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.
Al Gore
courtesy of the speakerThe SXSW Interactive Festival is very excited to announce the return of Former Vice President Al Gore. In March 2012, the Vice President inspired a standing-room-only SXSW audience with his declaration to occupy democracy during his conversation with Sean Parker. This year, he plans to shake things up again by exposing the six critical drivers of global change explored in his new book, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change.
Released on January 29, The Future has already generated significant praise. Says two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard University professor E.O. Wilson: "This is a great book. From political policy and economics to science and the most thorny ethical issues, Al Gore has stated the human condition and the issues we face forthrightly, fearlessly and in easily understood language – and has said what must be done. I asked myself halfway through who else could have written a book of such magnitude. The only answer I could imagine was Thomas Jefferson."
Remember your high school home room? Well, it was never like this...
A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you will get the most current information about SXSW 2013. Come join SXSW insiders and get the scoop on all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great spot for you to connect, brainstorm and share ideas with other digital creatives attending the event.
Rachel Maddow courtesy MSNBC
SXSW Interactive is proud and thrilled to announce that Rachel Maddow will speak on the featured session, A Conversation with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, at the Austin Convention Center in Exhibit Hall 5 on Sunday, March 10, at 12:30pm. The critically acclaimed host of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, and one of America’s leading progressive voices, Maddow will make her SXSW debut by bringing her signature wit and intelligence to a wide-ranging discussion on politics, pop culture, and the news of the day. She’ll discuss her New York Times bestselling book, Drift, and about how the new normal of constant U.S. military engagement around the globe affects civilian life and politics here at home.
SXSW Interactive is an amazing hub of creativity and innovation, driven by talented individuals who simply love their craft and few love their craft like the photographer. For 2013, we're excited to join forces with Lytro to present PhotoCamp at SXSW. With unique sessions on the evolution of photography, digital asset management and a Photographer Meet Up, you won't want to miss this very special day.
Stephen Wolfram book signing
by Jojo MarionLocated in the 4th level of the Austin Convention Center, in the Foyer of Ballroom D, the SX Bookstore hosts your favorite SXSW authors in book signing sessions.
Authors have always been a big part of SXSW. Come visit with them as they sign their latest work. Book signing sessions take place throughout Music, Film, and Interactive programming from 10:00am–6:30pm. See a full list of book signing sessions on our online schedule.
Al Gore
Remember your high school home room? Well, it was never like this...
Rachel Maddow courtesy MSNBC
Stephen Wolfram book signing
