The Innovation Underground

06/21/2025

Best AI coding tool on its class (web app dev): BASE44 link below

09/11/2024

Dear Friends, please join us next week, Tuesday September 17 at 6PM for the September Software Developer's Cartel. Doors open at 5:30 and program begins at 6PM.

This month we are featuring our friends from the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program to learn how this program can support hashtag across all industries with technical assistance.

Please find further information about the presentation below - help us spread the word and share this invitation with your friends and colleagues.

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We hope you get to visit us and enjoy a glass of hashtag , Blanton's "The Original Single Barrel"​ Bourbon, Four Roses Distillery Small Batch Select (a few of our community favorites). The Presentations last 20 to 30 minutes plus Q&A with serious networking afterwards :^)

Many thanks to our sponsors, listed below, for making the Software Developers Cartel happen! See you Tuesday! Blessings, j'

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This month we are honored to host the Marcela Barton with the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP).

Marcela Barton, Project Specialist for the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) will speak on how this State of Texas-funded program can be of assistance to small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs located across the state. SATOP aims to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs with the goal of creating new jobs, new products for the market, capital investment, and facility expansion.

For inventors who require solutions such as material recommendations, assembly / production processes, structural analysis, and much more, SATOP offers up to 40 FREE hours of technical assistance from our volunteer engineers. This is made possible through our Alliance Partners that consist of the NASA Johnson Space Center, aerospace companies, and educational institutions.

For inventors who require extensive technical assistance, SATOP's partnership with multiple Texas based Universities, can submit viable projects for small businesses into an Engineering Capstone Design Program to receive design solutions and academic prototypes, at no cost to the small business.

Your invention or product, regardless of which program applies to you, does not have to be high tech or space related in order to receive FREE technical assistance. SATOP stands ready to empower small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs throughout Texas by providing invaluable FREE technical assistance. For more information, explore our Success Story page on our website for a comprehensive showcase of the positive impact we have had on small businesses and their ventures.

Joan Quintana, Brianna Long, Rob Hitchcock, Matt Leonard

Sponsors:

Capsher Technology, Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center

08/16/2024

Join us this Tuesday the 20th, at 6 PM for our Software Developer's Cartel meeting at the Grand Stafford Theater.

This month we have a special guest, Dr. Mohamed Gharib, engineering faculty at Texas A&M University, presenting "Mechatronics: The Future of Engineering", a presentation about MXET, a Texas A&M University College of Engineering program that focuses on the principles of mechatronics with applications to robotics and automation systems - his lab is located on, main-campus, in the SIBISA building.

Help us spread the word and share this invitation with your friends and colleagues who may be interested.

As always, if you are looking for a job or internship in the fields of computer sciences, robotics, behavioral sciences, AI or mechatronics, please bring your CV and be ready to network - full details here: https://bit.ly/SDC-Aug2024

We hope you get to visit us and enjoy a glass of , 's or Four Roses Small Batch Select (a few of our community favorites).

August 2024 Meet up Date/Time Date(s) - 08/20/246:00 pm Location Grand Stafford Theater Categories Additive Manufacturing Mechatronics Prototyping Tech Startups Mohamed Gharib: Mechatronics: The Future of Engineering Dr. Gharib will present an overview of MXET, a Texas A&M College of Engineering pro...

07/15/2024

Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday the 16th, at 6 PM for our Software Developer's Cartel meeting at the Grand Stafford Theater. This month we have a young guest speaker, Ismail Hozain, engineering student and innovator at Texas A&M University, presenting:

"Starforge – Critical Infrastructure for Building Hardware", a presentation about the that he co-founded in order to support our local community members that do not have access to advanced manufacturing and prototyping equipment - conveniently located at walking distance from campus, just north from Zachry Engineering Education Complex.

Be ready to network and if you are looking for an internship or a full time job please bring your CV!

July 2024 Meet up Date/Time Date(s) - 07/16/246:00 pm Location Grand Stafford Theater Categories Additive Manufacturing Mechatronics Prototyping Tech Startups Ismail Hozain :: Starforge – Critical Infrastructure for Building Hardware Ismail tells the story of Starforge, how it got started, what it...

05/20/2024

Want to catch up on the latest news from Jose Quintana and our team at Advent GX? Here are the headlines. You can follow the link for full updates. https://bit.ly/AGX-2024-05

AGX Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Celebration

Jose Quintana speaks at Texas Tech Innovation Hub

Developers Cartel Features Google’s Bruno Rodriguez

Jose Quintana Shares Wisdom and Insights with TAMU Fraternity Leaders

IU Records Launches Lindsey Fish with her First Full Concert

The Innovation Underground Welcomes Four New Members

News & Updates May 2024 AGX Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Celebration We recently enjoyed gathering with friends and family to celebrate 20 years of the projects, events, and accomplishments of AdventGX service to communities and entrepreneurs. The kick-off celebration was held on April 17th at Grand S...

