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Name: Michelle Orlando

Role: Head of Broadcast

SXSW sleeping arrangement: Shared pull out couch in living room with Nellie

SXSW beverage of choice: Prosecco

As of March 30^th Facebook will force all branded pages to switch to Timeline. Today, john st. made the switch. According to Facebook, the purpose of Timeline is to enable brands to connect with their communities and tell their stories with dynamic content and engaging images. We have spent the past couple of weeks preparing ourselves and our clients for this change. In doing so we have learned a few things along the way that we want to share with you.

Name: Ryan O’Hagan

Role: Director, Digital Production

SXSW sleeping arrangement: Pull-out couch in the living room

SXSW beverage of choice: Shiner Bock

Name: Marc Cattapan

Role: Senior Interactive Developer

SXSW sleeping arrangement: The shed out back

SXSW beverage of choice: Shot of Patron

Name: Nellie Kim

Role: Associate Creative Director/Art Director

SXSW sleeping arrangement: Ask Mavis. Haha.

SXSW beverage of choice: Moon Mimosa at Woodrow’s

Name: Madison Papple

Role: Account Executive

SXSW sleeping arrangement: Roommates with Bobby Hoult (nobody warned me that he snores!)

SXSW beverage of choice: Avocado Margarita

Name: Mavis Huntley

Role: Director, Digital Innovation

SXSW sleeping arrangement: Shared the South Wing (with no door on the bathroom!) with Tammy Chiasson

SXSW beverage of choice: Shiner Bock, and Bloody Marys from Google Village

Name: Tammy Chiasson

Role: Planner

SXSW sleeping arrangement: I shared a bed with the lovely Mavis Huntley for 6 nights

SXSW beverage of choice: Red wine and orange crush at the San Jose Hotel, courtesy of Bobby Hoult

Name: Bobby Hoult

Role: Associate Creative Director/Writer

SXSW sleeping arrangement: I Love Lucy-style shared bedroom with Madison Papple

SXSW beverage of choice: Margarita, on the rocks

After a week of chasing speakers, rumours and taco trucks at SXSWi, the 10 of us have seen, heard and drank our way back and forth across Austin several times over.

Last year, john st. sent three members of our digital team (myself included) down to SXSW and we had to admit when we returned that it was all a bit overwhelming at first. So this year, with ten folks from john st. and amoebacorp attending the five-day conference, those of us with experience put together a presentation to help prepare our newbie co-workers for what to expect.

I had a double honour this week.

Firstly, john st. was invited to be a guest for part of this year's TED conference in Long Beach, CA. For the unfamiliar, TED is the premiere conference for technology, entertainment and design.  In short, 1500 creative, business, finance and entertainment elite gather to hear stories from dozens of people who are changing the world with innovation, determination and heart.