BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Launch Pad - ECPv6.15.20//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;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T220000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160713T195257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160713T195257Z UID:2543-1469732400-1469743200@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Refresh-ing Hour at The Anderson DESCRIPTION:Come out for some cocktails\, light bites and networking with fellow South Florida entrepreneurs and techies. We’re hosting another Refresh-ing Hour\, this time at The Anderson in the Miami’s Upper Eastside. 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. Big thanks to our sponsor\, ServerPronto! Powered by Eventbrite URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/refresh-ing-hour-at-the-anderson/ CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="Refresh Miami":MAILTO:Team@RefreshMiami.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T220000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160713T195257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160713T195257Z UID:6622-1469732400-1469743200@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Refresh-ing Hour at The Anderson DESCRIPTION:Come out for some cocktails\, light bites and networking with fellow South Florida entrepreneurs and techies. We’re hosting another Refresh-ing Hour\, this time at The Anderson in the Miami’s Upper Eastside. 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. Big thanks to our sponsor\, ServerPronto! Powered by Eventbrite URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/refresh-ing-hour-at-the-anderson-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="Refresh Miami":MAILTO:Team@RefreshMiami.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:2539-1469730600-1469741400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Start-Up Series Competition DESCRIPTION:Calling all startups! We are proud to announce Start-Up Series’ July pitch competition. With over $14\,000 in prizes\, this will be a fantastic event for both participants and attendees! Visit http:/rightsyde.media/start-up/ to submit your business or purchase tickets. See the flyer below for more details. Space and promocodes are limited. For $50 off your submission\, use promocode refresh50 For $5 off a general admission ticket\, use promocode refresh5 Looking forward to seeing everyone there! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/start-up-series-competition/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:2540-1469730600-1469741400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Startup Series DESCRIPTION:Calling all startups! We are proud to be participating in a startup competition hosted by Start-Up Series. With over $14\,000 in prizes\, this will be a fantastic event for both participants and attendees! Visit http:/rightsyde.media/start-up/ to submit your business and to purchase general admission tickets. See the flyer below for more details. Space is limited. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/startup-series/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:6618-1469730600-1469741400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Start-Up Series Competition DESCRIPTION:Calling all startups! We are proud to announce Start-Up Series’ July pitch competition. With over $14\,000 in prizes\, this will be a fantastic event for both participants and attendees! Visit http:/rightsyde.media/start-up/ to submit your business or purchase tickets. See the flyer below for more details. Space and promocodes are limited. For $50 off your submission\, use promocode refresh50 For $5 off a general admission ticket\, use promocode refresh5 Looking forward to seeing everyone there! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/start-up-series-competition-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:6619-1469730600-1469741400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Startup Series DESCRIPTION:Calling all startups! We are proud to be participating in a startup competition hosted by Start-Up Series. With over $14\,000 in prizes\, this will be a fantastic event for both participants and attendees! Visit http:/rightsyde.media/start-up/ to submit your business and to purchase general admission tickets. See the flyer below for more details. Space is limited. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/startup-series-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T210000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160705T195320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160705T195320Z UID:6184-1469730600-1469739600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Data Masters: Apache Spark DESCRIPTION:Apache Spark is a general purpose\, high performance cluster computing framework\, especially used in Big Data. Spark replaces all the headaches of creating long and complicated data flows that might be needed on other platforms. Spark unifies different workflows under a simple and concise API so we can create very complicated data pipelines in minutes. In the new IoT world\, the enterprise is aiming for streaming solutions that allow us to use standard query language and machine learning algorithms across hundreds of terabytes at the same time. Spark lets us do all that without compromising performance\, running up to 100x faster than other classic solutions. Our guest speaker will be longtime Data Masters member\, Nicolas Perez. He’s a software engineer at IPC\, working on their Big Data platform\, and he’s a MapR Certified Spark Developer. Spark is the future of high performance computing\, and it something you want to get your hands on. Come learn about it at this event at TamboWorks in South Miami! