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SUMMARY:🧜‍♀️ AICHR | Connections & (grocery) carts
DESCRIPTION:Meet people and pick up your weekly groceries.\n🤝 A casual networking hangout in the grocery store cafe\nChats\, connections\, & grocery carts is a relaxed\, social-first networking event for curious\, friendly people across Hampton Roads who enjoy good conversation and knocking out life errands at the same time.\nThis is not a lecture.\nThis is not a pitch night.\nAnd you definitely do not need to “prepare” anything.\nIt is simply a low-pressure space to meet new people\, have real conversations\, and casually connect while wandering the aisles and picking up your weekly groceries.\nWhether you are deeply into AI and automation\, adjacent to tech and creativity\, or just someone who enjoys thoughtful conversations with interesting humans\, you belong here.\n✨ What to expect\n– Casual\, open networking with a mix of builders\, creatives\, technologists\, founders\, students\, and professionals\n– Easy\, organic conversations while shopping at your own pace\n– Light\, optional conversation prompts to help break the ice if you want them\n– No presentations\, no panels\, no pressure to “network correctly”\n– A friendly\, welcoming environment for all backgrounds and experience levels\n– Come as you are. Grab a cart or a basket. Pick up dinner for the week. – – Meet a few new people along the way.\n👥 Who should attend\nChats\, Connections\, & Grocery Carts is for:\nPeople who enjoy meeting others without forced networking vibes\nBuilders\, creatives\, technologists\, and curious minds\nAI\, automation\, no-code\, and tech-adjacent folks\nStudents and career switchers exploring what is next\nFounders\, consultants\, operators\, and professionals\nAnyone who likes good conversation and low-stakes socializing\nIf you enjoy thoughtful chats and meeting people in unexpected places\, you will fit right in.\n🏪 Why a grocery store\nYou were probably going to the store anyway.\nHosting this event in a grocery store keeps things human\, practical\, and approachable. It removes the pressure of traditional networking and turns it into something simple\, efficient\, and a little fun.\nTwo errands. One cart.\n💡 Why this event exists\nCommunity grows best in relaxed\, everyday spaces.\nChats\, Connections\, & Grocery Carts exists to create an easy\, human-centered way for people to connect without titles\, talks\, or expectations. It is about building relationships\, sharing ideas naturally\, and strengthening the local community one conversation at a time.\nCome say hi. Leave with groceries. Make a few new connections along the way.\nℹ️ Other bits of info & FAQs\nThis is a free community event\nDrinks or food are available for purchase depending on the venue\nPhotos or videos may be taken for community and marketing purposes\nCome solo or bring a friend\n​​​​Is there free parking in the area? Yes. Wegman’s has got lots of spots available in their many parking lots.\n​​​Is this free? Yes\, but space is limited. Make sure to RSVP.\n🤝 Organizers & partners\nOrganizers\nThe AI Collective Hampton Roads\n​Platinum partners\nTechArk\nRegent University\nECPI University\nHampton Roads Chamber Foundation\nBronze partners\nAssembly\n757 Collab\n🌍 ​Our parent org\nThe AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 150\,000+ pioneers – founders\, researchers\, operators\, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events\, workshops\, and community-led research\, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust\, openness\, and human flourishing.\nAll attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally\, by registering for this event\, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy. \nShare this location:
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SUMMARY:🧜‍♀️ The AI Collective Hampton Roads | Connections & (grocery) carts
DESCRIPTION:Meet people and pick up your weekly groceries.\n🤝 A casual networking hangout in the grocery store cafe\n​Chats\, connections\, & grocery carts is a relaxed\, social-first networking event for curious\, friendly people across Hampton Roads who enjoy good conversation and knocking out life errands at the same time.\nThis is not a lecture.\nThis is not a pitch night.\nAnd you definitely do not need to “prepare” anything.\nIt is simply a low-pressure space to meet new people\, have real conversations\, and casually connect while wandering the aisles and picking up your weekly groceries.\nWhether you are deeply into AI and automation\, adjacent to tech and creativity\, or just someone who enjoys thoughtful conversations with interesting humans\, you belong here.\n✨ What to expect\n​Casual\, open networking with a mix of builders\, creatives\, technologists\, founders\, students\, and professionals\n​Easy\, organic conversations while shopping at your own pace\n​Light\, optional conversation prompts to help break the ice if you want them\n​No presentations\, no panels\, no pressure to “network correctly”\n​A friendly\, welcoming environment for all backgrounds and experience levels\n​Come as you are. Grab a cart or a basket. Pick up dinner for the week. Meet a few new people along the way.\n​👥 Who should attend\n​Chats\, connections\, & grocery carts is for:\n​People who enjoy meeting others without forced networking vibes\nBuilders\, creatives\, technologists\, and curious minds\nAI\, automation\, no-code\, and tech-adjacent folks\nStudents and career switchers exploring what is next\nFounders\, consultants\, operators\, and professionals\nAnyone who likes good conversation and low-stakes socializing\n​If you enjoy thoughtful chats and meeting people in unexpected places\, you will fit right in.\n🏪 Why a grocery store\n​You were probably going to the store anyway.\n​Hosting this event in a grocery store keeps things human\, practical\, and approachable. It removes the pressure of traditional networking and turns it into something simple\, efficient\, and a little fun.\n​Two errands. One cart.\n💡 Why this event exists\n​Community grows best in relaxed\, everyday spaces.\nChats\, Connections\, & Grocery Carts exists to create an easy\, human-centered way for people to connect without titles\, talks\, or expectations. It is about building relationships\, sharing ideas naturally\, and strengthening the local community one conversation at a time.\nCome say hi. Leave with groceries. Make a few new connections along the way.\nℹ️ Other bits of info & FAQs\nThis is a free community event\nDrinks or food are available for purchase depending on the venue\nPhotos or videos may be taken for community and marketing purposes\nCome solo or bring a friend\n​​​Is there free parking in the area? Yes. If you can’t snag a spot in their parking lot\, feel free to park somewhere close by along a side street. There’s usually lots of space.\n​​​Is this free?\nYes\, but space is limited. Make sure to RSVP\n🤝 Organizers & partners\n​\nOrganizers\nThe AI Collective Hampton Roads\n​Platinum partners\nTechArk\nRegent University\nECPI University\n​Silver partners\nTEKsystems\nAssembly\n​Space partner\n757 Collab\nThe Hive by Virginia Beach\nNSU Innovation Center\n🌍 ​Our parent org\nThe AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 150\,000+ pioneers – founders\, researchers\, operators\, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events\, workshops\, and community-led research\, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust\, openness\, and human flourishing.\nAll attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally\, by registering for this event\, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy. \nShare this location:
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