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OUT OF FRAME is a curated online exhibition showcasing work defined as Disruptive Tech. *dis-rup-tive (adj.) troublesome, unruly, badly behaved, rowdy, disorderly, undisciplined, wild. The ten participating artists showcase technology-based works that disrupt systems, such as websites, software, apps and twitter feeds. These tech-based works disrupt with tech, through tech or in contrast to tech.

The Accessible World is the first and one of its kind conference being hosted in Philadelphia, PA that will provide a platform to several students, professionals and researchers to share their work on making this world a more accessible place.

The week of April 29 to May 7 will officially be Philly Tech Week in Philadelphia thanks to this City Council Resolution, introduced by Councilman David Oh and co-sponsored by Councilman Mark Squilla, Councilwoman Helen Gym and Councilman Allan Domb. Come participate in its official introduction in City Council Chambers.

You’re invited to enroll in the inaugural class of Splash School! Join a roster of talented designers eager to master Splash - a powerful, new web-design platform essential for any tech-savvy tool-belt. RSVP to learn and network with like minded designers and event professionals. Enjoy cool eats and beats by clicking on the Register button at the bottom of this event listing.

Get your stumble on and visit Philadelphia's finest tech companies at our second-annual Startup Crawl. Each of them will open their doors (and their kegs!) for anyone interested in learning more about local entrepreneurship and tech.

Join AIGA Philadelphia for an evening to discuss why diversity and inclusion matter so vitally in the fields of design and technology. Our distinguished panel includes innovators, creatives, business owners, cultural activists, and academics.

Love going for a bike ride, but want to explore worlds unknown? Choosing between ranking up your favorite characters or exercising? WORRY NO MORE. We've got you covered with "VirZoom" the VR biking company, Cyclephilly enabling IRL stat-stracking, and the Indego bikes sharing system to get you here!

As a community of creatives, entrepreneurs, community organizers, and out-of-the-box thinkers, we’re no strangers to taking risks. We're comfortable with (and simply inspired by) taking chances in the face of uncertainty. But what's at stake? What are we gambling with when we take these blind, scary, unpredictable leaps? How do we, as individuals and as communities, tackle the insecurity and instability that come with risk? CreativeMornings Philadelphia will hear more about risk and the value of taking risks from the host of Travel Channel's "Dangerous Grounds" and La Colombe Co-ounder and CEO, Todd Carmichael.

The Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative (WCAI) continues to help shape the landscape of the customer analytics world. Building on momentum from previous years, our annual conference, “Successful Applications of Customer Analytics,” will returns Friday, April 29. The day-long conference will be filled with practical applications to demonstrate the real-world impact of analytics on an organization’s strategic decision-making.

TechniCulture builds deeper relationships between the cultural and tech communities, encourages and inspires cultural organizations to think more innovatively and entrepreneurially. Keynote address by Sree Sreenivasan, the first Chief Digital Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Each online application is different. If you know what to expect, however, you'll be prepared for almost anything. This workshop provides insight on how to search and apply for jobs online.

Join Coded by Kids in recreation centers across the city for interactive sessions on the basics of coding and the Philly tech scene. These sessions are for members of the community of all ages and skill levels.

GoBabl -- a location-based social media monitoring platform -- is calling on business owners, marketers and advertisers, and members of the press to hang out, get to know each other, and try out the app.

<fidget> Artist in Residence and mother, Zornitsa Stoyanova has spent the last three years primarily working with photography and film. As an extension of her visual art, she is creating a performance called "Explicit Female".

evoHaX is the third Hackathon in the series of Hackathons focused on developing accessible technologies and will take place from the 30th April - 1st May.

The event will feature panel discussions from industry leaders on topics such as canna-tech, medicinal cannabis, and investment for both sectors, with a specific focus on expected trends in the East Coast market.

The 5th Annual Pyramid STEM Showcase is a high-powered family event. Our mission is to educate and inform about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) using both historic references and exposure to current technologies.

