2009 door64 Tech Fair Recap

Here's the recap of the 2009 door64 Tech Fair!

The door64 Tech Fair drew almost 1000 attendees between 11 AM and 4 PM, visiting with 37 Central Texas high-tech companies, and attending talks about entrepreneurship, consulting, and marketing yourself in this job climate. The event ended with a lively and engaging panel discussion about The Engineer of 2020. Check out this post-event blog that recollects the day, and acknowledges who was involved to make it a success!

The guys at ReelSocialMedia covered the big event, and captured interviews with company folks, presenters, and attendees. They did an awesome job.

Talks

Here's the presentations from the talks:

• Tech Ranch: Employee to Entrepreneur (PDF)
• Brian Massey: The Job Attitudes That will Get You More Interviews at the Places You Want to Work [Slideshare]
• Darrel Raynor: The Art of Consulting (PDF)

Media 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"
• Aesbus Blog

Seven87 Video Interviews

Charlie Nichols Browning conducted a number of interviews with various folks from the companies who attended the Tech Fair. Thanks man! Here is the list of sponsoring companies who participated:

   1. Smart Bear Software
   2. Correct Designs, Inc.
   3. Axelo, Inc. (video)
   4. Phurnace Software
   5. IEEE
   6. Advanced Tactical Systems, Inc.
   7. PrismNet Ltd.
   8. Drillinginfo, Inc.
   9. Bootstrap Service
  10. Agilent Technologies
  11. Hitachi Data Systems
  12. Turn2Live
  13. Semantic Designs
  14. Aesbus
  15. CoWare, Inc.
  16. Cardboardresume.com
  17. Compulsivo, Inc.
  18. Graftek Imaging Inc.
  19. Mentor Graphics
  20. BuildASign.com
  21. TalentOnCampus
  22. Advantix Solutions Group
  23. Werkadoo
  24. FirmLogix
  25. AllGo Systems
  26. Lumenate
  27. Kapow Technologies
  28. Mopac Studios
  29. EX Squared
  30. Neterion
  31. CloudFire
  32. OtherInbox
  33. Dillotronics
  34. Cadence Design Systems
  35. SmarteSoft
  36. PwrCon, Inc.