and heard by the 120,000+ local and inter/national influencers and tastemakers in Austin during SxSW every year! Started in 2009 by a group of passionate Houston advocates to address an anomaly in low acceptances of Houston talent to SxSW panels and showcases, The-Event-Formerly-Known-as-Houston@SXSW grew into "HoustonTXSW," and in 2012 evolved into C2xSW – a full-fledged outreach initiative under the stewardship of C2 Creative, Houston's first 501c3 nonprofit Creative Accelerator. Dedicated to fostering creative commerce and community, C2 Creative has adopted C2xSW in its mission to support and promote Greater Houston's creative talent to a global audience. Now in its fourth year, C2xSW 2012 will showcase Houston Film/Music/Tech through "The Official Unofficial All of Where the Wild Things Are Interaction Packed Adventure Extravaganza!” orbiting the conference in Austin. As always, we aim to showcase Houston on a grand scale, proactively engaging inter/national thought leaders and influencers to connect them with Houston creators and innovators. For 2012, we take it one step further by developing an online directory and virtual archive that extends past the conference and will live on through C2 as a creative community resource. More than the average “booze & bcards” party, C2xSW is a public event (no badge necessary!) concocted by many of the same people behind awesomenesses(es) like TEDx Houston ... so be prepared for a plethora of surprises! If you don't have fun, we're going to have to check your pulse. From NOW to March 12, we'll take you on Wild Interaction-Packed Adventure highlighting:
* C2xSW Orbital Events (HTX indicates events held in Houston, ATX in Austin):
- November 29, 2011 (HTX): Houston Business Journal Fast Tech 50 Awards
- February 17, 2012 (HTX): C2xSW Meet & Greet hosted by Aurora Picture Show
- March 7, 2012 (HTX): C2xSW + HATCH Pre-SxSW Kick-Off hosted by ChaiONE, Houston - Technology Center, PKF Texas, DFJ Mercury, Culture Pilot, Black Sheep Agency & C2 Creative
- March 12, 2012 (ATX): SxSWeetUp (Ladies only!) with Beauty Bar X
- Date TBA (HTX): "South by South Wrap" Party & ShareFest
* A Tour of UN$x$W, including stops at Silicon Prairie's Breakfast Bar (March 11) and NOLA at Lucky's (March 12)
* The Extravaganza on March 12, 6pm-9:30pm at Hudson on Fifth in Austin
*** RSVP NOW at http://c2xsw2012.eventbrite.com!!! ***
We support Houston’s creative innovators and talent, and we want to ensure they receive maximum benefit and exposure at SxSW. To achieve this, WE NEED YOUR HELP to make C2xSW free and open to everyone! Donations and sponsorship support from forward-thinkers like you will help C2 Creative promote our great city, and welcome anyone and everyone from around the world at SxSW to join us and share in the best of Houston! To get involved, support C2xSW as a Sponsor, visit http://www.houstontxsw.us/2012/02/sponsor/ - all proceeds go to event expenses, and anything left will support the C2 Creative Accelerator program. You can also volunteer to help as we prepare for the conference! For more info, you can reach us at: twitter.com/houstontxsw or facebook.com/HoustonTXSW
We are confident that, with your help, we can show the rest of Texas and everyone at SxSW how great “Greater Houston” really is. For more information, please contact Grace Rodriguez on Twitter at or by email at grace[at]culturepilot.com. Thank you in advance for your support! Warm regards,
The Board of C2 Creative
Previous C2xSW events, sponsors and participant info:
* HoustonTXSW 2011 - http://houstonsxsw2011.eventbrite.com
* HoustonTXSW 2010 - http://houstonsxsw2010.eventbrite.com
* HoustonTXSW 2009 - http://www.amiando.com/houstonsxsw.html
