Enjoy an infographic of the history of the Austin Forum... so far. We have plans and more interesting and exciting things to come!

For more than 12 years, the Austin Forum’s mission has been to inform and educate Austinites about the nature and importance of technologies in shaping society and to inspire connections and collaborations that advance the applications of technologies in society. ​

April 2019

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in April

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library and to our speakers Gordon Daugherty, Kirk Cesari, Harold Ingersoll, Mitch Jacobson, Jill Murphy, and Nicolia Wiles for sharing their immense expertise on the joys and pitfalls of starting a tech business.

March 2019

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in March

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library and to our speaker Amber Allen of Double A Labs for sharing her thoughts and expertise on designing experiences for long-lasting engagement in a digital barrage of information. 

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​As we ramp into 2019, we at the Austin Forum on Technology & Society are especially excited about the content and programming we have in store for you this year. As the founder and executive director, I wanted to take this opportunity to briefly recap 2018, give a preview of what will be an amazing 2019, and share some exciting news about our team.

January 2019

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in January

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library and to our terrific speakers, Jay WIlliams and our very own Jay Boisseau.

And thank you to Houli for her leadership and expertise in the past year and a half as the managing director of the Austin Forum! We wish you good luck in your new endeavors! 

December 2018

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in December

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our event at the Central Austin Library and to our fantastic speakers, the Austin Forum’s own Jay Boisseau and smart cities expert Chelsea Collier with Digi.City.

November 2018

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in November

​Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our event at the Central Austin Library and to moderator Karla Taylor, City of Austin Transportation Department and her panel of experts:

• Kathleen Baireuther, Ford Smart Mobility
• Barry Einsig, CAVita
• Gregg Hansen, GM Maven
• Jason JonMichael, City of Austin Smart Mobility
• Alex Sabatier, NVIDIA

October 31, 2018
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The in-person monthly Austin Forum events are the foundation of our programming, and are how we foster relationships and connect our creative professionals in Austin. However, we have one of the most creative, innovative, energetic, passionate tech communities--and cities--in the world, so there are far more people in Austin with expertise, experience, and insights to share than we can fit into 12 in-person events. There are also many more fascinating topics to cover than months in year (and those topics change rapidly!).

Additionally, we recognize that while in-person learning is optimal and in-person events enable networking and relationship-building, not everyone can make every event, some cannot make any, 

October 31, 2018

The Austin Forum on Technology & Society has reached new levels of attendance, influence and impact in 2018. Our monthly events now average 200 attendees, and the majority of our attendees have attended previous events. People come--and return--to continue expanding their understanding and expertise, and to forge new relationship that can lead to collaborations.
This year, the Austin Forum has covered many of the key technologies that are 

October 2018

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in October

Thank you to everyone who attended our rescheduled event at the Central Austin Library and thanks to our terrific speaker, Karl Popham from Austin Energy!

September 2018

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in September

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our rescheduled event at the Central Austin Library and to our terrific speaker, threat researcher Earl Carter from Cisco!

August 2018

Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in August

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library and to our terrific speakers, Drs. Ilya Finkelstein and Sahotra Sarkar!

Congrats to Jeff Zavala for the question that won him a SXSW Interactive 2019 badge: “How do we as a community hold gene editing accountable to the public good?”

It's goin down, Galvanize style. HOT TOPICS, COLD BEER.

Join Galvanize Austin for the SECOND in a series of events that will put our communities' experts on two sides of an issue facing the tech community in head to head debate-style showdown. This is the only live debate in town where the audience decides who wins.

That's right... YOU decide who wins the gShowdown Belt at the end of the debate.

June 2018
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Here’s what Happened at the Austin Forum in June

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library, to our main speaker, Rhonda Dirvin from Arm, and all of our special guests - Chris Blanding, Cisco; Guarav ​Chawla, Dell EMC; Xiaoping Chen, IBM Watson; and Dr. Ted Lehr, City of Austin.

April 2018

Here’s What Happened at Drones: Changing Business, Agriculture, Security, and More
Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library, to our speakers, speakers, Craig Nehrkorn, Drone Dynamics and Brandon N. Eickhoff, Director of Business Development – Drone Team, Intel.

During the seven years when serving as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at The University of Texas at Austin, I encouraged people across campus to continually learn about rapidly evolving

March 2018
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​Here’s What Happened at Artificial Intelligence: How Machine Learning Will Transform (Almost) Everything
Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Central Austin Library, to our speakers, Dr. Jay Boisseau of Vizias and Dell EMC and Jeff Kirk of Dell EMC.