We’re heading to Austin for SXSW Interactive to go learn from the masters and spread our love of storytelling to anyone who will listen. Also: eat barbecue.

If you’re heading that way, ping us via our Twitter account or any old-fashioned form you desire. There are about a hundred panels and presentations that look great, but here are a five that we can’t resist:

A keynote address by Kathy Sierra , the passionate soul behind the Creating Passionate Users site. We’re also pretty curious about what Mr. Dan Rather has to say.

From Blog to Book—as we wonder which of our Diarists will be snapped up next by a publisher.

Turning Projects Into Revenue Generating Businesses–featuring our pal Ted Rheingold of Dogster (that’s him with his dog on).

Do You Blog on the First Date?—What is sure to be a great conversation on modern love featuring the illustrious and lusty writer and SMITH contributing editor Rachel Kramer Bussel.

The Rise of Blogebrity–All about the rising culture of online celebrity. Amanda Congdon be prepared: we’ll be converging on you to seek your six-word memoir. As Ron Hogan once said in a delicious six, you are indeed “Internet famous, for what that’s worth.”