Bill Gates to Keynote SXSWedu 2013

SXSWedu is thrilled to announce Bill Gates will deliver the closing keynote address at the SXSWedu Conference & Festival Thursday, March 7 in Austin, Texas. Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will address the foundation’s U.S. education work, which focuses primarily on ensuring all students are prepared for success in college and career.

As a reflection of the innovative SXSWedu community, the four-day event has expanded to include a number of exciting festival components for 2013 registrants. The returning social events will be joined by several new forums for networking as well as a makerspace and film screenings.

SXSWedu provides a launching pad for discovering what's next and new in the rapidly evolving education arena March 4-7, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

SXSWedu 2012 Keynote LeVar Burton
at the Austin Convention Center.
Photo by Dan Slutsky.

Register to attend SXSWedu before Thursday, January 11 and save over 25% off the price of walkup registration. Early registrants also enjoy the best selection of available hotels in Austin. These rooms must be reserved through the SXSWedu Housing Desk and are likely to sell out.

Register to attend SXSWedu, March 4-7, 2013 by the January 11 discount deadline and save over 25% off the walkup rate. Early registrants also benefit from the best selection of available hotels in Austin, Texas.

Photo courtesy of Courtyard
Marriott Downtown SXSWedu provides a platform for the community to engage in meaningful collaboration and discussion surrounding developments in teaching and learning. Attendees represent not only education professionals–including teachers, administrators and university professors–but also business, industry and policy leaders who are all committed to creating a better tomorrow.

President Barack Obama presents
the 2012 National Teacher of
the Year award to Rebecca Mieliwocki.Rebecca Mieliwocki, the National Teacher of the Year, will be joining the growing list of Distinguished Speakers presenting at SXSWedu, March 4-7, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Selected from the fifty-four 2012 state and territorial teachers of the year, Rebecca Mieliwocki, a seventh grade English teacher from Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank, California, was honored as the 2012 National Teacher of the Year by President Barack Obama on April 24, 2012. Visit sxswedu.com to read Mieliwocki's full bio and learn more about the Distinguished Speakers confirmed to speak at SXSWedu.

Photo by Carlos Van LoanEducation stakeholders and practitioners from all backgrounds–including teachers, administrators, university professors, business and policy leaders–converge at SXSWedu to connect, collaborate, create and change how we teach and how we learn.

Register today to attend SXSWedu, March 4-7, 2013 in Austin, Texas before the January 11 discount deadline and save off the price of the walkup rate.

Photo Courtesy Jessica MacCall

SXSWedu is pleased to announce we're reinventing the college fair with the debut of Future Plans, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 from 2:00-8:00 pm.

Future Plans College & Career Fair will be a free and open to the public event for Central Texas high school students and their families.

More than 5,000 students and parents are anticipated to attend the event designed to empower them with practical information regarding their options beyond high school.

Future Plans will be held at the Austin Convention Center during SXSWedu with the help of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Austin Independent School District and other area school districts.

SXSWedu Announces the First Batch of 2013 Workshops.

Workshops at SXSWedu provide registrants with an opportunity to gain interactive, hands-on experience during the event. Loaded with relevant content and tools, workshops are extended two-hour sessions designed around the interests of the robust SXSWedu community of education stakeholders from the many facets of the field.

SXSWedu is thrilled to announce the first batch of accepted workshops, received via PanelPicker, accepted to present at SXSWedu, March 4-7, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Student and Author, Nikhil Goyal, announced as a SXSWedu 2013 Distinguished Speaker.

Yesterday SXSWedu announced the first round of accepted Concurrent Sessions and Distinguished Speakers selected to present March 4-7, 2013 in Austin, Texas.

Nearly 70 sessions were selected from over 700 submitted proposals via PanelPicker. Visit the Concurrent Sessions page to see the full list of accepted sessions and panelists, organized by category.

Photo by David Turnbull The entrepreneurial energy at SXSWedu has created a vibrant forum for discovering what's next and new in the education marketplace. The LAUNCHedu competition highlights education startups on the cutting edge of innovation and technology.

Companies wishing to be considered for LAUNCHedu are invited to apply online before the November 9 deadline.

Register today to join the robust community of education stakeholders and practitioners with the passion for and commitment to creating a better tomorrow. For more details, visit sxswedu.com.

Deborah Quazzo, Founder + Managing
Partner, GSV AdvisorsSXSWedu recently announced educational investment veterans Deborah Quazzo and Michael Moe, of GSV Advisors, as co-chairs of the LAUNCHedu startup competition for education entrepreneurs at SXSWedu 2013, March 4-7 in Austin, Texas.

"Deborah and Michael are powerhouses in the world of education startups, with an established track record of connecting educational entrepreneurs and strategic investors," said Ron Reed, executive producer of SXSWedu. "We believe their contributions to this program will help draw a large and qualified base of applicants for the 2013 competition as LAUNCHedu, like all of SXSWedu, continues its growth trajectory.”