The Oslo Lounge was an event and co-working space 9-19 March during SXSW in Austin,
hosted by Oslo Business Region. People from the most pioneering companies in the world met to
discuss and highlight businesses from the Oslo region.
Key figures
11 days
13 events
830 delegates
signed up for events during
SXSWedu
2170 delegates signed
up for events during SXSW Interactive
and Music
890 #theoslolounge @theoslolounge
tweets
2.5 mill reach in Social Media
Main partners
9 March Hello SXSW & Austin 10 March Kahoot! 11 March Norwegian Classroom by ICT Norway 12 March The Viking Vorspill by ICT Norway 13 March Creative Cities Alliance 14 March Unacast - the world’s largest proximity network 14 March Short Stories lunch with Capital Factory 14 March Appear.in and Opera Software Happy Hour 15 March Communication Meetup 16 March Nordic MashUP pitching competition 17 March Music Norway Industry Mixer 18 March Ryan Holiday Q&A 19 March Final party + Norwegian music videos by vidFlow
Event program
“The Oslo Lounge was a great social anchor for us during SXSW. It gave us a place to call home in Austin and invite our users to an informal setting to spark a more social connection.
Oslo Lounge helped us build a stronger local presence with our users in Austin.” - Johan Brand, CEO, Kahoot!
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Social media buzz
“The Oslo Lounge was our home away from home, our meeting room, our office away from the office, and our fav place to hang out with new friends after SXSWEdu.” - Heidi Arnesen Austlid, ICT Norway
Selected tweets
Selected Instagrams
"Unacast rocked SXSW, and The Oslo Lounge was our stage. Our audience was press, partners and customers, and we left with new, dedicated fans.” - Kjartan Slette, Co-Founder and COO, Unacast
www.oslolounge.com www.oslobusinessregion.no Siw Andersen, Project Manager Oslo Business Region [email protected]
“We are looking forward to next year’s collaboration with the Oslo Lounge, to bring innovative Norwegian technology to SXSW.” - Gautam Chandna, Director Product Partnerships, Opera Software