Facebook Hosting Austin Developer Garage – SXSW Edition This Weekend
It’s going to be an action-packed few days at SXSW in Austin, Texas, starting tomorrow. For those interested in connecting with Facebook, the company is hosting a Developer Garage on Sunday and participating in at least 6 panels throughout the conference.
The Facebook Developer Garage Austin – SWSW Edition is being held Sunday, March 15, from 1-4pm at Pangaea in downtown Austin. Presentations will include:
- Digital Collectibles and the Social Web – Josh Williams (Alamofire, CEO)
- Making your websites social with Facebook Connect – Josh Elman (Facebook, Platform Program Manager)
- Careability – Chris Chan (Causes, Product Manager)
- How a ‘non-social’ application works with the world’s largest social & identity provider, 1 year later – Sam Lessin (Drop.io, CEO)
- Social games, anytime, anywhere – Sebastien de Halleux (Playfish, COO & Co-Founder)
- Sports with your friends – Brian Mead (Citizen Sports, Product Manager)
So far, almost 500 people have RSVP’d for the event. In addition, for those interested in attending sessions on Facebook related topics, here’s a complete list of all the panels people from Facebook are participating in:
- Friday 3:30-4:30 PM: “Games by the People, For the People,” with Gareth Davis (Room C)
- Saturday 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: “The Search for a More Social Web,” with Dave Morin (Room 8 )
- Saturday 3:30-4:30 PM – “Feed Me: Bite Size Info for a Hungry Internet,” with Ari Steinberg (Room B)
- Monday 10:00-11:00 AM – “Scaling Synchronous Web Apps,” with Serkan Piantino (Room Hilton B)
- Monday 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM: Brunch with Randi Zuckerberg, “Social Media for Social Good” (Stubb’s BBQ, 801 Red River Street)
- Monday 7:00-9:30 PM – 20×2 Q&A Panel with Josh Elman, “What’s It Gonna Take?” (The Parish Room, 214 E Sixth Street, Austin, Texas)
Look forward to seeing you in Austin this weekend!












