[Intergen] SXSW INTERACTIVE: 2007 KEYNOTES INCLUDE KATHY SIERRA AND
DAN RATHER
Hugh Forrest
hugh at sxsw.com
Thu Sep 7 13:24:23 CDT 2006
Welcome to the September 2006 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW)
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. Read below for more information
on keynotes for next spring's event, including Kathy Sierra (March 10)
and Dan Rather (March 12). The listserve also explains is the SXSW
Interactive Panel Proposal Picker -- voting for Round One closes on
Friday, September 8; voting for Round Two begins on Wednesday,
September 13. Finally, the read below to learn how you can win a FREE
FREE FREE registration to the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival, scheduled
March 9-13 in always-eccentric Austin, Texas.
In the September installment of the SXSW Interactive Festival e-mail
update:
1. 2007 Keynote Speakers Include Kathy Sierra and Dan Rather
2. Stay Tuned to SXSW Website for Updates on 2007 Panel Lineup
3. Panel Pickers Gives SXSW Community Power to Program 2007 Event
4. Enter Your Amazing New Online Creation in the 2007 SXSW Web Awards
5. SXSW Partners With Threadless for the 2007 Big Bag Design Competition
6. SXSW Tech Book Tour: Chuck Klosterman on September 21 in Austin
7. Marketing Opportunities: Purchase By September 29 and Save Save Save
8. Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin Looking for a Few Good Web
Developers
9. Flashforward2006 Austin Scheduled September 11-14 in Texas
10. Future of Web Apps Summit Scheduled September 13-14 in San Francisco
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1. 2007 Keynote Speakers Include Kathy Sierra and Dan Rather
SXSW Interactive is very proud to announce two of the four keynote
positions for the 2007 event. Kathy Sierra, the voice behind the
popular "Creating Passionate Users" website, will deliver Opening
Remarks on Saturday, March 10. Additionally, former CBS Evening News
anchor Dan Rather will be part of a special Keynote Interview on
Monday, March 12. Read more about these two at
http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/. Keynote speakers for
Sunday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 13 will be revealed shortly.
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2. Stay Tuned to SXSW Website for Updates on 2007 Panel Lineup
The SXSW Interactive Festival features some of the most creative
thinkers in the world of emerging technology. Early confirmations for
the 2007 event include John Battelle (Federated Media Publishing),
Glenda Bautista (agendacide.com), Larry Brilliant (google.org), Gary
Chapman (The 21st Century Project), Tony Conrad (oddpost.com), Rufus
Griscom (Nerve), Molly E. Holzschlag (molly.com), Lynne d Johnson
(fastcompany.com), Min Jung Kim (minjungkim.com), Mark Warner (former
Governor of Virginia), Sean Mills (the Onion), Toni Schneider
(automattic.com), Alex Steffen (World Changing), and Ricky Van Veen
(collegehumor.com). Next spring's confab will ultimately feature more
than 250 national and international new media experts -- stay tuned to
http://www.sxsw.com/interactive for daily updates on new confirmations.
All speakers subject to change.
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3. 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 Friday, September 8. Another
150+ panel ideas will be revealed on Wednesdsay, September 13 when
voting for Round Two of this process begins. Questions? E-mail
hugh at sxsw.com
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4. Enter Your Amazing New Online Creation in the 2007 SXSW Web Awards
The SXSW Web Awards honor those pioneers who are pushing the boundaries
of this medium. 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 online world. Early
entry deadline is Friday, October 13. Final submission deadline for
this competition is Friday, December 15 (entry fee increases after
October 13). 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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5. SXSW Partners With Threadless for the 2007 Big Bag Design Competition
In 2006, the immensely popular online t-shirt company Threadless helped
administer the SXSW Big Bag Design Competition. The results of this
collaboration were astounding. More than 250 entries were submitted to
this contest, with the "Potassium Alkaline" design from Ron Lewis
eventually taking first place. SXSW and Threadless are working together
again in 2007 -- see http://threadless.com/loves for complete details.
Start brainstorming now on a better looking bag, as final submission
deadline will be in late November.
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6. SXSW Tech Book Tour: Chuck Klosterman on September 21 in Austin
The SXSW Interactive Festival is proud to team with Book People for the
"SXSW Tech Book Tour: InterAct with Authors." Chuck Klosterman, whose
new book is appropriately titled "Chuck Klosterman IV," will lead the
next reading at 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 21. Although most of his
writing covers popular music, he recently generated the ire of geeks by
criticizing the lack of credible / compelling journalism in the world
of video games. Klosterman's new book collects some of his best / most
creative writing from the last 10 years. Need even more incentive to
come to this September 21 event at Book People? One lucky person
attending this reading will win a FREE registration to the 2006 SXSW
Interactive Festival. Book People is located in Austin at 603 North
Lamar: see http://www.bookpeople.com for more information.
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7. Marketing Opportunities: Purchase By September 29 and Save Save Save
September 29 is the deadline for commanding the best savings on SXSW
2007 Directory Advertising, Trade Show + Exhibition Booth Space and
promotional materials distribution through the Registrant Big Bag. Buy
now and save save save. Specifics on this September 29 deadline can be
found at http://www.sxsw.com/sales. For more marketing-related
information, contact Katie King at Katie at sxsw.com or at 512/467-7979.
Also, create even more buzz for your product or service by advertising
in our new publication, SXSWorld. A complimentary trade magazine,
SXSWorld will be published four times per year. A minimum of 10,000
copies of each edition will be distributed to SXSW Registrants of all
three conferences in November, February, March and May. Stories about
SXSW-related events, developments, businesses, individuals and artists
will fill the pages of each issue in this new publication. Details on a
special, one-time-only introductory offer on advertising in SXSWorld
can be viewed by clicking here:
http://2007.sxsw.com/pdf/SXSWorld07_sales_sheet.pdf
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8. Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin Looking for a Few Good Web
Developers
The Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin (AIR-Austin) promotes
accessible web design, while showcasing the talents of some of the
region's most proficient web developers as well as improving the online
presence of various local non-profit organizations. Organizers are
seeking 20 teams for 2006 -- and a few spots still remain open in this
fun-filled competition. If you are a Texas-based web designer and you
want to help lead the way to an Internet that is more accessible to
users and potential users of all physical abilities, then you
absolutely need to be involved! Read
http://www.knowbility.org/air-austin/ or contact teenya at knowbility.org
for complete information. Hurry, the final deadline to enter your team
is Friday, September 15. AIR-Austin is also seeking worthy non-profits
that need a fresh web design. Please contact Teenya at above e-mail if
you have a potential candidate.
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9. 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
will 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 much 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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10. 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. This event 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, the Future of Web Apps Summit 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. For more information, visit
http://www.carsonworkshops.com/summit/
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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2007 SXSW Interactive Registration
As noted above, veteran television journalist Dan Rather will reflect
on how emerging technology is shaping the news as part of a special
keynote interview at SXSW Interactive on Monday, March 12. The anchor
of the CBS Evening News from 1981 through 2005, Rather recently
accepted a position as producer and host at HDNet. For a chance to win
a FREE registration to the 2007 event, tell us who owns this new cable
network. Hint: the person who owns HDNet served as one of the keynote
speakers at the 1999 SXSW Interactive Festival.
THE FINE PRINT: E-mail your answer to hugh at sxsw.com. Please title this
e-mail "SXSW Interactive September Trivia Question." Answers must be
received by 5:00 pm CST on Monday, September 11. 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 the week of Monday, September 11.
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