SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 112 113 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival GLOBAL IMPACT & POLICY AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER, LEVEL 3: 500 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET 11:00 AM ACC: Room 5abc Representative Democracy in a Social Media Era For years, "taxation without representation" has been a rallying cry in Washington D.C. But while residents may not have a vote in Congress, they are being heard in a new way - through social media. One year into the groundbreaking Grade.DC.Gov initiative, we have learned about the power of social voice to effect political change. How can citizens empower their communities by speaking up online? Matthew Desjardins, Zach Boisi Core Conversation • Intermediate • #socialgov 11:00 AM ACC: Room 6ab Crowdfunding Real Change for Girls & Women Girls and women are disproportionately more affected by sexual violence, human traf- ficking, and more. Yet less than 7 percent of funding goes to girls and women's causes. We created Catapult, a crowdfunding site to improve girls' and women's lives around the world. We'll discuss what we've learned from our 1st year and a half, the future of philanthropy, how to reach new audiences, and stories of impact. Maz Kessler, Tyler LePard Dual • Intermediate • #Catapult 12:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Caught in the Act: Mobile Tech & Human Rights As mobile phones spread across the globe, human rights activists are increasingly turning to mobile technology for help in documenting, visualizing, and prosecuting human rights abuses. Come for a discussion of the current state of this struggle from both human rights practitioner and technologist perspectives, and learn what mobile technologies are needed to help tip the balance. Christoph Koettl, Harlo Holmes, Sam Gregory Panel • Intermediate • #ICT4Rights 12:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Do You Actually Know How to Engage a Millennial? Do you know how to actually engage a millennial? Based on how most organizations market to and communicate with millennials, probably not. We'll talk about how really engage with millennials. This may be the most important discussion you have while at SXSW - do you dare miss it? Brian Reich, Kari Dunn Saratovsky Core Conversation • Intermediate • #bigchange 12:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab From Lettuce to Warheads - Global Security & You Dr. Brian Nordmann will describe the types of capabilities and tools currently being sought to bring new approaches into the job of verifying historically significant trea- ties such as START, New START and others. He will cover a recent open challenge on "What Information Technology Tools and Concepts Can Support Future Arms Control Inspections?" as well as discuss other ideas under consideration. Brian Nordmann Solo • Intermediate • #GlobalSEC 12:30 PM ACC: Room 9abc Use & Abuse of Interactive Music Applications CLE. Music is the product, substance, bait, wallpaper, and incidental portion of much online promotion and commerce. It's used and abused. This presentation reviews what's legal, what's not, what should be, what shouldn't be, and how much this should cost, or not. Ken Abdo CLE • Advanced • #IAmusicCLE 3:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Getting S#$! Done: Online Organizers Making Change A lot of the best and most meaningful things on the internet are about getting people to genuinely care about a cause, a site, or a product - and build an active community around it. Get some practical tips from seasoned online organizers on how to do just that, with lessons from using data to make lives better and running social media strategy for a campaign, amongst other things. Aminatou Sow, Dan McSwain, Laura Olin, Merici Vinton Panel • Beginner • #orglessons 3:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Running a Computer Training Center in Remote Nepal Eejot is a non-profit organization that runs computer training centers in remote areas of Nepal which has minimal or no electricity. This session will talk about innovative approaches we took to have required resources such as building, computer hardware, training materials as well as training the trainers. Prabhat Jha Core Conversation • Beginner • #literacy 3:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab Check Online for Session Scheduled in This Timeslot Things change! Check our online schedules at schedule.sxsw.com or SXSW GO, our, mobile app, to find information about what will occur in this room at this time. We're sure it'll be really cool, whatever it is! #schedule 3:30 PM ACC: Room 9abc All About Hidden Camera & Investigative Reporting This presentation is designed to help you guide your clients through the murky waters of public stunts, no release, hidden cameras, errors, omissions insurance, and more. Michael Donaldson CLE • Advanced • #FilmCLE 5:00 PM ACC: Room 10ab The Kids Are All Right: Youth Activists Online NationSwell teams up with Ronnie Cho for a discussion on the ways technology has inspired and empowered youth activists. Cho will interview Charles Orgbon, founder of Greening Forward, and Simone Bernstein, cofounder of VolunteenNation, about their use of technology to solve national challenges. Greg Behrman will address how the successes of these students might be replicated. Charles Orgbon, Greg Behrman, Ronnie Cho, Simone Berstein Panel • Intermediate • #genyacts 5:00 PM ACC: Room 5abc Can Stories Turn Texas Blue? Digital Media & HB2 The use of storytelling technology, old and new alike, allowed Texas citizens to change the very nature of the 2013 HB2 debate and call attention in a bold new way to how politics can work at the state level, all while invigorating a brand new generation of activists. Jessica Luther, Julie Gillis Core Conversation • Advanced • #turntxblue 5:00 PM ACC: Room 6ab Google Fiber Comes to Austin Given America's mediocre broadband service, Google Fiber has generated great ex- pectation across the country. From more than 1,100 communities that have applied, Austin is chosen as the second city to experiment with the gigabit broadband network. This panel focuses on the process, dynamics and impact of the installment of Google Fiber in Austin. Juanita Budd, Wenhong Chen, Sharon Strover Dual • Beginner • #fiber 5:00 PM ACC: Room 9abc What Filmmakers Can Learn From the Music Industry Changing technology/audience expectations wrecked the music industry, yet music independents have developed new successful business models. What can film inde- pendents learn from this comeback? Dan Satorius CLE • Advanced • #FilmCLE FESTIVAL SESSIONS