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/data-masters-apache-spark/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T210000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160705T195320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160705T195320Z UID:6566-1469730600-1469739600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Data Masters: Apache Spark DESCRIPTION:Apache Spark is a general purpose\, high performance cluster computing framework\, especially used in Big Data. Spark replaces all the headaches of creating long and complicated data flows that might be needed on other platforms. Spark unifies different workflows under a simple and concise API so we can create very complicated data pipelines in minutes. In the new IoT world\, the enterprise is aiming for streaming solutions that allow us to use standard query language and machine learning algorithms across hundreds of terabytes at the same time. Spark lets us do all that without compromising performance\, running up to 100x faster than other classic solutions. Our guest speaker will be longtime Data Masters member\, Nicolas Perez. He’s a software engineer at IPC\, working on their Big Data platform\, and he’s a MapR Certified Spark Developer. Spark is the future of high performance computing\, and it something you want to get your hands on. Come learn about it at this event at TamboWorks in South Miami! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/data-masters-apache-spark-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160725T195232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T195232Z UID:6239-1469730600-1469736000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Urban Philanthropies Pitch Night DESCRIPTION:Urban Philanthropies Pitch Night will be the capstone event for the participants of our Overtown Business Bootcamp Program. Participants will compete for $20\,000 in grant money to use for their businesses by making business plan presentations to a panel of judges. Venture Café Thursday Night Gathering will provide a networking and resource platform that will help these ventures become successful in Miami’s Overtown community\, while allowing entrepreneurs from around Miami will have a chance to pitch their businesses for a separate prize of $5000. Business plan submissions are now closed. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/urban-philanthropies-pitch-night/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160728T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160725T195232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T195232Z UID:6635-1469730600-1469736000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Urban Philanthropies Pitch Night DESCRIPTION:Urban Philanthropies Pitch Night will be the capstone event for the participants of our Overtown Business Bootcamp Program. Participants will compete for $20\,000 in grant money to use for their businesses by making business plan presentations to a panel of judges. Venture Café Thursday Night Gathering will provide a networking and resource platform that will help these ventures become successful in Miami’s Overtown community\, while allowing entrepreneurs from around Miami will have a chance to pitch their businesses for a separate prize of $5000. Business plan submissions are now closed. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/urban-philanthropies-pitch-night-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:2538-1469644200-1469651400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Visual Messaging Platforms for Gen Z DESCRIPTION:By 2020 Generation Z will account for 40% of all consumers. Are you ready? Join us on 7/27 as Andrea Macario\, Kweak\, CMO/Co-founder discusses how to leverage visual messaging platforms to tell compelling stories to engage gen Zers. Register today! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-messaging-platforms-for-gen-z/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T203000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:6617-1469644200-1469651400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Visual Messaging Platforms for Gen Z DESCRIPTION:By 2020 Generation Z will account for 40% of all consumers. Are you ready? Join us on 7/27 as Andrea Macario\, Kweak\, CMO/Co-founder discusses how to leverage visual messaging platforms to tell compelling stories to engage gen Zers. Register today! URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/visual-messaging-platforms-for-gen-z-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160523T195236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160523T195236Z UID:6171-1469644200-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Waffles After Work with LiveNinja DESCRIPTION:Join the Miami startup\, tech\, and creative community for this once a month night version of #WaffleWednesday. Each event will feature a drink and food pairing from some of your favorite local crews\, tunes from DJ Don Redfox\, and presentations showing off some of the newest projects coming out of South Florida. This edition will be co-hosted by J. Wakefield\, Jarly\, and Idea Me. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffles-after-work-with-liveninja-3/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160523T195236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160523T195236Z UID:6504-1469644200-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Waffles After Work with LiveNinja DESCRIPTION:Join the Miami startup\, tech\, and creative community for this once a month night version of #WaffleWednesday. Each event will feature a drink and food pairing from some of your favorite local crews\, tunes from DJ Don Redfox\, and presentations showing off some of the newest projects coming out of South Florida. This edition will be co-hosted by J. Wakefield\, Jarly\, and Idea Me. