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Tech Bloc Reps SA at SXSW, But Smaller Cities Dwarf City’s Low-Budget Presence
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Tech Bloc’s South by Southwest booth was Puro San Antonio, but other cities had splashier – and seemingly better-funded – displays.
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Tech Bloc’s South by Southwest booth was Puro San Antonio, but other cities had splashier – and seemingly better-funded – displays.
“Smart City Day” at Casa San Antonio sought to show how top tech trends are impacting mobility, affordability, the digital divide, and more.
Right smack dab in the middle of the more than 72,000 creatives attending the SXSW Conference in Austin was San Antonio’s “cultural embassy.”
Choose San Antonio organizers Wednesday announced the lineup for its second annual “Casa San Antonio” experience in Austin, March 10-13.
Those who took part in #SATXatSXSW, San Antonio’s official South by Southwest (SXSW) trip, have described the initiative as a success.
San Antonio’s “icehouse” at the South by Southwest (SXSW) continued to pull in a small but engaging crowd shortly before the trade show’s third day ended on Tuesday.
AUSTIN – As the SXSW Interactive enters its final day on Tuesday, film and music portions of the annual festival in Austin are gaining momentum. Traffic in and out of San Antonio’s “icehouse,” a hub for Alamo City advocates and local industry experts, inside the Austin Convention Center was notably slower on Monday than the trade show’s first day on Sunday, said Choose San Antonio Program Director Nicolette Good.
AUSTIN – “Casa San Antonio,” the Alamo City’s first official cultural embassy at SXSW Interactive was buzzing with activity on Friday with panel discussions, taco wars, and other imported treats that summed up the flavor of San Antonio for local, national, and international visitors.
At 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, most of the city was just waking up from a cold and rainy night, but Mayor Ivy Taylor was ordering several dozen tacos from Mittman Fine Foods in Eastside San Antonio with a mission: to deliver the holiest upon holy to Austin Mayor Steve Adler at the downtown Hilton Hotel in Austin.
What better way to start San Antonio’s biggest ever presence at South by Southwest (SXSW) but with a breakfast taco competition between San Antonio and Austin’s renowned chefs?