Members of local entrepreneur organization Bootstrap Austin have made a strong showing in panel submissions for next spring's South by Southwest Interactive Conference.
Support these local entrepreneurs by clicking on the links to vote for their panels. Public support is 30% of the weight given when panels are chosen, and this year's competition is fierce, with over 3,000 panels submitted, and only room for 300 sessions. Panel voting ends September 4th.
Following are the panels that have been submitted by Bootstrap Austin members, alphabetically by Bootstrapper/presenter last name.
Maura Nevel Thomas, RegainYourTime.com: Win the War Against Information Overload - http://budurl.com/9v4l
Pat Scherer, The Detail Person: Slacker Website Triage: Addressing Purpose, Usability and Conversion (with Brian Massey & Theresa Neil) - http://budurl.com/sxswslacker
Jan Triplett, Business Success Center: Successful Networking for Introverts, Rebels and Misfits (with Julie Gomoli) - http://bit.ly/4AK8L
Maura Thomas is an early member of Bootstrap Austin and founder of two Austin bootstrapped companies: RegainYourTime.com and Avail Assistants. In Maura's 15 years in the productivity training industry, she developed a process for peak effectiveness called the Empowered Productivity System. She has been invited to speak and train all over Texas and nationally. Maura is very active in the local small business community, and sits on several non-profit boards and committees, including being selected by The Climate Project and personally trained by former Vice President Al Gore to deliver his message on climate change.
