As you read this, I am gobbling that disgusting "Airborne" stuff that I'm convinced is the only thing that prevents me from getting sick on plane rides. I'm flying out to Austin for the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (whose hip acronym is SXSW). It's all about BBQ 2.0. If you're there, come say hi! I'm going to be on a couple of panels and will be doing a book signing for She's Such a Geek -- with ninjas! Seriously, I'm going to be sharing the book signing pavillion with the guys from Ask a Ninja. So if you don't find me behind the stack of *Geek *books, I'll be the dork over at the Ninja table asking the ninjas to sign my arm.
All my panels and appearances are on Sunday, March 11 -- here they are if you want to come:
11:30-12:30: "Non-Developers to Open-Source Acolytes: Tell Me Why I Care." This panel is sponsored by the excellent BlogHer. I am the "open source acolyte" on the panel, by the way.
4:30-5:30 3:30-4:30 (NOTE NEW TIME): She's Such a Geek book signing. I will sign anything, including internal organs.
5:00-6:00: "I'm Good, Really! Self-Marketing for the Freelance Web Geek." Kickass Gina Trapani (of Lifehacker fame) is moderating this panel, which will also include MetaFilter's Matthew Haughey. Gina is also my roommate at SXSW, so if she doesn't ask nice questions I can do the old "hand in ice water" trick on her that night.
See you there! Also, I'll be in Austin Sat-Tues, so if you know of a cool thing that I should see, let me know!
SXSW Interactive [conference website]
