Central Zurich areaFriday 23 October 202610:00–13:00
Take home your AI Hermes.
A small, hands-on AI workshop for women in Zurich. In one morning, you’ll install and personalize your own Hermes Agent by Nous Research—an assistant that can remember preferences, use tools, and help turn messy information into action—while supporting two charities through your ticket.
AI for Good Girls is a full-value professional workshop with a charitable structure at its centre.
Elena donates all preparation and teaching time. After the explicitly defined event costs—venue, food, and drinks—net ticket proceeds are divided equally between the Aladdin Foundation and Swiss Aid for Mother and Child.
Participants are not buying a discounted charity event. They are paying the full value of a high-quality workshop, and that value is directed toward a good cause.
This is not a lecture about artificial intelligence. It is a practical workshop where you get help setting up Hermes on your own laptop, personalize it around your life, and learn how to use it for real tasks.
Hermes is an AI agent by Nous Research. Unlike a simple chatbot, it can use tools, work with files and web sources, remember your preferences, and help you move from “I have a lot in my head” to “here are the next steps.”
Guided setup is part of the workshop because this is often where people need the most support. You will not be expected to figure it out alone beforehand. Hermes can also be connected to Discord, so your assistant can come with you on mobile—typed or, depending on the setup, spoken to while you are away from your desk.
Install Hermes and shape it into a personal assistant that understands your preferences, routines, and boundaries.
Learn what AI agents are, how they differ from ordinary chatbots, and how to use them safely and confidently.
See what becomes possible when AI can help you plan, research, compare, draft, organize, and turn files, web sources, notes, and messages into action.
Learn in a small, supportive group of women where questions are welcome and the atmosphere is warm rather than intimidating.
Turn a messy brain dump into a realistic plan, then create calendar blocks, reminders, and follow-up tasks with your approval.
Example“Here is my week. Block deep work, school pickup, gym, and prep time—and leave breathing room.”
Go beyond a summary: compare options, keep the sources, make a shortlist, and prepare the booking or email steps.
Example“Find three hotels near Lake Como, compare trade-offs, then prepare the booking checklist and questions to send.”
Create a living pool of ideas, thoughts, projects, links, notes, and half-formed plans that Hermes can help you retrieve and develop.
Example“Save this as an idea for later, connect it to my workshop project, and remind me to revisit it next week.”
When connected, Hermes can read selected messages or documents, extract dates and decisions, and help prepare replies or tasks.
Example“Go through these school emails, add the dates I approved to my calendar, and list what I still need to answer.”
Connect Hermes to Discord so you can capture voice notes, send quick instructions, and queue actions while you are away from your laptop.
Example“I’m on the tram. Save this idea, remind me at 18:00, and prepare the dentist message for review.”
With the right setup, Hermes can prepare regular briefings, calendar reviews, research updates, and personal check-ins.
Example“Every Sunday, review my calendar and open tasks, then send me the three things that need attention first.”
You do not need previous AI experience. You only need to bring your own personal laptop and charger.
Please do not bring a work computer or school-managed device. Hermes setup may require installing software, adding accounts, and granting permissions; employer-managed laptops often block this and can create privacy or compliance issues.
Before the workshop, participants may be asked a few simple readiness questions, such as laptop type, operating system, age of device, and whether the device allows installations. This helps make the setup smoother on the day.
Set the tone, meet the group, clarify what everyone will leave with.
What a Hermes Agent is, how it differs from ordinary chat, and what to watch out for around permissions, cloud models, and data privacy.
Hands-on setup with individual help on personal laptops only.
Reset, ask questions, and quietly troubleshoot.
Preferences, memory, boundaries, and what your assistant should know.
Planning, research, and turning information into action.
Try Hermes on something from your actual life, then close with next steps—including what mobile access through Discord can look like.
Elena has been passionate about AI since November 2022—and still remembers the very first prompt she asked ChatGPT on the day it launched. She is the kind of person who feels like it’s Christmas whenever a new model is released.
She wants to make AI accessible to women who are curious but do not want another abstract tech talk. Her approach is practical, warm, and hands-on: less hype, more usefulness.
Elena is also a committed supporter of pro-life charities that protect and uplift families, children, and mothers, and will donate all workshop proceeds to the selected charities.
50%Supports families with children affected by illness or disability, including respite and family relief programmes.
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50%Supports pregnant women, couples, and families facing serious difficulties related to pregnancy or birth.
Visit websiteRegistration will open once the venue is confirmed. Join the interest list to be notified first.
The final registration page will include the confirmed venue, payment link, cancellation policy, laptop-readiness check, and any expected software or running-cost information.
We’ll let you know first when the venue is confirmed and registration opens.
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Yes. This is for women who are curious about AI and do not necessarily feel technical.
No. Guided setup is part of the workshop. We may ask a few simple laptop-readiness questions before the day.
Your personal laptop, charger, and your phone if you want to see how mobile access through Discord can work.
No. Please bring a personal laptop only. Work and school-managed computers often block installs, accounts, Discord, or permissions.
A reasonably recent personal laptop that you can install software on. Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 10 or 11 laptops are the easiest fit. If your computer is very old or locked down, contact us before registering.
English.
Six participants only.
Not yet. The workshop will take place in the central Zurich area, with the exact address confirmed before registration opens.
After venue, food, and drinks, net proceeds are split equally between the Aladdin Foundation and Swiss Aid for Mother and Child. Elena donates all preparation and teaching time.
Hermes Agent is an AI assistant by Nous Research. It can use tools, remember preferences, and help turn information into practical next steps.
Not exactly. A chatbot mainly answers. An agent can also help with multi-step tasks, depending on which tools and permissions you give it.
Yes. Hermes can be connected to Discord, so you can reach your agent from mobile. We will focus first on the laptop setup, then show what mobile access can look like.
No—not in the setup we will use. You will learn how to keep approvals in place for anything sensitive.
We will discuss privacy clearly. Future connections to Gmail, Google Workspace, or calendars require explicit permission and should be set up carefully.
It may, depending on the model provider you choose. We will explain this plainly and avoid unnecessary sensitive data.
No. Hermes can connect to different model providers, subscriptions, API keys, free tiers, or local model endpoints. Quality, speed, privacy, and limits vary.
Costs depend on your setup. If you later host Hermes on a small DigitalOcean server, expect roughly USD $4–$12/month for hosting. Model usage may be free, subscription-based, or pay-as-you-go depending on your provider.