What is RocGrowth Coffee?

An informal morning event designed to facilitate USEFUL collisions by sharing inspiring stories and empowering the new generation of entrepreneurs in Rochester. Free coffee and bagels will be provided by our underwriters. It’s affiliated with RocGrowth Candids.

Why attend?

To meet and befriend other Rochester innovators and become familiar with potentially helpful resources. RocGrowth Coffee is a way for you to hear about new ideas, offer YOUR assistance, and announce YOUR ideas to a community of thinkers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists!

Format

RocGrowth Coffee will highlight several pre-selected local innovators. These entrepreneurs will have a few minutes to introduce themselves and describe their endeavor. More importantly, they will ask the community for some specific form of support that could range from technical skills to customer identification.

The audience (YOU) will be able to connect with each other and the entrepreneurs before and after the presentations, over coffee and breakfast. Most of the time will be unstructured networking.

You too can present: If you would like to be among the innovators who present to the group for THREE minutes, e-mail info@rocgrowth.com. Briefly introduce yourself, explain a project or business you’ve started, and make a request for specific assistance. We have limited the number of presenters to four.

Breakfast & coffee is generously provided by: Carlson Cowork & Landsman Real Estate Services.

RSVP: Required. Event is free with capacity limited to 100.

We hope you can join us for our last pitch event of the year on Tuesday, December 10th at 3pm. We will have six of our exciting and innovative Clean Tech/Energy companies presenting to investors from outside Broome County as well as to local business owners and entrepreneurs, such as yourselves. Please RSVP by Friday, December 6th if you are able to attend.
Email to: cmarchus@binghamton.edu

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Join us at Silver Screen Coworks on December 10, 2019 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm as we discuss the Voice Search Revolution.

As of right now there’s 312 million internet users in the U.S. alone conducting over 1 billion voice searches per month. But they’re also doing much more than asking mundane questions. They’re ordering groceries through their Google Homes, requesting commonly selected goods from Amazon through Alexa, and finding a favorite new restaurant while in the car through Siri.

To better put it into perspective, 50% of all internet searches will be conducted through voice search by 2020.

This workshop will cover the ways in which Voice Search Readiness will affect website SEO, sales and your businesses’ visibility on the web.

There will be demonstrations on how Voice Search benefits your business along with free Visibility Reports that indicate how voice ready your business is.

RSVP now to reserve your slot!

Connect online with other entrepreneurial alumni for an exclusive UAlbany networking event, December 11, 12-1p.m. Participants will be able to share advice with and gain feedback from fellow entrepreneurs while expanding their professional networks. Alumni may participate in up to six 10-minute text chats. Watch this brief video for a full explanation of how this virtual networking event will work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBi0FoUePeE

-Make relevant connections with people in your area and across the globe.

-Discover new professional opportunities.

-Meet people you’d never have the chance to connect with otherwise.

-All the benefits of networking with none of the travel, name tags or awkward conversations!

-Join for as long as you’d like! Stay for 10 minutes or the full time.

Open house! Learn about what we do at The Tech Garden, CNY’s premier business incubator and the hub of all things tech.

Join The Tech Garden and Centerstate CEO for a holiday celebration full of food, drink, networking, Tech Garden member quick pitches, and the 2020 GENIUS NY accelerator finalist announcement.

What to expect:

-2019 successes and investments

-2020 CNY tech forecast

-2020 GENIUS NY accelerator finalist announcement

-The Tech Garden member quick pitches

-Networking

Please register.

Imagine gathering up a few of your friends and starting a revolutionary company from your dining room table. While starting a company is always hard it is also rewarding.

But starting a company that creates a new business model, new software, and new services no one has ever done before can seem impossible. But one Central New York team did just this and grew the company to over 600 employees! And one of the founders is our next Fireside Chat speaker!

Come hear the riveting story of Bob Bojanek and ShoreGroup, a company that went from simply an around a kitchen table to creating a new model of servicing the networks of the worlds largest banks and cell phone carriers. Bob even holds over a dozen patents on the tech that ShoreGroup created.

Fireside Chats are a time to be inspired, learn from folks just like us who have done some incredible things, and connect with a bunch of like-minded people from the community who are working together to build a better Utica.

Our next Fireside Chat is December 11th, 6PM at Sculpture Space (12 Gates St, Utica, NY). We will have free drinks and you will get to a chance to meet some of the coolest people in town.

