As of September 2, Panel Picker voting is closed. You can, however, still leave comments on the proposals you find interesting. We will announce the first set of accepted panels on Thursday, October 2. Stay tuned to the SXSW Interactive Festival website for these announcements, or e-mail us if you have questions.
Doug Campbell runs a monthly event in LA called 'Mindshare'(mindshare.la). Each month, besides diverse presentations, Mindshare's tech team presents new technologies that encourage interaction between attendees: Flickr walls, Laser Graffiti, Chumby Spies, SMS Voting and Message boards, Wii hacks, Neuro-feedback games, augmented reality and more...