[Intergen] April Update: Podcasts, Videos and More FREE Stuff

[SXSW Conferences]

Welcome to the April 2007 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. Many audio and video highlights 
of the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival have now been posted online. 
Whether you attended this year's event (and didn't get to see all the 
panels that you wanted to) or weren't able to make it to Austin, this is 
your chance to catch up on all the cool content that you may have 
missed. Also, read below for information on how you can win a FREE 
registration to next year's SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 
7-11, 2008).

In the April 2007 installment of the SXSW Interactive Festival e-mail 
update:

1.    Winners of the 2007 SXSW Web Awards Posted Online 
2.    Shahed Amanullah is Recipient of 2007 Dewey Winburne Award
3.    Podcasts From 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival Panels Posted Online
4.    Video Clips From 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival Panels Posted Online
5.    What Were the Best Sessions of 2007? Panel Ratings Posted Soon
6.    Panel Submission Process for SXSW 2008 Begins on June 1
7.    Plan Early and Plan Often: Market Your Brand at 2008 SXSW Interactive
8.    Be a Star of the Small Screen: 2007 SXSWclick Competition Launches 
Soon
9.    2007 SXSW Interactive Merchandise: Wear it Like You Mean it!
10.  Supernova 2007 Scheduled June 20-22 in San Francisco

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1.    Winners of the 2007 SXSW Web Awards Posted Online 

The SXSW Web Awards seek to uncover the industry's best new sites, new 
talent and new trends. Presented by Adobe, the Awards Ceremony for this 
competition took place on Sunday evening, March 11 at the Downtown 
Austin Hilton. For a list of 2007 winners, click to 
http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/ . Also, check out the 
hilarious entertainment at this year's event (as provided by emcee Ze 
Frank as well as Kent and Douglas of AskaNinja.com) at 
http://tinyurl.com/273gpv <http://tinyurl.com/273gpv>. SXSW will accept 
entries for the 2008 Web Awards beginning September 1. 
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2.    Shahed Amanullah is Recipient of 2007 Dewey Winburne Award

Congratulations to Shahed Amanullah, winner of the 2007 Dewey Winburne 
Community Service Award. Amanullah serves as the Editor-in-Chief of 
altmuslim.com, a site which helps bring attention to various issues and 
stories that are often ignored by both the Muslim and western press. The 
Dewey Winburne Community Service Award is given to an Austin-area 
resident who uses new media technology to level the playing field 
between the haves and the have nots. Other 2007 Dewey honorees included 
Brenda Adrian, Donny Branam, Rodney Gibbs, Bobbie Guerra, Kathy Keller, 
Joyce Lauck, Pat Pound, Harvey Smith and Stefan Wray. Read more about 
the Dewey Award at http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/dewey_award/ .
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3.    Podcasts From 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival Panels Posted Online

Want to hear what you missed at the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival? Then 
click to the podcast page to hear full-length audio recordings of panel 
content from this year's event. These podcasts are absolutely free! New 
content added daily to this page, so be sure to check back often. The 
podcast page is located at http://2007.sxsw.com/coverage/podcasts/ (and 
don't forget to click on the "Archives" link at the bottom of the page 
to listen to even more amazing 2007 programming).
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4.    Video Clips From 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival Panels Posted Online

Want to view some of what you missed at the 2007 SXSW Interactive 
Festival? Then click to the video blog page to see short video clips of 
panel content from this year's event, as well as from SXSW Film and SXSW 
Music. These video clips are absolutely free! The video blog page is 
located at http://2007.sxsw.com/coverage/video/ (and don't forget to 
click on the "Archives" link at the bottom of the page to view even more 
amazing 2007 programming).
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5.    What Were the Best Sessions of 2007? Panel Ratings Posted Soon

On Monday, April 16, the list of top-rated panels from the 2007 SXSW 
Interactive Festival will be posted on the SXSW website. Compiled from 
feedback forms filled out by attendees at the end of each session, these 
ratings provide a clear picture of what was the most popular programming 
at the event. Check the SXSW website in mid-April to see who made the 
honor role!
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6.    Panel Submission Process for SXSW 2008 Begins on June 1

Dates for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival are Friday, March 7 through 
Tuesday, March 11. A significant portion of panel programming for next 
year's event will come directly from ideas submitted by the SXSW 
community. Ideas for 2008 will be accepted beginning Friday, June 1. 
Stay tuned to the SXSW Interactive website (and to this listserve) for 
complete details on the panel submission process.
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7.    Plan Early and Plan Often: Market Your Brand at 2008 SXSW Interactive

Build your brand awareness by leveraging the buzz surrounding SXSW 
Interactive. Start brainstorming now about unique ways to promote your 
company, product or service at next year's event (March 7-11, 2008). For 
all SXSW Interactive Festival marketing-related concerns, contact Katie 
King at Katie at sxsw.com <mailto:Katie at sxsw.com> or at 512/467-7979. Also, 
create even more awareness for your product or service by advertising in 
the exciting new publication, SXSWorld. Published four times per year, 
this magazine is distributed to more than 15,000 SXSW Interactive, Film 
and Music registrants in November, February, March and May. Full details 
at http://2007.sxsw.com/pdf/SXSWorld07_sales_sheet.pdf  
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8.    Be a Star of the Small Screen: 2007 SXSWclick Competition Launches 
Soon

SXSWclick is a year-round initiative created to showcase short-form 
storytelling via mobile devices and the web. We will begin accepting 
entries for this year's competition soon. Stay tuned to 
http://sxswclick.com for details. 
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9.    2007 SXSW Interactive Merchandise: Wear it Like You Mean it!

Want to add the final touch to your geek chic wardrobe? Nothing says 
cool quite like a SXSW t-shirt or other event merchandise (featuring 
high quality threads from Atlanta-based apparel company Alternative). 
Swag from the 2007 event, as well as vintage apparel from previous years 
is available online at http://2007.sxsw.com/merchandise/
<http://2007.sxsw.com/merchandise/>
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10.    Supernova 2007 Scheduled June 20-22 in San Francisco

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
also like the Supernova 2007 Conference, scheduled Wednesday, June 20 
through Friday, June 22 in San Francisco. The Supernova 2007 conference 
is the place to challenge your insights and predictions for the 
connected future. Join top technology and business influencers, leading 
investors, visionary entrepreneurs, and provocative thinkers debating 
the major emerging trends in computing, communications, and media. For 
more information, see http://www.supernova2007.com/
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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2008 SXSW Interactive Registration

Keynote speakers for the 2007 SXSW Interactive Festival included veteran 
newsman Dan Rather, who spoke on Monday, March 12. Rather talked about 
the current state of journalism, as well as the pros and cons of online 
media (listen to his podcast at 
http://audio.sxsw.com/podcast/interactive/panel/2007/SXSW.INT.2007.03.11.KeynoteDanRather.mp3). 
For a chance to win a FREE registration to the 2007 SXSW Interactive 
Festival, name the perfectly appropriate REM song that was played when 
Rather was introduced at this year's event.

THE FINE PRINT: E-mail your answer to hugh at sxsw.com 
<mailto:hugh at sxsw.com>. Please title this e-mail "SXSW Interactive April 
Trivia Question." Answers must be received by 5:00 pm CST on Monday, 
April 9. Only one answer / entry per person. Winning entry will be 
selected randomly from all correct answers received. Winner receives 
FREE registration to the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, but prize does 
not include travel or lodging. Winning name will be notified by April 11 
and will be posted on the SXSW Interactive website shortly thereafter.