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71 ACCELERATOR Brings together startups, entrepreneurs,  investors, and cutting-edge digital  tastemakers within SXSW IA. Accelerator  includes startup-related panels, Meet  Ups, lounges, pitch events and mentoring/ coaching sessions. ACC Austin Convention Center ALL -CONFERENCE CREW Operates all days/nights during Film,  Interactive, and Music. All-Conference  crews work a wide variety of hours  and perks are earned depending on the  number of hours worked. Crews work all  over the downtown area.  APM Assistant Production Manager. Staff  members who monitor music venues in  zones in order to rectify problems and  situations that may arise. EXHIBITION Refers to the Job Market, Health and  MedTech Expo, Music Gear Expo,  SX Create and Flatstock shows. GAMING EXPO The SXSW Gaming Expo is the part  of IA that focuses on the gaming  industry. Various companies will have  demonstrations set up in Exhibit Hall 1 in  the ACC. It is free and open to the public  with a Guest Pass.  HGI Hilton Garden Inn. One of several  hospitality locations. Entrance is located  at 5th and Sabine Streets. IA Interactive ICC Interactive Campus Coordinator.  Coordinates one of the many IA venues  and insures that its panels and events run  smoothly. INFO BOOTHS Once called connection centers, info  booths house computers that registrants  can access to check schedules and  programming, volunteers to answer an  assortment of questions pertaining to  SXSW and Austin, maps, and a host of  other information. GUEST PASS The SXSW Guest Pass is a free credential  that gets you into free and open to the  public SXSW events including: SXSW  Gaming Expo, Outdoor Film Screenings,  Flatstock 53, SXSW Music Gear Expo,  SXSW Job Market, SX Create, Outdoor  Stage at Lady Bird Lake, and the Dewey  Winburne Awards. Guest Passes can be  obtained at http://guestpass.sxsw.com or at the entry to the event LOUNGES Themed and sponsored areas where  registrants can relax, meet fellow  participants, conduct meetings, grab  a refreshment or a snack. Lounge are  located throughout the ACC and other  downtown venues. COMMONLY USED TERMS

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