Houstonian SXSW Happy-Hour/Meetup
March 5th, 2010 | by david | Published in Caroline Updates, Features, News + Updates
Every year in March, members of the worldwide community of film, tech and music converge on Austin, TX for SXSW. Before Houston’s creative crowd leaves for Austin, Caroline Collective will be holding a pre-SXSW party to celebrate the conference. Our goal is for Houstonians attending SXSW to have the opportunity to share ideas, goals and contacts before going to what is arguably one of the better networking and promotional conferences each year. Therefore, if you are going to SXSW this year and are from Houston, this is a must-attend event.
There are many advantages to having a meeting of this sort both in shared resources and knowledge. Every attendee will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and [briefly] mention their goals or what they are promoting at SXSW. Regular SXSWers can share tips and tricks with first-time attendees. All Houston community members can learn or be briefed on the wealth of talent we have in technology, music and film. By arriving at the conference with a known regional support network already in place, everyone is able to speak about Houston and obtain the resources they need. As we’ve said before, this sort of regionalism can provide a united front for Houston attendees as well as help people obtain the resources they need at the conference.
WHAT: Pre-SXSW Party at Caroline Collective
WHEN: March 9th, 6-9pm
WHERE: Caroline Collective, 4820 Caroline Houston, TX
WHY: Meet other Houstonians attending SXSW, celebrate creative and business success
Also this year, the second annual Houston@SXSW party, which will be held Monday, March 15th from 7-2am at Hudson’s on 5th. Houston @ SXSW began in 2009 to support and promote Houston area film, interactive/tech, and music talent by providing them with a showcase platform at the annual SXSW conference in Austin.
Hear from Houston startups, watch short films and see band showcases from The Snake Charmers, Kenneth Scott, Runaway Sun, Southern Backtones, Peekaboo Theory.
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