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Frequently Asked Questions

Let us know any questions you have by contacting us here.

What are Track Days?

Find complete info on those here.

In short, we’ve curated strong, relevant programming to land on the same day in a similar part of the city and encourage you to hit that day in that place. The six tracks, or subject matter areas, are:

  • CREATIVE - Where art and technology collide. Think: Video games, digital art, community initiatives.
  • ACCESS - Discussing diversity and education issues that affect everyday citizens. Think: digital divide, digital education.
  • CIVIC - The impact of technology on government and civil society. Think: digital media, civic hacking, Open Data.
  • DEV - Where programmers, designers, developers and project managers come together. Think: coding, front and back-end development, and more.
  • BUSINESS - The startup and business community conversation. Think: Venture capital, startups, bootstrapping, entrepreneur stories.
  • MEDIA - The strategy around technology coverage & promotion. Think: content marketing, digital marketing strategy, social networks.

Have another question about Track Days? Contact Kate.

Tell me about last year’s event, Philly Tech Week 2013-

What do attendees say about Philly Tech Week?

  • 77% of attendees agreed that Philly Tech Week offered “great programming, great speakers and a great networking experience.”
  • 63% of attendees said that Philly Tech Week brought attention to the tech scene locally.
  • 32% percent of attendees said that Philly Tech Week brought national attention.

What about qualitative impact?

In its three years of running, Philly Tech Week has seen the launch of important initiatives and startups, like Open Data Philly, an open data portal dedicated to the city. In 2012, the Mayor announced an Executive Order mandating the use of open data across city agencies. The week has three times been officially supported by City Council, and has been written about in more than 200 published articles.

Who’s in charge of PTW?

Technical.ly Philly, a news site that covers technology, startups and venture capital in Philadelphia.

Will Technical.ly Philly lead reporter Juliana Reyes be there?

She will definitely be at many events!

Why is Technical.ly Philly organizing this event?

We are committed to helping to increase Philadelphia’s impact regionally and nationally and to increase the reach and relevance of Philadelphia’s technology community.

I want to request accessibility services for an event I am attending. How do I go about doing that?

Please send over a detailed request to [us] (info@technical.ly), including the titles of the events as well as the specific service you are requesting by Friday, March 21st. We can help arrange those services, but please be sure to get your request in before the deadline.

Where can I pick up the official program for the week?

Find an online copy & map of the locations where you can find one here

I see an event in the printed program that I can’t find online - help!

Be sure to do a thorough check of all of the events on the calendar. There are over 150 partners involved in making PTW happen; some of those partners submitted changes beyond the print deadline (including date & time changes). The most up-to-date changes will be reflected on this site.

Does Technical.ly Philly make money from PTW?

Philly Tech Week is part of many efforts by Technical.ly Philly to help fund operations. Philly Tech Week currently helps the company support 6 full-time employees in the Philadelphia region dedicated to reporting on the community and growing an impactful Week.

How can I sponsor Philly Tech Week?

Sponsorship information is available here.

Have a question about sponsorship? Contact Brian.

I see a bug on the site. Who should I contact?

Please send a detailed description to us.

Code of Conduct

We value the participation of each member of the Philly Tech Week community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees throughout the conference and at all conference events, whether officially organized by Philly Tech Week or not. To make clear what is expected, all delegates/attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers at any Philly Tech Week event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct.

The Short Version

Philly Tech Week is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form.

All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks.

Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for Philly Tech Week. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave events without a refund at the sole discretion of the conference organizers.

Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly event for all.

The Long Version

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Be careful in the words that you choose. Remember that sexist, racist, and other exclusionary jokes can be offensive to those around you. Excessive swearing and offensive jokes are not appropriate for Philly Tech Week.

If a participant engages in behavior that violates this code of conduct, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from an event with no refund.

License

This Code of Conduct was forked from PyCon’s Code of Conduct Policy, which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.