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Unofficial Guide to South By Southwest 2015

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11,217 official + unofficial events during SXSW (last updated March 23, 2015). Our goal is to be the most complete guide. Anything missing?
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9:00am

NBC Sports Radius Fitness Class Four Seasons Java Monster Mornings Registrants Lounge

10:00am

Live Music Black Swan Yoga Recovery Sessions Powered by Onnit Black Swan Yoga SXSW Job Market JW Marriott

11:00am

Challenges of Free-to-Play: No Money, No Problem Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Cory Butler • Gary Gattis • Matthew Hemby • Jeff Petry Hackaday Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceSophi Kravitz • Mike Szczys Life in the OASIS: Emulating the 1980s in-Browser Long Center AT&T Education RoomErnest Cline • Jason Scott Problem Solvers: Compensating College Athletes for Their Likeness Four Seasons San JacintoEmmanuel Acho • Gary Gertzog • Brad Wolverton The Business of Preparing Potential NFL Draftees Four Seasons Ballroom ABBruce Feldman • CJ Laboy • Andy Staples • Jason Verrett • Mark Verstegen • Aaron Williams The In-Stadium Fan Experience in MLS Four Seasons Ballroom CDMax Bretos • Adrian Hanauer • Robb Heineman • Merritt Paulson

12:00pm

Live Music Black Swan Yoga Recovery Sessions Powered by Onnit Black Swan Yoga

12:30pm

Coaching Fast and Fearlessly Four Seasons Ballroom ABArt Briles • Kevin Kelley • George Schroeder Designing New IP for New Technologies Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Lorne Lanning Gaming Pioneers: Meet Intellivision Programmers Long Center KodoskyWilliam Fisher • Julie Hoshizaki • Keith Robinson • David Warhol How to Remain Relevant in Today’s Digital Age ACC Ballroom DCharles Barkley • Richard Deitsch Lovejams, Art Games, and Game Innovation at USC Long Center AT&T Education RoomTracy Fullerton Sport for Development: Affecting Societal Change Four Seasons Ballroom CDJoey Cheek • Matt Geschke • Dave Mingey • Paul Teeple The Changing Face of Action Sports Media Four Seasons San JacintoAngel Collinson • Tana Hoffman • Todd Jones • Keith Sharman Wearables Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerracePeter Li Helping Hands in the Global Village Long Center West Pincer LoungeTroy Farnsworth CP, FAAOP • Troy Farnsworth • Jonathan Schull

1:30pm

NASA New Initiatives in Imagery for Public Use ACC Vimeo TheaterCarlos Fontanot • Daniel Jacobs • Don Pettit • Trish Rigdon

2:00pm

Ain't It Cool with Harry Knowles Session ACC Room 17BElizabeth Buckley • Jaime Gallagher • Brett Hart • Harry Knowles An Insider's Guide to SXSW Film ACC Room 16ABMeredith Borders • Erik Davis • Grae Drake • Jen Yamato Gameday 2025: What's In Your Living Room? Four Seasons San JacintoJeff Beckham • Spencer Hall • Mark Kramer • William Mao Millennials and Sports: Reaching Next Gen Fans Four Seasons Ballroom ABPeter Kafka • Pat McAfee • Patrick McAfee • Perkins Miller • Eric Weinberger The Basketball Tournament: A New Model for Sports? Four Seasons Ballroom CDLuke Bonner • Gabe Feldman • Daniel Friel • Kirk Goldsberry

