[Intergen] August Update: SXSW Interactive Website Relaunches + Free Stuff

[SXSW Conferences]

Welcome to the August 2007 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. We are very excited about the 
new look and feel of the SXSW Interactive website -- read below for more 
info on the improved functionality. Also posted in this writing is 
information on the 2008 Web Awards, for which we are now accepting 
entries. Additionally, this listserve contains a simple SXSW-related 
trivia question. Answer it correctly and you are in the running to win a 
FREE FREE FREE registration to next year's event (March 7-11 in 
always-friendly Austin, Texas).

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

1.    SXSW Interactive Website Relaunches with New Look and Feel
2.    Register Today for Next Spring: Cheap Rates and Lots of Hotel Options
3.    Showcase Your Creativity: Entries Now Accepted for 2008 Web Awards
4.    Anticipation: SXSW Panel Picker to Launch in Approximately 10 Days
5.    ScreenBurn 2008: Check out the Daily Gaming-Related Content
6.    Small Screen Heros: Winners of 2007 SXSWclick Announced
7.    Community Technology: Nominations Open For Dewey Winburne Award
8.    Market Your Brand at SXSW: Purchase Now and Save Save Save
9.    Women and Technology Scheduled September 27-29 in Santa Clara
10.  Virtual Worlds Forum Europe Scheduled October 23-26 in London, England

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1. SXSW Interactive Website Relaunches with New Look and Feel

Check out the new look and feel of the SXSW Interactive Festival website 
at http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/ . We have listened to your feedback 
and tried to increase the amount of basic information about SXSW 
available online (see http://sxsw.com/ for the big picture). We have 
also taken measures to improve the navigation of the site with a more 
traditional menu structure on the left hand side of each page. The 
relaunch of the SXSW website signals the beginning of the new season. 
What are those dates again? For 2008, the SXSW Interactive Festival 
begins Friday, March 7 and runs through Tuesday evening, March 11.
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2. Register Today for Next Spring: Cheap Rates and Lots of Hotel Options

If you are planning to attend SXSW Interactive next spring, why not go 
ahead and register right now. Paying today ensures you will get the 
lowest registration rate -- just $325 for five days of learning, 
inspiration, networking and fun! If you register early, you can also 
chose from a full range of downtown hotel options -- hotels that will 
begin to sell out in the next few weeks. Get the scoop at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/ . Also, for general or specific 
questions on any issues related to SXSW Interactive, contact us at 
inter at sxsw.com.
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3.  Showcase Your Creativity: Entries Now Accepted for 2008 Web Awards

The SXSW Web Awards honor the most innovative new projects and 
destinations on the Internet. If you have helped to create one of these 
hot spots, then you should definitely be a part of the 2008 SXSW Web 
Awards. Entries are now being accepted at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/enter/ -- this URL also 
contains all the rules about this exciting competition (including info 
on the three new categories "Activism," "Gaming" and "Mobile"). To look 
at the sites that took home the hardware in 2007, see 
http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/ .
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4. Anticipation: SXSW Panel Picker to Launch in Approximately 10 Days

The SXSW Panel Picker allows the online community to give their feedback 
on all the great programming ideas we have received for 2008. We had 
hoped to launch this web application on August 3, but processing the 
volume of amazing submissions we have received has delayed us by a few 
days. If you subscribe to this listserve, then don't worry -- you will 
get a ping later this month as soon as the Panel Picker launches.
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5. ScreenBurn 2008: Check out the Daily Gaming-Related Content

Focusing on the most innovative developments in the world of video 
games, ScreenBurn is the newest element of the SXSW Interactive 
Festival. If you love this medium, then check out the daily game-related 
content at http://screenburnfest.com/2007/ . Also, if your gaming 
company wants to reach thousands of consumers as well as SXSW 
registrants, then you should exhibit in the two-day ScreenBurn Arcade on 
Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9. Touch base with Lindsay Muse 
(lindsay at sxsw.com) for all the details.
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6.  Small Screen Heros: Winners of 2007 SXSWclick Announced

SXSWclick is the year-round initiative designed to showcase short-form 
video on the web and mobile devices. Winners for this year's competition 
have now been announced -- congrats to Dan Brown, whose film "Pierre" 
was awarded the Grand Jury Prize. Click to http://sxswclick.com/winners/ 
for complete list of winners. Also, special thanks to Cellfish (the 
overall sponsor of the SXSWclick 2007) and to iThentic (which supplied a 
MacPro Workstation, and Apple Cinema display and a copy of Final Cut 
Studio for the winner of the Grand Jury Prize).
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7. Community Technology: Nominations Open For Dewey Winburne Award

The Dewey Winburne Community Service Award honors those who are using 
new media and emerging technology to help level the playing field 
between the haves and the have-nots. Nominations are now open for the 
2008 prize. The ten finalists for this award will be honored at SXSW 
Interactive next spring. All finalists will also speak on panels related 
to community technology at next year's event. Read complete details 
about the nomination guidelines for the 2008 Dewey Award at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/dewey_award/guidelines/ .
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8. Market Your Brand at SXSW: Purchase Now and Save Save Save

Save 20% if you pay today for your SXSW 2008 Trade Show Stand, your 
insert in the SXSW Registrant Conference Big Bag, or your advertisement 
in the SXSW Program Directory. Deadline for these early-bird savings is 
September 28 -- but the earlier you buy, the more chance that you can 
get exactly what you want before someone else does. September 28 is also 
the deadline for reserving space in the November edition of SXSWorld, 
the official magazine of the SXSW Conferences. To get your copy of the 
SXSW 2008 Marketing Brochure, surf to 
http://sxsw.com/info/forms/08_MktgBroch.pdf . Got any questions on 
anything marketing related? E-mail sales at sxsw.com
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9. Women and Technology Scheduled September 27-29 in Santa Clara

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
also like the Women and Technology Summit, scheduled Thursday, September 
27 through Saturday, September 29 in Santa Clara, California. WITI is 
the premiere global organization empowering women in business and 
technology to attain their professional goals and dreams. With a global 
network of smart, tech-savvy women, WITI has powerful programs and 
partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a 
supportive environment. Since 1989, WITI has delivered value to 
individuals, small businesses, and corporations. For more information on 
the event, visit http://www.witi.com .
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10.    Virtual Worlds Forum Europe Scheduled October 23-26 in London, 
England

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
also like the Virtual Worlds Forum Europe, scheduled Tuesday, October 23 
through Friday, October 26 at Canvas in Kings Cross, London. Designed to 
enable businesses to harness the power of virtual worlds to engage with 
clients, suppliers and customers,
this two-day conference and expo is accompanied by three optional 
workshops. The event is dedicated to helping you understand why brands, 
corporations and not-for-profits are taking the business possibilities 
of virtual worlds seriously. For more information, visit 
http://www.virtualworldsforum.com .

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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2008 SXSW Interactive Registration

As noted in point #1 of this listserve, a new look, feel and navigation 
system now adorns the website for the SXSW Interactive Festival (as well 
as for all of sxsw.com). For a chance to win a FREE registration to the 
2008 event, please decode which nationally-known Austin-based design 
firm developed the new artwork for the site. Hint: The answer to this 
trivia question can be found on the August 1 web post that announces 
this relaunch.

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 CST on Friday, August 10. Only one answer / entry 
per person. Winning entry will be selected randomly from all correct 
answers received. Winner is given a FREE registration to the 2008 SXSW 
Interactive Festival, but prize does not cover travel or lodging expenses.

Person who wins registration will be notified by e-mail. This person's 
name (as well as the correct answer to the trivia question) will be 
posted on the SXSW Interactive website shortly thereafter.