2011 Interactive Festival & Conference

Friday 11 March - Tuesday 15 March, 2011

What is SXSW Interactive?

http://www.sxsw.com/interactive explains it all.

The SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of exciting panel content and amazing parties. Attracting digital creatives as well as visionary technology entrepreneurs, the event celebrates the best minds and the brightest personalities of emerging technology. Whether you are a hard-core geek, a dedicated content creator, a new media entrepreneur, or just someone who likes being around an extremely creative community, SXSW Interactive is for you!

Who attends this event?

SXSW Interactive appeals to uber-geeks and digital creatives who push the cutting edge of technological change. The event appeals to content developers, web designers, programmers, bloggers, wireless innovators, gamers, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. Even if you are not a technical person, you will benefit from the outside-the-box thinking that thrives at SXSW.

What kinds of topics are covered at the event?

Panel topics cover everything from web design, usability, and blogging to wireless innovation and new technology business models. Other panels focus on more general topics that are nonetheless relevant to the digital creatives who attend SXSW Interactive. Discovering new ideas that lead us to a better future is the underlying theme on all of this programming.

What kind of people speak at SXSW Interactive?

Thousands of cutting-edge new media industry experts have spoken at SXSW Interactive over the last 14 years. Some of the bigger names to participate in the event include Mark Zuckerberg, Henry Jenkins, Steven Johnson, Frank Warren, Jane McGonigal, Heather Armstrong, Stewart Brand, Po Bronson, Denise Caruso, Ana Marie Cox, Mark Cuban, Cory Doctorow, Thomas Dolby, Richard Florida, Al Franken, Malcolm Gladwell, Philip Glass, Molly Holzschlag, Craig Newmark, Steven Johnson, Jaron Lanier, Brenda Laurel, Dan Rather, Howard Rheingold, Todd Rundgren, Douglas Rushkoff, DJ Spooky, Bruce Sterling, James Suroweicki, Joe Trippi, Mena Trott, Jimmy Wales, Will Wright, and Jeffrey Zeldman.

What is new for 2011 at the SXSW Interactive Festival?

In 2007, SXSW made a major push into the world of video games with the addition of ScreenBurn. In 2009, the Game Design Competition was added to ScreenBurn at SXSW lineup. The 2009 event also continued to provide more structured networking opportunities -- thereby making it easier for you to meet the types of people that you want to meet. Finally, as encouraged by the SXSW community, look for more technical sessions, as well as more panels that are discussing advanced-level topics.

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