The talk includes demonstrations of an on-premises workflow for engineers exploring more control over their AI stack.
San Diego Software Engineers hosts Tony Bubbins for a practical introduction to running AI tools on local or self-managed infrastructure. The session focuses on open-source models, graphical and agentic tools, virtualization and self-hosting language models, with demonstrations of the supporting tools in action.
It is geared toward developers and infrastructure-minded practitioners who want to understand the moving pieces behind an on-premises AI setup rather than relying exclusively on hosted services. The speaker's background includes hybrid systems, automation and platform architecture. The event takes place at Venture X in Scripps Ranch. Check the Meetup page for RSVP availability and any final attendance notes.
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San Diego meetup group for practising software engineers, running regular technical talks including applied machine learning and LLM infrastructure topics.