Reflection is an essential part of end-of-the-year festivities and fake news has made many headlines in 2016.
On Thursday night, Dec. 15, The People’s Press Club of Seattle will host Fighting Fake News: A Discussion and Workshop focused on disinformation and its implications.
Seattle Weekly Editor-in-Chief Mark Baumgarten moderates a panel featuring local media representatives including Monica Guzman of Everygrey, Hanna Brooks Olsen of Seattlish, and Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire. After, Guzman and educators from The Seattle Globalist will lead a workshop on “how to listen and talk across political and cultural divides” to combat fake news.
Fighting Fake News will take place on December 15, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Hillman City Collaboratory. Those interested in jumping into the political discourse can RSVP here.
That’s one of the selections from the GeekWire Calendar, our curated list of the Pacific Northwest’s top tech and geek events. Keep reading and visit the full calendar for more.
NewTech PDX – Future Tech
What: NewTech PDX is a monthly meetup of technologists in and around the Rose City. This month’s meeting focuses on the future of tech, and how tech will impact our future, with presentations from Curran O’Brien of tech consultant iSoftStone; Adrian Pearmine of transportation planning and engineering company DKS Associates; and Steve Brown, Futurist speaker and author.
When: Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Where: US Bank Tower – Big Pink, Portland, Ore.
Register: Tickets available for purchase here.
Meet A Scientist @ the Pacific Science Center
What: Stop by the Pacific Science Center for a day of all-ages exploration of Seattle’s cutting edge scientific research. Learn about the work of researchers in the Center’s Science Communication Fellowship, which could be anything from a doctoral thesis on animal feces to research in biotechnology labs around the city.
When: Jan. 7, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Where: Pacific Science Center, Seattle
Register: No registration necessary. For more info on this event and the Pacific Science Center, see their website.
Def Hacks() Hackathon sponsored by Microsoft and MLH
What: This hackathon “for students, by students” challenges young programmers to take on a project in an old-school hackathon competition. Participants will be mentored by developers from Microsoft and Docusign, and workshops throughout the weekend will offer lessons from “Intro to Object Oriented Programming” to “Game Development in Python.” Food and fun provided throughout!
When: Jan. 14 – 15
Where: Microsoft Building #20
Register: More information on the event and registration available here.
