Following two successful editions of in-person KHIPU, the Latin American Meeting in Artificial Intelligence (https://khipu.ai/), we are now introducing the KHIPUx Program to help strengthen the machine learning and artificial intelligence local communities across the whole Latin American region. Inspired by the successful experience of IndabaX events in Africa, the KHIPUx program aims at replicating the spirit of Khipu at a local scale.

Whether it is a local event focusing on artificial intelligence that has been organized for years, or a new event that you are planning to create in your country or region to incentivize the dissemination of AI topics, it can qualify to be supported as a KHIPUx event.

If you plan to organize an event in IA that has been previously held, you can keep its name. KHIPUx supports both new and previously organized events, reflecting the diversity of Latin America.

An ideal KHIPUx event should:

• Be a one to three days in-person/hybrid gatherings focused on the dissemination of machine learning knowledge locally in a Latin American country.
• Be organized by the local Latin American community, universities, academics or enthusiasts who want to promote learning activities focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
• Follow the same ethical principles, philosophy and values as the main KHIPU event. See our Code of Conduct.

Here we include a list of example events that could qualify for the KHIPUx series, borrowed from our friends at IndabaX:

• Streaming online lectures, group learning sessions, coding tutorials, research-replication sessions, or poster presentations.
• Organizing tutorial lectures on specific topics.
• Hosting a one-day workshop for discussions, short talks, and panel discussions.
• Organizing hackathons around specific datasets or challenges.