Anyone else going to go to 35C3 this year? (Chaos Communication Congress)

[frozenfrogz]

I was wondering if any of you are also going to go to this years Chaos Communication Congress @Leipzig, Germany.
I will be attending all days and thought that maybe there is a chance to stumble upon some of you.

[Urs42]

I will drive to Leipzig tomorow, will help with the setup. Will be at the CCC-CH Assembly. 

[frozenfrogz]

Cool!
I’ll come visit!

[abraxa]

I'll be there also, with the sigrok assembly.

[Lukas]

I'm at 35c3 as well, see https://events.ccc.de/congress/2018/wiki/index.php/Projects:Horizon_EDA

[frozenfrogz]

Just arrived at my sleeping place and am looking forward for tomorrow!

[frozenfrogz]

Hello all,
sadly I could not find you at the times I was looking for you - to be expected though at such a busy venue.
I already left after one day because the congress just did not want to resonate with me and I was having a hard time there feeling like someone that just did not belong.

Whishing you a nice time in Leipzig!

[abraxa]

Hello all,
sadly I could not find you at the times I was looking for you - to be expected though at such a busy venue.
I already left after one day because the congress just did not want to resonate with me and I was having a hard time there feeling like someone that just did not belong.

Whishing you a nice time in Leipzig!

That's very unfortunate... I can see how that can happen if you don't come as part of an assembly or without a group of friends. However, it is a huge nerd fest and we're all looking to connect - even if it's awkward at times
I suggest you chat up random people next time who do things you take an interest in. You'd be surprised at how many people just come to chat. No one minds.

[frozenfrogz]

I suggest you chat up random people next time who do things you take an interest in. You'd be surprised at how many people just come to chat. No one minds.

Actually I did and also met a bunch of nice people. But then again you can do that only for so long.
I would not describe me as being particularly shy, but I was not able to find a place to anchor and the amount of talks etc. was not accessible to me being on my own, reading through heaps of abstracts on the app.
I just could not get into a healthy rhythm with the congress - sad as it may sound.