Google Developers House at SXSW
By Amy Walgenbach, Developer Marketing Team
This year at
SXSW our developer team is putting
together an action-packed two days of lightning talks, code labs, developer hangouts, a LEGO
Mindstorm hackathon, a mixology event, and fun surprises. Our
Google Developers
House (
#googlesxsw) will be open on March
10th - 11th and is part of the
Google
Village at SXSW, which is free to all conference attendees.
Come hang out with Google Developer Advocates, Engineers, Product Managers, and other Googlers
from across the company. Come for major hacking or just to chill at the Google TV lounge or
roast
s'mores by the
GTUG firepit. If you can’t make it, don’t worry. Our
partners at
NewTek will be live streaming our
lightning talks and the LEGO Mindstorm Rumble on our
YouTube channel.
Here are a few of the activities you can look forward to at our
Google Developers
House at SXSW:
Lightning talks
From 11am to 2pm on March 10th we’ll be serving up lunch and fun, demo-loaded, 25-minute
lightning talks to learn more about what you can build and design with the latest Google
developer products. Check out
the schedule to
see which talks you won’t want to miss.
Code labs
Following the lightning talks on March 10th, from 3pm to 6pm we are holding interactive
programming classes. Choose a code lab, roll up your sleeves, and get waist-deep in code.
Learn how to build Google+ hangout apps, upgrade your Android app for tablets, or incorporate
high-quality YouTube video playback in your product. Both Google+ and Android code labs are on
a first come, first serve basis, but due to space constraints please fill in
this
form if you’d like to attend the YouTube code lab.
Mixology event co-hosted by Startup Weekend
Love science and cocktails? We do too. That’s why we’re hosting an event combining the
artistry of master mixologists shaken with the science behind the craft. Be guided through
various techniques, tricks and tastes. This event is co-hosted by
Startup Weekend and will take place from
6pm to 8pm on March 10th.
Google Developers LEGO Mindstorm hackathon
The Google Developers LEGO Mindstorm Hackathon returns to SXSW on March 11th in even more epic
proportions. Spend the day with a team building LEGO race bots controlled by Android leading
up to the ultimate rumble that evening.
Developer Hangouts In Real Life
Need to debug your code? Wondering about the latest SDK release?
Sign up for 15 minutes of one-on-one
time on March 11th with product experts from the Google Developer Relations teams. Come armed
with your code snippets, questions, curiosity, and hang out with the Googlers who know the
products best.
Amy
Walgenbach leads marketing for the Google+ Platform and developer marketing for
games at Google.
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