Upcoming Events

Past Events

• Web Content Mavens - Web User Experience

  May 22, 2013

  Web User Experience: Urgent Fixes You Can Do Now

• RailsGirls DC

  May 14, 2013

    The meetups are casual, drop-in evenings for anyone to come and work on rails. The meetup will go from 5-9pm. We'll do short introductions at 6:30. Feel free to bring your own project to work on, or we'll also have a few options/suggestions and some coaches around to help ou...

• Web Content Mavens - Gamify Your Site

  May 8, 2013

    Games aren't just for fun any more!  The serious game movement and the introduction of gamification into our vocabulary have elevated games to a business concern. Join us and learn how games, game mechanics and gamification techniques can help engage and challenge visit...

• DC Python

  May 7, 2013

  Andrew Kuchling will re-present his WriteTheDocs conference talk.

• Scrappy Academy

  May 6, 2013

  Learning Ruby and Rails while keeping it Scrappy.

• DC Droids

  March 27, 2013

    Popular Android author/trainer/speaker Mark Murphy will be presenting on writing ‘Second-Screen’ Apps using the latest Android SDK. Second screen, according to Wikipedia, is a term that refers to an additional electronic device (e.g. tablet, smartphone) that allows a...

• Data Visualization DC

  March 25, 2013

  Data Visualization DC is a non-profit professional group that meets monthly to discuss data visualization, data communication, infographics, exploratory data analysis, charts and graphs, perceptual psychology, and more! 

• Geeks Love Poker

  March 21, 2013

    GEEKS LOVE POKER? WHAT: "Geeks Love Poker" Texas Holdem' No Limit Poker Tournament The event is free to invited players. There will be two full time dealers. Drinks will be provided. Prizes will be awarded for top players. WHO: DC metro ...

• MoDev

  March 20, 2013

  Meetups are intended for mobile developers, designers, marketers and entrepreneurs.

• RailsGirls DC Meetup

  March 19, 2013

    Meetup goes from 5-9pm with brief intros at 6:30. Special Presentation from Nathen Harvey with OpsCode on Chef: How to Manage Your App after Heroku at 8pm with an open discussion on Chef and DevOps to follow! The meetups are casual, drop-in evenings for anyone to come and wo...

• Scrappy Academy

  March 11, 2013

  A weekly Ruby on Rails study group. 

• BeerCamp @ SXSW

  March 9, 2013

    No SxSW would be complete without BeerCamp to kick things off! We invite you to choose your Alchoholic Weapon of Choice and enjoy a night of Beer Olympics with the nclud team! We’ve got a helluva party planned, complete with great music, beer pong and of course ENDLESS bee...

• Geeks Night Out: Beer, Pizza and Games - Oh My!

  March 6, 2013

    Geek Night Out and nclud Present: Beer, Pizza and Games - Oh My! Join Geek Night Out March 6th from 6 - 8 and our partner nclud for a night of games.  Larger games include: ping pong table, beer pong table and a poker table.  If you have a particular game you can add...

• DC Python

  March 5, 2013

  Talks range from core language features to cutting-edge techniques in the latest web framework. Attending one of these monthly meetings is the easiest way to get a sense of the group, and you are bound to learn something! Or, even better, volunteer to present on some technology you are passion...

• Open Source Software, Government, and Cyber Security

  March 4, 2013

    Join us as Dr. David A. Wheeler discusses how open source software (OSS) is widely used – and widely misunderstood.  This presentation will discuss OSS, focusing on issues relating to the US federal government and to computer security. Agenda: 6:30 - Refreshments ...

• UX and Mobile Creatives Meetup

  February 28, 2013

  TBA

• HD Happy Hour

  February 27, 2013

  Attend HD Happy Hour to meet good people, have a great time and build your business. 

• Solutions to the Day-to-Day Challenges Associations Face

  February 26, 2013

    Whether you are considering a new Association Management System or whether you’re looking for a seamless single sign-on experience between existing properties’ systems, this panel will provide solutions to your organization’s unique and complex problems.  ...

• AD 2 DC's Tips & Tricks: Resume Review

  February 21, 2013

    Break out a pen and paper to hear from the best recruiters and HR professionals in DC! Getting ready to graduate? Looking to land that first job? Have a few years of work experience under your belt and ready for a new opportunity? Join young professionals of all backgrounds to get t...

• dd:SOCIAL - Not Your Parents’ Capitol Presented by digitalDUMBO DC

  February 20, 2013

    Not Your Parent's Capitol:  How Digital Is Changing the Culture of Washington, DC Digital media and technology is disrupting industries and changing the way consumers interact with brands and each other. That disruption is seeping into the nation’s capitol, fo...

• Startup Grind Hosts Eugene Staltzfu (Co-Founder of Rosetta Stone)

  February 19, 2013

  Fireside chat with Eugene Staltzfu, Co-Founder of Rosetta Stone.

• Digital DUMBO Washington, D.C.

  February 19, 2013

  Details TBA. 

