Alex Jones
Community catalyst, Refresh Austin leader, UX Manager at Demand Media, barbecue acolyte & infojunkie

Special thanks this month to Optaros for sponsoring this month's drink tab!

A different kind of incubator
Presented by Ben Hoffman and Cedric Dahl, co-founders of The Nerditorium
The Nerditorium is an experiment in micro-budget, tribal
entrepreneurship focusing on incubating technology and design
projects. Working from the premise that the...

It’s that time again. Come on out Tuesday, December 13, 2011, for a year-end gathering with many of the other tech and web meetups from around town. Catch up with old friends, and make a few new ones. Thanks to our awesome sponsors, we’ll have a sizable bar tab for the night.

Admission: At least one canned food item for the Capital Area Food...

Special thanks this month to Spiceworks for sponsoring this month's drink tab!


Web accessibility: What is it and why does it really matter?
Presented by Mike Squillace, IBM Research Software Engineer, Cloud Computing Strategic Initiatives

People with disabilities make up a large, untapped market when it comes to web commerce. Accessibility...

Hi everyone, we’ve been bumped from our normal meeting spot, and our backup location won’t be able to host us this month, so we’re going to change gears. While we won’t have a good venue for topics, we still want to gather and socialize, so please join us at the Gingerman Tuesday evening to meet up, geek out and enjoy a bit of beer.
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*Update*
Austin Ventures is sponsoring a round of drinks!

We're dedicating the entire meeting to a Refresh favorite - the tool roundup. The topic always evolves into a great discussion filled with so many recommendations that it can be hard to keep track of all of the tips and apps shared.

So come on out, be social and learn a little!
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PLEASE also RSVP through the Eventbrite below as this has limited space.

Austin Startup Week and Appconomy have proudly paired up to bring Austin its first ever "I Can Haz Mobile and Gaming" event. You can haz mobile and gaming under one roof!

Come join us for a mini-conference on September 9th from 1:00-5:00pm at the Appconomy...

AUSTIN’S HOTTEST STARTUPS INVITE YOU TO
STOP BY, HAVE A BEER & MEET THE FOUNDERS

Startups Participating:

Capital Factory
CloudMasons
CopperEgg
Forecast
GroupCharger
Helpjuice
HomeAway
ihiji
Infochimps
OtherInbox
Ricochet Labs
SpeakerMix
StoryMix Media
Swimtopia
Tabbed Out
WPEngine

More startups are still being added to the list!

PART OF...

**MUST RSVP THROUGH THE EVENTBRITE BELOW!**

WeSTART: 10 Speakers. 5 Questions Each.

Who are you?
What did you do?
How did you do it?
Why’d you do it?
Would you change anything?

On September 6, 2011 we’ll be hosting the first WeSTART event AND the Austin Startup Week kick-off party. Please get your ticket early as the venue has a capicity...

Hi everyone, we've been bumped from our normal meeting spot, and our backup location won't be able to host us this month, so we're going to change gears. While we won't have a good venue for topics, we still want to gather and socialize, so please join us at the Gingerman Tuesday evening to meet up, geek out and enjoy a bit of...

Like the “Dr. Laura” radio show but for startups, Jason Cohen and co-host Joshua Baer will tackle questions from entrepreneurs, challenging them as devil’s advocates, then resolving dilemmas and devising constructive next-actions. It’s tough love from two people who have been there before, multiple times. Bring your questions; everything is...

Hayes and I are coming to Austin for a few days, and we certainly can't visit without a stop by the Draught House. There's just no place like it in San Francisco. And it's hard to believe it's been almost a year since our going away party there last year.

So, care to join us for a pint? We'd love to see you! Friends and...

Refreshing Stories: Dexy for Big Data
Presented by Ana Nelson

You have an awesome dataset. You have great analytics algorithms. Now what? You will need to communicate your results and document your code if you want your project to be effective and maintainable. Dexy is an exciting open source authoring and automation tool that helps you do just...

