Each week, we offer a curated calendar of NYC’s top tech events. This week has everything: comedy, education, answers to your burning questions about cryptocurrency and more. Check out our picks below or head over to our full events listings here.
Demystifying ICOs & Tokens: A Primer on SEC-Compliant Offerings, May 7 at 6:00 p.m.
If ICOs are the hottest new thing on Wall Street — then the second-hottest thing is the SEC shutting them down for non-compliance. At this event, you’ll learn all you need to know about creating a blockchain-based company that won’t get you raided by the feds.
Funny as Tech Presents Altered Reality: AR, VR and XR!, May 8 at 7:00 p.m.
This live show brings together the best of comedy and technology for a laugh-out-loud evening that anyone who works in tech can relate to. This evening in particular will focus on the weird and wonderful world of altered reality and feature comedians performing alongside leaders from NYC’s top VR firms.
Stop Working ‘Til Midnight: A Workshop for People Who Want Their Lives Back, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.
“Working ‘til midnight” unfortunately applies to many more of us than we’d like to admit. At this seminar, learn the time management and professional expectation setting techniques you need to know in order to have a work-life balance that will make you feel your best in, and out, of the office.
Ethereal Summit, May 11 at 8:00 a.m.
At the Ethereal Summit, you will have the unique opportunity to examine the latest technologies through the lens of arts, culture and sustainability. The event takes place over two days and invites policymakers, philosophers and creatives in addition to technologists to examine how technology impacts us in a variety of ways.
Brunchwork with Instagram, May 12 at 11:30 a.m.
Instagram is where you post pictures of your brunch, so why not have brunch with Instagram? Join the app’s Global Director Kay Hsu, alongside Teachable CEO Ankur Nagpal in conversation as they discuss their personal stories, business strategies and more. A “seasonal, locally-sourced meal” will be served.
