12:30 PM Meet Up Tent
SXSW Eco Meet Up
Network, brainstorm, and discover how SXSW Eco
provides the creative platform to discuss solutions for
the economy, environment and society.
Chris Sonnier • #ECOMeetUp
12:30 PM Proof Annex
Any PR Pros Out There?
Join public relations and communication pros here for
SXSW Interactive, Film and Music. No agendas, just
PR networking.
Owen Sexton • #PRMeetUp
2:00 PM InterContinental: BR B
Alt Distribution: Let's Build
a Network in 60 Mins
Self-distribution Meet Up to launch a global network
of filmmakers to share local resources and serve as
ambassadors for each other's films.
Don Downie • #AltDistSX
3:30 PM Driskill: Citadel
HTML5 Is Everywhere
Come meet front-end engineers, designers and other
UI enthusiasts from the Chicago HTML5 Meet Up to
network and discuss the open web.
Mattie Langenberg • #chihtml5
3:30 PM Hilton: Rm 412
Houston Hackers, Investors,
& Party-Starters
This is the SXSW Meet Up for tireless Houston area
entrepreneurs, investors, startup community leaders,
and badass party starters.
Brian Lang • #MeetUphtx
3:30 PM InterContinental: BR B
How to Design a Badass TEDx Event
TEDx organizers from two of the longest running TEDx
events in the world share how to license and put-on a
badass TEDx (or TED-like) event.
Mike Lundgren, Nancy Giordano • #badasstedx
3:30 PM Meet Up Tent
Big Data Privacy Meet Up
Big Data Privacy Debate; the realities of mobile and
monetization with Banjo CEO Damien Patton
Damien Patton • #BigData
3:30 PM Proof Annex
Whittle Down, Meet Up
Simplicity comes from complexity. Uncovering a
creative insight can be as easy as writing the first thing
that comes to mind. Go from there
Aaron Wells • #whittle
5:00 PM Driskill: Citadel
Ruby on Rails Meet Up
Ruby on Rails meet up is an opportunity for Rails devel-
opers and businesses who use Rails to come together.
David Bluestein II • #rubyMeetUp
5:00 PM Hilton: Rm 412
Portland Tech Meet Up
From Portland? Interested in Portland? Join us for the
Portland Tech Meet Up at SXSW Interactive 2014,
March 10 at 5:00 PM.
Rick Turoczy • #pdxatsxsw
5:00 PM InterContinental: BR B
Meet the UK Filmmaking World
Come meet the UK film industry! Ever wondered who
funds films, what audiences like watching, or just want
to meet pleasant British people?
Charlie Phillips • #UKFilmSX
5:00 PM Meet Up Tent
Do More with Your Content—the Meet Up!
Meet digital publishers who are pushing beyond the
blog into the frontiers of multi-platform publishing.
Ben Brown • #domore
5:00 PM Proof Annex
Omni-Channel e-Retailing
Omni-Channel e-Retailing: The Evolution of Multi-
Channel Retailing.
Ly Tran, Tim Lakin • #Proof
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
9:30 AM Driskill: Citadel
Digital Profile & Communications
Standard Meet Up
Have you noticed not much has changed in email and
IM in the past decade? Find out about new communica-
tion technologies.
Trevor Linton • #futurecomm
9:30 AM Hilton: Rm 412
The Meet Up Organizer's Meet Up
Looking to grow your Meet Up; thinking of founding a
group? Let's get together and discuss what makes a
Meet Up successful and drives members.
Ricardo Sanchez, Stefan Brunner • #techmap
9:30 AM Meet Up Tent
Micro-Consoles, Massive-Disruption?
A discussion about Entertainment, and digital creators,
in a Micro-Console ecosystem.
Mark Gerberman, Clay Hillhouse • #consoles
11:00 AM Driskill: Citadel
SoFlo Brunch Meet Up
We will explore ways to grab attention, influence oth-
ers, and go beyond online social scores. Breakfast
goodies and refreshments will be served!
Donnet Bruce • #SoFloBSXSW
11:00 AM Hilton: Rm 412
BitAngels Bitcoin Meet Up
BitAngels (www.bitangels.co) co-founder Michael Ter-
pin and leading Bitcoin enthusiasts, startups and inves-
tors will talk all things Bitcoin.
Michael Terpin • #sxswbtc
11:00 AM InterContinental: BR B
Entrepreneurs & Storytelling Meet Up
Join Lyn Graft, entrepreneurial storyteller, for a #SXSW
Meet Up to connect with seasoned entrepreneurs and
experts at telling your story.
Lyn Graft • #sxswstory
11:00 AM Meet Up Tent
Austin Music People Meet Up
Care about Austin music? Join AMP to learn where music
meets politics, and get involved!
Jennifer Houlihan • #AMPMU
11:00 AM Proof Annex
90's Suburbia: A Revival of
Letters, Tapes, & Zines
Opportunity to revive that lost sense of serendipity
of the underground 90s culture and its influence on
contemporary creativity.
Nathan Martin • #90sRevival
12:30 PM Driskill: Citadel
Designer Technologist Meet Up
Designing and physically building a great experience
have begun to merge the fundamental roles of designers
and technologists.
Jai Dandekar, Randall Elliott • #breakit
12:30 PM Hilton: Rm 412
Bootstrap Meet Up
Bootstrapping is better with fellow travelers on the
journey with you. Connect with bootstrappers from
around the world, get and offer support
Bijoy Goswami • #StartupATX
12:30 PM InterContinental: BR B
Inspiring Creativity Meet Up
It doesn't take a creative to inspire creativity. What
does it take? An all company Freaky Friday perhaps?
Swaps roles and gain perspective.
Megan Coffey • #inspire14
12:30 PM Meet Up Tent
Music Meets Tech
Come drink, dream connect with the artists, founders,
and agents who are evolving the relationship between
music and technology.
Austin Soldner • #mtmu
12:30 PM Proof Annex
Good Music Club Meet Up
Laurie Gallardo, RIchard Whymark • #goodmusic
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