[Intergen] December Update: Web Awards Deadline + FREE STUFF

Wed Dec 5 12:43:20 CST 2007

Welcome to the December 2007 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. Read below for more information 
on the December 14 final entry deadline for the SXSW Web Awards. 
Additionally, this listserve contains a simple SXSW Interactive-related 
trivia question. Provide the right answer and you can win a FREE FREE 
FREE registration to next year's event. The 2008 shindig is scheduled 
for Friday, March 7 through Tuesday, March 11 in Austin, Texas, the 
worldwide hub of creative thinking.

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

1. Register Now: Grab a Downtown Hotel Room Before They Sell Out
2. Friday, December 14 is Final Submission Deadline for Web Awards
3. Panels Panels and More Panels: More Programming Announced
4. ScreenBurn Covers the Hottest New Trends in Gaming Industry
5. Touch Me, Feel Me: ScreenBurn Arcade is the Hands-on Playspace
6. Download the "Meet Me at SXSW" Button for Your Website or Blog
7. Meet SXSW in January: Parties Planned for NYC, Chicago, SF and Seattle
8. Build More Buzz for Your Brand: SXSW Interactive Marketing Opportunities
9. Long Live Print! SXSWorld Advertising Special Through December 21
10. Money!! $60K in Cash Prizes for the Adobe Achievement Awards

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1. Register Now: Grab a Downtown Hotel Room Before They Sell Out

Cost to attend the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival is just $375 if you 
register before the January 11 price increase. Wow, $375 for four days 
of keynotes, panels, Trade Show and exciting evening events -- what a 
bargain! But please remember that if you are planning to register for 
the event, we recommend you pay fees now as downtown hotel rooms are 
beginning to get a little more scarce. Said more emphatically, buy your 
badge today and book your room now (via the SXSW Housing Desk) for 
lodging that is most convenient to the Austin Convention Center! Click 
on through now to http://2008.sxsw.com/register_to_attend/ .
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2. Friday, December 14 is Final Submission Deadline for Web Awards

The SXSW Web Awards showcase this industry's most exciting new trends 
and innovators. If you have designed a new site in the last year, then 
you should enter your work in this amazing competition. Hurry, final 
entry deadline is Friday, December 14. See 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/ for more information. Also, 
stay tuned to the SXSW website next week for the announcement of the 
emcee for the 2008 Web Awards Ceremony. Scheduled for Sunday evening, 
March 9 at the Downtown Hilton Hotel, this gala event is presented by 
Adobe Systems.
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3. Panels Panels and More Panels: More Programming Announced

Click on the SXSW Interactive Panel Page at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/ to learn more about the 
programming for the 2008 event. We also recommend that you click on the 
Panels by Category page 
(http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels_by_category/), 
which will give you a good overview of all the different topics covered 
at the 2008 event. And, be sure to check out the new Core Conversations 
page (http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/core_conversations/) 
to read about a new addition to next year's schedule. Finally, please 
don't forget that we will have a handful of panels on Friday afternoon, 
March 7 (including "How to Rawk SXSW" and Jeffrey Zeldman's session on 
"Respect). Consider adjusting your travel plans to Austin accordingly!
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4. ScreenBurn Covers the Hottest New Trends in Gaming Industry

ScreenBurn is the portion of the SXSW Interactive Festival that covers 
the coolest new developments in the world of video games. ScreenBurn 
panels for 2008 include "The Female Takedown of Casual Gaming," "Human 
and Property Rights in Virtual Worlds," "Let's Get Serious: Should Video 
Games Replace College?," "Stories, Games and Your Brand," and "You Are 
Here: Gaming and User's Geolocation in Web 2.0." Attend these panels by 
purchasing an Interactive, Gold or Platinum badge. Read more about 
ScreenBurn at http://screenburnfest.com/2008/ .
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5. Touch Me, Feel Me: ScreenBurn Arcade is the Hands-on Playspace

The ScreenBurn Arcade is a hands-on playspace where registrants interact 
with the hottest new gaming technologies. If your company wants to score 
points with the cutting-edge crowd at SXSW Interactive, then the 
ScreenBurn Arcade is the place to be. Contact Lindsay Muse 
(lindsay at sxsw.com) for complete details. Hurry, space is selling quickly 
and the sooner you purchase, the better placement you will receive.  The 
ScreenBurn Arcade occurs Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 on the 
first floor of the Austin Convention Center.
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6. Download the "Meet Me at SXSW" Button for Your Website or Blog

SXSW Interactive provides a wonderful venue to make new connections with 
other digital creatives from across the country and around the world. If 
you have already registered for the event (or if you are planning to do 
so soon), accelerate the networking process by putting a "Meet Me at 
SXSW" button on your website or blog. Download this button at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/meet_me/ (or, feel free to create your 
own such artwork).
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7. Meet SXSW in January: Parties Planned for NYC, Chicago, SF and Seattle

Speaking of networking, January is the month when SXSW Interactive hosts 
a series of parties across the United States. This is your chance to 
meet organizers of the event, as well as other members of the SXSW 
community. The schedule for these networking parties is as follows: San 
Francisco (Tuesday evening, January 8); Chicago (Monday evening, January 
14); New York (Monday evening, January 21), and Seattle (Monday evening, 
January 28). Guest list is very limited. Please RSVP to 
interpress at sxsw.com with your name, as well as the city of the party 
which you want to attend.
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8. Build More Buzz for Your Brand: SXSW Interactive Marketing Opportunities

The early bird discount deadlines have now passed, but we still have 
package discounts available for Trade Show Stands, Big Bag Inserts and 
Program Guide/Directory advertising. Act now for the best positioning 
possibilities. And don't forget to ask about the many non-traditional 
marketing opportunities we have available. For more sales-related 
information, contact Katie King, katie at sxsw.com or 512/467-7979.
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9. Long Live Print! SXSWorld Advertising Special Through December 21

SXSWorld is the official print magazine of the SXSW Conferences & 
Festivals. The good news is that this publication can now also be read 
online! Visit 2008.sxsw.com/market_at_sxsw/sxsworld/ for the latest 
issue in the new digital, flippable version. And from now through 
December 21, get the double exposure of print and online visibility for 
less.  Book your ad space in the next three issues and get them each at 
the 4x discounted rate. For more information about SXSWorld advertising 
opportunities, contact Katie King, katie at sxsw.com or 512/467-7979
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10. Money!! $60K in Cash Prizes for the Adobe Achievement Awards

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
like the 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. This program gives higher 
education students from around the world the creative license to propel 
their careers in the future. Enter in 12 categories in 3 media areas 
endorsed by the industry. Over 60$K US in cash prizes will be given away 
at the awards ceremony in New York City. Submissions close May 2, 2008. 
See complete details at http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/ .

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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2008 SXSW Interactive Registration

The final submission deadline for the 2008 Web Awards is Friday, 
December 14. Winners for this year's competition will be announced at 
the Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 9, sponsored by Adobe. For a 
chance to win a FREE registration to the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, 
please tell us which popular networking application won in the "Blog" 
category at the 2007 ceremony. HINT: The answer to this question can be 
found by surfing the SXSW Web Awards page.

THE FINE PRINT: E-mail your answer to hugh at sxsw.com. Title this e-mail 
"SXSW Interactive December Trivia Question." All answers must be 
received by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, December 7 to be eligible. Only one 
answer / entry / e-mail address per person. Winning entry will be 
selected randomly from all the correct answers received. Winner is given 
a FREE badge for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, but this prize does 
not cover any associated 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 December trivia question) 
will be posted on the SXSW Interactive website on the week of Monday, 
December 10.