OSCON is the crossroads of all things open source, bringing together the best, brightest, and most interesting people to explore what's new, and to champion the cause of open principles and open source adoption across the computing industry.

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Free Root Beer Floats!
July 23rd
11:00am – 4:00pm

Thomas Kemper Soda Co. will return to the Square this year for an afternoon of Thomas Kemper Root Beer and Soda float samples. Be sure to stop by the Square for your free afternoon treat!

You’re in business. Now tell everyone about it! Having a great business is not enough to bring clients in the door. You can have a pitcher of the best lemonade in the world sitting on your porch, but until someone knows they can buy a glass from you, you won’t have a customer. Get practical, proven marketing tools for small business in a fun Saturday workshop. Network with other business owners and take a few hours to work on your business, rather than just in it. -The Q center, 69 s.e. Taylor(Portland,OR) -Free one-on-one marketing consultation -Pre-register or rsvp for at-door rate: www.causeit.org/events

Portland Center for the Performing Arts presents
Freak Mountain Ramblers
Music on Main Street

Wednesday, July 23rd
Free!

JULY
Wed 23 5pm - 7pm
The Freak Mountain Ramblers present a unique blend of Rock 'n Roll, Bluegrass, Alternative Country, and Country Blues. With a lineup including 3 members of the inimitable and notorious Holy Modal Rounders/ Clamtones amalgamation of the '70s and '80s, FMR has its roots in the underbelly of the alternative music scene that existed at that time both in Portland and across the country.

During the past 10 years FMR has accumulated a loyal following in the Portland area by dependably creating beauty and bedlam at their live shows. Unlike any other band in the Pacific Northwest, FMR presents a show where the spotlight rotates among 4 lead singer/songwriters, each with his own distinct character and approach to life and music. The 5th member is a veteran drummer with his own tale to tell, and even an occasional song to sing.

FOSCON 2008: Cooking with Ruby What: FOSCON is a free, fun gathering of Ruby fans held during an evening of O'Reilly's OSCON conference with cool presentations, food, discussions, and a live coding competition. Who: Anyone interested in Ruby, whether you're just curious or a seasoned pro. Where: CubeSpace, Portland, Oregon near the Oregon Convention Center (directions). When: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 from 6pm-9pm. Why: The Portland Ruby Brigade user group wants to share the joy of Ruby with you. Presentations * IronRuby: John Lam * Selectricity and RubyVote: Benjamin Mako Hill * Ruby performance: Brian Ford * Musical glasses: Gregory Borenstein * Five minutes with Selenium: Ian Dees, author of "Scripted GUI Testing with Ruby" * Ruby culture: Audrey Eschright, Reid Beels and Igal Koshevoy of Calagator * Ruby server automation: Igal Koshevoy on AutomateIt * Ruby on Rails profiling: M. Edward Borasky on applying Linux OProfile * Ruby web development: John Labovitz on Gossamer, a microframework to spin websites out of distributed, lightweight, ephemeral resources * Live coding competition: Ruby on Rails, and hopefully Python Django, PHP Symfony, Drupal, and/or GemStone/S Smalltalk Seaside (details)

Join MindTouch at OSCON for a night of great music, free beer and good company. We’re hosting the party a block away from the Portland Convention Center (where OSCON is hosted) in the 6th floor lounge and terrace of the Red Lion Hotel on Wednesday July 23rd at 7pm.

TiddlyRose will be an informal meet-up of TiddlyWiki enthusiasts. It is timed to coincide with the OSCon 2008 conference, which is being attended by Jeremy Ruston, the original creator of TiddlyWiki, along with some of his colleagues from Osmosoft.

The event is open to the public, and all fans of TiddlyWiki are welcome to attend! Meet in the Jax Bar on the roof terrace.

http://jaxbar.com/

Look for Phil: he'll be wearing a black polo shirt, with Osmosoft written on the front, and the BT logo on the back.

