Phorum tech conference is at the Fillmore this year

Tech startups are a lot like rock bands: both make something awesome, both take that awesome thing on the road and both need a loyal base to sustain them.
Maybe that’s a bit of a stretch.
Regardless, annual spring technology conference Phorum is happening at the Fillmore Philly this year. It makes sense for the event, which draws in folks from across the region who need a place to park their cars.
Last year’s event at Penn Museum triggered some serious congestion in West Philly (it was a fiasco, really). The venue choice this year should make returning attendees breathe a sigh of relief.
Phorum’s theme this year is “systems of insight” and will feature a handful of presentations on predictive analytics and adopting data-driven approaches within your enterprise. The April 14 event will feature a demo pit — this year, with a twist.
Demo pit participants will appear on stage in one of two sessions and pitch their startups to the audience and a panel of judges led by Nate Lentz, managing partner at early stage investment fund Osage Venture Partners.
Interested startups should apply for the demo pit by March 1.
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Though two’s not quite a trend, we’ll note that Technical.ly Philly is also hosting a tech confab at the Fillmore. Our NET/WORK career fair will be there Feb. 23.
Wait, here’s three: Curalate had its holiday party there. The Fillmore Philly is now the hot venue of choice for local tech-related events.