Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (12/2-12/8)

Like DC Inno Approved? A fresh version comes out every Friday with new ideas of tech and networking events to check out. Here's a list of great tech, business and networking events in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, to hit up this weekend and the week ahead. 

Friday, December 2

Event: DataKind / Annie E. Casey Foundation DataDive

"We’re thrilled to be hosting a DataDive December 2-4 and are looking for data pros of all backgrounds to roll up their sleeves and work side by side with experts from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to help use data to unravel tough questions and prototype new solutions." 

Event: Bridging a Career from Politics to Tech

"Interested in making the career jump from the Beltway to the Bay Area or a DC-based tech company? Lincoln Network and TheBridge are teaming up to host a post-election event on navigating from a career in politics to a career in tech. Our guest speakers will share their experiences applying the skills they honed in Washington to new jobs at some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. Experts will also share tips on how to market your experiences to some of the most exciting tech companies in the world." 

The Weekend, December 3-4

Event: Volunteer or Participate in WLAP CS Education Week Hackathon

"Instead of having our monthly meetup, we would like to encourage our members to join us at the Washington Leadership Academy Hackathon! WLAP is hosting the hackathon for CS Ed Week; focusing on getting students coding. Washington Leaderships Academy is a public charter school in D.C. with computer science at it's core.

Join us on December 3rd to hack the day away with other members of the DC tech community or volunteer and help students."

Event: FlightScope Baseball Workshop

"Learn how to get the most out of player development with FlightScope Strike technology with a live demo by Baseball Application Specialist David Mayberry."

Event: DC brunchwork w/ Contactually

"Fill your weekend with inspiration and intention. Join us for an unforgettable farm-to-table brunch and mimosas with Zvi Band (Contactually founder) & Jason Towns (Groundwork Ventures VC)! Your brunch will feature:"

Monday, December 5

Event: Meetup Mashup for a Cause (MMC) w/ Mike Cottmeyer telling us, "Why Agile Fails"

"This is our second annual Meetup Mashup for a Cause where all the money raised will be going to Homestretch to help address the root causes of homelessness for each family in the program and reverse them."

Event: Front End Lab - First Timer's Night

"Learning to code for the first time with us! We will be going over our First Timer's Guide in a casual workshop setting. We offer both a first timer's HTML & CSS guide as well as a first timer's JavaScript guide."

Event: Data-Driven City Planning & Policy

"We invite you to join the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a panel discussion featuring innovative research and critical challenges in data-driven policy and planning for cities."

Event: Cybersecurity: Northern Virginia's High-Tech Skills Gap

"Technology has not only changed the way the world does business, but the way the world trains and prepares for jobs. And one of the fastest-growing fields is cybersecurity - recent estimates suggest that there are nearly 350,000 job openings nationwide, centered in Northern Virginia and the DC Metro Area. This explosive growth is exciting - but it is outstripping our ability to effectively prepare job seekers for these critical positions. Join General Assembly and our partners as we discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Northern Virginia's cyber workforce."

Tuesday, December 6

Event: BizWorkshop: From Corporate Employee to Startup Launch Presented by KISSPatent

"Join KISS Patent and Great Transitions Strategies for a morning workshop on How Personal Development & Due Diligence Will Pay Off."

Event: Habitat Workshop

"Calling all DC area Habitat and Docker enthusiasts! Let’s spend an evening together playing with Habitat and getting some of your favorite services or applications habitized!"

Event: Six Thinking Hats - Using Parallel Thinking To Build Creative Capacity

"Come learn how to think differently and be more productive when tasked with making group decisions. Six Thinking Hats is a problem-solving tool and idea generator pioneered by Dr. Edward de Bono, a Nobel Prize for Economics nominee. Studies have shown that individuals and teams trained in the Six Thinking Hats method can experience a five-fold increase in the quantity and quality of their thinking and can reduce meeting times by up to fifty percent."

Event: MACH37 Fall 2016 Demo Day 

"This year’s Fall 2016 Cohort promises to bring even more talent and drive to the Virginia cyber security scene."