And if you're wondering where we got the name TiddlyRose...you can find out how on the Portland Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland%2C_Oregon

Come celebrate with OSCon luminaries and friends as OpenSolaris, mySQL and Zend throw OSCon's hottest party, Wednesday July 23 from 8pm to midnight at the DoubleTree Hotel. From bar games to boxing, booze galore and all manor of mischief, Wednesday night's bash is the top ticket in town.

Amazon and Amazon Web Services will be hosting a networking party on Wednesday night, 8-9pm at Jimmy Mak's. (after the Expo Hall Reception) Please stop by our booth and pick up an invitation! Booth #509. http://www.jimmymaks.com/

http://m.twitter.com/monkparty

Illuminating the Ongoing Revolution in the Software Industry Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008 Time: 9:30am-11:30am As a Celebration of the SAO Social Network Millennial Milestone and to Thank all of our Members, SAO and Intel present Dr. Timothy Chou, Author, “Seven::Software Business Models” and “The End of Software” The software industry is a little over 25 years old, barely a blip in the history of science and technology. Yet in that short time major companies like SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, Google, eBay and Amazon have evolved. Seven is the story of the seven major business models we’ve seen in the software industry. More importantly, Seven is a story told from the experiences of some of the major players to inform those in the industry of lessons learned. Successes and failures, triumphs and defeats, Seven is focused on helping everyone in the software industry be prepared for the next major shifts in this dynamic and important industry. Timothy Chou, Author, "Seven; Software Business Models" & "The End of Software" Timothy Chou (the former President of Oracle on Demand) has over twenty-five years of experience in the technology business. Chou has been recognized as an industry visionary on the evolution of the software industry from the traditional model to Software as a Service (SaaS). Seven is a follow on book to The End of Software which predicted the rise of software delivered as a service. Now that this transition is happening Seven provides a framework for the producers and consumers of software to take the next steps. Read Tim’s blogs @ www.theondemandjournal.com Tim will be available for book signings after the presentation. Order your copy today: www.lulu.com/activebookpress Program Sponsor: Intel ® Software Partner Program

Computer & Internet Law Section Dear Computer & Internet Law, Business Law and Intellectual Property Section Members: Luncheon CLE – Thursday, July 24, 2008, 12 – 1 p.m. A Discussion of Ten IP Strategy Decisions at the Heart of the MySQL Business Model If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know the open source community has been abuzz about the recent acquisition of MySQL, the pioneering and extremely popular open source database company, by Sun Microsystems. The Computer & Internet Law Section is pleased to have Clint Smith, the former general counsel and corporate secretary for MySQL, here to share his experiences and insights while serving as legal counsel for an open source company. In keeping with the open source theme, Mr. Smith will hold an open-ended discussion with topics to include: the dual-licensing model for end users, a comparative analysis of the GPL v2 and GPL v3 licenses, a model employee IP policy for open source companies, use of the MySQL trademark in the MySQL user community, terms of the MySQL contribution license agreement, and strategies for third parties who “fork” or “clone” open source product. Clint Smith served as MySQL’s general counsel and corporate secretary from January 2006 through Sun’s acquisition of MySQL for $1 billion in the spring of 2008. At MySQL, Mr. Smith was responsible for the company’s legal affairs, including corporate law, intellectual property strategy, commercial contracts, compliance, and litigation. Prior to joining MySQL, Mr. Smith headed the legal departments at Macromedia, Inc. and UUNET Technologies, Inc. He received his law degree at U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law and began his career with the Washington D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. An experienced technology and corporate lawyer, Clint has held leadership positions with the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Technology, as well as with the U.S. Internet Service Provider Association (www.usispa.org), the Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org), and other technology trade associations. Please note: Mr. Smith will be speaking in his personal capacity and not as a representative of either MySQL AB or Sun Microsystems, Inc. We hope you can attend what will be an excellent opportunity to discuss open source strategies with a seasoned open source practitioner. When: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12 – 1 p.m. Where: Greek Cusina Restaurant, 404 SW Washington Street, Portland. Please note: The luncheon will be held in the Taverna rather than the Minoan Room. To get to the Taverna, enter through the main entrance and go straight ahead and up the stairs. The host at the front door will be happy to assist. Cost: $22 for CILS members; $27 for other bar members and non-lawyers; $17 for students or recent bar admittees. This cost includes a buffet-style lunch. MCLE Credit: CILS will apply for one (1) general credit from the Oregon State Bar Registration: E-mail your information to cils.cle@gmail.com and pay at the door or mail a hardcopy of the following form with payment to: CILS – CLE c/o Travis J. Benn 400 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97204 Please make checks payable to “Oregon State Bar.” Computer & Internet Law Section Luncheon CLE – Thursday, July 24, 2008, 12 – 1 p.m. A Discussion of Ten IP Strategy Decisions at the Heart of the MySQL Business Model Name:_______________________________________ OSB#:______________ Firm/Company Name:______________________________________________ List of additional attendees: Name:_______________________________________ OSB#:_______________ Name:_______________________________________ OSB#:_______________ Name:_______________________________________ OSB#:_______________

