August 2026: What's Happening Across the Innovation Ecosystem

Networking, workshops, and hands-on building — here's what's on this month.

August is packed with opportunities to connect, learn, and build. Whether you're looking to expand your network, get hands-on with robotics, or run AI on your own laptop — there's something happening this month for you.

Here are four events worth knowing about.

Bloom Sundowner

Looking for a place to unwind, expand your circle, and grab a free slice after hours?

Bloom Ideas Hub is hosting a sundowner at their St Cats location. It's a relaxed evening to meet new people, connect with the Bloom community, and enjoy drinks, pizza, and prizes.

What to expect:

• 🍕 Free Pizza and snacks

• 🍷 Complimentary Drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available)

• 🧊 Icebreaker Activities

• 💬 Plenty of open time to mix, mingle, and network at your own pace

📅 Date: Wednesday 12 August 2026

🕠 Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm

📍 Location: Bloom Ideas Hub, St Cats

🎟️ Tickets: $7 early bird / $9 general

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UWA Accounting Association's Networking Night 2.0

Whether you're a first-year student exploring career options, a penultimate student seeking vacation programs, or a final-year student looking for grad opportunities — this is your chance to meet professionals from top accounting firms and industry leaders.

The UWA Accounting Association is bringing back their Networking Night, and it's open to students at any stage of their degree.

📅 Date: Thursday 13 August 2026

🕡 Time: 6:30pm – late

📍 Location: EZONE 1.09, 2.10, 2.11

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URC Project Night

The UWA Robotics Club runs Project Nights every Monday — a chance to work on robotics projects, collaborate with other students, and access the Clough Engineering Lab.

Whether you're building something for a competition, a personal project, or just want to get hands-on with robotics, this is your space.

📅 Date: Every Monday

🕓 Time: 4:00pm – 8:00pm

📍 Location: ENCM G01 Clough Engineering Lab

Note: The lab is open every day for members.

AI, Unplugged — Local LLM Workshop

Tired of running out of tokens?

UWA AI Club is running a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to download and run a real language model directly on your own laptop — no cloud storage, no subscription, no internet required.

If you've ever wanted to run AI locally and understand how it works under the hood, this is the workshop for you.

📅 Date: Wednesday 13 August 2026

🕓 Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm

📍 Location: Venture UWA

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Key Dates at a Glance

Event	Date	Time	Location
Bloom Sundowner	Wed 12 August	5:30–7:30pm	Bloom Ideas Hub, St Cats
AI, Unplugged	Wed 13 August	4:00–6:00pm	Venture UWA
UWA Accounting Networking Night	Thu 13 August	6:30pm	EZONE
URC Project Night	Every Monday	4:00–8:00pm	ENCM G01

Plenty happening this month. Get involved.

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