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SXSW GUIDEBOOK 2017 5 4 SXSW FESTIVALS SXSW RELEASE IT Friday, March 10 11:00am-1:30pm Hilton Austin Downtown, 500 East 4th St, Salon D SXSW Release It provides a platform for companies to launch a new and innovative product or service at Startup Village during the SXSW Interactive Festival. A panel of judges comprised of technology industry experts, venture capitalists and high-profile media select the product or service most likely to succeed in the marketplace. SXSW ACCELERATOR PITCH EVENT Saturday–Sunday, March 11-12 9:30am-6:00pm Hilton Austin Downtown, 500 East 4th St, Salon AB SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event returns for its ninth year to showcase some of the global startup ecosystem most exciting, innovative and cutting edge technology! This event provides an outlet for companies to present the latest ideas in Enterprise and Smart Data Technologies, Entertainment and Content Technologies, Health and Wearables Technologies, Innovative World Technologies, Payment and FinTech Technologies, Security & Privacy Technologies, Augmented & Virtual Reality Technologies, Social & Culture Technologies, Sports Technologies, and Transportation Technologies to a panel of industry experts, early adopters, and representatives from the Venture Capitalist / Angel community. We invite companies to join us for this incredible pitch event as we highlight the technology market's most impressive new innovations. SXSW ACCELERATOR AND RELEASE IT SXSW ACCELERATOR PITCH EVENT AWARD CEREMONY Sunday, March 12 7:00pm-9:00pm Hilton Austin Downtown, 500 East 4th St, Salon AB Once all 50 companies finish pitching we will calculate the top score for each category and announce the winners at our SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event Award Ceremony. SXSW ACCELERATOR "DEMO DAYS" Monday, March 13 11:00am-1:30pm Hilton Austin Downtown, 500 East 4th St, Salon C Meet all 50 SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event Finalists as they demo their products and services. SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event Finalists (50 companies) will have the opportunity to showcase their companies' products and services to the Startup Village audience. SUPER ACCELERATOR PITCH EVENT Monday, March 13 5:00pm-6:30pm Austin Convention Center, Ballroom EFG New this year, we will host a Super Accelerator pitch competition on Monday, March 13th at the Austin Convention Center. All ten category winners will be invited back to the stage to pitch once again in front of a new audience and a new set of judges. This competition will select the 2017 Best Startup Pitch Company. ACCELERATOR EVENTS & AWARDS Companies Pitch their Startups NICOLE BURTON LISA HAUSE