There are 31 days and 3 hours until South by Southwest 2010 begins!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Brad L. Graham Memorial Fund and Memorial Services
Friends of Brad have also set up a memorial fund to be donated to the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis to be used “as Brad would have wanted.”
If SXSW Baby has provided you with any utility over the last few years, I encourage a donation.
Updated information on memorial services (as of Sunday, January 10):
There will be a visitation on Tuesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Smith Funeral Home, 2619 Saint Marys Avenue, Hannibal, MO 63401 tel (573) 221-8148.
The funeral service will be on Wednesday, January 13 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, 112 4t...h Street, New London, MO 63459 tel (573) 985-8861.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will hold a memorial service and celebration of Brad’s life on Sunday, January 24, 6:00 p.m. at the theatre, with a reception to follow.
You might have also known him as the Brad in his namesake “Break Bread with Brad” event. Over the years, it became the unofficial kickoff for many attendees of SXSW Interactive, particularly first-time attendees. He described “Break Bread with Brad” as a dinner party for friends, even the ones he hadn’t yet met, and there was always space for a few more. Brad was a great friend and instantly made newcomers to SXSW feel at home, cracking jokes, making introductions, and being the life of the party. Brad brought together many, many people in life, both offline and online, and was even scheduled to be a panelist at SXSW Interactive 2010.
For many people (including myself), our memories of Brad are synonymous with our memories of SXSW, both for the Break Bread events and SXSW Baby (which he graciously invited me to write for in late 2004). I can’t even remember the number of times we closed down the Ginger Man every March, talking into the wee hours of the night, laughing hard enough to cause stomachaches the next day. No doubt we would have been doing the same this coming spring. For myself, and a lot of other longtime SXSWi attendees, South By will seem a little quieter this year, a little less vibrant.
Goodbye, Brad. We miss you. I hope you’re drinking Shiners in heaven.
A remembrance event during SXSW Interactive 2010 is currently being planned. Details to come.
SXSW site relaunch and registration for 2010 is live
The newly redesigned SXSW website was supposed to launch on Monday, along with the opening of registration for the 2010 conferences and festivals, but it appears they threw the switch a little early.
Through September 25, registration prices and hotel availability are the lowest and best they’ll be this year. We’ll dig around the joint a bit later but, in the meantime, you early birds may wish to head over there and make your plans for spring.
SXSW just tweeted that the deadline to submit panel proposals through the ”Panel Picker” has been extended to midnight (Central time) this Sunday, July 12.
If you’ve an idea for a panel for any of the three SXSW 2010 conferences—Interactive, Film or Music—tomorrow is the deadline to submit a proposal. See our previous post on Panel Picker specifics for details.
“Panel Picker” now live for all three SXSW 2010 conferences
The “Panel Picker” is back for SXSW 2010 and the folks at South By have dialed it up to 11 this year, as the opportunity to submit panel proposals through the online interface has been extended to all three SXSW conferences: Interactive, Film and Music.
Check out the FAQ for complete details but here are the dates to remember: Panel submissions will be accepted from today through July 10. After that, voting on the proposals will be opened to the community from August 10–28.
After that, SXSW will use the community feedback along with guidance from its staff and advisory boards to make the final programming decisions for the March 2010 conferences.
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As the dust settles on SXSW 2009 and the old lags make their reservations for 2011 (we sorted our Austin 2010 trip last year), I want to take a moment and thank Brad and the team for all their work on the Baby! this year, and in previous years. It’s a privilege to have the Podcasts co-hosted here, and I sure hope that they bring back memories for some of you, and bring a different SXSW to others as you wonder what to do until March next year.
So thank you, one and all.
But just before I disappear into the night, you do recall that Brad was speaking at Fray this year. You mean you missed it? Well, lucky you…
As things wind down (well, as much as they ever do in Austin) for SXSW 2009, the faithful are already planning for next year’s conferences and festivals. Mark your calendar!
SXSW Interactive: March 12–16, 2010
SXSW Film: March 12–20, 2010
SXSW Music: March 17–21, 2010
