Most professional development happens in a windowless conference room, herded into breakout sessions nobody picked.
Happy Hour U happens at a bar. Taught by someone who has never set foot in an association office and has no idea what a CAE is.
Same goal. You walk away knowing something new. Different everything else.
This is round one. If people show up and don't hate it, there's a round two.
Tonight's lineup
No expo hall · no lanyards · just a tab
Consider this a trial balloon. We'll see if it flies.
Networking
7:00–7:30 PM
Doors open. Grab a drink. Find your people. No agenda yet.
The Lesson
7:30–8:15 PM
Served by: Caty Borum, American University professor and Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact
She co-wrote a book called A Comedian and An Activist Walk Into a Bar, so the venue tonight tracks. Her research digs into why comedy lands when a straight argument falls flat, and why some of the sharpest social critique of the last decade has come from comedians instead of pundits.
Networking, Round Two
8:15–9:30 PM
Stick around. Keep talking. Nobody's rushing you out.