Career-enhancing connections make the SXSW Interactive Festival so special to so many digital creatives. Come to Austin in March to connect yourself (or your company) to the new ideas, new technologies and new business opportunities that will shape the future, as well as game-changing insights from the world's most innovative thought-leaders. Registration for the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival opens the first week of August 2013 -- buy your badge early to take advantage of the lowest prices and the best selection of lodging.
Photo Courtesy of Merrick Ales Don’t forget the new dates for the 2013 Trade Show, our groundbreaking exhibition showcasing the best of SXSW’s convergent industries.
The Trade Show is located in Exhibit Halls 3 & 4 of the Austin Convention Center and open on:
Sunday, March 10 – 11:00am - 6:00pm
Monday, March 11 – 11:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday, March 12 – 11:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday, March 13 – 11:00am - 4:00pm
SXSW Registration. Photo courtesy of Tim Strauss.
The final registration deadline is tomorrow! Register for SXSW 2013 by 11:59 CST this Friday, February 8 to save on the walk-up rate of a Platinum, Gold, Music, Film, or Interactive badge. You know you want to be a part of the excitement, so why not save a chunk of change in the meantime.
A SXSW 2012 Catch a Chevy Vehicle, courtesy of Tessa Simpson
SXSW is proud to announce that Chevrolet is back as a 2013 SXSW Super Sponsor!
For the past three years running, Chevrolet has brought a fleet of Cruze sedans and Equinox crossovers to provide continuous shuttle service throughout the duration of the festival. The “Catch a Chevy” program is a huge convenience to our registrants, providing upwards of 10,000 rides each year. Vehicles can be hailed just like a taxi, or caught at the designated “Catch a Chevy” stop at 4th & Trinity right outside of the Austin Convention Center. Once you catch a ride, they will take you anywhere you want to go in downtown Austin, and the best part; it is 100% free for SXSW badge and wristband holders.
Each year at the SXSW Interactive Awards, the People's Choice Award is given to the Interactive community's favorite finalist from the SXSW Interactive Awards competition. Past People's Choice Award winners include Groupon, Americans Elect and deviantART.
Click here to vote for the People's Choice Award at the SXSW Interactive Awards
The winner of the 2013 People's Choice Award will be announced Tuesday evening, March 12 at the SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony Presented by Bloomfire. Come for an evening of food, drinks and fun emceed by comedian, actress and podcaster Aisha Tyler.
Kim Dotcom by Wilk
Kim Dotcom is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur, currently residing in New Zealand. He is the founder of the file-sharing site, Megaupload, as well as his much discussed current project, Mega.
Dotcom will be interviewed at SXSW via Skype in a convergent talk titled, Kim Dotcom Speaks! A Skype Panel, by WIRED Contributing Editor Charles Graeber at Dell Hall at the Long Center on Monday, March 11 at 3:30pm. Graeber, author of the upcoming book, The Good Nurse, spent several weeks with Dotcom and is currently writing a book about the man who has come to symbolize the issue of privacy, piracy, and our digital future.
New! 2014 dates!
Interactive: March 7–11
Film: March 7–16
Music: March 11–16
