Bringing Tech to Business ( Tech + Business + Intellectual Property)
2017-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
Join Ironhack coding school, Creative G.L.U.E. and Dischino and Schamy (Business + Intellectual Property Law) for a 2-hour workshop dedicated to helping you take your idea or business to the next level. Creative G.L.U.E. has partnered with 2 amazing organizations to help you build a strong foundation by understanding the importance of technology in business, how to correctly structure your business and how to apply for a patent, copyright, or trademark.
This workshop is perfect for existing companies looking to expand aggressively through technology, startups seeking professional advice and those ready to pursue entrepreneurship with their bright idea. This is the 3rd workshop under Creative GLUE’s 6 part series and we are expecting a big turnout (space is limited). Your ticket will include the workshop, delicious beer and a networking happy hour afterwards.

Limited free tickets available!

Machine Learning Office Hours
2017-03-16 10:30, 2017-03-23 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

Thursday Gathering @ Venture Cafe Miami
2017-03-16 16:00 - 21:00 | 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!

MentorDay
2017-03-17 | Select a Country:
Mentor Day is a movement that strives to bring back the pay-it-forward culture. Mentor Day happens every 3rd Friday of the month in different venues across the city. It’s an opportunity for everyone in the community to receive one on one mentorship from some of the top leaders in their respective industries. The high impact mentorship consists of 45 minute sessions with a success driven formula. Mentorship can range from best marketing practices, to law, to business development and beyond. Mentors are volunteers and it’s FREE for mentees.

Attorney Marketing Annex™ Professionals Networking Breakfast
2017-03-17 07:30 - 09:00 | 3255 Northwest 87th Avenue, Doral, FL, 33172, United States
Attorney Marketing Annex™
Professionals Networking Breakfast
March 17th | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Register Now!
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ Doral Chapter will host its inaugural event in Doral. Attorneys and non-attorneys*
are invited to network and enjoy breakfast with other attorneys and professionals at our monthly meeting of the AMA.
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ is designed for attorneys to share referrals from other attorneys, share professional and legal knowledge and grow their practice. The attorney referral network is different from other networking groups because it is comprised of attorneys from various fields of legal practice but with only three attorneys from each legal specialty.
Non-attorney professionals are invited to attend and greet and welcome our AMA members to the organization. Membership is available for non-attorney, professionals on a limited basis, subject to approval by the existing members.
Networking Meeting includes hot breakfast, networking, free parking and presentations.
We look forward to seeing you at this amazing event!
The Attorney Marketing Annex™ Doral Chapter is sponsored by 1BC Consulting, Doral Family Journal
and the Doral Chamber of Commerce
Keynote Speaker Attorney Marketing Annex™
Kattia Castellanos

Kattia Castellanos is Victims Advocate Coordinator with a background in psychology and education and a vast experience in issues of victimization.Kattia started working at the Coral Gables Police Department in 1998, were she developed a Victim Advocacy program showcasing the importance of protecting victims of crime and ensuring that they are informed of their rights and services available. She is currently the coordinator of that unit. Kattia is a designated, “Victim Services Practitioner” by the Office of the Attorney General since 1999, a Designated Trainer for the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, a Comprehensive Victim Intervention Specialist by NOVA and also a Certified Instructor for the Coral Gables Police Department.
She has extensive public speaking experience in the media, schools, universities and the faith and health communities, creating awareness in issues of victimization, and is a member of several Executive Boards within our community.

This is a MUST Attend Presentation! Don’t Miss It!
FREE for Attorney Marketing Annex™ Member (Call for Promo Code)
$25 for Non-Member Attorney
$35 for Non-Member/Non-Attorney Guests
*In Advanced – Additional $10 at the Door. Members Please Call for Your Membership Promo Code: (786) 408-0700
Professional, non-attorneys can be members of the Attorney Marketing Annex™ , subject to approval by the existing Attorney Marketing Annex™ members.
Become a member today and register for Attorney Marketing Annex™ at: www.AttorneyMarketingAnnex.com
AMA Membership:
$69 per Month (12-Month Commitment) + $50 Enrollment Fee
or
$649 per Year + Enrollment Fee Waived
Contact:
Sara W. Vallejo
1BC Consulting
Director, Talent Acquisition and Human Resources Solutions
(786) 408-0700
svallejo@1bcconsulting.com
www.1bcconsulting.com

SPONSORED BY

Where
Holiday Inn Miami-Doral Area
3255 Northwest 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172

