Marcelo Calbucci
Chief Startup Officer at Conceivian; Founder of Seattle 2.0; Seattle startup instigator

Are You An Entrepreneur Inside? StartupDay 2011 is the conference for current and future entrepreneurs interested in founding or joining a tech startup. Learn what is important to create a tech business from scratch from company founders who've done it like Eric Ries, Sean Ellis and Glenn Kelman. Meet 1:1 with advisors. Learn how to pick the...

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This is the third edition of the Seattle 2.0 Awards. In 2009 and 2010 the event was a complete success and sold out! The house was full and filled with great people. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the 2011 edition and get your ticket today!

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Celebrate Seattle Startups and the people behind them!

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) will be hosting a party. There will be a guest list for startups and investors. More details to follow.

Live music by Radiostar, with guest performance by Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon!

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...

Finally, a meeting you don't need 4 shots of espresso to stay awake at! Grab your briefcase and join Bing, I Can Has Cheezburger and FAIL Blog at The Internet is Serious Business SXSW party.

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...

The Gist crew is heading to Austin and to get the day started, the drinks are on us. Bloody Mary's or coffee, it's up to you. We are bringing energy and some great people so we hope to meet you there!

Come hang out for a while, get your day started right and talk tech with folks from the Seattle (or anywhere) tech scene.

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.

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You are invited to the Ignite Social Media Party!   Join Jim Tobin, Jason Falls and other partners to fire up the lights of Austin!   Each March, swarms of bright minds fly into Austin, landing in one corner of town on Friday night.  This is the place to see and meet them all at once.   Drinks, eats, a silly game or two, and a surprise way...

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...

In this Ignite we’ll ask 16 experts in their fields to look ahead 10 years and help us understand how our every day lives will be affected by advances in technology and society. This will be an official SXSW event promoted in the booklet and directory. Anyone with a SXSW badge can attend without a ticket but we still would appreciate if you would...

Where: Elysium Who: Entrepreneurs, startups, press, lurkers, and ambitious upstarts. How: Beer, awesome interviews and amazing people.   Details Think of it as the Mixergy you love...live and in person...with top interviewees...and drinks.   Making it possible Three people offered to sponsor the event and make it possible. Chris Savage,...

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a combination of film, interactive and music festivals & conferences that take place every March in Austin, Texas.

For the past four years, you have made the blogger lounge the center of the SXSWi experience for thousands of digital influencers. This year Samsung (@samsungtweets) and TechSet (@techset) have teamed up to open the doors to a grander and more engaging home base to celebrate you and the social graphs we weave together.
The Samsung Blogger Lounge,...

Five days of presentations, networking events, and more showcasing the best new emerging technology, digital works, video games, and innovative ideas.

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...

Alaska is our SXSW 2011 Geeks in the Air again this year (Nerds invited too =)

Alaska Airlines 668
Depart: Thursday, Mar 10
11:35 AM Seattle, WA

Return;
Tuesday Mar 15, 2011
Alaska Airlines 671
Depart: 06:00 PM Austin, TX

Seattle Tech-N-Tell is a gathering of the bright minds from the startup world, where you come to drink, have fun and watch 6 startups go on stage and demo their newly minted products. Come meet other like minded geeks and entrepreneurs, exchange ideas for the next big thing and match with people who can help you get there. Oh yeah, and one of the...

RSVP Required!
It might be late, but send an Email to Tracy Mann at tmann@sxsw.com

If you're in the Seattle, WA area, join us at the Triple Door at 216 Union Street on Wednesday January 12, 2011. Seattle's Town Hall will happen from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm and the party happens from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (event is in Musicquarium Lounge). RSVP...

The Oscars of the local tech community. This first-of-its kind awards bash will look back at the past year in technology news in the form of a raucous awards show -- where we'll hand out "Flashies" to people and companies in more than a dozen categories, including Newsmaker of the Year, Innovation of the Year, Stunt of the Year,...

5-7 pm at TechStars Seattle aka The Easy
RSVP: http://dmfeveningsea.eventbrite.com/

Details and signup links for afternoon events can be found here: http://plancast.com/p/2itz

The Do More Faster book tour is graciously sponsored by Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank, The Rackspace Cloud, and Cooley Godward Kronish, LP.

Where: TechStars Seattle aka The Easy

When:
Session 1: (1-2 pm) "Pitch More Faster" (this is a private session - by invite only)

Session 2: (2:30-3:30 pm) TechStars For An Hour - RSVP here: http://dmfhoursea.eventbrite.com/

Session 3: (4-5 pm) Angels in the Architecture: As part of the TechStars / Do More Faster book tour, Brad...