SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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Sarah Erensoy Sarah Erensoy SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 211 SXSW CREATE MAKERS, HACKERS, ARTISTS & DIY-ERS UNITE AT THE LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NEW VENUE FOR 2014: CITY TERRACE AT THE LONG CENTER This free and open-to-the-public event kicks off at 11:00am on Friday, March 7 and runs through 6:00pm on Sunday, March 9. Catch an Interactive or Film Shuttle to The Long Center for the Performing Arts to experience all the mind-expanding and hands-on fun. EXHIBITIONS AT SXSW CREATE EPILOG LASER: LASER ENGRAVING, CUTTING & MARKING SYSTEMS Whether you're cutting pieces/parts for your latest prototype or engraving your logo on promo gifts, Epilog Laser cutting/marking systems can take your creative designs to the next level. FLEXBOT: A CUSTOMIZABLE, OPEN SOURCE NANOCOPTER Come check out the Flexbot, a customizable, smartphone-controlled, open source nancopter! We will also be displaying our unique automated 3D printing system for manufacturing the copters. MAKE PRESENTS HOMEGROWN DRONES MAKE jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement. Devoted entirely to Do- It-Yourself (DIY) technology projects, MAKE unites, inspires, informs, and entertains a growing community of individuals who undertake innovative projects and ideas. The Industry Attic at West Pincer Terrace Head upstairs for programming with maker-focused Meet Ups, Show and Tells, and more. FRIDAY, MARCH 7 11:00am Hackerspaces Unite! 12:30pm TBD 2:00pm Biohackers Meet Up 3:30pm Font Nerds Meet Up 5:00pm Poster Designer Meet Up SATURDAY, MARCH 8 11:00am Bike Meets Tech with Bike Hugger 12:30pm Wearables and Context 2:00pm Makers Meet Mobile Photography 3:30pm Cool Tools Show and Tell 5:00pm 3D Printing Startup Meet Up SUNDAY, MARCH 9 12:30pm Bike Hugger Mobile Social with Nokia & Tern Be at the intersection of bikes and maker culture when Bike Hugger, Nokia and Tern hit the streets for an informal and fun com- munity bike ride around Austin. Reception to follow with special guests Rapha, Pei Ke- tron and Jeremy Dunn. For more info, visit bikehugger.com/mobile-socials. 2:00pm–6:00pm Stage Two at SXSW This special event from Stage Two features hardware startups sharing 5-minute stories about going from tinkerer to scale. Beer, tacos, and live music keeps things crispy! stagetwo.com/sxsw FRIDAY, MARCH 7–SUNDAY, MARCH 9 11:00AM–6:00PM • SXSW.COM/CREATE NOKIA + BIKE HUGGER In the Nokia + Bike Hugger space find giveaways and the latest Lumia devices that make amazing photos & videos on and off the bike. Lumia lets you see more at SXSW. SPARKFUN E-TEXTILES WORKSHOP AND PROJECT SHOWCASE Come join SparkFun Electronics for an e-textiles workshop full of LED-fun and conductive-thread dreams! We'll have a fleet of e-textile instructors who can help you make simple circuit with LilyPad LEDs, conductive thread and sharpies on your own fabric pin. STAGE TWO @ SXSW Stage Two at SXSW is for attendees serious about being involved in the consumer electronics industry. Come by the booth to get demos from hard- ware startups sharing their stories about going from tinkerer to scale! Part educational, part showcase, all fun! Visit stagetwo.com/sxsw for the latest. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded proces- sors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at ti.com. OTHER COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS 3DaGoGo, 10bitworks, ATX Hackerspace Collective, Anand Chamarthy, Austin Mini Maker Faire, Left Field Labs, re:3d, Peep, Puzzle Hunt, Soil IQ , SpraTX, Supermechanical, Vandegrift HS First Team and the Waller Creek Conservancy. For a complete and updated list of SXSW Create participants, visit sxsw.com/create. INTERACTIVE EVENTS