SXSW 2005 reg open, too!

By at 4:12 pm Wednesday, Dec 15

Jon sez:
The 12th annual SXSW Interactive Festival is Scheduled March 11-15 in Austin, TX. SXSW Interactive brings together the web's most creative innovators for five days of panels, parties networking, and fun. Highlights include the following:

* Opening remarks by web design guru Jeffrey Zeldman on Saturday afternoon, March 12.

* Keynote speech by "Tipping Point" author Malcolm Gladwell on Sunday afternoon, March 13.

* Keynote interview with Wonkette's Ana Marie Cox on Monday afternoon, March 14.

* Keynote conversation featuring Alex Steffen and Bruce Sterling on Tuesday afternoon, March 15.

* SXSW Web Awards ceremony hosted by Laura Swisher, co-host of the late great "Unscrewed with Martin Short" on G4techTV.

* Blogging-related panels such as "Building Your Brand With Blogs" with DL Byron, Jim Coudal, Jason Fried and Robert Scoble.

* Business / entrepreneur-related panels such as "The New New New Economy: Is 2005 the Next 1997?"

* Design-related panels such as "How to be Beautiful: More Hi-Fi Design With CSS" with Douglas Bowman, Dan Cederholm, Molly Holzschlag, Christopher Schmitt and Dave Shea.

* Activist Technology track with panels such as "How to Think About Democracy and Technology."

* Joint panels with SXSW Film Conference covering topics such as "Future of DVD Distribution" and "Future of High Definition."

Cost to register for the SXSW Interactive Festival is only $225 through January 14; walkup price is $275. For more information (including complete list of speakers), see http://www.sxsw.com/interactive .

Cory Doctorow

Upcoming appearances

* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)

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