Whether you consider yourself an entrepreneur or not, these evenings are for you! Come meet Bob and leave ready to take on the world and build something new!

Hello Capital Region GDG Flutter enthusiasts, For those of you who RSVP on time to reserve their spot, we will have free online training distributed to you at our viewing party, the training is offered by Google’s Chrome Team. This year Google’s Chrome team is hosting Chrome Dev Summit on November 11th and 12th, 2019. In the two-day summit, you learn about the latest techniques for building the modern Web, get an insight into what the team is working on. **Feel free to bring your own laptop to follow along with Flutter install.** Agenda:5:00 – 5:30 Food, Drinks, and Networking5:30 – 5:45 Opening Remarks, Meetup announcements5:45 – 6:30 Watch Chrome Extended Talk Recording6:30 – 7:30 Codelab – Google Web Codelabs Activity7:30 – 8:00 Meetup wrap-up, closing comments, and Networking **Why join CDS’19 Chrome Dev Summit Extended – Viewing Party?**- Free access to hands-on labs and learn about the latest techniques for building the modern Web- Free Swags.- Networking opportunities for Students, Professionals and Startup Companies. Video: https://youtu.be/nImH_dq1NpM When:Thursday, December 12, 20195:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where:Jahnel Group242 Union St · Schenectady, NY Come join us at Jahnel Group for the Viewing Party!See you there!

Hello Capital Region GDG enthusiasts, Join our community of like-minded developers and explore the latest Google Cloud technologies as a team. Get Cloud Study Jam training from Google and get hands-on experience with Machine Learning, a $55+ value, free of charge. Together we’ll complete Machine Learning for TensorFlow using Google Cloud Platform. After the Study Jam, you’ll receive 30-days free access to the entire Qwiklabs catalog, so you can keep developing your skills at home. Complete all of the labs in the session’s quest, and you’ll earn an additional free 30-days of access to Qwiklabs as well as a badge for your online profile. **Please Note:** As this event is a hands-on session, attendees must bring your own laptop and charger (PC, Mac or Chromebook)! The labs will run on all of the latest versions of popular browsers. For the best experience, make sure your laptop has Firefox or Chrome installed. You will earn Google Badges and Certificates. **Don’t forget your laptop and charger.** Why join Cloud Study Jam – Machine Learning?- Free access to Qwiklabs.com hands-on labs, a Google training tool, a $55+ value- Earn Google Cloud badges for your online profiles, to show your skills and expertise to potential employers.- No need to register with a credit card.- Free Swags.- Networking opportunities for Students, Professionals and Startup Companies.- Exciting Prizes.**NOTE** codes provided are tied to the event date (December 15) and will ONLY be available to those present at the event. Agenda:10:00 – 10:30 AM Welcome! Food, Drinks, and Networking10:30 – 11:00 AM Get free access to Qwiklabs11:00 – 12:00 PM Lab 1: Machine Learning with TensorFlow12:00 – 12:45 PM Lab 2: TensorFlow for Poets12:45 – 2:00 PM Lab 3: Image Classification of Coastline Images Using TensorFlow on AI Platform2:00 – 2:30 PM Lunch Break & Networking2:30 – 3:15 PM Lab 4: Predict Housing Prices with Tensorflow and AI Platform3:15 – 3:45 PM Lab 5: Creating an Object Detection Application Using TensorFlow3:45 – 4:00 PM Completion Badges & Certificate updates. Celebration and PRIZES announcements. Networking, Meetup wrap-up, closing comments Top 5 reasons to attend a Google Cloud Study Jam – Videohttps://youtu.be/FvWl7Ftz1uM When:Saturday, November 23, 201910:00 AM to 3:30 PM Where:Tech Valley Center of GravitySEFCU Community Room30 3rd St, Troy, NY Come join us at #TVCOGSee you there!

