This is a busy week if you want to gather with other people involved in social media in Austin. The first Austin Social Media Breakfast, featuring Bryan Person, is scheduled for next week, on February 21st - the location will be announced later this week - but you don’t have to wait until then to mix and mingle with others with a common interest in social media here in Austin.

Austin Business Blogger Dinner

Thom Singer is coordinating this dinner at Gueros on South Congress on Monday, February 11th at 5:30. Please email Thom at thom@thomsinger.com if you would like to join him and others who blog for their businesses. Attendees share their experiences, talk about recent developments in the blogosphere, and discuss best practices. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn about blogging in an intimate and friendly environment.

GeekAustin / Dorkbot-Austin Happy Hour

Then on Tuesday, February 12th, GeekAustin will be combining with Dorkbot-Austin for its monthly happy hour. This is a larger gathering that attracts a who’s who among Austin geeks. The happy hour is being held from 7 pm to 9pm at J Black’s Feel Good Lounge, 710 W 6th St Ste B, Austin, Texas 78701.

Appearing at the happy hour will be video artist Paul Baker (Amoda Profile) (youtube), as well as a flickr / robot mashup by David Nunez (http://delamaquina.com/) — all courtesy of DorkbotAustin.

This is your opportunity to meet dozens of Austin’s fringe hackers and digital mad scientists. Dorkbot-Austin has been featured on wired.com, San Francisco Chronicle, boingboing.net, Makezine.com, BBC-Radio, and G4TV among many others.

To get on the invite list for upcoming GeekAustin parties, send an email to linearb@gmail.com. For more info on Dorkbot, visit http://dorkbotaustin.

Go to http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418904/ to rsvp.

Austin Social Media Breakfast

February 21st is the date. Please keep your morning open and look for details soon.