Chris Hoyt (RecruiterGuy)
Assoc. Dir. AT&T Talent Attraction - Interactive Recruiting Strats & Metrics

Join us for our Membership Meeting & Luncheon! Chris Hoyt with PepsiCo will be our featured Speaker.
Partnering for Progress – Talent Management + Marketing Experts Spell Success

Presented by Chris Hoyt, PHR, "Recruiter Guy"

Talent Engagement & Marketing Leader for PepsiCo

Pushing for change is never easy – especially when...

Metrics and data reign supreme in a digital age. What I Know About the World injects the human element of observation and experience into the conversation. These women technologists have been in a position to study, use or create the technology that makes the chaotic world we know become a world we can understand. The panel will share stories,...

AIGA is launching a new program, Design for Social Good, that's asking its members to devote 5% of their time to pro bono causes. We can talk about why AIGA thinks this is so important for designers and how they plan to showcase, document, and share the work that's produced in this timeframe.

Speaker: Ric Grefé
Interview by Alissa...

So we're throwing another epic event at SXSW complete with some fabulous music. We'll flesh this page out as more details emerge.

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SO YOU WANNA SEE THE SHOW? READ ON VERY CAREFULLY...

We will be able to accommodate about 1200 guests. During SXSW we will be giving away around 600-700 "Priority" wristbands randomly to those...

This flash panel will explore the new model of branded entertainment and consumer engagement as highlighted by the innovative Brisk campaign. Discussion includes behind the scenes of this unique style of stop-motion animation, celebrity endorsement, and content distribution in the new media landscape. For artists, filmmakers, marketers and social...

Location-based and Context-aware technologies are transforming the way we interact with our environments and the people around us. Following Pete Cashmore’s interview with FourSquare founder Dennis Crowley, join our panel of experts – Mike Schneider (Location-Based Marketing for Dummies), Amber Case (Geoloqi) and Cali Lewis (GeekBeat.TV) – to...

More and more, young, creative, and digitally savvy talent are working in roles that didn't exist 5 years ago, some of which were invented for them. How can new creative talent carve our careers in this ever-shifting landscape? What are the skillsets you need? How do you prepare for roles that no one has thought of yet? How do you ignite...

Join PBS, NPR, Frontline, ITVS, P.O.V., StoryCorps and Blogads at the Parish for live music and a celebration of South by Southwest.

Music by: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (http://www.tromboneshorty.com/)

The second annual Tech Cocktail SXSW will kick off the third annual SXSW Accelerator program and showcase 30+ early stage startups for an evening of conversation. The event is aimed at better connecting, educating and amplifying the SXSW Interactive community.

Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, innovators,...

To make sure our grandchildren's grandchildren have a planet to enjoy, it's time we move past the belief that awareness is the answer. It's time for action and solutions to come from all of us, not just environmentalists. That's why we're asking a few innovative minds to offer their specific solutions for how individuals,...

As we all start to plan our panels and parties for SXSWi it's time to add the TownHoller+BeerSphere Sunday afternoon gathering and group checkin at Club De Ville to your calendar.

Last year was a great time and we are hoping for more of the same this year, great people, great conversations, and great weather. So follow the updates @townholler...

Many CEOs of large corporations are currently looking with envy at startups. They seem to be able to launch highly innovative products quickly, spent almost nothing in marketing and do it all with small budgets. So how can corporations learn from startups? This panel will explore which best practices large companies can use to operate more like...

Join us with Frank Gruber (TechCocktail) and Travis Kalanick (Uber Cab) following Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s presentation for a provocative discussion on the increasingly social marketplace. Where is it headed, and what does it mean for retailers, agencies, and consumers? What happens when promotion becomes content, when site pursue...

The *ultimate* Gowalla Informal Meet-up for players in Austin during SXSW. This is a fan-generated meet-up.

Sunday from 1:00-3:00 or so ~ perhaps we will adjourn to a local watering hole for some refreshment!

Hopefully there will be some spare Gowalla stuff to be found!

Come on by and say howdy to Gowallaites from around the country and the...

I'll be giving a presentation at SXSW followed by a book signing at the SXSW bookstore:
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/5551


I've confirmed the time -- it'll be at 12:30pm on the 13th.

Meet the co-founders of this red-hot startup, and find out how group messaging is changing the way we communicate – both on a personal and professional level.

Speakers: Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci (Co-Founders, GroupMe)
Moderated by Ellen McGirt (Senior Writer, Fast Company)

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13th to Monday, March 14th, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private...

The Saturday night SXSW Interactive place to be. Join us for an indelicately delicious good time!

From 9:30 pm until approximately 10:41 pm, we'll have an open bar. To get in the club until the open bar is over, you'll need the password "premise."

Make sure to arrive at 9:00 if you want to get in, as club capacity is limited...

Finally, a meeting you don't need 4 shots of espresso to stay awake at! Grab your briefcase and join Bing, I Can Has Cheezburger and FAIL Blog at The Internet is Serious Business SXSW party.

Join us in person for our annual Live Diggnation in Austin at SXSW (you know what that means - beer, magic and the best kind of debauchery!). Also appearing is resident magician Brian Brushwood of Scam School, Indie rock duo Bad Veins, and our favorite nerd-tastic musician, DJ Mike Relm! So if you're in Austin for all the SXSW goodness, or you...

We had so much fun last year, we're doing it again...

Wiley Publishing and Austin's Cedar Door have paired up to host 3 hours of free food and drinks in appreciation of our authors and the fantastic group of readers that support them.

Find your way to the corner of Brazos and 2nd Street on Saturday evening and celebrate with us! We hope...

SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...

If you look at The Daily, most iPad magazines, even Gawker's new redesign, they all have the same problem: They're not adhering to basic design principles that make any publication effective. We'll talk with Khoi Vinh of Subtraction.com and former design director of NYTimes.com about his new book, Ordering Disorder: Grid Principles...

Is there a tech bubble or should we popping the cork with the bubbly to celebrate the resurgence of tech valuations, IPOs, M&A and start-up activity? Mark Silva leads a panel of today’s top VCs to discuss their take on the subject, how they’re addressing and evaluating in a high-growth capital environment.

Panel includes:

Moderator: Mark...

Come get some poolside food and drinks (including Veev cocktails) at the Klout #Krib for SxSW. The UserVoice Challenge Cab will be shuttling as many people to the event as possible for free – AND giving out nifty prizes. If you can’t get in the challenge cab, we’ll also have a limo for additional transport.

UPDATE: We're excited to...