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EdTech Hackathon // We Own It Summit // Virtual reality art exhibit [EVENTS]

This week: Build education apps, learn about entrepreneurship at a women-focused conference and participate in the making of a 3D video game.

Ring in May with these events.

These are in addition to the Thursday morning visit by Twitter cofounder Biz Stone to the Free Library of Philadelphia, where he’ll have a conversation with Technical.ly Philly editor Christopher Wink.

This week: Build education apps, learn about entrepreneurship at a women-focused conference and participate in the making of a 3D video game. There’s also another (free) female-focused event this Thursday at First Round Capital: it focuses on how to get funding for your venture. It’s hosted by At Media Design and Plum Alley. Check it out here.

Philly EdTech Hackathon: Build apps using the School District’s newly-released budget data, among other data, in this weekend-long event. Friday – Sunday, various times. Friday: Impact Hub, 1227 N. 4th St. Kensington. Saturday/Sunday: Science Leadership Academy, 55 North 22nd Street. Center City. RSVP. $10.

We Own It Summit: Philly’s Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs helped organized a women’s entrepreneurship conference that features an angel investing bootcamp and panels with speakers from around the country. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Thursday: National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East and National Constitution Center Independence Mall, 525 Arch Street, Friday: The Hotel Monaco, 433 Chestnut Street. Old City.RSVP. $425.

Little Berlin present INTERFACE: This art exhibit, which will be documented in the form of a 3D video game, features “a virtual reality game, a character creation station, a recording room, a full motion controlled fighting game, and a destructible subway station print ad.” PHL Collective head Nick Madonna is participating in the exhibit.  Friday, 7:00 p.m. Little Berlin, 2430 Coral Street. Fishtown. RSVP. Free.

Full Disclosure: Technical.ly sales manager Peter Erickson curated INTERFACE.
Companies: Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs / Free Library of Philadelphia
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