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SXSW.COM | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 7 | P R E V I E W G U I D E | SXS W O R L D 3 5 EXPLORING WHAT'S NEXT IN ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURE & TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW 24 TRACK DESCRIPTIONS CONVERGENCE CLE: Continuing Legal Education discusses legal perspectives on industry trends. Attorneys attending may receive up to 4 hours of CLE credit focusing on Film & Interactive issues, and 8 hours of CLE credit focusing on Music (includes 1 hour of ethics). Experiential Storytelling: New technologies are redefining the ways in which audiences experience their world. Food: This track explores ways in which technology can be leveraged to transform the food industry. Journalism: These sessions explore how technology will impact the distribution of news, journalism and analysis; whether it's streaming, online content, attribution or storytelling. Social Impact: Highlights innovative ideas from the creative industries that are contributing to a better, more equitable world. Sports: This three-day track tackles the future of sport in all its forms from a cultural and technological perspective. Startup Village®: Covers topics ranging from B2B, B2C, Bootstrapping, Business Strategy, Future of Money, Startups, and anything in-between. VR/AR: Virtual and augmented reality technologies are enhancing our ability to perceive the world that surrounds us, and redefining how we experience it. INTERACTIVE PRIORITY Brands & Marketing: Explore the constantly evolving world and work of agencies and their clients. From native advertising to brand storytelling to predictive analytics, there's something for everyone. Design: Design shapes how we interact with technology and our world. Through hardware or software, how we approach each element through design is crucial to its success or failure. Development & Code: Covering the process of development in every aspect, this track provides insight, instruction and inspiration for engineers and developers. All skill and experience levels are welcome. Government: Topics include policy and civic engagement on the local, state, and federal level; the relationship between government and technology; big data tracking, and surveillance concerns. Health: Focusing on innovations that build and support the ecosystem of patients, providers, payers, policy makers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors to improved health and healthcare. Intelligent Future: This track embodies the realm of unfolding possibilities where intelligence is embedded in every aspect of life. Style: Serves as a platform for creatives in the fashion and technology community to converge, learn and innovate while delving into topics ranging from the future of retail, wearable technology, sustainable fashion, and more. Tech Industry: These sessions examine what is significant today as well as what we project to be trending tomorrow from the innovative developments in the United States and the international technological ecosystem. Workplace: Covering career development, work-life balance, co-working and alternative spaces, future of work, managing decentralized companies, HR issues, and employee rights in an ever changing work environment. Photo by Joshua Lightner Photo by Leslie Edwards

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