2018 Socials – Fun & Numerous Networking Opportunities

The focus of All Things Open remains the sessions taking place during each day of the conference. The importance of education can’t be over emphasized and we feel our topics and speakers are some of the best in the world.

However, meeting new people and even having a little fun after a long conference day are also extremely important. The relationships you form and people you meet can help you long after the conference ends.

It is with this in mind that we’ve worked very hard to schedule socials and after-hour events this year appealing to a wide variety of people and interests, and ones taking place in a variety of settings and environments.

Plan now to attend one of the many events taking place during ATO 2018:

Sunday, October 21

• Inclusion in Open Source & Technology – 2:00 – 5:30 pm ET, Raleigh Convention Center

We encourage you to start the conference off right by attending this FREE event. Stick around and make new friends at the post-event social being sponsored and made possible by the team at GitHub.

• The “Official” 2018 Welcome Social – 6:00 pm ET, the Rye Bar inside the lobby of The Marriott City Center

  Sponsored and made possible by the team at GitHub

All attendees are encouraged to stop by the Welcome Social after checking in early and attending the Inclusion in Open Source event at the Convention Center. The Rye bar is located in the lobby of the Marriott City Center and we have the place to ourselves. We have reserved the entire space just for our attendees and partners.
Contact: Jennifer Suber – [email protected]

Monday, October 22

• The “official” ATO After-Hours Social – 5:45 pm ET @ Jimmy Vs – 420 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601

  Sponsored and hosted by Elevated Third and Women Who Code

Contact: Jennifer Suber – [email protected]

• RIOT Hardware/IoT Demo Night & Showcase – 5:45 pm ET @ the Convention Center, 2nd floor

  Hosted by the team at RIOT

This is the largest hardware/IoT demo night in the U.S. More than 75 exhibits will be on display. Nearly 1,000 attended in 2017.
Contact: Caroline Griffin – [email protected]

• The Open Source Initiative‘s 20th Year “Timeline Hackathon” – 6:00 pm, room 305 A @ The Convention Center

  Sponsored and hosted by Cumulus Networks

Join the Open Source Initiative for this interactive meetup where participants build timelines and personal stories from their favorite open source projects.
Contact: Nick Vidal – [email protected]

Tuesday, October 23

• The official Farewell / Send-Off Social – 5:30 pm ET @ Boxcar – 330 W Davie St, Raleigh, NC 27601

End a full day of programming the right way – by networking and playing arcade and video games. We provide the tokens to play.
Contact: Jennifer Suber – [email protected]

• Vue.js: The All Things Open edition meetup – 6:00 pm ET @ Pendo headquarters – 150 Fayetteville Street, 4th floor

Four incredible speakers, three of which will be speaking at All Things Open earlier in the day, will take the stage at this evening meetup. Pizza and drinks will be served. If you don’t get enough tech at ATO, this is a great way to end the day.