Join Coded by Kids in recreation centers across the city for interactive sessions on the basics of coding and the Philly tech scene. These sessions are for members of the community of all ages and skill levels.

For middle school girls: create simulations and games using Java computer programming!

A free technology workshop for girls in grades 6, 7, 8. Do you want to learn the tips and tricks of an on camera personality? Or maybe you want to call the shots behind the scenes? La Salle’s Communication Department will host a workshop on video production, everything from storyboarding, script writing, and filming. This workshop is open to all levels of experience with video production from those who have never used a camera to the pros.

Human vision is an amazing system! It is able to detect motion, color, depth, distance, shapes, and more. Today, computer science is trying to replicate these properties using motion capture and machine learning. How can we begin to understand and replicate the complexities of the human eye and brain using only a cell phone camera and MATLAB?

Join the Philadelphia Museum of Art for our second annual PTW Tech Tour. Staff from the Museum's Information and Interpretive Technology department, including William Weinstein, Laura Webb, Ariel Schwartz, Ashley Scrivener, Jessica Milby, and Peter Alt will guide you through the museum on a walking tour of the technologies which have been put into use over the last year and speak about our ongoing initiatives. We have many new updates, including our successful "A is for Art" app and our first hackathon, Power of Art. Come and join the conversation about how art and technology can come together in creative ways.

BOO RAIN! Join us Saturday, April 30th instead for better weather, but the same amount of fun! We're back at Dilworth Park! Celebrate technology and innovation at the Philly Tech Week 2016 Kickoff Festival. Check out the App Arcade and Maker Corner. Play with locally designed games, interact with 3D printers, enjoy live performances and so much more!

A night of live electronic music and classic videogames

The Philadelphia Podcasting Society is working to build community among local podcasters. This meetup is designed as an opportunity for locally produced shows to meet their current listeners, entice new ones face to face and network via a comic con style tabling event.

With the US Metropolitan city of Philadelphia as its backdrop, the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival #9 is a yearly meeting of the artist and business community that encompass the innovation, creativity, diversity, and uniqueness of filmmaking.

NRI Philadelphia, the leading provider of 3D printing services and equipment in the area, is hosting a 3D printed selfie event for the second year. What is a 3D Selfie? It is a 3D printed figurine or bust of YOU! In full color for you to show off to your friends, or give away as the coolest gift. Our 3D specialist will be available all week for any 3D scanning or 3D printing related questions.

MLeads team invites you to join Manish Gorawala, award-winning Philadelphia based IT entrepreneur turned innovator, as he introduces you to the possibilities and demonstrates how to use mobile technology to overcome the challenges related to lead collection, lead research, lead follow-ups, statistics, ROI and team management to set your business on a path to success and more opportunities

How do we work together to ensure Philadelphia's vibrant health and sciences community continues to grow, innovate and thrive? Participate in an intimate lunch with a curated group of entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, academics and leaders to discuss plans for the future and steps to get there.

Want to hear music that uses the cutting-edge of digital music technology? Want to play and learn about modular analog synthesizers? Want to play video games on a giant multi-screen array using sensor-embedded gestural glove controllers—collaboratively working with six other people to control one player? Want to hear music by some of the most innovative and exciting Philadelphia composers? Join the Boyer Electroacoustic Ensemble Project (BEEP) and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts at Temple University for a hands-on afternoon of innovative music, dance, and video games!

A panel discussion on what comes next in efforts to brand and develop Philadelphia’s reputation as a health IT, sciences and commercialized technology leader?

Executives at technology companies often have a hard time communicating with their targeted audiences. You're bogged down in jargon, technical language, and acronyms. In this workshop, you will create a simple and differentiated message and practice communicating it in different forms.

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Join Coded by Kids in recreation centers across the city for interactive sessions on the basics of coding and the Philly tech scene. These sessions are for members of the community of all ages and skill levels.

