Join Startup Weekend
Oakland,http://www.eventbrite.com/bmaoakland.startupweekend.org
Rebuild the Dream
http://www.rebuildthedream.com/mlk_meets_silicon_valley
and #YesWeCode http://www.yeswecode.org/ in celebrating the launch of
Oakland’s first Startup Weekend at Impact Hub Oakland and the city of
Oakland as the flagship city for #YesWeCode’s national initiatives.
Following the evening’s honoree (Van Jones) keynote address, there will
be
a panel of leaders from across business, government, and social sectors
discussing the theme for Startup Weekend Oakland, “Building a Silicon
Valley that lives up to Dr. King’s dream”. There will be plenty of
food,
networking opportunities, and a chance to meet the young people who have
been building apps for the weekend before they prepare for their final
pitches on Sunday.
Event Link: http://ywcoak.eventbrite.com
When: Feb 8th (6pm - 9pm) Saturday
Where: Historic Rotunda building - 300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA
94612.
About Startup Weekend Oakland:
Oakland’s 1st Startup Weekend and the 1st global hackathon for Black
Male
Achievement, Startup Weekend Oakland - Black Male Achievement (BMA) is a
weekend long event (February 7th - 9th, 2014) that gathers innovators,
coders, and designers from across the globe to collaboratively
build/design
an app alongside young Black males in Oakland.
Startup Weekend Oakland’s family of contributors, sponsors, and
community
partners include: Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male
Achievement (CBMA), PolicyLink, The Kapor Center for Social Impact,
Impact
Hub Oakland, SOCAP, ThoughtWorks, Black Girls Code, Pitch Mixer
Entrepreneur Forum, Cooperative Education Ventures, Black Founders, and
many others.
Event Link: http://bmaoakland.startupweekend.org/
When: Feb 7-9 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Where: Impact Hub Oakland (2323 Broadway)