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My Schedule

Friday, March 11 ▼

 

2:00 PM

Death of the Textbook, Emergence of GamesHilton Garden Inn, Sabine Help Save SXSW from Marketer DouchebaggeryACC, Ballroom F How To Not Be A Douchebag at SXSWACC, Room 10AB Improv Classes: Not Just for Comedians and ActorsACC, Room 5ABC No Child Left Inside: Mobile Tech Meets EducationHilton Garden Inn, Rio Programming and Minimalism: Lessons from Orwell & The ClashACC, Ballroom A

2:30 PM

90 Days with the Phoenix Mars MissionACC, Ballroom G

3:30 PM

Beginner's Guide to SXSW FilmACC, Room 16AB From Personal Blogger to Professional MarketerMarriott Courtyard, Brazos 2-3 HackingWork: Why Good Work Means Breaking the RulesACC, Ballroom G The Accidental Writer: Great Web Copy for EveryoneSheraton, Creekside The Potential of Augmented Reality for EducationHilton Garden Inn, Rio

4:30 PM

Filmmaker's Lounge: Press/Bloggers Meet UpACC, Room 17B

5:00 PM

Block Party Capitalism: Where Analog and Digital IntersectACC, Ballroom F Focusing In On the Future of Social PhotographyHyatt, Big Bend Metrics for Social Media: The Net Promoter ScoreHyatt, Hill Country CD Not My Job: The Ultimate Content Strategy SmackdownSheraton, Creekside The Sexual Survival Guide For GeeksACC, Room 18ABCD

6:00 PM

SXEncore: Marwencol**Westgate Ignite SXSW - 2021 Vision of the FutureAustin Music Hall The Mix at Six presented by SapientNitroVenue 222

6:30 PM

Girl Walks Into a BarAlamo Lamar A

7:30 PM

"Unofficial" SXSW TweetupIron Cactus

8:00 PM

Big Bang BordelloEmo's

8:30 PM

The Pains of Being Pure at HeartVenue 222

9:00 PM

AMODA Digital ShowcaseMohawk

9:30 PM

Philip Selway, "By Some Miracle"Rollins Theatre The New Pornographers, "Moves: The Rise And Rise Of The New Pornographers"Rollins Theatre Zola Jesus, "Sea Talk"Rollins Theatre

10:00 PM

SXSW Film Opening PartyBuffalo Billiards
 

Saturday, March 12 ▼

 

9:30 AM

Artistic Collaborations via Skype: Turning Distance into DramaACC, Room 18ABCD Brave New World: Debating Brands' Role as PublishersACC, Ballroom F Demystifying Online Privacy and Empowering the Digital SelfRadisson, Town Lake Ballroom It's About Time: Visualizing TemporalityACC, Ballroom C Putting the Public Back in Public MediaSheraton, Capitol View Terrace Stop Listening to Your CustomersHilton, Salon C

11:00 AM

Shinya KimuraParamount Theatre Community Engagement Strategies: Rational Debate or Herding Cats?Sheraton, Capitol E-H Drawing Back the Curtains on CSS ImplementationACC, Ballroom D Intrigue Me: Writing Compelling ContentSheraton, Capitol A-D Seed & Feed: How to Cultivate Self-Organizing CommunitiesHyatt, Hill Country CD The Elevation of Black Women in New MediaACC, Room 10AB The Last Broadcast: Entertainment is Social - What's Next?ACC, Room 18ABCD Squarespace Foodtruck Extravaganza5th and Neches

11:20 AM

Brian HalliganACC, Ballroom D Foyer

11:30 AM

Content RulesACC, Ballroom G

12:00 PM

Etsy: Awesome in AustinVenue 222

12:30 PM

Brand Journalism: The Rise of Non-Fiction AdvertisingACC, Ballroom F Flash is Dead! Long Live Flash!Hilton, Salon F-G Flipboard: Game-Changer or Passing Fad?Radisson, Town Lake Ballroom Making The Magic Happen: The Art Of ProducingACC, Room 16AB Why Can't Startups and Advertisers Play Nice?Hilton, Salon C

