R Street’s guide to policy events at SXSW 2017
While SXSW offers incredible opportunities to mingle with like-minded individuals and promote free-market ideas about tech policy, it also can be a difficult landscape to navigate. How does one choose among such panels as “What Do Unicorns, Smallpox & Beer Have in Common?” or “How To Hijack the Pizza Delivery Drone“?
Each year, we publish a guide offering our assessments of the best policy-focused events. Check it out below. A (★) indicates a member of Congress will be participating. An (R) designates an R Street policy expert is a panelist.
March 10, 2016
- Get a Warrant: The 4th Amendment and Digital Data (R)
- When Should My Data Become the Government’s Data? (★)
- Making Law on Mars
- Internet Kill Switch? Who’s Got the Keys?
- (10)99 Problems and W-2s Ain’t One
March 11, 2016
- Follow the Minerals: Conflict Minerals in Tech (★)
- AI & Deep Learning Tech – Are We Ready (★)
- Self-Driving Cars and the Policy Maze
- Apprenticeships and Solving the IT Skills Gap (★)
- Robots Can Restore Our Humanity
March 12, 2016
- Boom! Bringing Back Supersonic Flight (R) (★)
- Weaving Together Tech, Fashion and Congress (★)
- Can She Say That? Women Creating Civility Online
- Can Grace Survive in the Digital Age?
- What is the Future of Sports VR?
- Virtual Crossroads: A Look at VR & Human Behavior
March 13, 2016
- How Tech Companies Can Give Back to Communities
- Unlocking Technology for People with Disabilities
- Blockchain Technology for Good: Trust Accelerator
- Facebook and Instagram: A Tale of Two Feeds
- Unlocking Technology for People with Disabilities
- Facebook Messenger and the Rise of the Chatbot!
March 14, 2016
- What will AR/VR Revolutionize Next? (R)
- Tech Policy Outlook in the 45th Administration
- Five Use-Cases Defining VR and Mixed Reality
- The Creator’s Handbook for VR & 360 Storytelling
- How an Emoji Becomes an Emoji: The Unicode Process
- Modernizing Music Licensing
- The Rise of Self-Driving and Connected Cars
March 15, 2016
- The Internet of Things You Don’t Own (R)
- Living in the Future-Music Policy in a New Industry
- The Future of Music is Space
- Nonprofits Get the Keys to the VR Kingdom
March 16, 2016
- Hear the Music and Then Follow It
- Brands are Leading the way in the evolution of VR
- Beyond Fintech: Blockchain for Every Industry
- Compulsory License Today, Direct License Tomorrow?
March 18, 2016
We will update this list as more panels are confirmed. If yours isn’t listed, feel free to shoot me an email.
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