Planning for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival has already begun…


“Scheduled March 7-11 2008 at the Austin Convention Center, the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival brings together digital creatives from across the United State and around the world. The event features more than 100 panel sessions on topics ranging from web design to new media business models to online content to the latest developments in mobile technology. In addition to panels, SXSW Interactive features a three-day Trade Show & Exhibition, as well as a full schedule of parties and exciting evening events.”

Last SXSW Interactive Festival (2007) was a blast in general. There were a number of very good mobility panels as well. The Interactive Festival is not your typical conference — I truly recommend you attending… the environment of the conference, the people and interactions, the social events, the city… it all is a lot of fun…

A group of Mobilists are working with the Festival’s organizers to bring the mobility presence up a notch, and to accomplish this, awareness within the mobility community about the Festival must be created.

Panel/session ideas for the SXSW Interactive Festival will be accepted until Friday, July 20, 2007. If you are a mobility person, with a great idea for a panel, submit your ideas. We are suggesting the following areas for mobility panels:

  • Mobile User Experience
  • Emerging / Disruptive Technologies, Innovation
  • Web 2.0 meets Mobile
  • Mobile Social Software
  • Mobile Gaming/Entertainment

When submitting your session, there are a number of guidelines to follow, such as providing a good, short and sweet (around 50 words) description of the session, the expected level of expertise: if it is for beginners, intermediate, or experts, and the “take aways” for the audience; all this will help the organizers pick and choose. For more information about the guidelines to follow, please read the official submission page Panel Submission Process for 2008 SXSW Interactive Opens on June 1.

Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions…

I’m looking forward to having a great mobility presence at the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival…

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