2:00 PM

Catherine Hardwicke's Directing WorkshopACC, Room 16AB

3:30 PM

Baby's Gotta Face For Radio: Web Based Radio?Sheraton, Capitol View Terrace Bloggers vs. Journalists: It's a Psychological ThingSheraton, Capitol A-D

5:00 PM

Are Internet Consumers Killing Online Creativity?Hilton, Salon K Can Transmedia save the Entertainment Industry?ACC, Room 16AB How PBS and NPR Can Support Local JournalismSheraton, Capitol View Terrace Sausagefest: Getting More Women Into New Media & TechMarriott Courtyard, Brazos 2-3 Semantic Web Unlocks Shale Gas PlaysACC, Room 5ABC Sound for Picture: Pre-production through PostACC, Room 13AB

8:20 PM

The LimousinesMohawk

9:30 PM

Ning SXSWi Opening PartyMohawk Washed outMohawk
 

Sunday, March 13 ▼

 

9:30 AM

Can The Internet Make Us Happy?Hyatt, TX Ballroom 5-7 Radical Openness: Growing TED by Giving it AwayACC, Ballroom D Sunday YogaACC, Room 8A The Music of Interaction DesignACC, Ballroom A

10:00 AM

Newstopia: The New Business Models For NewsACC, Ballroom G

11:00 AM

Conde Nast in Start Up ModeSheraton, S. Capitol View Finding Music With Pictures: Data Visualization for DiscoveryHilton, Salon H Hacking the News: Applying Computer Science to JournalismSheraton, Creekside Open for News: Turning Journalism Inside OutSheraton, N. Capitol View Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in FilmACC, Room 16AB The 4-Hour Body: Hacking the Human BodyACC, Ballroom D

12:00 PM

Etsy: Hangover kits + shot glassesVenue 222

12:30 PM

A Conversation with Paul ReubensACC, Room 18ABCD Big in Japan: Outreaching to a Unique MarketHilton, Salon D How to Make Money Traveling Around the WorldMarriott Courtyard, Rio Grande B Influencers Will Inherit the Earth. Quick, Market Them!ACC, Ballroom F Mentors - Press/BloggersACC, Room 11AB Mythbusters Fan Meet UpDriskill, Maximilian Room Sports & Music: Perfect HarmonyHyatt, TX Ballroom 5-7 The Death of the Death of Longform JournalismSheraton, N. Capitol View The End of Reading in the USAACC, Room 10AB What Would Copyright Look Like If Created Today?Hilton, Salon C

3:30 PM

Does Online Openness Kill Creativity? Digital Planet LiveDriskill, Driskill Ballroom Media Tomorrow: The Message is the MessengerSheraton, Creekside Social Media and Comedy: F**k Yeah!Hyatt, TX Ballroom 1

5:00 PM

From the Sausage Factory: Inside the Film PressACC, Room 15 Re-branding Birth Control: Behavior Change through DesignHilton Garden Inn, Rio The Evolution of the New York TimesAT&T Conference Center, Grand Ballroom The Making of IT'S ABOUT YOU, A Super 8 DocumentaryACC, Room 13AB

7:00 PM

The Barbarian Group & StumbleUpon present: 'T.O.S. Violation!'Mohawk Survey Says? Skype PartyScoot Inn

8:00 PM

Comedy Showcase: Dark, Bitter and Sweet (early)Esther's Follies

9:00 PM

Light After Dark Presented by Vimeo + NikonSeaholm Power Planet
 

Monday, March 14 ▼

 

9:30 AM

Goodbye Oil: Accelerating the Electric Car MovementACC, Room 6AB How to Personalize Without Being CreepyACC, Ballroom B Legal Aspects of Online and 3D Game DevelopmentACC, Room 12AB Machine Learning and Social MediaHilton, Salon J Tweeting On Weekends: Are We Becoming Socially Anti-Social?Hilton, Salon H

