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The Transporter: Interactive Campus Shuttle
One of the major improvements for the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival is radically improved access between the 14 different content destinations via the Interactive Campus Shuttle. So, look for more clearly marked buses, better routes and a dynamic mapping / tracking process for these vehicles. Remember the Interactive Campus Shuttle is free for all SXSW badgeholders. Click here for complete information on this easy-to-use transportation system.
SXSW 2012: Everyday I Ride the Shuttle Bus
SXSW Interactive programming covers all kinds of topics that are relevant to today's digital creative. But with so much cool content at so many locations, how do you take it all in? In other words, how do you get from a presentation about social media in health care at the AT&T to a the mentor sessions at the Town Lake Holiday Inn? Moving from one campus to another at SXSW Interactive is easy with the Interactive Campus Shuttle. Click here for complete information on this easy-to-use transportation system.
I Get Around: Interactive Campus Shuttle
You will pick up your badge for the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival at the Austin Convention Center. But, if you restrict your SXSW activities to this one venue, then you will miss tons and tons of amazing daytime programming content at the 13 other campuses in and around downtown Austin. To easily get from one venue to another, make use of the FREE Interactive Campus Shuttle. Click here for complete information on this easy-to-use transportation system.
Just Get on the Shuttle Bus, Gus!
For 2012, SXSW Interactive Festival programming occurs at 14 different campuses in and around downtown Austin. Some of these campuses are a very easy walk from the Austin Convention Center; other campuses require a slightly longer walk. If you would rather save your feet, then be sure to ride the FREE Interactive Campus Shuttle from venue-to-venue. Click here for complete information on this easy-to-use transportation system.
SXSW Interactive Campuses: Lifestyles and Sports at Driskill Hotel
SXSW Interactive has so much compelling programming this year, that sessions will be staged at 14 different campuses in downtown Austin. Most of these campuses will be located at hotels within a few blocks of the Austin Convention Center. Today, I'll be talking about the Lifestyles and Sports theme happening at the Driskill Hotel campus (694 Brazos).
I can't wait to see Ariel Waldman (pictured) of Spacehack.org in her presentation, Get Excited and Make Things with Science. She and her fellow panelists will discuss ways of making science disruptively accessible to everyone through Science Hack Days. Be reminded of how fun and engaging science can be, and learn how to create a Science Hack Day in your own city.
SXSW Interactive Campuses: Emerging Sessions at the Hilton Austin Downtown, 6th Floor
Fourteen distinctly-themed campuses in and around downtown Austin will host panels and presentations for the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival. Most of these campuses are located at hotels within a few blocks of the Austin Convention Center. Programming on the 6th Floor of the Hilton Austin Downtown (500 East 4th Street) will cover the "Emerging" theme.
SXSW Interactive Campuses: ScreenBurn Gaming at the Palmer Events Center
As we roll on through the holidays on closer to SXSW Interactive 2012, we continue to shine a light on the themes and campuses that encompass this year's event. Great stuff can be found at each and every Interactive campus this March. One of our new campuses for 2012, the Palmer Events Center (above), will be home to the ScreenBurn Gaming theme. Within the ScreenBurn Gaming theme you'll find our ScreenBurn daytime content and the ScreenBurn Arcade.
Government & Global Issues, Health & Education at the AT&T Conference Hotel
As many of you are beginning to plan what panels to see at the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival, we'd like to help make the process easier and remind you that all programming will occur at 13 thoughtfully-themed campuses in and around downtown Austin. If you're interested in Government or Global Issues and Health and Education, then you'll find all related programming at the AT&T Conference Hotel (1900 University Avenue).
SXSW Interactive Campuses: Featured Sessions & Keynotes at Austin Convention Center
Over the last few weeks, we've been trying to highlight the different SXSW Interactive campuses and the great content that will be showcased at each. Every campus will have different themes featuring exciting content, like the Future of Work theme at the Courtyard Marriott or the Journalism and Online Content theme at the Sheraton Austin. Great stuff can be found at each and every Interactive campus this March. At the Austin Convention Center, several themes will be prevalent in the building. Better Tomorrow, Blacks in Technology, Latin American Tech and LGBT Tech will all be on the Level 3 of the Austin Convention Center (ACC). Design & Development, Featured Sessions and Keynotes will all be on the Level 1 of the ACC. Additional Featured Sessions, Book Readings and Convergence will be on Level 4 of the ACC. In addition, the SXSW Trade Show is on Level 1 of the ACC.
SXSW Interactive Campuses: Social Networks at the Omni
We've spent the weeks following our big programming announcement talking about the various campuses that will be hosting all the compelling content themes planned for SXSW Interactive 2012. From Workshops at the Radisson Town Lake and New Business at the Hilton Garden Inn, to Journalism and Online Content at the Sheraton Austin and Branding and Marketing at the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin, no matter what your interest, you'll find a place to gather with like minds to hear from some exciting leaders in their fields. So where will all the social media experts be congregating during SXSW 2012? Just a short walk down Austin's famous 6th Street at the Social Networks campus at the Omni Downtown.
