[Intergen] June Update: 2009 Panel Ideas + Free Stuff

Mon Jun 9 12:37:52 CDT 2008

Welcome to the June 2008 edition of the South by Southwest (SXSW) 
Interactive Festival monthly listserve. The form for submitting panel 
ideas for next year's event is now live -- read below for details on 
getting your idea onto the 2009 schedule! Also, Friday, June 13 is the 
entry deadline for SXSWclick, an initiative created to showcase 
short-form storytelling via mobile devices and the web. This listserve 
also contains an easy-to-answer trivia question that will allow you to 
win a FREE FREE FREE registration to the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival 
in always-sunny Austin, Texas.

In the June 2008 installment of the SXSW Interactive Festival e-mail update:

1. 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival Scheduled March 13-17
2. Don't Be Scared: Friday the 13th is Deadline for SXSWclick
3. Panel Ideas for SXSW 2009; Submission Process Now Open
4. Get Involved: 2009 Panel Mentor Program Announced
5. Keeping Score: Ratings From SXSW 2008 Posted on Website
6. SXSW Podcast Page: Listen to Top 2008 Panels and Presentations
7. Visit the ScreenBurn Blog to Stay Current with Gaming News
8. Plan Now for Next Spring: Market Your Product at SXSW 2009
9. Hot Threads: SXSW Merchandise is What the Cool Kids Wear
10. Blurb Hosts Photography.Book.Now: Entry Deadline is July 14

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1. 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival Scheduled March 13-17

Sure, summer has just begun -- but next spring will be here before you 
know it. To this end, dates for the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival are 
Friday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 17. Panel programming will 
commence on Friday afternoon, then jump into full swing at 10:00 am on 
Saturday morning. The registration process for SXSW 2009 will begin in 
August -- and, the earlier you register for the event, the more you save 
on the walkup price. Also, to be eligible for the best selection of 
hotel rooms, send your your name, company, and email address to 
housing at sxsw.com (please title your e-mail "Early Bird Notification List.")
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2. Don't Be Scared: Friday the 13th is Deadline for SXSWclick

A year-round initiative created to showcase short-form storytelling via 
mobile devices and the web, SXSWclick is your ticket to win an 
assortment of prizes and industry exposure. Online/mobile video content 
has had a huge impact on traditional filmmaking -- and this competition 
is your chance to showcase your work to the SXSW audience ! Entries for 
SXSWclick are accepted through Friday, June 13. Find complete 
information at http://sxswclick.com/news/ .
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3. Panel Ideas for SXSW 2009; Submission Process Now Open

Do you have a great idea for a panel discussion or a presentation at the 
2009 SXSW Interactive Festival? If so, we want to hear about it. The 
online application form for submitting these ideas has now been 
launched. All received submissions will be posted on the SXSW Panel 
Picker, thereby allowing the web community to vote on which ideas they 
feel are most appropriate for the 2009 event. Learn complete details at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panel_picker/ . Deadline 
for ideas is Friday, July 11 -- although SXSW reserves the right to move 
this deadline forward if we are reach the saturation point on submissions.
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4. Get Involved: 2009 Panel Mentor Program Announced

If you do NOT have a panel idea for 2009 but would still like to be a 
part of helping to improve SXSW, then consider volunteering yourself for 
the panel mentor program. A new addition for 2009, this program will 
encourage qualified members of the online community to help facilitate 
communication between the SXSW staff and the many industry experts 
scheduled to speak at next year's event. All panel mentors will be given 
a comp badge for their efforts. E-mail Hugh at sxsw.com for details if you 
are interested in being part of this new program (please title your 
e-mail "SXSW Panel Mentor Program").
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5. Keeping Score: Ratings From SXSW 2008 Posted on Website

