DevFest 2026 - Oct 23-24

DevFest 2026 is coming to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, bringing two days of keynotes, hands-on workshops, and tech talks across AI/ML, Cloud, Web, and Cybersecurity tracks. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started, join fellow developers, industry leaders… READ MORE

Hudson Valley Open Data Hackathon 2026

April 4th at RPI | Open Data Hackathon 2026
Turn Hudson Valley data into action with AI. Government agencies: pitch your toughest challenges, get innovative solutions, hire emerging talent. Tech community: solve real problems, build your portfolio, launch careers—or… READ MORE

Monthly Tech Meetups - Call for Speakers

While the annual HVTechFest brings together people who care about technology to highlight the trend, our monthly Meetups allow us to get a grasp on what's relevant for our region and people.

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Tech Talent

Whether an emerging or professional Techie, please come and up your game, network with your community, share expertise, learn from experts, and grow in new directions!

Business

Tech-driven solutions will be part of your business recovery and future growth. But which tech? Software, hardware, retraining, or all of the above? Get answers that will give you the edge to thrive over the next 10 years.

Government

Tech hubs join large institutions to businesses and people in their community around a common goal to build prosperity, growth and innovation. Join OpenHub in celebrating Hudson Valley’s Tech Future!

Testimonials

One of the things I discovered was the strength of the local startup community, their needs, and how invisible they are to the larger community. High tech employees already in this area who are looking for new jobs are likely to leave the area because they are unaware of the jobs available here

These talks were stimulating. I spend too much time doing practical things, I just need to step out and observe the big picture

 

News

Tech Academy: Facilitating Positive change

We are proud to introduce Tech Academy - the new program to upskill Newburgh residents with relevant digital skills. The program to be launched by Newburgh Free Library's at the newly renovated Tech Hub space in 2023. Our goals: To make tech skills available for all, providing career a... READ MORE

Meet our 2022 Keynote Speaker

Don't miss our Keynote speaker revealing one of the largest open datasets for understanding global human society, - GDELT project. GDELT is the largest, most comprehensive, and highest resolution open database of human society ever created.  Its vast archives of more than a quarter... READ MORE

HVTechFest'21 Hackathon Recap

The third Hudson Valley Tech Hackathon was held virtually on October 29-30th on Zoom and Discord. The theme was ‘Digital Collaboration/Using Open Data For Social Good’ and our Hackers really took that and ran with it! More on their innovative projects coming up soon - don’t miss it.This... READ MORE