[Intergen] August 2006: Help Select SXSW Interactive Programming

[SXSW Conferences and Festivals]

Welcome to the August 2006 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. Read below for more information 
on the recently relaunched SXSW Interactive website. Also explained is 
the brand new SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Picker, which gives the 
online community the power to help determine programming for next 
spring's event. Finally, the following listserve contains important 
information on how you can win a FREE FREE FREE registration to the 2007 
SXSW Interactive Festival, scheduled March 9-13 in beautiful Austin, Texas.

In the August installment of the SXSW Interactive Festival e-mail update:

1. That's So Cool! SXSW Website Relaunches with New 2007 Graphics
2. Panel Proposal Picker Lets You Help Choose 2007 SXSW Programming
3. Submissions for 2007 SXSW Web Awards Now Being Accepted
4. Winners for 2006 SXSWclick Competition Announced
5. Hear Ye Hear Ye! Even More Podcasts of 2006 Panels Available Online
6. R U Really Good with Words? Writers Needed for New SXSWorld Magazine
7. Marketing Opportunities: Leverage SXSW to Sell Your Product or Service
8. 2006.dconstruct.org Scheduled September 8 in Brighton, England
9. Future of Web Apps Summit Scheduled September 13-14 in San Francisco
10. Flashforward2006 Austin Scheduled September 11-14 in Texas

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1. That's So Cool! SXSW Website Relaunches with New 2007 Graphics

On August 1, the SXSW website was relaunched with amazingly-innovative, 
super-exciting 2007 graphics. Visit the Interactive page at 
http://www.sxsw.com/interactive to keep track of the most current 
developments for next year's event. New content is featured on the "Bits 
& Bytes Blog" on the right side of the page. As noted on the website, 
dates for the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival are Saturday, March 9 
through Tuesday, March 13. Meanwhile, the 2007 SXSWeek runs Friday, 
March 9 through Sunday, March 17.
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2. Panel Proposal Picker Lets You Help Choose 2007 SXSW Programming

Traditionally, some of the best ideas for panel programming at the SXSW 
Interactive Festival have come from the extensive SXSW community. For 
2007, we are accelerating this process by enabling users to choose which 
of these panel ideas they feel are most relevant to the event. For more 
information, click to the SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Picker at 
http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/panel_picker/. Hurry, voting deadline 
for Round One of this process is September 8. Also, do you want to have 
your panel idea to be part of Round Two of the SXSW Interactive Panel 
Proposal Picker? If so, e-mail hugh at sxsw.com for details on submission 
process. Hurry, the final deadline for submitting panel ideas for next 
year's event is August 21.
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3. Submissions for 2007 SXSW Web Awards Now Being Accepted

The SXSW Web Awards honor those who are pushing the boundaries of this 
medium. Entries for the 2007 Web Awards competition are now being 
accepted. If you are on the cutting edge of web design, then be sure to 
enter your amazing online destination in a competition that showcases 
the most exciting new developments in the web world. Winners of the SXSW 
Web Awards will be revealed at the gala Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday 
evening, March 11 at the Downtown Hilton Hotel. For complete 
information, see http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/
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4. Winners for 2006 SXSWclick Competition Announced

Visit http://sxswclick.com/news/ to check out the recently-announced 
category winners of the 2006 SXSWclick Competition. Congratulations to 
these winners as well as to "Playing Chicken," which took home the 
"Popularity Contest Award" (as voted on by thousands of web surfers from 
across the country and around the world). SXSWclick is a year-round 
initiative created to showcase short-form storytelling via mobile 
devices and the web,
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5. Hear Ye Hear Ye! Even More Podcasts of 2006 Panels Available Online

A majority of the panel sessions from the 2006 SXSW Interactive Festival 
are now available online as FREE podcasts. Check out the podcast page at 
http://2006.sxsw.com/coverage/podcasts/ to listen to amazing programming 
from this year's event. These SXSW Interactive panel podcasts are also 
available as FREE downloadable content on the Apple iTunes store.
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6. R U Really Good with Words? Writers Needed for New SXSWorld Magazine

