Philly Tech Week 2021 Presented by Comcast will be produced by PACT, in partnership with longtime organizer Technical.ly To be held May 7-15, 2021, the 11th annual will feature a unique collaboration between two of Philadelphia’s tech community anchors PHILADELPHIA (FEBRUARY 10, 2021) -- Today local tech economy news site Technical.ly and regional tech council Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) announce their partnership to produce Philly Tech Week 2021 Presented by Comcast. Since 2010, Technical.ly, which is published by digital media company Technically Media, has served as lead organizer for Philly Tech Week, an annual open calendar of events celebrating technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. The week has always featured a wide array of supportive collaborators and partners, including PACT. This will change for the 11th annual which will take place virtually May 7-15, 2021. A virtual town hall on PTW21 will be held on Monday, Feb. 22. Register here. The two organizations are trialing a partnership in which PACT will leverage its strengths and longstanding history as a convener of the regional tech and healthcare innovation community to serve as lead organizer, with Technical.ly taking a secondary role. PACT will lead community organizing efforts, including managing the week’s community calendar — which routinely includes more than 100 events — and centralize the week’s messaging. Technical.ly will produce its annual future of work conference Introduced and the Technical.ly Developers Conference. The Technical.ly newsroom will continue to track the Philadelphia tech economy, which celebrates innovation in Philadelphia annually with Philly Tech Week. For more information, contact Vincent Better at [email protected] and/or Danielle Pinto at [email protected]. Read more background on the collaboration from Philly Tech Week cofounder Chris Wink here. About Philly Tech Week Philly Tech Week is one of the country’s longest-running, community festivals focused on technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. Launched in 2010 and first held in spring 2011, PTW is an annual calendar of curated events dedicated to building the skills, companies and workforce necessary for an innovation ecosystem to thrive. Founded by local tech economy news site Technical.ly, the week features more than 100 events and thousands of participants. Since 2015, the title sponsor of Philly Tech Week has been Comcast. Philly Tech Week convenes and connects people who use new tools and processes to make a better future for all communities. About PACT PACT’s vision is to be the go-to resource for fast growing companies, and a driver of entrepreneurship and innovation in the Philadelphia region. PACT provides its members with valuable content and connections to capital, coaching, and customers that will accelerate their growth and success, and to collaborate with other organizations to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. www.philadelphiapact.com About Techincal.ly Technical.ly is a news organization that helps you navigate your local economy. We help our community of professionals with our independent newsroom, events and services. We tell stories of work and economies in change — and how your company fits — by reporting in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Delaware, Pittsburgh and other cities. Our audience is made of technologists, entrepreneurs and other company builders, especially HR and people operations professionals. We are an employer brand platform and lead generation tool powered by journalism thinking. We write not just about our communities but for our communities, helping even the most senior professional advance and grow. Technical.ly is published by independent digital media company Technically Media. | 