The week ahead: 5 tech events you should check out

Written by Colin Morris
Published on Mar. 07, 2016

Every week, we bring you the best events in Austin tech. This week’s roundup includes free tutorials and roundtables on how tackle the real issues underpinning tech’s diversity issues. Oh, and the biggest startup crawl of the year. Read on for details, and check out our events calendar for more.

How to Build a Great UI With Style Guide-Driven Development

March 9 at 7 p.m.

Adriana De La Cuadra is an accomplished user experience designer. She will give us some deep insight into building great user interfaces using a technique called Style Guide-Driven Development, the perfect marriage of design and development.

BBVA Compass Pre-SXSW Startup Crawl

March 10 at 5 p.m.

Grab a drink and some swag on Thursday night as you tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. This event is free and open to the entire Austin startup community but has LIMITED CAPACITY. The FIRST 5,000 SIGNUPS are guaranteed admittance.

GA + SXSW 2016 Free Workshop Programming

March 11 – 13 at 11 a.m.

A weekend of free classes from General Assembly. What’s not to like? Must RSVP for a spot.

<div> hackathon 2.0

March 12 and 13, 2016 at 9 a.m.

<div> hackathon is committed to being a part of the solution to the lack of diversity in today’s technology pipeline, by serving as an information and social capital conduit, connecting talent-seeking companies to phenomenal millennials of color.

Tech Inclusion Day

March 13 at 9 a.m.

During this all-day event we will hear unique experiences of underrepresented people in tech, uncover important commonalities and explore innovative solutions to inclusion for all groups in technology.

 

Be sure to check out our events calendar for all the other tech events happening around town. Have an amazing week, Austin!

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