Driving Directions
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QUICKBOOKS for Business Course - Español
2017-03-18 08:30 - 17:00 | 8181 NW 36TH STREET, SUITE 20-G, DORAL, FL, 33166, United States
QUICKBOOKS for Business Course – Español
Saturday March 18, 2017 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Seminar Presented by a Certified QuickBooks Instructor.
Our goal is to prepare you with the tools and understanding you need to take advantage of the power QuickBooks offers and get you competent in it’s use!
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration and Networking
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – QuickBooks Course
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (On Your Own)
Course Fee: $147.00
Free Copy of “QuickBooks 2014: The Missing Manual” Book in PDF
Free RETAKE – Within 6 Months
Free QuickBooks Short Cuts Sheet
These are some of the topics covered in this workshop:
GENERAL: Upgrade vs Update, Navigating through QuickBooks: Home Screen / Menu Bars / Modules Navigaton, Cash vs Accrual method of accounting
QUICKBOOKS LISTS: Organize and Simplify, Same name not allowed by QuickBooks, Chart of Accounts, Items = Services and/or Products, Customers = Clients , Vendors = Suppliers and Contractors, Employees = Payroll, vs Contractors
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS: PAYABLE: Create new Customer (Client), Create an Invoice, Receive Payment, Deposit Payment: Undeposited Funds account Create new Vendor (Supplier / Contractor), Enter a new Hill, Pay Bill
CHECKING ACCOUNTS & REPORTING: Open Register, Reconcile Bank account(s), Imperative for Business Decision Making, Preset Reports, Daily / Weekly Review of most common Reports
REGISTER AT:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07edjuyuvh349b618b&llr=niazh9cab
Doral Chamber of Commerce
8181 NW 36th Street, Suite 21-A
Doral, FL 33166

Code Art Miami: Digital Art Exhibition, Tech Expo & Speaker Symposium
2017-03-18 16:00 - 19:00 | 315 NE 2nd Ave, Building 8, 1st Floor, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
“Code Art Miami” showcases art created through computer programming by girls in grades 3-12. Attendees will be able to view and interact with the art, as well as try their hand at coding and learn more about local STEAM resources at a Tech Ed Expo taking place during the event. Other fun activities include creating art in Virtual Reality, a raffle to win an Animation/Gaming summer camp scholarship, and a People’s Choice digital art competition.
The event showcases ways that Art and Code are merging and highlights the need for more gender diversity in Computer Science. A high point of the evening will be inspirational talks by Miral Kotb, creator of iLuminate, and Cassie Tarakajian of the Processing Foundation. Miral will talk about her personal journey merging her passions for computer science and dance, and Cassie will discuss ways that Art drives Technology and vice versa. The evening will conclude with the awards ceremony for the all-girls coding competition.
This is a great event for students, parents, STEAM educators, artists curious about coding as a new medium of expression, and more experienced coders interested in creating art through coding.
4:00 – 4:30 pm – Check-in & registration
4:30 – 5:45 pm – Digital Art Show, Coding Classes, Tech Expo
5:45 – 6:15 pm – Welcome & Inspirational Talks
6:15 – 6:45 pm – Awards Ceremony
6:45 – 7:30 pm – Reception
* Event proceeds go to fund the CodeArt scholarship at MDC, which provides a two-year full-ride scholarship for a student studying Computer Animation or Gaming, and to fund CodeArt educational programs for youth in the Miami community.

How Dove Leveraged Emotional Visual Storytelling to Create Positive Change
2017-03-20 18:30 - 19:45 | 400 Northwest 26th Street , Miami, FL, 33127 , United States
Businesses large and small struggle to get their message out in today’s crowded media landscape. From social networks to videos to blogs and more, your customer’s attention is more divided than ever before. And as our attention spans dwindled, the Internet shifted toward visual communications as people captured more photos and videos with more powerful phones.
New value-driven communication strategies are clearly needed to break through this highly fragmented and cluttered communications landscape. In this presentation, Shlomi Ron, co-founder at the Visual Storytelling Institute will introduce you to the new and rapidly evolving visual storytelling best practices you can apply to jumpstart your marketing strategy in 2017 and empower your customers’ lives.
What you will learn at our Meetup:
tWhat is visual storytelling? And why should business leaders care?
tHow our brain is natively wired to process visual content and respond better to stories.
tFascinating evidence from key psychology experiments including a hands-on drill.
tWhat are the behavioral buttons top brands such as Dove, Airbnb and others have used to trigger emotional resonance.
tActionable best practices you can apply to your business strategy today and in 2017.

Weekly Open Hack Night
2017-03-20 19:00 - 21:00 | 1951 NW 7th Avenue, 1st Floor, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for our weekly civic hack sessions @ Cambridge Innovation Center. Anyone interested in civic hacking and engagement is welcome.
You can contribute to an existing Code for Miami Project (see our projects at https://codefor.miami/projects) or come share your idea, and maybe start a new collaboration.
As always, bring a laptop; beginners are always welcome!
We ask that participants at Code for Miami events follow our Code of Conduct to ensure that our group is a safe and welcoming space.

Search Engine Optimization SEO Seminar March 21
2017-03-21 08:30 - 12:30 | 8181 NW 36th Street Suite 21A, Doral, FL, 33166, United States
Search Engine Optimization SEO Seminar – How to Get Your Business Found on Google
Morning Session:
tSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)
t”How to Get Your Business Found on Google”
tYou 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:
tWhat 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
tComparing html site to Flash, PHP and design platforms for web sites
tOptions available for designing web sites yourself The basic mechanics of building a web site that the search engines like
tAll the web site elements required for good SEO How to read the “Source” of a web site
tHow 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
tHow to incorporate Social Media Marketing strategies with your SEO strategies for maximum search engine rankings
tIn 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

PLEASE REGISTER AT:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eduu59wwa9908c05&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!
Doral Chamber of Commerce
8181 NW 36th Street, Suite 21-A
Doral, FL 33166

Office Hours @ the MIC
2017-03-21 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.

