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3 ABOUT SXSW GAMING SPECIAL THANKS The SXSW Gaming squad would like to extend a special thanks to all the volunteers that make SXSW Gaming possible and to all of the people and things that got us through the pain. Andrew McNeill Special Thanks: My amazing/ incredible/supportive/beautiful wife Tara Murtagh-McNeill and the wildest pitties on planet Earth: Junebug and Boo. Estevan Aviles Special Thanks: Marco Aviles, Barbara Aviles-Torsberg, Tripler Pell, and the proud people of the state of Oaxaca. Nikko Izumi Special Thanks: My wife, my dogs, and the wonderful people of Austin. Courtney Carlson Special Thanks: My endlessly supportive family: Cameron, Debbie and Shelby Carlson and Caroline, Tom, Cristy, and Ryan Gaffigan (I love you more than words), my number one cheer squad: the Fox Bebies, vodka, sweet potatoes, vodka made out of sweet potatoes, Raising Cain's Chicken, omae wa mou shindeiru, and the kind people of Alaska. Gary Watkins Special Thanks: My wife, all the sunbros, bloodbros, Genji on my team, Genji on their team, fillers, instalockers, tankers, gankers, streamers, dreamers, memers and all the people who make playing together a special and unique experience. SXSW Founders Roland Swenson Founder Nick Barbaro Founder Louis Black Founder SXSW Chief Officers Hugh Forrest Chief Programming Officer Mike Shea Chief Logistics Officer Darin Klein Chief Revenue Officer Jann Baskett Chief Marketing Officer Scott Wilcox Chief Innovation Officer Justin Bankston Chief Technology Officer Roland Swenson Chief Operations Officer Advisory Board Matt Armstrong Wagner James Au Gordon Bellamy Jim Butler Carol Chung James Clarendon Rob Corradi Matt Daly Drew Davidson John Gaudiosi David Huntzinger Brent Koning Jo Lammert Chris Mancil Arne Meyer Eric Monacelli Jonathan Pan Stan Press Justin Rojas Harvey Smith Gus Sorola Job Stauffer Heather Steele Gordon Walton Kevin Wasielewski SXSW Gaming Staff Ron Reed Director of Emerging Events Linda Park Director of Communications Amin Simms Director of Registration & Credentials Ron Suman Director of Strategy & Insights Amy Wanke Director of Global Sales & Exhibitions Andrew McNeill Gaming Conference Manager Estevan Aviles Gaming Festival Programming Specialist Courtney Carlson Gaming Competitions Associate Nikko Izumi Gaming Business Development Manager Gary Watkins Gaming Social Media Specialist Marisa Alvarado Client Event Coordinator Ashley Binks Production Manager Steve Brockway Event Staffing & Resources Specialist Brett Cannon Senior Publicist Harry Edohoukwa Assistant Registrar Seth Fly Technical Operations Specialist Kelly Ford Coordinator - Production Alison Heathcote Exhibitions Floor Manager Henry Heuck Associate Conference Programmer Zach Horn Production Artist Val Link Emerging Events Senior Business Development Manager Emily Lively Housing & Travel Specialist Brittani Mathis Senior Exhibitions Manager Jessie Owens Planner Justin Smith Emerging Events Account Coordinator Greg Watts Exhibitions Floor Manager