2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM
How To Not Be A Douchebag at SXSW
111 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker John Adams, Ed Hunsinger, Amber Osborne, Scott Beale
event::about Back by popular demand! Whether you're a first-time SXSW Interactive attendee or a veteran, this humorous and informative conversation will help you make the most of SXSW. You'll learn what actions and behaviors to avoid so you don't get tagged as "doing it wrong". We'll also share advice on how to meet new people, navigate the parties, and have fun the without being "that guy/girl".
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Folkways These Days: Crafty Knowledge in Digital Networks
55 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
event::about With the rise of the virtual has come a renewed interest in the material. Evidence of this renewed interest is everywhere in pop culture, from steampunk to Maker Faire, from Readymade to Make to Etsy, from yarn bombing to LED throwies. We see it in craft: the handmade mandolin, the carefully stitched quilt, the custom cabinet. We see it in the vinyl resurgence and the newfound nostalgia for the mix tape. We see it in the Bamboo Bike Studio. We see it in the resurrection of Polaroid film by the IMPOSSIBLE project. Even as we go further into digital culture, we’re getting up from the computer to hold stuff, to make stuff, to shake stuff. And yet, there’s a sense that renewed interest in the material is facilitated by digital networks. That is, we go online to learn about craft, to meet-up with makers, to feed our fetishes. We send pictures of our creations from our digital devices to our social networks. All over the Web non-technical people are using new media to create, arrange, redesign, archive, and distribute their crafts. As they do, new techno-folkways are being passed down not only via new tools and networks, but also--as William Graham Sumner writes in his seminal book, Folkways--by "tradition, imitation, authority.” Folkways--the paths worn by mild social pressure--are being trod online. This panel will explore the various crossroads where craftwork meets network, with special attention paid to bridging the digital divide in rural America.
event::tags Panel, #SXSWfolkways
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Offline America, Why We Have A Digital Divide
62 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Jessamyn West, Justin Grimes, Fiona Morgan
event::about Some people carry the internet in their pocket and can't imagine a life without network. Some people have no internet at all and can't imagine a life with email. There is a complex combination of emotional, political and logistical reasons why 35% of Americans have no broadband at home and why 22% do not use the internet at all. We can't start solving the problem until we understand it. We'll untangle and explore those reasons from a variety of urban and rural perspectives, with an eye towards finding solutions and demythologizing the process. We'll give examples and we'll name names.
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Diversity in the Digital Age
30 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Anne Hunter
event::about With the plethora of niche sites it’s hard to deny that the Internet has increased the amount of social, political and personal groups one can join. But is this cross sharing really creating diversity? In this session, Anne Hunter, VP, Advertising Effectiveness, comScore, will provide a comprehensive understanding of how the digital age has affected diversity. Does the democratic nature of the internet with its open sharing of ideas and cultures lead to a natural increase in diversity or are we seeing an end of true niche and specialty groups? Is over-diversification leading to a weakening of subcultures? With your grandmother being able to join your band’s fan page how has the demographic makeup shifted? This session will highlight the key differences between visitors. Through understanding key metrics comScore will examine whether or not this democratization has actually created a more diverse audience or simply created a group of samplers versus key users. Anne will examine how the digital age has affected demographics differently. For younger generations that have only existed within this schism, how is their idea of diversity different from older audiences? Does a generation, who is more prone to buy a single than an album, less likely to be deeply connected to one group? Finally, this session will also examine how diversity changes based on the medium. For example, how does the audience of BET Television compare to their online component?
event::tags Solo, #DigitalDiversity
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
The Elevation of Black Women in New Media
12 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
event::about The “Elevation of Black Women in New Media” panel will consist of 4-5 successful web entrepreneurs coming together to help new media websites and/or blogs targeted to women of color help take their blog/website to the next level. Over the last three years thousands of blogs and websites have launched that are ran by black women of all ages and backgrounds – covering topics that range from technology to fashion. Though all of the websites/blogs seem to have had some increase in traffic and garnered some acknowledgement – most do not have the skills, resources or proper knowledge to take their site to the next level. Currently there has not been one black blog/website ran by and for black women that has been VC or Angel funded and the most common reasons potential investors state are 1) the quality of site design and content, 2) lack of traffic, 3) a clear editorial/marketing strategy and 4) failure to have more than one successful revenue stream or lack of revenue stream altogether. Potential investors also claim that our demo does not have any spending power to truly make a return on their investment - which is completely untrue. This panel will not concentrate on funding and/or advertising - though it will discuss - but will give attendees the opportunity to hear successful tools, tactics, how-to's – (such as why moving from a “blogspot.com” or “wordpress.com” site to their own domain is a must to grow), resources, lessons learned and guidance on how to get off the discouraging wheel most black women on the web continue to run on.
