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The reception will feature awards for students, administrators, and faculty. Awards will be given for Fox Information Technology Leader, Fox Information Technology Innovator, and Fox Information Technology Distinguished Alumni.
Join accomplished Philly tech enthusiasts — digital strategists, community managers, web entrepreneurs, online editors — for the inaugural Philly Geek Brunch, on Friday morning, April 19, 8-9:30 a.m., a chance to chow down, drink up, and mind-meld with other tech tastemakers in Philadelphia.
The event will be hosted at Green Eggs Cafe in Center City.
Join technologists, scientists, designers, artists, educators, entrepreneurs, software developers, and students to generate ideas and jumpstart collaboration for the weekend hackathon. A presentation by NASA will be followed by brainstorming, networking, and refreshments.
Kick-off Philly Tech Week 2013 presented by AT&T by meeting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps for a spellbinding, interactive game of Pong that utilizes the LED light array on the side of the 410-foot Cira Centre. Dr. Frank Lee, Director of Drexel University’s game development program, will show off this amazing public arts display in front of thousands of Philadelphians. For a chance to play, apply to a lottery by visiting http://ph.ly/pong
Alternatively, bring a laptop or mobile device to donate to at the event and you will be entered into a prioritized lottery to play. All devices will be donated to a local computer recycling program.
The regular meeting of PACS will consist of 15 sessions in 4 rooms covering Access, Excel, CSS, PHP, Social Media, JavaScript, Security, Photoshop, Windows, Linux and Web design.
The main meeting at noon will feature Dr. Bud Rizer of the National Cristina Foundation describing their work of connecting surplus computer equipment with non-profits and schools. This event is free and no RSVP required – all are welcome to attend.
The International Space Apps Challenge is a two-day technology development event during which citizens from around the world will work together to address current challenges relevant to both space exploration and social need.
NASA believes that mass collaboration is key to creating and discovering state-of-the-art technology. The International Space Apps Challenge aims to engage YOU in developing innovative solutions to our toughest challenges.
Join us on Friday, April 19th for a special reception from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm as we kick off the weekend of April 20-21, 2013, where we’ll join together with cities around the world to be part of pioneering the future.
The second annual Women in Tech Summit will bring together women who will support, challenge and empower other women at all stages of their careers. Panels and talks plus workshops to learn technology skills. This year, the event will feature top notch keynote speakers and workshops addressing UX, Cloud, Mobility, App Development, Security Social and Big Data. The theme is “if only you knew!”; our goal will be to make sure attendees know what information, technology and partnership is available to them and how far they can go with that knowledge. The Women in Tech Summit supports the Techgirlz organization and all proceeds from this year’s event will go toward assisting the charter of Techgirlz.
nvigor is proud to host the first Philadelphia Student Startup Summit at this year’s Philly Tech Week! The theme of this one-day conference is Introduction to Philadelphia Startup Community and will be held on Saturday April 20th!
This conference is open to students from Philadelphia, Greater Philadelphia and beyond to connect with the star entrepreneurs of Philadelphia and also rising student entrepreneurs who are creating waves with their great ideas already!
The conference will feature great speakers like Josh Kopelman (managing partner of First Round Capital), Karen Griffith Gryga (managing partner of DreamIt Ventures), and the Philly DormRoom Fund investment team.
Hardware Freedom day is a celebration of Open Source hardware, and a reminder how many crazy ‘ownership’ rules we allow on our digital devices. How would you feel if you ‘owned’ a car but couldn’t look under the hood, or drive it on certain streets? Or how about ‘owning’ a book, but having it illegal to loan to a friend, or read in the bathroom? Most Americans wouldn’t put up with that kind of ‘ownership’ of physical goods, but we do put up with that kind of crazy ownership of electronics and hardware.
TED is an annual event that brings together the world’s leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that that matter in any discipline — technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, development. The talks at the conference, “TEDTalks,” are then made available to watch for free on TED.com.In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED has created TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connections.
TEDxTempleU event is not organized by TED Conferences, but is operated under a license from TED.
Children, ages 8-15, will learn how to develop their very own online video game. Children ages 12-17 can also complete an online scavenger challenge and hunt. Winners will win a prize.
Space is limited. Register by April 15th.
With the digital divide, children are missing a lot of exciting opportunities. Let’s get them started early.
Picking up on its regular First Friday event series, nightlife news site Drink Philly is hosting a digital arts gallery in its Old City headquarters, complete with snacks and beer from Kronenbourg, from Danville, Pa.
The International Space Apps Challenge is a two-day technology development event during which citizens from around the world will work together to address current challenges relevant to both space exploration and social need.
NASA believes that mass collaboration is key to creating and discovering state-of-the-art technology. The International Space Apps Challenge aims to engage YOU in developing innovative solutions to our toughest challenges.
Join us on Friday, April 19th for a special reception from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm as we kick off the weekend of April 20-21, 2013, where we’ll join together with cities around the world to be part of pioneering the future.
Join us for a picnic celebrating Earth Day and the lovely outdoor public spaces Philadelphia has to offer, like The Porch at 30th St Station! Come out and take a break (a fast, if you will) from the internet/technology for an afternoon before the official Philly Tech Week kickoff. There will be lounge chairs and tables for picnicking. BYO lunch.
Philly’s local chapter of Social Media Club will also host the Second Annual Philly Foursquare Games:
We’re partnering with Cadillac for our 2nd Annual Philly Foursquare Games: a fun way to wink at the technology we love, like Foursquare, and celebrate in a uniquely offline way: by playing in the Playground game as adults. Last year we had around 10 teams face off. Thanks to Cadillac for again giving us the opportunity to ride in style! THE WINNING TEAM gets to experience a week-long loan in a brand new Cadillac.
This event is presented in partnership with the University City District.
The Grey Lodge will celebrate Philly Tech Week by hooking various video games to our televisions. We will have old and new school video games, cause we roll both old and new school. To complete the geekiness, we’ll have techno music on the juke and maybe some eight bit tunes too.
A kickoff for event organizers and sponsors to celebrate the opening of Philly Tech Week. Short presentations representing the broad technology and innovation focuses of Philly Tech Week will inspire attendees to jump into this week celebrating the region. Organizers and sponsors are invited to come together, pick up print supplements and PTW t-shirts.
