Are you ready for the best two hours of your month? Come build valuable relationships with Northwest techies.
+ the crowd:
The Northwest’s smart, fun, creative, innovative tech community – software and application developers, company owners, startup founders, recruiters, hackers, job seekers, executives, investors, community leaders, and people who are new to the area.
+ the speakers:
Founders, leaders & innovators of startups and enterprise tech companies sharing their passion & new tech through 5 minute presentations & 3 minutes of your Q&A. Presenters flow from early stage startups to enterprise companies.
+ the format:
Connecting, food & drinks >sponsor shoutouts >community building >community shoutouts >presentations >afterparty
+ the vibe:
Neighborhood block party – fun, friendly & relaxed with complementary food & a hosted bar. More like a BBQ with friends than smarmy networking. “How can I help?” conversations beat out “Let me tell you why my company is great” talk. You’ll laugh, smile, and have a fun night out with 200-500 Seattleites, 80-150 Eastsiders or 50-100 Tacomans.
+ the experience:
Discover innovative, creative and inspirational new technology (or smarter use of old tech). You’ll discover cutting edge tech in the realms of VR, IoT, Apps, Robotics, Fintech, Mobiletech, Healthtech, Cloudtech, Women in Tech, Diversity in Tech… you get the idea.
+ the goal:
Collectively advance the Northwest’s booming tech ecosystem and have an amazingly fun time doing it together.
+ the cost:
Ticket information is below for all events. We will forward your registration to a future event at your request if you are not able to attend after purchasing a ticket. We do not issue refunds.
+ the archives:
You can review the list of past presenters and sponsors in the Meetup groups for Seattle, Eastside, Tacoma, and Portland
+ the livestream: Seattle events broadcast globally on Facebook live from 7pm – 8:15pm on the night of events (usually the 2nd Tuesday of the month)
+ the community:
You can engage with the New Tech community on the Meetup pages listed above and on our Facebook Group and Slack Channel. Share the celebrations of your company or resources (ones you don’t profit from, but just think are cool), ask for help or resources, connect in meaningful ways. The more you give the more you get.
Join us at:
New Tech Seattle on the second Tuesday of every month
New Tech Tacoma on the second Wednesday of every month (beginning in June)
New Tech Portland on the third Monday of every month
New Tech Eastside (Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah, Sammamish) on the third Tuesday of every month
Job Fairs every January, April, June, and September with 300+ skilled job seekers and 25+ startup and enterprise employers
*Add us to your calendar now and join our meetup groups for Seattle, Eastside, Tacoma, and Portland to stay up to date.
Join Us at Our Next Events:
- New Tech Eastside – Diversity in Tech
- Womxn & Diversity in Tech
- New Tech Portland
- New Tech Seattle
- New Tech Job Fair
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Diversity in Tech
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Note that YOU MUST REGISTER HERE.
THERE ARE NO SALES AT THE DOOR.
Ticket Information Below
Interested in volunteering and attending for free? Sign up here!
eBay
One Bellevue Center
411-108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA
5th Floor | Pike Place Event Room
Free parking at Bellevue Square (9-minute walk to eBay)
Our theme for this month is Diversity In Tech. It’s no secret, companies with more diversity, whether it’s racial, ethnic, or gender, perform better than those with less. We’re excited to invite you to learn about the difficulties, successes, and benefits of diversity in the tech industry, and what we can all do to ensure opportunities are available for all of us, and make diversity the standard, not the exception.
5:30 pm
Doors open, get to know your community!
6:30 pm
Event begins
Community connections
Community shoutouts
Company presentations:
Why Messy is Good presented by Vivian Chan – Vivian will explore in her talk the role of mindset in being resilient. Her non-linear journey will hopefully inspire some reflection in how you shape your definition of success. Vivian has launched 3 waves of disruptive technology from Analytics, Cloud to AR/VR. She now runs Sales, Marketing, HR and Operations at Eyexpo Technology an immersive content platform that will change how we experience cities.
PNW IDEA (Inclusion, diversity, equity and access) presented by Christy Johnson – PNW IDEA is a group founded by Christy bringing together dozens of Seattle professionals working on DEI issues and solutions together. The group meets monthly to share best practices and connect with others working on creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
Bizdiversity presented by Samuel Rodriguez – We are an online community of multicultural businesses promoting the ideals of Diversity and Inclusion.
Redefining You Foundation presented by Shellie Willis – Redefining Your Future is a community network for service women, veterans and spouses, transitioning out of the military. It is a community which provides access to local, regional and national resources. Being “redefined” means SHIFTING your thinking and lifestyle to the next phase in life!
8:00 pm
After-party at 520 Bar and Grill
Want to sponsor this event? Contact us!
Womxn & Diversity in Tech
(Womxn, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
Co-Hosted with Elizabeth Scallon
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Galvanize Seattle
111 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104
Note that YOU MUST REGISTER HERE.
THERE ARE NO SALES AT THE DOOR.
Ticket and Event Information Below
Interested in volunteering and attending for free? Sign up here!
In response to your popular demand of our womxn in tech and diversity in tech events, we’re launching monthly Womxn & Diversity in Tech events! You’ll have deeper experiences with monthly opportunities to connect to your peers, mentors, and influencers leading the way on building a more inclusive Seattle tech community.