Another new development for SXSW 2007 is the quarterly magazine 
SXSWorld. We are currently looking for talented writers to help with 
content for this inaugural issue, which will be released in early 
November. If you are interested in being involved with SXSWorld, then 
please send a sample of your writing (in either text or link format) to 
hugh at sxsw.com. Contributing writers for this publication are eligible to 
earn a FREE registration to the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival -- or can 
choose to be paid in cash.
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7. Marketing Opportunities: Leverage SXSW to Sell Your Product or Service

SXSW brings together the most innovative and forward-thinking minds in 
the field of emerging technology. Start planning now for the best ways 
to leverage the 2007 event to dramatically increase the visibility of 
your venture. For information on marketing opportunities at next year's 
SXSW Interactive Festival, contact Katie King at Katie at sxsw.com. While 
these SXSW marketing opportunities are always affordably priced, 
maximize your savings by purchasing early!
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8. 2006.dconstruct.org Scheduled September 8 in Brighton, England

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
like d.Construct 2006, a fantastic one day developer conference taking 
place in Brighton, England. Organised by our friends at Clearleft 
(http:www.clearleft.com), the event features a great line-up of 
speakers, including SXSW favorites like Jeffrey Veen, Derek Featherstone 
and Jeremy Keith. d.Construct 2006 sold out in an amazing 36 hours -- 
but if you couldn't get a ticket don't despair, as the whole event is 
being podcast. Even better, d.Construct has released a pre-event podcast 
hosted by Jeremy Keith. This pre-event podcast features interviews with 
speakers, attendees and other web luminaries, giving the listener a 
great sense of what the conference is about -- check it out at 
http://2006.dconstruct.org/podcast/ Also, for complete details on 
d.Construct 2006, see http://2006.dconstruct.org/ .
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9. Future of Web Apps Summit Scheduled September 13-14 in San Francisco

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
like The Future of Web Apps Summit, scheduled September 13-14 in San 
Francisco. It brings together some of the most profilic people on the 
web scene today, including Digg’s Kevin Rose, Google’s Jeff Veen, 
WordPress’s Matt Mullenweg and many more. Costing just $295 for two 
days, this event is aimed at bringing best practice advice to web 
developers, designers and entrepreneurs who want to build next 
generation web applications. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to 
network with your peers. February’s London event sold out, so to be sure 
of a seat visit www.carsonworkshops.com/summit/ and order your ticket now.
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10. Flashforward2006 Austin Scheduled September 11-14 in Texas

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, we think that you will like 
Flashforward2006 Austin, scheduled September 11-14 at the Austin 
Convention Center. The Flash renaissance has begun! Flash 9, 
ActionScript 3, Flex 2, Apollo, Flash Lite 2, video, animation and 
RIAs—the industry has never been more diverse and robust. 
Flashforward2006 Austin will cover all these topics and more, bringing 
together the best minds in the design and development community. You'll 
also enjoy the Flashforward Film Festival awards ceremony and 
after-party; the Flash industry expo hall and reception; a special Flash 
Anniversary Party hosted by Adobe and more. Flashforward offers 
knowledge and inspiration for everyone in the Flash community, whatever 
role Flash plays in your life and work. Get more information about the 
event at http://www.flashforwardconference.com/ .
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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2007 SXSW Interactive Registration

As noted above, entries for the the 2007 Web Awards are now being 
accepted via the SXSW Interactive Festival website. Winners of this 
competition will be revealed at the gala Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday 
evening, March 11 at the Downtown Hilton Hotel. To be eligible to win a 
free registration to the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival (value = $350), 
please name which which innovative website won the 'Technical 
Achievement' category and eventually took home 'Best of Show' honors at 
the 2006 Web Awards. Hint: the trophy was accepted by Tantek Çelik.

THE FINE PRINT: E-mail your answer to hugh at sxsw.com. Please title this 
e-mail "SXSW Interactive August Trivia Question." Answers must be 
received by 5:00 pm Central Standard Time on Friday, August 11. Please 
only one answer / entry per person. Winning entry will be selected 
randomly from all correct answers received. Winner receives FREE 
registration to the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival (value $350), but 
prize does not include travel or lodging expenses. Winning name will be 
posted on SXSW Interactive website on week of Monday, August 14.