How are smart business managers increasing their company’s productivity using mobile applications in 2013? What devices make the most sense? What the most significant mobile application trends? What mobile apps are best for your business? And what do you need to know about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) security issues? Join us for two hours and you’ll know just about everything you need to know to bring mobile to your business.
Central High School’s Robolancers will unveil the newest and most exciting advances in the field of robotics at the Philly Robotics Expo (PRX) at Drexel University. You don’t have to be a science geek to have a blast playing with real robots and learning from the local business people, engineers and students who are transforming science fiction into science reality! The event will include electrical, mechanical, and programming workshops for students, robotics scrimmages, and demonstrations.
Independents Hall and National Mechanics Restaurant and Bar are again joining forces to save lives! They’re hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday, April 22, and we want to invite you to donate! Here’s the link to sign up: http://is.gd/phltechblood
Independents Hall is Philadelphia’s premier coworking space, and National Mechanics is a fantastic restaurant and bar in Old City.
Did you know that only 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood? And of that number, only about 8 percent actually do? That means that about 3 percent of the population is providing blood for everyone. If you’re eligible to donate, we need you!
Time: Appointments available between 9am and 2pm
Please join us at 3848 Lancaster Avenue for a wonderful afternoon of food, fun, art, dialogue, business and music!
Join us for refreshments at 12:45pm
1:30pm to 2:30pm – Discussion on Technology, Creativity and Community
Featuring Gary Steuer, Alex Hillman, Aviva Kapust, Rakia Reynolds and others
3pm to 4pm – Discussion on Technology, Digital Arts and Entrepreneurship
Featuring Curran Swint, Johny Rabbit, Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, DJ Phsh and others
Reception for attendees at 4pm
4pm to 6pm – PEC Youth activities including Comcast Digital Connectors and Teen Technology Networks. Music, prizes andgiveaways sponsored by VILLA, with a special guest appearance by the artist FREEWAY.
This lunchtime series will showcase new and upcoming breakthroughs in sustainable technologies in the Philadelphia region. Presenters will give brief 7-9 minute previews of their respective projects:
- Pat McDonald of Onion Flats to talk about their Stable Flats project in Northern Liberties, the first certified Passive Housing in Philly.
- Nicholas Mirra of The Bicycle Coalition will talk about the recent launch of Connect the Circuit, which integrates government-funded, nonprofit and privately owned bike trails of Philadelphia and its surrounding counties in an easy-to-use, interactive format.
- Christine Knapp, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Philadelphia Water Department will discuss the Solar Sunflower Project.
- Laurie Actman, Deputy Director of EEBHub will talk about the brand new incubator opening in their Navy Yard headquarters, in partnership with BFTP/SEP.
Join us on Monday, April 22 at 2pm at the Parkway Central Library of the Free Library of Philadelphia to kick off the EveryoneOn initiative in the Philadelphia area and learn more on how you can get involved.
Working to bridge the digital divide, EveryoneOn is a national initiative to get Americans connected to the technology and skills they need to participate in the digital economy and compete in the 21st Century workforce. Locally, our goal is to reach families, students, and others throughout the Philadelphia area and get them online.
Registration at 2:30pm. Program will start promptly at 3:00pm. Speakers TBA!
Be sure to stick around for Blackout: Reinventing Black Media In The Digital Age, also taking place at the Free Library.
Come see our ongoing projects and meet faculty and student participants!
Faculty teams, High School Fellow, Design Challenge, and Hackathon winning projects will be presented and then attendees will be able to ask questions and discuss ideas during an interactive poster session. Food and drinks will be provided!
In 2011, Knight Foundation, Interstate General Media, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, DreamIt Ventures and Drexel University launched the first digital incubator to reside in a traditional media company in the United States. Come learn how this collaborative effort continues to transform the media industry and further the success of Philadelphia’s startup community.
Hive76 will help people model ideas with OpenSCAD and Illustrator, and then allow them to print it on the studio’s 3D printer.
Listen to a guest entrepreneur discuss his personal experience dealing with
startup challenges.
Learn about issues co-founders must address early on to avoid company-killing
problems down the road.
Watch student lawyers receive advice on equity splits, vesting and buy-out
provisions from a panel of expert startup lawyers: Jeffrey Bodle of Morgan Lewis,
Chris McDemus of Baer Crossey, and Chris Miller of Pepper Hamilton.
Stay for a networking happy hour (free beer!)
Our nation is rapidly transitioning to a globalized economy where lack of access to information, computer and technology skills and access to internet/broadband, are impairing our community’s economic and cultural advancement. These “digital divides” however not only affect people, but businesses within the communications industries, particularly those businesses that have historically served minority and low-income communities. Over time, the rising costs of communications infrastructure, changing of business models to online platforms, as well as a tremendous shift of online consumer behaviors are causing these businesses to struggle to stay alive.
This panel, hosted at and in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia, will discuss the case of three longstanding respected and trusted businesses within the communications and telecommunications industries in Philadelphia; They are Wilco Electronic Systems, Inc., one of the largest African-American owned private cable operators in the Eastern United States, 900AM-WURD, the only African-American owned talk radio station in Pennsylvania and The Philadelphia Tribune, one of the oldest continuously published African-American Newspapers in the United States.
Along with a welcome from Free Library President and Director Sibohan A. Reardon and a special keynote address from Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, the panel will explore the challenges that these companies have to stay relevant in the digital age, what they are doing to change with the times and remain trusted community providers. Additionally we will examine how the FCC’s national plan to tackle the digital divide is important to the success and future of not only these companies but for the entire African American community in Philadelphia and beyond.
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NextFab Studio is a membership-based, high-tech workshop and prototyping center – Philadelphia’s “gym for innovators.” It is the engine of tomorrow’s creative economy featuring a collaboration space with cutting edge tools, expert staffing, 3D printers, computer controlled machine tools, software, electronic workbenches, classes, workshops, and friendly and affordable consulting services. They provide the tools, training, and technical support to help achieve the vision for a new product, explore new dimensions of art and technology, or fix almost anything. NextFab Studio’s mission is to foster Philadelphia’s culture of technological and artistic innovation and entrepreneurship and to develop a problem-solving community as a resource for the region and the nation.