It’s no secret, companies with more diversity, whether it’s racial, ethnic, or gender, perform better than those with less. We’re excited to invite you to learn about the difficulties, successes, and benefits of diversity in the tech industry, and what we can all do to ensure opportunities are available for all of us, and make diversity the standard, not the exception.
Join us to discover the people, organizations and ideas that are building inclusion in your Seattle tech community from startups to enterprise companies like Microsoft, ebay, Amazon and more. Come enjoy fun, light appetizers, beer, wine, great people and an interview with a DEI leader in your community!
Agenda:
6:00 pm
Networking, Beer, Wine, Light Appetizers
7:00 pm
Show starts / Welcome
7:10 pm
Community connections; asks, offers and more
7:20 pm
Feature Interview
Deena Pierott
Co-Founder of Black Women in STEM 2.0 | Founder of iUrban Teen | Diversity & Equity Advisor | Digital Prestidigitator
7:45 pm
Audience Q&A
8:00 pm
Close event / head to afterparty for more fun & connections 🙂
Monday, November 18, 2019
New Tech PDX
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Bumped in the US Bank Tower (111 SW 5th Avenue) on the 3rd Floor
Join us for NewTech PDX on the 3rd Monday of every month. Portland has one of the most vibrant tech communities in the country, and the more we support our tech ecosystem, the more we’ll all experience and create together!
Join us to learn about the cool and amazing technologies being developed by Portland companies. Event volunteers are welcome! Let us know if you’d like to volunteer.
5:30 pm Doors Open / Get to know your community
7:00 pm Event Begins! Community Announcements: Events, Jobs, etc. (20 seconds/ea)
8:30 pm After-Party
Tuesday December 10, 2019
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Note that YOU MUST REGISTER HERE.
THERE ARE NO SALES AT THE DOOR.
Ticket Information Below
Thinkspace
1700 Westlake Ave N, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98109
Find us on Lake Union with free parking
Check it out on the Map
6:00 pm
Doors open, get to know your community!
7:00 pm
Event begins
Community connections
Community shoutouts
Company presentations:
Activewords presented by Buzz Bruggeman – ActiveWords turns words into commands on users’ computers. In Microsoft Word, for example, a specified “active word” can populate formatted text into a new document. ActiveWords can open files and folders, webpages, and applications, and take on just about any other task a person may need to do on the computer.
MirrorCache presented by Scott Ware – An all-in-one touch-screen mirror, digital concierge, and smart-locking cabinet. SmartAccessMirror [SAM] is a smart mirror platform designed as a standard body length wall mirror that transforms into an elegant intelligent interactive 4K display interface loaded with rich content that can be completely personalized for every individual.
How to Tell Your Story presented by Carl Silverberg – I spent 32 years in politics before moving to a tech start up that provides AI/Computer Vision technology to greenhouses. As Sr. VP Outreach & Public Affairs, my job is to tell our company’s story to investors, customers, prospects and the general public whether it’s in print, digital or some other form of communication. I also believe strongly in giving back as I’d be nowhere without all the people who mentored me.
Manifest by Taqtile presented by D’Laina Boynton – Manifest delivers digital transformation and productivity to frontline workers. This end-to-end solution was conceived and developed with the ideals of simplicity, consistency, and scalability. With Manifest, Everyone Is An Expert™.
8:30 pm
Afterparty at Art Marble 21
Want to sponsor this event? Contact us!
New Tech’s Featured Non-Profit:
Wednesday – January 29, 2020
Galvanize, 111 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
Parking Map
Don’t miss out on:
- Professional headshots by David Rutkoske
- A large area to meet with local hiring companies and coding schools
- Resume Review Area for you to have professional recruiters review your resume and help you optimize it
- With the Job Seeker + Resume Interview ticket purchase
THIS IS YOUR KIND OF JOB FAIR!
If you’ve ever been to a New Tech Northwest event and experienced our vibrant community, then you already know that this is going to be a great job fair. Grab an early ticket!
You’ll benefit from meeting companies of all sizes hiring IT professionals, UX + UI designers, data scientists, front end developers, back end developers, graphic designers, database administrators, product managers, project managers, full stack engineers, mobile developers, Python programmers, JavaScript programmers, Ruby programmers, Java programmers, social media professionals, sales professionals, marketing professionals, and more. We’re event providing a free head shot photo session for your professional LinkedIn profile!
Participating employers have included Nintendo, Zulily, Cloutera, Culture Foundry, Wyzecam, Rational Consulting, User Research International, Luxoft, 4C Insights, UW Tacoma School of Engineering, Yoh, Galvanize, Appsheet and more! Employers will receive your contact information to be able to follow up with everyone who attends.
Job fair ticket time slots indicate what time you can arrive. No matter which slot you sign up for, you can stay until the END of the event.
Agenda
4:00 PM – Registration Check-in begins – Event Opens; please come to registration at the hour you sign up for to ensure a flow of everyone getting in without having a long wait in line.
7:00 PM – Event Closes.
Want to have an employer recruiting table at this event?
Or want to attend as a recruiter for free?
Contact us at newtechjobfair.com
** FEATURED JOBS ** TBA
Future Events
Plan ahead and view our full list of future New Tech Seattle events , New Tech Eastside events, New Tech Tacoma events, and New Tech Portland. Mark your calendars now!
Can’t make an event? Check out our YouTube channel for live streams of our Seattle events, and a full archive of past Seattle events.
Do you have a company with cool innovative tech to present? Would you like to be a sponsor and connect with our community of 39,000+ technologists? Contact us!
