2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM
How Sci-Fi Shapes the Internet
38 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Adria Richards
event::about What if Rod Serling had a blog? Would Alfred Hitchcock Tweet? These great producers and directors brought suspense and irony to the popular medium of the time; television. How did their work shape the minds of the young people of the time who would grow up to create "our" Internet?
event::tags Greater Good
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Black Blogging Rockstars
9 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Maurice Cherry, Gina McCauley, Deanna Sutton, J. Smith
event::about Past SXSW panels have shown that Black bloggers and bloggers of color are becoming more prominent and well-known as the years progress. From "Blogging While Black" to being "Digital Urbanites", being a Black blogger is definitely not limited to any monolithic stereotype. Learn from some of the pioneers and thought-leaders in...
event::tags Greater Good
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Cooking for Geeks: Science, Hacks, & Good Food
65 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Jeff Potter
event::about Cooking for Geeks covers a new way of looking at how to cook for the hacker, maker, and creative person. By bringing science and experimentation into the kitchen, this panel will show how to create better food and new experiences at the dinner table.
event::tags Greater Good
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Universities in the "Free" Era
18 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Glenn Platt, Peg Faimon
event::about MIT, Yale, Stanford, and others put lectures online. Chris Anderson argues all university lectures should be free. From Academic Earth to TED, it's free. So what is the value-add of a university education? What models of higher education will survive? How will universities leverage the social web to reinvent themselves?
event::tags Greater Good
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
I Don't Trust You One Stinking Bit
44 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Chris Brogan, Julien Smith
event::about What gives people confidence on the web? Bringing together experts in social capital and online trust, we help you build the company your users can love and call their own.
event::tags Greater Good
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Engaging The Queer Community
11 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Trish Bendix, Bil Browning, Fausto Fernos, Sinclair Sexsmith
event::about A discussion on maintaining successful and active blogs and social networking sites that are geared toward the LGBT community and its niches.
event::tags Greater Good
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
What Guys are Doing to Get More Girls in Tech!
22 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Kaliya Hamlin, David Eaves, Brandon Sheats, Kevin Marks, Obie Fernandez
event::about Many tech fields have a low percentage of women. If you are a guy do you wonder what you can do about it? Learn about successful strategies and proactive approaches for supporting women you work with and participate in community with. We will even cover some well-intentioned efforts that have gone...
event::tags Greater Good
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Blamestorm: Who is Holding us Back?
Location 9ABC
Location 9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Brian Reich
event::about Technology and the internet have the potential to change the world, to address serious issues. But its not happening. Why not? Because some people don't understand and are holding us back. But who? This session is a blamestorm - an opportunity to call out the people and organizations, the technology providers...
event::tags Greater Good
11:20 AM
to 12:20 PM
Yes Mr. Lessig, We Can Change Politics
31 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Julie Barko Germany
event::about Last year at SXSWi, Larry Lessig introduced Change Congress, a movement to clean up corruption in Congress. But that's only the beginning. All elected offices (local, state, and yes even Congress) need more techies, scientists, and engineers. Now! Why techies should run for office -- and how they can win.
event::tags Greater Good
11:40 AM
to 12:40 PM
How Nerds Can Foster Democracy in Local Government
17 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Will Hampton
event::about Government has been slow to adopt social media. Ignorance, fear of the unknown and negative comments are the primary reasons. Two government communicators who have experience in the SM trenches will discuss how to persuade government agencies to get with the program (it's easier and less scary than they think).
event::tags Greater Good
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Should the Government Tweet?
13 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Bev Godwin
event::about There are over 300 official U.S. federal government twitter accounts. This panel will examine how government can make effective use of twitter and other social media channels to communicate in real time and how these tools are reshaping the communication strategy of government agencies.
event::tags Greater Good
12:50 PM
to 1:50 PM
I Can See Russia From My iPhone!
7 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Kyle McLellan
event::about Traditionally, international diplomacy has been left to high-level officials and conducted behind closed doors. Today, the rise of new and social media has effectively crowdsourced information that was once only available to elites. How has this shift affected the way in which diplomacy is conducted? Will this change international relations?
event::tags Greater Good
1:10 PM
to 2:10 PM
Microformats and Government
17 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Silona Bonewald
event::about For Government to be truly transparent it has to be easily accessible and compelling. We will talk about current standards and discuss the current state of the tech. We will have examples of who is implementing it well/poorly. And we hand out grades to different Governmental entities and technologists.
event::tags Greater Good
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Is Technology the Great Equalizer?
