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Meet Flatiron School’s graduating software engineers at demo day [Events Roundup]

Plus, events hosted by 1 Million Cups, Thinkful, George Washington University and more.

Students immersed in code at the Flatiron School. (Courtesy photo)

Prominent coding bootcamp program The Flatiron School is hosting a demo day on Thursday, Jan. 24, to showcase final projects from its graduating software engineers.  Attendees can expect to mingle, and see what the graduates have been working on– including a detailed look at the apps they’ve built as their final projects.

There will be Flatiron team members on deck to discuss course offerings for software engineering and data science, plus you can get a tour of the campus. The event is free and will be held at the Flatiron School D.C. campus located at 1440 G Street Northwest.

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Can’t make it to demo day to tour campus? No problem, The Flatiron School is hosting a campus tour on Monday, Jan. 14, at 5 p.m. It doesn’t stop there. Flatiron is also hosting a workshop to practice for technical interviews on Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. and a coding workshop for beginners on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All events will be held at the Flatiron D.C. campus.

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It’s the beginning of the year, don’t miss out on these other great events this month:

Design Spring Bootcamp

Learn how to solve business problems and test new ideas, quickly at this one-day design sprint bootcamp hosted by Create& Design. You can expect to learn the 5-step design sprint framework and timeline, how to channel the right mindset for an ideation workshop, how to use constraints to brainstorm ideas and creative problem-solving skills.

1 Million Cups DC

Goodfynd cofounders and Virginia Tech grads will be presenting at this month’s 1 Million Cups, an event series looking to help entrepreneurs solve problems that debuted last summer. The event was previously held at 1776 DC but since its temporary closing, 1 Million Cups has moved to a WeWork location.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 23
  • 8:30–10:00 a.m.
  • WeWork Metropolitan Square, 1440 G St NW, 8th floor, Washington, D.C., 20005
  • RSVP. Free.

Thinkful Webinar: Getting Started in Tech

Online coding bootcamp Thinkful DC is hosting a webinar to cover the different ways you can break into tech, outlining the pros and cons within the local tech community, with a dive into the scope of tech career opportunities available.

  • Tuesday, Jan. 29
  • 6:30–8:00 p.m.
  • Online
  • RSVP. Free.

Life After Shark Tank: It’s Not Just About the Money

The GW Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship is hosting a panel of previous Shark Tank participants and current D.C.–based entrepreneurs to talk with budding entrepreneurs on campus about what it takes to really get in front of an investor and how to land those imperative business deals.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 30
  • 5:30–7:00 p.m.
  • Marvin Center Betts Theatre (1st Floor by main elevators), 800 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20052
  • RSVP. Free.

DC Tech Meetup #69: New Year Drinks Edition

This meetup sponsored by The Flatiron School will feature an open bar for the early birds and a networking environment for fellow technologists and technology enthusiasts alike. Kick off the year by concluding January at this meetup.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 30
  • 6:00–8:00 p.m.
  • Venue coming soon.
  • RSVP. Free.

This week Technical.ly also announced the return of NET/WORK, our fourth annual tech hiring event where organizations can show off their company culture and attendees can show off their personality with a mix of happy hour. Meet us at Alley Powered by Verizon on March 27 from 6-9 p.m.

Get your tickets for NET/WORK DC

Companies: Thinkful / George Washington University / Flatiron School

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