Colorado Tech Weekly brings you the top 10  technology stories of the past week and the best upcoming local tech events every Monday morning!

I have 6 courses left until I finish my Computer Science degree. I will graduate in Spring of 2018. It’s a goal that I’ve been working towards for the past 3 years. It feels so close, but also still so far away.

Education is frustrating for the simple fact that we are doing something we’ve never done before and we don’t know how to do it. Whenever I get frustrated, I remind myself that it wouldn’t be called learning if I already knew how to do it. 4 years of part-time courses takes its toll so I’m looking forward to my initial education being done. I say “initial education” because, especially in tech, we never stop learning. I’m just looking forward to not taking college courses.

This week I’m not the only one thinking about tech education. Tech education is a focus in Colorado Springs, the capitol building and is the topic of most of the events this week!

Keep learning and have a great week!

Top Colorado Technology News

• Boulder-based startup SlamData raises $6.7M [BizWest]
• AppIt Ventures triples space in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood [BizWest]
• From waffle parties to international trips, here’s how 3 Colorado tech companies celebrate their wins [BuiltinColorado]
• Broomfield software maker, Conga, expects big revenue and job growth after acquisitions [DBJ]
• Canadian firm buying Colorado’s DigitalGlobe for $2.4 billion [DBJ]
• How Boulder startup, Conclave, is bringing military-grade encryption to your private messages [BuiltinColorado]
• Boulder’s TestPlant appoints software veteran John Bates to lead next phase of global expansion [InnovatioNews]
• Colorado lawmakers are stepping in to help prepare students for the state’s booming tech sector [Chalkbeat]
• Lockheed Martin to move 650 positions to Colorado, Florida [DenverPost]
• Growing technical education and talent in the Springs [CSBJ]

Top Upcoming Events

• 3/1 – CTA – 2017 CTA Day at the Capitol
• 3/1 – EdTech Meetup CO – How will Artificial Intelligence disrupt the future of school and work?
• 3/1 – WomenWhoCode – Denver: Intro to Raspberry Pi
• 3/2 – COVR – Bridge: Mixed Reality for iPhone
• 3/2 – Galvanize Denver – Beyond Code
• 3/2 – North Denver Metro C++ Meetup – Working through some code
• 3/2 – Turing School – Demo Night: Student Projects
• 3/3 – 3/4 – Impekable Mobile Workshops – Build Two Apps in Two Days with Swift at Galvanize Boulder
• 3/7 – Denver Open Source Users Group – Angular 2 In Action
• 3/7-3/8 – Rocky Mountain Unmanned Symposium

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