Chapter Leader Playbooks
Guides for running Applied AI Society chapters and events.
Every AAS event is an initiation into the applied AI economy: a landscape map where real practitioners share how they actually make money. The audience leaves knowing what paths exist, what's real, and what's hype. The formats below are all ways to deliver on that promise.
Event Formats
Start here: Event Formats is a catalog of every event type we run or are developing, with guidance on when to use each one.
Event Playbooks
| Playbook | Description |
|---|---|
| Applied AI Live | A proven workshop format with master checklist |
| Running a Hackathon | Co-hosted building events to surface builders |
| Live Architecture Session | Finding the right business owner and prepping the engineer |
| Finding a Venue | Securing a recurring partner space |
| Finding a Photographer | Sourcing affordable, reliable event photography |
| Recording an Event | Capturing video on a budget |
| Hosting an Event | The soft skills and scripts for being the host |
| Speaker Outreach | Finding and recruiting practitioners to present |
| Event Promotion | Getting the word out and filling the room |
Content Playbooks
| Playbook | Description |
|---|---|
| Case Study Interviews | Interviewing practitioners to create profiles |
| Content Distribution | Where to publish content and why |
Chapter Building Playbooks
| Playbook | Description |
|---|---|
| Starting a Chapter | How to launch an Applied AI Society chapter in your city or on your campus |
| Building Partnerships | Win-win partnerships for chapter growth |
| Tools | Meetup, Luma, and other tools that help run chapters |
| Getting Things Done | Using Cursor as a command center (stub) |
CRM & Outreach Automation Playbooks
| Playbook | Description |
|---|---|
| CRM Setup | Setting up Airtable as your outreach CRM |
| LinkedIn Automation | Automated LinkedIn DM campaigns with PhantomBuster |
| Twitter Automation | Automated Twitter DM campaigns with PhantomBuster |