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title: I Am Speaking at NPR for the DC API User Group Next Thursday in Washington DC
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I am invited to speak at the [Washington DC API User Group](http://www.meetup.com/DC-Web-API-User-Group/events/97891662/ "Washington DC API meetup"), next Thursday January 31st 2013, at the NPR offices in Washington D.C.

It looks like a pretty sweet linup of people, gathering for API meetup:

*   18:00 - 18:30 Food, drinks and networking
*   18:30 - 18:40 Welcome and introductions
*   18:40 - 18:55 Ben Balter, Presidential Innovation Fellow, MyGov
*   18:55 - 19:10 Kin Lane, API Evangelist
*   19:10 - 19:25 David Hale, PM for Pillbox, National Library of Medicine
*   19:25 - 19:40 Eric Herzog, Open Data Specialist, World Bank
*   19:40 - 19:55 Private sector presenter TBA
*   19:55 - 20:00 Refill your beverage
*   20:00 - 20:30 Panel discussions with Alex Howard, O'Reilly Media
*   20:30 - 21:00 Networking

If you are in Washington DC, make sure and come by and join in the API conversation, and say hello.

I find myself talking APIs in Washington D.C. more than any other city, except for San Francisco.  

Which is a good thing!  Its one of the most important places we need to be having API discussions, so its good to see the energy from folks.