Being a homebody, I rarely attend conferences. But this year's SXSW Interactive Festival is enough to get me out of the house. With panels by well-known web luminaries such as Jeffrey Zeldman, Eric Meyer and Douglas Bowman, SXSW promises to be a very informative event.
Oh, and I'm also going because I'll be among the panelists on the "Blogging for Business" session :) I think the last time I appeared in front of a large crowd was when I was born, and I'm hoping this will be slightly less traumatic for me.