If you’ve been procrastinating and putting off holiday plans, here’s your friendly wakeup nudge: it’s December tomorrow. And the GeekWire Gala is next week!
First things first — get your tickets now! Early-bird rates end today.
Now, here are five good reasons why that ticket is one of the best things you’ll buy this holiday season.
Our party is your party
- If your workplace isn’t rolling out a cart of snacks over by the copy machine, then you should come celebrate with us at the historic Showbox Market in downtown Seattle on Dec. 6. Bring your friends and colleagues, and make new acquaintances. This year, we’re offering special packages of 10 or 20+ tickets, some of which include branding, swag, a group photo, and more. Email us at events@geekwire.com for more information on all that.
Network! Network! Network!
- The Gala is a great place to connect with other members of the tech community. You might run into a potential investor, find your future co-founder, or meet the technical whiz you’ve been hoping to land. You could strike up a conversation about the latest trends in artificial intelligence or give that person from another company the pitch for why she should join yours.
It’s a reason to dress up
- Work-from-home sweatpants are great, we agree. Puffy vests make you fit right in at the office. But here’s your chance to mix things up and get decked out. Dust off that tux, put on a sparkly dress, find a Santa hat, hang lights around your neck — anything goes when it comes to Gala style.
There’s music. And dancing!
- If past Galas are any indication, the Showbox dance floor is where the fun happens. DJ Mixxtress will be back spinning tunes that make all of us feel like we can move. If singing is more your thing, you’ll want to show what you’ve got in the karaoke lounge.
Plenty of fun activities
- This isn’t just a holiday cocktail social. The Gala features a wide range of activities to make the night a complete event. Get your caricature drawn with teammates; step in front of the photo booth camera; get an airbrush tattoo. And yes, get your food and drink on, too!
Along with all that, we’re also paying special recognition this year to the region’s “Uncommon Thinkers” — Seattle-area inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world. A big thanks to Greater Seattle Partners for their support of this new awards program.
The GeekWire Gala — presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union — is a 21+ event.
Thanks to our additional gold-level sponsors: Greater Seattle Partners & RSM, US LLP; silver level: Pilot Capital, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, SolluCIO, Prime Team Partners, Remitly, Submittable, Sigma Computing, Cohesity, and Xenomode; and supporting level: World Trade Center Seattle, Hal9, Lexion, American Diabetes Association, and Sonic Symphony World Tour.