9 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Kety Esquivel
event::about Is technology the great equalizer or is said meme disguising another truth? This panel will explore said question and reflect on the experience, perspective and vision of the panelists and the community who comes willing to grapple with the question and its relevance in our current digital world.
event::tags Greater Good
3:50 PM
to 4:50 PM
The Online Latino: A New Digital Native
4 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Esteban Contreras
event::about The web is inaccessible to the vast majority of Latin Americans because of serious challenges like poverty (which means hunger, not just minimum wage), inequality (social, racial, and anything else that can make some thrive as the rest are forgotten), and censorship (WordPress is unavailable in some countries, and people have...
event::tags Greater Good
4:10 PM
to 5:10 PM
Totally Gay for the Web
14 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Redefining Asians and the Internet: I Am Not Your Fetish
5 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Samhita Mukhopadhyay
event::about Chances are if you google "Asians on the Internet," you are not going to get a list of the unique and cutting edge ways that different Asian communities interact with online environments. The Asian community in all its diverse and diasporic formations has a long trajectory of interacting with online environments,...
event::tags Greater Good
5:20 PM
to 6:20 PM
How To Be Black
19 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Baratunde Thurston
event::about In my talk I will touch on the black online experience (if there is such a thing) included memes, statistics on usage patterns, popular destinations and issues of representation. For example, are black people as represented among the creators, developers and builders of our future or are we more consumer oriented...
event::tags Greater Good
5:40 PM
to 6:40 PM
Self Hate Isn't Sexy: Gender, Race & Tech
9 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
event::about Gender and Race opportunities are two recurring themes in technology. Are we part of the problem, or part of the solution? This panel is about moving beyond the usual "we're oppressed" quagmire discussion and into real, workable solutions, starting with ourselves as individuals to effect change in tech and social media....
event::tags Greater Good
5:40 PM
to 6:40 PM
You Win When They Call You a Bitch
15 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Cinnamon Cooper
event::about Eradicating self-doubt, increasing self-confidence, and trying to get what you want will make people dislike you because no one likes to get "beaten by a girl." We'll look at some creative online attacks against sexism to show if you fight smarter instead of harder you can come out a winner, feel...
event::tags Greater Good
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Web Accessibility Gone Wild
24 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Jared Smith
event::about This session presents a wide variety of mistakes, blunders, misconceptions, over-indulgences, intricacies, and generally silly aspects of modern web accessibility. Sometimes the most serious errors are made by well-meaning developers who misunderstand the concepts or take their limited accessibility knowledge to an extreme level - thus web accessibility gone wild.
event::tags Greater Good
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Thoughtless Design Leaves Disabled Gamers Logged Out
Location 9ABC
Location 9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Sheri Graner Ray, Nissa Ludwig, Mark Felling
event::about With approximately 20% of the US having some sort of disability, potential gamers are being left out of game play due to most design being far too conservative. How different disabilities affect game play and how game design can be more innovative to achieve social justice will be discussed.
event::tags Greater Good
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Visual Note-Taking 101
40 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Sunni Brown, Mike Rohde, Dave Gray, Austin Kleon
event::about Ever since Leonardo put pen to paper, visual note-taking has been a route to improve the quality of your thinking, make information more memorable, and make your ideas easier to share with others. Learn practical techniques and ''tricks of the trade'' from modern visual note-taking masters: how to write, sketch, and...
event::tags Greater Good
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Don't Stop Believin: Singing our Way to Changing the World
13 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Brett Petersel, Emma Persky, Karen Hartline, Raina Lee, Tara Hunt, Keith Houston
event::about Karaoke came on like a ninja...stealthily entering North American pubs and Koreatowns. But it wasn't here to enterain, no. Karaoke came to unite us in song. In fact, Karaoke is a core part of our reMix culture and this panel will show you how. This stellar group of speakers (some of...
event::tags Greater Good
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
The City Is A Platform
18 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info John Tolva, Jen Masengarb, Dustin Haisler, Assaf Biderman, Ben Berkowitz
event::about Cities abound in data generated by their inhabitants (virtual worlds, city websites) and created automatically by systems or monitoring. How does this online manifestation of the city interact in tangible ways with urban design and informal urban constructs? Is there such a thing as "the street as platform"?
event::tags Greater Good
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Epic Lulz: Creating Funny Content on the Web
29 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info John Hargrave, Mark Malkoff, Jeff Rubin, Rob Cockerham, Rob Denbleyker
event::about Comedy rules the Web. There's no better way of creating viral buzz and generating traffic than through funny, well-written content. We'll explain how to make your own content funnier, as well as how to "optimize" funny content for the Web so it gets noticed, linked, and passed along.
event::tags Greater Good
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
3D & Media: The Language of Sight
3 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Megan Morris
event::about Using 3D animation we can mold and create stories that could never before be captured, felt, or described. We're often driven and inspired by what we can see, whether that's seeing the bottom line or seeing the benefits of an iPhone. Using 3D animation and video, language is no longer a...
event::tags Greater Good
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Sick Clicks: The Evolution of Health Online
10 schedule::attendees
Location
9ABC
eventtype Panel, Interactive
Speaker/Artist(s) Info Jay Bernhardt, Ted Eytan, Jay Parkinson, Caley Van Cleave
event::about Will the Internet be the life support that saves the current U.S. health care system from death? As more people seek health information and alternative care through online mediums, a health care evolution is emerging where we are all the remedy.
event::tags Greater Good
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