Whether you were cheering for the Eagles or putting the final touches on your Startup Weekend project (more about that later today), we hope you had a good weekend, Philadelphia.
This week: BarCamp Philly is back, hear why we love Philly and save journalism.
BarCamp Philly – One of the cornerstone events of the Philly tech community is back. For the uninitiated, BarCamp Philly is a an unconference with an open schedule where attendees can present on any topic they want. See our previous coverage here and here. All Day. Saturday. University City. INFO.
Hacks/Hackers – Take it from us, journalism has a shortage of developers and people that think like developers. Hacks/Hackers hopes to connect programmers and journalists to help improve the field of journalism. H/H has been kicking in New York City for over a year and the first local meet up is this week, led in part by the socially-minded devs at Azavea . Tuesday. 6:00 p.m. Center City. INFO.
#WhyWeLovePhilly The Awesome Philly Tech Scene – PANMA hosts a several speakers (this reporter among them) to help tell you everything you want to know about Philadelphia’s technology community. Other speakers include reps from BarCamp Philly, Indy Hall and more. Thursday. 6:00 p.m. University City. INFO.
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