This document announces a Transmedia Meetup event occurring on March 10th, 2013 in Austin, Texas during the SXSW Interactive Festival. The meetup will gather founders and organizers of transmedia groups from around the world for the first time as an official event in the SXSW program. The objectives are to sustain the global transmedia community, promote best practices, share knowledge and experiences, and build business relationships. The meetup is sponsored by Transmedia Ready and the Transmedia Alliance.

1. PRESS RELEASE
SXSW Interactive Festival March 8-12, 2013
Speaking to the world's top technology and media experts
http://www.sxsw.com/interactive
SXSW Transmedia Meetup gathers groups' founders and organizers of an ever growing
international community, and for the 1st time in the official program of the festival
>> http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_IAP4559
WHEN: Sunday, March 10th from 3:30 to 4:30pm
(Volunteers, please arrive at 3pm to help prepare the meetup)
WHERE: Driskill Hotel, Driskill Ballroom, 604 Brazos St., Austin Texas
Afterwards we will retire to the lovely bar right downstairs for further discussion.
OUR STORY: Two years ago at the 1st edition of the Storyworld conference&expo, the
world's first Transmedia Meetup of Meetups was quickly thrown together by members of the
forming international Transmedia community (with NYC, now Storycode, Los Angeles,
France and Toronto, now Transmedia 101). This year, the newly formed Transmedia
Alliance takes the gauntlet to organize the SXSW official Transmedia Meetup.
OBJECTIVES: Sustain the global community, promote good practices, help newbies in
transmedia to better understand it, share knowledge and experimentations, reach out to
similar groups and sustain the momentum, build business relationships with experienced
professionals, value ideas to strengthen global ties, continue mapping the
#NetworkOfNetworks: http://tinyurl.com/co7323r
Sponsored by @TransmediaReady & Transmedia Alliance @transmediaAA
Host and guest speaker: Karine Halpern @KHenthusiasm Skype number +1 (718) 502 6766
CALL FOR SPONSORS: Transmedia Alliance is a forming international nonprofit
organisation to support transmedia as an art form and practice.
We are still looking for a sponsor to offer soft DRINKS on March 10th, please contact
Boosters@TransmediaReady.com
This link should help for promotion and feedback: http://sxsw.com/webtiles
Creativity Boosters in a Think & Do Tank - www.transmediaready.com - TWITTER @TransmediaReady
boosters@transmediaready.com MOBILE +33 (0)6 52 29 75 10 SKYPE KarineHalpern
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