Hello Capital Region GDG Flutter enthusiasts, For those of you who RSVP on time to reserve their spot, we will have free coupons for the Flutter bootcamp course online to be distributed to you at our viewing party, the training is offered by Google’s Flutter Team. This year Google is hosting a major event, Flutter Interact, on Dec 11, 2019, to announce new features associated with Flutter and other related Google technologies. The event will be hosted in Brooklyn, NY and broadcasted to a global audience. During this meetup, we will be sure to get everyone up to speed on the fundamentals of the language and development environment. After this, we will launch into a few activities to build out an app for Android and IOS. **Feel free to bring your own laptop to follow along with Flutter install.** You can use the following link to install Flutter.https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install Github Repo – Flutter Monthly Meetup Activity and Code Snippets.https://github.com/GDG-CR/flutter Agenda:5:00 – 5:30 Food, Drinks, and Networking5:30 – 5:45 Opening Remarks, Meetup announcements5:45 – 6:30 Watch Flutter Interact Talk Recording6:30 – 7:30 Codelab – Dartpad Playthings Activity7:30 – 8:00 Meetup wrap-up, closing comments, and Networking **Why join Flutter Interact – Viewing Party?**- Free coupons for the Flutter bootcamp course online.- Free Swags.- Networking opportunities for Students, Professionals and Startup Companies. When:Tuesday, December 17, 20195:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where:Jahnel Group242 Union St · Schenectady, NY Come join us at Jahnel GroupSee you there! ================== Environment setup: The event will be hands-on, so make sure to bring your laptop and set up your environment in advance and be ready to code. Feel free to bring your own laptop to follow along with Flutter installed https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install . For the Flutter Codelab, please do the following:You need two pieces of software to complete this lab: the Flutter SDK, and an editor. This codelab assumes Android Studio/Visual Studio Code, but you can use your preferred editor. You can run this Codelab using any of the following devices:- A physical device ( Android https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#+set-up-your-android-device or iOS https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#deploy-to-ios-devices ) connected to your computer and set to developer mode.- The iOS simulator https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#+set-up-the-ios-simulator (Requires installing XCode tools.)-The Android emulator https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#+set-up-the-android-emulator (Requires setup in Android Studio.) For the App Engine Codelab, please sign up for a Google Cloud Platform https://cloud.google.com/free/ free account, and have a browser and editor ready to go. For the Actions Codelab, please sign up for a Google Cloud Platform https://cloud.google.com/free/ free account, and have a browser ready to go. See you all there! ================== What we are about: Google Developer Group of the Capital Region – Flutter Group.This group is for mobile developers interested in Flutter, Google’s new mobile UI framework for crafting high-quality native interfaces on iOS and Android in record time. Whether you are just starting a new Flutter project, or an experienced developer looking to discuss advanced topics, you are welcome to join our group and share your ideas with us!

On December 19th, we are holding a Free Coworking Day here at Urban Co-Works. Get away from all the distractions of your home office and coffee shops and try out our awesome space in the heart of downtown Schenectady. After work, check everyone off your holiday shopping list by visiting our local merchants. As always, we will have free ice cream for everyone who attends. Come work, shop and play in Schenectady this holiday season!

Identify steps early-stage companies should take to prepare for investment and the different types of funding sources they may encounter. Hear from Cliff Olin, the managing director of Olin Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank based in the Southern Tier, raising capital for early-stage companies and advising merger and acquisition strategy.

Register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egra0bdu3024ffb5&oseq=&c=&ch=

Linux WorkshopCome and get your questions about Linux answered. We have experts on hand to fix problems and answer questions about Ubuntu and FOSS. Bring your system in so we can help you get the most from your FOSS.

Please join the Capital Region GDG as we celebrate the many accomplishments of 2019. 2019 has been a big year for us and we want to take some time out to reflect and for socializing with our great community members. We will have a quaint and comfortable reserved room at Pasta Pane in Clifton Park for this event. We will provide a very nice meal and drinks sponsored by Google (Thanks Google!). Details about the exact menu will be announce, but you won’t be disappointed. Remember to let us know of any dietary restrictions; please only do this if STRICLY needed for personal or health reasons. Hope to see you there! We will announce the menu leading up to the event, but you’ll enjoy, we are sure of it! Space is limited, so RSVP ASAP. 🙂 Best regards,GDG Capital Region

Rochester 2600 is an information-security / hacker meetup that meets regularly at the hackerspace, Interlock Rochester. It’s a loosely organized group that hangs out, does presentations related to security and technology, and discusses a variety of topics throughout the night. All are welcome. Agenda usually includes: * a monthly information security news that’s relevant * [Usually] at least one presentation on a hacker-ish topic. Visit https://www.rochester2600.com for this month’s meeting details

