TechAid 2022

TechAid 2022

Three days of artificial intelligence and tech-focused programming with opportunities to learn, connect and give back! 

Our version of a charity run, TechAid, is an opportunity for you to join in the Amii mission of AI for Good and For All. Rather than racking up the kilometres, we’re putting our love of technology front and centre to raise funds for our charity partners! 

Participation in the Reverse Expo and TechTalks is free with a suggested donation to our Canada Helps fundraising campaign. We work on the honour system and hope you will too!

Period Promise - United Way Alberta Capital Region

Did you know more than 1 in 3 young people who menstruate didn’t feel prepared for their first period; 1 in 7 have struggled to access the period products they need; 1 in 7 are worried about their ongoing ability to afford them; and 83% of young people have tried to hide the fact they have their period from those around them. This can lead to poor health decisions, including using products for too long, using unclean alternatives, or ignoring symptoms that could be signs of larger problems. As we collectively work towards welcoming more women and gender-diverse people into the AI field, access to period products is just one more step we can take to ensure we remove any roadblocks to their success. 

You’ll find Menstruation Stations in all washrooms at TechAid 2022, and Amii is proud to be among Alberta's first signatories of the Period Promise Policy Agreement. Click to learn more about the United Way Alberta Capital Region's work to eliminate period poverty. 

#BuildWithBoyle Boyle Street Community Services

TechAid 2022 stands with Boyle Street Community Services' mission to end chronic homelessness in our community. 

BSCS empowers individuals by listening and caring, discovering their source of inspiration and hope and walking alongside them to find solutions to their challenges.

​ Their 500+ staff work throughout Edmonton to provide:

• Access to Indigenous culture and ceremony
• Mental health care and programs 
• Substance use and recovery services 
• Employment training and mentorship  
• Financial education and access  
• Housing supports 
• Youth services hub  
• Medical support
• 24/7 Outreach  
• Justice system support 

Click to learn more about the #BuildWithBoyle capital campaign.

About Amii 

Founded in 2002, Amii is a non-profit institute that supports world-leading research in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); and translates scientific advancement into industry adoption. Amii is one of Canada’s three National AI Institutes and home to some of the top ML researchers in the world, including Chief Scientific Advisor Richard S. Sutton, one of the pioneers of reinforcement learning. Amii's network of researchers includes 40+researchers and 150+ graduate students based at UAlberta, and at post-secondary schools across Western Canada, who study a diversity of subfields of AI and ML. Amii grows AI capabilities through advancing leading-edge research, delivering exceptional educational offerings and providing business advice – all to build in-house AI capabilities and foster the next generation of AI talent. For more information, visit amii.ca.