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Day-by-day panel list released for SXSWi ‘09
It’s hard to believe South by Southwest Interactive 2009 is only two months away. But the reality sinks in when you look at the day-by-day lineup of panels and keynotes: SXSW has released a list today and says it will have a finalized schedule of timeslots and descriptions by early February. (The festival runs March 13-March 17.)
Aside from panels we see variations of every year (“How to Rawk SXSW,” “Building and Maintaining Strong Communities Online”) there are some interesting trends. Staffers from The New York Times, which was recently pre-obitted by Atlantic in a piece that imagined its demise, are on the schedule, including a Monday keynote interview by Virginia Herffernan of Graffiti Research Lab founder James Powderly. There’s also a panel called “Designing the Future of The New York Times” and “Get Me Rewrite! Developing APIs and the Changing Face of News,” featuring Times staffers.
The keynote slot for Sunday is still TBA, but the opening remarks on Saturday will be from Tony Hsieh, CEO of shoe seller Zappos.com, which has made a big splash on Twitter.
Tuesday’s keynote is a conversation between Chris Anderson of Wired and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki of alltop.com (who made his name as an Apple evangelist).
Many locals are heading up panels and, as usual, there’s a good mix of business-focused panels, panels about design and Web interfaces and, not surprisingly, a lot about social networking.
What panels are you most looking forward to checking out if you’re going to SXSW?
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By Jacob
January 13, 2009 8:28 AM | Link to this
Can't wait. SXSWi is so much fun. From the buzz on the major tech podcast SXSWi is easily one of the best info tech conferences today.
By mr.what?
January 12, 2009 10:22 PM | Link to this
Get a wristband, about $160??? It gives you access to any music venue in the evenings. A big name? Get there early and camp out, you will get in. Or, got to any random venue and have a good time. The best shows I have seen are unknowns, just show up and have a good time. Sign up for the wristband lotto or just buy of craigslist.
Well worth it. Also, pursue the day shows, lots of free music with food provided. But, with the current economy, those parties may be scaled back.
By Omar Gallaga
January 12, 2009 3:54 PM | Link to this
Ms. Davis -- if you're interested in the music portion of the festival (which I don't cover), you'll want to keep an eye on Austin Music Source (http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/index.html) -- they'll be posting information on wristbands and other details on the music festival.
My understanding is that the venues may sell tickets, but priority is given to badgeholder, then wristband wearers, before opening up to people who want to buy tickets for individual performances.
By Ms. Davis
January 12, 2009 3:33 PM | Link to this
How do locals obtain tickets to the musical venues, absent the several hundred dollar badges being offered on SXSW '09 website?