Once a week the Austin Post rounds up all the networking, social, and just plain nifty technology related events taking place in the greater Austin metro area.
After last week’s big networking events, this week is full of smaller, laid back club meetings and chances to improve your skills.
Evaluating Your Content Clout
July 24, 6:30 p.m.
Monkey Nest Coffee
5353 Burnet Rd
Theme: Lauren Moler, Web Content Producer at National Instruments, will share her notes on Clout and the ways it has influenced her work. If you haven't read the book, don't worry. Lauren will bring handouts, and we'll use them as a starting point for a bigger discussion on assessing the quality and effectiveness of our content.
Introduction to Responsive Design
July 24, 7:00 p.m.
Cospace
911 W Anderson Lane #203
Theme: This beginners presentation is an introduction to what Responsive Design is and why it is an important consideration when planning a new web site. This session will visually demonstrate the kinds of problems responsive design intends to solve.
DevOps SIG
July 25, Noon
Bazaarvoice
3900 N. Capital of TX Hwy.
Theme: Some of our DevOps SIG participants were fortunate enough to go to the West Coast during the last week of June for the double-whammy of the O'Reilly Velocity conference and DevOps Days Mountain View. They agreed to bring learnings and notes from the events and share with our group at the July meeting.
Epic Summer Happy Hour at Capital Factory
July 25, 5:00 p.m.
Capital Factory
701 Brazos St
Theme: Austin’s Capital Factory welcomes the technology community to their new digs for drinks, appetizers, and networking.
Girl Hacker Drink Up
July 25, 7:00 p.m
The Ginger Man
301 Lavaca Street
Theme: This is your night to meet other female coders in a laid back environment without hauling your laptop along or swapping business cards.
PHP Beverage Subgroup
July 25, 7:00 p.m.
Join to learn location
Theme: Lets get all the PHP people together for free drinks and a some laid back networking.
Startup Grind
July 26, 6:00 p.m.
Cospace
911 W Anderson Ln
Theme: Join us July 26th as we welcome Isaac Barchas, the Director of the Austin Technology Incubator at the University of Texas. We will be talking about the ATI and how it supports local startups with strategic counsel, operational guidance and infrastructure support.
Drupal Dojo
July 26, 7:00 p.m.
Mangia Pizza
8012 Mesa Drive
Theme: The Drupal Dojo is for anyone interested in hanging out with other Drupalistas in a "hive mind" environment. There is no set topic or presenter so bring your laptop, a pet project and an appetite.
The Robot Group Weekly Meetup
July 26, 7:30 p.m.
Join to learn location
Theme: Wherever we meet, we encourage you to bring along projects for "Show and Tell". A project can be as little as a few sheets of paper that describe what your designing all the way up to and including a finished robotic device.
TechRanch Austin Campfire
July 27, 3:30 p.m.
Tech Ranch Austin
9111 Jollyville Rd, Suite 100
Theme: Campfire is all about connecting you to the larger tech startup community. We bring out lots of interesting, accomplished people from the ecosystem so you can get the introductions, insight, and help you need to move your business forward, while also helping others.
