What we’re all about

We aim to connect remote workers in the area and help maximize the opportunities presented by being location-independent in the Triangle. There are few ways we do this:

Co-working and social meetups

About once or twice a week we have ‘official’ co-working meetups at cafés, breweries and other venues where you can show up, plop down with your laptop, and enjoy the company of “co-remote workers.” Sometimes they’re in the morning, sometimes the afternoon, and occasionally all day. We also hold regular evening happy hours, dinners, weekend activities, and other purely social events.

We rotate around different venues in the area and continue to increase the frequency and geographic breadth of these meetups. If you want to wait until we’re in your part of town to come to an event, great! But we encourage you to trek out to our meetups in other districts too so you can explore parts of the Triangle you might not otherwise check out.

The best way to stay up on upcoming events is to follow us on Meetup – which makes it easy to RSVP, see who else is coming, and get notifications on any changes.

Slack community

In addition to our ‘official’ co-working meetups, we want to cultivate a connected community of remote workers around the Triangle to make it easier for you to organize smaller, more spontaneous meetups on your own, plan group “workations” outside the Triangle area, trade tips and recommendations, post available jobs, or just chat with cool people you’ve met at events. To that end we’ve started a Slack workspace for Triangle remote workers. To join, click the “Slack Community” bar on the top menu, or click here.

Co-working retreats

Newsletter

About once a month, we’ll send out an email newsletter with events we have planned, good reads and thoughts related to remote working in the Triangle and beyond. After confirming, you’ll also instantly get our free PDF guide to the best remote working venues in the Triangle. To join, sign up here. You can unsubscribe anytime.

Thrive Remotely

We’re part of a national alliance of like-minded social groups for remote workers and digital nomads known as Thrive Remotely. With sister chapters so far in Asheville, Charlotte, Wilmington, Greenville, and Knoxville, we collaborate, share best practices and facilitate interaction between members of our local groups. While this alliance is still relatively new, we have a number of initiatives in the works that we’ll share more on soon. In the future, we hope to provide a variety of platforms and travel opportunities through Thrive Remotely that will allow you to connect with fellow remote workers and digital nomads across the country and benefit from the collective experience of our 5,000+ total members.

Get in touch

Have any questions or suggestions, write to us at durhamremote1 (at) gmail.com. We’d love to connect with anyone interested in becoming an event host to help increase the frequency and geographic reach of our meetups. We’d also love to hear from you about any sponsorship or collaboration proposals.

Event policies

We intend to have an open, welcoming, and safe community for everyone and will not tolerate any discrimination, harassment, or hate speech on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, disability, or sexual orientation. We further will not tolerate harassment of any kind or any inappropriate behavior at our events, in our Slack community, or in private exchanges among members. Members are encouraged to report such behavior to the above email address. We reserve the right to disinvite violators from any future events and permanently remove them from the email list, Meetup group and Slack workspace.