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SoundCloud Open House is a showcase of innovative audio and music start-ups from across the SoundCloud app ecosystem.
Discover the best from web, iOS, Android and desktop sound creation & editing, storytelling and promotion, hosted by the world's leading social sound platform.
Entry to the exhibition space is by invitation.
Click here to tell us when you'd like to visit.
The Blowout with Flosstradamus & J. Boogie
presented by Soundtracking, StumbleUpon, and Popdust
Featuring the Popdust VIP Lounge with Photobooth by Annie Ray & Soundtracking's 1st birthday.
Open Bar begins at 9pm with Sailor Jerry
RSVP Required
Entry not guaranteed if venue reaches capacity
Party Pics by: NickyDigital.com (http://www.nickydigital.com)
Another Event Production by: Big Sky Media (http://www.bigskyhq.com)
The Purevolume House
Open Bar, RSVP Required
Badge Pickup:
Sat 3/10 – Sun 3/11 12pm – 6pm
Mon 3/12 12pm – 5pm
Tue 3/13 – Fri 3/16 2PM – 10PM
Alcatel-Lucent is rolling out the red carpet again and playing host at the sassy “ultra-lounge.” Devs, techies, entrepreneurs and VCs are invited to relax, recharge, drink & grub with ALU’s NG Connect team and partners. Fight the flashes on the step and repeat, cameo appearances from tech & celeb stars, and the juiciest SXSW gossip live. VentureBeat will host live interviews while the TechZulu live stream brings you the inside scooop on the latest innovations and shenanigans at SXSWi.
Swing by each day for a plethora (love that word) of brain melting content coupled with some downright delightful activities. We've got daily open forum Q&A sessions with our lounge partners, including NXP, Mobile Monday, and Moki Mobility, Appcelerator ice-cream socials, a Gig Tank beer pong tournament, Flurry hosted cocktail receptions, IDA Singapore movie showings... and the fun doesnt end there.
*SXSWi badge required for admittance.
The GeekRun is a social and sports gathering for those who love running and are a bit geeky too (well, it's SXSW after all)!
Participation to the GeekRun is free! Please come to the meet-up point already changed into your running gear.
We will meet up at the lobby of the Austin Hilton Hotel and from there engage on a light 30' run by the riverside.
The GeekRun will be a way to do some physical activity during SXSW (and burn a few of those BBQ-induced calories) and socialize with fellow attendees... and why not, show off your geeky running apparel and devices.
We will run for approximately 30 minutes at a low to medium pace and the idea is to move together as a group, no one left behind. After the run we'll do a 10/15 minute stretching session and after that you can go back to your accomodation to take a shower and get ready for the first panels of the day! (SXSW panels start at 9.30 am).
The GeekRun is organized by Gianfranco Chicco from Frontiers of Interaction, an Italian conference on technology and interaction design that aims to bridge the American and European innovation hubs.
SXcycles is a complimentary bike share program for Platinum, Gold, Interactive and Film registrants. Tern is providing their "Link D8" bicycles for daily use. Registrants can pick up a bike with helmet, locks and BioLogic lights and Commute Bag (so long as supplies last), and be on their way to satellite campuses, film venues or nighttime happenings. Come to 513 East Cesar Chavez Street, directly across from the Austin Convention Center, to pick up one of these sweet Tern Bicycles and enjoy this eco-friendly way to explore the city and all that SXSW has to offer!
SXcycles is a complimentary bike share program for Platinum, Gold, Interactive and Film registrants. Tern is providing their "Link D8" bicycles for daily use. Registrants can pick up a bike with helmet, locks and BioLogic lights and Commute Bag (so long as supplies last), and be on their way to satellite campuses, film venues or nighttime happenings. Come to 513 East Cesar Chavez Street, directly across from the Austin Convention Center, to pick up one of these sweet Tern Bicycles and enjoy this eco-friendly way to explore the city and all that SXSW has to offer!
