Meet Andrea Metzler, a Des Moines-based employee from Austin's Real HQ and a floating coworking member at Gravitate.

This year hundreds of Iowans, Iowa Expats and others who are Iowa-curious stopped by the Startup Oasis (the temporary name for Old School Bar & Grill in the heart of Sixth Street). Big thanks to the Iowa Economic Development Authority, Workiva, the City of West Des Moines, The Greater Des Moines Partnership, Iowa's Creative Corridor, the Quad Cities and the 30+ members of Iowa's startup community that helped sponsor and produce the event.

The #IowaHour at SXSW, out state's annual gathering of Iowans, Iowa expats and anyone Iowa-curious is this Sunday, March 15 at 6 PM at the Old School Bar & Grill (401 East 6th Street in Austin).

The official gathering of Iowans, Iowa expats, and people with an interest in Iowans at SXSW will March 9 from 5-7 p.m. at the Startup Oasis (Old School Bar & Grill).