Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (9/19-9/25)

Like DC Inno Approved? A fresh version comes out every Monday 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 week. 

Monday, September 19

Event: Techstars++ Dcode42 Welcome Happy Hour

"Please join us to celebrate the inaugural Techstars++ Dcode42 program and welcome our companies to DC. "

Event: Quantified Self: Personalized Fitness and Sleep

"Please join us for a happy half-hour and another exciting evening of personal self-tracking stories, tool demonstrations, and amazing conversations. "

Event: MealPass DC Launch Party

"Join us for a tasting and to celebrate the wonderful restaurants participating in MealPass at the Washington DC Launch Party and Tasting!"

Tuesday, September 20

Event: People Geekup - How Optoro & Motley Fool Approach Data To Improve Company Culture

"What's a People Geekup you ask? It's an opportunity to meet people in your local community in the people space while also learning about people analytics and the future of work."

Event: Made in the DMV: Intro to the Virginia Startup Community

"Come get an inside scoop on key events/meet-ups to attend, available resources, people, companies, VCs, blogs, incubators, programs, hot issues, and more."

Event: DC Tech Meetup #49: Political Tech Edition

"Join fellow technologists & technology enthusiasts for an evening of live demos from companies developing great technology in Washington DC."

Event: AWS DC September Meetup

Wednesday, September 21

Event: AgingWell Hub - Creating Integrated Environments Conducive to Aging Well

"This discussion will examine innovative approaches to meeting the health and wellness needs of people as they age."

Event: Made in the DMV - Local Beer Happy Hour

"How do you launch, market, and grow a brewery? Come learn from the pros and taste some of the best local brews the DMV has to offer."

Event: Social Media Analytics - Election 2016 - A Social Data Update

"For our September Meetup - we will be focussing on the 2016 Presidential Election and the trends and insights that are being uncovered in Social Data. "

Event: Refraction - The 2nd Annual Startup Showcase

"Refraction's Startup Showcase is dedicated to bringing the best tech companies from the DMV into contact with out-of-town venture capitalists looking to invest in DC tech. This event is one in a series of three; each event for various stages in a company's growth."

Thursday, September 22

Event: DC Inno DC Fest

"We know DC is one of the best cities in the world to live, work, and play. At the end of each summer, we bring the District's coolest young professionals together to enjoy the city we call home at a huge party: DC Fest."

Event: Millennials & the Economy

"A bipartisan discussion on millennials and the economy featuring Reps. Ruben Gallego, Seth Moulton and Kevin Yoder, and results from a new national survey of millennials by EY and Economic Innovation Group."

Friday, September 23

Event: Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work ft. Whitney Johnson

"Whitney Johnson is formerly the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors alongside Clayton Christensen, where they invested in and led the $8 million seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. Having served as president from 2007-2012, Johnson was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy."

Event: DevFest DC

"Google Developers Group Washington D.C. is proud to announce the fourth annual DevFest DC 2016 - the biggest #DevTech event in Washington DC carefully crafted for you by the DMV developer community"

The Weekend, September 24-25

Event: PythonLab: share and learn Python!

"Introduction to Python from 2-4PM -- all levels of experience welcome! Please bring your laptop! "

On Our Radar

Event: The Future of Virtual Reality in Government

"An event dedicated to virtual reality and the technologies that government agencies like NASA and DARPA want to discover and develop."

Event: DC Fem Tech Tour de Code Kickoff

"We're kicking off DCFemTech's month long Tour de Code with a party in the Mapbox garage. Come out to meet women who dig technology, learn about the month long series of coding training events, and show your support for growing a welcoming, kick ass local tech community."