Who's hosting? Paula Brantner, Phil Jones, Roshani Kothari

So April Fool's Day has come and gone (hopefully you weren't rickrolled too many times) but NetSquared DC's April #Fail Day will be on our usual Third Tuesday schedule, April 19.

What's April #Fail Day? Thanks for asking! At NetSquared DC, many of our speakers come to tout their amazing successes for you to follow in your work. This month will be a little different, as we will have several presenters prepared to tell us about their failures: the things that didn't work or go as planned.

Saturday's activities will also include more than a dozen one- and two- minute presentations by past and present entrants, sponsors, and judges (all of whom are sustainable entrepreneurs) from all over the world. These presentations will be both in-person and via skype. There will also be the presentation of the William James Foundation's Volunteer Recognition Awards.

11:45 AM: "How sustainability is adapting to and changing the financial world" Panel, featuring:

Amy Kincaid, Change Matters
Rob Thomas, Social(k) and Mission Markets
Jordan Chazin, B Corporation

All events at the Affinity Lab -- 920 U Street, NW in Washington, DC, USA.

RSVP https://wjf.wufoo.com/forms/william-james-foundation-april-15th-16th-rsv...

Friday, April 15th (6:00 to 8:30 PM) Agenda

6:00 - 6:15 Registration and Networking

6:15 - 6:30 One-minute elevator pitches from up to eight past and present competition entrants. There will be an audience-determined award for the best presentation.

6:40 - 7:30 A panel on resources for sustainable entrepreneurs in the Washington, DC area. Featuring:

Raj Aggarwal of Joint Concepts and ThinkLocalFirst DC

You are invited to The Completely Free Happy Hour: A party to connect diverse groups of entrepreneurs and innovators from around DC.
The event is being made possible by our friends at the Affinity Lab and Gen-Juice.

There will be an open bar from 6-10 pm and light appetizers will be provided. There is an optional $5-$10 donation to help cover expenses for the night. Any excess proceeds will go to Dreams for Kids DC, a volunteer-based charity that serves at-risk youth and those with disabilities.
What we're doing

Affinity Lab wants to host YOUR Meet Up.

*Do you have a Meetup group focused on entrepreneurship and innovation with about 50 regular attendees?

*Do you want an awesome space in which to host your meetings?

If so, here is your chance to win free space for a year at Affinity Lab!

To compete, answer the following question and tweet your answer to @affinitylab with the hashtag #AffinityMeetUp:

What makes DC a compelling place to launch your dream?

The winners will be chosen on April 15th (Tax Day!) so spread the word and send those tweets out!

The three day intensive workshop in developing iPhone/iPad applications is from 10 a.m.-6 p.m, a full 24 hours of training. The workshop covers the fundamentals and advanced feature of iPhone development, enough material that you should be able to develop your own iPhone/iPad application and upload it to the App Store.

The three day intensive workshop in developing iPhone/iPad applications is from 10 a.m.-6 p.m, a full 24 hours of training. The workshop covers the fundamentals and advanced feature of iPhone development, enough material that you should be able to develop your own iPhone/iPad application and upload it to the App Store.

DFK, Monument Music and Arts Festival, and Affinity lab have teamed up to put together an incredible lineup of artists who are donating pieces for the silent and LIVE auctions for Dreams For Kids Dream Works Benefit Art Auction. We would like to cordially invite you to our Pop Up @ U Street which will feature some of the Mid-Atlantic’s best artists and brightest young stars.

There will be live music, free food, free drinks and 20% of the proceeds will go to Dreams for Kids!

From 5:30-8:30PM at Fado's Irish Pub (808 7th St. NW), Razoo will be hosting their annual March Goodness Tournament where a select group of nonprofits will compete for grants based on fundraising through the Razoo network. In last year's competition, more than $160,000 was raised for 30 participating nonprofits that competed for nearly $20,000 in grants and prizes. The big winner in 2009 was Big Cat Rescue of Tampa, FL. Who will win this year?