Cupcake Jones is celebrating one year of feeding Portland’s cupcake addiction with fun, food and festivities! Stop in on Thursday evening to dine on hors d’oeuvres… and cupcakes, of course… plus yummy VISO sodas. There will be a giveaway for a chance to win cool prizes, and swag bags for the first 50 guests.

What: “Jonesin’”—the Cupcake Jones Anniversary Party
When: Thursday, July 24, 5–7 pm
Where: Pearl Woodworks, 304 NW 11th Ave.
Call: 503.222.4404
Visit: www.cupcakejones.net

"We're throwing a party at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland on July 24th, the week of OSCON, to celebrate the winning projects. If you're going to be in town, you are cordially invited to join us. Last year's party was a blast, you don't want to miss it."

You're invited to the year’s best OSCON after party hosted by Jive Software, Mozilla, OpenSourcery, OSL, Songbird, and Vidoop. Make the arduous 370 foot walk after the SourceForge Awards Party to keep the party going strong!

When: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Where: Bossanova Ballroom @ 722 E Burnside

Cre8Camp Portland is a BarCamp-like unconference for designers and other creatives. There is no charge to attend, but participants can opt to pay for a $10 box lunch. Registration required.

Meet at the grassy area next to the parking lot. For any newbs, just look for the group of people holding cameras, we are very friendly and don't bite. If you want to picnic, bring your own food/drink, blankets/chairs, etc. After geeking out for a few hours we can walk or drive just up the road to the attractions for some ride/photo action.

Young Professionals of Portland
networking event

Come hang out with Epic Ventures to learn more about VC funding. Bring questions! We'll have 45 min. of Q&A, then head out to lunch as a group. (Make sure you watch at least one of the Gary Snoman VC videos before then: http://garysnoman.com)

Japan-America Society of Oregon

JASO Beer Garden
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
5:30pm - 7:30pm

NW Natural, 4th Floor
220 NW Second Avenue

Please join us for Annual JASO Beer Garden and celebrate the summer-Japanese style.

Music provided by A-Key-kyo

For more information or reservations, please call us at 503.552.8811

FlexPDX meeting

When: Jul 30, 2008. @5:30pm

Where: CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Avenue.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 206-3500

On July 31 & August 1, 2008, Portland State University is hosting IP3, Inc. for a comprehensive Information Assurance and Information Technology Security seminar. Ken Kousky, CISSP and CEO of IP3 (and former president of Wave Technologies, a NASDAQ publicly-traded company) will present “Strategy to Reality: Don't Look Back”, the nation’s leading IT security forum addressing issues on the cutting edge of compliance, information assurance, human capital and risk management. Go to http://www.ip3seminars.com to read our brochure. During this two-day lecture style seminar for CEO's, Risk Management IT Executives, CPAs, Physical Security Professionals, IT Auditors, Forensic Specialists, IT professionals and students entering the IT field, you will learn about how the technologies, threats and deployment environments have changed, even since 2007.

Oregon Bioscience Association

presents

Bio On Tap

You are cordially invited to join OBA members for a Summer
evening of networking, libations and a brewery tour.

