POP-UP vGHC · AUSTIN · WED, OCT 28, 2026
What if you could bring community to a virtual event?
On Wednesday, October 28, we are finding out. Join a silent-disco-style watch day for the virtual Grace Hopper Conference. Your own pass, your own screen and headphones, one shared room.
- WHEN
- Wed, Oct 28, 202610:30 AM to 6:30 PM Central
- WHERE
- Austin Central LibraryShared meeting room <tbd>
- COST
- FreeSeats are limited
- BRING
- A laptop, headphones and your own vGHC pass.†
HOW IT WORKS
Virtual pass. Real room.
Bring your own pass
Your vGHC pass† is your ticket to the sessions. Everyone signs in to their own account on their own laptop. Nothing is shared, projected or rebroadcast.
Pick a channel
We mapped four tracks through Wednesday’s virtual catalog, one for each stage of a tech career. Follow one, mix them, or go your own way.
Headphones on, headphones off
On for the sessions. Off for the welcome, lunch, a community block led by Angie and Mark, and the de-brief. The room is for everything a virtual pass cannot give you.
WED, OCT 28 · CENTRAL TIME
The day, hour by hour
- Doors, welcome and setupHEADPHONES OFF
- Sessions on your trackHEADPHONES ON
- Lunch hourHEADPHONES OFF
- Sessions on your trackHEADPHONES ON
- Community block with Angie and MarkHEADPHONES OFF
- Afternoon sessionsHEADPHONES ON
- De-brief/Happy HourHEADPHONES OFF
Three of the four channels have a noon session, so lunch is flexible. Come for the whole day or the part that fits your calendar.
FOUR TRACKS
Pick your channel
At a silent disco, everyone chooses a channel and the floor is still shared. Ours are four paths through Wednesday’s sessions.
- New Graduate CH 1 Students, recent graduates and anyone landing a first technical role.
- Early Professional CH 2 Individual contributors a few years in, aiming at the next level.
- Switching Careers CH 3 Professionals moving into tech from another field.
- Transition to Executive CH 4 Senior ICs and managers preparing for executive scope.
ORGANIZERS
Mark Garcia and Angie Smith
Two people in Austin who wanted a virtual conference to feel less like watching alone.
BEFORE YOU COME
Good to know
- WHAT TO BRING
- A laptop or tablet, headphones, a charger, and your own vGHC pass.†
- THE ROOM
- Austin Central Library, 710 W. César Chávez St. Shared meeting room <tbd>.
- FOOD AND DRINK
- Drinks with lids are welcome in the room. Food stays outside it. The library sets aside its 2nd floor and porches for eating, and there is a café in the building.
- COST
- Free. The vGHC pass is sold by the conference, not by us.
- SEATS
- The room is small, so seats are limited. Please save one before you come.
- TIME ZONE
- Every time on this site is Central.
RSVP
Save a seat
Tell us you are coming and which channel you are leaning toward.
[RSVP LINK OR CONTACT]