Smart Cities at Austin Forum on June 8

The Forrest Four-Cast: June 2, 2017

Attend the Austin Forum at 5:45 pm on Thursday evening, June 8 at Galvanize to learn more about “The Acceleration of Austin as a Smart City.” Speakers for this event include Jay Boisseau (Austin CityUP), Chelsea Collier (Digi.City), Jen Duthie (City of Austin), Stephen Elkins (City of Austin) and Ben Guhin (City of Austin).

Scheduled monthly, the Austin Forum is a small version of SXSW — with experts speakers, thought-provoking content and top-notch networking. Given the similar focus of these two events, we are proud to serve as a sponsor of this compelling series of informative topics. If you attend on Thursday, June 8 at Galvanize, then you will have a chance to win a FREE badge for SXSW 2018 in March. Ensure your spot at the Austin Forum by completing the RSVP page here.

Want even more content on this topic? Then register for the Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo that occurs June 25–28 at the Austin Convention Center. This event will bring together innovators from more than 200 metropolitan areas from around the world, as well as more than 50 startups who are creating neat new solutions for improving the urban experience.

Finally, consider entering a proposal related to the growth and proliferation of the smart city movement in the 2018 SXSW PanelPicker. This interface opens on Monday, June 26 and closes at the end of the day on Friday, July 21. Get more information on the 2018 SXSW PanelPicker process by reading this Medium post.

Hugh Forrest tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often (but not always) cover technology-related trends. When not attempting to wordsmith or meditating, he serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW in Austin.