SXSW Conference panel proposals – and a question for you
I learned this morning that DL Byron is pitching a panel topic at the SWSX Conference, so I hopped on the website and voted for his event. If you attended one of Byron’s Biznik blogging workshops and want to give him your nod as well, here’s the link: http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/panel_picker/.
Two things struck me while I was browsing through the proposed titles: 1. This is going to be a FANTASTIC conference – I was absolutely blown away by the quality and relevance of the titles, many of which are focused on indie business entrepreneurship. 2. I wonder what type of titles Biznik members would come up with if we asked?
Check out these proposed titles:
Little Big Blog & the Accidental Entrepreneur
Business that were built with nothing but a blog, how they found success, what they failed at, and what they’ve learned (DL Byron’s proposed panel).
Self Branding 2.0: Building your Personal and Corporate Brand
How would you rate your personal brand? If you are in the technology field personal branding is an absolute necessity. This is doubly true if you are a start-up or thinking about starting a company because early on, the brand of a company and its founder will be one in the same. This panel will discuss ideas and techniques for building and maintaining a “true” personal brand.
“I’m good, really!” – Self-marketing for the freelance web geek
Tooting your own horn doesn’t come easy to geeks and programmers. When you decide to leave BigCo or Startup.com and go freelance, how do you market and advertise your skills as an individual? Freelance panelists discuss strategies and difficulties of representing your personal brand when you take the leap and go independent.
Turning Projects Into Revenue Generating Businesses
Whether your intent is to start a new business or simply make some money from existing projects, generating revenue from online services is rarely straightforward. Making money from your sites usually requires creativity, passionate understanding, and lots of trial and error. Whether your goal is to cover expenses of a side project, quit your day job or to cash-out and retire early, this panel will explore real-world success stories of making website into web companies.
When Your Partner Is Your Partner: When Home & Office Collide
“Honey, let’s work together!” sounds like a good idea at first — but how does it actually work in practice? In this session, you’ll hear what succeeds, what doesn’t, and what (nearly) brings couples to the break-up point as several successful programmers, designers, and writers talk about how they work with the person they love and love the person they work with.
Lara and I should probably be on that last one! We work together literally everyday, and absolutely love it (most of the time).
Now, it’s your turn. If you could clap your hands and see any title you wanted in the Biznik events calendar, how would it read? (OK, clapping your hands isn’t enough – you’ll have to actually write it and post it here in the comments, but come on, do it!)
August 10th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
Not only is SXSW a great conference, but the social event of the year for the web community. It’s a whose who, and the only event that plans partying right into their schedule.
August 14th, 2006 at 9:14 am
I would also like to recommend SXSW as an interesting conference. Several friends/colleagues from San Francisco have also shared their web/interactive/design knowledge on panels there. I’ve spoken on music technology panels and attended the film and music conferences also. Austin is the one place in Texas that is worth a visit.