An evening dedicated to business & tech: This time with Women in Tech, Distributed Governance, the advantages of Linux & Blockchain Patents. Vierde vrijdag is the monthly meetup where people share knowledge and experience using talks & workshops c.q. a good place to meet&learn.

Every fourth Friday of the month. Tell something about your month, growth, fuckups, best new connections, the book you read recently, insights..

★ 15:00 Blockchain Monthly Update (intermediate)

Every month Blockbar (https://meetup.com/blockbar) facilitates a session on "What happened in blockchain this month". This ecosystem is developing rapidly. It's difficult to keep track. In this interactive session everyone involved in cryptocurrency space shares their news & insights. Everyone is welcome to join, share or just listen!

★ 16:30 Walk in & drinks 🍻

★ 17:00 Introduction & 2 minute announcements (all)
Have something to share, ask or announce to the community? Do it now! You have two minutes to share what you want to share.

🗓 For a visual schedule, see https://www.vierdevrijdag.info/ - Times can still change in the following days

★ Practical tips for women in tech (beginner)
At Jongens van Techniek we value diversity. We aim at inspiring more women to take on the tech journey, and to do so we will provide our own experience and some practical tips. Hosted by Lucia Piseddu.

★ Governance, #FTW (intermediate)
Some say the most important question in crypto: who has the power. We talk about what governance means, why governance is important in the context of open, permissionless systems, and why governance matters to users, developers, speculators and investors. Hosted by Rieke Smakman - See https://www.meetup.com/blockbar/events/258598432/

★ Linux in all flavours (beginner)
Join this session to learn about Linux, the open source operating system. In just an half hour you'll see what devices use Linux, how Linux looks like on mobile phones, and what are the advantages of running Linux on your desktop/laptop. An interactive session, hosted by Bart Roorda

★ Patenting Block Chain (beginner)
This talk is a brief summary of the one-day conference on developments in the field of block chain innovations that was organised by the European Patent Office on 4 December 2018 and a synthesis of previously given 101 lectures on intellectual property. Hosted by Sil Hu

🗓 For a visual schedule, see https://www.vierdevrijdag.info/ - Times can still change in the following days

🍻 19:00 Drinks
Drinks & diner can be payed in both crypto, cash & e-EUR. 1.50 per drink, 5 euros for food.

The program is not final yet, it's updated during the weeks before the meetup. Do you want to be a part of the program by facilitating a session? That's possible via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOMPfYigJbng2kiBVJn5eEBb4WN2WgcIIxUVP3SBXStrWwIw/viewform

WHAT TO EXPECT

This Vierde vrijdag takes place at The Hague Tech, the tech hub just behind The Hague Central Station.

During the day you are welcome to work and meet at The Hague Tech. From 10am The Hague Tech is open. The https://www.meetup.com/blockbar meetup is there as well during daytime.

From 16:30 there's walk-in, at 17:00 we start with presentations.

HOW TO GET THERE

You can reach The Hague Tech easily by bike, train, metro, bus, and tram. (If you are by car, there is paid street parking in the area till 14:00.)

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Vierde vrijdag is a collaboration of the communities of The Hague Tech (https://www.thehaguetech.com/events), Blockbar (https://www.blockbar.nl/), AI Lab (https://www.meetup.com/AI-Lab/) among others.

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