# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Future is Low-Tech - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 06:15 pm – Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 07:45 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Join us in-person on Tuesday, September 1st with tech anthropologist Jésabel DC.About this EventThis event will be held in person only.n the early 2000s, the internet was a place we went. The family computer lived in a specific room of the house; we logged on, did what we came to do, and then went back to our actual lives. As the economics of technology shifted toward engagement, retention and attention – that relationship changed. Products became more seamless, persistent, personalized and difficult to leave.The Future Is Low-Tech is a framework that looks back at technology from the early 2000s to identify design principles that may become increasingly important as AI and digital systems grow more embedded in everyday life.In this presentation, we will explore:Orientation: What loading bars, menus, instructions and visible systems understood about helping people know where they are and what is happeningUseful Friction: Why making everything seamless isn’t always better – and how pauses, choices and effort can increase understanding and agency.Boundaries: What older technologies can teach us about designing clearer beginnings, endings and opportunities to disengage.Letting the User Go: How we might build commercially successful technology that helps people accomplish something without demanding more of their attention.This presentation is for everyone, but especially for technologists, designers, product teams, and anyone thinking about what comes next. It offers a practical lens for questioning the assumptions built into the technologies we make: what should be automated, what should remain visible, where people need more control and what kind of relationship we ultimately want technology to have with the people using it.Continued Conversation & NetworkingThe discussion doesn’t end when the panel wraps up! Join us immediately following the presentation for post-event networking and continued conversation at Remedy, located at 3rd & Nueces. Connect with fellow attendees, swap insights from the event, and enjoy a complimentary drink on us, thanks to our amazing Austin Forum Annual Partners, Champions, and Friends.Attendance InstructionsIn-personJoin us at The Center for Government and Civic Service, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 where you will be checked in at the front. Parking map !In-person attendees, please join us from 5:15 to 6:15 for networking and snacks. We look forward to chatting with you face-to-face! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/the-future-is-low-tech/100001998448803167 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: The Center for Government and Civic Service, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000 - **lat**: 30.2773367 - **long**: -97.7484896 - **full address**: The Center for Government and Civic Service, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000, 1218 West Avenue, Austin, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Future is Low-Tech - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/5306fce1a4c7b1bb036b7d645bd19cf347fadc0bbba1ac457a7db7833d17df44-rimg-w1200-h800-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787682726 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Future is Low-Tech being held? - **A:** The Future is Low-Tech takes place on Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 06:15 pm to Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 07:45 pm at The Center for Government and Civic Service, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000, 1218 West Avenue, Austin, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Future is Low-Tech? - **A:** The Future is Low-Tech is organized by The Austin Forum on Technology & Society. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Future is Low-Tech", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/5306fce1a4c7b1bb036b7d645bd19cf347fadc0bbba1ac457a7db7833d17df44-rimg-w1200-h800-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787682726", "startDate": "2026-09-01T18:15:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-09-01T19:45:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/the-future-is-low-tech/100001998448803167", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Center for Government and Civic Service, ACC Rio Grande: Building 3000", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1218 West Avenue", "postalCode": "78701", "addressLocality": "Austin", "addressRegion": "TX", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "30.2773367", "longitude": "-97.7484896" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us in-person on Tuesday, September 1st with tech anthropologist Jésabel DC.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-01T19:45:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/the-future-is-low-tech/100001998448803167" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/austin/the-future-is-low-tech/100001998448803167", "price": 0, "name": "In-person ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Austin Forum on Technology & Society", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-austin-forum-on-technology-and-society/22572229", "description": "The Austin Forum on Technology & Society brings people together to learn about emerging and pervasive technologies and their importance, influence, and impact on society.Every month, hundreds  of technology leaders, innovators, creatives and other interested persons come to share information and stimulate collaborations to promote technology applications that advance society.Through our monthly events, the Austin Forum Upload podcast, and the Austin Forum Update blog, the Austin Forum on Technology & Societyexplores a wide variety of topics and stimulates discussions, collaborations, and partnerships on new technology opportunities.The Austin Forum explores technology applications, opportunities, and policies in all aspects of society: health/medicine, business/industry, science/research, education, government, entertainment, and social good.The Austin Forum monthly events are free and open to the public." } ] } ] ```