Events 2025
February 17, 2025, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Project Management Day of Service – Washington DC., sponsored by Project Management for Change. Held Annually in DC area: I attended as a PM Volunteer team member at University of Maryland, College Park, MD. * Mark your Calendars for 2026: DC area event on 2/21/26, with planning details on 11/6/26. [in person]
April 17-18, Non-profit Technology Conference, by NTEN: see 2025 Agenda,. Cost: approx. $700, including 1 year NTEN membership (well worthwhile!). *Mark your Calendar for 2026: next conference in Detroit MI on 3/16 – 3/18/26 [I attended Baltimore event in person + later virtual session recordings]
May 6-7, National Small Business Week Virtual Summit, sponsored annually by the US Small Business Administration and SCORE: see program details and session recordings. [I attended part of live virtual Summit and later listened to selected recordings]
June 26, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, Capital Bank MD Lunch and Learn Seminar Series for Non-Profits: Become a Better Board Member, by Elise Woodworth, see Evite Details and Registration [I attended in person at Capital Bank in Rockville MD]
July 24, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, The Top 3 Ways to Optimize Your Website for Leads, by Julie Davis, sponsored by the Howard County Economic Development Authority and MD Innovation Center. [Zoom]
July 29, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM, Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, New Member Orientation, at the Chamber office in Gaithersburg. If a new member, come to learn more about the Chamber, plus network with other “newbies”; I plan to attend as a renewed member. See this link for details – Registration required. [in person]
September 16, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. by WP Developer Genevieve Herres, Baltimore WordPress Meetup: Online Ask Me Anything WordPress [Zoom]
September 23, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, “WordPress & Networking: Connecting with Other Businesses”, by the Baltimore WordPress Group. Host Gen Herres and her Meetup will have a special guest, David Bishop, to discuss how he has grown his WordPress business with in-person networking. If you’ve ever wondered about how to grow your business or connections in general through networking, come join us on Zoom.
October 9, 2025: MANOAC 25: Facing the Future Together. MD Non-Profit Conference, Maritime Conference Center, Lithicum, MD [in person]
October 16-17, WordCamp Canada, Ottawa, CAN, , at Carlton University [in person]
October 24-25, PMIWDC Conference in Project Management, at Hilton Washington, sponsored by PMI Washington DC Chapter [in person]
Ongoing Events
Washington D.C. area organizations
Baltimore WordPress Meetup (By WP Developer Gen Herres, Focus on WP.ORG sites)
BoomerWorks (Various Live Webinars to Empower 50+ Professionals for Self-Employment in DC area and beyond – See also Youtube Channel of Past Webinars
40 Plus DC of Greater Washington (Various Live Webinars to help experienced professionals in Career Transition – See also Youtube Channel of Past Webinars
Potomac Area Technology and Computer Society (PATACS), computer club with monthly meetings (in person or by Zoom) in Fairfax and Arlington, VA.
Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) (webinars on entrepreneurship and marketing, plus variety of in-person events in Montgomery County MD open to all – see Events Calendar). If you plan to attend a GGCC event, please let me know at gary@dcwebrevolution.com so I might introduce you and help you connect!
Outside D.C. area organizations
WordCamp Central [Lists upcoming WordPress conferences in US and worldwide]
SCORE Small Business Webinars [Live and Recorded]
Computer Coach (Tampa, FL) see its Training Center Events
Freelancers Union (New York City) support group for freelancers: see Hub events and Blog)
DC Web Revolution 