This year, I’ll attend my first all-technology conference.
South by Southwest Interactive festival in March in Austin includes all sorts of interactive technology. Austin is close enough to drive, so I’m going!
Before I go, I’m taking Jeff Pulver’s pre-conference advice to plan and set some goals.
So, if you’re going, leave me a comment. One of my goals is to meet as many of you as I can!
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Hi Becky – I’m a reader of your site and I’ll be in Austin! I would love to meet up. Drop me a line and we can make a plan.
I’m excited to visit your home state, I’ve never been! Looking forward to it :)
~Michelle Riggen-Ransom
batchblue.com
Michelle, terrific! I’ve found your email, and I will get in touch. You’ll love visiting Texas, I’ll bet!
Dear Becky,
Neat that you’re coming to SXSW. We live in Austin and would love to meet you for coffee sometime while you’re here.
Yee-ha!
Julie
Daily Yonder
Julie, terrific! Looking forward to meeting.
Me and my hopelessly outdated, non-smartphone will be there. So we’d better xchange info in advance, because I won’t be able to find you via the Twitter.
Colleen, Awesome! Will be terrific to meet! My phone is also non-twitter, so we’ll set up something before we go. :)
Hi Becky, SXSW was my first tech conference also! That was in 2000 and it seemed to be more design than tech. I was just checking out the panel list and wow, it has grown a lot since then. There’s quite a few cool topics. I do like the variety. Well, have fun…I will not be there though. I went to 6 conferences last year and am kind of burned out!
Sandra, I can certainly understand conference burnout. But since you are a Texan, maybe you can put SXSW09 on your calendar. Hope to see you again soon, though.
Hi Becky,
I just found your site and am getting homesick reading about SXSW! I just moved from Austin so I will miss the buzz that goes on there during that time.
I am excited to read more about small biz survival since moving my business to a new location has proven to be challenging.
Let me know if you need any Austin restaurant recommendations.
Have a great time!
La Vida Cocoa, please to meet you. Moving a business is a huge challenge, but can also mean huge opportunity to reinvent, re-examine, and renew. Hope to hear more from you about the custom chocolates business! Yum!
Becky – @Pistachio sent me over here and I’ll see you at SXSW too.
Aloha, Rox
Rox, your reputation precedes you! I’ve added you on Twitter, and look forward to getting to know you a bit before SXSW.