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Tech Power to the People! Digital Community Engagement
26 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Latoya Peterson, Salina Brown, John Keefe, Miriam Perez
event::about How do we ensure no one is left behind in the tech revolution? This panel is designed to provide a look into the best practices for using media to engage with communities, particularly minority outreach and low income/low access areas. This panel will feature a variety of activists explaining the ways in which they have used mobile campaigns, apps, blogs, and other methods to engage their communities and transfer skills, as well as tips for evaluation and measuring results.
event::tags Panel
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Common Ground: Crime, Drugs, Racism and Reconciliation
9 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker David Kennedy
event::about David M. Kennedy is the Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He is the author of Deterrence and Crime Prevention: Reconsidering the Prospect of Sanction; co-author of Beyond 911: A New Era for Policing, and a wide range of articles on gang violence, drug markets, domestic violence, firearms trafficking, deterrence theory, and other public safety issues. He directed the Boston Gun Project, whose “Operation Ceasefire” intervention was responsible for a more than sixty percent reduction in youth homicide victimization. It won the Ford Foundation Innovations in Government award; the Herman Goldstein International Award for Problem Oriented Policing; and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Webber Seavey Award. Kennedy also developed the “High Point” drug market elimination strategy, which won an Innovations in Government Award. He helped design and field the Justice Department’s Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative, the Treasury Department’s Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Drug Market Intervention Program. He is the co-chair of the National Network for Safe Communities, a coalition of more than 50 jurisdictions – among them Los Angeles, Chicago, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Boston, Providence, High Point, Newark, and the states of California and North Carolina – dedicated to applying the group violence and drug market interventions and reducing crime, reducing incarceration, and addressing the racial conflict associated with traditional crime policy. His next book, Don’t Shoot, will be published by Bloomsbury in the fall of 2011.
event::tags Solo, #commonground
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Money for Nothing, and Your Software for Free
26 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
event::about Free beer! Free kittens! Free software! We all love to get something for free, especially when budgets are tight. We dream of the free product that will, like magic, solve our problems without costing a cent. (If you aren't, your boss probably is.) But free things almost always come with hidden costs, and free software is no different. It won't give you a hangover, or get fleas, but it could eat up your staff time, control your data, or change the rules on you without notice. This was spectacularly clear when Ning eliminated free accounts, leaving users with the choice of paying up, or losing years of hard work. Or when Facebook suddenly turned fans into "likers," forcing page administrators to change their outreach strategy. But not all free software is created equal, and it's not just about open source vs. closed source. Some tools give you great power - but you have to know how to use it. Others limit your options, or ignore what you really need. But some may be just what you're looking for. We'll explore the ins and outs of free and low-cost software, and ask: what does free software really cost?
event::tags Panel, #money4nothing
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Too Small, Too Open: Correcting Wikipedia's Local Failure
28 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Deepina Kapila, Michael Trice, Philip Neustrom, Phoebe Ayers
event::about What happens when Wikipedia isn't big enough? This is a key question for those developing closed community spaces. Wikipedia came onto the scene promising to offer a repository for all knowledge, and it turned into the world’s best encyclopaedia—absolutely nothing more, nothing less. A remarkable achievement it is, but one that never managed to store local knowledge with the same reverence as general, global knowledge. This panel will explore how developers are trying to address these limitations by building a different kind of collaborative environment. From local wikis that only allow those who live in the community to contribute to government-sponsored social networks meant to enhance a specific organization, the panel examines the viability of closed and semi-open networks. The panel will specifically look at how you get local communities involved in mass collaboration: 1) What topics generate traffic for local communities? 2) Which current collaborative tools work best for community engagement? 3) What kind of collaborative tools are needed for the future? 4) How do local collaborative environments reach out to community members who lack digital literacy? To answer these questions on local collaboration the panel will involve experts involved with DavisWiki.org, The Wikimedia Foundation, and those involved in digital inclusion efforts in underprivileged communities.
event::tags Panel, #localwiki
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Lawful Intercept: I Saw What You Did
18 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Jay Cuthrell
event::about Social network privacy concerns? Step back and consider this: Lawful Intercept (LI) is how all network users are able to be monitored and analyzed in real-time. While many are concerned with privacy on a popular website, LI empowers an elected or appointed authority to know our digital comings and goings around the clock. This presentation will highlight the latest in LI technology, LI challenges , and how each of us can shape future of how LI is perceived and used.