Panel Discussion and Q&A discussing the strategies and struggles of freelancing as a developer in 2016

During this session, the related employment outlook for the programs offered will also be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and tour the state-of-the-art Advanced Technology Center's hands-on labs and classrooms.

This conversation will bring together the “heads of people” from several Philadelphia startups to dig deeply into exploring the concept of company culture. Each of them will share their own stories and learnings and we’ll all discuss what a great company culture can look like and how individuals can positively impact the culture at their organizations/companies!

Join The Professional Women’s Committee of The Pyramid Club for a panel discussion on "How Philly Can Be the Capital of Gender Equality in Tech." Enjoy an engaging and energetic conversation led by radio show host, author and entrepreneur, Franne McNeal, as she introduces you to five IT Industry leaders. They'll share their perspectives on what is needed from Local Government, Corporate America, and Higher Education to position the Philadelphia region as a leader in gender equality in tech.

ARM devices are embedded in your cell phone, your car, your portable speakers. We’ll teach you how to program them. Join us for a discussion on embedded programming basics and how to get started. We’ll take you through the “toolchain” and show you how your code gets loaded onto an ARM microcontroller.

Hear from an impressive panel of Israeli companies that will speak about the technology and innovation happening right now, and how you are benefiting from it all right here in Philadelphia!

Easy analytics for sales.

Hear Mayor Jim Kenney speak with a handful of Philadelphia tech and entrepreneurship community leaders on stage about his priorities and theirs. Audience members will have the chance to contribute their own questions via Twitter. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how this administration approaches innovation policy and economic development alongside many of this city’s most prominent leaders.

This is FIFTH year in Philly! Come join entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast. At a Bootstrappers Breakfast we have serious conversations about growing a business based on internal cashflow and organic profit. Guest speaker, Adam Stokar of Club OS.

As part of Philly Tech Week, the PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association cordially invites you to hear a compelling case study and tour the concrete results involved in implementing active learning spaces within Philadelphia University. Active learning spaces combine a variety of enabling technologies that foster an evolving pedagogy which is the future of academic education and corporate training.

Join Tech Impact for morning presentation on the best practices and tools for data management for nonprofits.

Peak your company’s online clout with insights from the experts. Join us for an educational workshop. Experts from AdTaxi will cover: Growth of consumer activity online & on mobile devices Ways to engage consumers online while they are making decisions Search Marketing skills Tracking, optimizing, and measuring online marketing campaigns Join us for coffee and pastries while sharpening your digital marketing skills. Check-in begins at 8:45 am. Register today as space is limited. Questions on the event? paadvertsing@adtaxinetworks.com

Join us for Senior Dev Day at PromptWorks! We'll be holding interesting talks, panels, and other sessions suitable for senior engineers, architects, directors, and more.

This full day conference will touch on a variety of trends, best practices, case studies and more surrounding the wide umbrella that is 'media'. The day will be split into three different sections - The State of Digital, The Evolution of Traditional and The Future of Media. End the event with a Twitter Q&A panel discussion where you can get your questions answered and leave with actionable advice for your personal brand, company, organization, etc.

From coworking spaces to entire property developments, Philadelphia's real estate market has responded to a wave of interest from growing technology companies. Our panel of experts examines the trends and offers insight into what founders can do now to ensure their teams have the right space to grow and thrive.

In last few years, there have been lot of professional networking events happening among businesses and associations. MLeads team invites you to join Manish Gorawala, award-winning Philadelphia based IT entrepreneur turned innovator, as he introduces you to the possibilities and demonstrates how to use mobile technology to overcome the challenges related to organizing events, giving value-add to attendees, exhibitors and speakers for your events.

The new and most powerful force is mobile marketing. Why? Because consumers have embraced mobile technology and its usage truly is sweeping the globe.

