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Notes News & Visit the SXSW Website For Audio and Video Content from SXSW Interactive 2012 There is a lot that happens at SXSW Interactive, and it is some- times easy to miss something you planned to see. Have no fear! We will be posting plenty of great audio and video content from SXSW Interactive 2012 on the SXSW website. Just stay tuned to sxsw.com to see and hear all the great coverage from the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival. PanelPicker Opens in June Do you know what the next big thing will be in the digital industry? Is there a topic you think needs to be included in 2013's SXSW Interactive program- ming? If so, submit your session idea to the SXSW PanelPicker beginning in late June. The SXSW PanelPicker is a unique interface that allows members of the digital community to submit their ideas for SXSW daytime programming, or browse through submitted pro- posals and vote on which ideas they like best. To fi nd out when the SXSW PanelPicker is live and open for business, stay tuned to sxsw.com/interactive. 18 SXSW ORLD / M ARCH M USIC 2012 SXSW Interactive Wants Your Feedback: Rate and Enter to Win a Badge for 2013! The ability to provide speaker and session feedback is built directly into the SXSW GO mobile app, making sharing your rating easier than ever. Quickly submit your thoughts through the Feedback section located under each session descrip- tion or under the speaker's name. Choose a number to give us your overall impression and provide your thoughts or comments. If you would like to hear from us, there is an option to provide your email address when you rate a session. Submitting your contact information will enter you into a contest to win a complimentary registration to the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival! SXSW ScreenBurn Returns as SXSW Gaming in 2013! SXSW ScreenBurn will return under a new name in 2013. SXSW Gaming will be the gaming culture section of SXSW Interactive, bringing console, PC, mobile, toys, board games and comics to SXSW. What was known as the ScreenBurn Arcade will be re-named the SXSW Gaming Expo, boasting hands-on demos, gaming tour- naments and networking events. SXSW Gaming will be the perfect place to showcase or launch your company's latest product in 2013. Mark Your Calendar for SXSW Interactive 2013 We hope SXSW Interactive 2012 is everything you expected it to be. If this year's iteration is already making you excited for the 2013 ver- sion, mark your calendars for March 8–12, 2013. Featuring fi ve days of daytime programming, a trade show with more than 100 cutting- edge digital businesses, several great competitions exposing new talent in the digital community and fun evening events designed for mingling, networking and shared inspiration, the SXSW Interactive festival is one of a kind. Be ready to take your career or business to the next level and stay ahead of the digital curve by planning now to attend SXSW Interactive 2013. Stay tuned to the SXSW website to get the jump on registration and hotels. LEYLA KUHN BRITTANY RYAN MENELAOS PROKOS ANNIE RAY

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