Celebrate Leap Day with a Windows Weekly meetup for followers of all things Microsoft. Longtime technology journalists and Microsoft watchers Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley of Windows Weekly will be bringing beer and Windows watchers together at Redmond’s Postdoc Brewing.
Windows Weekly
hosted by Thurrott, Foley, and TWiT founder Leo Laporte, dives into the world of Microsoft each week, covering news and products including Windows, Office, and much more.
Windows Weekly watchers and curious bystanders can attend in person or virtually. Learn more and RSVP here.
That’s one of the selections from the GeekWire Calendar, our curated list of the Pacific Northwest’s top tech events. Keep reading and visit the full calendar for more.
Coding Classes for kids 8-18: West Sound CoderDojo
What: “West Sound CoderDojo offers free computer programming for kids 8-18. Parents also join in the self-paced, interactive, collaborative, and problem-solving fun!”
Where: WWU Center at Olympic College-Poulsbo
When: Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Register: Register for free here.
Cheer to Five Years | The YPOS 5th Anniversary Party
What: “Five years ago we started YPOS – an organization that was small but had lofty dreams. We are proud to say we have grown to over 6,100 members [that’s you]! You’re a group of ambitious young professionals who have enthusiastically joined us at our monthly happy hours, ‘HAWKS in the Sky’, gin/whiskey tastings, holiday events, summer parties, and volunteering activities throughout the years. We want to thank you by throwing our best party yet!”
Where: Four Season Hotel Seattle
When: Feb. 27, 8 p.m.
Register: Tickets are available for $35 here.
Deadline: Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
What: “Girls Who Code is a national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in the technology and engineering sectors. Our Summer Immersion Program represents an innovative approach to computer science education, pairing seven weeks of intensive instruction in robotics, web design, and mobile development with engaging, career-focused mentorship and exposure led by the industry’s top female entrepreneurs and engineers. We are expanding in 2016 to several program locations across Seattle hosted at tech companies. If you know 10th or 11th grade girls who might be interested, have them fill out an application at girlswhocode.com. Applications are due March 1st.”
When: March 1
Register: Applications are available here.
Milestone9 – The 9Mile Labs Demo Day
What: “Join us on demo day – Milestone9. This is your opportunity to watch the companies’ final presentation after the intense 16-week 9Mile Labs program. The room will be filled with hundreds of investors, mentors, executives, community partners and the greater entrepreneurial community.”
Where: Washington State Convention Center
When: March 3, 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Register: Tickets are available for $10 here.
Polar Science Weekend
What: “Investigate a real ice core from Greenland, survey microbes from the coldest parts of the world, compare an arctic ice camp with a research tent used in the Antarctic, take the salinity taste test and join a spectacular smashing ice demonstration as you meet and talk to polar researchers. It’s all part of Polar Science Weekend, returning to Pacific Science Center for the eleventh straight year March 4-6, 2016.”
Where: Pacific Science Center
When: March 4, 10 a.m. – March 6, 6 p.m.
Register: Tickets are available for here.
Items for this feature are picked from the GeekWire Calendar, where you can submit free listings for geeky gatherings and technology-related events in the Pacific Northwest.
