Grafana & Friends DC

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About us

This Grafana & Friends meetup group hosts events focused on open source monitoring and observability using Grafana and related technologies. Some meetups feature formal presentations, while others are more relaxed and discussion-driven. Every event is designed to encourage learning, connection, and community. Snacks and stickers included!

🎤 Interested in speaking?
We’re always looking for meetup speakers! Submit your talk ideas here, and we’ll reach out with next steps if your proposal is accepted.

Grafana & Friends meetups aren’t the only way to connect with the community! Explore additional ways to get involved below:

Interact and be heard:

Forums: Do you have a problem, question, or curiosity? Visit our forums for a reservoir of knowledge- submit your own questions and answers!
Community Slack: Eager for real-time connections with fellow users? Begin a conversation on Slack.

Learn:

YouTube: From getting started to exploring newer projects like Pyroscope and Beyla, the Grafana YouTube channel has what you need to get started!

Contribute:

Github: Check out our open github repositories to report bugs and contribute code
Meetups and blogs: We’d love to feature your OSS Grafana Labs use case or story at an upcoming Grafana & Friends meetup or on the Grafana blog! Submit your idea here and we’ll connect with you on next steps if accepted.
Champions: Join the Grafana Champions program! It’s designed to recognize and empower individuals who are actively contributing to the growth and success of the Grafana ecosystem.

All events hosted by this group and communication on this platform are subject to Grafana Labs' Events Code of Conduct.

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Grafana & Friends DC: AI & Observability
Wed, May 13 · 5:30 PM EDT
Clare and Don's Beach Shack, 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA, US
🗒️ Details
Grafana 13 just dropped at GrafanaCON 2026 and we're not wasting any time.

Join us at Clare & Don's Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA for a free hands-on meetup where we dig into what's actually new, what it means for your stack, and where observability is heading.

If you work in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering in the DMV, this is your people. Whether you've been running Grafana for years or you're just getting started, you'll leave with something useful.

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📋 Agenda
🎉 5:30 — Food & Introductions Come hungry. We're at Clare & Don's, so you already know the vibes are good. Grab a bite, meet the people around you, and get settled in before the talks kick off.

🎙️ 6:00 – 6:30 — Tech Talk: Grafana 13 & AI in Observability Grafana Assistant is now built into the platform and it changes a lot. We're breaking down what's new in Grafana 13, how AI is reshaping the way teams monitor and troubleshoot, and what this looks like in practice. Expect real talk from Grafana Labs engineers, not a sales pitch.
Speakers: Rob Santos, Senior Solutions Engineer @ Grafana Labs Vishal Nakra, Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering @ Grafana Labs

💬 6:30 — Networking & Open Q&A Bring your questions, your war stories, and your opinions. This is the part where the good conversations happen.

🎁 Don't forget — we're doing a Grafana swag raffle on the way out.

🔚 7:30 — Wrap Up

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Spots are free but limited — grab yours before they're gone.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Speaker info and talk abstracts:
Rob Santos, Senior Solutions Engineer @ Grafana Labs
28 attendees