Reston Tech Talks #9

Reston Tech Talks is a monthly gathering of tech professionals in the greater Reston area. Our vision is to create a space where startups & tech firms can gather to learn from industry veterans, network with potential employers, and learn about the different companies in the area.

Tech Talk speakers are invited to share their wisdom and experience in 10 minutes or less. We ask that you share one story about how you overcame a challenge. For example: if someone from Constellix were to give a talk, we might discuss how we grappled with scaling our network monitoring service to capture metrics from tens of thousands of websites simultaneously.

A special THANK YOU to our event Sponsor Opportunity@Work!

Their goal is to increase career opportunities for adults who do not have four-year college degrees but do have skills, training, and certifications. To learn more about how their online platform is matching IT Support professionals with training and certifications with DC employers please talk to Delia.

We have 3 great talks planned!

Matt Lembright CYBERMARKETDC.com Cybersecurity for small businesses made simple: 3 easy steps to reducing risk and increasing peace of mind. linkedin.com/in/matt-lembright

Jay Garcia- Manage UI performance budgets with our Open Source project, Gimbal. Increasing customer engagement by managing performance budgets with open source tools.
linkedin.com/in/jaydgarcia

Max Justice Maximum-Justice Cybersecurity Roadmap to monetizing cybersecurity. Top 10 Steps to Turning your Cybersecurity Efforts From a COST Center to a PROFIT Center linkedin.com/in/chipjustice

WHO SHOULD JOIN:
RTT is open to anyone who works in the local tech industry.
Service providers are welcome, too, but we ask that you reserve product pitches to the Product Demos section of the event --please sign up ahead of time.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
5:15 - Arrival & Icebreakers & Food : Networking, socializing, fun time with techies, industry experts, and presenters. Drop in your business card if you want to participate in the raffles.
6:00 - Welcome message from our sponsors and community announcements.
6:05 - Tech Talks (10 min maximum) and Product Demos with Q&A (2-3 min)
7:10 - Lightning round for attendees to make their own announcements. Each speaker will have 30 seconds to introduce themselves, what they do, if they are hiring, looking for a co-founder, collaboration, etc.
7:15 - Happy hour at Founding Farmers next door. (optional)

LOCATION:
Metro: If you are taking the metro to the event, you will want to exit the Reston-Wiehle Metro at the north entrance. The building is directly next to Founding Farmers. Spaces is in the 1900 Reston Station Blvd building 6th floor.

Parking: Reston-Wiehle Metro garage daily rate of $4.95 per day, Reston Station Parking ParkX First 2 hours are free or $5 per day. (second left off of Reston Station Boulevard), take a right up the ramp, take parking ticket and go straight ahead and park in retail spaces. If you are going to Founding Farmers directly afterwards for the networking happy hour, Founding Farmers will validate your parking up to 3 hours with Reston Station Parking ParkX Garage.

You will need to be let into the building, as well as onto the elevator. We will have event staff in the lobby to assist you, but please be patient.

NEW LINK:
https://youtube.restontechtalks.com

Please let us know how we are doing by taking this quick survey after the event:

https://survey9.restontechtalks.com

SPONSORED BY:

Opportunity@ Work
www.opportunityatwork.org

Hosted by:
Constellix
https://constellix.com

Interested in sponsoring an upcoming event? Let’s talk! Email us at RTT@constellix.com.