SXSW 2009 in One Month – Time to Prepare

Are you going crazy? Concerned about the money in this current economy? That’s understandable but if you’re truly into a social media and social networking related business then this is ‘the’ place to be all year long.  And it’s time to plan your time. You will be swept up into a tornado of activity, people, ideas, parties, panels, movies and more. Non-stop from Friday to Wednesday, March 13-18. Myself, I will be attending the Film and Interactive sessions. My plan this year is to carefully pick just the panels I think has something of value for me and to focus a lot of my time networking. I find myself drawn to the panels and often find myself to tired to network with other folks as in the past. I believe networking has the greatest value, so this year, I will focus on that. .

The most important thing to do right now is to spend a few hours pouring over the panels and parties to map out what you want to do. What I find helpful is having alternate panels or parties on my list for a given day just in case I run into a dud or it’s so crowded I can’t get it (if you’re the type that runs late you’ll find yourself standing outside looking in more often the not).

This year SXSW has focused a lot of attention on their website to make it easier to build your schedule for each day and share it with others. So let’s go schedule.

Get ready! Today I ordered a MiLi Power Pack from PhoneSuit.com to make sure I have plenty of power for my iPhone during the day and evening. Plug outlets are difficult to find and in high demand. The entire Austin Convention Center will be consumed by the SXSW and wifi will be available in all areas. Staying in touch with others during the day and evening is a must. It’s quite a magical mystery tour. Hope to see you there.

Tom

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