Join us for Senior Dev Day at PromptWorks! We'll be holding interesting talks, panels, and other sessions suitable for senior engineers, architects, directors, and more.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission worked with an interdisciplinary Futures Group, which identified a set of "Future Forces" that are driving change in the Greater Philadelphia region. Future Forces can arise from social, technological, economic, environmental, or political trends. Come learn and discuss the key forces driving change, how data and new technologies are shifting how we get around, where we work, what we do; along with actions we can take to better prepare the region for the future.

Join us on Tuesday, May 3rd during Philly Tech Week for an open and collaborative discussion about software development pricing, the do’s and don’ts, and how your preparation during the initial planning can drastically reduce your startup costs. Come ready to listen, learn, and share as industry experts and fellow founders talk about Mobile App development costs, successes, horror stories, and everything else that could go wrong while building your startup’s application. This will be an intimate group discussion with local startup founders.

In the tech world, sometimes attempts at explaining company culture read too much like Skymall catalog—nap pods, foosball, hoverboards! But perks don’t build culture, people do. Join Leadnomics & Margo for an event about creating purposeful company culture. We’ll kick things off with a hands-on Marshmallow Challenge and end with a panel discussion.

As an early stage company with big company clients, come learn how Life.io has focused on embedding a process mindset in the company culture to work efficiently and effectively in delivering our platform and service.

After a full day of talks, unwind with speakers, panelists, and PromptWorks staff for drinks, networking, and socializing.

Imagine Philly in 2021. This lightning competition brings together the do-ers of today to pitch the Philly of tomorrow.

Use storytelling and humor to create an authentic elevator pitch that you’re actually comfortable pitching.

Technology Is such an increasingly broad field that people who are trying to get into the sector or get ahead in the sector simply just don't know how. This panel is supposed to help break it all down.

For folks in the LGBTQ community and allies who want to meet up and discuss the industry in Philadelphia.

Your IoT platform is integral to the success of your IoT device. But there seem to be as many platforms out there as there are devices — and both are expanding. How do you choose the one that’s right for your product?

Come and check out one of Philadelphia’s most exciting startups for an evening of cheap beer, expensive pizza, and a fascinating chat between our CEO Apu Gupta and First Round Capital’s Josh Kopelman - a Curalate investor and one of the world’s leading venture capitalists. To keep this lively conversation flowing, we’ll have our good friend(oh, and former Mayor of Philadelphia) Michael Nutter moderating.

Come and meet a group of junior developers based in Philadelphia for a fun night of app demos, food and drinks, and networking!

The 2016 PhillyCHI Design Slam is a collaborative event in user experience design where participants compete in teams to develop the best design solution for a given challenge.

Agile, DevOps, Moore’s Law, and Security. An accounting of where Agile and DevOps has left us as an industry, what to expect in the future, and how security can, and should fit into that picture.

"Woke" means to be aware- to know what's going on in your community, and to become a catalyst for change in response. At this session, Cooper's Ferry Partnership will highlight leaders in the tech community who are using their powers for social and economic growth. Come to discuss, network and get "woke."

Join ApprenNet for Happy Hour and a discussion about managing the physical and logistical challenges that come with organizational growth, plus a chance to explore one of the fastest growing co-working spaces in the country.

Creating positive civic relationships through technology in Philadelphia. Featuring as panelists: Tim Wisniewski, Chris Alfano, and Briana Morgan.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, sales, or marketing professional; a member of the operations or account team; or work on the creative side of the technology industry, at some point you’ve had to wade into ‘technical’ conversations as a ‘non-technical’ person. If you’ve ever thought...What are we talking about? Why is development taking so long? Do my technical counterparts understand my needs? Are they up for the task at hand? … you are not alone.

Easy analytics for government and non-profits.

Build your own Philly Love Bot, a creative response to the destruction of the HitchBOT in our city in 2016. Love Bots can take many forms and sizes, and we have a basic kit of parts for participants. Some experience with coding is a plus, but not required to build your own working Love Bot.

Relive a bygone era of classic games at Hive76.

The Rad Awards are back by popular demand! Rad-Girls.com, a digital platform that celebrates innovative and inspiring women, is hosting its second annual awards ceremony and celebration during Philly Tech Week, which will honor outstanding women who lead in the fields of technology, media, culture and business.

