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It seems like a long way off, but South-by-Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) is just around the corner (March 2009).  At the moment, the public is voting on what speaking panels should be accepted for the event.  When the voting finishes (August 29, 2008) the SXSW staff will consider the results of the voting when deciding what panels will be picked.
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I say all this because I hope you&amp;#39;ll &lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;vote for our panel&lt;/a&gt;. :) Here are the details:
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shift Happens: Moving from Words to Pictures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Description: &lt;/b&gt;People are hardwired for visualization yet we rely significantly on text. Most games, graphic novels, magazines, interfaces, IKEA instructions, and many other forms of communication take advantage of people’s natural visual thinking ability. Panelists will discuss how to leverage visual techniques to improve your games, websites, movies, communications, or presentations.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;My fellow panelists&lt;/b&gt; include &lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalroam.com/&quot;&gt;Dan Roam&lt;/a&gt;, author of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/&quot;&gt;The Back of the Napkin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Dave Grey&lt;/a&gt;, Founder and Chairman of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xplane.com&quot;&gt;Xplane&lt;/a&gt;  and two Austin, Texas natives &lt;a href=&quot;http://eyescience.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Sunni Brown&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://marilynmartinconsulting.com/&quot;&gt;Marilyn Martin&lt;/a&gt;.  I&amp;#39;m so honored to be a part of this group. Thanks to Tom Crawford as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vizthink.com/&quot;&gt;VizThink&lt;/a&gt;  for getting the ball rolling.
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We&amp;#39;d love to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;your vote&lt;/a&gt;, pretty please?
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:21:36 -0400</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;
It seems like a long way off, but South-by-Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) is just around the corner (March 2009).  At the moment, the public is voting on what speaking panels should be accepted for the event.  When the voting finishes (August 29, 2008) the SXSW staff will consider the results of the voting when deciding what panels will be picked.
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&lt;p&gt;
I say all this because I hope you&amp;#39;ll &lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;vote for our panel&lt;/a&gt;. :) Here are the details:
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shift Happens: Moving from Words to Pictures&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Description: &lt;/b&gt;People are hardwired for visualization yet we rely significantly on text. Most games, graphic novels, magazines, interfaces, IKEA instructions, and many other forms of communication take advantage of people’s natural visual thinking ability. Panelists will discuss how to leverage visual techniques to improve your games, websites, movies, communications, or presentations.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;My fellow panelists&lt;/b&gt; include &lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalroam.com/&quot;&gt;Dan Roam&lt;/a&gt;, author of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/&quot;&gt;The Back of the Napkin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Dave Grey&lt;/a&gt;, Founder and Chairman of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.xplane.com&quot;&gt;Xplane&lt;/a&gt;  and two Austin, Texas natives &lt;a href=&quot;http://eyescience.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Sunni Brown&lt;/a&gt;  and &lt;a href=&quot;http://marilynmartinconsulting.com/&quot;&gt;Marilyn Martin&lt;/a&gt;.  I&amp;#39;m so honored to be a part of this group. Thanks to Tom Crawford as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vizthink.com/&quot;&gt;VizThink&lt;/a&gt;  for getting the ball rolling.
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We&amp;#39;d love to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/836&quot;&gt;your vote&lt;/a&gt;, pretty please?
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:21:36 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>Northern Voice, SXSW - Will You Be There?</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:52:32 -0500</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>Northern Voice, SXSW - Will You Be There?</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>Northern Voice, SXSW - Will You Be There?</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <title>Northern Voice, SXSW - Will You Be There?</title>
 <link>http://www.commoncraft.com/northern-voice-sxsw-will-you-be-there</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Updated:&lt;/b&gt; I&#039;ve created a schedule of sessions and parties I plan to attend at SXSWi (maybe Sachi too!).&amp;nbsp; You can see the schedule &lt;a href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://sched.org/sxsw2008/leelefever&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I suppose it&#039;s the time of year for directionally-based conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m heading up to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://www.northernvoice.ca&quot;&gt;Northern Voice&lt;/a&gt;  in Vancouver this weekend and Sachi and I both will be heading south to Austin, Texas for &lt;a href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot; mce_href=&quot;http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/&quot;&gt;SXSW Interactive&lt;/a&gt;  starting March 7th.&amp;nbsp; I hope we&#039;ll be able to meet you at one of these conferences.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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