SXSW is such a fun, educational, and amazing experience. Here are some of my thoughts, shots, experiences, opinions and tips. I hope you find them helpful and fun--just like SXSW. See you next year!

1. What
#SXSW
is like,
and a few tips…
by Dr. Chris Stout

2. Leave
your cares
behind.

3. Make sure you get on the right shuttle
because your hotel is in the boonies
because you waited too long
to book a hotel near ACC.

4. It’s always fun to see your name in
random graffiti.

5. Keep your batteries topped-off as you’ll
always stand in a long line for coffee…

6. …and most everything else.

7. You may feel odd to perhaps not
have enough tattoos.

8. You may never have to pay for a meal…

9. or snack..

10. or drink.

11. You will be happy to find an abundance
of (branded) output devices.

12. It’s cool to hang with
IEEE gang at the
Driskill,
and then
keep up the
conversation(s).

13. Even cooler to score a meeting with a
funded startup with a rooftop
deck to meet at.

14. You can learn new things.

15. But don’t be
mean.
Not cool.

16. You can make new friends.

17. All sorts of new friends.

18. All species of new friends.

19. No Google Glass. Weird.

20. You may see someone who looks like that
they are from that TV show, band, or
movie, and they are.

21. There is a risk of feeling bummed
to have a PhD, but no App.

22. Upside, you may now have enough new
(free) tee-shirts to last a decade.

23. You will rush from one cool talk…

24. to another, even cooler one.

25. Get used to waking up the next day and
wondering if you dreamed
or actually saw that…

26. I learned that once you are back home, you
say you have been to “Southby”
(so don’t embarrass yourself).
I plan to wear my badge just for
a couple more days...

27. Thank you Austin. Thank you Texas.
Much obliged.