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SUMMARY:Book Reading: The Principles of Beautiful Web Design
DESCRIPTION:Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don't look nice? If so\, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple\, easy-to-follow guide\, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples\, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science\, and using the information contained...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060330
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SUMMARY:Catching up with Accessibility: The Basics Quickly
DESCRIPTION:Accessibility is a key aspect of high-quality websites. Accessibility is about real people using and creating the Web. We'll demo how accessibility makes your website available and more usable to people with disabilities; to people using mobile phones\, PDAs\, and other such devices; to people with low bandwidth connections (which is more of a problem than many are aware of in the U.S. and throughou...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
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UID:fe1e8f71c8e4f4728bfd45020f6802e4@dodie.sxsw2008.sched.org
URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060358
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SUMMARY:Accessible Rich Media
DESCRIPTION:Social media\, interactive communities\, and online marketing have ratcheted up the ways we use the web. What are the barriers experienced by people with disabilities trying to use web applications? From Facebook and YouTube to JK Rowlings and NetFlix\, what level of accessibility is expected\, achievable and reasonable? No one wants to give up the richer and faster experience facilitated by these new...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060299
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SUMMARY:Opening Remarks with Henry Jenkins and Steven Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Henry Jenkins was one of the most popular speakers at last year's SXSW Interactive Festival\, so we are very excited to have him return to the event in 2008. His foil in this conversation is best-selling author Steven Johnson\, who served as the Keynote Speaker at the 1998 event. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060452
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SUMMARY:High-Tech Craft: Why Sewing and Knitting Still Matter
DESCRIPTION:Traditional crafts such as knitting and sewing are surging in popularity today thanks to the growing Do-It-Yourself (DIY) movement. These modern crafters on the panel not only promote the notion of DIY\, they are using technology to reclaim these old techniques. From soft circuits and mathematical knitting to fashion technology and wearable computing\, find out more about this new trend of high-tech...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060412
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SUMMARY:The Art of Speed: Conversations With Monster Makers
DESCRIPTION:This session will focus on how to accomplish huge things in little time. From near-overnight IPOs and massive cult followings\, to instant NY Times bestsellers and runaway viral campaigns\, learn tricks from those who have created monsters of buzz\, fame\, and fortune.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060492
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DTSTART:20080308T170000
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SUMMARY:What Women Need to Succeed
DESCRIPTION:With a lack of high-profile women in tech-related fields\, the question arises--glass ceiling or glass hat? This panel\, comprised of five successful women in tech-related careers\, will examine the subject\, filtered through their experience\, ideas\, facts\, and theories. What does it take for women to be empowered and successful as business owners\, contractors and managers in the tech world? Are men i...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 10\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060527
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SUMMARY:Worst Website Ever: That's So Crazy\, It Just Might Work
DESCRIPTION:Smart people dare to be stupid in a contest between nine writers\, designers and engineers - each pitching their worst possible startup ideas in lightning rounds. Winner gets funded by delusional VCs.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 9\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060532
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SUMMARY:Everything I Know About Accessibility I Learned From Star Wars
DESCRIPTION:Star Wars is much more than a cult hit for sci-fi fans. It includes life-lessons for all of us\, and helps us see our craft as web professionals from a different perspective. Here we learn what our favorite Star Wars characters have to say about accessibility.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060388
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: How Accessible Should Your Site Be?
DESCRIPTION:Section 508 and W3C guidelines give you the blueprint for making your site usable by people with disabilities. But designers don't have to give up their creativity to meet those standards. There is a way to accomplish both goals. So really\, just how accessible does your site have to be?
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060414
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SUMMARY:SEO 3.0: Optimizing Search & Social for 2008 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Learn what's essential to stay atop Google's ever-evolving world. What good is your phenomenal interactive creation if it's not found?
