On Monday, Jan. 11, we hosted a Twitter chat dedicated to all things Philly Tech Week.
Now in its sixth year, #PTW16 is a weeklong celebration of innovation and technology organized by Technical.ly, which will take place April 29-May 7.
During the chat, the Technical.ly events team answered questions from community members while trying to connect those that were looking to collaborate with others. Most participants had multiple questions. The conversation (here it is in full) was exciting, to say the least.

We highlighted the basic details:

#PTW16 takes place April 29- May 7 at various locations across Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs

— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

#PTW16 events are sorted by “tracks” which helps designate who should attend… https://t.co/1RRaElQIWc — Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

#PTW16 events tracks are: Dev, Media, Business, Creative, Civic and Access
— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

.@TechnicallyPHL will be hosting a Kickoff, Closing Event & Conference Days (Dev, Media and Business) plus a few surprises! #PTW16

— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

We shared the keys to a successful Philly Tech Week event:

Here’s the #PTW16 Event Organizer Guide: https://t.co/NoDPP4WIrQ. In it you’ll find all the steps to planning your own #PTW16 event. — Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

Unsure what day/time to host your event? We can help! Email us with your idea and we’ll recommend some options/conflicts to avoid #PTW16
— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

We recommend @ticketleap for your #PTW16 registration needs! They’re locally based and make it super easy to check in your attendees! — Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

If you need support for your event – apply for a #PTW16 micro-grant from @TechnicallyPHL (deadline is March 4) https://t.co/gnoQqQkuBd

— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

Want to be included in the #PTW16 print magazine? Get your event submission in no later than March 23! — Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

Event organizers should appoint someone to write recaps/stories about their #PTW16 events & we can publish them on @technicallyPHL -jr
— Technical.ly Philly (@TechnicallyPHL) January 11, 2016

We announced an amazing new partnership:

#PTW16 has partnered w/ @rideindego to offer free rides! This means getting to & from events will be as easy as riding a bike ? #rideindego — Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

We saw the start of some promising collaborations: 

We are so grateful to @MMWR_Law for hosting our #PTW16 data symposium on May 5th on how data helps/hurts low-income people. @PhillyTechWeek

— CLS Philadelphia (@CLSphila) January 11, 2016

@LauraRenaeWebb @Raspberry_Pi looks like @cap4it is interested in doing an event with raspberry pi! #ptw16
— Philly Tech Week (@PhillyTechWeek) January 11, 2016

Also, lots of overall excitement:

We’re cooking up something special for our #PTW16 event! Always open to a collaboration too. Already pumped, & it’s only Jan! — Tonic Design Co (@tonicdesignco) January 11, 2016

We’re doing another #TechniCulture event this year at #PTW16–can’t wait! Arts + tech = amazing https://t.co/MIVFMcYI3a
— PHLCultural Alliance (@philaculture) January 11, 2016

We’re officially signed up to help kickoff #PTW16 with an extra dose of virtual reality. Hello #philly meet #VRPHL! https://t.co/NmQWoChNy8

— VRPhilly (@VRphilly) January 11, 2016

Everyone at Jobspring Philly is excited for #PTW16
— Jobspring Philly (@JobspringPhilly) January 11, 2016

Thanks for organizing the chat. Very informative! We’re looking forward to #PTW16 https://t.co/c2Xssl28Vt
— Think Brownstone (@thinkbrownstone) January 11, 2016

Last year, over 250 partners collaborated with community organizers to plan 150+ events that attracted 25,000 attendees to Philly Tech Week. Technical.ly organizers are psyched to collaborate with Philly’s tech community to help make #PTW16 even bigger and better.
Many thanks to all who participated in our Twitter chat. If you’re interested in hosting an event, check out our Event Organizer Guide for important dates and tips on making your event a hit.