Tempe, Arizona
AI Meetup in Tempe: Ship AI Builder Sessions
Last updated: July 2026
Ship AI runs AI builder events in Tempe, Arizona — part of the same community that hosts Socratic Nights in Phoenix. Tempe sessions lean hands-on: Saturday deep dives where builders work through agentic workflows, modern AI toolchains, and what it takes to get an AI product from prototype to production.
What happens at a Tempe session
Tempe has hosted Ship AI's longer-form sessions — Saturday events with room to go deep on a single theme: agentic engineering, the builder's stack, backend and production concerns, growth and monetization for AI products. The community rules apply everywhere: demos over memos, questions first, receipts required. Expect working software on screens, not slide decks.
Where and when
Tempe sessions have met at the Event Center, 3910 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ. Exact dates, times, and venues are confirmed per event on the Meetup group and Luma calendar. Any Tempe events currently scheduled appear below, pulled live from Meetup.
One community, two cities
Phoenix and Tempe events share one member base, one Discord, and one agenda process — topics and demo requests are submitted on GitHub and voted on by the community. If you're near Arizona State University or the East Valley, Tempe is your closest session; the Phoenix Socratic Nights on Camelback Road are fifteen minutes away.
Frequently asked questions
Where do Ship AI's Tempe events happen?
Tempe sessions have met at the Event Center at 3910 S Rural Rd in Tempe, Arizona. Venues are confirmed per event, so always check the specific listing on Meetup or Luma before heading out.
How are Tempe sessions different from the Phoenix ones?
Tempe has hosted Ship AI's longer-form Saturday sessions — hands-on, workshop-style deep dives — while Phoenix hosts the evening Socratic Nights. Both follow the community's demos-over-memos ethos.
Do I need to bring anything to a Tempe session?
A laptop if you want to build along during hands-on sessions. Otherwise just come ready to ask questions and dig into topics — the format rewards curiosity and receipts, not credentials.
How do I hear about the next Tempe event?
RSVP on the Ship AI Meetup group (meetup.com/shipai), follow the Luma calendar (luma.com/shipai), or join the Discord where sessions are announced first.