Teamwork, camaraderie, and spirit: These are the elements that capture people’s passions across the globe when it comes to both soccer and video games. In the spirit of this year’s UEFA European Championship, Tech Square ATL Social Club member Donald Innocent-Ike hosted Plug + Play: FIFA Night at The Clubhouse.

A community can be defined, traditionally, as “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.” While we do believe this to be true, we at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club also believe it’s those unique and differing passions from a diverse and robust group of people that make a community so interesting. And with the pandemic causing many people to hone in on their newfound, or even resurfaced, hobbies and pastimes, we thought hosting a Coffee Talk where members could share their side hustles with each other would showcase the depth and breadth of such a diversified community.

With the start of the Summer Olympic Games just around the corner, we at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club felt inspired to have a little competition ourselves – and put our community’s athletes to the ultimate test. No, it wasn’t a traditional Olympic event, nor was it part of the Five Ring Field Day we’re hosting at the end of month. This was something epic. Something that we’ve never done before. Something that could bring a smile to one’s face, a tear to their eye, and perhaps even cause them to...throw up.

Knowing our Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) folks love a good challenge – and a refreshing adult beverage from time to time – we headed over last week to give our hardworking community a much-deserved afternoon break, but not before testing them with some trivia first.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked whether or not they would go on a one-way trip to Mars.

Meet Raghav Apoorv, a Software Engineer at Uber. When he isn’t building machine learning (ML) models to predict competitive business metrics and designing and developing scalable data platforms to perform complex queries, you can find him cooking, going on hikes, hanging out with friends, and exploring new restaurants.

At Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club, we take pride in being a part of the innovation and community that thrives here in Tech Square. Whether it’s by connecting community members, discussing innovators who inspire them, shedding a light on their achievements, or spotlighting successful, local women, we not only aspire to foster an environment where these connections can be made, but also serve as a platform that touts the amazing startups, dedicated professionals, and fresh talent that make this community so unique. Whether you’re green in your respective field, or have been in the workforce more years than you can count, to us, age is nothing but a number.

Music has the power to bring a diverse group of people together because it goes beyond the limitations of linguistics. With its own language of melody and rhythm, it enables people to find common ground with one other no matter where they are – or where they are from – in the world. Like music, we at Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club like to think that we are the thread that brings corporate innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students together with our thoughtfully-produced community activations, especially as we continue to emerge with a different perspective of the world after isolation. So, curious about the Tech Square community’s music tastes as of late, we partnered with TSQATL Social Club member Charlie Duprey Langlois to host a Cocktail Talk on a sunny summer day to find out: What was the last song you favorited on your music streaming app?

At Tech Square ATL (TSQATL) Social Club, we’re no stranger to virtual reality (VR), it’s ever-growing popularity, and the continuously-advancing technology that backs it. From community conversations of using VR in classrooms, training environments, and for exercise during a pandemic, to deep discussions with experts around the ever-expanding field and the future of the wearable technology, to more hands-on activations that include using VR to reduce fear response or create a community mural, we’ve pretty much covered it all (and will continue to do so!).

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked what they are doing for exercise at the moment.

To highlight our appreciation for the arts, we’ve implemented a “Creative Corner” series – articles and social posts showcasing the recent projects and collections from our community members. This week, we’re featuring Sheena Williams, a self-taught maker of things, who learned her creative techniques from being in her fathers workshop.

The smell of summer is in the air – and so is the humidity. Even though the official start of the summer solstice isn’t until Sunday, June 20, we’re definitely already feeling the heat. So what better way to prepare for the long days ahead than by cooling down with a refreshing drink – AND learning something new? Enter our Mind of a Maker activation, which focuses on a demonstration, workshop, or creative activity with community members. For this particular event that we and the dynamic duo of Bar Racho hosted at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP) last week, it was all about The Chemistry of Cocktails.

Every week at The Clubhouse, we pose a question on our big conversation board about what’s been on the radar for our members lately. This is designed to not only spark conversations and encourage collaboration, but to also allow us to better know our community members in a fun and unique way. Recently, we asked what shows they are binge-watching currently.

Sprinkled, filled, powdered, or simply glazed: Can you really ever just have one doughnut? If you’re like any of our members at Technology Enterprise Park (TEP), it’s probably hard for you to resist treating yourself to freshly-made doughnuts when they’re around. On Friday, June 4, better known to some as National Doughnut Day, we hosted a Coffee Talk to celebrate this sweet treat as a community. But like any other signature Tech Square ATL Social Club community activation, we honored the occasion with a nerdy twist: doughnut trivia. So, how much do the engineers, researchers, and chemists at TEP know about their favorite fried confection? Turns out, they know a fun fact (or four!).

Meet Charlie Duprey Langlois, a Publishing Admin at Digital Royalty Distribution. When he isn’t working hard to protect the rights of creators and ensure appropriate compensation, you can find him juggling a soccer ball or throwing a frisbee in Piedmont Park.