10:00 AM

Groupon Presents: SXSW Hangover Brunch for the Freely HungoverIron Cactus

11:00 AM

Better Innovation, Design and Sustainability via Open SourceHilton, Salon K Big Data and APIs for PHP DevelopersSheraton, Capitol E-H Edinburgh, Austin & the Future of FestivalsHilton, Salon E I'm So Productive, I Never Get Anything DoneACC, Room 10AB Naked Dating: Finding Love in 140 Characters or LessHyatt, TX Ballroom 2-4 Steampunk Meet UpDriskill, Maximilian Room Your Data in the Cloud: Privacy, Ownership, ConvenienceACC, Ballroom B

12:30 PM

NPR’s API: Create Once, Publish EverywhereSheraton, Creekside Q&A With Google & Bing On Website RankingHilton, Salon J The Female Funny: Is It Different For Girls?ACC, Room 16AB

1:00 PM

Next Stage: Transmedia: An Interactive Exploration of the History and Future of Production in a Transmedia WorldACC, Exhibit Hall 3-4

2:00 PM

Keynote: Felicia DayACC, Ballroom D Facebook Developer Garage AustinThe Phoenix

3:30 PM

Ain't it Cool News' 15th Anniversary PanelACC, Room 18ABCD CSS3: Beyond the BasicsSheraton, Capitol E-H Design for Hackers: Reverse-Engineering BeautyACC, Ballroom G Internet Activism: Vegan Bloggers Take Over the WorldACC, Room 5ABC The Moguls of Food PornHyatt, Hill Country AB

4:15 PM

What Overseas Innovations Still Haven't Hit the US Market Yet?ACC, Ballroom E

5:00 PM

Beyond the Giant Double RainbowACC, Room 5ABC Emerging Trends in Internet ArtHilton, Salon K HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN The Game: A Case StudyACC, Room 12AB Music & Metadata: Do Songs Remain The Same?ACC, Room 18ABCD The Blogger Centipede: How Content is Eroding CredibilityACC, Room 15

6:00 PM

The Nerdist with Chris Hardwick - Live Podcast TapingEsther's Follies Great British Booze-upShakespeare's Pub

6:30 PM

Plutopia 2011: The Future of PlayMexican American Cultural Center

8:00 PM

Comedy Showcase: John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show (early)Esther's Follies

10:15 PM

Ain't It Cool News 15th Anniversary ScreeningParamount Theatre
 

Tuesday, March 15 ▼

 

9:30 AM

Accessibility for the Visually Impaired: Groundbreaking New TechnologiesACC, Room 6AB Engineering vs. Psychology in Social Media: A ConversationHyatt, TX Ballroom 1

11:00 AM

Can Design and Technology Fix America's Education Problem?ACC, Ballroom B Conversational Journalism: Do's and Don'ts of Audience ParticipationSheraton, Creekside Metadata: The Backbone Of Digital Music CommerceACC, Room 18ABCD The Mainstreaming of Geek CultureHyatt, TX Ballroom 5-7

12:00 PM

How To Be A Badass OnlineACC, Ballroom E

12:30 PM

Creating a Career in Digital Product DesignHilton, Salon E Kanye West, Antique Aquariums and Authenticity in Celebrity 2.0ACC, Ballroom E

2:00 PM

Keynote: Blake MycoskieACC, Ballroom D

3:30 PM

Be a Lead Generation Superstar with HTML5 FormsSheraton, Capitol A-D Music and Sound for Mobile GamesACC, Room 12AB Techies Can Save the World, Why Aren't They?ACC, Room 6AB

4:00 PM

SXSW Trade Show BLOCK PARTYACC, Exhibit Hall 3-4

4:45 PM

Video Analytics and the Future: Mastering the Data-StreamACC, Ballroom E

5:00 PM

Can Crowdsourcing Save Classical Music?Hyatt, TX Ballroom 5-7 Connected Devices, the Cloud & the Future of MusicRadisson, Town Lake Ballroom Groans, Grunts, and Cries - Voiceover Relationships in GamingACC, Room 12AB How Digital Media Drives International Collaboration in MusicACC, Room 18ABCD Next Stage Presents The Boxer Rebellion (acoustic)ACC, Exhibit Hall 3-4 Voices From The HTML5 Trenches: Browser Wars IVACC, Ballroom C

