Voting is still open to select panels for 2009 SXSW Interactive. In support of Austin Social Media Club members, please make note of the panels below and cast your vote before August 29. Remember, you can leave comments as well as vote on the panel topics.

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1454
Beyond Social Media: Introducing Social Communications
Description: Who really “owns” social media? Is it PR, Marketing, Branding? This panel will demonstrate that it’s all of the above and more. Thus the new category “Social Communications,” which we can think of as a hybrid of PR, marketing, branding, WOM, customer service, product development and more.
Jackie Peters, moderator
Kristie Wells, Connie Reece, Chuck Hester, Todd Vanhoosear

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1404
Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling
Description: Are you a woman (or a man) who loves to tech out but is tired of sexism, ageism, and the lack of diversity? Women in tech and social media experts identify strategies for breaking through the digital ceiling. The panel will discuss topics such as getting heard by upper management, how to effectively advocate for your work and expertise, what men can do to help promote women in technology as well as how to break through the barriers of being too young or too old in the tech sector.
Allyson Kapin, moderator
Charlene Li, Connie Reece, Susan Mernit, Lynne Johnson

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1418
Blog Highways: Travel Blogging for the Wanderer
Description: If you want more out of your travel blog than just showing Mom some nice pictures from “My Trip to Vietnam,” then learn how to really convey a sense of place and build a community of fellow travelers.
Presenter: Sheila Scarborough

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1117
Old Media Finds New Voice Through Twitter
Description: Statesman.com and Austin360.com are Twittering news and entertainment daily - and we’re not pushing an RSS feed. We’re using Twitter the way it is meant to be used: as an interactive, personality-driven tool. The response has been overwhelmingly positive. Is this the life raft for Traditional Media?
Presenter: Robert Quigley

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/1707
IGNORE: Hitting Your Social Quota
Description: I’ve got 10×0x friends, and you’re not one of them. A discussion on why setting a social quota may not be a bad idea. Although this concept is highly understood, how can one manage the thousands of people on any given social network. The days of social media whores are numbered. Come see how to manage your digital landscape and why reject with comments should be the killer app.
Presenter: Kristine Gloria
also on panel: David Neff

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/864
Social Change Behind the Firewall
Description: Successful nonprofits using social media are masters of social change behind the firewall. This panel shares best practices through stories from nonprofit institutions and examines how to get past resistance, uncooperative IT departments, and skepticism from management to reap the power of social media for social change beyond the firewall.
Presenter: Holly Ross
also on panel: David Neff

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/847
Twitter for Marketers: Is It Still Social Media?
Description: Is social media only about connecting people? Can it connect companies with potential customers? Hear from some of the top companies using Twitter to connect with customers why they’ve turned to Twitter and other social media tools for marketing and branding purposes.
Presenter: Ricardo Guerrero