fall is my favorite season.. but it seems to fly by the fastest. probably because it’s so jam packed with events. there were many others but here are just a few photos from some recent local tech events in the dc-area: blog potomac, twtrcon and a couple from last night’s “living proof” event put on by the gates foundation. note the tears of sadness and funeral garb for blog potomac’s last event. and of course, we collected a few thankfulfor statements along the way…

npr’s andy carvin speaking at blog potomac

shel israel was a morning highlight at blog potomac

sean gorman from fortiusone spoke at blog potomac later in the day

natalia luckyanova from imangi studios spoke about game development

a teary-eyed adam zand and shireen mitchell announce the “wake” for blog potomac (post-event happy/sad hour)

geoff livingston, the event founder, gives some final remarks at the end of blog potomac

shireen mitchell steals some quiet time in the theater’s balcony

scott harrison talks about charity:water at twtrcon dc

power users unite at table 3

the excitable social media panel at twtrcon dc

a group picture before leaving twtrcon for another local meetup

laura fitton (aka @pistachio) tells us what she is thankful for (awwww…)

scott harrison of charity:water tells us what he is thankful for

brian dresher from usa today tells us what he is thankful for

we couldn’t get close enough to bill gates to ask what he is thankful for, but let’s just guess (pardon the bad pic – taken with iphone!)

another pic of the stage at the gates foundation living proof project at the sidney harmon hall in dc