Barack And Michelle Obama To Give Keynote Address At SXSW

President Barack Obama speaks before the presenting the Medal of Honor to Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016... President Barack Obama speaks before the presenting the Medal of Honor to Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. U.S. Navy. Senior Chief Byers receives the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as part of a team that rescued an American civilian being held hostage in Afghanistan on December 8-9, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will participate in keynote conversations at the SXSW conference in Austin on March 11 and 16, organizers announced Wednesday.

The President will be interviewed on March 11 by Texas Tribune editor-in-chief and CEO Evan Smith about civic engagement in the 21st century, according to the release. The conversation will be a part of SXSW Interactive.

Michelle Obama will talk about her Let Girls Learn effort on March 16 at the SXSW Music Conference. The release said her participation was “perfect” for the platform because March is Women’s History Month.

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  1. I lived in Austin through many “Southbys” and lived in Chicago through many PBO visits.

    The traffic while he’s in Austin for his address will be apocalyptic.

  2. I think I’ll be working from home that day

  3. Am I the only person in America who doesn’t have a clue of what SXSW stands for … might that have been a helpful addition to the article?

  4. From the site: The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences and Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies.

    From my experience: It’s a huge traffic jam full of people going to parties and posting selfies.

  5. Avatar for tena tena says:

    O shit - the traffic. Austin is a traffic nightmare under the best of circumstances these days so man, this will bring the town to its knees traffic wise.

    I don’t envy you. On the other hand, it’s pretty perfect that they are going to show up for SX.

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