With hundreds of thousands of mobile apps already on the market and vying for attention, what’s a Philly entrepreneur with an ambitious idea to do? One strategy is to present your app at the Cira Centre, where five inventors will get to pitch their creations to 200 of their peers and other technology enthusiasts.
Learn about the patterns and techniques a business should be using in building their infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to be able to handle rapid growth and success in the early days. From leveraging highly scalable AWS services, to architecting best patterns, there are a number of smart choices you can make early on to help you overcome some typical infrastructure issues.
The primary speaker will be Chris Munns, Solutions Architect at AWS. There will also be other AWS folks in attendance, including Dave Schappell, Brad Steele, Will Hanft and possibly others.
This event is brought to you by Founded In Philly and is hosted at First Round Capital. It is part ofPhilly Tech Week by Technically Philly and additionally sponsored by DuckDuckGo.
At a Bootstrappers Breakfast® we have serious conversations about growing a business based on internal cashflow and organic profit.
Our second annual conference bringing some of the most notable experts in the Node.js community to the City of Brotherly Love to speak, collaborate, and hack.
This year we are offering a full-day agenda consisting of a hardware hack with Ninja Blocks and an evening full of memorable talks covering API development, application development, real time communications, and the tech and startup initiatives backed by the City of Philadelphia. As always, expect great food, plenty of refreshments and an awesome atmosphere!
Speakers include Mark Headd, Jeff Friedman, Sara Chipps, Dan Friedman, Spike Brehm, Dan Shaw, Adam Christian, and James Halladay.
An hour long panel discussion focused on access to STEM resources for underserved and minority youth in the region, and how mentorship and extracurricular programs can help bridge the divide.
Villanova Pitch Day 2013 will feature presentations from Villanova students participating in the fourth annual Villanova Student Entrepreneurship Competition, the Mobile Applications Course, and the Entrepreneurship Minor programs. We are pleased to have the regional Global Student Entrepreneur Award Competition, hosted by Philly EO, join this year’s Pitch Day slate.
Useful, Usable & Desirable: Designing for Users, presented by Jessica Ivins, Sr. UX Specialist at AWeber
This session will explore the fundamentals of user experience. We’ll explore industry best practices and examples of websites that solve real problems for real people. There are many tools and disciplines within user experience, from content strategy to information architecture to user research. By understanding these tools and when to use them, and by understanding the context of each design problem we are faced with, we can begin to understand how to utilize design thinking and creating user experiences that are useful, usable, and desirable.
PhillyForce is the Philadelphia-area user group for salesforce.com and force.com. Whether you’re an administrator or a developer, a technology executive or a consultant, join us for presentations, discussions about the platform and networking.
Data Processing with Mechanical Turk, presented by Kelly O’Brien and Michael Becker, two data engineers at AWeber
This talk will discuss using Mechanical Turk for tasks where computers have not yet surpassed humanity. Examples and analysis of how AWeber, Twitter, independents, and others use Mechanical Turk for fun and profit.
The web has gone portable. With some estimates indicating that 20% of web traffic originates from mobile phones and tablets, you can no longer risk alienating the mobile population. But how do you design and build a future-proof website when the devices, screen-sizes, and operating systems keep changing, seemingly every few months?
This non-technical presentation will discuss, in layman’s terms, best-practices approaches to creating portable, scalable websites. From concepts like fluid design, responsive design, and modular design to the implementation of effective content strategy and site architecture, we’ll explain what you need to be aware of, pitfalls to avoid, and how to get the most out of your web investment.
Duke it out with miniature R/C machines in tabletop matches – it’s Robot Wars on a hand-held scale. Choose one from a field of 1-lb robots designed and built by Hive76 to drive and fight in a display of electro-mechanical fisticuffs. Learn the basics of building and strategy, and get a taste of upcoming combat robot classes offered at Hive76.
Join Brio Solutions, P’unk Ave, WebDev Studios and Zivtech for an evening of fierce (and friendly!) Content Management System (CMS) competition. Each participating company will build a simple website using their favorite CMS. Learn about 4 content management systems and watch demonstrations about how to manage site content using Apostrophe, DotNetNuke, Drupal, and WordPress. At the end, see how each CMS compares based on technical criteria and feedback from attendees.
It takes a village to develop an app: A 360 degree view of getting an app from idea to the App Store.
For companies, especially those in a regulated industry, a great idea for a mobile app is just the first piece in a puzzle where everything must fit together to turn the glimmer into reality. From solid creative and user experience design to technical implementation and stakeholder reviews, it takes a solid vision, thoughtful plan, commitment and teamwork to create an app that consumers want to use.
This event will house a panel discussing a real-world highly successful app, designed specifically for an area pharmaceutical company. The event will be moderated by Chariot Solutions, and will feature the critically-acclaimed Venturef0rth beer selection on the house. The backbone of the event will be the incredible Yorn technology, fueling the Q&A. And the special event “presenter” is going to be none other than Morgan Lewis.
ArtsTechPhilly and the Young Architects Forum have joined forces to exhibit a presentation into the the field of Biomimicry and its applications to sustainable architecture, featuring speaker Eric Feed.
Happy Hour will follow at Tashan on Broad and Catharine.
Please join Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP for a cocktail reception as we celebrate the minority high growth and tech ecosystem, featuring remarks by Osagie Imasogie, Senior Managing Partner, Phoenix IP Ventures.
Please RSVP by April 18 to Andrea Gula at agula@schnader.com or 215-751-2661.
Presented by the Philly EdTech Meetup, Technically Philly and AT&T, the annual judged demo event series takes an education technology spin featuring five edtech projects to win a prize pack.
Each project will get five minutes to demo what they’ve been working on and a panel of judges will vote on the winner.
HOSTS:
Brian James Kirk, Technically Philly
Mary Beth Hertz, Philly EdTech Meetup
JUDGES:
Donna Murdoch, National Advisor, University of Phoenix (and Philly EdTech Meetup founder)
Christian Kunkel, Jarvus Innovations
AT&T representative to be named
Join the team from FeedtheMuse.net, a Philly-based crowdfunding platform, to get hands-on help creating a crowdfunding campaign for your art projects, invention, musical endeavor, community project, or anything you can think of! BYO Laptop, or use on of ours, and we will walk participants through the process to set up a campaign, plus offer helpful tips for running a successful FTM project.
