Career-enhancing connections make the SXSW Interactive Festival so special to so many digital creatives. Come to Austin in March to connect yourself (or your company) to the new ideas, new technologies and new business opportunities that will shape the future, as well as game-changing insights from the world's most innovative thought-leaders. Registration for the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival opens the first week of August 2013 -- buy your badge early to take advantage of the lowest prices and the best selection of lodging.
SXsocial is the way to meet and network with registrants before, during and after the event. This year we have made it even easier to find your colleagues, clients, partners, or new connections among SXSW registrants. You can search by name, position, company, country, industry and more. Find someone you are interested in meeting? Send them a message or "star" them to mark them as a favorite for later.
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Looking for an opportunity to network with fellow SXSW attendees and enjoy some good food? Join us at 11am on Friday, March 8th in Brush Square Park for the popular BBQ Crash Course which is open to Platinum, Gold, Film, and Interactive registrants.
Tickets are only $60 for savory brisket, ribs, and other tasty treats! Tickets can be added when registering for SXSW or if you are already registered, give us a call us at 512.467.7979 to add a ticket to your registration today!
Shaquille O'Neal
courtesy the speakerSXSW Interactive has become a very big gathering with lots of big ideas and big concepts and big-picture thinking. Given this theme of big, we are very excited that one of the biggest personalities from the world of professional sports will speak at the 2013 event. Join us on Monday, March 11 at 12:30pm when we present Shaq Goes Social: The Big Interview.
On the basketball court, Shaq was a four-time NBA champion, a three-time NBA Finals MVP, a two-time NBA scoring champion and a 15-time NBA All-Star. He was also voted Rookie of the Year (1992-93) and Most Valuable Player (1999-2000).
Chuck Lorre
by Art StreiberWorlds will collide when the creator of The Big Bang Theory meets the author of The Sandman at SXSW! Top TV comedy hitmaker Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Mike & Molly) will make his SXSW debut onstage with best-selling author Neil Gaiman (Coraline, Stardust, and the acclaimed comic book series The Sandman) during a convergent featured session at the SXSW 2013.
"Chuck Lorre: In Conversation with Neil Gaiman" will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Dell Hall of the Long Center and brings together two of the most accomplished writers in entertainment for a wide-ranging discussion about the creative process. This event (and all Long Center conference programming) is open to Interactive, Film, Music, Gold and Platinum.
Tony Hsieh
courtesy Zappos, Inc.One of America's most innovative big-picture thinkers, Tony Hsieh, will deliver the SXSW V2V Opening Keynote.
The CEO of Zappos.com, Inc., Urban Innovator, and New York Times Bestselling author of Delivering Happiness will take the stage on Monday, August 12, 2013, to welcome SXSW V2V audiences to the city that he calls home.
In 1999, at the age of 24, Tony Hsieh sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft. He then joined Zappos as an advisor and investor, and eventually became CEO, where he helped Zappos grow from almost no sales to over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales annually, while simultaneously making Fortune Magazine’s annual “Best Companies to Work For” list. In November 2009, Zappos was acquired by Amazon.com. In March of that same year, Hsieh delivered one of SXSW Interactive's most popular opening keynote addresses.
New! 2014 dates!
Interactive: March 7–11
Film: March 7–16
Music: March 11–16
