The Launch Pad

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-07-20 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 1951 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Connect with hundreds of Miami’s amazing innovation and startup community every week. Gather to enjoy, engage and learn from each other at our free Thursday Gathering @ Venture Café.
The Venture Cafe Thursday Gathering serves as a physical nexus for helping innovators and entrepreneurs find one another and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality. Through connections and scheduled programming, Venture Cafe Miami is working to strengthen the growth of our innovation community. Please check our calendar for more information on weekly programs.
No need to RSVP, and parking is free!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2017-07-20 10:30 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
David Crook will be on site to answer questions, provide technical guidance, debug code or even business assistance for all things intelligent services, data science and machine learning. Don’t even know what it is; thats ok, drop by to find out. Organizations to individuals are all welcome to take advantage of this free time.
David Crook is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist focused on Machine Learning, Data Science and Intelligent Applications. He is previously from Microsoft Consulting Services where he focused on development operations. To see more information about David, check out his blog: www.DaCrook.com

OpenHackNight @ Ultimate Software
2017-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | 2250 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL, 33326, United States
Join us for our OpenHackNight at Ultimate Software! We’ll be in the Social Media Room on the third floor in Phase 10. Go to the front desk in the lobby on the first floor and Ryan will help everyone get to the room.
Please thank Ultimate Software for this great space! Breakout: Projects and Brainstorms
Use this as an opportunity to hack on a project, learn something new, and meet fellow citizens interested in open gov/open data.
>>>Got something to share? Email us to present it next Weds.
Yes, coders and non-coders welcome! Bring your own laptop & charger or we can provide a classroom computer for you.
Tweet @codeforftl or email codeforftl (at) gmail if you have questions/concerns.

Refresh-ing Happy Hour
2017-07-19 18:30 - 21:00 | United States
Join us for a Refresh-ing Happy Hour! Meet fellow South Florida entrepreneurs and techies. We’ll have drink specials and fun ice breakers to help you connect with others in the tech community. Learn what fellow Refreshers are working on, make great connections and potentially meet your next co-founder, lead designer or programmer!
With the recent closing of Acme Lounge, our new location will be announced shortly. Stay tuned!

Visual Storytelling Xperience
2017-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 | 315 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
The Visual Storytelling Institute (VSI) in partnership with The Idea Center, Miami-Dade College is offering Visual Storytelling Xperience (VSX) – a next-generation summer workshop for forward-thinking entrepreneurs and marketers.
WHAT IS VISUAL STORYTELLING?
“Visual Storytelling is a marketing strategy that communicates powerful ideas through a compelling story arc, with your customer at the heart of the story, and delivered through interactive and immersive visual media – in order to create profitable customer engagements.”
– Shlomi Ron
WHY VISUAL STORYTELLING?
Transforming an idea into a business success requires excelling in many areas: business strategy, visual production, and marketing strategy. Imagine taking only 8 weeks to convert your new startup idea or existing product into an impactful business proposition.
With our VISUAL STORYTELLING XPERIENCE workshop, you can learn how to articulate, visualize and distribute your business idea – to empower your customers’ lives.
Registration is now open for our July-August 2017 workshop at the Idea Center Miami Dade College.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Summer 2017: Class starts on July 5th and ends on August 23rd, 2017.
We’ll meet Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
$597 – Class number 14117
People Don’t Care about Your Product Features,
They Connect With Your Story!
SEATS ARE LIMITED. REGISTER TODAY!

