Pittsburgh Techies Reach Out To SXSW

Pittsburgh techies are making a pitch to South by Southwest to try and join the interactive conference.

It’s that time of year again — South by Southwest panel picker time. And if your social media stream is like mine you’ve been getting the solicitations and alerts about how everyone is voting.

Pittsburgh tech community has been making itself known at the annual interactive conference for the last several years. This year appears to be no different, with at least eight different proposed panels involving Pittsburgh entrepreneurs and techie types. An interesting note, most of the local proposals center on education and technology. MORE: SXSW Pittsburgh-style

Voting is open until Sept. 6 at the panelpicker site. Event organizers received more than 4,000 entries this year.

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