Bridgeport Brewpub & Bakery
(Heritage Room)
1313 NW Marshall Street

Date: July 31, 2008
Time: 6-9pm

$25 OBA members - $35 nonmembers
Hors d'oeuvres and two drinks provided
Space is limited

You and your friends are cordially invited to join us on Thursday, July 31 at Blue Dragon Fly in Portland!

If you are interested in business or career opportunities in Greater China, want to network with other like-minded, international professionals in Portland who share the same interests, or just want to stay abreast of what's happening in one of the most exciting regions of the world today, this is the place to be!

To learn more about who attends the ORIENTED Happy Hours and why, check out these Youtube videos

http://www.oriented.com/happyhours

Dress code: Professional Attire or Business Casual

Door Fees

General Admission: 10 USD

ORIENTED Members who RSVP before 8 PM EST on 7/30 will enjoy the following discounted rates:

* Premium & Lifetime Members: Free!
* Standard Members: Free!

(We have the set of tables from 8am to 9pm. The exact time of the event is TBD) Where: Laurelhurst Park I'll scope out the park soon and map the exact location of our tables (area E) and put up that more detailed map (sam) Food Sponsors will provide the basics of Hamburgers and Hotdogs (and Vegan equivilants). Potluck will provide the rest. This is also a BYOB event.

Come learn about intention in your business, basic planning, finances, the politics of business and the importance of public relations and etiquette at our fifth small biz 101 conference! Workshops will be punctuated by networking and mingling--meet other small business people and have fun, and leave with a powerful, succinct plan for your projects! -Q Center, 69 SE Taylor (Portland,OR) -Pre-register or RSVP for at-door: www.causeit.org/events

Every month people who are interested in environmental topics and issues meet up in cities around the world for informal sessions known as Green Drinks. These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment, made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity. It's a force for good, so please join us.

WHEN: First Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm.

WHERE: Main Lobby on the first floor of the Ecotrust Building - 721 NW Ninth Avenue

DIRECTIONS: http://www.ecotrust.org/NCC/directions.html

FEATURING: Hot Lips Pizza and Beer (no host)

SIGN UP: For sustainability updates and event announcements click on the "Join this group" button and enter your email address that you would like to use to receive event reminders and announcements.

QUESTIONS: Send emails to portlandgreendrinks@yahoo.com

Please help spread the word about Portland Green Drinks.

The South's Ruby Conference

What:
High Trek Adventure is a unique, one-of-a-kind urban adventure game where brains beat brawn! Teams of 2 solve clever clues and face fun challenges all while navigating the urban jungle via foot or on public transportation! It's a scavenger hunt, with all the thrills of the amazing race, mixed in with trivial pursuit, throw in a mini road race and add a dash of cat-and-mouse. And voila! You've got High Trek Adventure!

Cost:
Register by August 3rd and save $40 (only $80/team of 2)
After August 3rd the rent does up to just $50 (only $100/team)

More info:
You've registered for this crazy train experience of a lifetime, so what next? You and your team partner will be on a lively, one-day, Portland amazing race. This scavenger hunt will take you to unmarked checkpoints known as TREKpoints and explore Portland like you've never experienced it before as the puzzle unfolds. Our high octane energy adventure game might take you through the many historical neighborhoods of Rose City like the Pearl District, Old Town, Albina, Hawthorne District, Skidmore, Northwest District and some nifty places you might not even know about!

On this sensational metro adventure, you'll solve clues ranging from pop culture to math (nothing tougher than 8th grade) to American history, anagrams, sudoku, and so much more. It's like a real life Trivial Pursuit game! Along the way you'll face exciting challenges.

At the end of this fun day, we're throwing a party (we're excellent party planners) complete with prizes that are so cool, even we'll be jealous of your loot. You won't be disappointed! There will be prizes awarded for second and third place winners, as well as other categories, and all participants receive a swag bag full of awesome goods. Some swag might include movie tickets, restaurant gift certificates, other free stuff and money saving items, and of course, a t-shirt commemorating the event.

Join us August 9 for SMART Gala V: Samba at Sunset, a rooftop samba party featuring dancing, Brazilian appetizers and drinks. The evening will feature entertainment by Portland's own Lions of Batucada - a Brazilian-styled marching samba ensemble with costumed and choreographed samba dancers.