Howdy everyone, we have two great topics this month that will get your mind working and provide great ideas that you can put into practice.

Using Facebook Social Plugins and OpenGraph for Fun and Profit
Presented by Jon Loyens, Director of Bazaarvoice Labs (bazaarvoice.com)

Sure it's easy to add a Like button to your website but what do you...

The best party of SXSW returns! Expect much merriment courtesy of your British cousins, CitySocialising, Headscape, Pusher, The Team, Lanyrd Inc, Chinwag, and of course, Clearleft.

Naturally, we're already looking forward to the festivities. We’ve put some money behind the bar, and can't wait to share fun times and frosty beverages...

It's that time again! We had such a great time last year, we just had to bring the Milwaukee Beer & Brat Bash back to SXSW again this year!

Join us for a little taste of Milwaukee, smack dab in the middle of Austin. Who could use a break in the day? We'll have free brats, free beer and tons of cool conversations. Come yourself, or...

Calling all Data Geeks! Does the word data get you excited? Have you already RSVP'd without bothering to read the read of the description? No? Here's some more buzz words for you: Big Data, Data Science, NoSQL, Cassandra, Hadoop, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Predictive Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Large Scale Graph Analysis,...

The *ultimate* Gowalla Informal Meet-up for players in Austin during SXSW. This is a fan-generated meet-up.

Sunday from 1:00-3:00 or so ~ perhaps we will adjourn to a local watering hole for some refreshment!

Hopefully there will be some spare Gowalla stuff to be found!

Come on by and say howdy to Gowallaites from around the country and the...

Our annual get together pulling in Ruby and Rails developers from all over the world. Sponsored by Gowalla, Capital Thought, PeopleAdmin, and Rackspace!

To enter, you'll need to answer a simple programming question.

Note: an RSVP at Plancast will not get you in the door. You must RSVP at EventBrite. Don't forget to RSVP for the Refresh Austin party across the street as well. Update #2 Woot! The WordPress Foundation has joined us as a co-host for the party. Update #1 I just spoke with Tony Cecala of the DFW WordPress Meetup, and they will be joining us...

For several years now, Refresh Austin has hosted a Refresh Kickoff Lunch at SXSW at BD Riley's. For our out-of-town guests and those who can break away during the week -- and by popular request -- we have decided to host a Refresh Austin Party on Saturday evening as well. We have secured Valhalla on Red River for this event. Although the venue...

Let's start SXSW right with a yearly tradition - predrinks at the Driskill hotel bar.

Every year at SXSW we start off the weekend with a couple relaxing drinks in the historic Driskill hotel bar. If you've never been there's no time like the present to get in on this tradition. Stay as long as you want, there are no rules. Its just...

Kick off the crazy week with a gigantic beer at the Big Ass Social Happy Hour! Austinites know how to party and if you're from out of town, you would be remiss if you didn't come to the LOCALS' party!  Where: The BelmontWhen: March 10, 2011 at 6:30 until a million o'clockWho: EVERYONE is invited and you don't need no...

This is our traditional opening (non-sanctioned) SXSW event. Shake off the jet lag on the sun-baked porch with mexican martinis & tasty treats.

*This is not a free food/drink affair.

**Wow! We're right at 250 people counted-in to loosen up before lining up for registration. I wonder if there's a company or two out there that might...

SXSW Interactive badges are available starting at 11am on Thursday, March 10th. You’ll have the badge but official events don’t start until the next day so... now what?

Why not stop by for a quick beer, game, snack or just say hi at one of the many downtown tech companies from 4pm to 10pm?

You’ll be in good company, because 150...

Come on out Tuesday the 14th to catch up with old friends and make a few new ones. Plus, we'll have a bunch of drink tickets for the first people to join us at the party thanks to the rockin' folks at Rackspace.

All we ask is that you bring one canned food item for the Capital Area Food Bank and the desire to hang out with other people...