BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Launch Pad - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Launch Pad X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://thelaunchpad.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Launch Pad REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160207 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143954Z UID:504-1454544000-1454803199@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:UX/DEV SUMMIT 2016 DESCRIPTION:3 epic days where designers and developers come together to network and increase their knowledge and expertise in User Experience\, AngularJs\, Ember\, React\, Front-End Development and more! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/uxdev-summit-2016/ LOCATION:3301 College Ave Fort Lauderdale\, Davie\, FL\, 33314\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160207 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143954Z UID:6226-1454544000-1454803199@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:UX/DEV SUMMIT 2016 DESCRIPTION:3 epic days where designers and developers come together to network and increase their knowledge and expertise in User Experience\, AngularJs\, Ember\, React\, Front-End Development and more! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/uxdev-summit-2016-2/ LOCATION:3301 College Ave Fort Lauderdale\, Davie\, FL\, 33314\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160206T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:507-1454572800-1454781600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:SunshinePHP Conference! DESCRIPTION:The SunshinePHP Developer Conference is hosted by the South Florida PHP community (SoFloPHP) in Miami\, Florida from February 4th – 6th\, 2016\, and you’re invited! We’ll host some of the best speakers\, awesome talk topics\, latest technologies\, and up to date news in PHP. And don’t forget our Hack-a-thon and Uncon’ference\, as well as a great hallway track! The conference has something for every level of PHP developer. We start with a full day of 8 PHP related tutorials and workshops that are each 3 hours of in-depth information. Next we follow that with 2 days containing 5 keynotes and 30 PHP talks over 3 tracks. So come meet other PHP developers and see what others are doing\, and please share your experience as well. Then relax or have some fun at the evening events with plenty of fun for everyone! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/sunshinephp-conference/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160206T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:6228-1454572800-1454781600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:SunshinePHP Conference! DESCRIPTION:The SunshinePHP Developer Conference is hosted by the South Florida PHP community (SoFloPHP) in Miami\, Florida from February 4th – 6th\, 2016\, and you’re invited! We’ll host some of the best speakers\, awesome talk topics\, latest technologies\, and up to date news in PHP. And don’t forget our Hack-a-thon and Uncon’ference\, as well as a great hallway track! The conference has something for every level of PHP developer. We start with a full day of 8 PHP related tutorials and workshops that are each 3 hours of in-depth information. Next we follow that with 2 days containing 5 keynotes and 30 PHP talks over 3 tracks. So come meet other PHP developers and see what others are doing\, and please share your experience as well. Then relax or have some fun at the evening events with plenty of fun for everyone! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/sunshinephp-conference-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:509-1454603400-1454616000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Miami FinTech Forum 2016 DESCRIPTION:Village Capital\, Citi Community Development and Florida International University are excited to launch the 2016 Miami FinTech Forum\, the first event of the”Inclusive Enterprise Series”\, aiming to bridge the opportunity gap for entrepreneurs who are taking on major challenges in Financial Inclusion\, Health and Education throughout the US. On February 4th the Miami FinTech Forum will bring together leading entrepreneurs and investors with business experts and local stakeholders. The event will feature pitches by the Miami area’s most innovative FinTech companies. Selected companies will have the chance to win $20K in seed funding. Pitches will begin at 5:00pm\, followed by light appetizers and networking at 6:30pm. Location: To be announced. We invite all interested stakeholders and community members to participate. Please join us! About Village Capital: Village Capital sources\, trains\, and invests in seed-stage social entrepreneurs around the world. Village Capital develops entrepreneurs solving specific problems in agriculture\, energy\, education\, financial inclusion\, and health\, and then puts the power of investment in the hands of those entrepreneurs\, who award investment capital to the two ventures ranked highest by their peers at the end of every program. The organization’s unique peer-selection model and curriculum received the prestigious McKinsey/Harvard Business Review M-Prize for innovation in 2013. Village Capital has supported 500 entrepreneurs across 39 accelerator programs in 9 countries in the last 5 years\, creating 8\,500 jobs and raising more than $118 million in follow-on capital. About Citi: Citi\, the leading global bank\, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers\, corporations\, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services\, including consumer banking and credit\, corporate and investment banking\, securities brokerage\, transaction services\, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: https://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi About Florida International University: As South Florida’s first and only urban public research university\, FIU has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s largest\, most diverse institutions of higher education. Approximately 84 percent of FIU’s students are minorities who reflect the multicultural and underserved communities of South Florida – more than three-fourths of whom remain in the area after graduation. At FIU\, an astounding 53 percent of the student body are classified as the first generation in their families to have entered college. The University ranks first in the nation in awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees to Hispanic students\, and has awarded more bachelor’s and master’s degrees in STEM disciplines to Hispanic students over the last 10 years than any other university.  FIU houses several programs and centers dedicated to promoting and assisting entrepreneurship in the region. These include the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center\, which organizes training and other events for entrepreneurs; and the SBDC at FIU\, with a team of experts who provide no-cost\, one-on-one consulting to entrepreneurs and business owners.