KC AI Club · Chris reference · Sep 18

Progress
for review

Same substance as the email draft. Bookmark this page — everything important is linked from here.

Do not send from this page. Email draft lives in Justin’s Gmail Drafts until he approves. This page is the always-on record of what we are telling you.

Open these first

1 · Hub

kc-ai-expo.pages.dev

2 · Club board

kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/club.html

3 · Expo board

kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/expo.html

4 · Expo Eventbrite Draft (NEW)

eventbrite.com/e/2001680808181

Draft / creator preview — not public until we publish. Soft-launch target around Tue Sep 22. Venue stays TBA until signed.

5 · Sep 22 QR packet (LIVE)

kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/questions/packet.html

Submit + /mod + passcode 2242 + QR image. Weekend-test anytime.

Done today / this arc (substantial)

  1. Sep 22 Garmin QR + live moderator — shared DB (not localStorage). Packet on the planning site. Lovable app kc-ai-spotlight: submit, /qr, /mod.
  2. Expo Eventbrite Draft created — open the Draft link above. Supporting paste packet + header art still on the site if we need to rebuild.
  3. Expo ticket math locked on the board — 500 tickets, $10 early (cap 150) then $20, no BOGO. Plan P&L about +$3,644 vs $11k costs; Strong about +$13,144. Budget table.
  4. Planning hub — Club + Expo boards with hard dates; Chris-facing packets linked from the hub (no laptop-only handoffs).
  5. Women in AI — LinkedIn #1 materials / post track; kansascity.ai Women page cleanup path noted on Club board.
  6. Elios / Taylor — postponed to Monday; same-day 5-bullet recap to you after the call.

Please review

  1. Club board priorities — anything wrong or lower priority?
  2. Eventbrite Draft — green light on copy/tickets before we publish (venue still TBA)?
  3. Budget — confirm 500 / $10 then $20 / no BOGO.
  4. QR packet — weekend-test submit → /mod when you can.

Email draft (exact text we intend to send)

Hey Chris -

Progress update so you can review everything on the planning site. Nothing here depends on my laptop.

Hub: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/
Club board: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/club.html
Expo board: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/expo.html
This progress note: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/drafts/chris-progress-2026-09-18.html

DONE / LIVE

1) Sep 22 Garmin · QR + moderator (LIVE)
One bookmark: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/questions/packet.html
- Submit (QR target): https://kc-ai-spotlight.lovable.app/
- QR slide: https://kc-ai-spotlight.lovable.app/qr
- Your mod view: https://kc-ai-spotlight.lovable.app/mod
- Passcode: 2242
Shared database across phones. Weekend-test anytime. Dry run Sun Sep 21. Live Tue Sep 22 at Garmin.

2) Expo Eventbrite · Draft is up (NEW)
Open the Draft listing:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001680808181?aff=oddtdtcreator
Site packet + art if you want the supporting copy:
https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/listings/expo-eventbrite-packet.html
Soft-launch target around Tue Sep 22 (attendees first). Venue stays TBA on public copy until you sign — then we drop the real name/address in one pass.

3) Expo ticket math · locked on the board
BOGO is out. Plan is 500 tickets:
- Early bird $10 · Sep 21 to Oct 4 · cap 150
- Regular $20 · Oct 5 to Nov 10 · one ticket, one person
- No BOGO
Budget P&L (vs $11,000 costs): Plan about +$3,644 · Strong about +$13,144
Full table: https://kc-ai-expo.pages.dev/expo.html#budget

4) Women in AI
LinkedIn #1 track + kansascity.ai Women page cleanup are on the Club board:
https://www.kansascity.ai/kansas-city-women-in-ai-event

MOVED
- Elios / Taylor: postponed to Monday. Same-day 5-bullet recap to you after.

PLEASE REVIEW
1) Club board — anything wrong or lower priority?
2) Eventbrite Draft — good to keep refining toward a Sep 22 soft-launch (still Draft / TBA venue)?
3) Budget — confirm 500 / $10 then $20 / no BOGO.
4) QR packet — weekend-test when you can.

Justin

Source of truth for Chris: this planning site. Local operator files are build only.