The role of flat file data formats in genomics and other science domains.
Organized by Benjamin F. Barnett of Media Bureau, Inc. and the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, come for an informal discussion about the state of digital media and the culture around it and stay for drinks at the legendary Pen and Pencil journalism club.
Come tell your personal 5-minute story inspired by the theme of “Geek Out.”
Regular admission tickets to StorySlams at L’Etage are only available at the door. Doors open at 7:30pm. The Slam starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 or $8 for First Person Arts members. Become a member here.
VIP tickets are available for purchase. Stake out the best seat in the house for any of our 2012 L’Etage StorySlams. Purchase VIP tickets today and guarantee a spot in the front two rows.
At a typical Slam, doors open at 7:30 and usually these prime seats are gone by 7:35! Get up close and personal with First Person Arts storytellers and ensure the perfect date, night out with friends, or your own Slam debut.
Seats are guaranteed until 8:15pm, so please arrive by then to claim your reserved seat. Unclaimed seats will be offered to other Slam attendees at that time. A $2 ticketing fee applies. There are no refunds or exchanges.
“Gartner predicts that by 2015, the number of employees using mobile applications and personal devices in the workplace will double.”
Join MaaS360 by Fiberlink, The Judge Group, Bancroft and Resources for Human Development for an interactive, informative discussion centered around managing mobility in the BYOD Era.
There is no cost to attend!
About MaaS360 by Fiberlink
Fiberlink is a local Philadelphia company and named Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” the last two years running. Trusted by small businesses, government agencies, universities, and large enterprises worldwide, MaaS360 enables mobile policies that boost productivity, protect employee privacy, and secure sensitive data across smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Join us for April’s Shame On UX where user interface expert Johnny Bilotta is going to show us how little changes can make a big difference.
In Formula One racing engineers make slight adjustments to wings and diffuser elements to tweak the performance and handling of these marvelously fast cars.This same principle, so widely used at the pinnacle of motorsports, can also be used to improve the experience of your website.
Sometimes changing your line height, adjusting a color, or creating larger contrast in typography, can make a huge difference in your user’s experience. This discussion will focus on the tiny, actionable tasks that lead to a better overall experience for your users. Design principles that are discussed can easily be applied to website both large and small.
What’s Your Company’s IQ? The Innovation Quotient (IQ): 7 Sparks to Your Company’s Innovation Success
Speaker: Dr. Summer Knight, National Medical Executive and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Cigna, Co-Founder of Firecracker Innovation
Have you wondered how your company can become more nimble and innovative? Do you have great ideas for new solutions and revenue, but your team can’t move them forward? Have you been frustrated by your company’s recent attempt to quickly bring core offering to your clients?
Your company has an IQ when it comes to Innovation. Through this conversation with Dr. Summer Knight, “The Innovation Doctor”, you will obtain the ability to evaluate your company’s IQ on 7 Matrixes of Innovation. This will allow you to assess your company’s current “Innovate-ability” based on innovation assets and challenges.
The Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) is hosting an interesting and unique discussion featuring panelists from online media outlets that are making a big impact on Philadelphia and the surrounding counties’ news scene. With more people reading their news on smartphones and tablets, online news sites are more relevant and influential than ever before, come hear from the writers and editors of these outlets at a PPRA and Philly Tech Week joint event that is open to both PPRA members and non-members.
Confirmed panelists include:
● Rachel Canelli, Lead Video Reporter, Calkins Media and PhillyBurbs.com
● Greg O’Loughlin, Publisher for Keystone Edge
● Christopher Wink, Editor of Technically Philly
● Brian X. McCrone, Breaking News Editor of Philly.com
● Michelle Freeman, Publisher of Flying Kite
● Moderator: Ike Richman, Vice President of Public Relations, Comcast Spectacor
Member $30 // Non-Member $35 // Students $20
Join us for a balloon mapping workshop during Philly Tech Week! Balloon mapping is a low-cost, easy, and safe way to make maps and aerial images. This grassroots technique has been used by journalists and community groups all over the world. One of the most interesting balloon mapping projects involved capturing images of the damage caused by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
You’ll be making maps and launching balloons along with members of Hacks Hackers Philly, The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, and The Hacktory. The event is on Wednesday April 24 from 9:30a-3:30p. Location TBD.
Read more about balloon mapping and example uses on The Public Laboratory’s website. And check out recent balloon launches by Hacks Hackers members Sean McGinnis (video and maps) and Dana Bauer (images/video and maps).
This workshop will be a full-day event, with a morning session focused on building the rig and flying the balloon, and an afternoon session focused on using open source software to stitch the images together to make a map. The morning session will be outdoors in the city, so please dress accordingly. Lunch and the afternoon session will be indoors at a location TBD. It is possible for participants to attend either the morning session or the afternoon session or both.
We’re charging $10 to cover the cost of supplies and lunch. Please bring cash to the event.
This workshop is funded by a donation from the Knight-Mozilla OpenNews project and a micro-grant from the Philly Tech Week organizers.
A free one-day training course to learn everything you need to know to build your first mobile app!
As taken by hundreds of people in San Francisco, Austin, Amsterdam, Denver, San Jose, Atlanta and Los Angeles!
Absolutely, positively, 100% free!
Join us to learn how to create mobile apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone or mobile browsers! We will review the important mobile features of standards like HTML5 and CSS. You will learn how to use a mobile UI framework (jQuery Mobile), how to package your app with a native bridge (PhoneGap) and how to add app features with a Backend-as-a-Service (open-source Usergrid). By the end of the workshop, we will have built a fully-featured app, ready for release on the app store, without having written a single line of server-side code!
You’re never, ever too old to learn. Explore your hobbies and interests online in a comfortable senior-focused learning environment. We will bring the electronic gadgets, helpful staff and Free Library Techmobile; you bring yourselves. This event is open to residents of Presby’s Inspired life as well as adults over the age of 55. Brought to you by Free Library of Philadelphia, GenPhilly, People’s Emergency Center, Philadelphia FIGHT, and S.O.W.N.
The tools required to design and prototype unique new products are friendlier and more accessible than ever before, so don’t wait for others to turn your great idea into the next big thing. In a step-by-step case study with live demonstrations, NextFab will show you how CAD, 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC machining, and Arduino microcontrollers are combined to make a complete personalized urban lifestyle product.
