Events: Gamification, INET Philly and Functional Fall

So THAT was a rough one, Philadelphia. Who would have known that Alex Smith and the entire St. Louis Cardinals bullpen would be enough to turn one of the most promising sports weekends into a day of constant frustration and disappointment?
But, there’s no use on dwelling on the past. Just like there a plenty of more aces on the Phillies staff, there are a lot of wonderful technology events as well.
This week: get gamified, get private and get functional.

Gamification: Practical Advice from Game Developers – Thanks to Foursquare it seems like every web service is awarding badges and mayorships for online tasks. Discover the latest trends in gamification and learn how you can use the burgeoning field to improve your work. Monday. 6:00 p.m. University City. RSVP.
INET Philadelphia: Maintaining Trust: The Future of  Internet Security and Privacy – Join  Vint Cerf and other speakers for a forum about the future of internet security and privacy. Given Facebook’s recent not-so-subtle effort to control more of your data, this one is as relevant as ever. Technically Philly is a media sponsor of INET. Wednesday. 9:00 a.m. Center City. INFO.
Functional Fall – Comcast Interactive Media and Philly Lambda host “A Functional Fall,” a series of discussions based on various functional papers. This week, the group is discussing The Zipper [PDF]. And once your brain is packed with programming goodness, the crew will take it to a nearby bar to unwind. Wednesday. 6:30 p.m. Center City. INFO.