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TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
A new element for the 2006 SXSW Interactive Festival, the Geek Lunch Series (GLS) provide semi-structured content for the 12:30-2:00 lunch break. Here's how it works. Read the descriptions below. If a topic catches your fancy, then e-mail the session organizer. He or she will reply with information about which local eatery the given GLS will occur. Once there, the GLS will evolve as less of a formal presentation and more of a fascinating conversation between friends. That's all there is to it. Just remember to bring your lunch money, because everyone has to pay their own way. Also, because of the nature of these meetings, space is somewhat limited. So, if you are interested, then sign up quickly!
MY TIME AS A LEGO COMMUNITY LIAISON
Jake McKee was the Global Community Liaison for the LEGO Company for five years, leaving in Feb. 2005 to pursue new opportunities. Join Jake, the Director of Customer Interaction Marketing, as he recaps his time on the community front lines. For time and location info, email jakem at davidandgoliath dot com.
SELF-ASSEMBLED WEB USER INTERFACES
The emergence of JavaScript / Ajax / pubsub has changed the possibilities of UI. Join Dylan Schiemann, co-founder of the Dojo Toolkit and founding engineer of Renkoo, to discuss adaptive, and predictive interface design. For the meeting spot, email dylanks+sxsw at gmail dot com.
WHO OWNS CREATVIITY?
It's your brain. It's your idea. You designed it at night. You built it on weekends. Should the company you work for own it? Longtime Web savant Jane Wells and rising star Chris Messina have some interesting takes on this topic. For details and meeting time, e-mail creativity at janeforshort dot net.
CITIZEN JOURNALISM: EMERGING MODELS & LESSONS LEARNED
Meet up for a casual conversation on best practices and real-world editorial considerations for participatory media. The geek-in-charge will be Adam Weinroth, of Pluck, Inc. provider of managed community publishing and citizen journalism solutions. Write sxswlunch at pluck dot com for more info.
DELETING CANCER: GEEKS AND GRANTS
The American Cancer Society's Futuring and Innovation Center offers $25,000 grants to volunteers and staff that have breakthrough ideas on defeating cancer. Come learn more about our grants, our Center, and how we are encouraging geeks to become grant recipients. For reservation contact David Neff: david.neff at cancer dot org.
STUPID iPOD TRICKS; GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR IPOD
Technology guru, author, and remixer, Francis Preve, gives you the inside scoop on maximizing your iPod's usefulness. From PDA-like functionality to on-the-go RSS feeds, there's a lot more lurking under the surface than mere entertainment. E-mail fap7info at austin.rr.com for more info (please put "SXSW Ipod" in subject line)
TAKING BLOGGING TO NON-BLOGGING COMMUNITIES
Its easy to pull teenage girls, political junkies, and followers of the Arctic Monkeys into Web 2.0. Its a lot tougher to bring non-traditional bloggers into these new technologies. Hope Dlugozima, VP of Community at WebMD, will talk about how WebMD has created a physician-based blogging program that has become a way for patients to talk directly with doctors on health questions. For meeting spot, email sxswlunch at yahoo.com for details.
BLOGS VS. DISASTERS
What good are blogs & social media in the face of hurricanes, tsunamis and other disasters? Plenty. Bloggers Evelyn Rodriguez, Jon Lebkowsky and Brian Oberkirch share their experiences and offer up ideas for how we can all work together 'next time' we need to band together. Email brian at weblogswork dot com for more info.
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF MUSIC
New technologies are changing the way people locate and consume music. We will discuss ways musicians and record labels can harness these tools and thrive in a world governed by long tail economics. This discussion will be led by Colin Brumelle, who alternately spends his time playing guitar with his band and developing software for Bryght. E-mail colin at bryght dot com for meeting spot.
