MLAI event search-to-shortlist record — edited 10 September 2026
Save and edit your own copy. This file sends no notes, registers for no event and does not reserve a place.
Use before a decision; fill experience fields only after attending. Unknown essentials mean ask; a failed essential requirement can mean skip. A useful search can end without registering.

COMPLETED FICTIONAL READER DECISION — real dated listing, invented reader; no attendance or customer outcome
My learning or conversation question:
Fictional reader Ari wants a beginner conversation about checking an AI answer, not a course qualification or client introduction.

City or online / available dates / time and cash limits:
Scenario limits: one visit in Melbourne during October, 120 minutes including travel/preparation, A$30 cash. Online is an alternative. These are invented preferences, not research about attendees.

Search topic, platform and date checked:
Use the observed Humanitix search above: AI, Melbourne, All dates, checked 10 September 2026. Ari is a teaching character, not an actual search participant.

Event title and official listing:
Introduction to AI: https://events.humanitix.com/intro-ai. Provider information below was checked; Ari's decision is fictional. No provider endorsement or MLAI affiliation is implied.

Organiser / intended audience / prerequisites:
Sandybeach Centre describes a beginner programme with no prior AI knowledge needed; bring a laptop.

Participation offered and access confirmed:
Questions and hands-on practice are described. Peer networking and Ari's access needs are unconfirmed. The listing was marked full, with a waitlist route; that is not an available place.

Full event date, timezone, location and total commitment:
Published programme: Wednesdays, 7 October–4 November 2026, 1:30–3pm; the first date is labelled AEDT. Venue: 2 Sims Street, Sandringham. Five 90-minute sessions total 450 minutes before travel, preparation or follow-up—not a one-off 90-minute commitment. Displayed price: $75 per person; final currency/fees were not checked.

What remains unknown and who can clarify it:
Whether a one-off alternative meets the question, access needs and full cash budget. Ask the organiser only if that alternative is worth investigating. Draft, not sent: Does a one-off beginner session include participant questions, and what are its total cost and access arrangements?

Decision: register, ask a question, keep looking, or stop:
Keep looking for this task. The listed five-session commitment exceeds the scenario's one-visit/120-minute limit independently of any price comparison. A good topic match does not cancel that failed requirement. Do not assume the displayed $75 has a verified A$ currency or that waitlisting reserves a place.

Registration confirmation received, if applicable:
Not registered; no ticket bought, waitlist joined or confirmation received.

Afterwards: what I learned and whether I would return:
Not attended. No learning outcome, event-quality score or return decision has been observed.

Any mutually agreed follow-up and chosen channel:
None agreed and no enquiry sent. A public event page or attendee list is not consent to a marketing sequence.

BLANK RECORD — duplicate for each candidate; leave unperformed steps marked not done
My learning or conversation question:
City or online / available dates / time and cash limits:
Search topic, platform and date checked:
Event title and official listing:
Organiser / intended audience / prerequisites:
Participation offered and access confirmed:
Full event date, timezone, location and total commitment:
What remains unknown and who can clarify it:
Decision: register, ask a question, keep looking, or stop:
Registration confirmation received, if applicable:
Afterwards: what I learned and whether I would return:
Any mutually agreed follow-up and chosen channel:

Check source dates, full commitment, exact format/ticket, access and total cost before committing. Provider facts can change; the example is not a live availability recommendation.
Guide: https://mlai.au/articles/featured/how-to-find-networking-events