BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Meetup Inc//RemoteApi//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://netsquared.meetup.com/25/calendar/8365183/ical/Net+Tu esday+Austin+Launch+Party!/ X-WR-CALNAME:Events - Net Tuesday Austin Launch Party! BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Net Tuesday Austin Launch Party! DESCRIPTION:Austin NetSquared Meetup Group\n\nWho: People interested in fin ding the other people working on projects addressing real-world problems (I nnovators\, Community Groups/Nonprofits\, Investors\, etc.) \n\nWhat: Austi n's First Net Tuesday\n\nWhere: The Cedar Door (201 Brazos St. Austin\, TX 78701) Beer and light snacks provided.\n\nWhen: 8.12.08. 6:00-8:00PM\n\n* ***\nAbout Net Tuesday Austin: \n\nThe Net Tuesday Greenhouse is a communit y focused on harnessing the energy\, passion and resources among people and organizations addressing real-world problems in innovative ways. \n\nWho s hould attend? \n\nLurkers. Interested in learning more about the people\, resources and strategies helping to create sustainable world-changing organ izations. \n\nInnovators. Building a project that has the potential to change the way your industry works in addressing a real-world problem? \n \nMasters. Have you had success building an approach to solving real-world problems that managed to do good by employees\, the local community\, and your bottom-line? We want to hear your stories.\n\nNet Tuesday Speakers.\n \nSilona Bonewald.\nSilona is a known troublemaker in the technical and pol itical realms. \nFrom designing and programming large political databases i n 1989 in dBase3+ to her current work creating a free open source social ne twork backbone for the transparent government project. \nShe loves creating and architecting in the Web 2.0+ world and compulsively joins every social network she can find. Silona.com and founder of leagueoftechnicalvoters.or g where she has thrown several Open Source Codeathons. \n\nShe also current ly sits on the board of tano.org and was a Dewey Winburne Award Nominee. An d has lobbied on cyber liberties for the ACLU\, EFF and EFF-austin. She thr ows a MAD SXSW party too!\n\nScott Allen.\n\nEve Richter\nEve Richter is th e Emerging Technologies Coordinator in the Economic Development Division at the City of Austin. In that capacity she helps small businesses\, startup s\, entrepreneurs and individuals in the tech sectors to grow and be succes sful in the Austin community. She also works to bring new businesses in he r target industries to the City. She refers to her work as 50% business co nsulting\, 50% sales and marketing\, and 50% miscellaneous weirdness.\n\nIf you have suggestions for speakers at this event\, or future events\, pleas e send your suggestions to Billy Bicket at billybicket@yahoo.com.\n\nBackgr ound. \nNet Tuesday is the face-to-face event series brought to you by Net Squared.org. \nNetSquared is an initiative of TechSoup.org\, a 501c-3 tech nology project based out of San Francisco\, CA. \n\nCurrently\, more than ( 18) cities are meeting up to discuss new ways to approach old problems. \n Much needs to be learned about operating in a networked-era -- even more ne eds to be discovered -- and opportunities for new Projects await us. \n\nF or more about NetSquared.org\, check-out the NetSquare site. \n\nQuestions? Bright ideas? Shoot. Send us an email at billybicket@yahoo.com.\n\nThan k You to our Sponsor\, Steel Advertising & Interactive\, Inc\n\nAustin\, TX 78701 - USA\n\nTuesday\, August 12 at 6:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos3.me etupstatic.com/photos/event/5/4/a/5/event_6801669.jpeg\n\nAttending: 23\n\n Details: http://netsquared.meetup.com/25/calendar/8365183/ LAST-MODIFIED:20080814T231313Z UID:event_8365183@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20080718T161059Z DTSTAMP:20091229T000339Z DTSTART:20080812T230000Z DTEND:20080813T010000Z GEO:30.29;-97.76 LOCATION:The Cedar Door - E 2nd St & Brazos St - Austin\, TX 78701 - USA URL:http://netsquared.meetup.com/25/calendar/8365183/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR