May 2015 Bronx Tech Meetup + After Party

Join fellow technologists, students, and community members for an evening of live demos, tech education opportunities, and networking. The program runs from 7pm to approximately 8:30pm in the auditorium, followed by a a networking after party at the Fordham Foundry, one of the only tech incubators in the Bronx! Click here for an after party ticket. (http://www.weare.ci/event/bronx-tech-meetup-after-party-at-fordham-foundry/)

This is an official Internet Week (https://www.internetweekny.com/)event supported by NY Tech Meetup. (https://www.meetup.com/ny-tech/) Expect to hear about education opportunities from organizations like Code/Interactive (http://www.weare.ci), Per Scholas (http://www.perscholas.org) and General Assembly (https://generalassemb.ly) as well as political support from our local representatives, including Minerva Tantoco, the Chief Technology Officer of New York City.

Please Note: This event is FREE for Bronx Tech Meetup Members. Non-members are welcome to join Bronx Tech Meetup (free) or pay $5 at the door. The after party at Fordham Foundry is $5 for everyone (tickets here (http://www.weare.ci/event/bronx-tech-meetup-after-party-at-fordham-foundry/)).

Transportation: Fordham High School For The Arts is located across from Fordham University, just steps from the Fordham Metro North train station and the B/D subway station at Fordham Road.

Event Support From:

The Bronx Brewery (@TheBronxBrewery) (http://www.thebronxbrewery.com/)

Fordham Foundry (@fordhamfoundry) (http://www.fordhamfoundry.org)

Code/Interactive (@weareci) (http://www.weare.ci)

Opportunities:

General Assembly, Opportunity Fund Scholarship Program (http://ga.co/opfund) - Opportunity Fund is a philanthropic fellowship program that provides hands-on education, mentorship, and career opportunities to underrepresented groups across the globe. Programs include GA's UX Design and Web Development Immersive courses.

Per Scholas - Professional IT job training courses and career development and placement services. Click here to apply. (http://perscholas.org/overview-it-training/apply-it-training/)

The Knowledge House - Innovation Fellowship includes an introduction to web development and entrepreneurship education. Click here to find out more. (http://www.theknowledgehouse.org/#!our-program/c5ty)

Tech Demos:

Wrask It (@wraskit) - WRITE READ AND SUBMIT KNOWLEDGE (WRASK™) WRASK IT™ App, is the newest and most comfortable way to seek out knowledge pertaining to life's milestones and concerns from bloggers, coaches and the teacher in all of us.

WeIntervene (http://www.weintervene.com/) (@weintervene) - Connects school counselors with opportunities for their students & families through a helpful dashboard.

GoJimGo (http://gojimgo.co/) (@GetGoJimGo) - Know which machines are available at the gym. Stop waiting around. Bring Gojimgo to your school.

NYCNAK (https://www.nycnak.com/) (@NYCNAKS) - The biggest interweb mall on the super highway.

Sync.cr (http://sync.cr/) (@syncbeat) - Make digital payments via social networks with bitcoin.