The methods used to identify business opportunities and employee candidates are rapidly changing with technology.

Whether you're new to programming or wanting to sharpen your skills, the Dev Intro Workshops are perfect for you. Workshops will be focused around today's most used languages and programs.

When you have an amazing idea, but lack the technical know-how and the guidance to turn that great idea into a reality with limited capital resources. The other scenarios is where the person has the idea or an investor who has invested in an idea with the capital resources but does not want to spend lot of money to get the idea off the ground. Based on the personal observations and experience the Tri-Force’s CEO Manish Gorawala feels that good, reliable and affordable technical guidance to founders is missing in the Philadelphia startup community and ecosystem. That’s why a little help can go a long way.

The PhillyForce Conference is the group's premier event of the year. It is a full day conference will take place during Philly Tech Week. Join us for a day full of exciting presentations and speakers, free breakfast lunch and happy hour, exclusive conference bags and Salesforce swag, networking, and more!

Become a SketchUp expert in just 2 days of training. The first day begins with the basics and sets you up for success to model quickly and effectively. The second day goes through CAD to SketchUp workflows as well as techniques for creating presentations and photorealistic renderings.

Story Maps make it easy to harness the power of maps and geography to tell your story. Join us to learn how to make your own Story Maps - no coding required!​

Multiple sessions: In the morning Greenberg Traurig and Bellevue Strategies will present on crises in the tech start-up industry. The afternoon session will discuss investment structures designed to achieve a desired investment return without reliance upon a traditional exit known as “structured exits.” The evening session features MUCHOMAS Chocolate and Greenberg Traurig sharing the story of an eCommerce food startup leveraging an international supply chain and a web-based marketing program.

Come see how Hollywood is using procedural modeling and 3D GIS techniques to create the cities that you see on the big screen, and why Esri CityEngine has become the tool of choice for smart 3D city modeling in urban planning, architecture, simulations, game development, and film production.

Contemporary protest movements from Occupy Wall Street to #BlackLivesMatter use the internet and social media in ways that have broad implications for democracy and political movements. The internet and social media are no longer simply means to communicate about the activities or goals of the movement. These networks are now the digital battlefields upon which these movements fight for social change. This Philly Tech Week WILCO / WURD panel will explore this new digital civil rights movement and how technology is shaping social activism and particularly giving a voice for minority and underserved communities.

Join us for an afternoon of high-level dev talks focused around problem solving and innovative solutions. You'll hear from over 10+ dev experts talking about real world scenarios and the tools they're using. There will be a mix of 10 minute lightning presentations and 20 minute in-depth talks.

This is a four-hour, hands-on, strategically guided lab for developers that will cover how to build map apps with ArcGIS Online, APIs and Services, Open Source, and also with AppStudio for ArcGIS (for native apps). If you're lucky, you may even get to test-drive AppStudio to build native apps with QML. You will be given time to play in between the tutorials. We will have some snacks for you to munch on!

An Introductory Guide to Open Source Mapping

Get your questions answered at this three-hour meet-and-greet sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Digital Analytics Association (DAA), which will feature presentations by some of the world's leading experts in digital analytics.

Celebrate the conclusion of the Spring 2016 Penn I-Corps Site Accelerator with success stories from past graduates, pitches from current teams, and an opportunity to network with the entrepreneurs.

Join us for an afternoon of discussions with, CHOP, Urban Outfitters, Jaguar Land Rover and a panel of tech agency experts to learn how mature brands are strategically incorporating technology into their core business.

Join Coded by Kids in recreation centers across the city for interactive sessions on the basics of coding and the Philly tech scene. These sessions are for members of the community of all ages and skill levels.

The panel will feature a mix of artists, digital influencers and art administrators in an interactive discussion on how social media effects art organizations and contemporary art in Philadelphia.

