We’re beyond the midway point in July already, which is pretty hard to believe. Things continue to jam here in Washington, DC, with unseasonably nice weather (but with some more humidity rolling in this week, unfortunately) and a lot of tech events taking place. This week there are meetups from two brand new groups – MappingDC and Agile DC-MD-VA – as well as some other interesting ones. Below are the events that caught our attention, and you can find a full listing of the week’s tech events here. Have a great week!
Tuesday, July 21
7:00 pm
NetSquared Summer Video Night: It’s movie night at NetSquared this month with a showing of great online advocacy videos, followed by a discussion on what makes them great. Popcorn, beer, and the entertainment will be provided (and you can add your favorite videos to the mix too).
Wednesday, July 22
6:30 – 8:00 pm
DC Media Makers: Allyson Kapin – the founder of WomenWhoTech and a tech blogger – will talk about online media at this month’s Media Makers meetup. Come out to hear some of her tricks and to share your own with the group.
Thursday, July 23
6:30 pm
Workshop on Creating/Using Open Linked Data for eGov: This month the semantic web group will take a deeper look at linked data and how it can be used by the government. Kevin Novak from the W3C committee on eGovernment and Cory Casanave from Model Driven will discuss and show off some of their work in this area.
7:00 pm
MappingDC: The brand new group MappingDC is dedicated to creating an accurate, current, and free map of Washington, DC and the surrounding areas using OpenStreetMap. That’s something we can all get behind : ) The inaugural meeting will focus on planning how to do this, so come out and get involved from the beginning. There’s also a group here.
7:00 pm
User Stories: How and When: The first meetup of Agile DC-MD-VA will focus on user stories, specifically on what goes into them, what amount of detail is ideal, and how to best create them. Come out to meet other agile developers and discuss your own approaches.