
2016 Geek of the Year nominee Ariell Johnson.
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The seventh annual Philly Geek Awards are happening Saturday, Aug. 26, and now’s the time to nominate your favorite geeks to be honored.
The event, co-produced by Generocity, Technical.ly and Geekadelphia, will celebrate Philadelphia’s best scientists, social impact organizations, technologists and more.
Get early bird tickets here until July 14.
Have a few especially awesome people and orgs in mind? Nominations are due by July 7. Here are the categories:
- Movement of the Year
- Comic Creator of the Year
- Game of the Year
- Multimedia Project of the Year
- Maker of the Year
- Partnership of the Year
- Dev Project of the Year
- Scientist of the Year
- Mission Leader of the Year
- Impact Org of the Year
- Startup of the Year
- Technologist of the Year
- Geek of the Year
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