SXSW PanelPicker Voting Begins Aug 6
The Forrest Four-Cast: August 3, 2018
Earlier this week, badge sales began for SXSW 2019 in Austin. If you haven’t already registered, then do so now to take advantage of the lowest rates (as well as the best selection of downtown hotel rooms). And if you are a student or are a part of a large organization, then check out the special discount rates available for next year’s event.
The next major milestone for the 2019 event comes Monday, August 6 when community voting starts for the 5000+ ideas entered into this year’s SXSW PanelPicker. This community voting process will continue through the end of the day on Thursday, August 30.
The SXSW PanelPicker voting interface is very easy to use. Once you log into your account, use the thumbs up and thumbs down buttons to indicate which speaking proposals that you like the most. We also strongly encourage you to leave comments on why you like specific ideas. Finding the speaking proposals that most appeal to you is easy via the “Search” button at the top left corner of the interface. Also stay tuned to this space for analysis on some of the most popular tracks and topics within the 2019 interface.
Community voting makes up about one-third of the composite score for each PanelPicker proposal. The other two factors in this score are Advisory Board input and staff judging. PanelPicker proposals with the highest composite scores are selected to be part of the event. The majority of March Magic 2019 content will be announced in mid-October via the SXSW website.
More Austin events for the week of July 30
July 30: Texas Crypto Meet Up
July 30: User Experience Design Immersive Info Session
July 30: Data Science Info Session
July 30: Astroball: The New Way to Win it All
July 31: Crowdfunding Your Project or Startup
July 31: 8 Things You Need to Know Before a Product Launch
July 31: Capital Factory Accelerator Info Session
July 31: Impro4 Tech Startups
August 1: First day of badge sales for SXSW 2019
August 1: “Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Guess Anymore”
August 1: EmacsATX Meet Up
August 1: ATI SEAL 2018 Decision Day
August 1: Data Science and Web Development Info Session
August 1: Austin Design Sprint Meet Up
August 2: Austin Marketo User Group Meet Up
August 2: WP Engine August Meet & Greet Happy Hour
August 2: Intro to JavaScript
August 2: Microchip Technology’s Rapid Prototyping Workshop
August 2: Microchip Effortless Design Workshop
August 2: Laravel Austin Meet Up
August 2: Code in One Day: HTML & CSS Bootcamp Remote
August 2: User Experience: Journey Mapping
August 3–5: RTX Austin 2018
August 4: JavaScript Basic Training
August 4: SQL Bootcamp
August 4: Hack Your Hiring: How to Compete for Top Talent
August 4: Austin Founder Institute Application Deadline
More Upcoming Austin Events:
August 6: Intro to the Austin Media Scene / Media ATX
August 7: The Promise and the Peril of Gene Editing
August 8: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart
August 8: Our Decentralized Future with Dhruv Bansal
August 9: Team Austin Summer Startup Pitch
August 9: Internet Marketing Party
August 10: Growing a Publicly-Traded Company
Aug 10–12: Iron Dragon Action Fest
August 11: National Day of Civic Hacking
August 15: MassChallenge Texas Awards Ceremony
August 16: American Hate Survivors Speak Out
August 22: Snap Judgement LIVE!
August 23: Profiles in Power
August 29: Scale Up
August 30-Sept 2: Babes Fest 2018
September 4: Austin Forum Cybersecurity Session
September 13: Design Sprint Bootcamp with Jake Knapp
September 13–15: Online News Association (ONA) Conference
September 15: DeRay McKesson Book Reading
September 20–22: Creatives Meet Business Experience 2018
September 27–29: 2018 Texas Tribune Festival
October 2: InnoTech Austin
October 4: SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Entry Deadline
Oct 5–7: ACL Fest, Weekend #1
Oct 9: Texas Voter Registration Deadline
Oct 12–14: ACL Fest, Weekend #2
Oct 25-Nov 1: Austin Film Festival
October 27–28: 2018 Texas Book Festival
November 6: 2018 Midterm Elections
November 15: SXSW Pitch Entry Deadline
November 27–28: Solar Business Festival
Deadline to register to vote in Texas for the November 2018 general election is Tuesday, October 9.
If you have a creativity-focused event that you want listed in this space, then please contact hugh at sxsw dot com.
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.
