I don’t know why people try to plan anything when SXSW is going on, but then again, I guess the WHOLE world doesn’t stop turning. Check out what just hit my inbox, then read on for why it’s so funny:
You are invited to RSVP For Free Admssion to our Premiere at Union Park through March 17 ($10 at the door after March 17 with RSVP; $15 without RSVP). We expect 400 young professionals to attend this event!
Please join us for:
- Drink specials 6 pm to 7 pm
- Complimentary light hors d’oeuvres from 6 pm to 7 pm
- Cool music played at a low volume to facilitate successful business networking until around 8 pm
- DJ spinning great music and creating a more social atmosphere after 8 pm while still allowing for continued conversation and interaction (even in “The Boom Boom Room”)
- Making the acquaintance of literally hundreds of new, young, fun people for business contacts and friendships like you can do nowhere else
Our events will be free (with your timely RSVP) while we continue to build Austin’s strongest young professionals membership. Later this year, we will have to begin charging a small fee for our events.
So here’s the funny part: they already launched in Austin. And said the same thing, that they’d start charging. And once they did, no one came. So they moved locations (used to be a Pangaea thing), and are giving it another go. Relaunching?
Of course no one is going to pay to network–we have way too many active young professionals in the Austin scene doing amazing things and hosting free events for anyone to be interested in paying. Last time I went it was more of a Meat/Meet Market anyway (singles scene). Still, free and fun enough if you want to get out and socialize sans SXSW talk!
RSVP by today, or else you have to pay at the door, which is just silly.