Austin-based Engage Digital creates and produces technology-focused industry conferences and trade expositions. Since our founding in 2003, we have created and produced dozens of events in Austin, New York, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Seattle, and London.  Industries and topics have included software development, mobile technologies, games, social media, youth, virtual learning and more.

Next up:

AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch – May 31, 2013 – Las Vegas, NV
Tech Career Expo across from Apple WWDC 2013 – June 12-13, 2013 – San Francisco
Tech Career Expo across from Oracle OpenWorld 2013 -September 25-26, 2013 – San Francisco

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KidsWire.com, covering the business of kids digital media.
AustinXL.com, covering tech business news in our home town, Austin, TX

 

 

tce-wwdc13-200x200-v2Join us for our next Tech Career Expo WWDC in San Francisco, taking place June 12-13 in Jillian’s @ the Metreon, directly across the street from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) which is in the Moscone Center – West hall (right across the street). Apple’s annual developers conference attracts 5,000 developers and sold out in 2 minutes.

We promote the Tech Career Expo to WWDC attendees, as well as the Bay Area tech community. WWDC Attendees are web, mobile, and enterprise developers building applications in the cloud with iOS and other Apple technologies.

 

aarphi50lp2013-250x208versionOur 2nd annual AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch is just a couple of weeks away, Friday, May 31 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  The event produced by AARP, LivePitch Media, Engage Digital and Adeo Interactive, is the premier showcase featuring the most exciting start-up companies in the “50 and over” health technology and innovation sector. The pitch event offers the venture capital and angel investor community as well as the media, the opportunity to connect with these outstanding start-ups.

Register Now and:

- Hear pitches from and network with 10 finalists drawn from 127 applicants
- Chat with strategic investors from United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, and Walgreens
- Receive exclusive AARP research detailing the greatest areas of potential revenue in the 50 and over market.
- Gain live feedback from AARP consumer members on which company will most improve their quality of life.
- Visit leading companies in the Health Innovation@50+ Tech Expo

 

AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch is pleased to announce it’s 2013 LivePitch Judges. 2nd annual AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch, Friday, May 31 at the Las Vegas Convention Center is the premier showcase featuring the most exciting start-up companies in the “50 and over” health technology and innovation sector. Engage Digital is a supporting producer of the event. The pitch event offers the venture capital and angel investor community as well as the media, the opportunity to connect with these outstanding start-ups. After the pitches, demos and questions from the judges, two grand prize winners will be selected at the end of the day: a Judges’ Winner and AARP Consumers’ Winner.

This year’s expert Judges include:

Geoffrey Clapp, Health IT Entrepreneur / Advisor to Rock Health
Brad Fluegel, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Walgreen Co.
Alan E. Hall, Founder, Partner, Island Park Investments, Mercato, MarketStar, Grow America
Nina Kjellson, General Partner, InterWest

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DSC_0299_SnapseedRivals Steakhouse in Austin, Texas bustled with people last weekend (March 8-9), as Engage Digital hosted its 2nd annual Tech Career Expo. The massively successful event brought in 48 recruiting tech companies – selling out the show floor – looking to fill 2,600 open positions.

The event drew in over 2,400 onsite job seekers and 4,100 online registered job seekers. Information from all online registered job seekers has been forwarded to all recruiting companies in order to maximize connections and facilitate great hiring.

Those who made it out to the event enjoyed an unmatched opportunity to meet and network with employers and talented professionals from across the nation, all in one central location during SXSW’s Interactive week. We were not affiliated with SXSW this year, so no badge was required to attend.

The following companies welcoming job seekers: WhaleShark Media (RetailMeNot.com); Groupon, Inc.; Advisory Board Company; Quantcast; Microsoft; ARC; athenahealth; Bazaarvoice; Comcast; CompassLearning; CSID; Data Foundry;Dell; Digby; eBay Inc.; Enova; Evernote; Gemalto; General Motors; HostGator.com; Intel; Isis Mobile Commerce; Kinnser Software; Luna Data Solutions, Inc.; MapMyFitness, Inc.; Mitratech; Myspace ; Pandora; Patient Conversation Media; Public Consulting Group , Reddwerks, SailPoint, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, SendGrid, Sparefoot.com; Spredfast; SurveyMonkey; T3; Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA); United Airlines; Viacom; Visa; Volusion; Yelp; Yodle; Zenoss and Zoosk.

Engage Digital is very pleased with the Tech Career Expo’s extraordinary success this year and would like to thank those who participated in the event.

