[Intergen] July Update: SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Deadline + Free Stuff

Tue Jul 10 16:13:44 CDT 2007

Welcome to the July 2007 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. The deadline for submitting 
panel ideas for next spring's event is Friday, July 20. Read below for 
complete details on the submission process. Also, finalists for 
SXSWclick have been announced and now the online public is invited to 
vote in the Popularity Contest. Additionally, this listserve contains an 
easy-to-answer SXSW trivia question. Answer it correctly and you can win 
a FREE FREE FREE registration to next year's event (March 7-11, 2008)!

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

1. 2008 SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Deadline is July 20
2. Popularity Contest: Vote for Your Favorite SXSWclick Finalist
3. Nominations Now Accepted for 2008 Dewey Winburne Award
4. Website for SXSW Interactive to Re-Launch in Early August
5. 2008 SXSW Web Awards: New Categories Added to the Mix
6. Build Buzz with Uber-Geek Tastemakers: Market Your Brand at SXSW
7. Blogher Scheduled July 27-29 at Navy Pier in Chicago
8. ScreenBurn: New Website Content + Video Game Seminar on August 1
9. d.Construct Scheduled September 5-7 in Brighton, United Kingdom
10. Women and Technology Scheduled September 27-29 in Santa Clara

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1. 2008 SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Deadline is July 20

Year after year, many of the most compelling panel presentations at the 
SXSW Interactive Festival come from ideas submitted by the online 
community. If you have an idea for programming for next year's event, 
then we want to hear from you! Hurry, final submission deadline for 
these proposals is Friday, July 20. If your idea is accepted for 2008, 
then you receive a comp registration to the event (as well as a a chance 
to talk in front of some of the industry's most creative thinkers). Read 
complete details on this process at 
http://2007.sxsw.com/blogs/ia.php/2007/05/31/panel_submission_process_for_sxsw 
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2. Popularity Contest: Vote for Your Favorite SXSWclick Finalist

SXSWclick is a year-round initiative created to showcase short-form 
storytelling via mobile devices and the web. Finalists for this year's 
competition have now been posted online at http://sxswclick.com/news/. 
The Popularity Contest encourages you to vote for your favorite of these 
finalists -- the polls are open through midnight on Friday, July 27. For 
2008, SXSWclick is sponsored by Cellfish.
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3. Nominations Now Accepted for 2008 Dewey Winburne Award

The Dewey Winburne Community Service Award honors people who are using 
new media and emerging technology to help society's less fortunate. 
Nominations are now open for 2008. 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://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/dewey_award/guidelines/
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4. 2008 SXSW Web Awards: New Categories Added to the Mix

The SXSW Web Awards honor the most innovative and trend-setting projects 
on the web. As the online world continues to evolve, so do the 
competition categories: "Activism," "Games," and "Mobile" will join the 
mix in 2008. Get your code polished and ready, as we will begin 
accepting entries for next year's Web Awards on Friday, August 3. 
Meanwhile, make sure to explore all the amazing sites that were winners 
and finalists in 2007: http://2007.sxsw.com/interactive/web_awards/
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5. 2008 SXSW Web Awards: New Categories Added to the Mix

Thanks to all the innovators in the online community who have 
contributed feedback on how to improve the usability of the SXSW 
Interactive Festival website. Look for the revised /redesigned site 
(complete with a new look and feel) to launch in the first week of 
August. All the magic happens here: http://www.sxsw.com/interactive
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6. Build Buzz with Uber-Geek Tastemakers: Market Your Brand at SXSW

Last March, a well-conceived marketing campaign helped Twitter hit the 
tipping point at SXSW. If you want to achieve the same kind of results 
for your company, then act now to maximum buzz at next year's event. The 
2008 SXSW Marketing Brochure mails in early August. Drop an email with 
your contact information to sales at sxsw.com to be sure you get a copy of 
this brochure. Remember, purchase your marketing opportunity early and 
you are eligible for significant early-bird discounts. Moreover, 
shopping now gives you the broadest range of selections.
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7. Blogher Scheduled July 27-29 at Navy Pier in Chicago

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
also like Blogher 2007, scheduled Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 
29 at Chicago's Navy Pier. Over the last three years, BlogHer has 
developed one of the most influential communities by, for, and of women 
who blog. This month, BlogHer presents the world's largest blogging 
conference: "A World of Difference," featuring several outstanding 
speakers such as Elizabeth Edwards, Esther Dyson, and Amy Sedaris. For 
more information on the event, visit http://www.blogher.org.
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8. ScreenBurn: Special Video Game Seminar on August 1 in Austin

Focusing on the most interesting developments in the world of video 
games, ScreenBurn is the newest element of the SXSW Interactive 
Festival. Check out http://www.screenburnfest.com for daily updates on 
gaming-related news. Also, if you love to play video games and want to 
learn how to make them, come to the Austin Community College Video Games 
Information Session from 7 to 9 pm on Wednesday, August 1 at the 
Highland Business Center in Austin. This will be an opportunity for 
students and prospective students to hear from industry professionals 
and get their questions answered. See complete details at 
http://www.austincc.edu/techcert/Video_Seminars. The Austin Community 
College Video Games Information Session is brought to you by ACC and 
South By Southwest Interactive + ScreenBurn.
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9. d.Construct Scheduled September 5-7 in Brighton, England.

If you like the SXSW Interactive Festival, then we think that you will 
also like d.Construct, scheduled Wednesday, September 5 through Friday, 
September 7 in Brighton, England. d.Construct 2007 is a different sort 
of conference for people building and designing the latest generation of 
web apps. Featuring some of the world's leading web experts, the 
conference is designed to inspire new ideas and new possibilities. While 
the conference is now sold out, tickets for a few of the workshops are 
still available. For more info, visit http://2007.dconstruct.org/workshops/
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10. 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. 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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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2008 SXSW Interactive Registration

As noted in point #3 above, the SXSW Interactive Festival is now 
accepting entries for the 2008 Dewey Winburne Community Service Award. 
This prize honors people who are using community-based technology to 
level the playing field between the haves and the have-nots in our 
society. For a chance to win a FREE registration to the 2008 SXSW 
Interactive Festival, please tell us who won this award in 2007. Hint: 
The answer to this trivia question is located on the Dewey Award section 
of the SXSW Interactive Festival website.

THE FINE PRINT: E-mail answer to hugh at sxsw.com. Title this e-mail "SXSW 
Interactive July Trivia Question." Answers must be received by 5:00 pm 
CST on Friday, July 13. Only one answer / entry per person. Winning 
entry will be selected randomly from all correct answers submitted. 
Winner receives FREE registration to the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival, 
but prize does not include travel or lodging. Person who wins will be 
notified by e-mail by Monday, July 16; this person's name will be posted 
on the SXSW Interactive website shortly thereafter.