Event: Open Class: Fundraising and Attracting Investors

"You'll learn from Eric about what investors are looking for when it comes to traction. And more importantly how to create traction in your startup through smart marketing and sales tactics he calls "Micro-Traction Marketing." This is a very hands-on course aimed at founders actively in or soon to be considering raising their Angel, Seed or Series A rounds. Learn how to leverage smart growth tactics to build up the right 'traction' story to raise investment. You can learn more about Eric at www.EricKoester.com."

Wednesday, December 7

Event: Developer Community Social - Tech Debates: AngularJS v. ReactJS

"EventzIn in collaboration with General Assembly is proud to announce the final Tech Debate of the year - the biggest #TechDebate event in Washington DC carefully crafted for you by the DMV developer community! The event will take place on 7th of December at the 1776 Washington DC campus." 

Event: Civic Hacknight

"Join us at Social Tables for more of that great civic hacking that you know and love."

Event: Pillars of Cybersecurity in Government

"How are agencies defending against the growing cyber threats? This briefing will feature government and industry technology leaders discussing emerging threats and techniques in place to combat them."

Event: Disruption Proof: Young People, Tech & the Future of Work

"Driven by the incredible pace of technology and innovation, the nature of work is rapidly changing. More than half of the children entering primary school today will end up working in jobs and fields that do not yet exist. To succeed in an ever-changing world of work, youth must have the necessary 21st century soft skills needed to embrace innovation and prepare for tomorrow and beyond. Access to the tech industry, work experience and mentoring, along with exposure to entrepreneurial skills and mindset, are critical to preparing the workforce of tomorrow."

Event: Local, DC Marketing Technology Demos

"You may not realize it, but DC is LOADED with some great MarTech companies. In this meetup, we’ll view two of them in action. Join us to dive into Zoomph, an Influencer Marketing Platform based in Reston. Next, we’ll see what Maryland’s gamification loyalty platform Social&Loyal can do for us."

Event: Hindsight 20/20: Clarendon - Feat. Anna Mason (Revolution LLC, Vinetta Project)

"Learn helpful tips and gain inspiration from successful entrepreneurs at our monthly Hindsight 20/20 breakfast speaker series. For December's series, we’re excited to feature Anna Mason, Director of Investments for Revolution LLC's "Rise of the Rest" platform and Co-Director of The Vinetta Project. We'll learn about Anna's experiences, from the daunting challenges to lessons learned. Anna will share advice for budding entrepreneurs and founders."

Thursday, December 8

Event: 2nd Annual Timmy Awards

"This December, join Tech in Motion for DC’s 2nd Annual Timmy Awards in an effort to recognize the best places for technology professionals to work." 

Event: Hacknight @ GA

"Come out to our informal members' hacknight! If you're working on a project, trying to learn something new, or just wish to socialize, this will be a lowkey gathering to do it." 

Event: House Techie Happy Hour

"Check out "House Techie Happy Hour" on Eventbrite!" 

On Our Radar

Event: Grace Hopper Day Hackathon

"GSA IT is announcing a competition for all open source contributors to redesign the GSA Open website, http://open.gsa.gov, the current developer portal for all GSA data, APIs, and source code open to the public. The competition details can be viewed at: http://open.gsa.gov/grace-hopper-hackathon/. The goal of this redesign is to improve public engagement with GSA digital assets, and increase understanding and awareness of agency open technology. GSA challenges developers and designers from industry, academia, and Federal Government to create solutions using the site product roadmap provided on the competition details webpage." 

Event: Venture DC: Engaging Diverse Change Makers - 2nd Annual Conference

"DC is rapidly transforming into a prominent East Coast hub of technology and innovation. A majority of the current activity is consolidated in the Northwest city corridor, leaving out key stakeholders and necessary voices with diversity of gender, race, and class. Venture DC hopes to create an equality of opportunity in entrepreneurship through training and support aimed at bridging the literal and figurative innovation divide in the city. Our mission is to empower emerging entrepreneurs who are addressing and solving some of DC's most pressing challenges related to health care, education, housing, economic security and access to financial services, specifically in Wards 7 and 8." 

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