SXSW
This is the standing group for organizing Drupal-related meetups during SXSW. Drupalers of the world, unite in Austin, Texas!
- The next SXSW Interactive conference is set for March 13-17, 2009.
- Stay tuned for more information about BarCamp Austin 4 and DrupalCamp Austin.
Drupal panels at SXSW 2010
This comes from our good friend Lynn Bender (GeekAustin), who has graciously assembled a list of all the Drupal-related sessions for SXSW Interactive 2009:
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Fellow drupalistas,
I see six Drupal panels suggested for SXSW 2010. The link to to view them is here: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/index/4/q:drupal
Ben Finklea has a talk on Drupal SEO
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/4986
Jennifer Conley, of LevelTen in Dallas
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/3008
DrupalCamp Dallas - this weekend!
First ever DrupalCamp Dallas - only $30 for 2 awesome days of Drupal!
Schedule is up - http://www.drupalcampdallas.org/schedule
Pre-event happy hour on Friday night - http://www.drupalcampdallas.org/blog/calshei1/friday-drupalcamp-happy-ho...
Register for event here - http://www.drupalcampdallas.org Receive a free t-shirt with paid registration if you register by midnight tonight!
No walk-ups on Saturday...it looks like DrupalCamp Dallas will be sold out tomorrow or Friday.
Thank you to our awesome sponsors!!! http://www.drupalcampdallas.org/sponsors
SxSW 2009 Panel Picker
If you haven't seen it on d.o (though you probably have), then I encourage you to check out gdemet's panel picker post. Vote for them all and lets try and increase the Drupal presence at SxSW.
I have a blast every year, and this will make it that much better.
-Rho
Drupal Meetup at BarCamp Austin 3 - Saturday, March 8th

When: 5:00pm-6:00pm (tentatively)
Where: GSD&M Idea City, Omega Lab (2nd floor)
If you will be in Austin for SXSW and you love Drupal, come show it at BarCamp Austin 3! There are lots of rooms and times available, so the schedule is very flexible. There should be plenty of time and space for anyone to present, maybe multiple.
Drupal meetup at BarCamp Austin 3
Attention Drupalers: Will you be in Austin for SXSW 2008?
If you haven't heard, BarCamp Austin 3 will be taking place at GSD&M Idea City in Austin, TX on Saturday, March 8th, 2008. This event is FREE to everyone and will feature a wide variety of presentations, demos, and entertainment.
Which panels are you attending? [Wiki]
Now that the full panel schedule is out, what looks interesting to you? This is a wiki, so feel free to add your picks.
Full interactive panel schedule online!
Schedule sorted by day: http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule
Schedule sorted by panelist: http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=pan...
"Official" SXSWi evening events
Panels aren't the real reason you dished out $300+ to attend SXSWi, it's the networking!
Not to mention these social gatherings usually include free food and/or booze (usually on some tech giant's dime). Here are a few you might not want to miss.
Saturday, March 8
6-11:30p | Plutopia! 8th Annual SXSW EFF-Austin Interactive Tech Gathering of the Tribes @ Scholz Garten
6-8p | Dorkbot @ Brush Square Park
6-8p | Google Party @ Light Bar
6-8p | GeekAustin Happy Hour
US patent reform and open source: Who is the best candidate for the OS community?
My friend whurley has launched an online poll to bring open source to the attention of politicians -- specifically, the presidential candidates. He, like many of us, is troubled by the recent calls for patent reform put forth by larger companies that may wind up blocking innovation and threatening open source-oriented companies and contractors.
You can view the poll here and vote for which candidate you believe is best for the open source community. (Don't worry: "None of them" is an option!)
Preliminary panel speaker list released
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels
A few interesting picks:
Building Portable Social Networks (Jeremy Keith)
Data as Art: Musical, Visual Web APIs (Peter Kirn)
Getting There Faster By Using Open Code (Jack Moffitt)
Pimp My Non Profit -- Real Non-Profits Kicking Ass with Online Technology (Ed Schipul)
Unconventional Collaboration: Tips for Local and Remote Teams (Jason Fried)
BarCamp Austin III
BarCamp is still in its infant planning stages but you can keep an eye on the progress at: http://barcamp.org/BarCampAustinIII
This is the standing group for organizing Drupal-related meetups during SXSW. Drupalers of the world, unite in Austin, Texas!
- The next SXSW Interactive conference is set for March 13-17, 2009.
- Stay tuned for more information about BarCamp Austin 4 and DrupalCamp Austin.




