About SXSW

The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE (SXSW) showcases hundreds of musical acts from around the globe on over fifty stages in downtown Austin. By day, conference registrants do business in the SXSW Trade Show in the Austin Convention Center and partake of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature. The 20th Anniversary of the SXSW Music And Media Conference and Festival will take place March 15 - 19, 2006.

The SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL brings together uber-geeks and digital innovators from around the world for four days of keynote speeches, Trade Show, panels, parties and assorted evening fun. Now in its thirteenth year, this is the event where the web's most creative minds share their ideas about how interactive technology will shape our future. The 13th annual SXSW Interactive Festival will take place March 10 - 14, 2006.

The SXSW FILM CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL emphasizes on all aspects of the art and business of independent filmmaking. The Festival has gained international acclaim for the quality of its programming with a special focus on emerging talents who bask in being included in the company of the cinematic greats whose work is regularly presented. The thirteenth annual SXSW Film Conference will take place March 10 - 14, 2006 with the Film Festival running from March 10 - 18, 2006.

South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) 2006, in its twentieth year, will take place March 15 - 19, 2006. The SXSW Film Conference and SXSW Interactive Festival, both in their thirteenth year, will take place March 10 - 14, 2006 with the Film Festival running from March 10 - 18, 2006.

STATISTICS FOR SXSW 2005

Music
• Showcasing Acts: 1331
• Music Venues Participating: 58
• Music Conference Participants: 8,604 (with band registrations 9,692)
• Approximate Number of Music Media in Attendance: 1,866
• Approximate Number of Music Trade Show Attendees: 11,000
• Number of Music Trade Show Exhibitors: 191

Film/Interactive
• Number of Films Screened: 180
• Film Conference Participants: 3,807
• Approximate Number of Film Media in Attendance: 459
• Interactive Conference Participants: 3,343
• Approximate Number of Interactive Media in Attendance: 424
• Approximate Number of Film/Interactive Trade Show Attendees: 8,000
• Number of Film/Interactive Trade Show Exhibitors: 125

ECONOMIC IMPACT IN AUSTIN FROM SXSW:
(Figures provided by the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Music Conference: $21 million
• Film/Interactive Conference: $9.9 million
• All Three Conferences: $30.9 million
• Participants from around the world spend on average $264/day

ADDITIONAL IMPACT OF SXSW ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
• Media attention from coast to coast and numerous countries around the world
• Music venue revenues increase on the average of 45% over their next highest month, with similar increases at restaurants, bars, etc.
• Establishment of relations with international governmental agencies in 17 countries which reinforces the "Live Music Capital of the World" title
• Largest annual conference held in the city of Austin
• 16,490 room nights booked in local hotels

 

 

 

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