Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (10/24-10/30)

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, October 24

Event: Hacky Hour

"Legal hackathons have been called 'innovation labs for the legal industry.' These increasingly popular meet-ups bring lawyers together with coders, developers, marketers, and sometimes entrepreneurs to design new technologies that address legal and social problems."

Event: Crafting the Capitol: How DMV Craft Breweries Rose to Prominence

"With the Washington, D.C. area serving as an epicenter of entrepreneurship and technology, we are hosting a panel of founders from five of the area's most successful breweries to discuss how they launched their businesses, how to survive as an entrepreneur in a booming industry, and to share best practices for those looking to start their own business in craft beer. We'll also hear their thoughts on the future of craft beer in the DMV area."

Event: DCVR Meetup #16: NotionTheory and MOOVR

"It's an October surprise! We'll be having a Meetup in October after all! And it's going to be a great chance to see some of the great work going on in virtual reality right here in the District of Columbia. We'll have two presentations from long-time DCVR members on their work in virtual reality and their steps to get virtual reality off the ground in DC."

Event: ScioDC #16: Crowdfunding--for science!

"We’ll examine the use of crowdfunding for science. We’ll look at how crowdfunding works and discuss strategies for success. We will also examine what to do if your campaign doesn’t work or fails to meet your goals."

Event: Work The Room: Networking in the Wild

"Networking isn't just for jobs. It's for helping you with sales, funding, ideas and support. It's for the long-term relationships that remind someone of you when they have a position or allow you to reach out when you need an introduction. It's about building professional connections that create value for you and for them. And sometimes it's about building friendships."

Tuesday, October 25

Event: Tour De Code 2016 - NodeTogether & NodeSchoolDC

"The ideal student for a NodeTogether event is a new or junior developer who is interested in getting started with Node.js. We don't expect you to have any programming experience and will be spending a lot of time getting a development environment set up."

Event: UNLEADED Presents: Innovate or Bust

"Join UNLEADED as we talk to representatives from the White House, DOJ, and NAVA - those who've led the movement to bring innovation to government - about where we've come from, what we've done, and where we hope to go next. Hear stories about introducing Agile, Lean, and design thinking methodologies to an often unwieldy system that is being forced to innovate or bust."

Event: Creative Lunch: Pivot Point

"Join Pivot Point and learn how they are giving new life to an old prison by creating the brand behind an adaptive-reuse real estate development at the former Lorton Prison in Lorton Virginia. Pivot Point will walk through the branding process, inspiration, and planning for the future of the brand."

Event: DC Startup & Tech Expo

"We are thrilled to announce TechBreakfast's DC Startup & Tech Expo on Tuesday, Oct 25 at Howard University. There will be thousands of attendees representing tech companies, influencers, press, investors, and some of the best startups in the region. Sign up for one of the FREE tickets if you are interested in attending, or getting one of the super-discounted Tables now available for Startups, Employers, and Premium service providers."

Event: Facebook Crush Your Coding and Mock Interviews at Howard

"Come and meet with Facebook Software Engineers who will show you how to "Crush Your Coding Interview" after the presentation, they will be conducting mock technical interviews to give you real time practice!"

Event: Halloween #MESMIXER at Carnegie Institution for Science

"Our famous annual Halloween #MESmixer is the most FUN you will ever have networking with your Special Event industry colleagues. Get to know the DC area's top event planners and vendors during our final #MESmixer of 2016! This is your opportunity to explore a phenomenal venue, make connections, and grow your network so you can grow your business! P.S. - Costumes are encouraged :-)."

Event: Power of Data Visualization

"Join us for an exciting discussion about using data visualization to communicate your organization's impact. Data visualization makes it easier to understand data trends and patterns through infographics, charts, and graphs."

Event: Ghosts of Artificial Intelligence

"Join your fellow data visualizers on Tuesday October 25th at Chief (1800 Massachusetts Ave NW) for "Facing" Artificial Intelligence. Just in time for Halloween, Michael Flynn showcases his graduate research on neural networks and facial recognition to D.C.’s Data Community – be amazed as machine learning algorithms allow a computer to display any human emotion on a digital face, be astonished by the dark magic of decompression algorithms applied to machine vision, be spellbound as Michael uses his coding sorcery to transform pixelated blobs into PEOPLE!!"

Wednesday, October 26

Event: Made in DC: Demos and Drinks

"Join Tech in Motion on October 26th at MakeOffices Clarendon for an evening of networking, drinks, and interactive tech demos from companies born and raised here in the DC Metro area."

Event: Black Code Collective's Hacktober Night

"We're back at it like a code addict. For Meetup #2, we'll be hosting a hack night. Come out, meet some cool kids, show us what you're working with, and hack the night away. And don't be shy about having some pretty product. You can show off an idea or even something your stuck on. Hope to see ya'll soon!"

