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See you at SXSW

By Becky McCray

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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About Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
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January 8, 2008 Filed Under: rural

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  1. Michelle says

    January 10, 2008 at 3:45 am

    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

  2. Becky McCray says

    January 10, 2008 at 4:49 am

    Michelle, terrific! I’ve found your email, and I will get in touch. You’ll love visiting Texas, I’ll bet!

  3. Julie says

    January 11, 2008 at 2:35 am

    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

  4. Becky McCray says

    January 11, 2008 at 2:53 am

    Julie, terrific! Looking forward to meeting.

  5. communicatrix says

    January 12, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    Me and my hopelessly outdated, non-smartphone will be there.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.

  6. Becky McCray says

    January 14, 2008 at 3:53 am

    Colleen, Awesome! Will be terrific to meet! My phone is also non-twitter, so we’ll set up something before we go. :)

  7. Sandra Sims says

    January 16, 2008 at 5:35 am

    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!

  8. Becky McCray says

    January 16, 2008 at 2:07 pm

    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.

  9. La Vida Cocoa says

    January 18, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    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!

  10. Becky McCray says

    January 18, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    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!

  11. Rox says

    January 24, 2008 at 12:35 am

    Becky – @Pistachio sent me over here and I’ll see you at SXSW too.

    Aloha, Rox

  12. Becky McCray says

    January 24, 2008 at 5:05 am

    Rox, your reputation precedes you! I’ve added you on Twitter, and look forward to getting to know you a bit before SXSW.

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