Come enjoy refreshments with members of the Philadelphia Chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization and have some of your questions answered. Learn how local leaders took their business to the million dollar revenue mark. An engaging panel will tackle key issues in various industries.

Packed with practical advice, participants will learn the available paths for potential foreign national employees – what are the classifications and requirements – and what employers can do to attract, petition for, and keep this talent.

Join us for a twist on a classic. Team up and put your collective knowledge to the test in three lightning rounds focusing on Design, Development, and Project Management, with some random stuff thrown in. Light refreshments and moderate hilarity will be served.

Esri is hosting a free tech social for developers in the Philadelphia community. This will take place on May 4th from 5:30pm - 9:00pm.

Grab a drink and mingle with Philadelphia's thriving Dev Community!

Expo is a celebration of all things start-ups and Philly! Join **PSL** at the *8th annual* [**Entrepreneur Expo**](http://entrepreneurexpo.squarespace.com/) presented by Baer Crossey on Wednesday, May 4th from 6-9 PM.

Girl Develop It Philly and Mogulette, in partnership with CandiDate Philly, are joining forces again for the 2nd Annual Women in Tech Soiree! The Women in Tech Soiree will serve the purpose of highlighting the supportive programs of technology, innovation, and education within women and diverse groups in Philadelphia.

An open panel discussion with some of Philadelphia's favorite people on how to survive a career or life transition.

Join Arcweb Technologies Design Head Johnny Bilotta as he leads an overview of the Design Studio method and the role it plays in product development. This will be a hands-on workshop in which we'll condense the Design Studio method into an hour so be ready to participate and ask questions!

The story of how a few space cadet cyber security geeks turned in to full-fledged business people.

There are many different open source licenses. Do you know the important distinctions among them? Join us to learn about them.

**Registration full** Join us for an introduction to Google Analytics! This workshop will cover the basics of Google Analytics and will show you how to understand and measure customer behavior on your site. Instructors will demonstrate how to set up measurement goals and use the data to make better business decisions so that you can grow your business online.

Gain relevant insights from social media data –quickly and easily—with Watson Analytics for Social Media.

Stop by Hive76 for our regular weekly Open House event!

Join us! Philadelphia area news media, community groups and anyone interested in voter education and engagement are encouraged to contribute and participate in the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association’s #HacktheVotePA Hackathon on May 5, at Philadelphia Media Network in Philadelphia.

This seminar is designed to teach business owners and marketers how to understand today's digital media landscape in order to make better decisions for their businesses.

Are you interested in building mobile apps that target both iOS and Android from a single codebase? Yet you want a native package you can deploy to the App Store? This workshop will introduce you to the Ionic framework and tools for building hybrid mobile apps that can be deployed to multiple app stores.

Technology is transforming the $2 trillion healthcare industry in profound and dramatic ways. Every aspect of the healthcare market - from patient experience to finances and the workforce - is being shaped through advances in the use of data, analytics, and UX with a goal to improve care, reduce costs, and deliver higher value to patients. In this panel discussion, featuring leaders from some of the Philadelphia region’s top healthcare tech companies, we will identify and discuss these important “tech waves.”

This year's Digital Health Evolution Conference focuses on "New Frontiers for Building Community Health Networks." Explore the challenges and opportunities experienced by technology and healthcare stakeholders who are solving America’s growing chronic disease crisis. Conference attendees will leave with a deepened understanding of the most promising data and tools that are allowing governments, businesses, community-based organizations, insurers and healthcare institutions to create pioneering models for improving the health of patient populations.

In these hands-on, interactive workshops, learn from professionals how to better your business with feedback that is specific to you. Get help with the formal language of your business plan. Receive real time feedback on your VC pitch, before you're in front of potential investors. Create a solid marketing statement and brand for your particular product, service, etc...and more!