Many thanks to all the 2008 SXSW attendees who completed the post-event 
online survey. Comments from these surveys, combined with panel analysis 
from the feedback cards handed out at the end of each session give us a 
much better picture of what happened at this year's event. See the full 
report card at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/blogs/ia.php/2008/05/08/p1250#more1250 . As always, 
your ideas, suggestions and constructive criticisms help us to continue 
to improve SXSW Interactive. Got even more brainstorms on how we can 
change the event for the better? E-mail them to inter at sxsw.com
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6. SXSW Podcast Page: Listen to Top 2008 Panels and Presentations

Speaking of SXSW 2008, you can watch video clips of many of this year's 
panels at http://2008.sxsw.com/coverage/ . Also, listen to full audio 
recordings of 2008 SXSW Interactive programming at 
http://2008.sxsw.com/coverage/podcasts/ (check back to this site often, 
as new podcasts are added daily). Finally, read text coverage of the 
2008 event at http://2008.sxsw.com/interactive/recap/ . If you want your 
post-event writeup to be added to these pages, then e-mail your link to 
us at inter at sxsw.com .
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7. Visit the ScreenBurn Blog to Stay Current with Gaming News

ScreenBurn is the portion of the SXSW Interactive Festival that focuses 
on the newest developments in the video game industry. Learn more about 
such developments by reading the ScreenBurn blog at 
http://screenburnfest.com/2008/ . Also, for details on how your gaming 
company can be involved in the two-day ScreenBurn Arcade, please e-mail 
Lindsay Muse (lindsay at sxsw.com). Located on the first floor of the 
Austin Convention Center, the ScreenBurn Arcade is free and open to the 
public. For more information, click to 
http://screenburnfest.com/2008/arcade/ .
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8. Plan Now for Next Spring: Market Your Product at SXSW 2009

Jump-start the buzz for your brand by tapping into the energy of SXSW 
Interactive. Indeed, now is the time to start brainstorming about unique 
ways to promote your company, product or service at next year's event. 
For all SXSW Interactive Festival marketing-related concerns, contact 
Katie King at Katie at sxsw.com or by phone 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://2008.sxsw.com/market_at_sxsw/sxsworld/ .
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9. Hot Threads: SXSW Merchandise is What the Cool Kids Wear

Want to accessorize your wardrobe and become the hippest geek on the 
block? New SXSW 2008 merchandise is now available, including 
silkscreened festival posters, hats and super soft t-shirts by 
Alternative, the official t-shirt provider of SXSW. Go to 
http://www.sxsw.com/merchandise/ and get yours before they are all gone. 
A modest selection of vintage apparel is also available at this online 
storefront.
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10. Blurb Hosts Photography.Book.Now: Entry Deadline is July 14

Blurb, the creative book publishing platform, has announced 
Photography.Book.Now, an international juried book competition. The 
grand prize for this exciting event is $25,000. Enter one or several of 
your books -- and be sure to invite your friends, colleagues and 
associates to join in on the fun. For more info, visit 
www.photographybooknow.com .  Hurry, the final deadline for entry to 
Photography.Book.Now is Monday, July 14.
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BONUS: Answer Trivia and Win FREE 2009 SXSW Interactive Registration

SXSWciick is a year-round initiative created to showcase short-form 
storytelling via mobile devices and the web. Content is accepted in five 
different categories -- and the final entry deadline for the competition 
is Friday, June 13. For a chance to win a FREE registration to the 2009 
SXSW Interactive Festival, please tell us the name of the person who 
directed "Pierre," the grand-jury-winning entry for SXSWclick 2008. 
Hint: You can locate the name of this director by surfing to this page: 
http://sxswclick.com/winners/

THE FINE PRINT: E-mail your answer to hugh at sxsw.com. Please title this 
e-mail "SXSW Interactive June Trivia Question." All answers must be 
received by 5:00 pm CST on Thursday, June 12 to be eligible for the 
drawing. Only one answer / entry / e-mail address per person. The 
winning entry will be selected randomly from all the correct answers 
received. The winner will receive a FREE badge for the 2009 SXSW 
Interactive Festival (March 13-17), but this prize does not cover any 
associated travel or lodging expenses.
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