Top Tech Events in Austin, February 2011

February 2011 is already here and this month there are plenty of tech and startup events in the city of Austin, TX. I am happy to see that Austin is really becoming a great place for techies and tech startups. There are many opportunities for techies looking for jobs and many opportunities for the entrepreneur minded. Just look at some of the events this month, there are plenty of events to attend this month and I am not even including the monthly meetups and user groups or this list would be very long… I have not been able to go to many events in the past few weeks so I hope to attend more events this month and hopefully catch up with some of you at some of this month’s events.

02/03 LIFE SCIENCE FUNDING FORUM

Thursday, February 03, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CT)
The Austin Entrepreneur Network (AEN)  will be hosting a Life Science Funding Forum on February 3rd, 2011 that will include pitch presentations in front of a panel of investors that are seeking to fund life science companies.
The event is open to any entrepreneurs that want to observe the pitch process.

02/03 austin tech happy hour

Thursday, February 03, 2011 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (CT)
Welcome to the new year, and a new era of possibilities for Austin’s emerging technology community! We’re ready to kick off 2011 right, with a happy hour to allow you to come mix and mingle with all your friends in technology. If you pre-register here you can save yourself a few dollars rather than paying at the door.

02/03 open office hours

Thursday, February 03, 2011 from 5:00PM – 7:00PM (CT)
Thursday evening we’ll have Office Hours from 5pm-7pm at Gabriel’s Cafe on the bottom floor of the AT&T Center at the University of Texas. This is a casual, low-key opportunity to meet Capital Factory Mentors and other entrepreneurs. You can ask the Mentors for feedback or advice about your business, or you can ask questions about Capital Factory 2011. You can also network with other entrepreneurs or potential co-founders.

02/04 tech ranch campfire (Canceled)

Friday, February 04, 2011 from 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM (CT) (Every two weeks)
Entrepreneurs face an endless array of issues worthy of attention everyday. The simple fact is you can’t deal with all of them, which is a primary reason Tech Ranch Austin created Tech Ranch Campfire.

02/10 Onramp high tech happy hour

Tuesday, February 10, 2011 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (CT)
Please join OnRamp for another fun-filled High Tech Happy Hour.  Enjoy FREE food and drinks, mingle with industry professionals and learn how OnRamp’s Data Center services can help build, deploy and manage your Internet operations at each layer. www.onr.com

02/15 mongo austin

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (CT)
Mongo Austin is a one-day conference in Austin, TX.
10gen develops and supports MongoDB – the open source, high performance, scalable, document-oriented database. 10gen delivers technical support, professional services, and training for commercial-grade deployments of MongoDB.

02/15 15th techexecs austin cocktails and connections: new member night

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (CT)
This event is for current TechExecs Members, Technology Industry Senior Executives, CIO, IT VP, IT Dir, Technology Professionals aspiring to advance their careers.  Prospective Members are welcome to join us!  Sales, Recruiting and Consulting Professionals who are not current members or sponsors please review our membership options.

02/17 co-founders austin meetup

Thursday, February 17, 2011 from 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (CT)
If you are looking for co-founders or want to join super-early-stage startups, this is the group to be in. Our goal is to organize face-to-face meetings.

02/18 TECH RANCH CAMPFIRE

Friday, February 18, 2011 from 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM (CT) (Every two weeks)
Entrepreneurs face an endless array of issues worthy of attention everyday. The simple fact is you can’t deal with all of them, which is a primary reason Tech Ranch Austin created Tech Ranch Campfire.

02/25 How the city of austin can assist your startup (techranch event)

Friday, February 25, 2011 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM (CT)
You are an entrepreneur, startup or growing business in Austin. You are wondering what resources are available to you. We at the City of Austin have a wealth of services available to help you get your business off the ground and thriving. Our mission is to create jobs and investment here in Austin, and your growth is our success.

02/25 austin startup weekend

Friday, February 25, 2011 at 1:00PM(CT) –  Sunday, February 27 at 4:00PM(CT)
About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs.  Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations.  Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks.