ACG in Austin on Wed. 7/10/19: Whurley, Founder & CEO at Strangeworks

Event Details

When:

July 10, 2019 11:30 AM - 1 PM CDT

Where:

Location Name

The UT Club

Location Address

2108 Robert Dedman Drive
Austin, TX 78712
United States

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Overview

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Whurley, Founder & CEO at Strangeworks

Whurley (William Hurley) has been using systems theory and open source to create innovative technologies his entire career. He believes leveraging technology to solve our problems, not just as consumers but as citizens, is the most exciting and noble challenge we face. Information and technology belongs to all of us. When built correctly, technology can keep us safe, healthy and informed. It empowers us to not only demand a better future for ourselves, but to build it. Whurley works across a variety of social issues to remove hurdles and biases and influence all of us to think differently about how technology can serve us better. Creating software and systems designed to make people’s lives better is only part of what he's about, though. It’s important to evangelize on these issues. Whurley has spoken at The United Nations, ISoJ, SxSW, and multiple TEDx events, on topics from cyber security to the omnipresence of what used to be called the future and is now just called the way we live. He has lived in Austin since 1994 and has seen and helped the city transform into a hub for tech innovation. After working with Apple R&D and as an IBM Master Inventor, Whurley chose to start his businesses here, fostering dynamic communities with companies like Chaotic Moon Studios and Honest Dollar. Whurley is a dynamic world class speaker --- check out his body of work at Whurley.com

Online registration is now closed (the RSVP deadline was Friday, July 5th). Walk-ins may be accommodated, if space allows based on no-shows, at the following rates: ACG Members @ $45., Non-Members @ $75.

Your registration for this event acts as an audio/video release and includes your permission for ACG Central Texas to use your image and comments captured on audio, video or photographic formats while attending the event for marketing and promotional purposes. For further information please contact: Sara Singer - ACG Central Texas Chapter Executive @ acgcentraltexas@acg.org or 512-970-0417. ACG Central Texas reserves the right to fill open seats with walk-in registrants at the respective event venues once the networking period has passed and the official event programming has begun. In rare instances this could mean that registered attendees arriving late will not have a seat readily available upon their arrival. In these instances ACG Central Texas will work to accommodate the attendee, and if not able to do so to the attendee's satisfaction, ACG Central Texas will refund their registration fee.

Cancellation Policy – Cancellations received in writing to acgcentraltexas@acg.org by 5PM, July. 9th will receive a full refund. There are no refunds for cancellations received after 5PM on July 9th. If you are an ACG Member unable to attend, you can transfer your registration to another person for this same event. If the person attending in your place is not an ACG Member, they will need to pay an additional fee to bring them up to the non-member rate to attend.

Speakers

Whurley

Strangeworks

Founder & CEO

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

Austin/San Antonio