Join us at Foundry on the first Tuesday of every month, where we typically feature two web-tech talks each month. We welcome community members of all experience levels and any loosely “web” related interests. Whether you’re a freelance programmer, a student of graphic design, or an HR representative for a technology company — we hope you’ll come join us for pizza, beer, and casual conversation! Here are some links to our slack channel and our Trello if you need ’em: Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ithacawebpeople/shared_invite/enQtNDM1OTIzNDA2MzkwLWNiYmExM2MyMTk4MTg0ZDQyYTRkYTk4NmE2NWUwNjdhNjIwM2Y3MjNkOGE5YzAwZDI5MDRhNWQyZTkxNjc1NjkTrello: https://trello.com/invite/b/oRS3Qyj0/1f1461479d8a1d1d2ab6b14fd4fb25df/ithaca-web-people-talks

Linux WorkshopCome and get your questions about Linux answered. We have experts on hand to fix problems and answer questions about Ubuntu and FOSS. Bring your system in so we can help you get the most from your FOSS.

GARAGE TALKS is a dynamic new series of keynote lectures and masterclasses that will explore issues of urbanism, community, and climate change.

The season of five events, hosted by the Troy Innovation Garage, will take place from September 2019 – May 2020 and will each feature a nationally-recognized speaker presenting case studies of urban problem solving in action. The Garage Talk series will culminate in a forum around public art in cities and produce a visually-rich publication documenting the yearlong conversation.

At each event, a panel of local leaders and thinkers from around the Greater Capital Region will respond to the visiting speaker’s presentation. The idea is to break down silos of provincial thinking even as we embrace the idiosyncrasies of our region—to draw out connections, lessons, best practices. All keynotes will be open to the public.

A Garage Talk Artist-in-Residence will live-illustrate each event, documenting the arc of the series as well as play a central role in the final event, which will include the creation of a commissioned piece of street art in the alleyways of Troy.

Join us at Foundry on the first Tuesday of every month, where we typically feature two web-tech talks each month. We welcome community members of all experience levels and any loosely “web” related interests. Whether you’re a freelance programmer, a student of graphic design, or an HR representative for a technology company — we hope you’ll come join us for pizza, beer, and casual conversation! Here are some links to our slack channel and our Trello if you need ’em: Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ithacawebpeople/shared_invite/enQtNDM1OTIzNDA2MzkwLWNiYmExM2MyMTk4MTg0ZDQyYTRkYTk4NmE2NWUwNjdhNjIwM2Y3MjNkOGE5YzAwZDI5MDRhNWQyZTkxNjc1NjkTrello: https://trello.com/invite/b/oRS3Qyj0/1f1461479d8a1d1d2ab6b14fd4fb25df/ithaca-web-people-talks

Rochester 2600 is an information-security / hacker meetup that meets regularly at the hackerspace, Interlock Rochester. It’s a loosely organized group that hangs out, does presentations related to security and technology, and discusses a variety of topics throughout the night. All are welcome. Agenda usually includes: * a monthly information security news that’s relevant * [Usually] at least one presentation on a hacker-ish topic. Visit https://www.rochester2600.com for this month’s meeting details

Linux WorkshopCome and get your questions about Linux answered. We have experts on hand to fix problems and answer questions about Ubuntu and FOSS. Bring your system in so we can help you get the most from your FOSS.

Join us at Foundry on the first Tuesday of every month, where we typically feature two web-tech talks each month. We welcome community members of all experience levels and any loosely “web” related interests. Whether you’re a freelance programmer, a student of graphic design, or an HR representative for a technology company — we hope you’ll come join us for pizza, beer, and casual conversation! Here are some links to our slack channel and our Trello if you need ’em: Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ithacawebpeople/shared_invite/enQtNDM1OTIzNDA2MzkwLWNiYmExM2MyMTk4MTg0ZDQyYTRkYTk4NmE2NWUwNjdhNjIwM2Y3MjNkOGE5YzAwZDI5MDRhNWQyZTkxNjc1NjkTrello: https://trello.com/invite/b/oRS3Qyj0/1f1461479d8a1d1d2ab6b14fd4fb25df/ithaca-web-people-talks

Rochester 2600 is an information-security / hacker meetup that meets regularly at the hackerspace, Interlock Rochester. It’s a loosely organized group that hangs out, does presentations related to security and technology, and discusses a variety of topics throughout the night. All are welcome. Agenda usually includes: * a monthly information security news that’s relevant * [Usually] at least one presentation on a hacker-ish topic. Visit https://www.rochester2600.com for this month’s meeting details

GARAGE TALKS is a dynamic new series of keynote lectures and masterclasses that will explore issues of urbanism, community, and climate change.

