Events

Upcoming Events

October 7th, 2022

TECH FOR ALL FESTIVAL

This event will be a safe place for Austin residents to learn and engage in technology resources available to them in the community. Free admission, live music, games, tech prizes and opportunities for community partners and sponsors to enlighten the community about all things tech!

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October 3rd - October 7th, 2022

Digital Inclusion Week 2022

Digital Inclusion Week 2022 will have a variety of events to bring awareness and resources to the digital divide across the country! Austin Free-Net will be participating in several different initiatives.

Past Events

November 29th - January 1st, 2022

Holiday Device Drive

Getting a new device for the holidays? Not sure what to do with your old one? Continue the gift giving spirit and donate your device to Austin Free-Net!

We take your used devices and throughly wipe them, refurbished them and give them to local non-profits who in turn give them directly to community members in need!

Austin Free-Net also works directly with AISD to give device donations to families need a device.

Your donation is tax deductible!

December 4th, 2021

Volunteer Flyer Handout & Mixer

Volunteers and friends of Austin Free-Net helped to post flyers at libraries, local businesses and community centers around Austin to help get the word out about Austin Free-Net and our services. The event was a huge success and ended with a mixer at Easy Tiger. Stay tuned for our next volunteer events!

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What's Big Tech Doing to Bridge The Digital Divide?

Austin Free-Net Digital Inclusion Week 2021 Event. A discussion with Google Fiber, Indeed, and NI on the work they're doing to uplift Austin's digital equity and the ways that Big Tech can do more. Featuring guest speakers: Parisa Fatehi-Weeks; Senior Director of Global Community Impact at Indeed John-Michael Cortez; Director of Government and Community Relations at Google Fiber Daniel Ryne Lucio; Community Impact Manager at Google Fiber Justin Brady-Joyner; Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Program Manager at NI Moderated by Cole Wilson.

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East Austin, West Texas and the Digital Divide

Austin Free-Net Digital Inclusion Week 2021 Event. A discussion on the similarities and differences between the problems and solutions that these communities share when working to bridge the digital divide. Featured guest speakers: Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper Madison Dr. Sharon Strover Commissioner Nehemiah Pitts Kelty Garbee Moderated by Cole Wilson.