I'm trying to decide whether to go to SXSW again this year. Last year was a bit disappointing in that the panels were very little different from the year before and we (collectively) didn't seem to have progressed much.
A very dear friend has moved out of the area but I still have cousins with whom I can stay and whose company I enjoy greatly. And the weather has always been great in Austin at that time of year.
I have to make my decision in the next couple of days in order to get airplane tickets, pay conference fees, and rent a car. All in, I'm looking at $1000. Not too bad for four days of really engaging my mind and meeting some very interesting people.
But will this be as good as 2005 or as poor as 2006?
I had resolved to assemble a panel for this year - on the theory that one shouldn't bitch if one isn't willing to address the problem oneself - but the pressures of work (55-60hr weeks) kept the idea in the back of my head, not the forefront.
Still, Austin should be very nice in March.
Posted by artandscience at February 6, 2007 03:54 AM