Big data and open data have immense potential to help the poor by democratizing information, targeting vital services such as healthcare and public benefits, and helping advocates tackle problems more systemically. Told through the eyes of legal aid lawyers, academics, advocates, and others who regularly see the impact of big and open data, this symposium explores the current ways that big and open data are being used to target and harm the poor, how those in the legal world are using data to have a positive impact on low-income communities, and a vision for the future all are included in the benefits of big and open data, regardless of income.

An intensive half day session with a small group of like-stage entrepreneurs to share challenges and explore new paths to continued growth. Advanced registration is required.

Philly Tech Week attendees are invited to join the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University for a discussion about shaping graduate education to meet the ever-changing technical needs of industry in the Philadelphia region and beyond. The current educational model, which utilizes translational research and co-operative education will be reviewed, and audience feedback will be requested to guide the development of new graduate programs in the areas of Bioinformatics, Medical Devices, and Neurotechnology.

You don’t have to be a developer or a designer to integrate UX research and design into your practice. And you don’t have to do a full website redesign to make impactful changes now.

This event has been POSTPONED due to inclement weather predictions! Details at http://www.meetup.com/phillyjunto ------------ *** Featuring Northern Liberties, N3rd St, Kensington, Fishtown, and Old City *** On Thursday, May 5th (aka Cinco de Mayo), The Philly Junto and N3rd Street are partnering up to present Philly’s first ever Tech Week Block Party at The Piazza! More than 60 carefully curated tech companies, restaurants, businesses, and bars will be showing off some of their goods for the entire community to see. There will be tables and demos throughout the entire day.

There are a surplus of opportunities in Philadelphia to meet local startups. The real challenge for some of these successful entrepreneurs is meeting their next client, the decision makers at large corporations. Join us and get the opportunity to meet some of these large businesses and pitch your product or service to members of their purchasing departments.

Curious about what’s happening with tech in Washington, DC? What were the lessons learned building a tech community? What strategies and policies have been successes and failures? How do they see the region as well as the City of Brotherly love? What kind of collaborations are possible? For PTW we're traversing the 95 corridor to bring together leaders from the Washington DC startup community to discuss DC’s unique ecosystem and share lessons in community building. We’ll also investigate ways to get involved throughout the corridor.

Home is where the smart is. Come check out our revamped space and interact with our latest passion projects. Pair cutting-edge technology with drinks and innovative food from Hai Street Kitchen. See why so many of Philadelphia's finest minds call Tonic Design home.

The popular free event, now in its 3rd year, is tailored for underrepresented groups in the tech industry: African Americans and technologists of color, women, members of the LGBTQ Community, individuals with disabilities and more diverse groups. This year’s #techInColor is presented in partnership with youth non profit organization Hopeworks ‘N Camden.

This event will include the #DelcoGirlsCode middle school mobile app pitch competition and feature an interactive showcase of select career and technical education programs from Delaware County Technical High Schools’ School of Engineering & Computer Science, and School of Construction Technology.

In this off-the-cuff, unfiltered and unapologetic event, hear from a variety of speakers as they share stories of their past failure(s) and what they've learned along the way. Sometimes it takes a lot of failed attempts before you get to that one-in-a-million idea that will launch you to success.

Design and technology-themed trivia night.

Panelist event with great food about mental fitness and meditation.

Join us during Philly Tech Week for a Q&A-style discussion with Jessica Paschke of Broad Street Ministry and Dave Brindleyof Not in Philly to learn how they’re actively using technology and design thinking at the heart of their work, what their dreams are for using technology to advance their mission in the future, and how YOU can use your valuable tech skills to get involved.

Solopreneur and Small Business owners will be invited to present an informal 5-7 minute story about a challenge they faced in their business and how they over came that challenge. Stories should be related to how technology was the challenge or solution to the challenge.

Customer engagement has evolved beyond merely flooding audiences with unwanted messages. The Tao of Content Marketing is a seminar that urges businesses to relinquish control to the customer … then use digital media and content to draw them to you in meaningful ways. Dock Street Brewery will co-sponsor the event, and provide attendees with complimentary, custom-brewed beers (to be selected).