* and some boys
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Badges not required * RSVPs mandatory
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If you're a female developer or someone who wants to get more female developers involved in your
organization, Austin All-Girl Hack Night and Girl Develop It invite you to come have brunch with
us, talk about dev, and hopefully make some new friends! We'll be serving a full breakfast,
including coffee and breakfast cocktails, thanks to our gracious sponsors: Etsy, Bocoup, spire.io,
Headspring, and TEKsystems.
Please RSVP so we can get you on the guestlist, and we'll see you March 12th!
Ladies only! (You are allowed one male guest.)
A few SXSW alums walked around Austin last year looking for a place where women could hang out, be pampered (we needed a manicure!) and gather, but couldn't find it. So we decided to make it happen this year. We rented a space, gathered partner sponsors and decided to make it happen.
Please note the hours that the event runs. Your ticket allows you a pass to the entire 3 days (come and go as you please, but the manicures/massages/consultations are first-come, first-served).
RSVP via the link below.
Can capitalism really be used as a force for positive social change in the world? We think so!
It's time we reclaim this concept from all the negative, oppressive and corrupt actions that have tarnished the reputation of a powerful economic tool! Come meet the entrepreneurs who have proven that capitalism can be a tool to empower citizens and create sustainable and prosperous economies that work for both people and place.
We are thrilled to have you join us for the third annual Good Capitalist Party (GCP) in Austin, Texas! This year we are bigger and better than ever with more partners, more attendees, and more good capitalists. What started as a party in 2010 has grown into a three-day lounge experience that connects thousands of Good Capitalists from around the globe. Join us at the Good Capitalist Party Lounge located at St. David's church (only TWO blocks from the convention center!).
We have gathered some of the field’s leading organizations share the lessons and help spread the word that you can do well by doing good. You can have engaging conversations the seasoned pros of social enterprise as well as the up and comers.
The GCP lounge will feature various interactive activities, classes, fireside conversations, demos, structured networking happy hours and a few other surprises. Meet social entrepreneurs and like-minded leaders who made a positive impact in the community while making a profit.
GCP convenes Thought Leaders, Social Entrepreneurs, Slackvists, #SocEnt Tweeters, Social Investors & VCs, Artists, Design Thinkers, Techies, and Linchpins who want to do well while doing good. So whether you need help to get your social venture launched or you would like to learn how to contribute your skills and experience to social enterprises, GCP is the place to be.
Come catalyze positive impact at the Good Capitalist Party Lounge with the support of amazonian tea, fair trade, locally roasted gourmet coffee and food while connecting with others. You don’t need a SXSW badge, this party is open to the public.
Stop by the foursquare court for free breakfast tacos, coffee, and pain relievers, courtesy of GA. 10 am 'til we run out!
Come check out downtown Austin's premier coworking space for creative professionals and entrepreneurs! From March 9 to March 14th, GoLab Austin will be hosting a series of small talks and events for startups and creative professionals. Seating is limited so it will be first come first serve - registration is NOT confirmation of a seat. Its free and you don't need a badge to participate.
You can also stop by and get a little work done at GoLab Austin (really? It's SXSW!), we'll have free coworking all week!
Canon is proud to be a part of the 2012 SXSW Film Festival and inspire all filmmakers to imagine more. That was the story behind Project Imagin8ion, the first photo contest to inspire a Hollywood film. After receiving 96,362 photo submissions, the Winning 8 were chosen by Ron Howard, setting the stage for his production, "when you find me," shot on the new Canon Cinema EOS C300.
Media theorist Marshall McLuhan famously envisioned a cultural “global village,” a collective identity shaped by the media we share. To a remarkable extent he foresaw how social media would change the game of culture, putting the power of creation in more hands than ever before, and this change in itself would be the new culture. Now that that future has arrived, have the inherent limitations and transitory nature of YouTube videos and Facebook postings made the new aesthetic canvas so small that no great work could emerge – like a (Rebecca) Black hole collapsing in on itself? While McLuhan insisted that the value of the content itself wasn’t as important as the channel that served it, in a quick-hit landscape where the memes of “Charlie Bit My Finger” and “Friday” are major touchstones, it’s fair to ask whether the changes in media have raised mediocrity and banality to an art form. So is the new social culture a vital democracy or decomposing exquisite corpse?
