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PeopleFund’s Economic Opportunity Conference (2 free tickets)

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PeopleFund, a non-profit centered around creating economic opportunity for Central Texans, is hosting the Seventh Annual Conference on Economic Opportunity tomorrow, Saturday, October 24th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Austin Community College’s Eastview Campus. The conference addresses regional issues with an emphasis on the local economy, regional development, and business opportunities.

The purpose of the conference is to engage local community members and business leaders in talks regarding our region’s evolving economy. Including a broader local and regional economic overview, the program will also include breakout sessions to discuss community and business issues. A full schedule of the breakout sessions can be found here.

In order to have a voice at this event, AustinStartup is offering a pair of tickets chosen from those among those persons that retweet this post by 4:00pm today with the hashtag #COEO.

So, start retweeting in order to take part in the conversation and help map the future of the Austin economy!

You can also buy tickets for the event here.

Gowalla Unveils Location Discovery App

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In need of some new hangouts for you and your friends? Check out this new Austin startup that offers fun ways to share and discover cool locations.

Gowalla, a web and iPhone application based out of the parent company, Alamofire, recently unveiled their new travel-sharing iPhone app to the public. The application is free and offers a fun, new interpretation of social networking.

Gowalla integrates elastic GPS, Facebook, and Twitter so users can create new locations and share them with friends. For example, say you found a new favorite hangout and want to make a “spot” on Gowalla, let your friends know, and leave behind an item for them to pick up later. Gowalla does just that. Not to mention it also lets you create spots anywhere in the world – check out the company’s first international trip to Nottingham.

The company recently relocated to Austin from Dallas and based on the amount of interesting Austin locations already on the site, we should all be able to find yet another cool spot around town.