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffles-after-work-with-liveninja-3-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160727T195359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160727T195359Z UID:2561-1469642400-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FuckUp Nights Miami Vol. 10 – DESIGN FAILURES DESCRIPTION:Design innovations have stretched our minds and imaginations\, but for every yin there must be a yang — and just as we’ve seen design marvels we have also seen utter disasters. Join Franco Lodato\, Chief Product Officer SKYLABS and Founder BIONICS IN ACTION and Walter Bender\, Senior Research Scientist MIT\, Board Member SQUEAKLAND FOUNDATION and Executive Director SUGAR LABS as they discuss their design “FUCK UPS” through out their careers.\n6:00 PM Meet and Greet Happy Hour\n6:30 PM Speaker + Q&A\n7:15 PM Drinks\, Bites and Mingle URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fuckup-nights-miami-vol-10-design-failures-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Seminar Or Talk ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Hildebrand":MAILTO:carlchildebrand@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160727T195359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160727T195359Z UID:6640-1469642400-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FuckUp Nights Miami Vol. 10 – DESIGN FAILURES DESCRIPTION:Design innovations have stretched our minds and imaginations\, but for every yin there must be a yang — and just as we’ve seen design marvels we have also seen utter disasters. Join Franco Lodato\, Chief Product Officer SKYLABS and Founder BIONICS IN ACTION and Walter Bender\, Senior Research Scientist MIT\, Board Member SQUEAKLAND FOUNDATION and Executive Director SUGAR LABS as they discuss their design “FUCK UPS” through out their careers.\n6:00 PM Meet and Greet Happy Hour\n6:30 PM Speaker + Q&A\n7:15 PM Drinks\, Bites and Mingle URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fuckup-nights-miami-vol-10-design-failures-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event,Seminar Or Talk ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Hildebrand":MAILTO:carlchildebrand@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:2537-1469642400-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FuckUp Nights Miami Vol. 10 - DESIGN FAILURES DESCRIPTION:Design innovations have stretched our minds and imaginations\, but for every yin there must be a yang — and just as we’ve seen design marvels we have also seen utter disasters. Join Franco Lodato\, Chief Product Officer SKYLABS and Founder BIONICS IN ACTION and Walter Bender\, Senior Research Scientist MIT\, Board Member SQUEAKLAND FOUNDATION and Executive Director SUGAR LABS as they discuss their design “FUCK UPS” through out their careers. 6:00 PM Meet and Greet Happy Hour 6:30 PM Speaker + Q&A 7:15 PM Drinks\, Bites and Mingle URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fuckup-nights-miami-vol-10-design-failures/ LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, 33127\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Hildebrand":MAILTO:carlchildebrand@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160711T195325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160711T195325Z UID:6616-1469642400-1469649600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FuckUp Nights Miami Vol. 10 - DESIGN FAILURES DESCRIPTION:Design innovations have stretched our minds and imaginations\, but for every yin there must be a yang — and just as we’ve seen design marvels we have also seen utter disasters. Join Franco Lodato\, Chief Product Officer SKYLABS and Founder BIONICS IN ACTION and Walter Bender\, Senior Research Scientist MIT\, Board Member SQUEAKLAND FOUNDATION and Executive Director SUGAR LABS as they discuss their design “FUCK UPS” through out their careers. 6:00 PM Meet and Greet Happy Hour 6:30 PM Speaker + Q&A 7:15 PM Drinks\, Bites and Mingle URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fuckup-nights-miami-vol-10-design-failures-3/ LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, 33127\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Hildebrand":MAILTO:carlchildebrand@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T220000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160725T195232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T195232Z UID:6237-1469557800-1469570400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Miller Lite Tap the Future DESCRIPTION:The 2016 Miller Lite Tap the Future Live Pitch competition is underway! Entries have been scored and the competition is down to the top 30 businesses. Now it’s time to see if these entrepreneurs can deliver a winning business pitch – and we want YOU to join us! Miller Lite Tap the Future will host its Live Pitch Event on Tuesday\, July 26th at the Colony Theater. Five semifinalists will stand before a live audience and a panel of distinguished judges\, including celebrity judge Daymond John from ABC’s “Shark Tank\,” to deliver their best business pitch. The semifinalist with the best pitch of the night will win $20K and go on to the National Finals where they will compete for the $200K grand prize in September! GET IN ON THE ACTION – PITCH YOUR BUSINESS IDEA! Three lucky audience members will be randomly selected to pitch their business on the spot. Daymond and the panel of judges will provide their expert advice to help take your pitch and your business to the next level! The best of the three will be awarded a $500 American Express gift card. Come out for a great night of