Four Philly Tech Week events out of 100 [EVENTS]

Happy Philly Tech Week! There’s more than 100 events scheduled for the week-long celebration of tech in the region, but here are a few picks. Get the whole calendar here and find previews of each our five tracks here.

But in case you wanted even more guidance, here are four events that caught out eye.

Blackout: Reinventing Black Media in the Digital Age with FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn: Hear from local black media leaders about how their market is changing and how they’re adjusting in light of the digital divide.  FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn will keynote. Monday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street. Center City. RSVP. Free.

Switch Philly 4: Edtech: See what’s brewing in the local edtech community. At this annual competition, five edtech projects will battle it out for a prize package to take their product to the next level. There will be Yards beer in the house. Read more about the finalists here.  Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m First Round Capital, 4040 Locust St. University City. RSVP. $5

Philly Give & Get Charity Auction: Bid on a local entrepreneur or technologist in this mix charity date auction, skill-share and networking event. Proceeds support the Philadelphia Center for Art and Technology. 7:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m. National Mechanics, 22 South Third Street, Old City. RSVP. $10 suggested donation.

Philly Tech Week Signature Event presented by AT&T and hosted by URBN + Official After party: Join the entire tech community (think: entrepreneurs, educators, government officials and more) at our biggest event. It’s a cocktail party and local technology expo all in one, so come ready to play with cool locally-built tech toys. Admission includes an open bar. Then head to the official after party! Signature Event: Friday, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m Urban Outfitters Headquarters, 5000 S. Broad St., Building 543, Navy Yard. Afterparty: 10:00 p.m. The Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street. Rittenhouse Square. RSVP. $30 for signature event. After party is free with signature event ticket, $8 without.