It’s virtually time to kick off Ragan’s Way forward for Communications Convention, which is on faucet in Austin Nov. 6-8.
The state’s capital, described because the “Metropolis of the Violet Crown,” has an interesting, wealthy tradition.
The varied metropolis is the last word journey vacation spot for BBQ lovers, historians and music aficionados.
A giant attract Austin is the favored annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Pageant, which brings tech, music, schooling, tradition and movie to the forefront.
Along with its wealthy current, Austin is a rising tech hub targeted on wanting forward – which is why it was the proper host for a convention that’s all concerning the future.
Expertise accounts for 10% of jobs within the metropolis, in line with information from Cushman & Wakefield. The town has a burgeoning “clean-tech scene” the place corporations are hyper-focused on bettering the atmosphere and lessening local weather points.
In keeping with Insider, Austin is the place to be for some startups as a result of “town’s thriving tradition additionally makes it a magnet for tech staff.”
Some corporations like Hyliion, which sells electrified powertrains for business autos, and Incenergy, an power administration software program firm, are making their names well-known ‘spherical Austin.
Different mainstream tech corporations with ties to Austin embrace Apple, Fb and Dell, in addition to being house to the headquarters of Entire Meals and Tesla.
Austin is booming population-wise too and is the tenth most populous metropolis within the nation with about 975,000 residents.
Listed here are three enjoyable trivia questions concerning the historical past of Austin to get you considering and testing your information forward of your journey.
You’ll discover the solutions on the backside. No peeking!
- Who got here up with the “Hold Austin Bizarre” slogan?
- Longtime Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
- Actor and Austin native Ethan Hawke
- Pink Wassenich, former Austin Group School librarian
- What was Austin’s title when it was based in 1839
- Waterloo
- Augustus
- Republica
- Entire Meals initially opened in Austin in what yr?
- 1965
- 1980
- 1999
There may be nonetheless time to register for Way forward for Communications Convention! Get your tickets right this moment. Whereas advancing your comms abilities on the convention, benefit from the sights, sounds and tastes of Austin.
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Sherri Kolade is a author and convention producer at Ragan Communications. She enjoys watching outdated movies, studying and constructing an authentically curated life. Comply with her on LinkedIn. Have an awesome PR/comms speaker in thoughts for one in every of Ragan’s occasions? Electronic mail her at sherrik@ragan.com.
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