Brainfood Speaker Series Featuring Della Heiman
2017-03-21 18:30 - 21:00 | 400 Northwest 26th Street, Miami, FL, 33127, United States
DESCRIPTION
Schedule:
6:30-7:00pm – Registration & Networking
7:00-7:30pm – Keynote Interview
7:30-8:00pm – Audience Q&A
8:00-8:30pm – Wrap-up & Networking
Speaker (Della Heiman)
Della was born in Cincinnati, OH, and has lived and worked in the US, Spain, Chile, Israel, Jordan, China, and Ethiopia in the fields of political communications, textile manufacturing, venture capital, health/wellness, and food service. She has a B.A. in History and Spanish Literature from Washington University in St. Louis, and an MBA in Harvard Business School. In 2015, Della launched The Wynwood Yard and Della Test Kitchen.
Marco Giberti (Moderator)
Marco is a successful entrepreneur and investor with more than 25 years of intensive experience in media, technology and the events industry. He is Founder and CEO of Vesuvio Ventures, providing early stage entrepreneurs access to coaching, partnerships, advisory and capital.
After several years in a successful career as a corporate executive at Apple, Marco pursued his entrepreneurial ambitions and became:
tCo-founder and Board Member of Mind Opener, a leading publishing group in Latin America that was later sold to British Pearson Media Group, and
• Co-founder and Board Member of e-mind, an internet and media communications company that was sold to Liberty Media.
• President, CEO and co-founder of Mind Trainer (later Reed Exhibitions), a firm specialized in the organization of major regional trade-shows and events that was sold to Reed Elsevier after a successful long-term joint venture.
Marco is a Harvard Business School OPM Graduate, and member of YPO, the Young Presidents Organization and a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

WORKSHOP - Figma, a true collaborative tool for design teams!
2017-03-22 18:30 - 20:30 | 350 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL, FL, 33139, United States
FIGMA has arrived to improve the way product design teams work and collaborate the crafting of user interfaces. No more uncontrollable file naming, non-sense versioning, scattered styles, swatches, components and design assets.
This workshop will get you – and your team – collaborating like never before. From an thorough overview on FIGMA’s interface and tools through best practices, and rapid prototyping.
Bring your laptops!
It doesn’t matter if it is a Mac, Windows or Linux. FIGMA is platform independent, fast and ready to go with a simple signup.
Let’s get our hands dirty with the future of user interface design and collaboration.
This workshop will be lead by our own Marcelo Paiva.
Marcelo is the founder of CROSS(TEAM); – https://cross.team, a firm that specializes in building cross-functional teams for startups. Marcelo brings over 15 years of experience building efficient cross-functional teams of designers and developers, fostering collaborative environments, and solving complex systems challenges.

Software Architecture, a Social Endeavor
2017-03-22 19:00 - 20:00 | 120 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33130, United States
JC Carrillo, Senior Architect at Kipu Systems in association with IronHack, will be hosting a Software Architecture Lecture at the BUILDING.co this March 22nd. Join us and learn how to make teams self-sufficient by embedding software architecture in their DNA.
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Software Architecture, a Social Endeavour
An Agile Approach to Software Architecture
Abstract
Since the inception of information technology, the practice of software development has been split into distinct phases (or stages). Traditionally, these phases are performed following the Waterfall model, a sequential approach in which one phase’s output is needed for the next one to start. Historically, software architects, upon receiving requirements, would spend weeks or months creating the blueprints of what would become a software system. Software architects were not involved in requirements gathering meetings and were entirely detached from implementation as well and as result, the final product almost never captured the basic intent of the original requirements. The business blamed architects, architects blamed developers and then up the chain in a vicious cycle.
In 2001, the Agile Manifesto was formulated to get rid of the fat and streamline software development to produce ever-changing working software in a fast and iterative fashion. This Agile movement broke down the barriers of communication between teams and allowed an iterative approach by shrinking the same waterfall model into smaller cycles which eliminated the need of placing too much emphasis on documentation and pushed software development teams to be flexible as to be able to change at any time.
15 years later, most successful software projects no longer have long software architectural cycles, in fact most successful teams spend little time thinking about architecture; Software Architecture is in their DNA, they just do. These teams learn how to communicate effectively using an abstract language to share ideas and/or concepts, thus, letting communication flow effortlessly allowing the team to achieve a collective understanding of the software system. They understand components, interfaces and relationships amongst them; They know what’s important and no authority can tell them otherwise, everyone understands the what, the where, the why and the how. Such practice of working towards reaching a common understanding of the software system is Software Architecture, a social endeavour.
