We announced the winners of our v important, omg-worthy NET/WORK Awards last night. The winners were voted on by you, the people, and, we must say, you created a nice little snapshot of who’s doing solid work in Philadelphia’s tech community.

Let’s get straight to it, shall we?

Best Side Project

• IsSeptaFucked.com, Douglas Muth

(Runner-up: DataRefuge)

HOLY SHIT! https://t.co/MDiNcu5Rwg won "Best Side Project"! #NetworkPhl17

— Douglas Muth (Giza) @ NYFB #BLM (@dmuth) February 8, 2017

Muth thanked SEPTA for making the project possible and proceeded to check IsSeptaFucked.com before he went home to Ardmore that evening.

Best Meetup Organizer

• Dawn McDougall, Code for Philly

(Runner-up: Karin Wolok, DataPhilly)

Here’s McDougall’s speech that she sent to us beforehand because she couldn’t make it:

I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. Code for Philly stole my heart, but I’m continually impressed by the cohesion and caliber of Philly’s entire tech ecosystem. Thanks Technically for always telling the story of our community, and thank you to our talented and engaged members, incredible leadership team and advisory board, open data advocates, government collaborators, and sponsors who make Code for Philly possible.

Best Tech Twitter Account

• Lauren Ancona

(Runner-up: Mikey Ilagan)

.@TechnicallyPHL @bengarvey @dmuth @de_mcdougs @laurenancona @WeWorkPHL @Curalate @nshiftan #rigged 🇷🇺 pic.twitter.com/AfPVueTp25

— mikey (@mikeyil) February 8, 2017

Here’s Ancona’s speech (more news on her staying in Philly to come!):

I’m sorry I couldn’t be there, but want to thank everyone in the Philly tech community for supporting one another — it’s why I’m happy to be staying in Philly.

Best Coworking Manager

• Ammi Cabrera, WeWork

(Runner-up: Blake Hunter, Benjamin’s Desk)

Least Worst Recruiter

• Amber Wanner, CandiDate

(Runner-up: Mark Constan, independent)

Who will win the coveted backhand of Least Worst Recruiter! @markconstan @CandiDatePhilly @AgileHires @fecak @nerdyrecruiter @TechnicallyPHL

— Mark Constan (@markconstan) February 5, 2017

Best CTO

• Nick Shiftan, Curalate

(Runner-up: Jody Hamilton, ZivTech)

Goin up on a Tuesday… @Curalate co-founder @nshiftan gets named "Best CTO." https://t.co/va6ZIRMV0V

— Apu Gupta (@apugupta) February 8, 2017

And here’s Shiftan’s acceptance speech that he sent to us beforehand since he couldn’t make it:

Thanks for the great honor, including being included in this list of respected CTOs in the first place. And it is honestly undeserved — being a CTO is a walk in the park when you’ve got the kind of tech team we’ve got at Curalate. 100% of the recognition here should go to the team of AWS assassins, Scala slayers, and Javascript Juggalos that are building the future at Curalate. You the real MVP. And if you’re interested in joining this team of real MVPs, please check out our booth!

Best Office Slack Channel

• #parking-hall-of-shame, URBN

For example.

(Runner-up: #puns, Benjamin’s Desk)

Best Office Pet

• “This Is Fine” dog, Brio Solutions

Meme gold.

(Runner-up: Sammy the Dog, BuLogics)

This Is Fine dog did not attend the NET/WORK Awards.

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Thank you all for playing along! We <3 you.