Tips for a Social & Stress-free SXSWi

March 11-15, 2011Austin, Texas

By Courtney Jeffries@socialmediaclub #SMCedteam

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FIND the (un)official.

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Screenshot of http://plancast.com

EMBRACE your geek.

“It’s Spring Break for nerds.”

-- Dennis Crowley,Co-founder of Foursquare 3

PACK the essentials.

What’s in your #SXSWiToolkit?

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CHECK IN.Find hot spots

at SXSWi(or avoid them) with Gowalla.

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BRING your cowboy boots…

6or the boot fund.

Image from St0ck.xchng

NETWORK in analog or digital.

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DRIFT and find music…

8on the east side.

Image by Courtney Jeffries

RIDE the bus. Or…

Photograph by Kris Krug

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RIDE a bike.

Bike Hugger’s Mobile Social March 15, 2011, 5-7pm

Brush Square Park, Austin

http://bikehugger.com/mobile-socials/sxsw2011/ 10

EAT (free noms)

Follow @SXSWFreeNoms 11

Screenshot of @SXSWFreeNoms

DRINK (free drinks)

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VISIT the SMC Clubhouse.*

*Badged Social Media Club members and invited guests have access.

Photograph by Kris Krug

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TAKE NOTE

Illustration by Mike Rohde 14

SURF between panels. Or…

Illustration by Mike Rohde

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SUP at sunset on Lady Bird Lake.

Photograph by the Hill Country Conservancy

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Tip: You can take lessons from the Expedition School (http://www.expeditionschool.com) or rent a board from the Rowing Dock (http://www.rowingdock.com/).

SHARE with the home team.

Photograph by Chris Heuer

Follow #SMCedteam to get the SXSWi scoop. 17

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THANKSThanks to the following photographers, designers, and organizations for the use of their images:

Kris Krug | www.kriskrug.com & staticphotography.comBike Hugger | bikehugger.comMike Rohde | http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/ Stock.exchng | http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1101209 Chris Heuer | http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisheuerThe Hill Country Conservancy | http://hillcountryconservancy.org/