5:15 PM

In Web Video, Can Quality and Scale Coexist?ACC, Ballroom E

7:00 PM

The Interactive Awards presented by AdobeHilton Hotel

8:30 PM

The Interactive Closing Party Presented by (mt) Media TempleStubb's

9:00 PM

SXSW Film Closing/Music Opening Party presented by YouTubeMaggie Mae's

9:30 PM

My Sucky Teen RomanceParamount Theatre

10:40 PM

The LemursThe Ghost Room

11:00 PM

Altercation Punk Comedy TourHeadhunters

12:00 AM

Diamond RingsSpill Mr. HeavenlyThe Bat Bar PS I Love YouEmo's Main Room

12:30 AM

MC FrontalotFlamingo Cantina Psychic TV / PTV3Elysium

1:00 AM

Dominique Young UniqueSpill Gold PandaEmo's Jr Surfer BloodEmo's Main Room
 

Wednesday, March 16 ▼

 

1:45 PM

Sondre LercheACC, Ballroom D Foyer

2:30 PM

DiploAlamo Lamar C

5:00 PM

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: Digital Music ReduxACC, Room 17AB

7:00 PM

BrooklynVegan SXSW Official ShowcaseSwan Dive

9:00 PM

Dale Earnhardt Jr JrThe Phoenix Dan DyerSpeakeasy J MascisLa Zona Rosa

10:00 PM

Idiot GleeBeauty Bar Wolf GangLatitude 30

11:00 PM

EisleyBarbarella Patio Nicole Atkins & The Black SeaAntone's

12:00 AM

DatabaseMALAIA Upstairs Ellie GouldingThe Bat Bar The Naked and FamousThe Phoenix The Spinto BandBarbarella Patio

12:50 AM

Okkervil RiverRed 7 Patio

1:00 AM

Dax RiggsEasy Tiger Patio Gay For Johnny DeppThe Ale House Surfer BloodBeauty Bar-Palm Door Tech N9neVenue 222 The DodosThe Parish The Twilight SadMaggie Mae's Tracy BonhamMomo's Twin TigersThe Parish Underground
 

Thursday, March 17 ▼

 

12:00 PM

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of FishboneCarver Museum Boyd Vance Theater Sacred Bones, Stereogum & Chaos in Tejas PresentBeerland

1:35 PM

YuckFlamingo Cantina

3:00 PM

DeVotchKaRadio Day Stage ACC

4:05 PM

The DearsFlamingo Cantina

6:15 PM

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on TourState Theatre

7:00 PM

Twin ShadowAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)

7:15 PM

BathsLovejoys

8:00 PM

The StrokesAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)

9:30 PM

The Preservation Hall Jazz BandACL Live at The Moody Theater

10:00 PM

Fitz and the TantrumsRusty Spurs GlasserCentral Presbyterian Church

10:10 PM

YelaWolfAustin Music Hall

10:15 PM

G. LoveSt David's Historic Sanctuary

10:30 PM

Portugal. The ManStubb's

11:00 PM

David GarzaContinental Club Friendly FiresThe Windish Agency House @ ND JapantherHabana Bar Tune-YardsCentral Presbyterian Church Widespread PanicACL Live at The Moody Theater

11:15 PM

Emmylou HarrisAntone's

11:30 PM

Spank RockElysium

11:45 PM

Miniature TigersLamberts Wu Tang ClanAustin Music Hall

12:00 AM

Big FreediaThe Windish Agency House @ ND BoatsThe Marq Cold War KidsLustre Pearl Maps & AtlasesRed Eyed Fly

12:05 AM

Cloud Nothings512 Rooftop

12:30 AM

GayngsMohawk Patio

1:00 AM

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of DeadBeauty Bar-Palm Door J. Roddy Walston and the BusinessSoho Lounge James BlakeCentral Presbyterian Church MenomenaRed Eyed Fly Owen PallettEmo's Main Room Scott H. BiramContinental Club Toro y Moi512 Rooftop
 

