SXSW Interactive Tentative Calendar

Hello Friends,

I’m so very excited for SXSW Interactive! I’ve never been, so I’m a bit overwhelmed by all the choices. My suscpicion is that I will probably NOT go non stop for 4 days–but hey, I might have that “all you can eat chinese buffet” approach…that is–I will keep going back for more new media fun, and then keep going back again and again until my brain feels crispy as a wonton.

My cell is 512-461-1495–call or text if you’d like to hook up for lunch or dinner or after hour shenanigans.

Friday

Friday Night Mix at Six
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Six (117 W 4th St @ Colorado)
Soft launch into the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival experience with the Friday Night Mix at Six. Hosted by Porter Novelli, this official pre-party provides a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new connections. Great views of downtown Austin from the rooftop deck!

Saturday

10am: Quit Your Day Job and Vlog

11:30am: Sponsored Panel: Managing Communities That Work or You Are Here: Gaming and User’s Geolocation in Web 2.0

12:00pm: Lunch/ Booths

2:00pm: Location-based Entertainment, Animating Overlooked Spaces or Opening Remarks with Henry Jenkins and Steven Johnson

3:30pm High-Tech Craft: Why Sewing and Knitting Still Matter or Video Production for the Web & Mobile Devices

4:00pm Book Reading: The Making of Second Life

5:00pm What Women Need to Succeed or Social Network Coups: The Users are Revolting!

and if I last into the night…

Google Party
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Light Bar (408 Congress Ave @ 4th St)
Come join the fun with Google! There are sure to be great beverages, tasty eats and plenty of that fun Google swag. Hope to see you there!

frog design / SXSW Interactive Opening Party
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
MACC / Mexican American Cultural Center (600 River St)
This is the legendary frog design party you’ve always been hearing about. We’ll have Grupo Fantasma, fire dancers and more to officially kick off the 15th year of SXSW Interactive.

16 Bit: SXSWi’s Opening Night Afterparty
10:00 pm – 2:00 am
Scoot Inn (1308 E 4th St @ Novasota)
SXSWi’s (un)official opening night afterparty. Successor to last year’s “8 bit,” complete with wide open Texas patio, wide open bar, 80’s DJs, and new this year: 999 Eyes, an authentic human oddities freakshow.

Sunday

10am: Social Design Strategies or The Female Takedown of Casual Gaming

11:30am: Friend Me! Vote for Me! Donate Now!

12:00pm: Lunch/ Break

2:00pm: Keynote Interview with Mark Zuckerberg

3:30pm: Human and Property Rights in Virtual Worlds

5:00pm: Africa 2.0: Affecting Change Using Technology

Rock out at the La Zona Rosa
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
La Zona Rosa (612 W 4th Street)
Join us and our Gold and multi-platinum artists, The Smithereens, and Seven Mary Three for some food, drinks, and great music. You won’t want to miss this! Come by Sun Microsystems booth (130, 132, 229, 231) for free drink tickets.

Get Weirdly Wired
9:00 pm – 1:00 am
Austin City Limits Studio (2504 B Whitis, Corner Guadalupe & Dean Keeton)
Rogue-traders, MSFT/YHOO, elections… this is the weirdest year since the dawn of pixels. Celebrate 2008 with Spinto Band and Lightspeed Champion at the legendary Austin City Limits Sound Stage. Tamales, microbrews, margaritas and free shuttles.

Monday

10am: Lost in Translation? Top Website Internationalization Lessons

11:30am: Core Conversation: Blueprinting Your Project: Put it on Paper or Just Start Coding?

12:00pm: Lunch/Break

2:00pm: Monday Keynote: Frank Warren

3:30pm: Bootstrapping 101: The Basic Building Blocks

5:00pm: Pimp My Non Profit – Real Non-Profits Kicking Ass with Online Technology

Austin Tech Happy Hour
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Marq (422 Congress Ave @ 4th St)
We’ll be featuring a showcase of Austin emerging technology companies; AdRevolution, Indeed.com, iTaggit, and Spocal. Come for the food, drinks, and demos!

Adobe Sneak Peek Party
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Dirty Dog (505 E 6th St)
Get an inside look at how Adobe is powering the future of entertainment at the Sneak Peek Party of Adobe Media Player. Join the excitement of the event with FREE gifts, FREE food, FREE drinks, skateboarding tricks, celebrity appearances, and a surprise musical act you won’t want to miss!