If you’re not wasted, the night is! That’s Robert Scoble and me, partying it up in 2008.
There are a whole lot of guides, how-to and whats-going-on articles on the South by Southwest conference. As a public service, I’ve collected a few that I found helpful and have posted them here. Enjoy!
Survival Guides
Check out slide 13 of this slide presentation. You’ll see someone familiar!
- 4 Ways to Help You Survive SxSWi 2012, From a Veteran
- 8 Tips on Preparing for SxSW
- 9 Tips to South by Southwest for First Timers
- Citizen Taco’s 2010-but-still-relevant guide to SxSW
- Guest of a Guest’s SxSW 2012 Party Guide
- Long Straws: The A – Z of SxSW (A Beginner’s Guide)
- Austin Eavesdropper: The Neurotic’s Guide to SxSW
- A South by Southwest Guide to Surviving the Nerdpocalypse
- SxSurvival
- SxSurvival: 10 Tips from Jess3
- SxSW Expert Advice: The One Thing You Need to Remember
- SxSW Primer for the First-Timer
- The Unofficial SxSW Insider’s Guide
Sessions and Happenings
Anthony Bourdain will be speaking on Tuesday. Expect the hall to be packed to the gills.
- Austin Chronicle’s Guide to SxSW
- The Definitive Digital Author’s Guide to SxSW 2012
- Gary’s Guide: The Definitive Guide to SxSW Interactive 2012 Parties
- Guide to SxSWi 2012: A Pinterest Experiment
- IBTraveler – SxSW 2012: Experiencing Austin Through the Festival Events
- Lanyrd’s SxSW session listings
- Partaypeeps: What’s happening in Austin
- Republic of Austin: 25 SxSW Free Party RSVPs
- Showlist Austin
- Yelp’s list of bike rental places in Austin
Food
Austin is famous for its food carts – make sure you stop by a couple and try their stuff!
Creative Commons photo by Noah Jeppson. Click to see the original.
- 6 Must-Try Food Events at SxSW 2012
- Austin 360: 50 Places for Brunch
- Austin Food Carts
- The Austin Vegan Guide
- Culturemap Austin: Where to Eat in March – Nobles, Olives, New Chefs and All That Jack
- Epicurious’ Top Five Places to Eat in Austin
- GQ: The Short Order – Chef Larry McGuire’s SxSW Guide to Austin
- Serious Eats: Where to Eat in Austin
And Finally…
Remember to make some memories while you’re there!
One more thing: Kevin Cheng’s guide is so short, it fits in a tweet:
The only SxSW guide you need: have fun.