networking and business advice. See the entrepreneurs in action and cheer on the five semifinalists from your region. Must be 21+ URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miller-lite-tap-the-future/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T220000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160725T195232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160725T195232Z UID:6634-1469557800-1469570400@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Miller Lite Tap the Future DESCRIPTION:The 2016 Miller Lite Tap the Future Live Pitch competition is underway! Entries have been scored and the competition is down to the top 30 businesses. Now it’s time to see if these entrepreneurs can deliver a winning business pitch – and we want YOU to join us! Miller Lite Tap the Future will host its Live Pitch Event on Tuesday\, July 26th at the Colony Theater. Five semifinalists will stand before a live audience and a panel of distinguished judges\, including celebrity judge Daymond John from ABC’s “Shark Tank\,” to deliver their best business pitch. The semifinalist with the best pitch of the night will win $20K and go on to the National Finals where they will compete for the $200K grand prize in September! GET IN ON THE ACTION – PITCH YOUR BUSINESS IDEA! Three lucky audience members will be randomly selected to pitch their business on the spot. Daymond and the panel of judges will provide their expert advice to help take your pitch and your business to the next level! The best of the three will be awarded a $500 American Express gift card. Come out for a great night of networking and business advice. See the entrepreneurs in action and cheer on the five semifinalists from your region. Must be 21+ URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miller-lite-tap-the-future-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160509T195321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160509T195321Z UID:1735-1469557800-1469568600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Startup Pitch Bootcamp DESCRIPTION:If you have a strong idea that could be pitched more clearly\, then join us for the Startup Pitch Bootcamp. In just three hours\, this intensive workshop will help you improve your pitching skills and understand the components of a great pitch\, providing plenty of practice until you get it right. Pitching is a key skill of every successful entrepreneur. How do you communicate your business clearly to employees\, customers\, and investors? What are some common pitching mistakes that make you look inexperienced? What is the best way to pitch your business? URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/startup-pitch-bootcamp/ LOCATION:5790 Sunset Drive\, South Miami\, FL\, 33143\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T213000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160509T195321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160509T195321Z UID:6467-1469557800-1469568600@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Startup Pitch Bootcamp DESCRIPTION:If you have a strong idea that could be pitched more clearly\, then join us for the Startup Pitch Bootcamp. In just three hours\, this intensive workshop will help you improve your pitching skills and understand the components of a great pitch\, providing plenty of practice until you get it right. Pitching is a key skill of every successful entrepreneur. How do you communicate your business clearly to employees\, customers\, and investors? What are some common pitching mistakes that make you look inexperienced? What is the best way to pitch your business? URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/startup-pitch-bootcamp-2/ LOCATION:5790 Sunset Drive\, South Miami\, FL\, 33143\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T210000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160726T195509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160726T195509Z UID:6243-1469557800-1469566800@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:An Intro to Service Design DESCRIPTION:“An intro to what?” This is a common question many ask after hearing this term. Join us to discover the real meaning of service design and how simple and handy it is to introduce it to various business environments. Experts say that the experience of a service or product is able to drive a business or even a whole industry. But how do you identify customer’s needs? How do you know what business aspects are key? How can designers effectively pitch an intangible idea to executives? Service design tools and methods facilitate conversations and reduce communication silos between people and processes. IN THIS SESSION\, YOU WILL LEARN: • what is Service Design • what is the Service Blueprint tool • how you can use this tool to evaluate and plan a holistic system\, understand customer pain points\, and discover design opportunities FEATURED COMMUNITY MEMBER Sabina Pareja-Lecaros\, an Industrial and Service design graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her past studies and work experience in Design Research\, Human-Centered Design and UX have converted her into a user advocate: always pushing to create and delight with meaningful experiences. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/an-intro-to-service-design/ LOCATION:325 Northeast 2nd Avenue. 5th Floor – Building 8.