Few will remember, but we once had a "Where are the women" panel at SXSW. I think it was the same year as the first "Blogging While Black" - both lasted a few years and were wonderful. I miss those conversations, which still matter despite being overrun by hate. Anyone remember?

Jun 8, 2019 · 9:33 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
You’re right; it’s listed as a notable session sxsw.com/about/history/#2005
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Yay! I'm glad to see this.
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I do. I do. I miss the whole sxsw experience the way it used to be, in its - what I consider - hay day.
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It kind of was "ours" and that made it more than special. I miss it too. I don't miss the industry, but the good people of it, very much. LIKE YOU! xo
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Yes, 2005. And you invited @meyerweb to join the panel.
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And he brought a small but very real fire extinguisher and sat it on the table. A lot of people were mad I invited a man to a talk about women when he was at the time the main person writing about the challenge of finding women speakers! Doing what was done to you never works.
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Good. We had a lot of lip service there for a while from confs who promised ...
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SXSW used to be our geek camp! It's gotten too big, too crowded and I can't handle it now. I loved it in the days we were emerging as an industry!