Events & Workshops

Wednesday, March 23rd BKTK Meetup @Bitmap: Staying Focused as a Business

Saturday, 12 March 2011 01:29


It seems hard to believe, but we're firmly into March and that means it's time to schedule our next Meetup. Big thanks to everyone who came out to the last Meetup to discuss Unity 3D and the ins and outs of freelance project management as a career path. I can truly say we had a fascinating discussion and am looking forward to hearing more from all of you in the BKTK community.

Our next Meetup will be on Wednesday, 3/23 and we'll get started at 7pm. We'll begin with some chitchat and networking (along with refreshments) and then we'll have Dailey Crafton present the evening's discussion topic.

Dailey is the Principal and Creative Director at livefrombrooklyn, a Brooklyn-based (obviously) design firm. What he'd like to discuss with the group is how to find and maintain the core focus of your business. Or, to put it more broadly, "how do we come up with a good paradigm by which we determine which ideas to pursue and bring to fruition and which ideas, though they may be great ideas, do we let die or at least lie dormant will we actually get something done; to combat the habit of starting in on a bunch of good ideas, but none of them having anything to do with one another, and all of them ending up half-baked?"

This should be a resonant question for almost all of us in our professional and creative lives, so I think it should be a good discussion.

Bitmap Creative Labs has again been kind enough to offer up their space for the March Meetup.

The details:
Bitmap Creative Labs
300 Graham Ave 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Let us know if you're coming so that we can buy the appropriate amount of snacks/beverages. Hope to see you for what promises to be a great Meetup!

Find more information on the event at its Meetup page.
   

Reminder: BKTK Meetup Tonight @ Bitmap

Thursday, 17 February 2011 18:07


Meet great people and join our discussion about Freelance Project Management and Unity3D!

Learn more about the event here.
   

Thursday Feb 17th: BKTK Meetup @ Bitmap

Monday, 14 February 2011 21:42


The next Brooklyn Tech Meetup is on February 17th, here at Bitmap Creative Labs! Come on over and join us in the discussion, have a drinks and some snack, and meet other Brooklyn-based creatives!

We'll begin with some chitchat and networking (along with some snacks provided by yours truly) and then we'll have two great speakers presenting discussion topics.

First up: Freelance Project Management?: Lynn Stabile is a web project manager with a focus on open-source CMS implementations such as Drupal, WordPress and Joomla!. Currently she is struggling to find PM opportunities which will allow her to maintain the freedom and flexibility of freelancing without getting sucked into an open-ended, always-onsite contracting position. She would like to have a brainstorm/discussion on how and whether this type of person could potentially fit into and benefit various (your) type of work structures and what might be the best way to approach pitching this sort of work.

Second: Unity 3D: Nick Robalik of HERO is going to present on Unity 3D, which is a powerful tool for presenting 3D Flash-style presentations, landscapes, etc. Even better, it works on almost every platform (including those Flash-resistant iPhones and iPads). It's a fascinating and flexible technology and should provide for some cool discussions. (And, thanks to the video projector, there will be some pretty amazing demos as well...)

The February will be hosted at a very cool, new co-working space in Williamsburg called Bitmap Creative Labs. Bitmap has been kind enough to offer up their conference room for us to use and we're happy to take them up on it.

The details:
Bitmap Creative Labs
300 Graham Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Let us know if you're coming so that we can buy the appropriate amount of snacks/beverages. Hope to see you for what promises to be a great Meetup!

Find more information on the event at its Meetup page.
   

A Successful Grand Opening!

Monday, 07 February 2011 22:53


Wow, what a great turn out! It was great to see everyone and share our space with you. The event was the perfect way to connect with our current members and to introduce our friends and potential members to the space!


Read more: A Successful Grand Opening!

   

Grand Opening Event

Friday, 07 January 2011 00:09




Please join us in celebrating our grand opening on Thursday, February 3rd! Come take a tour of our space, meet current members, enjoy some refreshments and music while you decide if Bitmap's office & workspace facilities are right for you and your business.

We look forward to meeting you!
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