Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (12/9-12/15)

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 9

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." 

Event: Partnership Appreciation Happy Hour

"Join GA for a special happy hour to show you how much you are appreciated on December 9th from 5:00-7:30! Let us toast to you and your greatness from 5:00-6:00 and then talk to some of GA’s top students from 6-7:30. This is a great opportunity to learn how to hire DC’s Top Tech Talent so feel free to bring a friend!" 

The Weekend, December 10-11

Event: WeLive Holiday Open House

"Know someone that needs a place to live or looking for extra holiday spending cash?! Give the gift of easy living this holiday! Deck the halls of WeLive & meet someone new while you're at it."

Event: CoderDojo NOVA's Hour of Code 2016 Event

"Join the Biggest Hour of Code Event in History CoderDojo NOVA, Octo Consulting, Neustar, and SySTEMic Solutions are joining forces with CODE.ORG to host the single biggest Hour of Code event in history! If you're in the greater DC Maryland Virginia (DMV) area and anywhere from 8 to 18 years old, join us at the new Silverline Center in Tysons Corner, VA; and help us reach our goal of inspiring the next generation of coders. We will have a special guest of honor: Rep. Don Beyer (Virginia's 8th District)."

Event: Crafting Your Career Path

"This workshop is for young women looking to design a fulfilling and purpose-driven career path for themselves. The workshop includes six modules that build upon each other to give young women the tools they need to discover their strengths, make well-informed career decisions and build intentional habits grounded in self-awareness that will lead them to success, both personally and professionally. Attendees will be able to confidently identify next steps to reach their career goals including strategic negotiation and intentional networking."

Monday, December 12

Event: CoFoundersLab Matchup Washington D.C.

"CoFoundersLab Matchup Washington D.C. is aimed at helping entrepreneurs network with like-minded people to find their potential co-founders, advisers, and first recruits to start building their strong, core startup teams. Get started networking now with a potential core team member by creating a free profile on CoFoundersLab.com.

CoFoundersLab Accelerator is hosting a pitch competition at the event. The first ten applicants will be competing for first place for a chance to participate in CoFoundersLab Accelerator for FREE."

Tuesday, December 13

Event: 202Creates Co-Working Day

"Please join us for a 202Creates Co-Working Day. Bring your ideas, and creative energy and don’t forget your laptop! Grab a desk to work on your own private project. Settle into an office and collaborate with other creatives at work! Chat with staff from the Office of Cable TV, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME); The Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH); and The Department of Small and Local Business (DSLBD) who will all be on sight throughout the day. To reserve a space RSVP below!"

Event: Exclusive NYCDA Screening: Design Disruptors, an InVision film

"Join the NYCDA community in Washington, D.C. for an exclusive screening of Design Disruptors. This film, produced by InVision, pulls back the curtain and gives viewers a unique perspective on how some of the most recognized companies in the the world uses design to dominate entire industries. It features discussions and interviews with some of the leading names in the design film, as they highlight the impact that their work has on our behaviors and habits."

Event: CEPR's 2016 Holiday Party

"Please join the staff of the Center for Economic and Policy Research for our annual holiday party. Enjoy some drinks and hors d'oeuvres, and mingle with like-minded people."

Event: General Assembly: Design Your Dream Job

"During the workshop, you will walk through exercises to answer questions around your values, skills, self-knowledge, fulfillment and satisfaction so you’re able to narrow down the list of job possibilities into a targeted set of options that truly align your time with your values. From there, we’ll work through the exact tactics you can use to explore potential directions for your next move, map the hidden value in your professional network, and figure out how to test your hypotheses about what will make you feel joyful about your career path again.You’ll walk away from this session with a digital workbook full of great questions, notes, worksheets and tactical suggestions for how you can go from being stuck to being energized and motivated in your work and life."

Event: ATARC Federal Big Data Summit

"Linda Powell, Chief Data Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will serve as the Government Chair of this educational, one-day symposium featuring government speakers and panels discussing hot-button topics in the area of big data and analytics."

Wednesday, December 14

Event: DC Innovation Awards

"The end of the year calls for a bucket load of parties. Technical.ly is bringing you another reason to celebrate. Get ready for the Inaugural DC Innovation Awards!" 

Event: Roundtable on Data Science Post-Secondary Education: Meeting #1

"The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite you to attend a one-day meeting and webcast on data science post-secondary education. This meeting will bring together data scientists and educators to discuss how to define and strengthen existing data science programs and how to best engage and retain data science students. For more information, visit the event website or download the preliminary program."

Thursday, December 15

Event: Startup Grind DC Holiday Party 2016 (Reston Town Center)

"Join us on December 15th at Refraction for a night of celebrating a year of successes and holiday cheer at Startup Grind! No Fireside chat, just networking and having a good time!" 

Event: The Annual KIC Innovation Forum & Holiday Reception

"Please join your fellow mentors, instructors, supporters, board members, and friends for the insightful afternoon and memorable evening to recount and celebrate the progresses and promising outcomes of the KIC-DC. Especially, this year’s Forum will feature the demo day pitching of three exciting Korean bio-health startups who are completing the “KIC Bio-Health Accelerator” pilot program." 

Event: 20th Anniversary Holiday Celebration

"We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of changing lives and transforming communities." 

On Our Radar

Event: Celebrate Creativity + Innovation in DC at the 14th St Holiday Market

"Join us at The 14th Street Holiday Market on Friday, Dec 16th at 7:30pm. This is an opportunity for us at UNLeaded to personally thank you - our creative members, and our amazing speakers - from this past year who have joined us at design sprints and community events." 

Event: Mmmmm...Wine December 2016

"This will not be: Organized A sales pitch Fatiguing DECEMBER FUN! It's a wine swap! NOT REQUIRED!!!" 

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