The Creators of Miami
2017-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Florida International University 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, Miami, FL, 33199, United States
The innovation never stops! MIA is back again with our third event in our Summer Event Series. This time we are featuring three entrepreneurs directly from the creative scene here in Miami: founder and creator of the innovative app Skillied, Marcella McCarthy, and the founders of LoftVR, Juan Llosas & Mauro Mazolla. Come let out your inner artist with the new HTC Vive, network, and meet people worth talking to over some free food. Space is limited; RSVP now!
CEO & Founder of Skillied, Marcella McCarthy
A young and creative entrepreneur, Marcella McCarthy is the founder of an upcoming app called Skillied. Skillied is designed to create a marketplace where people in the community can list their local classes and workshops for other creatives to try out. With Miami’s diverse and colorful art scene lighting up, Marcella is looking to create a platform where everyone and anyone can learn new things. From sailing, to arts and crafts–you want to learn it, Skillied has got it!
Founders of LoftVR, Juan Llosas & Mauro Mazolla
Two out-of-the-box entrepreneurs, Juan Llosas and Mauro Mazolla aim to not only make a living off of their passion, but to take creativity and design to the next level using virtual reality. Their company, LoftVR, aims to not only showcase the amazing things that this new technology has to offer, but to show the full potential of this emerging technology. VR is getting bigger–not only here in Miami, but all over the world. Virtual reality is being used in all different fields including medicine, education, gaming, movies, and even art. Gone are the days of 2D paintings and wooden color palettes, here we take art into the third dimension.
Let Your Creativity Run Wild at Our VR Demos
Come get a hands-on experience with the future of art and design using the HTC Vive Virtual reality headset. Thanks to our partners at LoftVR, we will be showcasing a variety of groundbreaking applications made just for VR, one of which is called Tilt Brush by Google. Tilt Brush allows you to paint in 3D space using a wide variety of colors and elements. Unleash your creativity by using stars, lightning, and even fire to make your art pieces unique. “Your room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless”.
Network With People & Make New Friends
Here at MIA, we collaborate with many companies and organizations in an effort to help them grow. That means providing resources, and you may be one of those resources. Startups and enterprises are almost always hiring, and we can help land you a spot in a great business that you’ll love to work at. Take advantage of all the businesses coming to network, talk to professionals and employers, and talk to us, MIA. Make your talents known. Life is all about experiencing new things and changing into a better version of yourself. If this is your first networking event, don’t stress. We’ll be there to help you break the ice and make any introductions.
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Scala.js: Web Development on Steroids
2017-07-19 18:00 | 100 North Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Scala.js: Web Development on Steroids
We Scala enthusiasts cherish Scala’s expressive power, strong typing guarantees and its potent functional features (not to mention its performance on the JVM).
Scala.js brings these advantages to Javascript platforms such as web browsers and Node.js. By targetting Javascript the language, as well as its rich ecosystem, Scala.js endows Scala developers with a much deeper and robust language in which to develop web applications.
Scala.js implements most of its JVM counterpart’s functionality. This interoperability extends to powerful functional libraries like Scalaz or Shapeless as well as advanced language features like full-blown macros!
Differences between Scala.js and JVM Scala reflect limits imposed by Javascript itself, such as the absence of multithreading or the featuring of a single numeric data type. Also excluded are JVM-specific constructs like dynamic class loading or runtime type reflection. Luckily, we Scala developers don’t miss such constructs anyway as Scala encourages safe, compile-time type resolution by means of a stronger type system, a much richer standard library, type-level programming and macros.
Scala.js most unfair advantage over plain Javascript probably lies in its superb IDE and editor support. Both Intellij Idea and Eclipse provide type-safe code completion, early error detection and ample refactoring operations. This IDE support goes well beyond what Typescript and other typed Javascript supersets have to offer.
Speaker: Ricardo Rocha
Ricardo Rocha is a software developer with a predilection for programming languages and software tool development.
As a Scala enthusiast Ricardo has used the language professionally and personally during the last 5 years. In addition to his daily use of Scala and Java he studies other JVM languages, like Xtend, and funcional languages like Haskell and Elm. He’s also currently interested in Rust.

Launch a career in a fast-growing industry!
2017-07-19 17:30 - 19:30 | 315 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Are you searching for a well-paying career with room to grow? Are you aching to reach your full potential in an exciting, in-demand field? Then Generation IT is the right place for you!
Join our next Generation IT information session to learn how you can acquire the skills and connections necessary to enter one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States.
Generation IT will help you kick-start a new career in Information Technology through a FREE program that provides the technical and non-technical skills required to succeed as an IT professional. The results-oriented course offers hands-on training, case studies, data center visits and networking opportunities with experienced professionals to ensure participants are qualified to take on an IT support role as soon as they complete the program.
MDC students may be eligible to receive college credit.
You must be 18 to 29 years old to apply. Previous IT experience is not required!

Waffle Wednesday
2017-07-19 09:00 - 10:30 | 120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301, Miami, FL, 33172, United States
Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs, artists, activists, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.
As always, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas, questions, and we will bring waffles, coffee, juices and fruits.