Event: Design Matters: Live with Debbie Millman featuring Abbott Miller

"Join Debbie Millman for Design Matters: LIVE at the National Building Museum where she will speak to Abbott Miller about his life and multi-disciplinary career."

Event: Tech Ladies DC Meetup

"Tech Ladies + friends! We'd love for you to join us at our Fall Happy Hour and FIRST EVER Tech Ladies meetup in DC!"

Event: DC Marketing Tech Talks – Exploring B2B Account-based Marketing (ABM)

"DC Marketing Tech Talks is an open community for local marketers to collaborate and learn about the marketing technology that makes us more productive and modern marketers. In this session, we’ll learn hear Triblio’s Jason Jue talk about the basics of B2B Account-based Marketing, and Demandbase’s Jessica Fewless talk about how to plan for B2B."

Thursday, October 27

Event: KILLED: A Post-Mortem Celebration of Work from the Graveyard

"We’ve tapped some of DC’s creative elite - including Soung Wiser of the General Design Co., Brian Miller and Lauren Winter of Edit Lab @ Street Sense, and Joey Marburger of The Washington Post - to be our guides as we explore the very existence of art and the temporality of our craft. Held at the ISL's HQ in the historic Wonderbread Factory on October 27th from 6PM to 9PM, the public is invited to an examination of what causes ideas to get the ax, and how to move on."

Event: NonTraditional Tech Panel: Don’t be Constrained by Stereotypes

"We have brought together an amazing panel of women in technology to talk about their tech journey, give tips on breaking barriers, and illustrate that nontraditional candidate can succeed. Our panelists will highlight nontraditional tech backgrounds of all kinds: education, experience, discipline, ethnicity, sex, etc and talk about how to overcome perceived limitations associated with each and empower attendees to pursue tech by sharing their success stories."

Event: Chrome Industries DC One Year Anniversary Party 

"We've been open for a WHOLE YEAR and we're having a PARTY. Tell your friends to come. Tell your friends friends to come. PBR, live performance by Dove Lady, food by County Manners."

Friday, October 28

Event: LGBTQA Community Happy Hour

"Don't miss this opportunity to connect with LGBTQA members of the DC community and allies interested in the tech scene. Meet, mix, and mingle at General Assembly's DC campus. There will be delicious drinks, good company, and great times!"

Event: CreativeMornings | Linn Meyers

"In October, our theme is “Transparency” and we will hear from the talented artist Linn Meyers on her work and process including her exhibition “Our View from Here” on view at the Hirshhorn. Join us for great creative insights and delicious coffee at the iconic Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden!"

Event: Snowden Effect: The Future of Surveillance Laws, One Year After USA FREEDOM

"An expert panel will discuss the effect of the USA FREEDOM Act and prospects for future reforms, including updates to ECPA as well as next year’s expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Our panel will include civil liberties advocates and industry representatives."

Event: Halloween Party! 

"All the equipment at TechShop will be shut down, we’ll decorate the shop, dump fake blood everywhere, turn on some eerie lighting, and play “The Monster Mash” on repeat while we try to spook each other. Make yourself a crazy costume! If you make a cool decoration and want to put it out somewhere, shoot me an e mail."

Event: Entrepreneurship Day 2016: Create the Future

"Interested in breaking the mold? Ever consider starting a company or working for a startup? Come out and be inspired to create YOUR future. Entrepreneurship Day 2016: Create the Future is he official launch of our entrepreneurship activities at Georgetown for the 2016-2017 academic year. The entire StartupHoyas community gathers for an afternoon of breakout sessions, distinguished speakers, pitches, and networking."

The Weekend, October 29-30

Event: Design Week - Closing Party

"Meet the DCDW team Saturday, October 29th at Union Market’s newest outdoor beer garden, Tap & Garden, to raise a glass and toast to this year’s DC Design Week. Together, we’ll enjoy an afternoon of local crafts, food, drinks, and the company of fellow DC artists."

Event: What's Up With That???

"Have shop related questions? New to the shop? Want to hang out and drink free beer while we talk about the shop? Come to our free-form Q&A and dissemination of general information session! This is a great chance to get to know each other, share information, and try to at least somewhat demystify TechShop, which can admittedly be a baffling place at times."

On Our Radar

Event: Hindsight 20/20: Tysons - Feat. Jonathon Perrelli (LifeFuels)

"Learn helpful tips and gain inspiration from successful founders at our monthly Hindsight 20/20 breakfast speaker series. For November's series, we’re excited to feature Jonathon Perrelli, CEO and Co-founder of LifeFuels, a health technology company devoted to bringing responsive intelligence to nutrition and hydration management."

Event: Optoro's 3rd Annual Optorofest

"Join us as we toast to the opening of our new office in Metro Center! We're excited to open our doors to the DC community to share a beer, a pretzel, and chat about what we've been up to."

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