Reporting on the 2005 SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas

Starting tomorrow, and ending Tuesday, this blog will be fully devoted to reporting on the ideas and events at the SXSW Interactive conference. The conference has traditionally been a place for top thinkers to come together to discuss emerging technological trends. In particular, these discussions tend to focus on the long term impact that new technology will have on society. Usually, the ideas brought forward at this conference will be several years ahead of their time. For example, its rumored that the word "weblog" was actually coined at the 1999 conference.

Tomorrow morning, armed with my press pass, laptop, digital camera, and microphone, I will arrive at 10 AM and not leave til' 7 PM. I'm hoping that they'll allow me to record several podcasts of some of the more important and high profile panels. In addition, I'll be taking lots of notes, and hope to give ya'll updates every 2 hours on the main points.

Some highlights that I'll be covering tomorrow include:

• Blogging Without Borders: Bridging the Digital Content Divide
• The Imagination Challenge: Points of Departure for Design in the Knowledge Age
• No Absolutes: Social Software and Shades of Trust
• Blogs and Blockades: Forging a True Global Internet
• How to Foster a New Culture Online

And that's just going to be the first day. But now, I've got to get back to work on a contract. Talk to ya'll tomorrow.