Diversity & Inclusion

DC Tech Meetup showcases women founders [Events Roundup]

Plus: Startup Grind DC hosts Tim Hwang, the youthful CEO of FiscalNote.

Local women entrepreneurs gather in Google's D.C. office at a DCFemTech event. (Photo by Lalita Clozel)

You can’t go wrong this week. D.C. tech events big and small are all coming up aces.
Start off with a Startup Grind DC fireside chat featuring FiscalNote’s young CEO Tim Hwang. And on Tuesday, DC Tech Meetup is celebrating women-led startups. If you’re feeling competitive, check out Wednesday’s Creative Jam, hosted by the Adobe Creative Cloud team.

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Build Your Own Bot and Take It Home
Learn to program an Arduino microcontroller board.
Monday, July 20
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Nova Labs, 1916 Isaac Newton Square W, Classroom B, Reston, Va.
Register. $295.

Startup Grind Washington DC Hosts Tim Hwang (FiscalNote)
Hwang is the 23-year-old CEO and founder of FiscalNote, a legislative prediction platform.
Monday, July 20
6:00-9:00 p.m.
1776, 1133 15th St. NW, 12th Floor
RSVP. Free.

DC Tech Meetup #38: Women In Tech Edition
This month’s get-together highlights women-led or founded startups.
Tuesday, July 21
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW
RSVP. Free.

Saving Lives at Birth’s Pitch Competition
53 finalists will pitch their innovative technologies to improve maternity and newborn health.
Wednesday, July 22
11:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
RSVP. Free.

Creative Jam
Learn about the creative process of four local designers, or watch 10 design teams duke it out in a three-hour competition.
Wednesday, July 22
7:00-9:30 p.m.
1234 9th St. NW
RSVP. Free.

Coders Only: Microservices Architecture, Development, and Operations
Modev’s
 conference series will be presented by Capital One enterprise architect Gnani Dathathreya.
Thursday, July 23
6:30-8:00 p.m.
DIG @ Capital One Towers Crescent, 8020 Towers Crescent Dr., Vienna, Va.
RSVP. Free.

Companies: Modev / Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library / Startup Grind / Capital One / FiscalNote / Adobe
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