Marion Leary celebrates her Geek of the Year win.
(Photo by Julie Zeglen)
This story is part of "Technology" month of the Generocity Editorial Calendar. Find the series here.
There’s something pretty incredible about the Philly Geek Awards.
It’s certainly the only event of its kind in Philadelphia, if not anywhere. It’s a testament to how dedicated Philly’s technology, science, impact and creative communities are — and how diverse.
Here’s what went down at the seventh annual event, coproduced by Geekadelphia, Technical.ly Philly and Generocity, this past Saturday.
See all the winnersFirst, watch this incredible event trailer, made by local designer and animator Steven Rivera:
On Saturday night, the crowd’s cosplay game was strong.
Black Tie meets cosplay at #PHLGeekAwards https://t.co/maeNYsL9RV @KYWNewsradio @PHLGeekAwards @geekadelphia @TechnicallyPHL @Generocity pic.twitter.com/CVLm8wXiP0
— Andrew Kramer (@Philly_Kramer) August 27, 2017
“And make it double!”
Pokémon’s Team Rocket. (Photo by Julie Zeglen)
Some people came with crews, from the eventual Impact Org of the Year and Movement of the Year winners …
We're here, we're Queer, and ready to slay at #PHLGeekAwards! pic.twitter.com/XdoXXgvLz7
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) August 26, 2017
… to Girl Develop It.
Girl Develop It Philly represent 💖💖💖 #PHLgeekawards pic.twitter.com/HbAbMOedTM
— suzie 🌷 (@kaisersuzie_) August 26, 2017
ROAR for Good cofounder Yasmine Mustafa faced her fears …
Facial expressions of conquering a fear #phlgeekawards pic.twitter.com/KnNk9aDbGG
— Yasmine Mustafa (@myasmine) August 27, 2017
… as did NextFab Education Manager Lisa DellaPorta.
Our Education Manager checking out the wildlife at the #PHLGeekAwards with @philainsects pic.twitter.com/sFTDBx4EBX
— NextFab (@NextFab_PHL) August 26, 2017
Even the food was on brand.
Our culinary printing on display at the #PHLGeekAwards @altonbrown pic.twitter.com/A6a877jwnJ
— Particle Food Lab (@ParticleFoodLab) August 27, 2017
During the awards, Black and Brown Workers Collective led a protest chant.
#ItsAboutDamnTime #PHLGeekAwards #MovementOfTheYear pic.twitter.com/RcVad3D2vN
— Mo Manklang (@MoManklang) August 27, 2017
Coded by Kids founder Sylvester Mobley dropped some sobering facts about diversity in STEM.
"Black men and women make up 5% of engineers" @sylvestermobley of @codedbykids #PHLGeekAwards pic.twitter.com/FECf9u6ZjU
— Generocity (@Generocity) August 27, 2017
Geekadelphia Editor-in-Chief Mikey Ilagan pointed out the significance of the award’s biggest award.
"This is the second year in a row we've had all female nominees for Geek of the Year" @mikeyil #PHLGeekAwards pic.twitter.com/gGaIlcdkCG
— Generocity (@Generocity) August 27, 2017
At the end of the night, scientist Marion Leary celebrated her big win with a big gesture.
GEEK OF THE YEAR: @marionleary #PHLGeekAwards — "SCIENCE!" pic.twitter.com/ZRhJMxnfvY
— Generocity (@Generocity) August 27, 2017
Until next year, Philly.
Thank you everyone! Congratulations to all #PHLgeekawards nominees and winners. You make our city a better place to live, work, and create. pic.twitter.com/1avtB1gnum
— Philly Geek Awards (@PHLGeekAwards) August 27, 2017
Shoutout to EvoXLabs founder Ather Sharif for his recap and welcome criticism here.
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