
Houston Startup Happy Hour
Thursday, August 6 6pm Berryhill’s Baja Grill http://www.twitter.com/berryhilllove 1717 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, TX 77056
This is the ‘official’ first Thursday Houston Startup Happy Hour that we’re having at a new venue, Berryhill’s near the Galleria (http://berryhillbajagrill.com) thanks to our friends at http://www.digitallabz.com. It will also serve as the kickoff event to the first Houston EntrepreneurCamp the next morning.

Social Media Breakfast Houston
Friday, August 7 8:30 am Social Media Breakfast Houston CoffeeGroundz http://www.twitter.com/coffeegroundz 2503 Bagby Houston, TX 77006
Our August 7, 2009, Social Media Breakfast will feature Erica O’Grady. Erica is Chief Executive Officer of Peanut Butter Media, co-founder of SheConnects.Me, and sits on the Advisory board for Knowbility.org, CreativeSpace, & Westwood College. She will share a fresh perspective on social media with her presentation, “Write That Down! Van Wilder’s Guide to Social Media.†In a very inventive and creative presentation, she emphasizes the importance of relationships over technology.
She blogs at: http://reinventingerica.com and is the On The Road Correspondent for The Business Maker’s Radio Show heard on Talk Radio 950 KPRC.

Tech Champs Meeting
Friday August 7 7:30am Houston Technology Center http://www.twitter.com/HouTechCenter 410 Pierce Houston, TX 77002
More Information: http://www.houstontech.org/en/cev/889 [You will be my guests, so there won’t be any charge]
HTC’s Technology Champions meetings offer you some Houston’s best networking for the tech community in Texas. Join us at our upcoming meeting to hear exciting presentations from three of our Client companies discussing innovative technologies. You will also hear an update on latest technology developments in Houston and some of HTC’s upcoming events and initiatives to help you stay up-to-date on what matters to you.

EntrepreneurCamp
Friday, August 7 9:30am – 4pm Houston Technology Center http://www.twitter.com/HouTechCenter 410 Pierce Houston, TX 77002
EntrepreneurCamp is an ‘unconference’ with the goal of bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, VC’s, business leaders, and anyone interested in starting a business to network, share ideas, and explore opportunities. Registration http://entrepreneurcamp.eventbrite.com and twitter http://www.twitter.com/untrepreneur

Liquidity Event
Friday, August 7 4:30pm CoffeeGroundz http://www.twitter.com/coffeegroundz 2503 Bagby Houston, TX 77006
We’re holding a post-EntrepreneurCamp Happy Hour at an ‘internet-famous’ site (http://business.twitter.com/twitter101/case_coffeegroundz) that also happens to coincide with the Technology Bytes Geek Gathering

Interactive Strategies Conference 09
Wednesday, September 9th All Day http://www.is-conference.com/ http://www.twitter.com/ISconference Angelika Film Center
HiMA: Interactive Strategies ’09 (IS’09) is a compelling, full-day conference on September 9, 2009. Hosted by the Houston Interactive Marketing Association (HiMA), IS ’09 is an arena where progressive marketers can learn from industry experts by diving into discussions covering the latest interactive strategies, innovative concepts and advanced technologies, all while networking with fellow professionals.