Funds raised will support SMART (Start Making A Reader Today). SMART partners with several Portland Metro schools to deliver proven literacy support to more than 3,500 K-3 children every year. Participating children also receive 14 new books to keep and read with their families, which are often the only books in the home. SMART’s vision is an Oregon where every child can read and is empowered to succeed.

EVENT DETAILS:
Where: Station Place Smart Park, 720 NW Marshall
When: 6:30 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2008
Cost: $35 advance (purchased by Aug. 4) or
$40 door
Attention SMART volunteers: up to two $25 discounted tickets available for SMART readers

Monday, August 11, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pixelworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXLW) 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Travel / Registration 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) with Light Lunch 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Travel / Registration 3:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. ESI, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO) Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. FEI Company (Nasdaq: FEIC) with Breakfast 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Travel / Registration 11:15 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. RadiSys Corporation (Nasdaq: RSYS) with Lunch 1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Travel / Registration 2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT)

Peter Richardson, a fellow Oregonian, will present his award-winning short film, "Clear Cut," about the timber industry town of Philomath, Oregon, and he'll tell us how he used his Mac to produce this film, and how he is using Final Cut Pro on his already-in-production 2nd documentary film.

Meeting Topic: No topic for August, just "Open Dialogue" Location: Produce Row Cafe : http://tinyurl.com/5s969p Meeting Desc: All my August energy has gone into the Coder's Summer Social so the Aug pdxphp meeting will convene at the Produce Row pub at 6:30. Look for us on in the outdoor patio.

Come play Werewolf with us.

We have the private room in the back reserved. From 6-7 we'll have a social hour were we can just hang out, drink, and eat. Then at 7 we'll start to play. Please make sure to upcoming page to RSVP and for directions.

DIY (Do It Yourself) Stories! Storytelling for the people, by the people. http://www.DIYstories.com Join us to hear stories and tell your own... Thursday, August 14, 2008 Doors open at 7:30, Stories 8-10 $3 cover THEME: What Goes Around, Comes Around Your 3:30 battle with the school bully was cancelled due to their leg-breaking accident in gym class. You gave up your seat on the bus and when you got home your missing wallet was there, cash and all. You're sure that you are still paying for stealing cookies twenty years ago. LOCATION Sydney's 1800 NW 16th Ave. (At the corner of NW 16th & Thurman) Hope to see and hear you there. http://www.DIYstories.com

Business plans can be a road map for your business, provide freedom and stability in a changing economy, and empower both you and your team to make powerful, quick decisions. Learn the basics of market analysis, project planning, organizational design and financial measures & projections. Leave with an outline for your business plan and connections from networking! -Q center, 69 SE Taylor (Portland,OR) -Pre-register or RSVP for at-door rate: www.causeit.org/events -Follow-up included for additional support!

We'll be holding a Django development sprint at Vidoop in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2008 from 9am to 6pm. This sprint will be focused on cleaning up rc1 and getting either an rc2 out or a 1.0 final. More details will be posted here and announced on django-dev as we get closer to the time of the sprint. For a full roadmap see VersionOneRoadmap#schedule. Sponsorship This sprint is sponsored by Vidoop. There will also be a sponsored afterparty. What's a sprint? How do I participate Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. We'll be gathering in person in Portland, but if you can't make it you can also help out in IRC. Attendees If you plan to participate in the sprint, please add your name to the roster. We have space for around 50 attendees, so if things fill up we might have to cap attendance. If you're coming from out of town and need help with travel arrangements please contact michael -dot- richardson -at- vidoop -dot- com.

Inverge: the interactive convergence conference, is a transdisciplinary thought-leader event that focuses on the invergence of media platforms (transmedia/cross-media), of virtual + physical, content + advertising, and corporate content + consumer-generated content. To create a unique experience for attendees, this conference is integrated with, three other cultural events happening in Portland over the same multi-day period: + Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts) + MusicFestNW (over 100 indie bands) + First Thursday Gallery Walk (an evening of art, wine and music) Visit the conference site to see the complete list of confirmed thought-leader speakers. Learn why Portland is an awesome place to visit for this event.

