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door64 Networking Events
door64.com launched back in August 2007, and nearly two months afterwards we had our first networking event. The idea behind these events was to bring our community of high-tech professionals together for an evening of networking: catch up with some familiar faces, and create some new connections. I originally envisioned these events would happen one or two times a year. Boy was I wrong! Members asked to have them more often, and so we did! Then tech companies came to sponsor our meet-ups, realizing their goodwill also brought much attention.
For posterity, here are the recaps for all the door64 events, in reverse chronological order:
Event: door64 Happy Hour at the UT Club
Date: 2010-May-18
Location: The University of Texas Club (Austin)
Attendance: 200
Sponsors: The UT Club, Texas Instruments
Date: 2010-May-18
Location: The University of Texas Club (Austin)
Attendance: 200
Sponsors: The UT Club, Texas Instruments
Event: door64 Christmas Party
Date: 2009-Dec-15
Location: Six Lounge (Austin)
Attendance: ~200
Sponsor: JobCannon
Date: 2009-Dec-15
Location: Six Lounge (Austin)
Attendance: ~200
Sponsor: JobCannon
Event: door64 Happy Hour at the 360 Condominiums [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2009-Aug-20
Location: 360 Condominiums (Austin)
Attendance: ~250
Sponsors: Expanding Security, TEKsystems, CoWare, UBS, ePlus, Compellent
Media coverage: AustinBlogger
Date: 2009-Aug-20
Location: 360 Condominiums (Austin)
Attendance: ~250
Sponsors: Expanding Security, TEKsystems, CoWare, UBS, ePlus, Compellent
Media coverage: AustinBlogger
Event: door64 Tech Fair [Recap: Videos]
Date: 2009-Apr-30
Location: Goodwill (Austin)
Sponsors: TelecomCareers.net, IEEE, Amplify, BuildASign.com
Participation:
Date: 2009-Apr-30
Location: Goodwill (Austin)
Sponsors: TelecomCareers.net, IEEE, Amplify, BuildASign.com
Participation:
- 37 Central Texas tech companies
- Three talks about entrepreneurship, consulting, and marketing professional skills.
- Panel discussion: The Engineer of 2020
Attendance: ~940
Coverage:
- Tech fair attracts 900 people (PDF) (Austin American Statesman)
- Seven87 Blog (Charlie Nichols Browning)
- Liz Walker’s Blog: door64 Tech Fair–Awesome Full House of Technorati at Goodwill Industries
- Liz Walker's Blog: More From The Door64 Tech Fair–Tech Ranch Austin Rocked the Room!
- Liz Walker’s Blog: door64 Tech Fair Hosted Brian Massey and "The Market for Me: Surviving Job Loss and Building Your Lifetime Career Network"
Event: door64 Magma Happy Hour [Recap: Photos & Video]
Date: 2009-Feb-12
Location: Dave & Buster's (Austin)
Attendance: ~250
Sponsor: Magma Design Automation
Date: 2009-Feb-12
Location: Dave & Buster's (Austin)
Attendance: ~250
Sponsor: Magma Design Automation
Event: door64 Austin Open4Business After Party and Networking Night [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2008-Nov-11
Location: Sherlock's (Austin)
Sponsor: Modis
Date: 2008-Nov-11
Location: Sherlock's (Austin)
Sponsor: Modis
Event: door64 Happy Hour (after CTEA2008 Electronics Conference)
Date: 2008-Oct-01
Location: Norris Conference Center (Austin)
Sponsor: Central Texas Electronics Association
Date: 2008-Oct-01
Location: Norris Conference Center (Austin)
Sponsor: Central Texas Electronics Association
Event: door64 High-Tech Career Fair and Networking Night 2008 [Recap: Photos & Video]
Date: 2008-Aug-07
Location: Monarch Event Center (Austin)
Attendance: TBD
Sponsors: LinkedIn and Rackspace
Date: 2008-Aug-07
Location: Monarch Event Center (Austin)
Attendance: TBD
Sponsors: LinkedIn and Rackspace
Event: Tech Meets Green: door64 Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour co-hosted with the GTA [Recap: Photos & Video]
Date: 2008-Jul-16
Location: Six (Austin)
Attendance: 250+
Sponsor: Freescale Semiconductor
Date: 2008-Jul-16
Location: Six (Austin)
Attendance: 250+
Sponsor: Freescale Semiconductor
Event: AMCC Networking Night, in conjunction with door64 [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2008-Jun-04
Location: AMCC Corporate Office (Austin)
Attendance: ~150 (chip folks only)
Sponsor: AMCC
Date: 2008-Jun-04
Location: AMCC Corporate Office (Austin)
Attendance: ~150 (chip folks only)
Sponsor: AMCC
Event: door64 Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2008-Mar-27
Location: J.Black's & The Ranch (Austin)
Attendance: 700+ (too many to count)
Sponsors: HT Staffing Professional, Intrinsity
Date: 2008-Mar-27
Location: J.Black's & The Ranch (Austin)
Attendance: 700+ (too many to count)
Sponsors: HT Staffing Professional, Intrinsity
Event: door64 Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour [Recap: Video]
Date: 2008-Jan-24
Location: Cirrus Logic (Austin)
Attendance: ~400
Sponsors: Cirrus Logic, Silicon Elite
Date: 2008-Jan-24
Location: Cirrus Logic (Austin)
Attendance: ~400
Sponsors: Cirrus Logic, Silicon Elite
Event: Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour, with GeekAustin [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2007-Oct-25
Location: Triumph Cafe (Austin)
Attendance: ~170
Sponsor: Veriseo
Date: 2007-Oct-25
Location: Triumph Cafe (Austin)
Attendance: ~170
Sponsor: Veriseo
Event: Schmoozefest [Recap: Photos]
Date: 2007-Sep-27
Location: The Gingerman (Austin)
Attendance: ~50-60
Sponsor: None
Date: 2007-Sep-27
Location: The Gingerman (Austin)
Attendance: ~50-60
Sponsor: None
All we need is a sponsor...
Our events are restricted to those who work in high-tech, so you will find a high concentration of semiconductor, hardware, software, and IT professionals at door64 events. If your company is interested in sponsoring a door64 Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour (or any event in junction with our community), drop me a note. I'm always interested in making door64 events a win-win for all involved, from attendees to sponsors.