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Students
Studying policy, government, or international affairs at a Boston-area school and curious about tech.
BOSTON, MA
Where policy meets AI.
A Boston community for people who work on policy, from city hall to the UN, and want to understand AI and technology.
01 / Community
Who it's for
Boston Policy Tech is for anyone engaged with policy, from city hall to the UN, who is also interested in AI and tech.
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Builders
Making tools for government or public use in govtech, civic tech, or AI.
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Policy practitioners
Working in government, advocacy, research, or diplomacy, locally or abroad.
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Anyone else
Anyone in Boston with a stake in how policy and technology fit together.
People from
Open to people at any school, agency, company, or organization.
How we operate
Boston Policy Tech is nonpartisan. We do not endorse candidates, parties, or legislation, and we do not lobby. We are not affiliated with any government office.
02 / Activities
What we do
Dinners and talks
Dinners and talks where people in policy meet people who build with AI.
Projects
A hackathon and small teams that make tools for public offices.
Briefings
We explain AI to people who work on policy, and policy to people who build tech.
03 / Events
What's coming
DinnerPlanning
Table Talks
A dinner for under 20 people with state lawmakers and their staff. We talk openly over a meal. There are no panels or slides.
Details
TalkPlanning
Speaker Series
People who run AI and tech projects in government and policy groups talk about their work. Questions after.
Details
HackathonPlanning
Civic Tech Hackathon
A weekend of building tools for problems brought by city and state offices. Teams demo on the last day.
Details
BriefingPlanning
Beacon Hill AI Briefing
Students and builders explain how AI works to legislative staff. Short and plain.
Details
WorkshopPlanning
Bill to Code
Pick a bill or regulation and build a working prototype of it in one session.
Details
DemosPlanning
Demo Night
Builders get 5 minutes each to show what they are working on. People who work in policy give feedback.
Details
Get every event in your calendar.
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04 / Join
Free to join. No résumé required.
Members get an invite to every event. You hear about dinners and the hackathon first. Tell us what you work on and we will introduce you to others in the group.
05 / Lead with us
Help lead Boston Policy Tech
We are recruiting people to run this with us.
Events
Find venues and run the dinners and talks.
Outreach
Reach out to policy and AI groups around Boston.
Partnerships
Talk to offices and organizations that want to work with us.
Hackathon
Run the civic tech hackathon from start to finish.
No experience required. Students welcome.
06 / Host or speak
Host or speak
Have a room, a talk, or a guest we should meet? Tell us.
Host a dinner
You have a private room or a restaurant that fits a table of about 12 to 20.
Speak
You work on policy, government, or AI and can give a short talk or join a conversation.
Suggest a guest or topic
You know someone we should hear from, or a topic we should cover.
Or email Lev or Allegra directly. lev@insurgeintl.com · allegra@insurgeintl.com
07 / Partners
Who we work with
08 / FAQ
Questions
09 / Contact
Contact
Boston Policy Tech was started by Allegra Hoddie and Lev Cohen, founders working in policy intelligence.
Email either of us.
Lev Cohen
Co-founder, Organizer
Allegra Hoddie
Co-founder