We’re enjoying a nice respite from the cold fall weather we had last month, and it looks like the warmer weather should more or less hold out through the week. This gives you another reason to extend your evenings by stopping off for a beer and some geeking out on your way home from work. There are quite a few interesting technology events happening this week in Washington, DC, and here’s a list of the ones that caught our eye. You can find a full schedule of the week’s events over at DC Tech Events. Have a great week!

Monday, November 9

9:30 - 10:30 pm

Security of Voting Systems: This discussion held at GW University will look at voting security, and specifically at how to make the millions of voting machines we use in elections secure, accurate, testable, and beyond reproach.

Wednesday, November 11

DCPHP Meetup: Interested in meeting other php developers and seeing what other local developers are working on? Then come out for this meetup at Greenpeace’s headquarters in Chinatown.

Thursday, November 12

6:30 - 8:30 pm

FDA and Social Media: Post-Hearing Analysis and Tweetup: Following the FDA’s hearing on Thursday to begin the process of establishing social media advertising guidelines for pharmaceutical companies, several PR companies are organizing this get together to analyze what happened and what’s to come.

Friday, November 13

She’s Geeky: This three day conference will bring together women working in all areas of technology with the aim to foster collaboration, innovation, and the acceptance and prominence of women in the sector by creating a space for girls to geek out.

Saturday, November 14

BarCampDC3: BarCamp DC is an ad-hoc unconference with no set agenda, and for this event there’s also no overarching theme - other than technology. It should be a great opportunity to learn about all kinds of things happening in technology being led by other people living in Washington, DC.