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060556
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SUMMARY:Lost in Translation? Top Website Internationalization Lessons
DESCRIPTION:One of the most exciting aspects of social networking online is the concept of building communities that are defined by common goals and interests rather than common geography. The nature of the Internet allows instant participation from people around the globe. However\, most successful social networking companies have learned that providing users of multiple cultures and backgrounds with a consis...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room B\, Austin\, TX
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SUMMARY:Core Conversation: Five Things Elite Designers Should Stop Saying
DESCRIPTION:Are you an Elite Designer? Here are 5 things Elite Designers say that they should stop saying\, and why they should stop saying them. Saying these things can feel good\, and they sound like the kind of things Elite Designers say\, but when you say them\, I cry inside. After this talk\, you'll never say them again.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Ballroom E\, Austin\, TX
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SUMMARY:Monday Keynote: Frank Warren
DESCRIPTION:With postsecret\, Frank Warren pioneered the idea that a website can serve as a an anonymous online confessional. Listen to his moving story about the trust his readers put in him\, as well as his thoughts about how technology can help us overcome some of our darkest fears. This presentation will be simulcast in both Ballroom B and the Day Stage Cafe.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
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SUMMARY:Design Eye for South By
DESCRIPTION:The Design Eye team returns for 2008. The project? Transforming sxsw.com into a site as social as SXSW itself. Watch as this rogue team of design professionals turns its multi-disciplined attention toward the online home of everyone's favorite conference.
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060376
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SUMMARY:Targeting Your Web Site: Accessibility Litigation Update
DESCRIPTION:Recent federal court rulings in National Federation of the Blind v. Target have dramatically expanded the scope and application of U.S. disability law to business web sites that used to fall outsides the law's reach. This panel will explain address the legal changes arising from that case: * who's now covered by the law* the potential consequences of ignoring the law and disabled users&#42...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room C\, Austin\, TX
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SUMMARY:Future of Corporate Blogs
DESCRIPTION:A candid discussion about what it takes to be the most relevant and engaging corporate blogs in business. Are corporate blogs relevant? Will the future see more corporations enter the blogosphere\, or less? What fears and misconceptions do companies have about blogging and are these fears justified? The panel will discuss ways that a blog can augment a corporation's marketing efforts and improve cu...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room A\, Austin\, TX
SEQUENCE:0
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060536
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SUMMARY:Book Reading: WordPress for Dummies
DESCRIPTION:Are you a wannabe blogger? A seasoned pro migrating your blog to WordPress? Looking to do more cool stuff with your existing WordPress blog? Then this fun guide is for you! WordPress for Dummies is a veritable smorgasbord of WordPress information\, ideas\, tools\, resources\, and instruction on everything you need to create and maintain your dream blog. Unlike other blog hosts\, WordPress gives you the...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room Day Stage\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060343
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with: Michael Eisner
DESCRIPTION:This is a joint panel session for both SXSW Film and SXSW Interactive registrants\, and will be a one-on-one interview with the founder of The Tornante Company and new media studio Vuguru\, will feature the former head of Disney turned media mogul discussing his past\, present and future endeavors\, as he builds new companies and models for entertainment consumption. UPDATE: Eisner will be interviewed...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 12AB\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/film/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=FP060180
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SUMMARY:How to Rawk After SXSW: Staying Inspired
DESCRIPTION:Where do you go from here? How to enable the inspiration of SXSW week to fuel you\, your organization and your creativity the other 360 days of this year? In this highly participatory session SXSW veterans and newcomers share their ideas and passion for maintaining the South-by-High of this week. Panelists will only talk for a short time. The remainder will be you\, your challenges and solving them...
CATEGORIES:PANEL
LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 18ABCD\, Austin\, TX
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URL:http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=IAP060420
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SUMMARY:The Mexican Manifesto
DESCRIPTION:The Usability and Accessibility for the Web International Seminar\, organized by the State Government of Nuevo Le-n and the Universidad de Monterrey\, was held in July 26 2007. At the conclusion of the two-day conference\, the organizers issued the first Manifesto on Usability and Accessibility for Mexican Government Websites. With input from conference participants and experts of UA web 2007\, the Ma...
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LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr\, Room 5\, Austin\, TX
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