Friday, March 18 ▼

 

11:00 AM

Fun Fun Fun?: Thirty Years Chronicling Austin MusicACC, Room 10A

12:15 PM

No JoyMohawk

1:35 PM

Owen PallettFlamingo Cantina

2:25 PM

Surfer BloodFlamingo Cantina

3:00 PM

PS I Love YouDot Com Day Stage ACC The Felice BrothersRadio Day Stage ACC Wye OakMohawk

3:30 PM

Music Is The Weapon: Empowering Communities Through MusicACC, Room 16A

4:00 PM

Sharon Van EttenMohawk

4:05 PM

MenomenaFlamingo Cantina

5:00 PM

Okkervil RiverFlamingo Cantina

8:05 PM

Black Joe Lewis & the HoneybearsACL Live at The Moody Theater

9:00 PM

DoloreanRusty Spurs Noah and the WhaleLustre Pearl Sarah JaffeMomo's

10:00 PM

The DodosCedar Street Courtyard The Spinto BandMi Casa Cantina

10:15 PM

Toro y MoiKlub Krucial

10:40 PM

The Cool KidsLa Zona Rosa

11:00 PM

Das RacistThe Phoenix Ringo DeathstarrEasy Tiger Robert Earl KeenACL Live at The Moody Theater Tapes n TapesRusty Spurs The Black LipsLustre Pearl YuckKiss & Fly

11:15 PM

Fitz and the TantrumsMellow Johnny's Sahara SmithThe Ale House

11:20 PM

Dum Dum GirlsRed 7 Patio

11:30 PM

Asher Roth & NottzEmo's Main Room The DollyrotsBlack & Tan

11:45 PM

Wye OakThe Parish

12:00 AM

PS I Love YouClub de Ville The Black AngelsCedar Street Courtyard The Mother TruckersContinental Club Toubab KreweCopa

12:05 AM

The Pains of Being Pure at HeartBillboard Bungalow @ Buffalo Billiards

12:15 AM

A-TrakBeauty Bar-Palm Door

12:30 AM

The Cool KidsEmo's Main Room

1:00 AM

DATAROCKFriends FlosstradamusThe Windish Agency House @ ND MenomenaCentral Presbyterian Church The Appleseed CastSkinny's Ballroom The Naked and FamousMaggie Mae's Rooftop

1:10 AM

Das RacistEmo's Main Room
 

Saturday, March 19 ▼

 

12:00 PM

M for Montreal/Brooklyn VeganRed Eyed Fly South by San JoseJo's Coffee at the San Jose

2:00 PM

Tapes n TapesRadio Day Stage ACC

3:30 PM

Kurt Vile And The ViolatorsAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)

4:30 PM

Man ManAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)

6:15 PM

The Felice BrothersAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake)

7:15 PM

Sahara SmithAustin Music Hall

7:30 PM

Bright EyesAuditorium Shores Stage (Lady Bird Lake) Toubab KreweHabana Bar Backyard

7:50 PM

My!Gay!Husband! (Between Sets)Soho Lounge

8:30 PM

GypsybloodEmo's Annex Sharon Van EttenCentral Presbyterian Church

9:00 PM

Cloud ControlMaggie Mae's Rooftop Dominique Young UniqueThe Windish Agency House @ ND

9:50 PM

Meat Puppets with Roky EricksonAustin Music Hall

10:00 PM

BrownoutBeauty Bar-Palm Door MonarchsCreekside at Hilton Garden Inn Teen DazeSoho Lounge The LemursThe Marq

10:30 PM

MeikoSt David's Historic Sanctuary Mother FalconAustin Music Hall

11:00 PM

JEFF The BrotherhoodMohawk Patio

12:00 AM

BalmorheaLamberts Someone Still Loves You Boris YeltsinThe Parish

12:30 AM

HansonAntone's

1:00 AM

Deer TickLustre Pearl StarfuckerThe Parish The Hood InternetThe Windish Agency House @ ND

1:05 AM

Peelander-ZHeadhunters
 



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