Aug 29: AI Startups & the Military in Texas
The Forrest Four-Cast: August 26, 2018
Who would have imagined that the once-sleepy college town of Austin would eventually host the US Army’s biggest new project since 1973? Indeed, the booming Central Texas metropolis of the 21st century has become an attractive destination for all kinds of new industries, as witnessed at the Army Futures Command launch ceremony last week.
Learn more about this new presence in Austin at a special presentation at Capital Factor on the evening of Wednesday, August 29 titled: “How the Military is Unleashing Artificial Intelligence Startups in Texas.”
Hosted by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), this August 29 session will cover the story behind how an artificial intelligence startup won a $1 million contract to bring its predictive maintenance tech to the Army, only 60 miles away at Fort Hood.
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is an entity within the Department of Defense charged with accelerating and streamlining the process by which commercial technology is sourced and integrated across the military. Since 2016, DIU has provided over $226 million in non-dilutive capital to solve national defense problems. The DIU presence in Austin dates began with a press conference by then Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in September 2016.
The Wednesday, August 29 session begins runs from 6:00–9:00 pm. BBQ, drinks, and 3D-printed robots will be provided by Capital Factory. RSVP here to ensure your spot at this special presentation.
More Austin events for the week of August 27
August 27: Texas Crypto Meet Up
August 27: Austin Startup Meet Up
August 27: Austin Wordpress Meet Up
August 27: SQL Bootcamp Remote
August 27: Introduction to Digital Marketing
August 28: A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist: Panel Discussion
August 28: Intro to Coding: HTML & CSS
August 28: Maneuvering Sales and Use Tax in a Post-Wayfair World
August 28: Capital Factory Accelerator Info Session
August 28: Open Pitch Practice and Pizza
August 28: A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist
August 28: Austin On Rails
August 28: Austin Mobile & Indie Game Dev Meet Up
August 28: Austin PaaS, Cloud, and Bluemix Meet Up
August 28: Learn to Code Austin Meet Up
August 29: Introduction to Data Science
August 29: VR Cafe
August 29: Scale Up
August 29: Marketing & PR for NonProfits
August 29: Hardware Inventors Meet Up
August 30: Hustle Smarter: Tactics & Routines To Scale Your Business
August 30: Ultimate Networking Supporting Women Veteran Entrepreneurs
August 30: Recess Happy Hour w/ Team Austin
August 30: How to Create a Newsletter People Want to Read
August 30-Sept 2: Babes Fest 2018
September 1: JavaScript Basic Training
More Upcoming Austin Events
September 3: Intro to the Austin Media Scene
September 4: Austin Forum Cybersecurity Session
September 12: Austin Cybersecurity Demo Night
September 13: Design Sprint Bootcamp with Jake Knapp
September 13–15: Online News Association (ONA) Conference
September 14: Austin-San Antonio Growth Summit
September 15: DeRay McKesson Book Reading
September 20: Health Insurance 101 for Entrepreneurs & Startups
September 20–22: Creatives Meet Business Experience 2018
September 21–23: Wizard World Comic Con Austin
September 27–29: 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
September 29: ContentATX2
October 2: InnoTech Austin
Oct 5–7: ACL Fest, Weekend #1
Oct 9: Texas Voter Registration Deadline
Oct 11: Casey Gerald Book Reading
Oct 12–14: ACL Fest, Weekend #2
Oct 23: Girlstart Game Changers Luncheon with Emily Chang
Oct 25-Nov 1: Austin Film Festival
October 27–28: 2018 Texas Book Festival
November 6: 2018 Midterm Elections
November 9: SXSW Pitch Entry Deadline
November 9: SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Entry Deadline
November 27–28: Solar Business Festival
Deadline to register to vote in Texas for the November 2018 general election is Tuesday, October 9.
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Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.