The second annual Lone Star Ruby Conference is locked and loaded and ready for September 4-6 in Austin, TX. The conference covers all things Ruby, not just how to build that next great web application! A few of the topics include: * The Next Ruby * Ruby Best Practice Patterns * Tactical Design * Javascript frameworks with Ruby * Creating Desktop Applications with Ruby on Mac OS X * Building and Managing a Ruby Infrastructure * And more… Training Have you ever wanted to take one of those awesome Ruby or Rails courses, but didn’t have the $1000 to pay for the course? Well, LSRC to the rescue! This year we have added a day of hands-on training (Thursday) in addition to two days of action packed Ruby filled sessions and Lightning Talks! (Friday-Saturday). A full day of instruction is only $175 with the purchase of a conference ticket. Keynotes The conference is featuring keynotes by Matz, the creator of Ruby and Evan Phoenix, the father of Rubinius.

The Fifth Annual Micro Nano Breakthrough Conference Science, Networking and Commercialization for the Micro- and Nano-enabled Economy This fifth annual conference has emerged as the premier nanoscience and microtechnologies research and business event in the Pacific Northwest. Join over 300 industry leaders, researchers, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech transfer professionals to discuss the issues and opportunities inherent in commercializing small tech innovation.

Come play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com).

If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with "attending". That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play.

Jonathan Corbet calls this the "kernel ecosystem". We call it the "plumbing," a collection of essential interfaces and services that are provided by the libraries, kernel, and utilities that make up a Linux system. Currently if a problem exists that involves both kernel and user space, a developer must attend three different conferences in order to have the face-to-face contact with various stakeholders that is necessary to find a solution. The Linux Plumbers Conference was created to provide a forum for communication and problem- solving for issues which are system-wide and cross project boundaries. This community event includes both invited guests as well as open registration, gathering 300 stakeholders, decision makers and developers.

WordCamp is a gathering of WordPress folks. Whether you consider yourself an enthusiast, developer, designer, marketer, or writer, WordCamp is for you. RSVP on Upcoming

http://www.pnsqc.org/spin.php

Hold the Dates: The fourth annual Government Open Source Conference returns to Portland Oregon with an expanded program which will include an International Open Source Summit, hosting international governments as well as US state and locals. Focus this year will be on OSS solutions in the public sector space. You can subscribe to the conference mailing list for program updates, registration information on the conference web site. GOSCON is produced by Oregon State University's Open Source Lab.

If you are involved in an OSS project or initiative you think we'd like to know about as we put the program together, please let us know!

Save the date! Ignite Portland 4 will happen on Thursday November 13, 2008, at the Bagdad. Same venue. Same format. Even more burning ideas.

More details to come - stay tuned!

http://www.igniteportland.com

http://twitter.com/igniteportland

http://friendfeed.com/rooms/igniteportland

[Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/ ] What is the SXSW Interactive Festival? The SXSW Interactive Festival offers five days of panels, keynote discussions, Trade Show, and exciting evening events. Attendees benefit from hands-on, how-to training as well as long-term, big-picture analysis in an atmosphere that charges creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. More to the point, coming to SXSW Interactive is a great way to recharge your creativity. Where does the SXSW Interactive Festival occur? Daytime panel programming (as well as the Trade Show & Exhibition) takes place at the Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez) in downtown Austin. Evening events occur at various nightspots around the city. Who attends this event? SXSW Interactive appeals to uber-geeks and digital creatives who push the cutting edge of technological change. The event appeals to content developers, web designers, programmers, bloggers, wireless innovators, gamers, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. Even if you are not a technical person, you will benefit from the outside-the-box thinking that thrives at SXSW. What kind of topics are covered at the event? Panel topics cover everything from web design, usability, and blogging to wireless innovation and new technology business models. Other panels focus on more general topics that are nonetheless relevant to the digital creatives who attend SXSW Interactive. Discovering new ideas that lead us to a better future is the underlying theme on all of this programming.

June 4th - 7th, 2009

Teva Mountain Games