TUESDAY – How to Meet Investors in Austin and Ask Me Anything with Joshua Baer at Capital Factory starting at 4:00 p.m. with a tour. CORRECTION: The event begins at 4:30 p.m. and also features Silverton Partners’ General Partner Morgan Flager. Tickets cost $10.

WEDNESDAY– The Austin Forum on Technology and Society presents Top Tech Trends for 2017 and Beyond. The event kicks off at 5:45 p.m. at Galvanize at 118 Nueces St. The presentation featuring Jay Boisseau, CEO of Vizias and Jay Williams, CTO of Cerebri AI, starts at 6:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

THURSDAY – Austin Open Coffee is a monthly event put on by Austin tech advocate Damon Clinkscales. It starts at 8:30 am. and runs until 10:30 a.m. at Houndstooth Coffee downtown – inside the Frost Bank Tower. This is a great opportunity to chat and network with like minded tech entrepreneurs, investors and others while drinking some fabulous coffee.

THURSDAY – Iron Yard First Thursday Meetup and a Celebration of its Second Anniversary from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Iron Yard at 3601 S. Congress Ave Building C. They’ll have Torchy’s tacos and drinks, games, music and more.

FRIDAY – General Assembly Austin – New Year, New Career, How to Prepare for a Career Change in 2017: This meetup takes place at WeWork at 600 Congress Ave., 14th floor starting at 8:30 a.m. and running until 10:30 a.m. At the event, Nicole Umphress, Outcomes Career Coach with General Assembly, will show attendees how to build a strong personal brand and use it to create a great resume and LinkedIn profile to capture the attention of recruiting managers.