Week in DC Tech: August 30th Edition

One Laptop Per Child, open government, and the semantic web this week in Washington, DC

Week in DC Technology

With Labor Day right around the corner, this is unfortuantely the last “real” week of summer, and in tune with that, it is a pretty quiet one in Washington, DC. There are several interesting technology events schedules, with our picks below and a full listing over at DC Tech Events. Have a great week!

Monday, August 30th

12:30 - 2:00 pm

Technology Salon: OLPC in South America Update: Interested in hearing how the One Laptop Per Child project has advanced in Uruguay, Paraguay, and Peru since the program launched five years ago? This discussion will look at how the project is going specifically in South America, while also comparing it to implementations in Europe and Asia.

Tuesday, August 31

7:00 pm

Open Government Book Club: In its first ever get together, this group will discuss some of the big questions around open government as well as examples of open government today. Be prepared to talk about a future reading list as well.

Wednesday, September 1

9:00 pm

Cloud Computing and the Semantic Web (webcast): This month’s meetup will be a remote one, with an online discussion led by John Hebeler, the author of Semantic Web Programming, on cloud computing and the semantic web.

Thursday, September 2

7:00 - 9:00 pm

HacDC NARG: This is HacDC’s weekly meeting where the group discusses topics like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing. Sound interesting? Check it out.

Bonnie Bogle runs everything behind the scenes at Development Seed. She has worked as a journalist, researcher, and online writer in Washington, DC and Latin America. Follow Bonnie Bogle at twitter.com/bonnie.