Join us for an interactive panel as Delphic Digital’s Management Team discusses the new age of customer experience marketing, the roles user experience design, analytics, and marketing automation play, and customer personalization hits and misses.

Easy growth hacking for developers.

Create and explore sound using electronics.

Join Girl Develop It members for some early morning coffee and conversation! It's an informal social event to meet Girl Develop It members and organizers and find out what we're all about!

This session considers how to best use social media to engage your key audiences.

Our region is home to global leaders in the Consumer Internet of Things market. Comcast, Lutron, ARRIS, and Zonoff are four of the companies that are shaping what smart homes and home automation will be and how it will be delivered.

Join PACT as we discuss the basics of startup fundraising, from self-help, to crowdfunding, to institutional investors. Sponsored by McCarter & English, University of Pennsylvania.

Two-day interactive, interprofessional conference on the process of using evidence-based medicine. Pragmatic use of the medical databases, validity-appraisal tools and digital search strategies to find, appraise and translate evidence to patient care will be addressed.

Lunch and learn overview of Blockchain Technology and SmartContracts. There has been a shift in the conversation about blockchain technology over the last few years. Stakeholders have increasingly recognized that this peer-to-peer technology underlying the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has utility beyond Bitcoin. Learn how this technology has the potential to transform business and government.

Please join NewSpring Capital, members of Pepper Hamilton's Emerging Growth and Technology Practice Groups, and local tech companies for a discussion of outside investment. In this interactive session, the panelists will give their thoughts, and answer your questions, on what your company should be doing and what pitfalls you should avoid.

OpenAccessPhilly is a movement of civic-minded, innovative, entrepreneurial types who convene monthly to share projects and passion to make Philadelphia a better place to live work and play through our Four Pillars: Community Participation, Open Data, Access and Inclusion and Civic Tech Growth. More info: www.openaccessphilly.com May 6th 2016 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce The Bellevue Suite 700 200 S Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 Open Access Philly events are always free!

Opening Reception for Output Art, a digital art exhibition curated by InLiquid at CRUXspace Gallery

Come out to the annual premiere Philly Tech Week Signature Event, a cocktail reception meets an interactive local technology expo and demo party.

We're all warmed up and now it's time to kick Amalgam off in a big way, and what better day to do that than Free Comic Book Day! We have an action packed day planned, Free Comics, Hot Coffee, Tasty Treats, Cosplayers, Artists, and Music! Our first event of the summer! Don't miss it!

Skygear Solutions, Inc. is hosting the second annual International Drone Day - Team Philly event on May 7th, 2016.

Think Twitter is for the birds? Or are you currently LinkedOut? Then you don't know how to use it!

Ever thought about learning coding, but it seemed really complicated? Join us for a 3-hour crash course and launch your own site in half a day at our Academy at Rosemont Square!

Join Bamboowifi for the official launch and an Open Forum for the N3rd Street Network, the first step in bringing “Free Neighborhood Wi-Fi” to all of Philadelphia.

This is a celebration of creativity, technical innovation, community, and fun! Join us for an epic showdown of all kinds of robots. We will have a chance for you to build your own robot, or bring one you've made to compete in a variety of classes. Entries will be judged on a variety of criteria including technical innovation, team spirit, and creativity. All ages and all skill levels are encouraged to attend, spectators are welcome.

End Philly Tech Week with a [Brunch]! Join us for a festive, toastmasters-styled brunch event for techies interested in learning, sharing, and eating! It also serves as the soft launch for TechWomenNetwork.com. The brunch is open to all. Let's Share. Let's Learn. Let's eat!

Learn about Linux, the operating system that powers websites. Get hands-on experience installing it on your own computer. Workshop is for girls in grades 6, 7 & 8.

We will start with an introduction to the difference between data and information, and demonstrate how to use a spreadsheet to manipulate data. With those concepts under our belt, students will learn how to take their spread sheet and turn it into a unique, customized map using a free online software.