Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Technology and Startups

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Friday 9th March 2012

• Small Business Showcase

  Check out the "People's Gallery" at Austin City Hall and connect with local Austin start-ups and incubators, both in and beyond tech. The event will showcase local food & beverage companies, consumer products start-ups and more, including the government and community incubators that are supporting local product development. Meet Austin's innovators and leaders. Free local drinks, food and networking. SXSW badge NOT required to attend.

  • Austin
  • Business
  • Incubator
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 5:00pm to 7:00pm, Friday 9th March

  In Austin City Hall

Saturday 10th March 2012

• Help Wanted: Hunting High & Low for Digital Talent

  by Ben Fisher, Jami Hoffman, Lionel Carreon, Winston Binch and Barbara Tejada

  Everyone is looking for digital talent these days, from established tech firms, startups, advertising agencies to the biggest corporations. The ever-broadening makeup of the attendees of SXSW is a huge indicator of this. There’s a bigger crossover of technology and marketing than ever before. In many ways, we are all looking for the same talent. And it’s not just developers. We look for highly conceptual people who can come up with amazing ideas and inventions. As a result, creative technologists, digital strategists, designers and writers are in high demand. In this panel, recruiters from a variety of firms will discuss who they look for and how they find that talent. How can we improve our pipeline and process? Where are there new places to look? How can the talent make themselves easy to find? Are schools keeping up with the demand? This panel will be for companies and jobseekers alike, a look behind the curtain of how the matchmaking of employer and employee happens.

  • Digital
  • Marketing
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 9:30am to 10:30am, Saturday 10th March

  In Brazos, Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center

• Tech Career Expo

  Land a new (or better) job at SXSW. Chat with over 60 hot companies, from startups to established firms. Openings include development, design, engineering, management, marketing and sales. http://TechCareerExpo.com/

  • Careers
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Management
  • Sales
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 12:00pm to 7:30pm, Saturday 10th March

  In Austin Music Hall

Sunday 11th March 2012

• HATCH Startup Pitch Competition

  Kickoff of pitch competition and more for tech startups with revolutionary ideas.

  • Pitch
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 9:30am to 10:30am, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon B, Hilton Austin Downtown

• Talent Wars: Sourcing the Créme from the Crowd

  by Brendan McManus, Melanie Myers, Sam Wick and Adam Glickman

  It doesn't matter if you're a tech startup, ad agency or production company - getting the best talent on board is always key to making good ideas a great reality. How can new technologies help us identify, work with, and afford stellar skill sets? With crowdsourcing on one end and traditional approaches on the other, we'll explore the middle ground where new tools can help you assemble the craftiest team possible.

  • Agencies
  • production
  • Startups
  • Teams
  • Technology

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon C, Hilton Austin Downtown

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• Interactive Health Happy Hour (IH3) - 2012

  by HealthTap

  HealthTap and HCB Health bring you the 2nd Annual Interactive Health Happy Hour. Join us for a fun-filled evening of spirited conversation with entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, and key opinion leaders from healthcare marketing, mobile health, patient advocacy and more.

  · Connect with the top influencers in health
  · Enjoy live music from local artists
  · Dig in to Tex-Mex appetizers sponsored by Massive Health and locally-produced libations, like Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka
  · Sprint for t-shirts in the iTriage Big Wheel Races
  · Capture the moment with Flipbook photobooth keepsakes
  · Lounge in a fresh, industrial space with amazing panoramic views of Austin
  · Get there in just a 5 minute walk from Austin Convention Center

  Sunday, March 11 from 6-9pm

  6pm Doors Open
  6:15 to 7:15 The New Maps
  7:30 HealthTap Demo in HCB Health offices
  8 pm Neiliyo

  RSVP today – we sold out in just over 48 hours last year. Tell your friends. Please use #iH3 for social content, and bring your fun: http://bit.ly/wvHhAr

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  Don't miss 2012 Interactive Health Happy Hour at #SXSWh by @HealthTap & @HCBhealth. Join me and register today: ih3in2012.eventbrite.com

  • Health
  • Health 2.0
  • mHealth
  • Needs RSVP
  • Party
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 6:00pm to 9:00pm, Sunday 11th March

Monday 12th March 2012

• Techweek Innovation+Chicago Party

  Techweek hosts the Innovation+Chicago Party. Meet the best in digital, startups and tech, as the Windy City comes to Austin for SXSW. Enjoy drinks, music & super special guests. Follow @thetechweek for updates.

  • Digital
  • Party
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 8:00pm to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Copa

Tuesday 13th March 2012

• Clean Tech Meet Up

  Entrepreneurs, inventors, investors, and technology enthusiasts are invited to come meet at the Meet Up Pavilion in the SXSW Trade Show Tuesday, March 13 from 1200pm-1:00pm. Come discuss clean technology in a casual setting.

  • Entrepreneur
  • inventors
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Tuesday 13th March

  In Exhibit Hall 3/4, Austin Convention Center