Sessions at SXSW Interactive 2012 about Digital and Technology

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Saturday 10th March 2012

• Help Wanted: Hunting High & Low for Digital Talent

  by Ben Fisher, Jami Hoffman, Lionel Carreon, Winston Binch and Barbara Tejada

  Everyone is looking for digital talent these days, from established tech firms, startups, advertising agencies to the biggest corporations. The ever-broadening makeup of the attendees of SXSW is a huge indicator of this. There’s a bigger crossover of technology and marketing than ever before. In many ways, we are all looking for the same talent. And it’s not just developers. We look for highly conceptual people who can come up with amazing ideas and inventions. As a result, creative technologists, digital strategists, designers and writers are in high demand. In this panel, recruiters from a variety of firms will discuss who they look for and how they find that talent. How can we improve our pipeline and process? Where are there new places to look? How can the talent make themselves easy to find? Are schools keeping up with the demand? This panel will be for companies and jobseekers alike, a look behind the curtain of how the matchmaking of employer and employee happens.

  • Digital
  • Marketing
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 9:30am to 10:30am, Saturday 10th March

  In Brazos, Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center

Monday 12th March 2012

• The Future of Digital Health

  by Halle Tecco, Rebecca Woodcock, Linda Avey, Ryan Panchadsaram and Jeffrey Pollard MD

  Digital health is an emerging industry at the intersection of technology and health, radically changing how we access and use personal health information. It unites smartphones/tablets (new means of 24/7 access to information), with big data in the cloud (enabling personalization), game dynamics / mechanics (new engagement mechanisms), the increased engagement of physicians online (interactive doctors), and a vibrant social conversation about health. The panel, composed of pioneers in this new space (WIRED Magazine, HealthTap, Rock Health, Massive Health, CakeHealth, others), will explore why Digital Health is happening now, and how it is poised to forever transform how we access and use personal health information, how we manage our personal health, and how we interact with physicians using online/mobile applications. The panel will discuss the future of online/mobile health information, apps, and interactions, and disruptive emerging trends in the health space.

  • Digital
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Wellness

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Classroom 204, AT&T Conference Center

• Techweek Innovation+Chicago Party

  Techweek hosts the Innovation+Chicago Party. Meet the best in digital, startups and tech, as the Windy City comes to Austin for SXSW. Enjoy drinks, music & super special guests. Follow @thetechweek for updates.

  • Digital
  • Party
  • Startups
  • Technology

  At 8:00pm to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Copa

Tuesday 13th March 2012

• EFF MASHUP PARTY: Music+Tech+Policy Makers Unite

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is proud to present Hank Shocklee, Dan Friel, and special surprise DJs for a night of remixed, recreated, and downright DIY grooves where music, tech, and policy makers converge. Live streaming by BitTorrent. EFF is the leading civil liberties organization defending freedom in the digital world, and we are pleased to bring this party to Austin.

  • Civil Liberties
  • Digital
  • Music
  • Party
  • Technology

  At 9:00pm to 2:00am, Tuesday 13th March

  In Six Lounge