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, December 2
Event: DataKind / Annie E. Casey Foundation DataDive
Location: AGU Conference Center, 2000 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Friday, December 2, 6 PM
Event Type: data, open data, skill development, networking
Price: Free
"We’re thrilled to be hosting a DataDive December 2-4 and are looking for data pros of all backgrounds to roll up their sleeves and work side by side with experts from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to help use data to unravel tough questions and prototype new solutions."
Event: Bridging a Career from Politics to Tech
Location: CTA Innovation House, 21 D Street SE, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Friday, December 2, 9 AM-10 AM
Event Type: politics, panel discussion, networking, skill development, technology careers
Price: Free
"Interested in making the career jump from the Beltway to the Bay Area or a DC-based tech company? Lincoln Network and TheBridge are teaming up to host a post-election event on navigating from a career in politics to a career in tech. Our guest speakers will share their experiences applying the skills they honed in Washington to new jobs at some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies. Experts will also share tips on how to market your experiences to some of the most exciting tech companies in the world."
The Weekend, December 3-4
Event: Volunteer or Participate in WLAP CS Education Week Hackathon
Location: Washington Leadership Academy, 3015 4th St NE, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Saturday, December 3, 9 AM-5 PM
Event Type: volunteering, meetup, education, skill development, networking,
Price: Free
"Instead of having our monthly meetup, we would like to encourage our members to join us at the Washington Leadership Academy Hackathon! WLAP is hosting the hackathon for CS Ed Week; focusing on getting students coding. Washington Leaderships Academy is a public charter school in D.C. with computer science at it's core.
Join us on December 3rd to hack the day away with other members of the DC tech community or volunteer and help students."
Event: FlightScope Baseball Workshop
Location: Research & Development Baseball Academy, 8502 Tyco Road, Suite C, Vienna, VA
Date/Time: Saturday, December 3, 4 PM-8 PM
Event Type: demo, sports tech, startups
Price: Free"Learn how to get the most out of player development with FlightScope Strike technology with a live demo by Baseball Application Specialist David Mayberry."
Event: DC brunchwork w/ Contactually
Location: MakeOffices Clarendon, 3100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 200, Arlington, VA
Date/Time: Sunday, December 4, 11:30 AM-2 PM
Event Type: breakfast meetings, panel discussion, networking
Price: $25-$40
"Fill your weekend with inspiration and intention. Join us for an unforgettable farm-to-table brunch and mimosas with Zvi Band (Contactually founder) & Jason Towns (Groundwork Ventures VC)! Your brunch will feature:"
Monday, December 5
Event: Meetup Mashup for a Cause (MMC) w/ Mike Cottmeyer telling us, "Why Agile Fails"
Location: Arlington Tech eXchange (Excella Consulting), 2300 Wilson Blvd, Suite 630, Arlington, VA
Date/Time: Monday, December 5, 6 PM-8:30 PM
Event Type: meetups, nonprofit, donations, meetup for a cause, speaker talk, networking
Price: $20 donation
"This is our second annual Meetup Mashup for a Cause where all the money raised will be going to Homestretch to help address the root causes of homelessness for each family in the program and reverse them."
Event: Front End Lab - First Timer's Night
Location: iStrategyLabs, 641 S St NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Monday, December 5, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Event Type: skill development, coding, programming, newbie, meetup, networking
Price: Free
"Learning to code for the first time with us! We will be going over our First Timer's Guide in a casual workshop setting. We offer both a first timer's HTML & CSS guide as well as a first timer's JavaScript guide."
Event: Data-Driven City Planning & Policy
Location: National Academy of Sciences Lecture Room, 2101 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, D.C
Date/Time: Monday, December 5, 2 PM-5 PM
Event Type: panel discussion, smart cities, open data
Price: Free
"We invite you to join the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a panel discussion featuring innovative research and critical challenges in data-driven policy and planning for cities."
Tuesday, December 6
Event: BizWorkshop: From Corporate Employee to Startup Launch Presented by KISSPatent
Location: WeWork Dupont Circle, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 6, 9 AM-11 AM
Event Type: workshop, DC startups, speaker discussion, advice, networking
Price: Free
"Join KISS Patent and Great Transitions Strategies for a morning workshop on How Personal Development & Due Diligence Will Pay Off."
Event: Habitat Workshop
Location: Optoro, 1001 G St. NW, 12th Floor, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 6, 6 PM-9 PM
Event Type: programming, meetup, networking, hangout, skill development
Price: Free
"Calling all DC area Habitat and Docker enthusiasts! Let’s spend an evening together playing with Habitat and getting some of your favorite services or applications habitized!"
