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SXSW 2027 MAIN & EDU - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

Intro - Voting Instructions

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a large, traditional conference and festival in Austin (Texas), about the leading edge of technology, creativity, and culture.

My initiative Press Play to Grow! fits both SXSW categories - SXSW MAIN (potential real-world applications) and SXSW EDU (multi-disciplinary research).**

I have 2 proposals in SXSW 2027 - SXSW MAIN and SXSW EDU - and I need your help voting for both!

Proposal #1
• SXSW MAIN session - A Killer App? AI = Engine to catalyze Growth through Play!

Proposal #2
• SXSW EDU session - Games as “Trojan Horses” to catalyze Growth through Play!

⚠️ IMPORTANT
Your public vote is 30% of the final decision, so it genuinely matters.
SXSW's final selection is based 40% on the Advisory Board, 30% on staff review, and 30% on public voting like yours.

How to Vote

⚠️ Before you click anything: Please read this whole instructions page first, from top to bottom.
It only takes 2 minutes, and it explains everything you need to know before you start voting - including a very important step that's easy to miss.
Reading it first will save you time and confusion.

Look for this icon below (a colorful, clickable Play button) - it marks the two links below to vote for SXSW MAIN & EDU sessions.

Just a sample (non clickable button)

Clicking one opens SXSW's website in a new tab; just come back to this tab afterward to read the next step.
You will do this two times, for two votes: One for SXSW MAIN and one for SXSW EDU page.⚠️ IMPORTANT
The most important thing to know: your vote is only counted when the heart turns fully red ❤️. If it still looks like an outline ♡, it hasn't counted yet.

👆 Prefer a visual guide? Watch this 5-minute walkthrough covering the whole voting process, step by step - a helpful companion to the written instructions below.

Part # 1 - Vote for SXSW MAIN session

SXSW MAIN Session Title: A Killer App? AI = Engine to catalyze Growth through Play!

1. Click SXSW MAIN Session link below (a clickable Play button), and click the heart ♡ to vote:

2. If you're not logged in, SXSW will ask you to sign in or create a free account (and confirm your email if it's a new account).
⚠️ IMPORTANT: SXSW will send you an email asking you to confirm your account. Make sure you confirm it! (otherwise you'll not be able to vote)

3. After logging in, SXSW may show you a list of many sessions instead of returning to mine.
If that happens, copy & paste this exact title into the search box:
"A Killer App? AI = Engine to catalyze Growth through Play! " - then click on my session when it appears to open its page.

4. Click the heart ♡ again.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: Make sure it turns fully red ❤️ - that's the only way your vote counts!

✏️ Optional (but truly valued):
Write a short comment below the SXSW MAIN session description about your impressions of this proposal (even if only one or a few words).
That would be very helpful, and I would greatly appreciate it! :)

Part # 2 - Vote for SXSW EDU session

Now repeat part of the process from the SXSW MAIN session, for the SXSW EDU session
(only two steps now)

SXSW EDU Session Title: Games as “Trojan Horses” to Catalyze Growth through Play!

We voted for the MAIN session first, and now will repeat a few of the same steps for the EDU session.

1. Click SXSW EDU Session link below:

2.Click the heart ♡ to vote! Make sure it turns fully red ❤️
• Note: this time it will be only necessary one click, since the account is already created otr logged in.

✏️ Optional (but truly valued):
Write a short comment below the SXSW EDU session description about your impressions of this proposal (even if only one or a few words).
That would be very helpful, and I would greatly appreciate it! :)

Now that you read the whole instructions, let's start voting! - SXSW MAIN first, then SXSW EDU.

If you read everything and haven't started voting yet, begin here...

✅ Before you finish:
Make sure you voted on SXSW MAIN too ❤️ (red heart) - especially if you skipped ahead and voted on SXSW EDU first.

⚠️ Final check: Did both hearts turn red ❤️❤️
- one on MAIN, one on EDU?
If not, please go back and finish whichever one's still empty ♡.

Checked everything?
Is it all good?

That's It, Mission Accomplished!

Thank you very much for your participation and vote!

That means a lot to me, and is a great support to my initiative Press Play to Grow!

I greatly appreciate your time and attention.
Best regards,
Moses

SXSW 2027 MAIN & EDU - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

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