2nd DC Hardware Meetup @ The Garden

The Hardware Meetup community is excited to announce DC’s next Hardware Meetup! Hardware Meetups happen across 20+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.

Come join to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for open mic.

We have a great group of guest speakers

• Clift Briscoe is the Chief Products Engineer of Sol Donum, a products development and engineering OEM that designs and builds commercial, industrial ruggedized, turnkey, and custom DC and AC battery energy storage systems (BESS). He is also a co-owner of Wave Crest Financial, a specialty finance company that provides invoice-backed working capital to commercial and government contractor companies.
• Amanda Jarvis is an interdisciplinary designer with expertise in emergent technologies, particularly in wearable technology, sustainable fashion, and makerspace education. She also excels in program management, fostering inclusivity, and driving innovative projects, with a knack for solving complex problems and building strong collaborations.

Agenda
6:00-6:30 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
6:30-6:45 - Welcome and introduction
6:45-7:10 - Guest speaker #1 with audience Q+A
7:10-7:35 - Guest speaker #2 with audience Q+A
7:40-8:10p - Community open mic

• Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.

8:15-9:00p - Mix + mingle

Thank you to our partners
Positive Deviancy is a Platinum Level Connector Organization that matches early-stage hardware startups with DOE's American-Made Prize Challenges. Positive Deviancy's Embryia Accelerator program, in partnership with the Department of Energy, offers free application and proposal services for the Solar Prize Round 7, where 20 startups will be awarded $50k in early-stage Innovation Awards.

informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. With expertise in a diverse range of industries from consumer electronics to automotive, climate tech to medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and scale top-quality physical products. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](mailto:nate@informal.cc) or sponsorship inquiries.

See you soon!