Ryan Joy
Web developer living and playing in Austin, Texas. Senior UX Consultant with Optaros.

We've been a band for 10 years. TEN YEARS.

To celebrate 10 years of free beer tickets, we're throwing a little party with the help of our friends at KVRX 91.7. Along with the complimentary beverages and a photo booth to capture your joyous smiles, we've got 11 of our favorite groups of peoples joining us... and we're throwing...

Pardon my paranoia: Personal privacy and the economics of startups
Presented by Dustin Younse (@milsyobtaf), from Dorkbot Austin
With zero-revenue startups selling for hundreds of millions of dollars, it's time to take a step back, says Dustin. We should be thinking about our economy and about the privacy concerns raised by modern business...

Join us May 5 - May 10 for the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. We also have a facebook group at facebook.com/chi2012; you can follow us on Twitter @acmchi2012 or visit our homepage at http://chi2012.acm.org/.

How much do you now about startup venture capital? We'll have representatives from VC funds, incubators and angel investors, sharing insights and answering questions.

Panelists:

Mike Dodd (@MichaelJDoddJr), partner at Austin Ventures
Mike has extensive experience working with innovative tech companies and locally-based startups including...

It's that time again. Help us ring in SXSW 2012, Refresh Austin style.

Join us for our fourth annual pre-SXSW lunch at B.D. Riley's on Friday--catch up with Refreshers from around the world. Bring out of town coworkers and friends to help introduce them to our amazing Austin web community. As in years past, this will be a casual...

Special thanks this month to The Creative Group for sponsoring this month's drink tab!

Designing better meetups
Presented by Vitorio Miliano (@vitor_io)
Maybe "better" means more organized, or having more attendees, or doing what your attendees want. Whatever your goals, Vitorio has practical, actionable suggestions on how to...

Capital T presents the US premiere of
Precious Little Talent
by Ella Hickson

8 Performances - Jan 25th - Feb 11th

directed by Scott Tipton
The Blue Theatre

January 25th-February 11th
Wed January 25th 7pm
Fri January 27th 9:15pm
Sun January 29th 2pm
Fri February 3rd 7pm
Wed February 8th 8pm
Thurs February 9th 8pm
Fri February 10th 8pm
Sat...

This is potentially my last birthday. I know I said that last year with the rapture and all and a couple years back with Y2K but I got a good feelin' bout this one. So I'm gonna go see a little show at the Paramount at 8pm then shuffle( <---age joke, get it?) myself downtown for some nice mulled wine and grog. I plan on going to...

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...

So I've been thinking of having a get together and have some people over. I'll see if I can't expose a few people to a variety of gins that exist in the world. But if you don't like gin I'll have some other stuff and you're welcome to bring your own food or drink.

I probably forgot some folks, wasn't...

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...

Put this party on your calendar. Invite your friends.
Wear a costume. Seriously.

DRINKS: As always, we'll have a few (3) kegs, some jello shots, and more. Feel free to bring a back up bottle to share once we run out.

It's our favorite time of the year again, and we're getting ready for our notoriously crazy fun Halloween party!...

23 SHADES CD RELEASE SHOW!! @ ANTONE'S, AUSTIN, TX .. doors at 8pm

With:
EYES BURN ELECTRIC
BLONDES MAKE BETTER VICTIMS
PACO ESTRADA (Acoustic)

Come join us for an unforgettable night to celebrate the release of 23 SHADES debut album A NEW DAY TO LEARN, produced by Matt Noveskey of multi-platinum band Blue October.

We will also be...

It's my birthday and I need to feel the love from all my friends! Come out and celebrate with me! If the Rangers are playing an evening game, we'll have it at a sports bar, if not, we'll likely do Red House or something similar.

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.
...

Giant Steps Productions and Austin Town Hall present...

CROOKS
GUNS of NAVARONE
and WHITMAN

Friday October 7, 2011

Threadgills World Headquarters
(riverside @ barton springs)

stay tuned to http://austintownhall.com for an exclusive mixtape featuring new and unreleased material from all 3 bands.

flier design by http://www.danielpaulhawkins.com
...

23 SHADES releases it's debut album "A NEW DAY TO LEARN"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th! ..

produced by MATT NOVESKEY of multi-platinum band Blue October ..

available on ITUNES, AMAZON MP3, CD BABY & on Tour!

First, I want to give a special thanks to all the wonderful people who donated toward the making of this record. Its a long...

*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!
...

What's a week Deep in the Heart of Texas without some sports? Come on out to Third Base Sports Bar on Saturday to get your game-watching fix, and hear how two bootstrapped, sports-focussed startups are creating new ways to enjoy your favorite events.

Sponsored By:
Jock Box - http://www.jockbox.com
Are You Watching This?! -...

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...

Let's get together and go watch the fights!!!!!!!!!!
This is expected to be an AWESOME CARD!!!!
Look forward to seeing everyone after testing showered and ready to pin point every move these fighters are pulling off!!!
Person who knows the most moves from every fight gets a PRIZE!!!!!!

http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC134

Performing with Ray Prim, Jr.

http://www.momosclub.com/calendar/

Aaron Cuadra & Ryan Holley Acoustic, Thursday, August 11th

8:30pm - 10:30pm @ Darwins Pub on 6th Street, Austin, TX .. NO COVER!!!

Aaron Cuadra is back in Austin for the first time in over a year and will be performing new songs from 23 SHADES debut album A NEW DAY TO LEARN, produced by Matt Noveskey. He will be joined by 23 Shades new...