Philly daily roundup: Buddhist monk-turned-tech worker; A life sciences innovation center proposal; Temple crime tech

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Meet this Buddhist monk-turned-tech worker

William D. Lavery has lived many lives. In his early career, he was a law clerk. Then he moved to a monastery and became the manager of an avocado farm. But after 17 years doing that, he decided to shift again and joined a tech bootcamp. 

But why all the change? Lavery tells Technical.ly that he keeps moving because of his love of learning. He’s constantly looking for a new challenge and new skill set to build.  

➡️ Read more about Lavery’s career journey in his How I Got Here profile

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News Incubator: What else to know today

• Instead of building a new Sixers arena in Center City, Comcast Spectacor pitched that the city turn the Fashion District into a life sciences innovation center. [Philly Biz Journal]

• Temple University is using technology like license plate cameras and virtual training tools for officers, to reduce crime in North Philly. [The Inquirer]

• A software glitch took down SEPTA’s payment system for two hours yesterday morning. This is the third time this month that the system has had this issue. [KYW]

•  Women’s Way announced its third annual Gender Wealth Summit will be on Sept. 20 at the University City Science Center. Last year’s event highlighted the org’s newly developed Gender Wealth Index. [Women’s Way/Technical.ly]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• Philly Game Mechanics is hosting a playtest night on Sept. 5. [Find out more]

• Philly TOOOLBox’s monthly meetup is on Sept. 6 [Details here]

• Code and Coffee Philly is having its usual meetup on Sept. 7 at the Capital One Cafe. [More info]

• Attend Klein News Innovation Camp just 10 days after the presidential election on Nov. 16 for a day of themes that will include: artificial intelligence, content creators and the outcome of the election. [Register]