SXSW PanelPicker Tip #24: Two More Days!

The Forrest Four-Cast: July 20, 2018

If you are sweating out the Friday, July 20 entry deadline for your 2019 SXSW speaking proposal into the PanelPicker, know that the deadline for entering your idea has now been extended to 11:59 pm PT on Sunday, July 22.

That’s right you now have another 48 hours to create, complete and fine-tune your speaking proposal for March Magic 2019. But this 11:59 pm PT deadline for Sunday, July 22 is your last such extension — after Sunday night, the door closes on this interface and your opportunity to showcase your expertise at SXSW goes away for another year.

As you enjoy your 48 hour reprieve, click here to read a running list of all 25 PanelPicker tips that we have shared in this space over the last several weeks.

Also remember that you can download PDFs of the PanelPicker application via this page.

For info on what NOT to do when entering a speaking proposal in this interface, read this post from 2015 as well as this post from 2016.

Finally, we remind you that the registration process for SXSW 2019 opens on Wednesday, August 1. Buy your badge early to ensure the lowest rates and to have the most options on convenient downtown lodging.

Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.