We hope everyone found the event valuable and are looking forward to planning what is sure to be an even stronger event next year.  Look for additional Tech Career Expo’s in other parts of the country later in 2013.

 

Friday and Saturday we held our 2nd annual Tech Career Expo Austin during SXSW. The event was a fantastic success with more than 2,400 attendees (and more than 4,100 online registrations) and 48 recruiting companies. Below is a video walkthrough of the event.

 

aarphi50lp2013-200x116AARP and LivePitch Media announced the second annual AARP Health Innovation@50 + LivePitch startup pitch event, which will take place on Friday, May 31, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Engage Digital will once again support the event by providing a range of services from event coordination to marketing to program development.

The event showcase will provide start-up companies in the”50 and over” health technology and innovation sector with the opportunity to connect with the venture capital and angel investor community, along with consumers and the media.

Taking place during the Life@50+ AARP National Event & Expo attended by 20,000 members and guests from across the globe, the AARP Health Innovation@50 + LivePitch event operates in two parts:

Part 1: During the first half of the day, the ten finalist companies selected to attend will pitch their business to the judges and investor audience, including leading venture and angel investors.

Part 2: In the afternoon, AARP members join the program. Participating companies will then redirect their pitches directly to the “50 and over” consumer audience, gaining valuable, real-time, consumer insight and feedback.

At the end of the day, two grand-prize winners will be announced: an Investor Judges’ Winner and AARP Consumer Winner.

Applying companies must have launched their product or service within one year of the May 31, 2013 event date and must have raised $5 million or less in funding. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 12, 2013. Companies can apply at http://health50.org

 

DSC_0025_Snapseed-largeFood and drink and a new job!  This year’s Tech Career Expo Austin during SXSW is currently being held (11am to 5pm) today (and yesterday) at Rivals Steakhouse.

Not content with just connecting employers with top talent, we upped the ante at this year’s show with high quality food: Seen here Caprese Skewers passed around the Dell and Pandora recruiting tables – Yum!

Stop by today – Rivals – on the corner of 5th and Trinity Streets, in Austin.

 

We’re one week away from our Austin Tech Career Expo on March 8-9 in Austin during SXSW. We are not affiliated with SXSW so no badge is required. However, keep an eye out for the Geeks Rule buttons that will be around downtown Austin.

The following 48 companies are confirmed for this year’s Austin Tech Career Expo

WhaleShark Media (RetailMeNot.com), Groupon, Inc., Advisory Board Company, Quantcast, Microsoft, ARC, athenahealth, Bazaarvoice, Comcast, CompassLearning, CSID, Data Foundry, Dell, Digby , eBay Inc., Enova, Evernote, Gemalto, General Motors, HostGator.com, Intel, Isis Mobile Commerce, Kinnser Software , Luna Data Solutions, Inc., MapMyFitness, Inc., Mitratech , Myspace , Pandora, Patient Conversation Media, Public Consulting Group , Reddwerks, SailPoint, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, SendGrid, Sparefoot.com, Spredfast, SurveyMonkey, T3, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), United Airlines, U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service, Information Technology, Viacom, Visa, Volusion, Yelp, Yodle, Zenoss , Zoosk.

 

Registration is not required to attend the free Tech Career Expo taking place next week March 8-9 in Austin, TX. But if you want the edge, fill out the optional pre-registration form below. The Tech Career Expo takes place 1 block the Austin convention center during SXSW Interactive. We are not affiliated with SXSW but do welcome those attendees (25,000 or more expected) to stop on by. So you intrepid job seeker, how do you gain an edge? We’ve made it simple. Most of those people coming to the Tech Career Expo will just walk in the front door. You already have the advantage! Gain your advantage by filling out the optional pre-reg form below. More than just signing up, the optional pre-reg form also allows you to include your LinkedIn profile, your top 3 key skills, as well as number of years of experience for each skill. Fill that out and we will forward it to the 47 companies participating in the show. Feels good to be productive, doesn’t it?

 

We are pleased to add Microsoft, General Motors, Mitratech, Myspace, Digby and HostGator.com to our list of companies participating at the Tech Career Expo in Austin, Texas, during SXSW Interactive. We now have 45 companies with 2,600+ open positions recruiting top technology talent. We are not affiliated with SXSW, so no badge is required to attend. Join us at Rivals Steakhouse, one block from the Austin Convention Center and find a new or better job. Participating companies range from public companies and established firms to early stage startups. Positions range from development, design and engineering to management, marketing and sales.

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