The Third Coast Festival annual conference has kicked off, and, like any good media event, it's being blogged. Transom.org has dispatched a team of four to cover the goings on, and they'll be posting here over the next few days. For conference happenings, visit the website, or check out a couple of related events in Slowdown: One Ring Zero on Friday night and the ever-lovin' Ira G. on Sunday.