Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending The Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Spring Forum in Bethesda, Maryland. As usual, we were front and center to bring you a recap of the morning’s speakers. This season’s event was probably one of my all-time favorites, with...
Yesterday morning, The Marketing Alliance (TMA) held its first event of 2016. If you’re like me and have never attended a TMA event before, here’s some background. The “hear from your peers” style event allows for great conversation and sharing of ideas between industry professionals....
Last week the SpeakerBox team attended the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) Woman of the Year Awards Luncheon at The Fairmont Hotel in DC. This event recognizes three of DC’s most talented women in PR and we’re honored to share that our own Lisa...
Potomac Tech Wire hosted its "Startup Outlook 2015: Growing a Company in the Current Market" program last Thursday at the new Tysons Tower. The event kicked off with a keynote from Phil Bronner of Quad Learning on "Understanding Both Sides of the Table: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Venture Capital." Bronner drew...
I'm part of the founding group of DCFemTech, a collective of 25+ women in technology organizations in the Washington DC/Metro area that formed earlier this year to worktogether to collaborate, support and streamline technology education and events in the community. The gender gap in tech is...
October may be a record month for networking events this year. I've got eleven on my list and on a few days, there are a couple to choose from! Here are the events that are on my radar: NoVA TechBreakfast 8:00AM – 11:00AM, Wednesday, October 1 AOL - 22000 AOL...
Back-to-school, back to networking. DC has a plethora of networking events this month to connect with the DCTech community and get you Fall off to a good start. Here are the events that are on my radar: MoCo TechBreakfast 8:00AM - 11:00AM, Tuesday, September 2 800 King Farm Boulevard,...
Wait! It's August already? DC has a reputation for a serious summer slow down in the last month of summer, but that doesn't feel like the case this year. Here are the events that are on my radar: NoVA TechBreakfast 8:00AM – 11:00AM, Wednesday, August 6 AOL - 22000 AOL...
After a busy June, the DC Tech networking scene, seems to have officially dialed back a bit for summer. Nonetheless, there are still a handful of events to keep you connected this month: NoVA TechBreakfast 8:00AM – 11:00AM, Wednesday, July 2 AOL - 22000 AOL Way, Dulles, VA Tech Cocktail DC's Startup...
Summer is here and networking opportunties abound. Here's what's on my radar during the month of June: NoVA TechBreakfast 8:00AM – 11:00AM, Wednesday, June 4 AOL - 22000 AOL Way, Dulles, VA Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum 7:00AM - 11:30AM, Thursday, June 5 Tysons Corner Marriott, 8028 Leesburg Pike, Tysons Corner, VA Tech Cocktail's DC Mixer...
April showers bring May...
Our team has been working with the 1776 team and is excited for it to finally be time for the Challenge Festival http://challengecup.1776dc.com/festival/, which starts next Friday, May 9th. DC will be buzzing with amazing events, venues, speakers, startups and the community supporting startups and you should definitely...
Spring has arrived, supposedly, and while the cherry blossoms, crocus and daffodils have yet to materialize, there are a plethora of tech networking events to welcome a change in seasons. Here's what's on my radar: Destination Innovation 1:30PM - 6:30PM, Wednesday, April 2 Washington Post, 1150 15th Street NW NoVA...
Budget is usually the first determining factor when deciding on industry events and conferences. But let’s just pretend budget isn’t an issue. What’s next on the list of criteria? Do you consider location? Maybe the speaker line up or ROI potential is most important? Every industry...
It's a new year to get your networking game into gear. While the winter holiday will strecth for many until January 6th, there are still opportunities to re-engage with the community and get 2014 off to a great start. Tech Cocktail is back in DC...
Starbucks may have switched their coffee cups to red, but in DC, it's the first of November and there is still a lot of work to get done before December and the holidays are upon us and limiting our bandwidth. This month, we are thankful that...
There is a long standing sentiment that DC is dead in August. The networking calendar for the month certainly reflects that. NVTC and Women in Technology's calendars were literally blank. Never fear, the good people that host Tech Breakfast and DC Tech Meetup have made...
July in DC can be a bear. A festive 4th of July in the region is a temporary distraction from the weather. As quickly as the fireworks displays rise and desintegrate into the summer air, it is each man and woman againts the heat and...
Last week, mobile developers joined forces at the Gannett Conference Center in McLean, VA for the conference portion of MoDevEast – a mobile conference for developers, managers, designers and marketers to gather and talk about everything mobile. The event consisted of pre-conference workshops on Thursday,...
Yesterday, Potomac Tech Wire held their Social Media Outlook 2013 at the Gannett/USA TODAY Corporate Headquarters in McLean, VA. The event consisted of a keynote, panel and three speaker presentations all focused on bringing us expert viewpoints and analysis of where things stand with social...
This morning I had the pleasure of attending Potomac Tech Wire’s Social Media Outlook 2013. The breakfast event was held at the Gannett/USA Today corporate headquarters just around the office from our building. The event kicked off with an opening keynote by author and blogger Rohit...
Fall is here and there is no shortage of great networking events for your calendar this month. Here's a quick list of the events I will be attending or are on my radar: The Virtual Day of Foster.ly on October 1st. Digital East - October 2nd and 3rd. Technology...