During this hour-long presentation, you’ll hear updates from representatives of the city’s new $1m Philadelphia Social Enterprise Partnership, from the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Wharton Social Impact Initiative and GoodCompany Group, a social entrepreneurship accelerator, as well as B Lab, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using business to solve social and environmental problems, Investors Circle and others.
Over the past several months, the Great Eight Finalists have proven to have eight great ideas. Who will win?
Find out at the Fifteenth Annual Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals. Attend the Venture Finals to cheer on your favorite teams, network with members of the entrepreneurial community and cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award!
For anyone who wants to come and build, hack, or program at Hive76. We’ll also have a Microcontoller session for individuals who want to become more familiar.
Join Geekadelphia co-founder Eric Smith, online dating expert Erika Ettin, and Shmitten Kitten founder Anna Goldfarb for an evening of personal stories and advice for those searching for love on the interwebs.
Over the past year, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission has jumped headlong into a multi-media approach to civic engagement. City Planning launched a blog, stepped up their Facebook and Twitter games and through the Office of New Urban Mechanics developed a text message-based response tool with Code for America, and collaborated with Engagement Game Lab to launch a West Philly-centric, on-line game for Philadelpia2035. As Planners make sense of the thousands of additional interactions, they’re eager to report out their findings and ask some tough questions of the civic- and tech-minded communities.
How does the City get high-value datasets used by the public and its own departments?
Speakers include Clint Randall, Phila City Planning Commission.
This is a showcase of work by tech entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial community. If you’re an entrepreneur, you will be able to talk about your work and hear about the work of others. If you’re interested in new ideas, new business plans, the uses of new technology, or are simply curious about the creative energy in this region, you’ll have a chance to see and meet those beginning to make a difference.
Hey Philly. Get ready to go head-to-head with other technologists, designers, entrepreneurs and strategists in a fast and furious challenge to see who can develop the most innovative and creative solution to a complex digital business problem.
Here’s how it will work: 6 teams of 5 randomly selected contestants will have 1 hour to solve a business problem for a fictitious company; employing concepts in Business Strategy, UX/IA, eCommerce, Application Development, Mobile, Social Media, and more. Teams will create a paper prototype to represent their solution to a panel of judges from the Philadelphia Business Community. Scoring will be based on creativity, usability and feasibility.
Each member of the winning team will receive prizes, media coverage, and of course, bragging rights. But even if you don’t take home a trophy, you’ll still meet some great people and have a lot of fun. Plus, food and drinks are free.
The business challenge won’t be disclosed until the day of the event, which is limited to 100 total participants. Details regarding online registration will be available in early March. Food and drinks will be provided. Technically Challenged is a free event sponsored by Trellist Marketing and Technology.
The Build Guild is a gathering of web nerds that meets once a month at Frankford Hall. We host a very relaxed monthly event where folks in the web industry-designers, coders, project managers, hobbyists, etc. can get together to talk web, debate industry topics, share ideas, make professional connections, land gigs, and discuss the merits of handlebar versus walrus moustaches. There are no keynote speeches. No presentations. No formal agenda. Just the important things: web folk and adult beverages.
Check out the first two episodes of the upcoming web series about the rise of the Philadelphia innovation community, Developing Philly. Stick around for Q & A with co-producers David Thomas and Maurice Gaston with special guests Elliot Menschik and Meredith Broussard.
Join Philly Tech Week 2013 presented by AT&T by meeting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps for the second and final night of a spellbinding, interactive game of Pong that utilizes the LED light array on the side of the 410-foot Cira Centre. Dr. Frank Lee, Director of Drexel University’s game development program, will show off this amazing public arts display in front of thousands of Philadelphians. For a chance to play, apply to a lottery by visiting http://ph.ly/pong
Alternatively, bring a laptop or mobile device to donate to at the event and you will be entered into a prioritized lottery to play. All devices will be donated to a local computer recycling program.
Special Guest Vincent Smaldone aka DJ Image
The CaveCast is a live, interactive podcast covering musical themes presented by professional DJs, musicians, and vinyl enthusiasts. To celebrate Philly Tech Week, the CaveCast will focus on the craft of Turntablism, from the early days of hip hop to state of the art mixing, scratching, and beat juggling. The podcast will highlight the history of the craft, the technology that has driven it forward, and where technology has taken it today. DJ Image will demonstrate live while discussing the topic with fans and friends.
Bring your own records to join in to the conversation.
Admission is a suggested donation of $5.
$3 Cocktails or BYOB
Interact with your peers in a monthly morning breakfast meetup. At this monthly breakfast get-together techies, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs share learn from their peers through show and tell / show-case style presentations.
And yes, this is free! Thank our sponsors when you see them!
The Uncommon Individual Foundation’s entrepreneur education business unit is holding a daylong event in the Philadelphia Technology Park, located in the Villanova Engineering School Learning Center. Email Carmen Dawson at Carmen@uif.org if considering attending.
Our series of activities are designed to demonstrate the strength and diversity of the technology entrepreneurs and partners in UIF’s collaborative mentoring program as well as expose the attendees to the thought process of regional investors. Our goal is to resource participants with a skills matching technology to further their business ventures. 15 technology entrepreneurs, 15 investors, and 15 service partners will have the opportunity to interact with our in-house technology, Opti-Match™. During our event we will connect pitch panel participants with optimal investors, mentors, and technical service partners.
8:00 a.m.: Hawkeye Breakfast Chef William, Mia and Me
8:30 a.m.: Investor Briefing 5-Minute Rant “Likes and Dislikes”
9:30 a.m.: Lawrence Husick “Determining and Articulating ROI”
10:30 a.m.: Pitch Panel “If Not Now, When?”
12:00 p.m.: Lopez Lunch Entrepreneur Match Making and Expo
Join Seed Philly for a breakfast discussion with software industry veteran Tim Buckley. Tim is the CEO of Xtium, a former executive of Red Hat and Visio, and has spent his career working with emerging technology companies. Tim will discuss his experiences helping launch, grow and advise many successful start-ups, the lessons he’s learned along the way, and the factors he looks for when considering to join an emerging technology company.
For more info, visit: http://www.seedphilly.org/buckley/
What if we told you there is an untapped, local audience for your latest and greatest mobile app? The digitally under-served (read: people who have the mobile access, but may not know of existing tools) are an important and unrealized group here in Philadelphia.
