Inno Approved: Tech Events to Know About This Week (3/7-3/13)

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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 a sure bet for a good time.

Also of note: this week is DC Inno's TechMadness kick-off event at Penn Social. The kick-off party will reveal the final, 64-company bracket for our multi-round, open-voting competition which poses a simple question to you, our readers: which company is the most promising within 5 years' time. Don't miss out. See you there

Monday, March 7

Event: Foolish Change - Org Change and Agility at The Motley Fool

Nate McMahon, Senior Vice President of People and Technology at The Motley Fool, will share his company culture philosophy on how to best structure a large organization for success. With the Fool, McMahon works as an executive coach, coder and project managers. He will teach guests about applying agile methodology.

Event: Startups and the Smart City Challenge hosted by 1776

Featured speaker U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will be leading a discussion on the future of transportation and how emerging technologies play a critical role in deciding that future. Following Foxx's remarks, a panel discussion will take place that is comprised of local business and policy leaders.

Tuesday, March 8

Event: Bike Hack Night V

Hackers meet transportation in this unique event where local developers come up with ideas on how to improve city transportation through the creation of Bike-centric software and hardware.

Event: Columbia TechBreakfast

You know the drill:  come out this Tuesday to listen to a series of startup founders pitch their business. Grab a bagel and cup of coffee and sit in for this interesting intro to the local tech scene.

Event: Quantum Computing and Machine Learning

The apex of computing power; this talk will focus on the impact of quantum computing and machine learning technology on business operations. Hosted by Data Science DC Meetup, John Kelly and Tristan Cook of QxBranch will lead the talk, which will touch on recent developments in quantum computing.

Wednesday, March 9

Event: Nightowl Productivity @ cove Chinatown

Working on a project afterwork and looking for some space to get it done? The D.C. Nightowls group is scooping space over at co-working (startup-esque) office provider cove in Chinatown to get some work done. And they're inviting you to join. Don't miss out.

Event: DCMeetup1605 - Breaking into Cyber

The D.C.-area boasts a quickly growing and lucrative cybersecurity sector that is constantly in need of smart developers and strategists. Come out to find out what it takes to break into this well-paying industry.

Event: Primer on Natural Language Processing

Learn about the foundational tasks involved with language processing and data science.

Thursday, March 10

Event: Latino Tech: Spring Happy Hour

"Come meet, network, and have a drink with fellow Latino/as working on tech in the DMV area. This would be a great opportunity to learn more about the Community, fellow Latinos/as and opportunities around the area," the event organizer writes.

The Weekend, March 12-13

Event: 2016 K-12 STEM Symposium for the National Capital Region

In this all-day free event, you'll be able to learn about how education technology is a "driving force in a child’s pursuit and curiosity of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields."

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