IPC Agile Transformation Experience 7/19/2017
2017-07-19 08:00 - 16:30 | 9200 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 600, Miami, 33156
IPC CIO Agile Transformation experience has been opened to SFAA members:

Event Details
One day free event at Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC) for Subway, guides you through our agile journey from different perspectives: CIO, Agile Coach, Business Owner, Product Owner, Developer, QA and Infrastructure. All presenters are practitioners and do this on a full time bases. You also get to participate in several non-filtered Agile ceremonies.
This event is hosted by IPC at IPC for 9 to 12 C-level executives, Directors and enterprise change agents. We keep this group small to cater to each attendees specific needs. Through this program, we have seen amazing opportunities for local companies to learn and grow together.
We do not presume to have all the answers, but if any of our lessons learned can be of value to your organization, then we consider it a win. We encourage feedback from attendees to help identify opportunities for further growth among all participants.
What does IPC and SFAA get out of this? Everything, we believe in a GIVING CULTURE.
How do I enroll? Register for the Meetup.
Fill out the form to help us determine your needs or challenges.
We are going to prioritize the attendee list based on needs. If you or your company is at a point where C Level commitment is not there, this is a great opportunity for you and your executives to attend.
Thank you,
Rick Regueira, Agile Coach and Trainer (CEC, PMP, AKT)

One Community One Goal Annual Report to the Community
2017-07-19 07:00 - 11:30 | 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
One Community One Goal Annual Report to the Community at Jungle Island
Keynote Speaker – John Padgett, Chief Experience and Innovation Officer – Carnival Corporation
Innovative Content and Exciting Announcements
Discover What’s Next for One Community One Goal
8:00 – 9:30a.m. – Registration, Exhibit Hall and Networking
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Main Program
Complimentary Admission and Continental Breakfast
Self-Parking $7

Wynwood Inspire.US Toastmasters
2017-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | 404 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
Wynwood Inspire.Us Toastmasters is an organization focused on improving your public speaking and communication skills.
We are hosting our next meeting Tuesday, July 18th, at 7:00PM. The meeting will be hosted at the Miami Light Project
404 NW 26 Street
Miami, FL 33127
Please visit www.https://wyntoast.com/ for more information.

Startup 101: Fundraising
2017-07-18 18:30 - 20:30 | 66 W. Flagler St. 9th Floor, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Fundraising is an essential component of business development and one that can cause a great deal of confusion and anxiety. There are many possible sources of business funding – from friends and family to crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, convertible notes, SAFES, and equity sales. Without the proper guidance, it can be very difficult to determine the best option for your business.
DiSchino & Schamy Co-Founder, Christopher DiSchino, has extensive experience with these various fundraising strategies and has assisted companies of all sizes and stages of development to procure the funds they need at every phase of their growth. Partner, Brenda Schamy, has been an entrepreneur for many years and has exceptional insight into the challenges of fundraising for businesses and startups.
At this informative event, you will learn key points as to which types of fundraises may best suit your business, drawn from our team’s deep personal and industry knowledge of this complex topic, and benefit from being able to ask the experts your fundraising questions.
This workshop is perfect for existing companies considering formal fundraising options, startups seeking professional advice, and those individuals planning ahead for entrepreneurship.
We hope to see you there!

Office Hours @ the MIC
2017-07-18 10:00 - 17:00 | 1010 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Microsoft Technical evangelists will be available on site hosting office hours to help answer questions, provide technical guidance on your engineering projects. Need help getting setup with Azure or perhaps developing that tricky SQL query? Come down to the open office hours and be part of the learning community dedicated to helping solve each others problems and growing new skills.

Search Engine Optimization SEO Seminar | July 18th
2017-07-18 08:00 - 12:00 | 2900 NW 112th Avenue, Miami, FL, 33172, United States
Search Engine Optimization SEO Seminar | July 18th
“How to Get Your Business Found on Google”

Morning Session:
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
“How to Get Your Business Found on Google”
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PLEASE REGISTER AT:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eeapvh82f071199a&llr=niazh9cab
You will dramatically improve your search engine (SEO) results with what
you will learn in this seminar. In this seminar we will cover the
following topics:
What Google and the other Search Engines are looking for in your web
site How to choose a web site designer and how to make sure they do a
great job for you
Comparing html site to Flash, PHP and design platforms for web sites
Options available for designing web sites yourself The basic mechanics
of building a web site that the search engines like
All the web site elements required for good SEO How to read the “Source”
of a web site
How to find the keyword that people are actually searching for How to
submit your web site to the search engines Which tools work to help
increase your web site rankings
How to incorporate Social Media Marketing strategies with your SEO
strategies for maximum search engine rankings
In the last part of the seminar we will examine and critique your web sites live.
Who should attend this seminar?
– Online Marketers
– Marketing Executives
– Web Developers
– Product Managers & Brand Managers
– IT Programmers
– Business Owners
– Business & Marketing Consultants
– P.R. Professionals
– Business Owners and Managers, CEOs, CMOs
Doral Chamber of Commerce
2900 NW 112th Avenue,
Doral FL 33172
PLEASE REGISTER AT:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eeapvh82f071199a&llr=niazh9cab
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration & Networking
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Seminar
Fee: $97.00 Well Worth It ! – A real bargain!
