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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
.