announced the bulk of its 2013 programming today 鈥� some 450 panels, discussions and events covering everything tech you can think of. The five-day tech festival has eclipsed its music counterpart in registered attendees in recent years.
Marquee names included among the festival's 鈥淔eatured Sessions鈥� include Univeristy of Texas at Austin President on innovation in higher education; Whole Foods founder Craigslist founder on the future of journalism; video game developer-turned-space tourism advocate ; and 鈥淭wo and a Half Men鈥� and 鈥淭he Big Bang Theory鈥� creator .
The has also been announced for 2013: Matthew Inman of comedy website .
Programming is broken out into nineteen categories; Keynotes; Featured Sessions; Continuing Legal Education; Community and Activism; Content and Distribution; Culture and Entertainment; Design and Development; Diversity and Emerging Markets; DIY, Hacker and Maker; Entrepreneurialism and Business; Future15s; Gaming and Game Development; Government and Civic Engagement; Health and Medicine; Science and Space Exploration; Social and Relationships; the Startup Village; Work and Career, and WTF and Beyond.
South by Southwest 2013 leads off with SXSW Interactive and SXSW Film starting March 8. SXSW Music begins March 12, 2013.
