Chip Roberson
A social entrepreneur dragging Sonoma Valley into the brave new world of Web 2.0. Founder & CEO of @Socialogue.

Interactive Festival will feature five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the unparalleled SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs showcasing the best new digital works, video games and innovative ideas the...

11/11/11 is a magical day. We'll start this street party at 3pm -- yes, we got a permit to drink beer and wine on the street! -- and we'll go all the way till 11:11pm, when 1100 people will make the mother of all wishes!

The last Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm, we have a gathering at Mars Bar in San Francisco, and you're invited.
6pm to 7pm we'll have a Happy Hour -- half priced drinks!
7pm to 9pm we'll be in mixer mode -- come meet someone new, and enjoy a drink or two.
Haiku: This meetup is free / to attend. Buy your own drinks, / and drinks for a...

This 5-day Ruby boot camp is composed of two separate classes that can be taken individually or all as a group: the introduction to Ruby, its syntax and constructs; and a follow-on course in Ruby on Rails, the web application framework based on the Ruby language.

Now in its seventh year, SemTech 2011 is the world’s largest educational conference for the community of executives, technologists, researchers, investors and customers who are involved with semantic technologies.

SemTech 2011 features five days of presentations, panels, tutorials, announcements, new company/product launches, and conversations. ...

TEDxSF seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a regional level, bringing together innovators and inspirational speakers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"Critical Mass" ride starting from the cyclery. Easy 2-mile ride, up Broadway, around the plaza and back to MacArthur Place for music, food and drink. Free Raffles and other stuff. Call (707) 935-3377 for more information

May is National Bike Month, so Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition has great stuff planned throughout May. And Bike to Work Day, May 12th, is the highlight!

Plan your morning commute to pass by one of 30 Energizer Stations located throughout the County! Treats, coffee, great giveaways, wonderful people!

Then, in the evening, attend a bike-home...

The Internet Identity Workshop focuses on “user-centric identity” and trying to solve the technical challenge of how people can manage their own identity across the range of websites, services, companies and organizations that they belong to, purchase from and participate with. We also work on trying to address social and legal issues that...

There are a lot of great web designers and developers in Marin and Sonoma county. Yet we've all had to go to San Francisco, or further, for web conferences. No longer! The first annual North Bay Web Design Conference will be held on April 12, 2011 in Rohnert Park. We're putting together an exciting program and look forward to a gathering...

The last Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm, we have a gathering at Nova Bar in San Francisco, and you're invited.
6pm to 7pm we'll have a Happy Hour -- half priced drinks!
7pm to 9pm we'll be in mixer mode -- come meet someone new, and enjoy a drink or two.
Haiku: This meetup is free / to attend. Buy your own drinks, / and drinks...

Join Rackspace Hosting, the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry, and OpenStack, the fastest growing open source cloud project creating the open standard cloud operating system, for some fun and arcade games! We hope to see you there, free food and drinks for all!

http://schedule.sxsw.com/events/event_IAP8355

Join PBS, NPR, Frontline, ITVS, P.O.V., StoryCorps and Blogads at the Parish for live music and a celebration of South by Southwest.

Music by: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (http://www.tromboneshorty.com/)

Join us for food, drinks and  an iPad giveaway! Join oneforty, Backupify, HubSpot and Nimble for a happy hour party on the patio at Fadó Irish Pub in Austin during SXSW Interactive on Sunday, March 13th! There will be good times, snacks* and perfect pints of Guinness (plus other beer, too.) Happy Hour starts at 5pm and runs until 7pm....

What happens when Wikipedia isn't big enough? This is a key question for those developing closed community spaces.

Come visit us at Momo's, www.momosclub.com, as we record some of your favorite TWiT shows - The Tech Guy, Tech News Today, and This Week in Tech with special guests Gina Trapani and Jeff Jarvis - LIVE! Afterward, stick around for our official TWiT meetup to mingle and meet Leo, Tom, Sarah, Brian, and members of the awesome TWiT army. Then...

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.

Is there a tech bubble or should we popping the cork with the bubbly to celebrate the resurgence of tech valuations, IPOs, M&A and start-up activity? Mark Silva leads a panel of today’s top VCs to discuss their take on the subject, how they’re addressing and evaluating in a high-growth capital environment.

Panel includes:

Moderator: Mark...

An official SXSW Interactive track on March 12th from 9:30am - 6:00pm, The Lean Startup SXSW is a full day of talks and sessions on lean startup methods led by entrepreneurs who are killin' it.

Too much junk in the trunk? Get rid of those startup love handles at SXSW with 500 Startups & Eric Ries.

AGENDA ANNOUNCED: Check out...

It's the fourth year of the best breakfast to open your SXSW weekend, and as usual Magnolia's Cafe is the place to start your SXSW experience in the company of friends, both new and old, at "The SXSW Social Breakfast." Everyone is welcome, this is an open invitation to share breakfast at one of Austin's greatest Cafe's...

Join us for food and fun at the "unofficial" SXSW Tweetup on Fri., Mar. 11 starting at 7:30 PM at the Iron Cactus in Austin, TX. Full bar and appetizers available for us at a location TBD.  We are limited to 130 guests. (max registered but accepting wait list)   The fun starts at 7:30.  Call Jessica (@blogging4jobs) at 405.343.5751...

Catch up with the #140conf Community while you are at SXSW. Jeff Pulver is holding a Texas style cocktail party Friday, March 11, from 7-9pm. The lights will be up, the music low, the energy will be high, and you can enjoy interacting in a space just right for making connections and creating lasting relationships. You deside which state is bigger,...