• Data Visualization DC: Ecosystem GIS & Community Building

  February 18, 2013

    Is Data Visualization a science or an art?  Our goal is to create great events where everyones' experiences reflect that sentiment, and we are beginning a great speaker in Joseph Sexton. Joe will give us a glimpse of his department's unique global ecological datasets, w...

• The Do's and Don'ts of UX Design Trends

  February 13, 2013

    Join the nclud design team for a fun and informative look at the do’s and don’ts of the latest UX design trends. Presenters: Toral Contractor – Senior UX Strategist Toral focuses primarily on information architecture and creating digital strategies. J...

• Scrappy Academy

  February 11, 2013

  We're a Ruby (and Rails) self study group that meets weekly. Our goal is to expand our knowledge of the Ruby programming language; as well as dive into the Rails web framework now and then.

• DC Python

  February 5, 2013

  Paul Everitt from Agendaless.com will present on the Pyramid Web Application Framework. Valerie Coffman from feastie.com will present on Feastie's Feastiebot.

• Design Thinking DC

  January 29, 2013

  Innovators, Join us for this fun open-format design gathering and get your creative ideas flowing.  Whether you’re a DT:DC first-timer or have been to past events, come out to meet fellow design thinkers and get inspired for 2013!  The evening will be filled with great conv...

• Scrappy Academy

  January 28, 2013

  Learning Ruby and Rails while keeping it Scrappy

• Rails Girls DC

  January 24, 2013

  We're hosting a fun and free web development workshop. Come and learn about building web applications with Ruby on Rails. 

• Young Professionals of DC Ad Club

  January 21, 2013

  TBA.

• Tall Tales From A Large Man

  January 16, 2013

  Using scientific proof and state-of-the-art multimedia techniques, Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. delivers a suckerpunch of a talk that aims to provide bonafide proof of work, the highs and lows of a ferociously independent existence and a couple tall tales from his so-called caree...

• AIGA Mentoring Program Kick-Off

  January 9, 2013

  Private kickoff event for AIGA's four-month mentoring program designed to fertilize the career and professional growth of emerging designers

• Scrappy Academy

  January 8, 2013

  Ruby on Rails self study group that follows the hungry academy course.

• Startup Grind

  January 7, 2013

  Fireside chat with Revell Horsey, CEO of HelloWallet.

• Rails Girls

  December 19, 2012

    The meetups will be casual, drop-in evenings for anyone to come and work on rails. The meetup will go from 5-9pm. We’ll do short introductions at 6:30. Feel free to bring your own project to work on, or we’ll also have a few options/suggestions. Hopefully, we’ll al...

• Scrappy Academy

  December 18, 2012

  Scrappy Academy is a ruby and rails self study group that follows the Hungry Academy course. The group meets weekly and invites Ruby community members to participate as mentors. Scrappy Academy also picks one open source project to contribute to per round. 

• Always Prepped Ed-Tech Meetup

  December 6, 2012

  Hear from teachers, innovators, administrators, and policy experts about how technology has reinvented the American classroom. Teachers are no longer the gatekeepers of knowledge; rather they are facilitators of the learning process. Hear directly from the educators, administrators, and ed-tec...

• Refresh DC Happy Hour

  December 6, 2012

  We're closing out another great year with our annual Holiday Happy Hour! This year, we'll be gathering again at Bread & Brew, which is located south of Dupont Circle at 1247 20th St. NW. We're going to put together a menu of drinks in addition to what will be available on tap. ...

• 5th Annual Design Continuum Fundraiser: Give Thanks

  November 29, 2012

  What are you thankful for? Throughout your design career you’ve been given opportunities by designers, studios, and clients willing to take a chance on you. Take a moment this Thanksgiving season to give that same opportunity to the next generation of talented artists and designers. ...

• UX Show & Tell: Process

  November 28, 2012

  After only four events, we've collected some great feedback, learned a lot, and are excited to host the last UX Show & Tell of the year. This month's theme is Process: we want to know what you are doing from start to end of your UX project! We’ll kick-off at 6:30pm with a...

• Web Content Mavens: Trends for 2013

  November 27, 2012

  A discussion of changes in web content management and what to plan for in 2013 including: * The impact of social media, mobile, cloud computing and open source on web content management * Trends in the WCM industry - open source, consolidation, integration with other systems and with t...

• Refresh DC - Overhauling Product Design at Taxi Magic

  November 15, 2012

  Afraid to make a big leap with your product design? Concerned you will lose your best users, introduce bugs or make the product worse? In her talk, Michelle Olenoski will discuss the approach Taxi Magic took to redesign their iPhone, Android, and website products. She will highlight how to get...

• The Art Director's Club of Metropolitan Washington Lecture Series Presents I’m (name), and I approved this message

  November 14, 2012

  Let’s get political, about design that is. With what may be $1 billion spent on political ads and marketing this election year, we thought it would be good to talk about designing for political campaigns--Romney, Obama, and in-between. We have brought together DC designers to speak about...

• FED Sacrifice

  November 13, 2012

  A FED Sacrifice is an event where one person walks through a piece of code and explains it to the group. The group is then encouraged to suggest improvements or ask questions, thus sacrificing the presenter. The night will kick-off at 7pm with a little bit of mingling, and speakers will st...