Inno Approved: DC Tech Events To Know About This Week (1/20-1/26)

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, January 20

Event: 734 Coffee Extravaganza

"Yes, yes it’s inauguration day, but it’s also Friday. That means whether you’re going downtown to salute the new president or protesting in the morning, you need somewhere to go afterwards. Start your weekend off with us (Humanity Helping Sudan Project) at U Street’s SudHouse with DJRussellRemix spinning to a house that’s guaranteed to show you a good time." 

Event: Post-Inauguration Drinks

"The inauguration ceremony is finished. Since most of us are in town, and some of our media friends came *into* town, let's all catch up over drinks." 

The Weekend, January 21-22

Event: Women's March on Washington 

"The Women’s March on Washington is a grassroots effort comprised of dozens of independent coordinators at the state level. The effort is helmed by four national co-chairs and a national coordinating committee who are working around the clock to pull it all together." 

Event: Nasty Woman Party 

"Nasty Women are converging on Washington! For part two of our Inauguration weekend festivities we are inviting these wonderful, brilliant, and nasty women along with all other nasty folk to blow off some steam after standing up for the rights of all the people across this great land by having a post-march beer with us at Silver Spring's majority woman-owned brewery."

Event: Women's March After-Party 

"Join Lost & Found in supporting women, music, and community following the Women's March on Washington on January 21st with LIVE MUSIC by Rachel Levitin and Maryjo Mattea!" 

Event: Pennsylvania Avenue Welcome Week

"Hey Washingtonians, The wait is almost over! Join us for Welcome Week at our new Pennsylvania Avenue location. Follow us here, Instagram or Twitter for the latest on the Pennsylvania Avenue launch."

Monday, January 23

Event: State of the Net 2017 — America's Premier Internet Policy Conference

"Join us, on the first business day of the Trump Administration, as well as the start of the new Congress to ignite the conversation on the important themes for the Internet this coming year. 2017 will be the year of repositioning, as Net Neutrality comes back into play, government surveillance, cybersecurity and encryption are re-examined, and the global threat of ISIS online spreads."

Tuesday, January 24

Event: Q&A w/ Founder Andre McCain of Halfsmoke

"A networking series for professionals in and around tech, Socially Innovative seeks to foster connectivity and collaboration among the tech savvy for sustainable, positive growth. Socially Innovative attendees will enjoy an evening with fellow professionals, entrepreneurs and prospective co-founders and a fireside chat with HalfSmoke Founder & serial entrepreneur Andre McCain. Enjoy food and drink specials all night!" 

Event: New Tech in 2017 - Lightning Talks

"Welcome to 2017! If your new year's resolution is to learn about the latest tools and tricks in the Python web landscape, you won't want to miss Django District's January event. We're featuring 5-10 minute informal lightning talks."

Event: Salary Negotiations for Web Developers

"In this class we'll provide an overview of how to prepare yourself for your first salary negotiation as a developer. We'll discuss considerations to take before accepting an offer, tips for negotiating your salary, and advice on making your counteroffer."

Wednesday, January 25

Event: Get Personal: 1-to-1 Meetings with Business School Reps

"Got 5+ years of work experience? Considering an MBA or other grad program? Maybe just exploring your options. Could you use some interview practice with some great school reps?"

Event: The Best of D.C.

"Join Washington City Paper as we kick off the Best of D.C. season at our annual voting party on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Bourbon DC in Adams Morgan." 

Thursday, January 26

Event: Coding Kickstart: A new weekly series for the "Code Curious"

"The Washington DC campus of NYCDA is launching a new series of events called Coding Kickstart - a weekly, 2-hour introduction to Web Development. This series is built for people who have little-to-no experience in coding, and are looking to get their feet wet for the first time. If you’ve ever wondered about what coding is and how it’s leveraged in business and everyday life - this series is for you! Each session will be engaging, informative, and will help attendees develop a few new web dev skills."

Event: Code for DC Hacknight

"Join us at Learning Objects for more of that great civic hacking that you know and love. Hackpad for the event."

Event: State of the States: Budgeting in the Trump Era

"In the aftermath of the 2016 election, we are likely to see dramatic changes in federal-state relationships. Federal reforms could hand states more autonomy but also far more responsibility in providing and funding public services. Organized by the Urban Institute’s State and Local Finance Initiative and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, this forum will address the state of state budgets and what the new administration and Congress could mean for states’ fiscal health."

Event: MakeOffices K Street Launch Party 

"KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR AT OUR MAKEOFFICES K STREET LAUNCH PARTY! JOIN US ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 FROM 6-10 P.M. TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF OUR NEWEST COWORKING COMMUNITY ON ICONIC K STREET CORRIDOR!"

On Our Radar

Event: Panel discussion: Designing for human behavior

"Can design do anything to eliminate or reduce the risks from human behavior? To kick off this discussion we have three awesome panelists who will recount funny and horrifying war stories from the front lines of security-thwarting human behavior. After each story, we’ll open up the floor for discussion and brainstorming!" 

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