Event: SocialMatchBox, Part Duex

On the heels of a successful first go at the SocialMatchBox, which gathers local startups and prospective workers together, they are holding another event. 

Participating companies this time will be

• Clearspring
• comScore
• FOLIOfn
• Intridea, Inc
• Positive Energy
• Viget Labs
• Siteworx
• Zadby.com
• and others to come

According to the event page

The event brings in members from around the DC startup and technology community for what some like to call an open mic night for hiring teams and entrepreneurs.  The open format is a fusion of resume clinic, startup job fair and networking event.  Attendees include hiring teams representing top startup companies from around the DC area, job seekers, founders with entrepreneurial ideas looking for others to join them, and people interested in getting into the mix.

If you have any interest in supporting the event, shoot them an email , otherwise head to the event page to register.

See you all there.

Event Recap: DC New Media Technology

Tonight I ventured down to the Lotus Lounge for the DC New Media Technology happy hour.  It was sponsored by Voxant and was a good time.  As usual we are starting to see the beginnings of good things happening on the area and the roots of a core of people that are here in DC to bring the area to tech life.  Nick O'Neill form The Social Times was there and we had some really good talks between us and Andrew Wright and others as to the state off affairs here in DC with regards to tech.  It was a good time.  Nick obviosuly has a lot of irons on the fire and it is always good to catch up with him.

I actaully had a bit of a "double date" thanks to our friends over at WhyGoSolo.  I had set up a listing for the event and got a "handshake" form 2 people, David Patton (@dcpatton ) and Keith Casey (look Keith No Quote !!).  I tried to keep them both unaware I was 2timing them, but in the end they found out about each other :(  Needless to say, I went home alone

There was one guy, whose card I did not get, but is a young man form Boston who was down to check out the DC startup scene.  Of course Nick and I gave him an earful and I think he was kind of impressed with what is happening in DC.  My friend Jeremy Epstein of Microsoft was there fresh off the birth of his little girl and enjoying the web social scene.

I was also fortunate to finally get a chance to meet up with Bob and his wife Julliane (hope i got the speeling right) of JobMatchBox.com.  He has another SocialMatchBox coming up next week (more to come on this).  We will be looking to co sponsor  some things in the Rockville area to get some of those startups out into the light as well with JobMatchBox in the near future.
The events keep getting bigger and better and is a great way to get out and meetup with some great people.  See you all at the next one !

Event: DC New Media Technology

It seems like every week there is a good thing to do, and this week is no exception.  I know its a bit late notice, but tomorrow night the DC New Media Technology is having their monthly Happy Hour to schmooze with the other locals on Web 2.0 and Video 2.0 stuff. 
I am going to make that long and harsh journey to the land of DC to join in on the fun and would love to see some of you there.
Here are the details for those interested.

When
  Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Where

Lotus Lounge (DC)
1420 K St NW
Washington , DC 20005
(202) 289-4222

The event page can be found HERE.

Meet and greet others interested in new media, social networking/web 2.0/video 2.0. Besides talking about our current interests & projects, suggested topics:

* Financing Web 2.0/social media efforts
* Technical developments
* Startups

Shoot me an email, Twitter DM, or better yet come over to WhyGoSolo to join my Community Listing if you are interested in getting together.

Event: DC Independent Film Festival

This isn't my usual cup of tea here at East Coast Blogging, more like Shana's over at The DC Concierge, but in any case this week is the 2008 DC Independent Film Festival .  Here are the details.

What is the DC Independent Film Festival?

The Washington, DC Independent Film Festival celebrates the vision, the creativity and the highest level of independent filmmaking. This year's festival is our 10th anniversary and we will again provide an event in the city where you, the public, can immerse yourself in independent film culture. There will be films, discussions with filmmakers and seminars. This is also the second year we've included a music festival, where independent musicians perform their latest music. Come and experience DC's most unique film event.

When?

March 6-16th 2008

Where?

George Washington University

Jack Morton Auditorium - media and public affairs building

805 21st street, nw washington, dc 20006 (corner of 21st & H streets)

Here is the lineup

• Monday March 10 - In and Out, including world premiere of FL324
• Tuesday March 11 - Native American Films
• Wednesday March 12 - Middle East
• Thursday March 13 - Just for laughs (comedies)
• Friday March 14 - Horror films
• Saturday March 15 - African Films, Cine Latino, Seminars on film finance, production, distribution
• Sunday March 16 - Politics of Film, The Clash, seminars on music composition for film, finance & distribution workshop, legal clinic

So get out and support the local art scene.

Event Recap: MashMeet DC Remix

I know this post is a little late, some of us have to work … LOL just teasing, but seriously.  Much of the local DC tech scene was out last night in advance of the mass exodus of SXSW’ers.  We were all at the MashMeet DC Remix event help at Ogilvy Public Relations in DC.  As usual it was great to see old friends and meet some new ones.

I will say the setup was a little difficult with demonstrations trying to go on with no sound system and much of the crowd being told to keep the noise down so the demonstrators could be heard … but otherwise it was a great event.  I did not get to see much of the demos, but I do know that our local favorite news sharing site, Mixx, presented and I heard some good talk about Kluster.com.

