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SXSW Costs?

Ashley Bischoff1 Comment

I would like to attend South By Southwest and I’m trying to figure out whether I can afford to go. SXSW Interactive runs from March 7 - 11 and I was initially thinking that I could go down for just a few of those days, to save money. However, there’re speakers I’d like to see on either end (Richard M Stallman on Fri March 7, and Ben & Mena Trott on Tue March 11).

In order to make an informed decision, I figured on calculating a cost-estimate and comparing that to my funds (it sounds so simple…). Here’s what I’ve come up with (on the assumption, so far, that I would drive down Friday afternoon and return Tuesday night), but let me know if I’ve forgotten anything:

  • SXSW Fees: $120
  • Hotel for Friday night through Monday night, assuming I can find someone with which to share a room: $40 x 4 = $160
  • Breakfasts for Saturday through Tuesday morning: $5 x 4 = $20
  • Lunches for Friday through Tuesday: $10 x 5 = $50
  • Dinners for Friday through Tuesday:$20 x 5 = $100
  • Additional Beverages for Friday through Tuesday evenings: $10 x 5 = $50
  • Gas, one tank in each direction, but figuring on three tanks just to be sure: $15 x 3 = $45

So, that comes to about $545. Did I miss anything?

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SXSW – Need a Roommate?

Ashley Bischoff3 Comments

I’ve signed up for SXSW, including the discount for the DFW Bloggers (South by Southwest is a film, music, and technology festival in Austin). However, I now need to find a room. So, if you’re looking for a roommate, let me know.

I'm looking forward to so many of the panels there:

  • Joe Clark will talk about “High Design, High Accessibility” [Sat, March 8th]
  • Lawrence Lessig will elaborate on the Creative Commons Project. [Sun, March 9th]
  • Katherine Parrish will discuss barriers to participation in Internet communities. [Sun, March 9th]
  • Davezilla will school you on how to make your site funny. [Mon, March 10th]
  • Eric Meyer, Tantek Çelik and Jeffrey Zeldman will de-mystify CSS. [Mon, March 10th]
  • Ben and Mena Trott will lead a discussion titled “Beyond the Blog.” [Tues, March 11th]
  • Josh Ulm will dissect the latest trends in web design. [Tues, March 11th]