Event: Six Thinking Hats - Using Parallel Thinking To Build Creative Capacity
Location: ForumOne, 1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 PM-9 PM
Event Type: panel discussion, skill development, networking
Price: $10
"Come learn how to think differently and be more productive when tasked with making group decisions. Six Thinking Hats is a problem-solving tool and idea generator pioneered by Dr. Edward de Bono, a Nobel Prize for Economics nominee. Studies have shown that individuals and teams trained in the Six Thinking Hats method can experience a five-fold increase in the quantity and quality of their thinking and can reduce meeting times by up to fifty percent."
Wednesday, December 7
Event: Developer Community Social - Tech Debates: AngularJS v. ReactJS
Location: General Assembly DC, 1133 15th Street NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Event Type: tech debate, discussion, developers, networking
Price: Free
"EventzIn in collaboration with General Assembly is proud to announce the final Tech Debate of the year - the biggest #TechDebate event in Washington DC carefully crafted for you by the DMV developer community! The event will take place on 7th of December at the 1776 Washington DC campus."
Event: Civic Hacknight
Location: Social Tables, 1325 G Street NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 PM-9:15 PM
Event Type: skill development, hacking, hangouts, meetups, networking
Price: Free
"Join us at Social Tables for more of that great civic hacking that you know and love."
Event: Pillars of Cybersecurity in Government
Location: Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 8 AM-11 AM
Event Type: cybersecurity discussion, skill development, panel discussion
Price: Free
"How are agencies defending against the growing cyber threats? This briefing will feature government and industry technology leaders discussing emerging threats and techniques in place to combat them."
Event: Disruption Proof: Young People, Tech & the Future of Work
Location: Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 8 AM-10:30 AM
Event Type: millennials, economic outlooks, industry insight, panel discussion
Price: Free
"Driven by the incredible pace of technology and innovation, the nature of work is rapidly changing. More than half of the children entering primary school today will end up working in jobs and fields that do not yet exist. To succeed in an ever-changing world of work, youth must have the necessary 21st century soft skills needed to embrace innovation and prepare for tomorrow and beyond. Access to the tech industry, work experience and mentoring, along with exposure to entrepreneurial skills and mindset, are critical to preparing the workforce of tomorrow."
Event: Local, DC Marketing Technology Demos
Location: LMO Advertising, 1776 Wilson Boulevard, 5th Floor, Arlington, VA
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 PM-9 PM
Event Type: meetup, marketing, content, panel discussion
Price: Free
"You may not realize it, but DC is LOADED with some great MarTech companies. In this meetup, we’ll view two of them in action. Join us to dive into Zoomph, an Influencer Marketing Platform based in Reston. Next, we’ll see what Maryland’s gamification loyalty platform Social&Loyal can do for us."
Thursday, December 8
Event: 2nd Annual Timmy Awards
Location: 1776 Crystal City, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA
Date/Time: Thursday, December 8, 6 PM
Event Type: awards show, innovation, celebration, party
Price: Free
"This December, join Tech in Motion for DC’s 2nd Annual Timmy Awards in an effort to recognize the best places for technology professionals to work."
Event: Hacknight @ GA
Location: General Assembly DC 1133 15th Street NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Thursday, December 8, 6:30 PM
Event Type: politics, panel discussion, networking, skill development, technology careers
Price: Free
"Come out to our informal members' hacknight! If you're working on a project, trying to learn something new, or just wish to socialize, this will be a lowkey gathering to do it."
Event: House Techie Happy Hour
Location: 1310 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Thursday, December 8, 5 PM-7 PM
Event Type: happy hour, networking, community
Price: Free
"Check out "House Techie Happy Hour" on Eventbrite!"
On Our Radar
Event: Grace Hopper Day Hackathon
Location: National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Date/Time: Friday, December 9, 8 AM-5 PM
Event Type: hackathon, women in tech, competition, open data, civic data
Price: Free
"GSA IT is announcing a competition for all open source contributors to redesign the GSA Open website, http://open.gsa.gov, the current developer portal for all GSA data, APIs, and source code open to the public. The competition details can be viewed at: http://open.gsa.gov/grace-hopper-hackathon/. The goal of this redesign is to improve public engagement with GSA digital assets, and increase understanding and awareness of agency open technology. GSA challenges developers and designers from industry, academia, and Federal Government to create solutions using the site product roadmap provided on the competition details webpage."
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