Matadorians- Are you at SXSW?

03/15/10  Print This Post Print This Post    4 Comments      Written by Julie Schwietert
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SXSW’s become the must-attend event for people in music, film, and media.

One day, I’ll get to SXSW, the 9-day festival described as “a unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies” that’s a premier destination for discovery.

Though those quotes come from SXSW organizers, most people I know who’ve attended agree. They come away fired up and full of new ideas about their own work.

This year, Matador has a few staff members at SXSW– our Twitter ninja, Andy Hayes, is there, as is MatadorNights co-editor, Tom Gates. And MatadorTrips co-editor Hal Amen and intern Lindi Horton will be meeting up with the crew for an end-of-festival brunch bash next weekend.

Are you at SXSW, have you been, or would you like to go? Shoot us a line at julie[at]matadornetwork[dot]com to tell us about your experiences and plans.

Community Connection:

SXSW is held every year in Austin, Texas. We’ve built up our Austin Focus Page. Give it a visit!


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About the Author

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Julie Schwietert is the managing editor of Matador Network. She contributed a chapter to the recently published book, The Voluntary Traveler, and is currently working on five features for Fodor's Puerto Rico, 6th Edition.

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  • Jeramy Johnson replied on March 15, 2010

    @APIstudyabroad is here at SXSW, and there are a few other international education people here as well. Great to learn more about using new tools to communicate with students about study abroad :)

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  • Lindi replied on March 15, 2010

    I’m here as well! if anyone wants to meet up just give me a shout @metalchic I’d love to meet y’all

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  • Tom Gates replied on March 16, 2010

    I get in tomorrow, wednesday. @waywardlife!

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