It was so much fun getting the GeekWire community back together on Tuesday with the return of Sounders Day as we enjoyed great networking, tasty BBQ, cold beverages, and another Sounders FC victory. The festivities kicked off Tuesday afternoon on the spectacular deck at First Mode in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, just a stone’s throw from Lumen Field, where the Sounders would later pull off a 1-0 victory over Santos Laguna with a thrilling last-second goal in a semifinal Leagues Cup match. During the pre-match rooftop party we were joined by Sounders FC majority owner Adrian Hanauer and Alejandro Irarragorri,… Read More
How can professional and collegiate sports return safely? Which technologies and approaches will ensure a seamless transition back to the playing field, and ultimately to the stands? That’s our topic on this special GeekWire Virtual Roundtable, with Pat Chun, Washington State University director of athletics, Jennifer Cohen, University of Washington director of athletics, and Adrian Hanauer, majority owner of Seattle Sounders FC. Thanks to sponsors Pure Storage and Davis Wright Tremaine for helping to make this session available to the GeekWire community. Watch the discussion above, stay tuned for a recap, and see geekwire.com/events for more upcoming events.
The beer was cold; the BBQ was juicy; the weather was perfect; and the vibe was bumpin’. Thanks to everyone for joining us at our fifth annual GeekWire Sounders Day tailgate party on Wednesday at the Dell EMC rooftop deck in Seattle. We had so much fun bringing together soccer fans and tech geeks for this one-of-a-kind networking event where friends new and old enjoyed amazing views of Seattle before crossing the street and watching the Sounders match at CenturyLink Field. A big thanks to Dell/EMC, our title sponsor of Sounders Day, for hosting us at their epic rooftop deck.… Read More
Summer is finally here, and that means one thing: Our big GeekWire Sounders Day party is back! On July 19, we’ll once again take over the amazing rooftop deck at Dell EMC, bringing together soccer fans and tech geeks for this one-of-a-kind networking party. Tickets are on sale now here for both the party and the match, but move fast as we usually sell out. This is one of our favorite events of the year, a fun night to hang out with other geeks before a Seattle Sounders soccer match. If you’ve never attended Sounders Day, here’s how this unique sporting… Read More
The San Francisco 49ers president. A virtual reality guru helping Intel. And the executive heading up U.S. operations for sports data giant Sportradar. We’ve just added more fantastic speakers to our second annual Sports Tech Summit on June 21-22 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. You can buy tickets here — remember to use the discount code GEEKWIRE15, which will knock off 15% from early bird rates that end this week. Get your tickets today at the registration page. TICKETS Learn about our recently-added speakers: Dr. Uma Jayaram is the co-founder of VOKE, a virtual reality startup that Intel acquired in 2016… Read More