This proposed “mash up” will bring together developers, entrepreneurs, data gurus, digital literacy trainers, and technology newbies for a dynamic roundtable discussion. Over breakfast you’ll hear directly from new technology users about their unique needs and challenges. We’ll also demo new civic apps that have the ability to empower individuals to organize and take action in their neighborhoods.
If that isn’t enough, this very inclusive conversation will take place at Drexel’s new community mansion – the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships at 35th & Spring Garden. You’ll get an inside look at this historical and architectural West Philly gem.
A free one-day training course to learn everything you need to know to build your first mobile app!
As taken by hundreds of people in San Francisco, Austin, Amsterdam, Denver, San Jose, Atlanta and Los Angeles!
Absolutely, positively, 100% free!
Join us to learn how to create mobile apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone or mobile browsers! We will review the important mobile features of standards like HTML5 and CSS. You will learn how to use a mobile UI framework (jQuery Mobile), how to package your app with a native bridge (PhoneGap) and how to add app features with a Backend-as-a-Service (open-source Usergrid). By the end of the workshop, we will have built a fully-featured app, ready for release on the app store, without having written a single line of server-side code!
This lunchtime series will feature a panel discussion on some interesting examples of Tech Transfer success stories. We’ll take a look at companies that took regional academic research to build their businesses as well as how the various universities focus their programs. Panelists include Steve Fluharty, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost for Research at the University of Pennsylvania; Todd Johnson, MD, MBA, President of CytoVas, LLC, an early-stage, in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company; and Robert McGrath, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost for Technology Commercialization at Drexel. The discussion will be moderated by Christopher Laing, MRCVS, Ph.D., Vice President of Science and Technology at University City Science Center.
Topics we’ll be exploring:
- Tech transfer programs aren’t new, but the focus on entrepreneurial spin-outs have grown in recent years. Why the greater trend?
- Is this a faculty-only story, or are students getting involved?
- Where does Philadelphia fit in the national or global tech transfer conversation?
- What are a few practical efforts that would grow the tech transfer community here?
UPstart is a key program of Penn’s Center for Technology Transfer, designed to help faculty and staff create new companies based on their technological innovations. ”Ready, Set, UPstart” is an invitation-only event that will bring investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators together with the UPstart team and its regional partners to celebrate UPstart’s first three years, the 50 companies that we have launched, and the growing entrepreneurial spirit of Penn and the greater Philadelphia region.
Ever consider starting your own business? Join us for the 2nd Annual Startup 101 event. Light hors d’oeuvre & private bar.
4:00 – 4:15 – Business Networking
Kevin Brophy of Meidlinger Partners will cover how Venture Capital works and how you can get the funds you need.
Sarah Barnwell from Barnwell Law will handle trademark and incorporations best practice for a startup.
Don Campbell of Ecomm will be speaking on bandwidth and telecomm needs.
Michael Anza of Anza and Anza will be speaking on insurance portfolios for a new startup.
Zoe Selzer of Good Company Group will discuss where to house your new company. Good Company Group recently one the national Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge Award.
Fred Bender of PFIT, Inc. will cover using the cloud to your benefit. PFIT has also been nominated for best private IT firm from Philadelphia Business Journal.
Laurence Baneville of Ag Conexus will cover Social Media and SEO that helps your business grow.
5:30 – 6:00 – Questions from the Audience
6:00 – 7:00 – Business Networking
Come talk to Hive76′s best music hackers and learn how to build effect pedals, make anything into a speaker and learn about amplifiers.
This event will bring together folks in Philadelphia who work with spatial data and make mapping applications or are intersted in learning about spatial data or development.
No cost to attend, but everyone is responsible for their own food and drinks. Registration will help us keep track of who is coming.
Please also check out the Balloon Mapping Workshop. We will try to display some of the stitched maps from the workshop.
For any organization, data can be a key element to success. Understanding how to use the numbers you’re receiving from donations, social media connections, and volunteerism can help you to plan effectively for years to come. This happy hour workshop will include an overview from Generocity of how big data is being used to help organizations achieve their missions, examples of real-world circumstances, and small group breakouts to create tangible action steps for applying data collection and management into your organization.
This “how to” workshop is designed to be a hands-on event where attendees will learn the basics of how to create a mobile app. By the end of the class, attendees will create code to add functionality to a simulated mobile device. This workshop is designed for beginners, however basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript is a plus but not required. Space is limited.
I-SITE and PhillyCHI are pleased to host a technology-and design-themed Quizzo as part of Philadelphia Tech Week. So come socialize with design and user experience professionals, try your hand at trivia, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two, all over a few whiskey sours and buttered popcorn. Trivia begins at 7PM, so come early to get a table! Enjoy prizes and drink specials.
Photo courtesy of Meredith Edlow
The Philadelphia Art Alliance will celebrate the conclusion of Left To Your One Device: The Tool at Hand Challenge. Selected entries will be on display throughout the building. The winning artists will be awarded prizes and hands-on experiences from the Clay Studio, the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, the West Philly Tool Library, Artists & Craftsmen, and more. There will be a special musical performance by Ariane Alexander-Liao who will perform a piece on piano using a drum brush.
This event is free and open to the public.
Increase Your Brandwidth is a panel discussion and Q/A with individuals who have used a variety of digital tools (social media, blogs, SEO, etc.) to develop themselves (or their products) as brands. They will discuss the challenge of getting noticed/heard in a crowded and “noisy” marketplace, as well as the innovation necessary to maintain and grow that space. Industries represented include fashion, music, food, networking events, and technology.
Doors open at 5:30pm, event runs from 6:30pm -9:00pm.
Moderated and hosted by Stephanie Humphrey, Tech-life expert, tech contributor to Fox 29 and weekly technology columnist for Ebony.com
Marketed and presented by Carl Dash, an event/idea/cause marketing specialist.
Can Health Tech Help Us? Seeking Solutions for a Broken Health Care System
Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
Health Tech is one the hottest growing sectors right now and we’re in desperate need of new solutions for the American healthcare system. It is broken and in need of our best and brightest minds, and innovations. Yet, in order to make successful inroads we need to understand the issues.
