SXSW Interactive 2009

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.

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.

Now that the full panel schedule is out, what looks interesting to you? This is a wiki, so feel free to add your picks.

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...

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

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!)

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 is still in its infant planning stages but you can keep an eye on the progress at: http://barcamp.org/BarCampAustinIII