Week in DC Tech: August 18 Edition
Web Strategy, Networking, and More Amazing Weather
The mild summer weather continues as we move into the third week in August, and no matter how worrisome strange weather trends are these days, we must admit the last few weeks have been pretty nice. Local tech events also continue to buck the August trends in DC, with many scheduled and past ones still getting great turnouts. Here are some of the events we’re looking forward to this week.*Tuesday, August 19*7:00 pm“NetSquared’s Pimp My Nonprofit”:http://netsquared.meetup.com/2/calendar/8338150/: Like giving advice you don’t have to implement yourself? Workplace Fairness is redesigning its website and their team is looking for strategic help with design, usability, and finding a way to display a lot of content in a non-threatening way. Come out to give your two cents. 6:00 – 9:00 pm“Tech Tuesday’s Technology Roundtable”:http://www.washingtonnetworkgroup.com/index.php?tg=articles&idx=More&topics=26&article=564: It’s not often that people from all of DC’s tech sectors – corporate, government, nonprofits, start up, and the people who fund them all – get together to talk. They’ll be doing that just that over drinks this Tuesday. *Wednesday, August 20*3:30 pm, and 8:00 pmDC One Web Day Planning Call: OneWebDay, the global party celebrating the internet and the innovation that’s come from it, is adding an e-time capsule to this year’s festivities. DC is getting in on the fun by creating the E-Democracy Time Capsule. Want to help? Join in one of these calls to add your suggestions for political websites, tools, and messages that show where we’re at in an our e-democracy. Call (218) 339 4300, password: 425 755. 7:00 – 9:00 pm“Web Content Mavens”:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/922930/: Web design is a balancing act. At this meetup, Paul Compton from the Washington Post will talk about how to get content, branding, and ads to live happily ever after. *Thursday, August 21*7:00 pm“Refresh DC”:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1011881/: At the monthly meeting, Lorelei Brown will talk about a topic relevant to people a part of all phases of web development: understanding your audience. Come out to hear about user behavior and strategies for figuring out just who your current audience is. See you out this week!
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Thanks for the mention
Thanks for putting the DC OneWebDay call on your calendar!