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AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER: LEVEL 4 1:30 PM Ballroom G 5:00 PM Ballroom EF Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work PBS' Digital Evolution The world is moving towards meritocracy ��� work is results driven and our talent is valued more than tenure. This is one of the most exciting times in the history of work. We���ll discuss how the current workforce mentality is broken, how we can transform work in the age of entrepreneurship, and share personal experiences to help illustrate how we can adapt to working. Maynard Webb Book Reading | Intermediate | Work + Career | #rebootwork In today���s changing media landscape, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger will share how PBS is finding even greater resonance and impact���both nationally and in local communities���by embracing new methods of reaching audiences through multi-platform digital video distribution, learning tools for digital natives in the classroom, and educational resources that are on the cutting-edge of innovation. Paula Kerger Featured Session | Beginner | Content + Distribution | #PBSdigital 3:30 PM 5:00 PM Ballroom D Ballroom G A Life Worth Living Is a Life Worth Recording Reinventing You: Define Your Brand & Your Future In this special talk, Trey Ratcliff will give a unique perspective on living the life of an independent artist through the Internet. He'll also show how and why you might want to personally add a layer of beauty and photography into your life (including a bonus photography tutorial!). Trey Ratcliff Featured Session | Beginner | Art + Inspiration | #Treyphoto Are you where you want to be professionally? Whether your goal is to advance faster at your company, change jobs, or even careers, at some point you���ll need to reinvent yourself. Dorie Clark, author of the new HBR Press book "Reinventing You," discusses concrete strategies to help you succeed in work & life. Dorie Clark Book Reading | Advanced | Work + Career | #reinvent 3:30 PM 5:00 PM Ballroom EF Room 12ab Is This Progress? More Meaning in Our Digital Life Global News After the Twitter Revolutions IT advances have created a mass transformation comparable to the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution. This panel will critique our digital transformation, probe the high-tech ecosystems we depend upon, and offer strategies for a more meaningful and sustainable digital future. Brian Kralyevich, Evan Smith, Josh Williams, Paul Pugh Panel | Advanced | WTF + Beyond | #ITprogress Eyewitness participation in the news process via Twitter and Facebook has intensified and evolved since the Arab Spring (and now employs Instagram and social video). How can news orgs participate in citizen journalism or react to it? How do new tools ensure accuracy and credibility? In world news, the issue is more crucial as despotic regimes can use these tools for disinformation and repression. Andy Carvin, Ayman Mohyeldin, Jim Frederick, Meredith Artley Panel | Advanced | Content + Distribution | #nextnews 3:30 PM Ballroom G How Can Brands We Love, Tell Stories We Share? This year we���re launching an experiment with the brands we love, to re-imagine their stories for the modern web. These brands have defined our industry, and impacted culture over generations. And now they���re shaping the mediums of the future. In this session, we will show latest experiments in ads, apps, social and mobile with these brands. Sponsored by Google. Aman Govil Solo | Beginner | Content + Distribution | #brandstory 3:30 PM Room 12ab Copyright & Disruptive Technologies PROGRAMMING This panel will discuss copyright in the wake of SOPA/PIPA: how law gets made, how it impacts innovation, and how it interacts with civil liberties, particularly free speech & privacy. It consists of Andrew Bridges, Margot Kaminski, Wendy Seltzer, & a surprise industry guest. Andrew Bridges, Margot Kaminski, Wendy Seltzer Panel | Advanced | Content + Distribution | #copytech 3:30 PM Room 18abcd Crossing the Line: HuffPost Comedy panel What does free speech mean in the age of iPhones, Facebook and YouTube accounts? Moreover, is apologizing for your material, however dark or upsetting, the antithesis of being a comedian? Is it the comedian���s job to go too far? Eddie Pepitone, Joe Garden, W Kamau Bell Panel | Beginner | Content + Distribution | #HuffPost 5:00 PM Ballroom D Building Tools for Creativity Tumblr founder David Karp was born and raised in New York City, attending the Bronx High School Science before dropping out at age 15. As a top 10 US network, Tumblr serves an audience of more than 170 million people worldwide. In this session, David will give insight to the growth of the platform and where its headed. David Karp Featured Session | Intermediate | Social + Relationships | #growTumblr 136 | SXSW 2013 Interactive Festival 5:00 PM Room 18abcd Death of the Couch Potato: The Future of Social TV Steve Jobs once said ���You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.��� Social TV is turning the belief that television is a passive viewing activity on its head. This panel will explore how brands and networks are leveraging social TV to transform the viewing experience, re-shape content development and generate new revenue streams. Hermione Way, Jason Hoch, Jesse Redniss, Laura Gentile Panel | Advanced | Content + Distribution | #socialtv 5:30 PM Ballroom G The Ultimate Guide to Online Dating In a world where we communicate as much via text message as we do with our body language, being a full-screen flirt takes virtual finesse. Laurie Davis, founder of eFlirt Expert and author of Love @ First Click, will help you Ctrl + Alt + Delete old habits and Refresh your perspective. Both online dating newbies and winkiverse vets will learn how to make their hearts skip a byte. Laurie Davis Book Reading | Intermediate | Social + Relationships | #ClickMate MONDAY, MARCH 11 9:30 AM Ballroom G Powerful Ways to Use Social Media to Drive Impact The technology that lets us poke our friends also connects and mobilizes us to drive impact. Promoting a personal goal is inherently social but to be successful, you must translate passion into a powerful story that generates contagious energy. Drawing on psychological research, you���ll see how to do this through the application of four key skills���Focus, Grab Attention, Engage, and Take Action. Andy Smith Book Reading | Advanced | Work + Career | #dragonfly