Inno Approved: Tech Events to Know About This Week (7/11-7/17)

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Here's a list of great tech, business and networking events in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, to check out this week. Keep an eye out for the highlighted events, which are good bets for a great time.

Monday, July 11

Event: Startup District Community Happy Hour

Casual event for connecting with like-minded tech startups and online entrepreneurs. Great networking opportunity to get involved with a new group that will grow past 1,000 members in less than a year if it performs as well as Startup Denver did.

Event: Investing in Early State Start-ups

The Lucey Fund is leading the wave of very early-stage Tech Angel investing and have invested in 80+ startups in the past 3 years, 30 of which were in the past 12 months, with plans to make 50+ in 2016. They are seeking new investment opportunities at WeWorks, attend to meet the Founder Ian Lucey.

Event: Front End Lab First Timer's Night

A study group where women can come together and help each other learn and understand web development. Hosted by Women Who Code.

Tuesday, July 12

Event: Columbia TechBreakfast: Flou, SocialDelta Inc., HiTabs Inc, lazy 

At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs learn from their peers through show and tell-style presentations.

Event: The State-of-the-Art in Federal DevOps

There will be a breakfast and networking sessions, a presentation, and a panel of distinguished guests who are leading DevOps in the federal sector.

Wednesday, July 13

Event: Nightowl Productivity @ cove Chinatown

Cove is a community of spaces and people defining new ways to be productive together. Bring your own project, your ideas, and your willingness to help your peers.

Event: Alexandria Network of Marketers Breakfast

If you're looking to expand your local network of professional support, this event will help you make connections with like-minded individuals who work just down the street from you.

Event: Getting on Top & Generating Buzz

Join the SwingSpace team for an SEO & PR event. Learn how to get you company on top of search results. Specialists from Silverback Strategies, Go Fish Digital, Levick, and Clutch break down the steps through live and local case studies.

Thursday, July 14

Event: AM/PM: Using  Market Research & Data Analytics to Craft a Digital Campaign

Two speakers will talk about the use of market research and social analytics to build strategic online campaigns and thoughtful reporting. Breakfast is included.

Event: 2nd Annual Dream Makers Summer Reception

Join Dream Academy Founder, Wintley Phipps, and Simon T. Bailey, Hall of Fame Speaker and national best selling author for an evening of food, networking and inspiration as Simon shares his principals of "Shifting Your Brilliance" to achieve your dreams.

Event: MMTC Capital Pitch Award Reception and Technicolor DC Launch

Meet with MMTC's leadership, award winners, industry leaders and Technicolor DC’s organizers while celebrating tech inclusion over refreshments. During this closing reception, MMTC will announce the $5,000 Grand Prize, $2,000 Second Prize, and $1,000 People's Choice Award winners.

Event: A Byte Off the Menu

Learn how restaurateurs and technologists are approaching website traffic, POS, email marketing, social media, mobile, and beyond -- and how data and analytics is revolutionizing the way customers and restaurants interact.

Event: Tech Summer Cocktail Party

Tandem  National Security Innovations is hosting a summer cocktail party at American Tap Room in Arlington with fellow entrepreneurs, innovators and small businesses who want to tackle the government's toughest challenges.

Friday, July 15

Event: #UberIceCreamParty

Order ice cream through your Uber app, and drivers will bring you frozen treats in minutes. Event: techINFLUENCERS Event

Open bar for registered guests, live band, selfie kiosk, and appetizers.

The Weekend, July 16 -17

Event: Ionic Workshop: Building Your First App Using Ionic

Ionic is a tool to allow developers to build iOS, Android, or Windows Phone apps using HTML5, CSS3, and Angular. This workshop will be focused on teaching the basics necessary to get an Ionic app up and running, and ready to be published to the Google Play and Apple App Store.

Event: Social Entrepreneurs, Changemakers, Others: DC Networking in DC! Monthly Meetup

Network with a diverse group of people interested in personal, economic, spiritual and community development.

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