On Tuesday, civically-minded folks can help tune up the government’s websites to make them easier to use for visually impaired, hearing impaired or mobility impaired users. Or, put on your khakis and hear Peter Thiel’s lecture at Georgetown. On Thursday the Fashion 360 Conference kicks off with a business pitch contest at iStrategyLabs.
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Accessibility Hackathon
Team up with government’s in-house hackers at 18F to create tools ensuring its websites are accessible to those who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, or have mobility issues.
Tuesday, March 31
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
GSA Headquarters, 1800 F St. NW, Suite 1500, Conference Center
RSVP. Free.
March 31: Best of NTC & SXSW
Hope for spring and discuss what you saw at SXSW or NTC.
Tuesday, March 31
6-8 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Digital Commons, 901 G St. NW
RSVP. Free.
The 6th Annual Michael Jurist Memorial Lecture: Peter Thiel on “Developing the Developed World”
PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel will talk about lessons from his book, “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.”
Tuesday, March 31
7 p.m.
Georgetown University, ICC Auditorium, 37th and O St. NW
RSVP. Free.
The Fashion 360 Conference
The two-day event will kick off with a pitch contest hosted by iStrategyLabs.
Thursday, April 2
7-9 p.m.
iStrategyLabs, 641 S St. NW, 1st Floor
RSVP. $15.
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