What happens when you mix a Space-Centre cook-out, a mind-bending keynote on the *Model Context Protocol* (MCP), and the most creative AI-hackers in Canada?…
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What happens when you mix a Space-Centre cook-out, a mind-bending keynote on the *Model Context Protocol* (MCP), and the most creative AI-hackers in Canada? You get Vancouver AI Meetup #18—a night where community meets cutting-edge tech and a *Canadian Identity Simulator* walks away with the big cheque.
⏩ **Chapters**
0:00 BBQ & welcome vibes
0:15 Indigenous land acknowledgement by Gabriel George
0:35 Morten Rand-Hendriksen’s MCP keynote hits hard
1:05 Hackathon award: “Canadian Identity Simulator” (Matt Sinclair-Foreman)
1:45 What’s next + community shout-outs
🥩 **BBQ & Community**
Smoked brisket, Montreal steak spice—and volunteers who literally *built the grill on site*.
🧠 **Keynote: Model Context Protocol**
LinkedIn’s Morten Rand-Hendriksen breaks down why MCP might be the plumbing of the next AI era—and why that should thrill *and* terrify you.
🏆 **Hackathon Round 2 Winner**
Matt Sinclair-Foreman’s *Canadian Identity Simulator* turns 1,001 Angus-Reid survey voices into AI NPCs you can debate in Unity—earning the $2.5 k cheque and bragging rights.
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