Dear all
Many of you will have heard of the South by SouthWest (SXSW) Festival, which takes place annually in Austin, Texas and celebrates the convergence of tech, education, and culture. SXSW is expanding to Europe and this year will take place in* London from 2 to 7th June*.
I've managed to secure a few *free Platinum Passes to SXSW London https://www.sxswlondon.com/*, worth £1300, and can offer one (or possibly two) to the Wikimedia UK community. There are a huge range of speakers, including Idris Elba, Bjorn from Abba and our very own Katherine Maher (CEO of NPR but formerly of the Wikimedia Foundation). I believe Jimmy may be speaking as well, but he's not yet listed.
*Please email me if you are interested in a pass*, and can cover your own expenses. It would be great if you could say a few lines about why you'd like to attend, but if there are lots of you I will probably just draw names from a hat. *Do only apply for a pass if you will be able to make full use of it and attend for the whole week*.
Please note that these *aren't press passes *and there are restrictions on photography, described here https://www.sxswlondon.com/accreditation-policy. We are in separate discussions with WikiPortraits https://www.wikiportraits.org/, who are hoping to send a local delegation to the festival, with media accreditation.
If you have any questions, do email me.
Best wishes Lucy