\, Miami\, FL\, 33132 \, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T210000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160726T195509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160726T195509Z UID:6637-1469557800-1469566800@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:An Intro to Service Design DESCRIPTION:“An intro to what?” This is a common question many ask after hearing this term. Join us to discover the real meaning of service design and how simple and handy it is to introduce it to various business environments. Experts say that the experience of a service or product is able to drive a business or even a whole industry. But how do you identify customer’s needs? How do you know what business aspects are key? How can designers effectively pitch an intangible idea to executives? Service design tools and methods facilitate conversations and reduce communication silos between people and processes. IN THIS SESSION\, YOU WILL LEARN: • what is Service Design • what is the Service Blueprint tool • how you can use this tool to evaluate and plan a holistic system\, understand customer pain points\, and discover design opportunities FEATURED COMMUNITY MEMBER Sabina Pareja-Lecaros\, an Industrial and Service design graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her past studies and work experience in Design Research\, Human-Centered Design and UX have converted her into a user advocate: always pushing to create and delight with meaningful experiences. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/an-intro-to-service-design-2/ LOCATION:325 Northeast 2nd Avenue. 5th Floor – Building 8.\, Miami\, FL\, 33132 \, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160715T195337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160715T195337Z UID:2545-1469532600-1469538000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FOUNDER'S BRUNCH DESCRIPTION:Event Description Join us for mimosas and a brunch spread #onaTuesday. The Emotional Ups and Downs of #StartupLife Our speaker this time around is Brian Brackeen (CEO of Kairos) talk about his experience starting off and how to keep moving forward even when it felt hopeless. Kairos is a Human Analytics company that uses face analysis algorithms to recognize & understand how people feel in video\, photos & the real-world. Q & A to follow. Join BossPass on slack and connect with the community that attends these events. Request an invite. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/founders-brunch-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160715T195337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160715T195337Z UID:6624-1469532600-1469538000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:FOUNDER'S BRUNCH DESCRIPTION:Event Description Join us for mimosas and a brunch spread #onaTuesday. The Emotional Ups and Downs of #StartupLife Our speaker this time around is Brian Brackeen (CEO of Kairos) talk about his experience starting off and how to keep moving forward even when it felt hopeless. Kairos is a Human Analytics company that uses face analysis algorithms to recognize & understand how people feel in video\, photos & the real-world. Q & A to follow. Join BossPass on slack and connect with the community that attends these events. Request an invite. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/founders-brunch-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160715T195337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160715T195337Z UID:6218-1469523600-1469538000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Let's Put Miami on the Map with Google DESCRIPTION:Join Google for a workshop to help customers find your business. You’ll update your business info on Google Search and Maps\, build a free website\, and more. Afterward\, stay for lunch and hands-on help from 12PM – 1PM. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/lets-put-miami-on-the-map-with-google/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160726T130000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160715T195337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160715T195337Z UID:6623-1469523600-1469538000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Let's Put Miami on the Map with Google DESCRIPTION:Join Google for a workshop to help customers find your business. You’ll update your business info on Google Search and Maps\, build a free website\, and more. Afterward\, stay for lunch and hands-on help from 12PM – 1PM. URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/lets-put-miami-on-the-map-with-google-2/ CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160627T195328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160627T195328Z UID:2476-1469260800-1469304000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Fort Lauderdale Civic Hackathon DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Fort Lauderdale Civic Hackathon! Join local civic hackers\, government staff\, developers\, designers\, urbanists\, community organizers & others passionate about making our city better for a civic tech event on July 23rd from 8am-8pm at Axis Space Coworking. Hope to see you there!   URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fort-lauderdale-civic-hackathon/ LOCATION:333 Las Olas Way\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33301\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T224939 CREATED:20160627T195328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160627T195328Z UID:6557-1469260800-1469304000@thelaunchpad.org SUMMARY:Fort Lauderdale Civic Hackathon DESCRIPTION:It’s time for the Fort Lauderdale Civic Hackathon! Join local civic hackers\, government staff\, developers\, designers\, urbanists\, community organizers & others passionate about making our city better for a civic tech event on July 23rd from 8am-8pm at Axis Space Coworking. Hope to see you there!   URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/fort-lauderdale-civic-hackathon-2/ LOCATION:333 Las Olas Way\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33301\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR