SXSW Panel Picker - Pick Me, Pick Me

It's SXSW interactive panel picker time. Emails, tweets, instant messages and many other forms of digital hasselage are doing the rounds as those with panels available for picking pimp their wares.

The public get to rate and comment on the panels being put forward. The process gives the speakers and panel-meisters a chance to refine their offering and the Panel Picker votes make up 30% of decision-making progress.

This has to make SXSW's conference one of the most crowd-sourced around. This year, there's also the Digital Mission to SXSW, a follow up to the New York expedition which aims to help 40 UK companies expand into the US.

We're chuffed that members of the Chinwag gang have five panels up for consideration, and of course, it'd be a delight and a pleasure if you'd like to post a vote or two. As there's lots of people touting their panels, we thought it'd be handy to summarise the best panels from other Brits pitching their panels.

If there's any missing, do let us know and we'll get them added.

Don't forget to vote soon - the process is dead easy, registration takes two tics. The panel picker is scheduled to close today, Fri 29th Aug.

Chinwag Panels Proposed for SXSWi

Frankenstein's Brands
Panel Chair: Umair Haque, Bubblegeneration / Havas

The Dark Side of Social Media
Panel Chair: Sam Michel, Chinwag

My Ten Biggest Blunders: Adventures in Business
Presenter: Sam Michel, Chinwag

Web 2.0 Too Much Or Not Enough?
Panel Chair: tbc, Alan Patrick, Broadstuff

VRM - the Consumer's Revenge
Presenter: Doc Searls, Berkman Center for Internet and Society

There's certainly no lack of inspiration with plenty of panels to check out:

• Ben Metcalfe, benmetcalfe.com
• Chinwag
• Priya Prakash from Flirtomatic
• The busy guys at Sapient
• Judy Gibbons and Scott Beaumont from Mippin
• Stuart Colville from GCAP Media
• Jonathan Zittrain from the Oxford Internet Institute
• The gang at Mind Candy
• The Clearleft massive
• Adam Lavelle from iCrossing
• Aral Balkan from Singularity Web Conference
• Mel Kirk from Aardman Animations
• Zoe Margolis, the Girl with a One Track Mind
• Last.fm's Matthew Ogle
• Doug Richard from Trutap amongst other things
• Ex-pat, Danny O'Brien of the EFF
• Niqui Merret panelling with Adobe
• Alan Patrick from Broadsight

A Few Choice Panels Proposed for SXSWi

As there's so many panels proposed, listed below are some particularly juicy submissions, followed by general links to all panels proposed by Brits.

Puppets, Theatre and the Conflation of ’Successful’ with ‘Popular’
Presenter: Ben Metcalfe, benmetcalfe.com

Virtual Goods and Achievements to Keep Users Happy
Presenter: Nikhil Bobb, Yahoo! Brickhouse

The Elimination of TIme and the Challenges of Crafting a Mobile Service
Presenter: Priya Prakash, Flirtomatic

The Future of the Internet and How To Stop It
Presenter: Jonathan Zittrain, Oxford University; Oxford Internet Institute

Tuxedos, Whales, Dances: The REALLY Mobile Web
Presenter: Doug Campbell, The Tuxedo Travels

Everything in Moderation, Socializing in Excess
Presenter: Rebecca Newton, Mind Candy Inc.

Oooh, That's Clever! (Unnatural Experiments in Web Design)
Presenter: Paul Annett, Clearleft

What Do I Do With Myself, Now that the Economy Has Collapsed?
Presenter: Lane Becker, Get Satisfaction, Inc.

Walking the Tech Runway in Stilettos
Presenter: Mel Kirk, Aardman Animations

Social and Nonprofits ROI: Case Study Slam
Presenter: Beth Kanter, Beth's Blog

Silicon Valley's Irrelevance in the Next Generation of Mobile
Presenter: Doug Richard, CEO of Trutap

How Not To Be Evil (Even By Accident)
Presenter: Danny O Brien, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Are There Limits to FreeConomics
Presenter: Alan Patrick, Broadsight

As they say, vote early, vote often!