There was a good mix of people there.  I got to finally check off a few real world introductions to some fellow dc twitter’s like Peter Corbett of iStrategyLabs and and Keith Casey programmer extraordinaire  of the WhyGoSolo Team.  I met up with the social media swami Shashi B and rode the metro into town to gather pre mashMeet with a group to include Aaron Brazell, Ann Bernbard, Andrew Wright, Keith Casey, and Jonathon Trenn.

It was an interesting event, I got to follow up on some chatter about the post I wrote about DC area startups developing a complex, my subsequent appearance on teh District of Corruption with Aaron and Geoff Livingston, and Aaron’s follow up post about it.  It generated a lot of talk and honestly that is a good thing.  People are weighing in on both sides of the fence, but in the end I think we all agree, we are onto something special here with a great group of people and I am happy to be able to call them my friends and be able to help them out as much as I can.

It is great to see these events continue to grow and grow in popularity here and we are totally looking forward to the ones in the near furture, like PodCampDC and BlogPotomac.  Events like these will continue to bring together all of the great people and make our little town here special.  There are so many poepl starting to attend, I always leave wishing I had talked to a few more people, but that is what the next one is for.  See you around town.

Event Reminder: MashMeet DC Remix

Just a friendly East Coast Blogging reminder about the MashMeet DC Remix event being help tomorrow night.

Registration is still open, so head to the eventbrite web page to purchase your tickets.

Here a the details for you

Date
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Time
7:00 pm ET - 10:00 pm ET
Location
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
1111 19th Street NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

If you are going and want to meet up, send us a twitter msg

Hope to see many of you there !

Don’t Forget to Register for BlogPotomac

We posted about this event when it was announced back in January, but now registration is open. Here is the post from over at The Buzz Bin with all the fab details.

Attendance at BlogPotomac costs $75 and includes attendance, a T-shirt and sticker. At this time the fee does not include meals, but if enough sponsors sign up food and refreshments may be provided. Attendees will be notified one week in advance of the event about possible accommodations.Our opening Keynote is Lionel Menchaca, digital media manager and chief blogger, Direct2Dell. And our Lunch Keynote is Frank Gruber, community manager, AOL and author of Somewhat Frank. Other speakers includeAdditional speakers are:

• MyDD’s Matt Stoller
• Author KD Paine
• Social Media Group’s Maggie Fox
• Kami Huyse, Communication Overtones
• Jeremy Pepper, Pop! PR Jots

My co-chair Debbie Weil will emcee with BlogOrlando (and BlogX series) founder Josh Hallett. Full details about BlogPotomac are currently available here. Also, updates are available vis a vis Twitter, too on twitter.com/blogpotomac.

Update: BlogPotomac will be an official Social Media Club event! Thanks to Chris Heuer for his support.

This looks like it is going to be a great event and I for one am happy to see this taking place here in DC. Hopefully it is only a sign of things to come as we tip our tech community over the edge into a full fledged place to be and be seen.

Look forward to seeing some of you there.

Event: MashMeet DC Remix

I saw this announced by Nick O’Neill over at Social Times and wanted to help get the word out, it sounds like its going to be a good one.

Here are the dirty details:

Details

In correlation with the upcoming Politics Online Conference, MashMeet DC REMIX will be a twist on our MashMeet platform and will incorporate presentations, food and music all within a private space. The 170 person event will be held on March 5th at 7 pm in Ogilvy PR’s DC offices. Myself, Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins (who is speaking at the Politics Online Conference) and Adam Ostrow will be in attendance. Tickets will be available soon.

Date
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Time
7:00 pm ET - 10:00 pm ET
Location
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
1111 19th Street NW
10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Head over to the event page to buy your ticket HERE ! Tickets cost $20 with a$0.99 service fee.

According to the event page, they are still looking for sponsors so if you have a few extra dollars to spend on some great advertising give Adam a shout./p>

Event: NetSquaredDC - Pimp My Nonprofit: OneWorld.net

NetSquaredDC is hosting an event:  Pimp My NonProfit

Here are the details:

“Pimp my Nonprofit” is our regular bi-monthly brainstorm session. This time, we’re helping OneWorld take their tech strategy and online communication efforts to the next level.

It’s half brainstorming session, half case-study. During the conversation, everyone will have a chance to participate and learn vicariously from some of the leading technology and communications experts in DC. We encourage any consultants and geeks in the audience to show up and strut your stuff

When
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Where

Google DC
1101 New York Ave NW 2nd Floor
Washington , DC 20005

Add to your Google Calendar

Thats right, at Google.  I want to go if for nothing else I see the funny colored chairs in the Google office … and any schwag that may be lying around

EVENT: Design Talks Conference

I saw news of this event, Design Talks Conference, over at Justin Thorp’s blog.  It looks pretty cool, and better yet, its local, yeahhh.  Anyway on February 29th Viget Labs is hosting this day long conference. Organizers are Jackson Wilkinson and Mixx’s Jason Garber.

The DC Design Talks are a one day conference for web designers. They’re an affordable, single-day conference featuring some of the best speakers and practitioners of design in the DC region. They’re part one of the DC Talks series.

Its only $35, so you really cant afford not to go if you are a local designer.  This appears to be the first in a 3 part series.  The next will be DC Dev Talks in the spring and then DC Strategy Talks in the summer.  Make sure to let us know how it all goes.

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