When: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM PDT
Where: 1551 Southeast Poplar Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97214, United States
Tue, May 5, 6:00 PM PDT · 1551 Southeast Poplar Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97214, United States Come join your fellow idealists, builders, and shitposters for another meetup about the atmosphere! Together, we're doing our part to create a more social web so the internet belongs to The People and not the oligarchs. Co-organizer [@BrittanyEllich.com](https://bsky.app/profile/brittanyellich.com) will give us a preview of the AT Proto 101 talk she's presenting at [CascadiaJS June 2nd](https://cascadiajs.com/) - including a raffle for a ✨ free ticket to the conference ✨. And, since we got lots of love re: the open, collaborative style of our last meetup, we're doing it again! **How it will work:** - [@BrittanyEllich.com](https://bsky.app/profile/brittanyellich.com), will kick the meeting off with her AT Proto talk, including: - The problem with social media - What is the atmosphere? - Overview of DIDs/lexicons/etc - How we can get involved - We'll ask for 3 -4 volunteers to lead a discussion group - Then, we'll break out into huddles, and everyone can join their chosen discussion group **Example discussion ideas:** - How to Make ATProto Normie-Friendly - Here’s how I built XYZ - My Experience Working on ATProto as an Absolute Beginner - Let’s Discuss: Getting Funding for Our Projects **Agenda:** 6:00 - 6:10 (ish) | Snacks, hangout, shooting the shit, whatevs 6:10 - 6:40 (ish) | AT Protocol 101 by [@BrittanyEllich.com](https://bsky.app/profile/brittanyellich.com) 6:40 - 6:45 (ish) | Discussion huddle ideas 6:45 - 7:15 (ish) | Huddle breakout 7:15 - 7:30 | Regroup and discuss 7:30 | Close, announce raffle winner, and after-hangout at a nearby bar Special thanks to [@jason.energy](https://bsky.app/profile/jason.energy) for offering his CodeTV studio for our meetup space! Hope to see you all there!