As home to online retail giants like Zulily, Drugstore.com, and of course Amazon, the Puget Sound Area is on the cutting edge of e-commerce. So it’s only natural that Seattle host the Shop.org Summit, an annual two-and-a-half day conference at the Washington State Convention Center focused on digital retail.
The Summit, which begins Monday, Sept. 29, will host 2,500 e-commerce professionals for a variety of programs, panels, expert talks, and a Digital Retail Boot Camp. Guests can expect notes from executives at Amazon, REI, Urban Outfitters, Zulily, and event hosts Shop.org.
“Get the rush of discovering new ideas, getting actionable takeaways and building strong relationships with the brightest and most innovative players in the digital retail world,” write the organizers. “If you have an ‘Add to Cart’ button (and want more customers to click it) you need to be there!”
Tickets are available here.
That’s just one of our selections from the GeekWire Calendar — our curated list of the top tech events in the Pacific Northwest. Keep reading and check out the calendar for more.
TEDxRainier Salon at Pacific Science Center
The Pacific Science Center Laser Dome is hosting an informal viewing of TED talks led by TEDxRainier curator Phil Klein and technologist Ramez Naam. This viewing is supplementary to the annual TEDxRainier event, which brings together Seattle innovators to share ideas. The salon will focus on “what engages curiousity, initiates science, and what unexpected wonders” there are along the way. Tickets can be purchased for $5 here.
When and where: Sept. 27, 6:00p.m. – 7:30p.m. Pacific Science Center, Seattle.
Bitcoin4Biz Payment Summit
With merchants everywhere from 7-Eleven to the University of Washington accepting Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency has come a long way from its roots as a funding tool for legally questionable enterprises like Wikileaks and Silk Road. To celebrate, Bitcoin4Biz is holding a Summit in Seattle next week.
The event will allow attendees to explore the world of Bitcoin 2.0 and will answer questions from the business community about implementing the currency, starting with a networking pre-party. The agenda will focus on adopting Bitcoin for businesses. Register here.
When and where: Sept. 28 – 29. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle.
Roundtable Panel: Technology and the Evolution of Public Safety
Join Quip CEO Bret Taylor, former Facebook CTO and current Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi, and Taser CEO Rick Smith for a panel focusing on the intersection of public safety and technology. The roundtable will cover civic responsibility, education, and how technology and innovation can be harnessed to improve collective safety. Drinks and networking will follow the panel. RSVP for free here.
When and where: Sept. 29, 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle.
GeekWire Summit
Mark your calendars, geeks. The GeekWire Summit is next week. Grab tickets today for our biggest event of the year, featuring fireside chats and panel discussions with author and T-Mobile CEO John Legere, drone entrepreneur Chris Anderson; Walmart global e-commerce CEO Neil Ashe; Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman; Zulily co-founder Mark Vadon; journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher; and many more. Tickets are available here.
When and where: Oct. 2, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Westin Seattle.
Seattle’s First-Ever Celebrity *Tech* Community Spelling Bee
Cheezburger and the creators of Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee are partnering to throw this adults-only spelling bee fundraiser. Members of the Seattle tech, business, and entertainment industries will compete with the support of their teams. The teams can raise money to purchase lifelines (“cheats”) and the proceeds will go to Powerful Schools, a local non-profit serving low-in come schools in the area. Tickets are available for $40-$45 here.
When and where: Oct. 2, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle.
Contact GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg at monica@geekwire.com. Listings for this feature are picked from the GeekWire Calendar, where you can submit free listings for technology-related events in the Pacific Northwest.