The season of five events, hosted by the Troy Innovation Garage, will take place from September 2019 – May 2020 and will each feature a nationally-recognized speaker presenting case studies of urban problem solving in action. The Garage Talk series will culminate in a forum around public art in cities and produce a visually-rich publication documenting the yearlong conversation.

At each event, a panel of local leaders and thinkers from around the Greater Capital Region will respond to the visiting speaker’s presentation. The idea is to break down silos of provincial thinking even as we embrace the idiosyncrasies of our region—to draw out connections, lessons, best practices. All keynotes will be open to the public.

A Garage Talk Artist-in-Residence will live-illustrate each event, documenting the arc of the series as well as play a central role in the final event, which will include the creation of a commissioned piece of street art in the alleyways of Troy.

Linux WorkshopCome and get your questions about Linux answered. We have experts on hand to fix problems and answer questions about Ubuntu and FOSS. Bring your system in so we can help you get the most from your FOSS.

Rochester 2600 is an information-security / hacker meetup that meets regularly at the hackerspace, Interlock Rochester. It’s a loosely organized group that hangs out, does presentations related to security and technology, and discusses a variety of topics throughout the night. All are welcome. Agenda usually includes: * a monthly information security news that’s relevant * [Usually] at least one presentation on a hacker-ish topic. Visit https://www.rochester2600.com for this month’s meeting details

Join us at Foundry on the first Tuesday of every month, where we typically feature two web-tech talks each month. We welcome community members of all experience levels and any loosely “web” related interests. Whether you’re a freelance programmer, a student of graphic design, or an HR representative for a technology company — we hope you’ll come join us for pizza, beer, and casual conversation! Here are some links to our slack channel and our Trello if you need ’em: Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ithacawebpeople/shared_invite/enQtNDM1OTIzNDA2MzkwLWNiYmExM2MyMTk4MTg0ZDQyYTRkYTk4NmE2NWUwNjdhNjIwM2Y3MjNkOGE5YzAwZDI5MDRhNWQyZTkxNjc1NjkTrello: https://trello.com/invite/b/oRS3Qyj0/1f1461479d8a1d1d2ab6b14fd4fb25df/ithaca-web-people-talks

Linux WorkshopCome and get your questions about Linux answered. We have experts on hand to fix problems and answer questions about Ubuntu and FOSS. Bring your system in so we can help you get the most from your FOSS.

GARAGE TALKS is a dynamic new series of keynote lectures and masterclasses that will explore issues of urbanism, community, and climate change.

The season of five events, hosted by the Troy Innovation Garage, will take place from September 2019 – May 2020 and will each feature a nationally-recognized speaker presenting case studies of urban problem solving in action. The Garage Talk series will culminate in a forum around public art in cities and produce a visually-rich publication documenting the yearlong conversation.

At each event, a panel of local leaders and thinkers from around the Greater Capital Region will respond to the visiting speaker’s presentation. The idea is to break down silos of provincial thinking even as we embrace the idiosyncrasies of our region—to draw out connections, lessons, best practices. All keynotes will be open to the public.

A Garage Talk Artist-in-Residence will live-illustrate each event, documenting the arc of the series as well as play a central role in the final event, which will include the creation of a commissioned piece of street art in the alleyways of Troy.

Rochester 2600 is an information-security / hacker meetup that meets regularly at the hackerspace, Interlock Rochester. It’s a loosely organized group that hangs out, does presentations related to security and technology, and discusses a variety of topics throughout the night. All are welcome. Agenda usually includes: * a monthly information security news that’s relevant * [Usually] at least one presentation on a hacker-ish topic. Visit https://www.rochester2600.com for this month’s meeting details

Join us at Foundry on the first Tuesday of every month, where we typically feature two web-tech talks each month. We welcome community members of all experience levels and any loosely “web” related interests. Whether you’re a freelance programmer, a student of graphic design, or an HR representative for a technology company — we hope you’ll come join us for pizza, beer, and casual conversation! Here are some links to our slack channel and our Trello if you need ’em: Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/ithacawebpeople/shared_invite/enQtNDM1OTIzNDA2MzkwLWNiYmExM2MyMTk4MTg0ZDQyYTRkYTk4NmE2NWUwNjdhNjIwM2Y3MjNkOGE5YzAwZDI5MDRhNWQyZTkxNjc1NjkTrello: https://trello.com/invite/b/oRS3Qyj0/1f1461479d8a1d1d2ab6b14fd4fb25df/ithaca-web-people-talks