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03.11.2010

Fastspot Creative Director Explores Failures for SXSW Panel

Baltimore, MD (March 11, 2010)—Fastspot is proud to announce that the 2010 South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival will feature a panel discussion co-presented by Creative Director and Principal, Tracey Halvorsen.

Halvorsen will be participating in the panel “We F*cked Up: Happy Cog and Friends, Exploring Failures, Together” with Greg Hoy (President, Happy Cog East), Greg Storey (President, Happy Cog West), Kevin Hoffman (User Experience Director, Happy Cog East), and Wil Reynolds (Founder, SEER Interactive) during this year’s event.

The panel, taking place Saturday, March 13, will recount past project failures and explore the opportunities they present for growth and change as professionals and people.  In preparation for the discussion, Halvorsen has written a four-part series of blog posts dissecting her views on failure, which can be found at http://www.traceyhalvorsen.com/.

“I believe that no one gets better without failure. It’s as necessary to success as night is to day,” writes Halvorsen.  “Learning to avoid failure is natural.  How you experience it and deal with it can be monumental to your success.”

The 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival is being held March 12-16 in Austin, Texas.  The five-day event will feature keynote presentations, panel sessions, book readings, networking events hosted by industry leaders, and special programs showcasing the best new Websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.

Fastspot has also been honored as a Finalist in the 2010 SXSW Interactive Web Awards for their entry to the Educational Resource category, the Bucknell University Virtual Tour.  Web Award winners will be announced at the SXSW Interactive Web Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Sunday, March 14.

For more information on the panels at the 2010 SXSW Interactive Festival, please visit http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/talks/.

About Fastspot

Fastspot, a nationally-recognized interactive design agency, delivers strategic and sustainable online solutions for their clients.  Their collaborative approach and creative solutions have garnered many of the industry’s top awards and recognition, including a Webby award, a National ADDY award, a SXSW Finalist nomination and numerous mentions in Communication Arts.

Fastspot’s clients include Discovery Communications, Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, the American Beverage Association, the International Dairy Foods Association, Bucknell University, University of Puget Sound and Visit Baltimore.

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