By Tian DuBelko
Every week, we bring you Seattle’s top tech events. This week, we have the Hackernest Seattle Tech Social, the Tech Happy Hour, plus more. Check out our top picks below, then head over to our blog to catch up on everything tech-related in the Seattle area.
Hackernest Seattle Tech Social
May 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Looking for a low-key social to connect and have fun with your local tech community? This hangout is put on by HackerNest, a grassroots nonprofit organization that runs unpretentious community events and meaningful hackathons.
HackerNest Tech Socials are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. You’ll find yourself a part of a chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch) atmosphere that is “brimming with UltraSmart(TM) people.”
The IT Summit Seattle
May 17 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
If you’re an IT leader looking for an event to learn from some of the region’s most successful professionals, then you’re in luck. The IT Summit is coming to Bellevue, Seattle for its sixth annual event this Wednesday. The IT Summit is an executive technology conference series with the goal of providing educational and networking resources for IT leaders in the Puget Sound area. This conference will be led by an Executive Board of regional IT professionals as they address real-world opportunities and challenges faced by today’s executives.
Tech Happy Hour – Psychographics and Making your First Sales with Outline Ventures
May 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Trying to complete your Thursday night? Then swing by the Tech Happy Hour for some multicultural cuisine and mingle with a diverse community. Outline Venture Group’s CEO and co-founder Gillian Muessig will also be in attendance to teach you the science of psychographics and show you the steps to making your first sale.
Gillian is a thought leader in brand community development and the tech startup industry, and among Seattle’s most valued and active entrepreneur-mentors, so you’ll definitely want to hear what she has to say.
CoMotion Fundamentals for Startups: Raising Capital
May 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Sailesh Chutani, the CEO of Mobisante Inc., will discuss how entrepreneurs can raise capital. Mobisante Inc. is an mHealth company that’s built the world’s first cellphone-based, affordable and easy-to-use ultrasound systems. Sailesh will provide key insights and knowledge regarding how he raised capital (and how you can too) in the seminar. Afterward, you’ll have the opportunity to engage in discussion with the topic as it relates to them, and ask questions.
