BakeSpace.compresents TECHmunch Austin Food Blogger Conference March 11 - 13, 2011 Whole Foods Market Culinary Center Newly expanded for 2011, TECHmunch is returning to Austin during SXSW to serve up tasty strategies for food blogger success! The Austin TECHmunch is THREE Days long! This year's TECHmunch conference will include more panels, networking mixers, tastings and even cooking...
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BakeSpace.compresents TECHmunch Austin Food Blogger Conference March 11 - 13, 2011 Whole Foods Market Culinary Center Newly expanded for 2011, TECHmunch is returning to Austin during SXSW to serve up tasty strategies for food blogger success! The Austin TECHmunch is THREE Days long! This year's TECHmunch conference will include more panels, networking mixers, tastings and even cooking classes to inspire food bloggers of every level. The goal is to provide the ingredients you need to succeed and pursue your passion. Who should attend? • Food bloggers of every level - from hobbyists to media conglomerates and everything in between • Brands that want to connect and form partnerships with food bloggers Can non-food bloggers attend? Yes! If you're interested in hearing from some of the best and brightest in tech, join us! A lot of our chats will be focused on food content, but anyone interested in SEO, monetization, content creation and syndication will walk away from our event with useful information. Check out the partial list of speakers below. What you'll learn? Topics include the latest tools and tactics to develop and optimize content, build buzz, grow an audience and profit financially from all the hard work. The focus is on practical, hands-on information that you can use from day-one to take your blog to the next level. What’s the Schedule? FRIDAY, March 11: Opening Party Mixer (7 pm - 9 pm) SATURDAY, March 12: Conference Panels (Doors open at 8 am, Panels from 9 am - 5 pm) SUNDAY, March 13: Cooking Classes, Workshops & Discussions (9 am - 5 pm) Closing Party March 13: Hosted by Cupcakes Take the Cake (5 pm - 7 pm) TECHmunch Austin will feature an extraordinary lineup of experts in digital media publishing, food journalism, marketing and other key disciplines. Speakers include: Ben Huh, Founder & CEO, Cheezburger, Inc. (I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog) Jane Goldman, Editor-in-Chief, Chow.com Robert Scoble, Managing Director, Rackspace Brian Solis, Author, Engage Tanya Edwards, Head of Cooking and Recipes, FoodNetwork.com Lee Odden, CEO, TopRank Marketing Jeff Houk, Food Editor, Tampa Tribune Kat Kinsman, Editor, CNN’s Eatocracy Rene Lynch, Assistant Food Editor, Los Angeles Times Eric Schwartzman, Author and Host, On the Record…Online Sarah Evans, Principal