The Beacon Shines
Posted Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm by Eve (42 posts)
So sxsw is winding down, with its panels, power-geeks, and parties, and I have just one thing to say: Wow. THAT just rocked.
The Beacon, Lounge with a Conscience, probably saw upwards of 100 people stagger breathless and drained across it’s zen-like oasis’s threshold each day.
Some from non profits. Some from socially responsible companies. Some just people who could smell cool from a mile a way and wanted to be a part of it all. Either way, all were welcome, and the energy in the room was relaxing, energizing and exciting all at the same time.
Special thanks: Ali Cherry, Jo Miles, Michael Cervino for being Beaconfire All Stars; Susan Finkelpearl and Ross Nover for just being cool; Katie King, Anglela, and Wendy from Sxsw for just being AWESOME; Flip, Craig, Stephanie and Joe for letting me use you for hard manual labor; Bryce McCloud & Isle of Printing for loaning us the posters; and Renee Hamilton, Steven Johnson, The folks from Capital Area Food Bank of Texas, and the guys from OptInNow for being great partners; and to EVERYONE who came to hang with us these last 5 days to share their stories, challenges and solutions to every social media and tech scenario known to man.
Look for us next year, South By. The Beacon will keep on shining, just for you.
March 17th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Thanks for the space! So nice to see nonprofit action, and to have a place to sit and catch up on work.