The digital version of the SXSW Interactive Program Guide is now available. Packed full of information, this guide is a must-read before leaving home and on the plane, as well as a great resource on the ground. Download today!
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LONG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS FEATURED SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS Riverside Drive N Outdoor City Terrace Main Entrance Grand Staircase Outdoor, Covered West Terrace Orchestra Lobby Offices Dell Greenroom CAROLINE ST. ROMAIN DOWNLOADED PANEL Dell Hall Star Room 1 Star Room 2 Dell Hall Stage Stage Right Back Stage Area 701 WEST RIVERSIDE DRIVE Chuck Lorre: In Conversation with Neil Gaiman Saturday, March 9: 3:30pm | Dell Hall FEATURED SESSIONS A highlight of each day���s programming, Featured Sessions showcase forward-thinking innovators who capture the attention and imagination of the broader community and lend their insights to their industries. All Keynote sessions will be simulcast live in any/all session rooms equipped with a projector and screen. VENUE FEATURES NASA���s James Webb Space Telescope Friday, March 8���Sunday, March 10 | Long Center The James Webb Space Telescope is the most ambitious telescope the world has ever constructed. It���s the successor to Hubble, and 100x more powerful. The tennis-court sized observatory will answer some of humankind���s most puzzling questions. The James Webb Space Telescope will reveal nearby planets orbiting other Suns. It will also find distant galaxies billions of light years away. Be sure to visit the Long Center and see a full scale 40���x80��� JWST model and all the images, and technologies that are changing our understanding of our place in the universe. TV hit-maker Chuck Lorre (���The Big Bang Theory,��� ���Two and a Half Men���) makes his SXSW debut in a discussion with author Neil Gaiman (���The Sandman���) about creativity, the challenges of keeping three of the most successful shows on television running, and the stories behind Lorre���s end-of-show ���vanity cards��� ��� a selection of which were published in his book, ���What Doesn���t Kill Us Makes Us Bitter.��� JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE CAROLINE ST. ROMAIN Kim Dotcom Speaks! A Skype Panel Monday, March 11: 3:30pm | Dell Hall Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload founder awaiting extradition to the United States and a potential 55 years in jail for copyright violation, piracy, conspiracy and money laundering, will be interviewed by ���WIRED��� Contributing Editor Charles Graeber, who is currently writing a book about the man who has come to symbolize the issue of privacy, piracy, and the grey area which is our digital future. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS CAROLINE ST. ROMAIN Downloaded: The Digital Revolution Tuesday, March 12: 11:00am | Dell Hall Join a round-table discussion of the Digital Revolution: how we got here, how the world has changed, and what are the best ways forward in these contentious times. With Napster founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, Musician and activist Chuck D, and musician and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation JP Barlow. Moderated by Alex Winter, director of the documentary ���Downloaded.��� CAROLINE ST.O���NEAL SHAQUILLE ROMAIN SXSW 2013 Interactive Festival | 191 PROGRAMMING Walking distance from the Austin Convention Center is 1.0 mile / 21 minutes. This Venue is serviced by the Hyatt / Long Center / Palmer route of the Interactive Festival Shuttles.