LMSYS Org (SGLang) and Ai2 are co-hosting a happy hour for the open AI community during MLSys 2026 in Bellevue, sponsored by Crusoe and Doubleword !

We are bringing together folks working on open models, infra, hardware, and applications for a quick talk, drinks, and chill hang. Whether you're flying in for MLSys or local to Seattle, come through.

Monday, May 18th at Bellevue downtown

Schedule:

6 p.m. - doors open (Food and refreshments will be served)
7 p.m. - quick talk
7:30 - 9 p.m. social time

Special guests:

Nathan Lambert, Senior Research Scientist, Allen Institute for AI
Chenyang Zhao, SGLang Core Dev
Banghua Zhu, Co-founder, RadixArk; Assistant Professor, UW
Connor Guerrero, Senior Developer Relations Manager, Crusoe
Jamie Dborin, Co-founder & Head of Research at Doubleword Inference Lab, Doubleword
Carlo Mussolini, Member of Technical Staff, Fractile

RSVP is required! See you soon!

MLSys Happy Hour - by LMSYS & Ai2