North American community network
Local communities. Shared direction.
We are developing a framework that helps AI clubs organize responsibly, share useful resources, and collaborate across North America.
Connect your AI community
A network that supports its organizers
Local initiative works best when responsibilities, expectations, and sources of support are clear.
Development status: chapter recognition, operating requirements, and membership terms are being designed. The process described here is proposed; an inquiry does not establish an affiliated chapter.
AI communities bring people together around different starting points: a student society learning the fundamentals, a practitioner group exchanging methods, or organizers building a public education program. We want a network that gives these communities a shared foundation while preserving their local focus.
The proposed chapter framework will connect a written purpose, accountable organizers, and a practical activity plan. It will distinguish local decisions from matters requiring association review, particularly the use of association branding and claims about certification or official competition status.
A proposed chapter lifecycle
- Introduce the community.
Organizers would describe their location, intended participants, existing activities, and reasons for joining the network. Existing clubs and people exploring a new group could both start with a conversation.
- Develop a chapter charter.
A charter would define the group’s purpose, organizer responsibilities, decision process, participation expectations, and relationship to any host institution. Branding permissions would be addressed explicitly.
- Plan activities and support.
The proposed review would consider an achievable activity plan, organizer capacity, accessibility, safeguarding where relevant, and the resources needed to deliver a useful experience.
- Review and renew.
Periodic review would examine activity records, participant feedback, leadership transitions, and unresolved concerns. Recognition criteria and any corrective process would be published before implementation.
Clear roles, practical accountability
| Responsibility | Local organizers | Association framework |
|---|---|---|
| Learning activities | Choose relevant topics, facilitators, and accessible formats. | Provide curriculum references and reusable activity guidance. |
| Community conduct | Explain participation expectations and receive local concerns. | Define baseline conduct and escalation principles. |
| Public representation | Describe the group’s status accurately. | Set recognition criteria and permitted branding uses. |
| Continuity | Document essential decisions and organizer handovers. | Develop review, renewal, and transition guidance. |
Resources worth sharing
We will explore organizer resources such as charter templates, session planning guides, project discussion formats, and approaches to documenting community activity. Useful reporting should help a chapter improve its work; it should not depend on inflated attendance or promotional claims.
Cross-community collaboration could include shared learning sessions, peer feedback on projects, and exchanges between organizers. Participation arrangements, any fees, and access to association programs will need to be defined separately. Chapter recognition will not automatically provide certification authority, competition hosting rights, or computing access.
Tell us about your community.
Share your location, current or intended activities, organizer structure, and the support that would make the greatest difference.
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