SXSW Get the Vote Out Campaign Part 3 - Dave Olson

2008

created on Tue, 2008-08-19 20:36

Meet the Candidates!

Rolling along with the SXSW Get the Vote Out campaign, today's potential presenter is me, Dave Olson.

A wee rookie at last years' SXSW, I fell into a groove and rocked it hard, producing an epic barrage of social media extravaganza.

As for presentations, i'm a guy who obsesses about doing something innovative in form and message - i avoid hackneyed acronyms and run o' mill tech babble to create sessions with a positive vibe and useful edu-tainment which you ain't heard before. Here's what I offer for SXSWi 2009:

For your Consideration:

1) F@ck Stats, Make Art - Dave Olson - solo

Via a pictorial journey through his own career of creating grassroots art and publications, renegade social media producer and writer Dave Olson will extol, encourage and explain the importance of taming the intimidation, solving conundrums and digging deep to muster authentic creative self expression in the digital era.

2) Social Media for Social Change - Dave Olson + panelists

Tips and case studies on how social change focused groups with limited resources can use the web, and internet tools including mobile technologies, to spread their messages effectively and inexpensively, as well as rapidly activate constituents for campaigns and activities to effectuate local or international change.

Credentials:

To convince you of my qualifications, here's a video - DaveO and Band of Social Media Renegades at SXSW - featuring Roland Tanglao, Jordan Behan and Nick Cook at Studio SX.

Audio of F@ck Stats, Make Art spiel from Northern Voice 2008 - Sweet Nectar of Validation - NV08 wrap up, reviews and podcast + photos, reviews, feedback (thanks Cosmo for audio)

Ditto with 3 P's of Podcasting presentation from Northern Voice 2007 - Belated, but Joyful, Northern Voice Podcast Mop-up - yup, photos & feedback here too

Most recently, Podcasting for Social Change - Net Tuesday4 with DaveO and All-Star Panel (with preview video) and a Miss 604 NetSquared Liveblog re-cap

And, here's a regular sorta bio:

A compulsive art and crafter from his earliest days, world-rambling Dave spends time writing (essays, freeverse poetry, epistletory literature), making static montage art and listening to old vinyl albums on the back porch whilst gazing at North Van's mountains and trees.

At Raincity, Dave brews up blogs, podcasts and white papers laden with anecdotes and derivatives on topics around community building, paradigm shifts in the media industry, and tips for producing quality content.

More DaveO:

As such, I heartily encourage you to pitch in a vote for my two pitches for SXSW Interactive 2009. In return attendees will receive a guaranteed hour or two of edu-tainment and experiential learning. For non-attendees, i'll be there rocking out the podcasts coverage at my chooglin' speed.

By day, tech industry inspired interviews from the SXSWi trade show floor for Raincity Radio (feed), and by night ... after-hours hi-jinks while attending the music "conference" - {methinks what happens in Austin should be podcast, not stay in Austin!}