At the beginning of this week, I couldn’t believe I would be going to SXSW for the very first time. I had no idea what to expect. After reading articles about how to prepare your day for SXSW, and then actually attending, I realized I was nervous for no reason! This huge interactive festival is […]
Day 2 turned out to be easier to navigate as I got used to Austin’s downtown landscape. I started by geeking out on 50 years of Apollo, how the space program’s journey has informed our future direction. Then I really geeked with the She Geeks Out panel on power and privilege in the workplace. Chris […]
Rachel Murray and Felicia Jadczak of She Geeks Out were joined by Thomas Harwell of Google and Chris Haigh of True Change Associates to discuss recognising the many different forms of power and unconscious privilege in the workplace and how to have the difficult conversations that bring authentic diversity and inclusion into the workplace. khey […]
What feels like a lifetime ago, I had a great Skype conversation with Erin Roberts ahead of her How Books Are Fighting Back In The Digital Age panel. She is just as lovely and lively in person and I was able to snag a short clip with her after the panel concluded.
You may remember my preview of Reach Out and Touch Space. Maybe not. Either way, I was able to catch up with Heather Doyle and Courtney O’Connor after their panel for a quick question.
So concludes day one of my first real SXSW experience. I’ve been several times in the past since 2007, but they were mostly for music and I never had a badge. In the 12 years since, the festival itself has shifted much more towards being a tech conference than a music festival.
What a day. They all say that. I think every new attendee thinks they will come up with something different and more clever to say, but it all comes back to those three words. What a day. I pursued free coffee, practiced a bit of self-care to get through the crowds, snagged a free book […]