3:15pm

The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson Alamo Lamar B

3:30pm

A Conversation with Ryan Gosling and Guillermo Del Toro ACC Vimeo TheaterRyan Gosling • Guillermo Del Toro Defining the Next Generation Retail Experience ACC Ballroom DJulie Bornstein • Jennifer Hyman • Katrina Lake Design Perspectives on Meaningful Choice Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4George Royer • Shawn Sprockett • Rachel Weil • Davey Wreden DIY Housing Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceLuke Iseman Egg Hunt: The History of Easter Eggs in Games Long Center KodoskyJuuso Myllyrinne • Matias Myllyrinne Filmmaking Cues from Top Sports Cinematographers Four Seasons San JacintoSkip Clark • Al Francesco • Brian Schulz • John Tipton Making to Manufacturing Long Center West Pincer LoungeMarc Boudria • Rob Faludi • Peter Li • Nathan Siedle • Peter Vancorenland Storytelling Superheroes ACC Room 18ABCDAlison Bechdel • Maria Hinojosa • Joshua Oppenheimer The Athlete Slash Entrepreneur Four Seasons Ballroom ABIsrael Idonije • Mike Kafka • Linda Lacina The Evolution of Audio in the 21st Century Four Seasons Ballroom CDBonnie Bernstein • Colin Cowherd • Traug Keller • Stephen A Smith USA/Europe Co-Production and Funding Opportunities ACC Room 17BTruls Kontny • Ingrid Rudefors • Mikael Svensson Women in Gaming: Navigating Successful Careers Long Center AT&T Education RoomSusan Bollinger • Alison Carrier • Maitland Lederer • Lorraine Zawada

3:45pm

808 Alamo Lamar C

5:00pm

Back to the Future of Media ACC Ballroom DBen Lerer Better Living Through Minecraft Long Center AT&T Education RoomMichael Langlois Can Sports Help End a Culture of Violence? Four Seasons Ballroom CDBen Casselman • Katie Hnida • Donald McPherson • Jane Randel Does Playing Sports Equal Brain Damage? Four Seasons Ballroom ABJoanne Gerstner • Jeffrey Kutcher • Ben Utecht Internet of Things Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceBen Edwards • Dan Lieberman • Andrew Mager Live Podcast: The Solid Verbal Four Seasons San JacintoTy Hildenbrandt • Dan Rubenstein Our Shipping Container Home: DIY Off Grid Urbanism Long Center West Pincer LoungeLuke Iseman • Heather Stewart Streams, Shuffles and Statutes: Congress and Music ACC Room 18ABCDGreg Barnes • Jason Chaffetz • Elizabeth Frazee • Katie Peters Suspension of Disbelief in Virtual Reality Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Paul Bettner • Jan Goetgeluk • Dan Hurd • Jason Jerald • Amir Rubin The Road to Character ACC Ballroom ADavid Brooks Using Games to Redefine the Learning Experience Long Center KodoskyDevin Young • Shawn Young

5:30pm

A Special Vimeo Presentation: Ned Rifle Vimeo Theater Unfriended Alamo Lamar A

6:00pm

Salt of the Earth Alamo Lamar B

6:15pm

Safe Harbor Room ACC Room 5ABC

6:30pm

City of Gold Alamo Ritz BRAND: A Second Coming Paramount Theatre

6:45pm

Unexpected Alamo Lamar C Honeytrap Violet Crown Cinema The Little Death Stateside Theatre

7:00pm

The Death of Jim Morrison Satellite Venue: Marchesa Welcome to Leith Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter Jonathan Demme Presents Made In Texas Satellite Venue: Marchesa

7:15pm

Uncle Kent 2 Rollins Theatre at The Long Center

7:30pm

7 Days In Hell Topfer Theatre at ZACH

7:45pm

The Last Man on the Moon Vimeo Theater

8:15pm

Ava's Possessions Alamo Lamar A

8:45pm

The Look Of Silence Alamo Lamar B

9:15pm

T-Rex Stateside Theatre For Grace Alamo Ritz

9:30pm

The Visit Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter Night Owls Topfer Theatre at ZACH Heaven Knows What Violet Crown Cinema Texas Shorts Rollins Theatre at The Long Center

9:45pm

Western Alamo Lamar C

10:00pm

The Final Girls Paramount Theatre Results Satellite Venue: Marchesa

10:15pm

Disaster Playground Vimeo Theater

10:45pm

Midnight Shorts Alamo Lamar A

11:45pm

Excess Flesh Alamo Ritz

11:59pm

The Nightmare Alamo Lamar B The Invitation Stateside Theatre