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FRIDAY, MARCH 13 11:00 AM ACC: Room 9abc SXSW Home Room Attend a SXSW Home Room session to achieve a few goals: first and foremost, you'll get tips from SXSW staff on the most compelling content and networking events for that day. These SXSW Home Room sessions are also a great way to meet other reg- istrants with similar interests as yours. Strong one-on-one connections are the key to maximizing your SXSW experience! To Be Announced Panel // Beginner // #homeroom 11:00 AM ACC: Room 10ab Turbocharging Social Activism with Data Standards Turbocharging Social Activism with Data Standards: From Marriage Equality to Inter- national Human Rights. There are a million different systems available – why is mov- ing data between them so damn hard? Well, there's hope: the Open Supporter Data Interface (OSDI) is a common API defined by progressive organizations that allows for data to move easily between systems. Gayatri Bhalla, Jason Rosenbaum, Josh Cohen, Tim Anderegg Panel // Advanced // #commonapi 12:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc When a Moment Becomes a Movement How do we create human rights impact in the world? Do we focus on what is happen- ing locally or turn our attention to international strategies? It takes both. Steven W. Hawkins and Cammie Croft of Amnesty International USA will lead a discussion on how technology can be used to leverage local responses to injustice and build an international movement to achieve human rights policy change. Cammie Croft, Steven Hawkins Core Conversation // Beginner // #Amnesty2015 12:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab The Bombastic Brilliance of Black Twitter II In this conversation between an American and Africana Studies Scholar, a serious, fun and focused interrogation of the arc of Black Twitter will occur. We'll discuss the mainstream media's obsession with "Black Twitter," since 2009, various ways in which the community has been truncated and misrepresented, as well as the long standing tradition of forthright black assertion in public spaces. Kimberly "Dr Goddess" Ellis, Meredith Clark Dual // Advanced // #blacktwitter 12:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Your Laws, Your Data: Making Government More Open Technology has changed since the mid 1990s, but the quality of data coming from the government has not kept up. Creating a more open and comprehensive system of public data would make a variety of powerful new applications possible. Join us for a discussion of how better data can empower citizen activists and public interest groups to make government more accountable, and more responsive. Daniel Schuman, Molly Bohmer, Molly Schwartz, Rebecca Williams Panel // Intermediate // #yourdata 3:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Gamifiying Peace: New Solutions in an Old Conflict It's commonly understood that gamification is an effective way of solving problems by incentivizing and reinforcing positive behavioral changes. This presentation will explore a location-based game in the making to put the Israelis and Palestinians in each others' shoes, exploring the conflict through differing perspectives. Navit Keren Core Conversation // Beginner // #peacegame 3:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab How to Maximize the Google Grant Good news! Your nonprofit probably qualifies for a monthly Google Grant! This means more volunteers, sponsors, donors, and brand awareness. But the average nonprof- it spends less than 20 percent, because the Google AdWords platform is so robust. We're Google Partners and our niche is assisting nonprofits with the Google Grant. This session will empower nonprofits with our most effective strategies. Dave Martin, Ryan Joneson Dual // Intermediate // #googlegrant 3:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Commercial Threats to Freedom of Speech Online From corporations suing respected journalists and news media for speech that they claim is libelous, to bad businesses suing users of online review sites for negative reviews, more often today, people are finding their freedom of speech threatened online. This panel of experts will discuss the current commercial threats to freedom of speech online and the possible solutions to this growing issue. Amy Austin, Evan Mascagni, Laura Prather, Paul Alan Levy Panel // Intermediate // #antiSLAPP 3:30 PM ACC: Ballroom E Mentor Monday's at SXSW 2015: Creating Your Career Join us as we go behind-the-scenes of the creation of two of the most popular online outlets, Mentor Monday's and CodeBlack Entertainment. Paul C Brunson and Jeff Cla- nagan are outstanding examples of how to leverage online media and turn it into a successful business that leads to new opportunities. Ella Rucker, Jeff Clanagan, Paul Brunson Panel // Advanced // #MentorMon 3:30 PM ACC: Ballroom F How Latina Moms Are Raising NextGen Coders Latina moms are creating communities to share resources on getting their kids to learn to code. Latino parents are taking a stronger interest in tech education. They are in- stilling culture, education and technology skills to help their kids build their future. These future developers will diversify the tech scene. Jessica Olivarez Mazone, Melanie Mendez-Gonzales, Sylvia Aguiñaga Panel // Beginner // #latinamoms 5:00 PM ACC: Room 5abc Global Water Crisis: Solvable Access to clean water is a luxury many of us take for granted, but there are millions living in nations with no filtration systems in place. The idea isn't to get one person to drop off 100 filters and call it a day. Let's get 100,000 travelers to each pack 10 small filters, or team up with groups to implement projects with larger filters for an entire village. Then, the world will take notice. Jon Rose Core Conversation // Intermediate // #waternow 5:00 PM ACC: Ballroom E Increasing the Diversity of Tech Startup Founders Austin has the opportunity to benefit from the economic impact of the increasing num- ber of tech entrepreneurs. Increasing access to the resources that will enable founders to accelerate the growth of their ventures. Building awareness of the diverse and in- clusive tech entrepreneurship community in Austin will help attract resources needed to make Austin a mecca for diverse tech founders. Keith White, Natalia Oberti Noguera Panel // Advanced // #startupdvrs 5:00 PM ACC: Ballroom F Social Stars to Super Stars: Latinos on the Rise Latinos are not not only the fastest growing demographic, but a powerful consum- er force for major media companies and brands. Who are these Latino influencers and how are they breaking through to traditional media? Join industry veterans and emerging YouTube talent to discuss how Latino social stars engage with audiences and make themselves more appealing to advertisers, networks and studios. Daniel Fernandez, Drew Baldwin, Maiah Ocando Panel // Intermediate // #latinostar GLOBAL IMPACT & POLICY AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER, LEVELS 3 AND 4: 500 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET 150 SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival FESTIVAL SESSIONS