05/14/2024

From the very beginning, entrepreneurship and innovation have been central to our AdventGX approach to supporting community and economic development. In rural and underserved communities in particular, encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit within the local community can be a great long-term approach to creating jobs that are far less likely to be drawn away by the next city offering big incentives. At the very least, entrepreneurship is among the key strategies any community should use toward achieving economic vitality.

Jose Quintana has been supporting entrepreneurs since before he started Advent GX. I was as well…that’s actually how we met. Jose hired me to support communications for AdventGX and we discovered that he was providing technical assistance and business advising to many of the same start-ups I was serving with communications and strategy support.

Fast forward a few years and we formalized our support for entrepreneurs with the opening of the Innovation Underground (IU) in Historic Downtown Bryan, Texas.

From the earliest days of the IU, it was a global operation. Some of our first members were from the UK, Europe and South America. By putting them together with local artists, the creative class of freelancers, and a few social entrepreneurs, we had some of our earliest instances of the GX in AdventGX - that Global Exchange that makes for a rich quality of life and vibrant economic activity.

Today, the IU continues to grow and adapt operations to the needs of today’s innovators. AdventGX continues to encourage and promote entrepreneurs through our tech talks and other community events. And we love meeting new entrepreneurs and spurring these trailblazers down the path to success.

Here’s to celebrating the many entrepreneurs we’ve had the privilege to encourage and support over the years and to the amazing team that has made that support possible.

03/18/2024

Dear Friends,

Please join us this Tuesday the 19th, at 6 PM for our Software Developer's Cartel IN PERSON meeting. This month we have our friends Khadayat and Johannessen presenting "Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Operational Medicine ".

Please find further information about the presentation below - help us spread the word and share this invitation with your friends and colleagues who may be interested.

As always, if you are looking for a job or internship in the fields of computer sciences, robotics, behavioral sciences or mechatronics, please bring your CV and be ready to network - full details here: https://bit.ly/SDC-AggiesCreate-Simwerx

We hope you get to visit us and enjoy a glass of , Blanton's "The Original Single Barrel"​ Bourbon or Four Roses Distillery's Small Batch Select (a few of our community favorites). The Presentations last 20 to 30 minutes plus Q&A with serious networking afterwards :^)

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March 2024 Meet up Date/Time Date(s) - 03/19/246:00 pm Location Grand Stafford Theater Categories AI - Artificial Intelligence Behavioral Sciences Data Acquisition Human Factors Machine Learning Software Engineering Avik Khadayat and Noah Johannessen: Aggies Create X Simwerx: AI & ML for Operational...

09/18/2023

If you are in town this Tuesday @ 6 PM - join us at the Software Developers Cartel at the Grand Stafford Theater in Historic Downtown Bryan

Madeline Tesch : Texas A&M Chemical Engineering Honors student, Aggies Create member, and national finalist in ’s Gateway to Blue Skies competition.

Madeline will be presenting NASA’s Clean Energy Aviation competition

Spread the word & have a glass of Eagle Rare Bourbon with us!

September 2023 Meet up Date/Time Date(s) - 09/19/236:00 pm Location Grand Stafford Theater Categories Clean Energy Aviation Madeline Tesch :: Sophomore Engineering Honors student majoring in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M and as of last year, a national finalist in Nasa’s Gateway to Blue Skies ...

05/14/2023

Please join us this Tuesday the 16, at 6 PM for our Software Developer's Cartel meeting. This month we have Dr Pablo Tarazaga presenting "Talking to your building. A novel way of human-structure interactions".

Find further information about the presentation below - and help us spread the word and share this invitation with your friends and colleagues who may be interested. And have a glass of Eagle Rare with us!

Advent GX Central Texas ISSA

May 2023 Meetup Date/Time Date(s) - 05/16/236:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location Grand Stafford Theater Categories AI - Arificial Intelligence Data Acquisition Geomatics Human Factors Mechatronics Structural Dynamics Tech Startups Dr. Pablo Tarazaga, Texas A&M University Professor and Associate Department Hea...

04/10/2023

Deep fakes....

Scammers last year stole about $11m from unsuspecting consumers by fabricating the voices of loved ones, doctors and attorneys requesting money

02/12/2023

Great drone video! Texas A&M: Zachry Engineering Center Texas A&M Engineering

Check out a sneak peek of ZACH in a full drone tour before this weekend! 👍 | 15 comments on LinkedIn

03/13/2022

Great conversation