The program begins with a screening of the award-winning documentary “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” that explores the complexity of the problems and sheds light on some possibilities. Solutions will require a collaborative effort across many industries including biotech, medicine, technology, health and wellness.
The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Summer Knight, MD, MBA. Known as “The Innovation Doctor”, Knight is a National Medical Executive at Cigna focused on Innovation and a lifelong innovation catalyst.
The three-person panel of experts will reflect on how they are working within the medical, corporate and military worlds to address the various aspects of healthcare identified in the movie and their perspectives about creating “escape fires” to spark change in Philadelphia’s health and wellness communities. The program concludes with an audience Q&A.
Philly Give & Get is a new event series that seeks to connect professionals in Philadelphia with their surrounding communities in ways that educate and excite all those involved. Through our charity “date” auctions, we combine professional networking with community engagement…all doused in a good heaping of philanthropic fun. All proceeds from Philly Give & Get events are donated back into the local nonprofit community.
During a Philly Give & Get charity “date” auction, event attendees have the opportunity to bid on a customized package that connects an “expert” – local professionals that have expertise in a specified area – with an “experience” – a one-of-a-kind activity that allows the participants to have an adventure with each other doing something new, exciting, or exclusive.
Always wanted to develop your own smart phone app? Imagine taking a private trapeze class at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts with renowned game developer BJ Stallwood from Cipher Prime, followed by drinks at the Yard Brewery…all the while getting real-world advice from a real-world person.
Startup Pitch Night provides the platform for startups to practice and improve their pitch. Our goal is to make it fun to practice the startup pitch and to have it be within a relaxed and supportive peer-driven environment. To this end, the audience provides anonymous scoring feedback on the pitches. The top pitches are acknowledged and prizes are awarded to the top pitch, the top 3 pitches, all attendees that pitch, and all attendees.
Startup Pitch Night starts with a brief introduction from the organizers, follows with 60-second pitches from 30-40 startups, provides our guest speaker or expert panel 15-20 minutes to talk and take questions, announces the top 3 pitches and prizes, wraps up the event quickly and opens it up for networking. To learn more about Startup Pitch Night, visit: startuppitchnight.com.
The Philadelphia WordPress Meetup community is proud to be a part of Philly Tech Week again with a chance to build on last year’s event and offer more great training and networking opportunities.
Regardless of your skill level and proficiency with WordPress, come join us to learn about how to develop WordPress themes and plugins, how to get your WordPress site off the ground and an opportunity to both talk with other WordPress users and developers and to show off your work in a birds-of-a-feather session.
Admission is $10 and all proceeds will be donated to Philly’s own Nonprofit Technology Resources.
Youth media producers and educators present their unique approaches and strategies in this dynamic ‘Ignite’ style presentation and networking event, highlighting the work of 8 diverse organizations using media to empower, organize and educate Philly’s next generation of leaders.
Learn about the diversity of media arts, audio production, collaborative design, technology and filmmaking projects engaging youth city-wide.
The Office of Mayor Michael A. Nutter hosts a conversation about the importance of diversity in the technology development sector. As the demographics of tech consumers changes, the economy will be dependent on corporate America learning how to develop content and products targeted at the new majority. Therefore, there is a void for technology as it relates to minority creators. The economy needs diverse influencers in age and race in the technology field to provide innovative content similar to the influence on music, sports, movies, and other fields.
What steps do we take in Philadelphia to:
Provide a business friendly environment for tech employers;
Offer multi-generational technology education and training for minority and disadvantaged youth interested in a tech career;
And recognize and foster minority tech contributions;
Promotional Partners:
Office of Mayor Michael A. Nutter
Wilco Electronic Systems, Inc.
VILLA
Pennsylvania MESA – Temple University College of Engineering
Little Giant Media
PhillyTechWeek
Entrepreneur Neil Blumenthal, Co-Founder of Warby Parker, will discuss how he and his partners disrupted an industry and built a successful brand by creatively using technology to engage customers directly on their website.
While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, Neil developed the concept to sell contemporary prescription eyewear online, which led to a web application that lets people envision how glasses will look on them.
Following Neil, a panel of experts will dive into how successful businesses use technology to better connect with customers in both the b-to-b and b-to-c landscapes. The panel discussion will be led by Christopher Wink, co-founder and editor of Technically Philly, the local technology news network.
Listen to a panel discussion on how gamification can impact your business. This event is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Game Lab.
Join Vance Souders, Dave Beard, Lucas Blair and Rob Lloyd will share tips on how to gamify your business with Nathan Solomon moderating.
- David Beard is the founder and Principal Engineer of Augmented Design & Imaging LLC, a developer of Augmented Reality and sensing applications. He has worked with a variety of film, television, and gaming concerns as well as advertisers and marketers to design and implement cutting edge AR and interactive digital media solutions.
- Vance Souders has developed games for a number of commercial and government clients including DARPA, National Institutes of Health, Essilor International, National Board for Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburg Medical Center and more. He has led on-site and distributed creative teams and is experienced in both Lean and Agile production methodologies.
- Lucas Blair is a game designer and educator. He founded Little Bird Games, a serious game development company, in 2011 after receiving his PhD in Modeling and Simulation from the University of Central Florida. Little Bird Games specializes in educational and therapeutic video game development, as well as, designing custom digital badge systems with the Badge Forge platform.
- Rob Lloyd heads ETC’s entertainment projects and as Creative Director identifies, evaluates and evangelizes new technology and creative solutions for ETC simulation products as a “black ops” creative. As senior creative and founder of ETC’s Creative Visualization Lab [CVL], he is also actively involved with ETC’s corporate image and the marketing and presentation of products across the many industries served by ETC.
- Nathan Solomon leads the Philadelphia Game Lab, a nonprofit entity located at 2212 Walnut Street, that envisions a new nexus for game technology and creative development in the Philadelphia region. It include spaces dedicated to developers, events, a gallery and retail. This fall it will be presenting the second annual Grassroots Game Conference, with tracks emphasizing creative development of games by small teams, focusing on commercial, artistic and social good.
Join Philly Tech Week and Benjamin Franklin Technology Partners/SEP as they celebrate their 30th anniversary. Network with investors and hear from some of the region’s most successful entrepreneurs and technology thought leaders.
