Harper Reed
I am pretty awesome

SocialDevCamp Chicago is a weekend conference + unconference + hackathon all about making the most of the social web. It’s the event for social app and platform developers, mobile developers, strategists, evangelists, and enthusiasts. At SocialDevCamp you’ll join fellow passionate developers and creators for a weekend of robust talks on social...

Join us for a day of idea generation, hacking, and camaraderie on the city's open data catalog at http://data.cityofhicago.org. 

API Hack Day brings developers together for an all-day coding fest focused on building apps and mashups with APIs. Developers of all experience levels can share ideas, collaborate on existing projects, start new ventures and find out about great tools and new APIs to play with. Free admission, food and drink provided! API Hack Day attendees will...

It's time for Tech Cocktail to shine a light on all the great things happening in the Chicago tech community! Tech Cocktail events focus on connecting, educating and amplifying the tech community while offering a place to showcase some of the latest tech innovations.  Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts,...

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!

For the first time ever, SuperHappyDevHouse is coming to SXSW! Join us for an evening of hacking, revelry, LEGO MINDSTORMs roboticking, and good times that the Silicon Valley event is known for the world over.

Don't miss this! Tickets are available on Eventbrite:

http://shdhsxsw.eventbrite.com

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What is SuperHappyDevHouse?

The original...

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,...

Google's League of Extraordinary Hackers is the premier event for getting the inside scoop straight from Google's engineering, business development, and developer relations teams.

tsy is headed to SXSW and we'd love to see you there! Join us at Venue 222 in the heart of downtown Austin for two full days and nights of DIY + Handmade + Music goodness. Stop by and get your hands dirty with upcycling tees into bags, painting shot glasses, screenprinting, handmade music, buttons, DJs, bands and more!

Stay after-hours as we...

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...

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

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

Come join Harper Reed, Scott VanDenPlas and friends on a night of drinking and fun!

I'm putting "Startup talks" as the title 'coz Harper is a Venture Hacks scout, check out his blog & the links:

http://www.nata2.org

http://venturehacks.com

http://angel.co

...but honestly, we're a bunch of cool guys and we...

Time not absolute yet, starts around Sun 1pm.

Visitors:

http://twitter.com/harper

http://twitter.com/scottvdp

http://twitter.com/ryankanno

http://twitter.com/makahaboy7

Fun & casual walkabout, most likely dinner & drinks afterwards :)

THE WHAT:
PopCult is bringing a weekend long party to Chicago's C2E2 this year at Reggie's Rock Club, just a few blocks from the convention center. Below is a hint of the upcoming mayhem! Eat good food, party your balls off, and even have your bags held for you all day while you roam the con.

HANGOVERKILL BRUNCH BUFFET:
10AM - 1PM BOTH...

Friday March 12

Debonair Downstairs
An evening of classic techno with:

Mark Verbos
Mind Drive
Synergy
Ezra

{RV}IP was born out of a desire to celebrate independent film, music, and technology through the combined forces of karaoke, carpooling, and spontaneous rockage. Ning is the social platform for interests and passions — including karaoke, carpooling, and sponaneous rockage.

Join us at SXSW Interactive for karaoke, mayhem, cocktails,...

PureVolume.com is bringing you the event of the century in conjunction with Taco Bell's Feed The Beat - The PureVolume House 2010 is a 9 day party/concert in Austin, TX that you just can't miss!!

Bring your dancing shoes and come join us for drinks, FREE TACOS and awesome music!! All you have to do is RSVP here:...

The Austin chapter of Girls in Tech will be hosting a happy hour reception the first night of South by Southwest Interactive. Please join us for a drink and conversation with some of the leading female tech minds at SXSWi! Appetizers and drinks will be provided.

We’d like to thank the fine people at Porter Novelli Austin, Unwired Nation, and...

The Happiness Project is one of the most thoughtful works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject. Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences as she explains what worked for herand what didnt. Her conclusions are sometimes counter-intuitive  for...

The Tweet House is a celebration of the Twitter ecosystem, and how it has transformed the Real-Time Web. Members of the "Twitterati" will be presenting (and partying…).