I can’t believe it, but it’s that time of year again. At this very moment thousands of web geeks are descending on Austin from around the globe. Be sure and say hello if you run into me.

If you’re in town today, come join members of Refresh Austin for pints at The Gingerman. Otherwise, you’re welcome to join us for a Refresh lunch @ BD Riley’s on Friday and at the Phizzpop Design Challenge monday night!

I just barely had time this morning to finally give the panel schedule a thorough perusal. My tentative schedule can be found at http://sched.org/sxsw2008/atxryan.

I was able to hang out with fellow Refresh Austin members (Alex Jones, Tim Thompson, Grant Hutchins, Justin Perkins), former Statesman.com coworkers (Nick Welp, Wendy Mitchell, Omar Gallaga, and Jason Meek), and Geek Austin’s Lynn Bender and Michelle Greer.

It was also great to meet up with new Twitter friend LaniAR of rerevealed.com and new contact Benn Rosales of SinglePointe Realty. They’re both promoting better use of technology and media in real estate via Agent Genius.

Oh, and the Southern Sirens are looking to be booked for a SXSW day party or evening event.

The party will be held at Maggie Mae’s on Monday, March 10th at 7:00 PM. You can find more details at http://www.refreshaustin.org/2008/refresh-austins-sxswi-party/.

Come out to see the great work the PhizzPop competitors have created, have drinks and conversations with Refreshers and other geeks from around the world, and have a chance to win thousands in prizes.

I hope to see you out there!

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