The Austin Chronicle recommends this event in "Tumblr Today, the Tate Tomorrow: Does the rise of social media mean more art or just more noise?" Read the full feature here.
The North of 41 lounge is back for our annual event at SxSW Interactive. This year is going to be better than ever! We have a ton of activities that are planned for you starting at 5:30pm on Friday March 9th. We are located at 401 E. Sixth St. @ the Old School grill. Canada Lounge is a 30 second walk from the Convention Center.
We will be doing various product giveaways all weekend. We will be hosting a number of parties including a "Welcome to Austin Party" on March 9th. There will also be a couple of panel discussions taking place starting at 4:00pm on Sat March 10th. For more information and to sign up for each individual event, go to our website. www.northof41.org .
We also want to thank Digby/Metabridge for hosting our VIP Lounge at the venue. While you are there check out the cutting edge mobile e-commerce technology to come out of Digby! http://www.digby.com/
Make sure to stop in at the Canada Lounge to charge up your laptop and grab a drink with friends. We have plenty of space for meetings and while you are in the venue, check out the companies who are displaying at the lounge.
The Showcase Companies are:
Clearfit
Empire Avenue
Syzzle
Wattpad
Yapagame
Make sure to follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. @northof41. We look forward to seeing you in Austin at North of 41.
To contact us, email: info@northof41.org
Free Milwaukee Beer, free Milwaukee Brats, free Milwaukee Music
Come down and experience Milwaukee at SXSW! Featuring performances by
Milwaukee artists Fresh Cut Collective and I'm Not a Pilot, MIlwaukee
tech startups, and more!
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/352878271400822
Twitter: @MKEShindig
Despite a lack of obvious similarities between Siberia and Tokyo, a thriving model industry connects these distant regions. "Girl Model" follows two protagonists involved in this industry: Ashley, a deeply ambivalent model scout who scours the Siberian countryside looking for fresh faces to send to the Japanese market, and one of her discoveries, Nadya, a thirteen year-old plucked from the Siberian countryside and dropped into the center of Tokyo with promises of a profitable career. After Ashley’s initial discovery of Nadya, the two rarely meet again, but their stories are inextricably bound.
The Austin Chronicle recommends this event in "The Place Is the Thing: The influence of Geography in a Quartet of Docs." Read the full feature here.
South By Cirrus Logic
11:30am - BugGIRL
12:30pm - The EarthTone Players
Come learn: 1) how to put together a baller 4sqDay meetup and 2) how we can help make it awesome!
South By Cirrus Logic
11:30am - BugGIRL
12:30pm - The EarthTone Players
Green House presents:
South By North Loop Texas Independent Music, Art, and Film Festival
A free week of music, films, art, and fun!
More info at http://www.facebook.com/events/213114998785985/
Spotify is south-bound and opening the doors to a new world of music discovery.
Join us at the Austin Spotify House presented by MSN. We've got everything from Spotify sessions, local food truck flavors, ping-pong, giveaways and more. Let our house be your home during the Festival, and uncover new ways to love, discover, and share music!
Take A Shot & A Walk With Trover
Bottoms up! Join Trover for a 45-minute, tequila-fueled walking tour of East Austin's secret gardens, food trailers and street art. Tours leave every hour starting at 12:15 pm through 5:15 pm each day, Friday March 9 through Monday March 12. Meet outside the Liberty Tavern at the big orange balloon, south side of the Hilton, across from the Convention Center.
South By Cirrus Logic
11:30am - BugGIRL
12:30pm - The EarthTone Players