The Tech Summit, “Teched Out: Technology Summit,” is a community-wide technology experience hosted by WayOut Kids on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at the Tacoma Eastside Community Center (1721 E 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98404). Designed for an audience of parents, students, and families, the event runs 11:00am–2:00pm with an 11:00am arrival window to explore vendor tables, hands-on demos, and youth-led projects. With an expected 300 attendees, this summit brings together local organizations and technologists for a high-energy afternoon of creativity, learning, and practical exposure to the tools shaping school, work, and daily life. Parking is simple with a free, open lot and no reserved spaces.

At the heart of the day is the featured panel, “Artificial Intelligence in the Lives of Youth and Families,” taking place in the Social Room from 11:30am–12:30pm, moderated by Franque Thompson (Q13 FOX). The conversation is structured for real families, not insiders, covering where AI is already showing up in kids’ lives, what opportunities it creates for learning and careers, and what concerns families should keep in mind around privacy, bias, and access. The session also includes a youth and audience Q&A so students and parents can ask direct questions and leave with clear, practical guidance they can apply at home and in school.

A special panel guest is Christian “Creed” Reed, founder of Fourth Gen Labs, joining local leaders to bring a grounded, youth-focused perspective to the discussion. Creed’s work centers on helping young people and communities build real-world AI literacy, use technology responsibly, and turn creativity into skills that translate into opportunity. On this panel, he will connect the hype to reality by focusing on what families and students can do right now: how to engage with AI with confidence, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to use emerging tools to learn, create, and communicate without losing trust or personal voice.