SXSW Interactive '2012 March 9-13, Austin, TX - www.sxsw.com

Some highlights, keynotes and picks from upcoming SXSW will be here soon.

Many times overlap – not sure about the choice just yet :)

Friday, March 9

11:00 AM

Tech Career Expo

Austin Music Hall

2:00 PM

Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas

Ballroom G

2:00 PM

Tweak Your Talk (A Cranky Talk Workshop)

Marigold

2:00 PM

OMG Your RFP Is Killing Me

Ballroom BC

2:00 PM

Rethinking Civilization for the Social Age

Exhibit Hall 5

2:00 PM

Startup Marketing: Big Results with a Small Budget

Salon D

2:00 PM

Get Smart! Hack Your Brain for Peak Performance

Salon H

2:00 PM

Raise Your Profile Using SXSW

Room 12AB

3:30 PM

Crowdfunding 2.0 Meet Up Presented by SoKap

Room 415A

3:30 PM

Your Brain on Multitasking

Brazos

3:30 PM

Storytelling for Entrepreneurs & Startups

Salon B

4:00 PM

Startup Spotlight

Hilton Austin Downtown

5:00 PM

MIT Media Lab: Making Connections

Salon FG

5:00 PM

Bootstrapping Meet Up

Room 415A

5:00 PM

How Start-Ups Do Deals with Industry Titans

Salon D

5:00 PM

Why Happiness Is the New Currency

Ballroom EF

Saturday, March 10

9:30 AM

Dave McClure Uncensored: The Startup Shootout

Salon C

9:30 AM

All Day Event – Startup America at SXSW

Salon E

10:00 AM

100 Things Designers Need to Know About People

Ballroom G

11:00 AM

Startup Passion Smack-Down

Salon A

11:00 AM

(Not Just) Shit Startups Say: Anatomy of a Rockstar Product Cycle

Salon C

12:30 PM

Check Yo-Self Before U Wreck Yo-Self: Startup Metrics of the Masters

Salon C

2:00 PM

Startup Wisdom from Steve Blank + ‘Meet the Authors’ Session

Salon C

3:30 PM

FOMO: How Can Brands Tap into Fears of Missing Out

Capital Ballroom B

3:30 PM

The Secrets and Surprises of DIY Promotion

Salon B

3:30 PM

Crowdsourcing Science

Texas Ballroom 1-3

3:30 PM

Exploring the Top Startup Accelerator Programs

Salon A

3:30 PM

The Visual Interface Is Now Your Brand

Capital Ballroom A

3:30 PM

The UX and UI Meet Up

Boardroom

5:00 PM

X of Y: How to Ensure Your Startup Is Defensible

Salon B

5:00 PM

Coolhunting and Coolfarming with Social Media

Capital Ballroom B

5:00 PM

How to Break Through the Noise with Great Events

Assembly Room

5:00 PM

Beg, Borrow, Bribe: Startups in Emerging Markets

Salon A

Sunday, March 11

9:30 AM

HATCH Startup Pitch Competition

Salon B

9:30 AM

Startup Mentoring with Dreamit Ventures

Room 400, 402

11:00 AM

Startup Breakthrough: Speed Coaching for Founders

Salon C

11:00 AM

HATCH Startup Pitch Competition

Salon B

11:00 AM

Community First: Lessons for Early-Stage Startups

Salon D

12:30 PM

HATCH Pitch Competition Results

Salon B

2:00 PM

Co-Founder Speed Dating

Room 400, 402

3:30 PM

StartupBus Grand Final

Salon A

3:30 PM

UK DEMO Day

Salon B

3:30 PM

Investor Spotting 2012

Salon J

5:00 PM

StartupBus Grand Final

Salon A