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
The End of Reading in the USA
20 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Laurence Musgrove
event::about When education serves the state’s desire for obedience and capitalist consumption, individual freedoms and democratic participation are in danger. This is most evident in the failure of schools to promote the creative and critical literacies students should practice when choosing what and how to read. Democratic values are at risk when many students exit the public education system hating reading and unaware of the aesthetic pleasures in literature. My research indicates that reading, at its best, is the cognitive embodiment of individual liberty. I ask students to draw a picture of what happens when they read, and these drawings indicate a taxonomy of five metaphors we use when we think and talk about reading, such as “consumption” and “transportation.” At the core of these metaphors is the central metaphor of all reading, “movement.” Thus, if all reading is ultimately about movement, it is also about the freedom to move–that is, the freedom to choose what and how to read. However, reading in school is rarely about choice, and with the advent of state-mandated testing, reading is now converted into a chop-shop of isolated bits of knowledge to be consumed and regurgitated on demand. My presentation is to be heard as a rallying call to action, a call to take back schools from the testing bureaucrats and return it to teachers who know that reading is the life-blood of democratic life.
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
People-Powered: Technology's Role in the People's Revolution
23 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Joe Trippi, David All, Eric Kuhn, Jonah Seiger, Pete Snyder
event::about The people-powered revolution, fueled by the Internet and technology, are changing everything -- especially the worlds of activism, media and politics. Today, the conversation about the Internet’s role has never been louder or more distributed. Activism, media and politics have always gone hand in hand. But thanks to the tools we now have and will continue to develop, their speed and influence are limitless. New technologies are emerging every day that strengthen the people-powered movement, giving individuals the tools they need to make their voices heard. Join us for a discussion about the latest technologies and how they are bolstering the people-powered revolution by empowering people to make a difference.
event::tags Panel, #ampsummit
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Transparency: New Success Standards
31 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
event::about As the country continues to struggle with the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the damage has again elevated the importance of requiring businesses to operate in an eco-friendly, socially responsible manner. Sure, more corporations are focusing on social responsibility and sustainability, but are they really making a difference? According to a recent international survey in Corporate Responsibility Magazine, nearly 70% of companies surveyed admitted they couldn’t measure the impact of their "green" initiatives. The sustainability movement is gaining momentum every day, but the harsh reality is that in order to be globally adopted, there must be a way to review and reconcile the demand for sustainability with the requirement for profitability. The solution? Sustainability reporting that integrates financial and non-financial data to deliver a more complete view of the business. Reporting that connects corporate financial performance with corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) behavior. Reporting that delivers a holistic view of the business to improve information transparency and traceability for every stakeholder. Learn more about the news standards being developed to create integrated sustainability and financial reports to give a clear picture of a company's overall performance.
event::tags Panel
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
You're Dead, Your Data Isn't: What Happens Now?
53 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Adele McAlear, Daniel "Dazza" Greenwood, Evan Carroll, Jeremy Toeman, John Romano, Jesse Davis
event::about The Web has changed your life, your death and what you leave behind. Your heirlooms like photos, videos and letters are now stored in digital form and - in many cases - on servers that you don't own like those of Flickr, YouTube and Gmail. What should happen to your "legacy" data? With over 285,000 Facebook users set to die this year, you really should think about it. The Internet generation is coming of age and this issue is only growing. We have to respond with new legal frameworks and standards to support this change. The good news is that entrepreneurs, attorneys, archivists and scholars are already working on solutions. Join us to learn what happens to your digital life after you die and what's being done to give you a say in it.
event::tags Panel, #digitaldeath
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
I'm So Productive, I Never Get Anything Done
181 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker David Carr, Anthony De Rosa, Molly McAleer, Ta-Nehisi Coates
event::about Make the coffee, check the RSS, groom the avatar, freshen the blog, make nice with the Twitter, now it's time to ... do the same thing again. Meanwhile your job/project/spouse/story sits there, staring at you with big cow eyes and wonders if you will ever leave the grid and do something real, something productive, something that will yield cash money and not just more followers on Twitter. Most of us work alone in a room, armed with a desktop that is more powerful -- and distracting -- than entire offices a decade ago, and yet the actual throughput of an average day can be negligible. Let's talk to some people who have actually done things -- written books, built businesses, created technology -- about their process. Do they have a clear, bright line between consuming media and producing it? Is it best to have multiple streams on one screen or toggle between to stay on task? Do they have a day part when they are off the grid? And why do great ideas come in the shower? Let's figure out whether the Web is the greatest productivity tool ever invented or a destroyer of initiative and long thoughts.
