BarCamp Austin

Says the website: "What is BarCampAustin? Think of it as a way to get the tech/geek community together in Austin during one of the coolest music and media events of the year; SXSW. Non-Austin equivalents? Well, Dallas beat us to it (not sure how that happened) but think: Usenix? SXSW Interactive? Burning Man? BarCampPaloAlto? Only one thing is certain: It's up to you to decide. The most important thing you should take away from the event? Relationships with other geeks!"

I'm not sure why this is being held opposite SXSW Interactive -- maybe for people who can't afford four days and the cash for a badge? Should be a good time anyway.

I went ahead and registered for SXSW Interactive before learning of BarCampAustin; I may do some of both

9AM - 3AM? I'm going to guess you meant 9PM.

whurley here, it's 9AM till 3AM plus we've just added a party the night before so people can "meet and greet". The party will be Friday night (8pm till 12am) at the same location. Check out the BarCampAustin website for details...

http://barcamp.org/BarCampAustin