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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.

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May 2013 Issue of SXSWorld Now Available Online

Created by Hugh on May 17, 2013
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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.

SXSW Eco PanelPicker: Vote Now!

Created by Julie Yost on May 17, 2013
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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.

    • The SXSW V2V San Francisco Meet Up is Almost Here

    Created by Christine on May 16, 2013
    Music Film Interactive V2V

    Photo Courtesy of Arthur Van Rooy 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!

    2014 SXSW Interactive Scholarship Program: Complete Details Coming in August

    Created by Hugh on May 15, 2013
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    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!

    Steve Case To Deliver Tuesday Keynote for SXSW V2V

    Created by Christine on May 14, 2013
    Music Film Interactive V2V
    Photo Courtesy of Steve CasePhoto 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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