Game Jam, ONA and Philly Tech Meetup [Event Highlights]

Happy Monday, Philadelphia. We hope you enjoyed the pretty-but-not-inconvenient snowfall we saw this weekend.

Just in time for you to dust off your car and shovel your sidewalk, here are our reccomendations from our always-packed event calendar: Listen to local startups, save TV news and make a video game.

Philly Tech Meetup – The Philly Tech Meetup format is simple: three companies each get 20 minutes to show off what they’ve been working on to the community. Companies up this week: Kurbi, SizeSeeker, Near-Miss Mgmt. Wednesday. 7:00 p.m. University City. INFO.

ONA: NBC 10 Showcase talking web strategy and the future of TV news – Head on up to City Line avenue at NBC 10’s headquarters to talk about the future of TV news with your fellow media geeks. Station empoyees will be on hand to describe the strong turnaround of its online business after a radical shift in web strategies. Wednesday. 6:00 p.m. City Line Avenue. RSVP.

Global Game Jam – Just like its distant cousin Startup Weekend, the Global Game Jam challenges game-makers worldwide to produce a working game prototype in 48 hours. The local edition is hosted by Philly IDGA Philly Game Development Meetup and will take place at Indy Hall. Friday. 5:00 p.m. Old City. INFO.