The Educator Forum @ SOF is a competition and conference that celebrates educators and school leaders who creatively and effectively improve the way kids learn and increase student success while using technology. This event promotes the sharing and scaling of exceptional practices, recognizes educators and innovative schools, and provides professional development in technology integration. The event includes the Educator Competition, speakers, workshops, and exhibits. The winner of the Educator Competition will compete in the Microsoft Global Forum.
Join Urban Outfitters and Philly Tech Week for an afternoon of learning and exchange about innovative business trends happening on the web across mobile, marketing and ecommerce born right here in Philadelphia.
Come for lightning talks on innovation in these web-focused sectors, broader panels on the mobile, marketing and ecommerce tracks, and a conversation bringing these topics all back together. How can we work together to position Philadelphia uniquely across this space?
3:00PM: Lightning Demos with: URBN, AirBNB, Monetate, Curalate, RevZilla, TicketLeap, AWeber, WebLinc, O3World, Sumo Heavy Industries, LifeShield, CardConnect and View From My Seat.
4:30PM: Mobile, Marketing and Ecommerce Track Panels
And after the event, please join us for Philly Tech Week’s closing reception:
Come out to the annual premiere Philly Tech Week Signature Event presented by AT&T and hosted by URBN, a cocktail reception meets an interactive local technology expo and demo party. And yes, there will be an open bar. And ROBOTS!
This is a celebration of the broad Philadelphia technology community with all of Philly Tech Week’s attendees, sponsors and organizers organized by Technically Philly.
Need a lift? If you’re taking the Broad Street Line subway, shuttles will run every 10 minutes from AT&T Station to and from this event until 10pm. Sponsored by PIDC and URBN. If you’re headed to the event, UBER also is providing a $20 coupon for new customers.
Watch this video from last year’s signature event.
Join us after the Philly Tech Week Signature Event presented by AT&T and hosted by URBN for the official afterparty at the Arts Alliance. Bring your Signature Event nametag and get one free drink! Missed the Signature Event? $8 buys you admittance & 1 free drink. 21+ only. Please RSVP below.
Hosted by the Arts/Tech Meetup, learn how innovators in the field of fashion and tech are leveraging the playing field from Philly Fashion Week to remote parts of the world. Happy hour after hours specials at Morimoto following the event.
No Talk, All Action. Launch a Startup in 54 hours.
Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.
Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.
No Talk, All Action. Launch a Startup in 54 hours.
Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.
Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.
Content Camp is an unconference that brings together the artistic, strategic, entrepreneurial, and tech communities to exchange ideas and collaborate on the future of content creation, consumption, and compensation. Our featured speaker is TED.com editor Emily McManus
Buying a ticket to Content Camp will also give you access to BarCamp: NewsInnovation, which will run concurrently in Annenberg Hall at Temple University.
Students may attend for free, with valid ID.
The Educator Forum @ SOF is a competition and conference that celebrates educators and school leaders who creatively and effectively improve the way kids learn and increase student success while using technology. This event promotes the sharing and scaling of exceptional practices, recognizes educators and innovative schools, and provides professional development in technology integration. The event includes the Educator Competition, speakers, workshops, and exhibits. The winner of the Educator Competition will compete in the Microsoft Global Forum.
This is the fifth annual BarCamp NewsInnovation and the third annual ‘News’ Hackathon.
BCNI is an annual unconference on news innovation, in which attendees come together and talk about best practices in innovating and strengthening our communities and conversations. The related hackathon is one focused on informing communities, with the news ethos.
Visit the Digital Resource Fair for one-on-one assistance and workshops for students and their families on various computer and online resources. Topics will be focused on how technology can help YOU including computer basics, job search assistance, online tools that help students and their families improve academic performance, financial literacy, etc. Learn how computers and the internet can be both useful and fun. Computers will be set up so that attendees can get hands-on experience. Co-sponsored by Comcast, KEYSPOT, and the School District of Philadelphia.
Having tech troubles? Bring your uncooperative computer, smartphone, media player, or just your questions out to a community “Genius Bar”! This event is a free-of-charge technical diagnosis and advice-giving session hosted by the student geniuses of Drexel University TechServ. Both software and hardware related issues will be addressed, and though we can’t guarantee a fix for every problem, you are sure to receive unbiased advice for the next step in solving it. Note: For desktop PCs please bring only the computer tower (not monitor, mice, keyboard, etc…). For laptop computers please make sure to bring the charger.
“Testing like a boss” This workshop aims to help you get started with test driven development. The methodologies discussed in this class will be language agnostic. An attendee can apply them to different languages. We will be developing features for a Ruby on Rails application using TDD as an example.
Hive76 will have everything from all of its events during Philly Tech Week available for display, and to play with. Also available will be Karaoke, Music, Movies, Food and Refreshments.
HACK 2.0 is a technology based design and art exhibition featuring hackers, artists, and designers from Philadelphia and beyond. After last years premiere event, HACK Philly returns again for Philly Tech Week 2013 with HACK 2.0. This year features a wider range of work. From installation, performance, and wearable technology to experimental and cutting edge art and design.
For more information, visit: HACKPHILLY.com or email info@hackphilly.com.
N3rd Street Gamers, a group of gaming enthusiasts in Northern Liberties, is hosting the neighborhood’s regular gamer party. The night will include a DJ, bar, dance floor and all your favorite four-player games on various TVs around the studio. Whether you’re a gamer or not, come out and enjoy the party!
3rd Ward Philadelphia is hosting its very first event. On Saturday night, come frolic with us under the South Kensington stars. We have tunes by Broadzilla, snacks, and some special cocktails provided by Spodee Wine. Stick around for a maker event where we’ll make LED magnets that we can toss onto ferromagnetic surfaces around the city. We’ll provide the materials and a map of all the most magnetic spots in the neighborhood, you provide those dexterous fingers and some imagination.
No Talk, All Action. Launch a Startup in 54 hours.
Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups.
Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets – primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people – to build applications and develop a commercial case around them.
Quick-hit demo presentations of the future of music business focused on new technologies, intellectual property and copyright issues, digital literacy, and more. Learn about music biz and stay for performances from well-known artists including The Roots drummer and DJ ?uestlove.
Every week until the last week in April, we'll be adding new events to the Philly Tech Week calendar. Come back often to see what's new, or get involved by planning your own event. Click below to learn how.
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