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May 2013 Issue of SXSWorld Now Available Online

Hugh — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:44 +0000

SXSWorld May 2013 Issue

Learn about all things South by Southwest by reading our in-house magazine SXSWorld. Featuring lots of photos, stories, in-depth post-event coverage–plus a great cover photo of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds–the May 2013 issue is now available online for free! This May 2013 issue also includes an extensive writeup on Tony Hsieh, the best-selling author who is now leading the Downtown Project. Hear more insights about community-building and customer service from this brilliant visionary on Monday, August 12 when he delivers the Opening Keynote at the first-ever SXSWV2V in Las Vegas.

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SXSW Eco PanelPicker: Vote Now!

Julie Yost — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:57 +0000

SXSW Eco's PanelPicker is open for voting! From corporations using biomimicry to better their products to saving forests with paper, the sessions submitted for 2013 are as diverse and exciting as the event itself. Our staff has been hard at work developing new and improved events for this year's conference including:

The Startup Showcase: expanded to include green tech, clean web and social impact companies.

Place by Design: a public space design competition that is brand new for 2013.

Professional Development tracks such as Run Your NGO Like a Startup with more to be announced soon.

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The SXSW V2V San Francisco Meet Up is Almost Here

Christine — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:12 +0000

Photo by Arthur Van Rooy If you are in the San Francisco area this coming Monday, May 20, SXSW V2V would like to buy you a drink. Come on out to Mighty (119 Utah Street) between 6:00pm and 8:00pm to mix with your fellow entrepreneurs, digital creatives and tech professionals, and to learn a little more about what SXSW V2V has in store for its inaugural event in Las Vegas this August. One lucky party goer will win a FREE badge to attend SXSW V2V! Let us know you are coming, RSVP here!

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2014 SXSW Interactive Scholarship Program: Complete Details Coming in August

Hugh — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:51:15 +0000

Photo Credit: Jojo Marion

Attend the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival for FREE by getting involved in our scholarship program. Now in its fourth year, this scholarship program leverages the knowledge of the international SXSW community. More specifically, we ask the international community to help us identify some of the non-profit heros from across the United States and around the world who are using digital tools to help empower the less fortunate members of our community. Complete details on the 2014 scholarship program for SXSW Interactive Festival will be announced via this website in early August – stay tuned for complete details here!

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Steve Case To Deliver Tuesday Keynote for SXSW V2V

Christine — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:03 +0000

Photo Courtesy of Steve Case

Steve Case, one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life, will deliver the Tuesday, August 13 Keynote for SXSW V2V.

Recently called "one of the nation's greatest entrepreneurs" by CNBC, Steve Case is Chairman and CEO of Revolution, Co-Founder of America Online and Chairman of The Case Foundation.

Steve co-founded America Online (AOL) in 1985, when the Internet was in its infancy. Under Steve’s leadership, AOL became the world’s largest and most valuable Internet company, and helped drive the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. AOL’s early focus on ease of use and social media set the stage for its rapid growth, and at its peak nearly half of Internet users in the United States used AOL. In 1992, AOL became the first Internet company to go public, and was the best performing stock of the 1990s, with a 11,616% return. Steve then negotiated what remains the largest merger in business history, bringing together AOL and Time Warner in a transaction that gave AOL shareholders a majority stake in the combined company. To facilitate the merger, Steve agreed to step down as CEO when the merger closed.

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Tips for SXSW PanelPicker Success: Video

Hugh — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:22 +0000

Credit: Amy Price

The entry process for the 2014 SXSW PanelPicker begins Monday, July 1. Based on our numbers from last year, SXSW Interactive expects to receive more than 3000 speaking proposals before this entry process closes at the end of the day on Friday, July 26. So, how to make your idea stand out from the crowd? One important aspect of the PanelPicker process is the video component. In other words, be sure to include a compelling video of the presenter (or, the main speaker) as part of your PanelPicker application. Ideally this video explains the proposal in greater depth and lets viewers understand how great a public speaker you are. Remember that we value passion and energy at SXSW – so make sure these attributes shine through in the video that accompanies your application. For more info on this process, please refer to the PanelPicker FAQ.

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May 14-16: John Slatin AccessU at St. Edwards

tammy — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:24 +0000

Making new media content more accessible to more people has always been a popular programming topic at the SXSW Interactive Festival. To this end, we are excited about the upcoming John Slatin AccessU event at St. Edwards University in Austin. Scheduled May 14-16, this event is organized by our friends at Knowbility (who you may have visited with at the SXSW Trade Show).

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Hey Startups: Tell Us Your SXSW Launch Stories!

tammy — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:36:31 +0000

Are you a startup that launched at (or just before) SXSW Interactive? If so, then we would love to hear your story. Please contact us and tell us about your experience.

What is your product? How did you market your launch at SXSW? What kind of launch goals did you have going into the event? Did you meet your goals? What were the rewards / challenges of launching at (or just before) SXSW Interactive? The more (and the more detail) you can tell us, the more we work on methods to improve the success of launches at SXSW.

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Thanks for the Memories!

Andrea — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:18:39 +0000

Now help us keep the memories alive by sharing photos of your favorite moments from SXSW 2013. Freecreditscore.com is still adding SXSW pics to their Facebook gallery and you can be a part of it, too. Did you catch their Divine Fits showcase at the IFC Crossroads House? Did you run into Eric and score a free band t-shirt? Let's see it! Just tag your pics with #faceinthecrowd or #freecreditscore and they'll do the rest.

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Secure Your Room for SXSW V2V in Las Vegas Today

Christine — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:31:59 +0000

Photo Courtesy of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Did you know that SXSW V2V Housing has rooms held for our registrants at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas? We have secured several room type options, all at the lowest publicly-available rates. These fabulous rooms and rates are available to you as soon as you register for the inaugural SXSW V2V in August.

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