SXSW 2015

If you are not aware, in just a few days, I will be winging off to Texas to participate in the big interactive/film/music festival called South by Southwest.

I will be moderating a core conversation, along with Healthline's VP, David Kopp.  We will be discussing Finding a Cure for Breast Cancer - What Needs to Change.  This is supposed to be a free-ranging conversation with ideas and input from all audience members, so I invite you all to come share your vision for how we can create a world without cancer.  The War on Cancer as announced in the 1950s has not been a grand success and it is time to brainstrom a new plan of attack, and whether you are a researcher, a survivor, an oncologist, a family member or have never known anybody with cancer - you all have a stake in the outcome.    I plan to discuss what has gone wrong in the world of non-profits, and what has gone right in advancements (Herceptin/Perjeta) and what we can do to get more innovation in the world of breast cancer, perhaps with big data involvement.  Silicon Valley can tackle anything!

Whatever we talk about - I want you to be a part of it!

Our session is
When: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 5:00-6:00 p.m. CT
Where: JW Marriott, Room 201-202 – SXSW Interactive, Austin, Texas

I'll be attending keynotes and talks and hope to share some of that with you.  I'll certainly blog it when I return home, but for quick updates, like and follow my facebook page, and also follow me on twitter @butdocihatepink.  We'll be having a twitter party during the talk with the hashtag #BCCure so you can participate live!  Sign up here to get a reminder.

Are you in Austin and want to say hi but can't attend SXSW?  There is a Meet and Greet on the 14th.  Sign up to reserve your place. The room only holds 25 so sign up today!

Finally, if you have not signed my petition encouraging Komen and the major breast cancer charities to change course and donate 50% of their funds to something that will actually cure cancer, please do so now.  17% is shameful.

Wish me luck as I travel for the first time in years!  I don't know how my body is going to hold up to it all but I'm very excited to have the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing event.

See you in the Lone Star State!