Vehikl at Laracon US 2017
Vehikl was happy to sponsor Laracon for the fourth consecutive year. Laracon 2017 was hosted in the heart of New York City just a couple blocks from Times Square.
The venue was the swanky New World Stages tucked between Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen.
With both veteran Laracon attendees and total newbies to conferences, we were able to share this great experience with twenty members of the Vehikl team. So, how did it go?
It was a blast!
Here’s a rundown of the whole trip and some of our favorite people we look forward to seeing every year.
Vehikl goes to NYC
We started the day loading everybody into the bus and heading to Toronto.
We had a few adventures at the airport getting to New York, but once we arrived the whole crew (including Gary Bear) were very excited to kick off Laracon with some laughs!
Once we rallied all the troops, we loaded into the next bus and headed to Manhattan.
For many of the Vehikl team, this was their first time in NYC and for some it was also their first time at Laracon. We took some time our first night there to sightsee a little and have some fun before diving into the conference on day one.
Laracon Day One
We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to sponsor our favorite conference every year, and this year was no exception.
The team enjoyed the talks and the networking, and others have done great pieces on summarizing the speakers and their topics so we don’t rehash those here.
Some of the team took advantage of the great networking.
We were excited to be able to have so much of our team at the event hearing and speaking to talented speakers.
Others volunteered time helping with the event, and everyone gathered for Taylor’s big annual announcement around Laravel updates…
…and new surprises!
All in all, day one was a big hit with the entire team!
Head over to Torqd, the new Vehikl podcast, to listen to the Day 1 recap live from the stage at Laracon US 2017.
A fun treat to wrap up day one was a magician! Who doesn’t love a good magic trick? Apparently bears…
Laracon Day Two
Amongst the amazing talks on day two, Vehikl was sure to dive into all the fun Taylor and his team provided to attendees.
And, of course, it wouldn’t be a Laracon if we didn’t have a little fun with Taylor…
Gary made his reappearance on day two with many laughs and lots of great networking with new and old friends!
Some of our folks met up with old Laracon friends…
Vehikl wraps in NYC
Once the conference was officially over, Vehikl was invited to the WeWork Times Square office to meet some clients and friends.
What better way to finish off a company trip than on a rooftop terrace above Times Square?
We were thrilled to have our team joined by long-time friends from around the world on such a great trip to NYC to attend such a well-done conference.
We even managed to get a few folks out to check out some other fun local spots in NYC before we left the next day.
As we wrapped up Laracon US 2017 in NYC, the Vehikl team was, as always, excited to have been involved with and was able to bring so many to our favorite conference of the year!
