6:30 - 7:00pm...Networking 7:00 - 8:00pm...Live demos Demos to be announced 8:00 - 9:00 pm...Member announcements and Networking  

It's time to see old friends, get a little sweaty, and share some stories over some beer - who doesn't like free beer? Come and enjoy the views from tons of new climbing routes at Brooklyn Boulders! What: A laid back, everyone is welcome, rock climbing meetup. Who: A lot of startup people plus anyone else who wants to be part of the group. No restrictions here. All experience levels welcome. Why: Climbing is fun, brings people together... and also…

Twenty years ago, smart cards were seen as the future of transit payments. Several markets embraced this technology, essentially creating “closed payment systems”. A generation later, technology is changing again – this time, towards account-based and open ticketing. NYPAY is assembling a panel discussion which will include an operator of an urban mass transit system as well as service providers and other experts from the payments industry who are supporting this shift in the transit payment space. The panel will…

Join Rebecca Garcia to welcome guest speaker Dawn Quaker. Dawn is the Founder of AUKERA Ventures. She has spoken at and conducted workshops for various organizations, including Harvard University, UBS & Rent the Runway’s Project Entrepreneur, Smith College, Sarah Lawrence College, JPMorgan, and Columbia University, her alma mater. Dawn sits on the Global Board of the Columbia Venture Community as East Coast President and is a member of the New York City Department of Education’s Gender Equity Advisory Subcommittee. Together,…

Confucius Institute for Business (CIB) at SUNY invites you to “China’s Giant Leap to Tech Innovations that Can Rock the World”, a presentation by Rebecca A. Fannin, the Silicon Dragon founder, journalist and author. Rebecca A. Fannin tracks the progress of China's leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to a whole new era of high-impact investments and innovations. It's only been one decade since China's tech scene developed but already it is setting trends for financing and development of next-generation technologies in China from…

Jobs For Robots: Between Robocalypse and Robotopia Join the Brooklyn Futurist Meetup on May 31st as Jason Schenker, one of the top financial market futurists in the world shares his vision for an increasingly automated workplace (and society). In Jobs for Robots, Jason Schenker addresses the most critical topics for the future of work, including automation, robotics, FinTech, e-commerce, and online education. Find out what you'll need to do to keep relevant in your career. ​Schenker offers a critical examination of the downside risks and upside opportunities…

For our 10th Tech Press Meetup we'll be talking about the craft and business of television with CNNMoney Senior Producer Molly Shiels and Branden Asemah, Associate Producer at Bloomberg Surveillance. We'll follow the same schedule as usual with a 6:30pm start followed by an hour-long 7pm panel. High-quality beer, pizza and snacks will of course be provided and the event will be held at SeatGeek's lovely offices near Astor Place.

Join Dreamit Ventures for a special "ask me anything" event with billionaire investor Jeff Vinik, the developer spearheading one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the country. This AMA will give members of the Dreamit community and urban tech founders an opportunity to speak directly with Mr. Vinik and get a better understanding of his vision for Tampa and our unique accelerator program. Dreamit UrbanTech invests in startups that make cities more sustainable, connected and efficient. To achieve this…