Meet the SXSW EDU Team in a City Near You

The SXSW EDU team is hitting the road this summer! Catch us at some of your favorite education conferences and our own meet up in Austin to support the opening of PanelPicker® for SXSW EDU 2026. We look forward to networking with you to collaborate on impacting the future of teaching and learning.

Starting Tuesday, June 24 through Sunday, July 27, you can apply to speak at SXSW EDU in PanelPicker, the official online platform designed to collect session proposals from the community.

Join us in Austin, San Antonio, and Cleveland this summer to learn more about next year’s event, the PanelPicker process, and more ways you can participate in March. Plus, one lucky winner at each event will win a free badge to SXSW EDU 2026. We can’t wait to see y’all this summer!

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June 29 - July 2 | San Antonio, TX

Stop by booth #1154 in the exhibit hall to meet the SXSW EDU team, get your questions answered, and spin the wheel for a chance to win prizes.

Austin Community Meet Up

Wednesday, July 16 | 5:30pm-7:30pm CT | Austin, TX

Join us in Austin at our community meet up to connect with local stakeholders while enjoying complimentary refreshments and learning more about how you can get involved at next year’s event.

RSVP

PanelPicker AMA Webinar

Thursday, June 26 | 2:00pm-3:00pm CT | Virtual

The SXSW EDU Programming team will be hosting a PanelPicker AMA webinar to answer any questions you have about the PanelPicker process.

RSVP

2025 CSTA Annual Conference

July 8-11 | Cleveland, OH

Swing by booth #427 in the exhibit hall to meet the SXSW EDU team, win prizes, and learn more about how you can get involved at SXSW EDU 2026.

Want us to come to your city?

Let us know if you want us to visit your city at our next community meet up or if you want to be our next local partner. Fill out this form to share more information. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Participate at SXSW EDU 2026

Applications to participate at next year’s event are coming this summer, starting with PanelPicker and the Launch Startup Competition which are now open. Stay tuned for more participation applications opening soon!

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