sxsw

It's that time of year again!
This year I have been asked to do a 2.5hr Drupal Advanced Workshop on Sunday the 9th. I'll post more details when they come.

My question is... Who else is going?
I'll be in town from Wednesday 3/5 to Monday 3/10. Being my 1st SxSw, I didn't think to grab housing early. I still haven't secured a place, so any opportunities to share costs would be sweet.

I see that Acquia is planning a Drupal Meetup on Saturday Details: https://www.acquia.com/resources/events/sxsw-2014

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.

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

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)

Let's join BarCampAustin for their 6:30pm meetup! David Strauss and I will be there. Join us for free conversation! This will also be a great opportunity to discuss and organize Drupalish events.

Helpful tip: Let's all put "DRUPAL" on our nametags for easy networkishness.

Where: Bourbon Rocks | 508 E 6th St, Austin, TX

Intro to BarCampAustin

Imagine a full day of SXSWi devoted to hanging out with like-minded people at a bar. That's BarCamp, and the organizer, Whurley, wants Drupal to make a splash. According to Whurley, BarCampAustin will be "more ad hoc than we can possibly stand" and "100% nuts." (Oh, and there will be fully customizable T-shirts screen-printed on demand.) EXCELLENT!