​” Have questions about Miami FinTech Forum 2016? Contact Village Capital and Citi Community Development URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miami-fintech-forum-2016/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:6230-1454603400-1454616000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Miami FinTech Forum 2016 DESCRIPTION:Village Capital\, Citi Community Development and Florida International University are excited to launch the 2016 Miami FinTech Forum\, the first event of the”Inclusive Enterprise Series”\, aiming to bridge the opportunity gap for entrepreneurs who are taking on major challenges in Financial Inclusion\, Health and Education throughout the US. On February 4th the Miami FinTech Forum will bring together leading entrepreneurs and investors with business experts and local stakeholders. The event will feature pitches by the Miami area’s most innovative FinTech companies. Selected companies will have the chance to win $20K in seed funding. Pitches will begin at 5:00pm\, followed by light appetizers and networking at 6:30pm. Location: To be announced. We invite all interested stakeholders and community members to participate. Please join us! About Village Capital: Village Capital sources\, trains\, and invests in seed-stage social entrepreneurs around the world. Village Capital develops entrepreneurs solving specific problems in agriculture\, energy\, education\, financial inclusion\, and health\, and then puts the power of investment in the hands of those entrepreneurs\, who award investment capital to the two ventures ranked highest by their peers at the end of every program. The organization’s unique peer-selection model and curriculum received the prestigious McKinsey/Harvard Business Review M-Prize for innovation in 2013. Village Capital has supported 500 entrepreneurs across 39 accelerator programs in 9 countries in the last 5 years\, creating 8\,500 jobs and raising more than $118 million in follow-on capital. About Citi: Citi\, the leading global bank\, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers\, corporations\, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services\, including consumer banking and credit\, corporate and investment banking\, securities brokerage\, transaction services\, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog: https://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/citi About Florida International University: As South Florida’s first and only urban public research university\, FIU has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s largest\, most diverse institutions of higher education. Approximately 84 percent of FIU’s students are minorities who reflect the multicultural and underserved communities of South Florida – more than three-fourths of whom remain in the area after graduation. At FIU\, an astounding 53 percent of the student body are classified as the first generation in their families to have entered college. The University ranks first in the nation in awarding bachelor’s and master’s degrees to Hispanic students\, and has awarded more bachelor’s and master’s degrees in STEM disciplines to Hispanic students over the last 10 years than any other university.  FIU houses several programs and centers dedicated to promoting and assisting entrepreneurship in the region. These include the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center\, which organizes training and other events for entrepreneurs; and the SBDC at FIU\, with a team of experts who provide no-cost\, one-on-one consulting to entrepreneurs and business owners.​” Have questions about Miami FinTech Forum 2016? Contact Village Capital and Citi Community Development URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miami-fintech-forum-2016-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:510-1454610600-1454617800@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:CNC Milling BASICS DESCRIPTION:Our BASICS series is designed as a bi-weekly workshop split into 4 different sessions. Each session will focus on a new technique\, product\, or application for the CNC Mill. Learn how to use design software\, machine controls\, and material to create your own custom piece. You get to take home your final project at the end of the four sessions! *Attendance at all four sessions in sequence required to create final project. Spots are very limited All Materials Included Ages 15+ *Completion of all four sessions needed to satisfy the safety and basic use requirement for Moonlighter members who wish to use the machine on their own. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/cnc-milling-basics/ LOCATION:2041 NW 1st Pl\, Miami\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:6232-1454610600-1454617800@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:CNC Milling BASICS DESCRIPTION:Our BASICS series is designed as a bi-weekly workshop split into 4 different sessions. Each session will focus on a new technique\, product\, or application for the CNC Mill. Learn how to use design software\, machine controls\, and material to create your own custom piece. You get to take home your final project at the end of the four sessions! *Attendance at all four sessions in sequence required to create final project. Spots are very limited All Materials Included Ages 15+ *Completion of all four sessions needed to satisfy the safety and basic use requirement for Moonlighter members who wish to use the machine on their own. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/cnc-milling-basics-2/ LOCATION:2041 NW 1st Pl\, Miami\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:511-1454612400-1454619600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Wyncode Open House: Take the first step to becoming a Web Developer DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about Wyncode and find out if coding is for you! We’ll talk about how you can change your life by learning how to code and why Wyncode’s 9-week intensive bootcamp will launch you in a new direction. Our next cohort in Wynwood will begin on March 28th – apply now\, seats fill up fast! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/wyncode-open-house-take-the-first-step-to-becoming-a-web-developer/ LOCATION:400 NW 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T210000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:6234-1454612400-1454619600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Wyncode Open House: Take the first step to becoming a Web Developer DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn more about Wyncode and find out if coding is for you! We’ll talk about how you can change your life by learning how to code and why Wyncode’s 9-week intensive bootcamp will launch you in a new direction. Our next cohort in Wynwood will begin on March 28th – apply now\, seats fill up fast! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/wyncode-open-house-take-the-first-step-to-becoming-a-web-developer-2/ LOCATION:400 NW 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:513-1454616000-1454623200@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Tech Beach Networker @ Radio Bar DESCRIPTION:Happy 2016 Tech People! It’s a new year and it’s time to get out and make some new connections within our local tech community. We have teamed up with Radio Bar for another Tech Beach Networker on Thursday\, February 4\, 2016\, at 8pm. Please be there on time and sign-in to receive your drink ticket. Follow us on twitter @techbeachMIA and on Facebook! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/tech-beach-networker-radio-bar/ LOCATION:814 1st Street\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meetup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160204T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T154851 CREATED:20160202T143955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160202T143955Z UID:6236-1454616000-1454623200@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Tech Beach Networker @ Radio Bar DESCRIPTION:Happy 2016 Tech People! It’s a new year and it’s time to get out and make some new connections within our local tech community. We have teamed up with Radio Bar for another Tech Beach Networker on Thursday\, February 4\, 2016\, at 8pm. Please be there on time and sign-in to receive your drink ticket. Follow us on twitter @techbeachMIA and on Facebook! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/tech-beach-networker-radio-bar-2/ LOCATION:814 1st Street\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meetup END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR