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SUMMARY:TiEcon Texas 2026
DESCRIPTION:Register: https://www.tiecontexas.org/tickets \nTiE Houston\, TiE Dallas\, and TiE Austin are hosting TiEcon Texas 2026 on October 28–29 at the Ion. The day-and-a-half conference\, themed “The Future Runs on Automation\,” brings together founders\, investors\, corporate leaders\, researchers\, educators\, and policymakers. They will look at how automation and AI are reshaping energy\, manufacturing\, healthcare\, aerospace\, logistics\, defense\, and technology across Texas. \nOctober 28: Founder Program\nThe conference opens with a half-day program for startups building in the automation economy. It includes startup showcases\, investor meetings\, curated networking\, and the TiE Hatch Pitch Competition\, presented with Hatch Pitch. About 10 automation-focused startups will get four weeks of mentoring and pitch coaching before presenting on stage. The winners will then present to the full TiEcon audience. \nOctober 29: Keynotes and Panels\nA full day of keynotes\, fireside chats\, and panel discussions on AI governance\, intelligent healthcare\, education\, space innovation\, workforce transformation\, and international approaches to public policy. It also covers how founders are building and deploying AI solutions. One featured session covers raising children in the age of AI. \nSpeakers include Steve Kean\, Greater Houston Partnership; Woody Rickerson\, ERCOT; Montgomery Goforth\, NASA Johnson Space Center; Dr. Jakub Tolar\, Baylor College of Medicine; and Prof. David Alexander\, Rice Space Institute. \nWho should attend: corporate executives\, founders\, investors\, academics\, educators\, policymakers\, researchers\, ecosystem builders\, and parents who want to help their children benefit from AI while building resilience to its risks. \nEarly bird registration is open for members and non-members. TiE Charter Members attend free.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/tiecon-texas-2026/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
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SUMMARY:NASA Office Hours
DESCRIPTION:NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday\, join us for NASA’s office hours\, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators\, entrepreneurs\, and startups with NASA’s elite experts\, capabilities\, and technology.  \n\nLicense the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects.\nPartner for Growth: Explore how to grow your own goals and NASA’s mission together by leveraging unique human spaceflight capabilities and expertise from NASA Johnson Space Center.\nBuild the Sector: Help us grow Houston’s commercial space ecosystem.\n\nCome with a vision\, leave with a partnership. \nJust come walk up and say hello\, or sign up in advance here.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/nasa-office-hours-25/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Principles: Inside the Texas A&M Space Institute
DESCRIPTION:Register here: https://luma.com/4gxizyq2 \nHouston is about to have something no other city has: football field sized lunar and Martian surface simulations\, built indoors next to Johnson Space Center. \nThe Texas A&M Space Institute is the first tenant of NASA’s Exploration Park. It’s a 400\,000 square foot facility built to let companies and researchers test hardware against the Moon and Mars without leaving Texas. Dr. Rob Ambrose\, the Institute’s Associate Director\, will walk through what’s being built\, how it will operate\, and where startups and industry fit in. \nFew people are better placed to explain it. Rob spent three decades at NASA Johnson Space Center\, where he led development of Robonaut and lunar rover prototypes and retired as Division Chief for Software\, Robotics and Simulation. Today he also directs space programs for the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station. \nFirst Principles is a Houston series on space\, semiconductors\, and robotics\, with technical talks and real Q&A for founders\, engineers\, operators\, and investors. Come with questions. \nWednesday\, November 11 · 5:30–6:30 PM · The Ion\, Midtown Houston. Space is limited; RSVP required.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/first-principles-inside-the-texas-am-space-institute/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
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