event::tags Panel
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
The Harassment Predicament: Minimizing Abuse, Maximizing Free Speech
7 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Del Harvey
event::about Online services tread a narrow line between enabling free speech and preventing abuse of members. Offline, harassment is often determined contextually; unfortunately, website owners and operators often lack the time, insight, and ability to determine the context surrounding a given behavior. Additionally, the speech itself may not be directly abusive; thus, identifying other vectors for abuse is becoming increasingly important. As a result, Del Harvey, the Director of Twitter's Trust and Safety department, has spent a significant amount of the past two years working to develop objective litmus tests for evaluating potentially abusive behavior in the absence of context. This presentation will draw upon the work done at Twitter as well as Del's previous background working with online safety advocates to provide practical and doable policies and suggestions for sites to utilize with a minimum of engineering investment and personnel needs.
event::tags Solo, #sxswpredicament
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Building Human Rights Into Your Social Site
10 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Danny O'Brien, Ebele Okobi-Harris, Jillian York, Rebecca Mackinnon, Daniel O'Brien, Jillian C York
event::about No matter how narrow you think the use of your website or service will be, if it's successful, it'll be used in ways you'll never expect - including life or death fights over human rights in foreign countries. Your code might make the difference between a free press or a government clampdown, tortured dissidents or a bloodless coup. Twitter aids activists in Iran; Facebook helps the independent press in Ethiopia; World of Warcraft is policed for sedition in China. What is happening on your site that you don't know about? And how can you design it so you help the good guys?
event::tags Panel, #humanrights
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
The 100 Thing Challenge
25 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Innovating & Developing with Libraries, Archives & Museums
42 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Danielle Plumer, Deborah Boyer, Jon Voss, Michael Edson
event::about For centuries, libraries, archives, and museums have been creating structured data, organizing information, and managing metadata in order to organize and share cultural artifacts and knowledge with the public. Unfortunately, the bulk of these systems have evolved in isolation, long before the advent of the World Wide Web. However, the convergence of developments in culture and technology are resulting in exciting new ways for individuals and developers alike to interact directly with unprecedented amounts of structured data, historical photos and archives, and more. Expert developers and project managers in this field will lead a discussion focused on the question: How can developers leverage open data from libraries, archives and museums being made available to the public? Panelists will review new developments and highlight examples, considering use cases with Linked Data, Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Commons, mobile apps, and scalability.
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Creating a Social Hackathon for the Good – Justice League Style
20 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Aya Zook, Betsy Aoki, Chris Messina, Scott Porad, Hope Frank, Ian Schafer
event::about What do you get when you lock 30+ game and visual designers, social media gurus, and tech industry rivals together in San Francisco offices for a brainstorm with gallons of coffee? Answer: An online Web 2.0 playbook for non-profits that will change the world, and give a technical and business savvy boost to Oprah’s favorite education online charity, DonorsChoose.org. Come learn how Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter and others all got together in a uniquely structured event to give nonprofits an online boost. We’ll discuss the good, bad, and the ugly of having this kind of event, and share tips on how you can make this kind of change happen where you are.
event::tags Panel
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
How Governments are Changing Where Big Ideas Happen
18 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Elliott Adams, Ian Kelso, Sean Kane, Tony Schum, Joachim Ng
event::about More than ever, governments across the world, at both national and local levels, are working hard to attract the "creative/digital industries". When you're looking for a job, you may not know how much your city, state or even national government often play a role in what companies are hiring in your community. While traditional economic development has typically meant a scenario like bringing a factory to a rural area, a newer practice involves growing so-called industries of the mind. Canada has led the way, but now many states across America are offering incentives to game developers and other tech-related companies (to say nothing of the massive internal investments by certain countries, such as Russia). The benefits can be tax breaks, loans, grants, tax credits and even free rent to get you and your brain trust to make the move. This discussion will look at why these sorts of incentives are thought to bring benefit to not just the companies, but to their communities and taxpayers, too.
event::tags Panel, #govbigideas
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Improv For Everyone
37 schedule::attendees
Location
Austin Convention Center, Room 10AB
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker Amanda Hirsch, Jordan Hirsch
event::about From Malcolm Gladwell's Blink to articles in Fast Company and the New York Times, improvised comedy is gaining recognition as an art form with valuable lessons for professionals of all stripes. Building on the success of their SXSW Interactive 2010 Audience Favorite session "Improv Lessons for Freelancers," Jordan and Amanda Hirsch return to SXSW to unlock the secrets of improvised comedy for everyone: from freelancers to Fortune 500s, grey-suits to geeks. Come learn how improv can help you hone essential business and life skills like: communicating more effectively; responding constructively to change; making decisions; and trusting your gut instincts. Plus: we'll play games! Media
event::tags Dual, #improv4all
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