Thousands of creative minds will gather to exchange ideas about media, technology and entertainment. Events will cover everything from the newest startups and devices to the rise of location-based services and interactive entertainment. There will be panel presentations, networking opportunities, trade shows and, of course, parties.
Mashable staff will be there in full force, reporting, attending and presenting at a variety of panels. Here's a look at the events we'll be participating in. Hope to see you there!
Mashable at SXSWi 2011 Events
Friday, March 11
Lessons Learned from the Arab Spring Revolutions, 2 p.m. at the Radisson Town Lake Ballroom (Vadim Lavrusik, Community Manager & Social Strategist)
Saturday, March 12
Brands and Digital R&D: PepsiCo10, 10:30 a.m. at the Austin Convention Center PepsiCo Plugged-In Stage (Adam Ostrow, Editor-in-Chief)
Sunday, March 13
Measuring Social Media -- Let's Get Serious, 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt TX Ballroom 2-4 (Christina Warren, Mobile & Dev Reporter)
The New Workstyle -- How Work Is Evolving, 11 a.m. at the Hyatt TX Ballroom 1 (Sharon Feder, Managing Editor)
Linguistic Mythbusting: The Fake Language of the Web, 12:30 p.m. at the Hyatt TX Ballroom 2-4 (Adam Ostrow, Editor-in-Chief)
Geek Games, 2:45 p.m. at the Mashable SXSWi House, Buffalo Billiards (Mashable Team)
Media Tomorrow: The Message Is the Messenger, 3:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Creekside (Jennifer Van Grove, Startups Reporter)
Official MashBash SXSWi 2011 Party, 10 p.m. at the Mashable SXSWi House, Buffalo Billiards (Mashable Team)
Monday, March 14
FEATURED Q&A: Enabling New Experiences & Creating Serendipity Through Check-ins, 12:30 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center Ballroom D (Pete Cashmore, CEO & Founder) -- Be sure to tell us what you think Pete should ask Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley.
Geek Games, 2:45 p.m. at the Mashable SXSWi House, Buffalo Billiards (Mashable Team)
Stand Out: Investigative Journalism for Bloggers, 3:30 p.m. at the Hyatt TX Ballroom 5-7 (Josh Catone, Features Editor)
Official Mashable Night 2 SXSWi 2011 Party, 10 p.m. at the Mashable SXSWi House, Buffalo Billiards (Mashable Team)
Tuesday, March 15
SXSW Accelerator Awards, 3:30 p.m. at the Austin Hilton Downtown Fourth Floor Salon B (Adam Ostrow, Editor-in-Chief)
Connected Devices, the Cloud & the Future of Music, 5 p.m. at the Radisson Town Lake Ballroom (Brenna Ehrlich, Associate Media & Entertainment Editor)
Tech Karaoke, 8 p.m. at Six Lounge (Brett Petersel, Audience Manager)
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Located at Buffalo Billiards, the Mashable SXSWi House is hosting a variety of public and private events ranging from VIP dinners to open networking opportunities and parties, including the third annual MashBash SXSWi party on Sunday, March 13, with music from DJ Chicken George, and the official Mashable Night 2 SXSWi 2011 Party with music from Eclectic Method.
Register for public events at the SXSWi Mashable House on Eventbrite. The event is open to all SXSWi badge holders who are older than 21.
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