Let’s face it, Boston, we don’t know where September went either. But with only two days left, we can wholeheartedly say we’re ready to finish up one month of events and move on to another. October, and all the fall meetups it brings, is packed full of stuff to do, allowing you to get out and enjoy that crisp, autumn air (and maybe a few pumpkin-flavored beers, while you’re at it).
From Tech Cigars to a Small Business Expo, there’s no excuse for you to not get together with your fellow techies.
Monday 9/29
MassTLC Tech & Innovation Gubernatorial Forum — Featuring gubernatorial candidates Charlie Baker, Martha Coakley, Evan Faulchuk and Jeff McCormick. This event will allow these candidates to directly address questions from the public about their policies on the tech sector across the Commonwealth, whether they be on growth or the opportunity in today’s innovation economy. This event is a great chance for the public to hear more about the future of tech in Massachusetts.
Demos, Drinks and Discussions about Mobile Development — Join DrinksOnTap this month at Ned Devine’s in Faneuil Hall to discuss all things mobile development in a relaxed setting with plenty of brews.
Tuesday 9/30
Girl Geek Dinner — Hosted by O’Reilly Media in Cambridge, this meetup will feature food — cupcakes! — icebreakers, speakers, networking and some DIY comic book panels. There are limited tickets left, so grab one quick here.
Music Tech PROJECT Night — Bring musical instruments, soldering irons and ideas for hacker projects that “go to 11.” Register here.
Boston FWDMonthly — The Boston chapter of Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration-reform-focused lobbying group, FWD.us, holds its monthly meeting with three new projects on the agenda. Register here.
Wednesday 10/1
Tech Cigars — A free, monthly meetup for techies to gather, smoke cigars and talk tech and startups. Bring some cigars to pass around and register here.
Designers and Geeks Social Mixer — Join this social meetup open to everyone interested in startups, technology, design, art and anything geeky. Network with other designers, form collaborations, make new friends — and drink! You can get your tickets here.
Fresh Tilled Soil UX Fest — A day of panels on user-experience design. Snag your tickets here.
Thursday 10/2
Small Business Expo 2014 — A huge business-to-business networking event and trade show is coming to the Hub for owners, entrepreneurs and decision-makers. Learn about products and services that can help you with your business, and learn from peers in the industry. Grab tickets to the event here!
Future of Research — A Boston-area postdoc-organized symposium on the “future of the scientific endeavor.” Representatives from eight area institutions, including Harvard Medical School, Brandeis, Boston University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Tufts and MIT, will host panel discussions on issues affecting the future of science. Following the symposium, a report will be published representing the majority opinion of participants. Register here.
Pounds of Pwn — A cybersecurity event “for the truly paranoid.” Constant Contact information security lead Will Lefevers talks about who wants to steal your data, how they get it, whom they hire to do it and how much it’s worth to them in the end. Register here.
Friday 10/3
Internet of Things Hackathon — For the first time in history, there will be a hackathon at the IoT convention. The goal? To create the greatest Internet of Things-related product in just 24 hours. This hackathon is open all night and runs until 7:30 p.m. on October 4. Snag your tickets here and get to hacking.
Interested in more hacks this season? Check out these 5 can’t-miss hacks going on now through November.
Weekend Special:
HackMIT — MIT’s premier hackathon open to all undergrads from any university. From October 4th through the 5th, more than 1,000 students will flock to MIT to build software and hardware products in 24 hours. There will be speakers, sponsors, food and no sleep. Register to attend here!
Looking for even more events to attend? Maybe ones a little less techy? Check out this week’s BostInno Approved, complete with a Pop-Up Oktoberfest.
Image via IoT Hackathon
