SxSW 2010 – Sessions (pt 1)

Posted by Rhonda

Below are the sessions that I attended on Saturday (3/13) and Sunday (3/14) at SxSW Interactive.

Moon 2.0: The Outer Limits Of Lunar Exploration

Twitter search based on hashtag #Moon20

Description from SxSW.com: Discussion of how the use of web and mobile technologies create opportunities for participation in future exploration of the Moon. The panel focuses on how X PRIZE, NASA, commercial space companies, and others generate greater interaction and interest in Moon missions using collaborative platforms and social media.

Panel was as follows:

Veronica McGregor (Site | @veronicamcg)
Nicholas Skytland (Site | @skytland)
Amanda Stiles (Site | @glxp)
Dave Masten (Site | @dmasten)
Cariann Higginbotham (Site | @cariann)

Some Astronauts on Twitter

Mike Massimino (@Astro_mike)
Jeff Williams (@Astro_jeff)
Nicole Stott (@Astro_nicole)

Links of Interest

What Can Carl Sagan Teach Us About The Web?

Twitter search based on hashtag #SXSagan

Description from SxSW.com: 2010 is the 30th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Not only is his explanation of our universe relevant today, it can teach us a great deal about how to create better websites.

Presenter: Mark Trammel (Site | @trammell)

Links of Interest

Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on Hulu

How Webhooks Will Make Us All Programmers

Twitter search based on hashtag #webhooks

Description from SxSW.com: Programming will increasingly be the most empowering skill on earth… how do we bring it to more people? We can’t rely on better academic programs if nobody is taking them! We have to bring back easy discovery and instant utility. See how webhooks (user-defined HTTP callbacks) are the missing link!

Presenter: Jeff Lindsey (Site | @progrium)

Links of Interest:

Why You Aren’t Done Yet

Twitter search based on hashtag #whyyouarentdoneyet

Description from SxSW.com: The deadline is looming, you’ve tweeted how busy you are four times this week, and yet you just can’t get the project wrapped up and out the door. Real artists ship and you want to be a real artist, real bad, but you’re not. Let me show you how to rework…

Presenter: David Heinemeier Hansson (Site | @dhh)

Links of Interest

Coding for Pleasure: Developing Killer Spare-Time Apps

Twitter search based on hashtag #codingforpleasure

Description from SxSW.com: Every startup origin story is about a couple of developers who abscond to a garage and end up building the Next Big Thing. But money and fame don’t need to be your end goal. You can significantly improve your life–and impact others’ lives–by coding for pleasure in your spare time.

Panel was as follows:

Gina Trapani (Site | @ginatrapani)
Adam Pash (Site | @adampash)
Matt Haughey (Site | @mathowie)

Links of Interest

Everyone Can Be a “Professional” Photographer

Twitter search based on hashtag #anybodypro

Description from SxSW.com: Everyone is a photographer: a camera in every cellphone, a powerful point-and-shoot in every pocket and bag, a digital SLR camera in every bag or home. With new platforms to create, distribute and sell to a wider range of clientele, everyone can be a *professional* photographer and sell photography.

Panel (Dual) was as follows: