Deciphering DC Week

DC Week, or Digital Capital Week, is upon us. It’s a bit like SXSW Interactive, an extended bar camp, tech cocktail and Apps for Democracy all rolled into one. Got that? Probably not.

Description

Why is this happening? There is an amazing amount of talent in the technology and media space here in the DC Area. Showcase this talent, stimulate discussion and bring people together.

What’s involved? Panel discussions, seminars, working sessions, meet-ups, hack-ups, booze-ups, whatever fosters communication between people. Shiny Heart Ventures and iStrategyLabs are partnering up to make this work. A ton of sponsors are getting in on it.

Why you should care: If you are a tech type, open source developer, blogger, geeky socialite, gov 2.0 hacker, start-up founder, VC, or anything in-between, then this event is for you.

Time

When: 6/11 – 6/20

Schedule: http://schedule.digitalcapitalweek.org/

My Curated Calendar: Download it for iCal or other .ics file-friendly apps [.ics file] — I was trying to make a nice, subscribe-able Google calendar but it didn’t seem to work. Boooo

What should I go see? There is actually a ton of good stuff. IP law seminars, start-up camps, hacker meet-ups, blogger co-working, tweet-ups, etc. Something for just about everyone.

Highlight: Interaction Design panel, including Oonie Chase, Will Evans, Whitney Hess.

It’s biggest feature: Apparently, parties. Within the same week:

Monday 6/14: Mediabistro Cocktail Party

Tuesday 6/15: Progressive tech happy hour

Wednesday 6/16: Ignite #4

Thursday 6/17: Tech Cocktail DC

Saturday 6/18: Closing party at the 9:30 club.

Place

Main Venue: UMC Conference Facility [map]

Main Site: http://digitalcapitalweek.org/

Main Venue: UMC Conference Facility [map] but there are MANY MANY others. Still couldn’t find a flat-out google map of events, though…

Cost

What about registration? How much is it? It’s sort of an un-conference, so there doesn’t appear to be a flat-out registration fee, but instead you can register for and pay for individual events. Many are free. Some are $30+