Here's our pick of the best startup and tech networking events in the D.C. area to check out this week.
Monday, July 20
Event: Startup Grind Washington DC
Location: 1776, 1133 15th Street NW, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. Date/Time: Monday, July 20, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Price: $22
Monday’s Startup Grind hosts a fireside chat with FiscalNote founder and CEO Tim Hwang. Brian Park, Startup Grind’s D.C. chapter director, will lead the discussion with Hwang, who at the age of 23 has already secured $18 million in funding for his company from NEA, Mark Cuban and Steve Case, among other investors. Arrive early, network and snack on some small-plate appetizers prior to the discussion.
Tuesday, July 21
Event: Maryland TechVets Meetup - Networking Breakfast and Presentation
Location: Chesapeake Innovation Center, 2288 Blue Water Blvd., Building 300 suite 310, Odenton, MD Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Price: Free
Are you an active or retired military professional who would like to network with other tech-centric veterans? Maryland TechVets has a free morning meetup. It will not only provide a networking opportunity but it will also offer information on how to register a Veteran-Owned or Service Disabled business. “Under this program, contracting officers may restrict competition to SDVOSBs and award a sole source or set-aside contract when appropriate. There is a 3% agency-wide goal so don’t miss your opportunity,” the event organizer writes. CEO of The Randall Group, Monica M. Randall, will lead a discussion regarding federal certification programs. Doors open and breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m.
Event: DC Tech Meetup #38: Women In Tech Edition
Location: MLK Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, D.C. Date/Time: Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Price: Free
DC Tech Meetup is back and in full action with its latest event, which will be focused on women working in the technology sector. As always, meet fellow technologists, startup entrepreneurs, designers, developers and investors in this large networking event paired with rapid startup pitch presentations. This week, UPace, TRX Systems, GoodWorld, Senseware and Photox will be presenting. Unlike past events, however, you’ll also get to hear from a number of local women in tech organizations that provide resources to aspiring female innovators and entrepreneurs.
Wednesday, July 22
Event: HTC Women in Tech Networking
Location: Second Chance Saloon, Oakland Mills Village Center, 5888 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD Date/Time: Wednesday, July 22, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m Price: $20
The central Maryland tech community is putting on a networking event for any and all women who are interested in technology and business. While the event is aimed at attracting female guests, it’s open to everyone. The purchase of a ticket also includes two drinks and small-plate appetizers. According to HTC Women in Technology, attendees will be offered a one year free membership to HTC Women in Technology of Central Maryland if they purchase a ticket. For more information on the organization and event, visit their Facebook page.
Thursday, July 23
Event: Playing Nice - Using PMML, Python, R, and SAS for Production Analytics
Location: GWU, Funger Hall, Room 103, 2201 G St. NW, Washington, D.C. Date/Time: Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Price: Free
In the next Data Community DC event, SAS senior staff scientist Patrick Hall, who is a designer of data mining and machine learning technologies, will be leading a discussion regarding “strategies that pair R and Python with SAS and PMML to train sophisticated predictive models and deploy them to in-database and Hadoop environments to make predictions on new data.” As of Sunday, 105 programmers interested in big-data and/or data analytics had already RSVP’d via MeetUp.com
Event: Booz Allen Data Science Tech Showcase and Networking Session
Location: Chesapeake Innovation Center, 2288 Blue Water Boulevard #310, Odenton, M.D. Date/Time: Thursday, July 23, 4:00 p.m. Price: Free
Are you a local, data technology enthusiast, operations research analyst or data analyst? Do you spend your time working with java, in the cloud and/or developing software? This networking session is organized by one of the largest federal tech contractors in the world, Booz Allen Hamilton. The event’s lead discussion by Principal Data Scientist Kirk Borne will focus on the development of big-data-enabled technology for national security purposes. Product demo presentations and a networking hour with information on potential job opportunities will follow the talk led by Borne.
