It’s March. The smell of Korean tacos and PBR is in the air and that can only mean one thing – it’s time for SXSW 2013. BlackBerry is excited to be back in Austin and you’re invited to stop by The BlackBerry House and see how BlackBerry 10 can keep you moving.

Blog Bounty
Have a RSS feed, Tumblog, WordPress blog, Blogger blog, YouTube channel, Facebook page, or Flickr gallery? If so – then you can create an amazing BlackBerry 10 app in 10 minutes. Need more incentive? The Blog Bounty is starting at SXSW on Friday, March 8^th and you can earn $100.00 US per app* built with our BlackBerry App Generator! We’ll have staff on site to help you get your app built, submitted, and made available in BlackBerry World.

Want to participate, but not planning on being in Austin? No problem – we’ll have virtual office hours on Sunday March 10th, Tuesday March 12th, Thursday March 14th, Saturday March 16th, and Sunday March 17th from 10-2 ET to help you out. Remember – the content you use in the app has to be content you have rights to distribute. As much as you’d love to make a celebrity app, you can’t unless you have their permission to build it.

*Each eligible Vendor will receive $100US for each eligible BlackBerry 10 app they submit, up to a maximum of $2,000 per Vendor.  A total of $500,000US (5,000 Rewards of $100 each) is available for distribution.  Additional Terms and Conditions apply – please see our site for details

The BlackBerry House is located at 78 Rainey Street – be sure to head over to The BlackBerry House site to RSVP today!

Join BlackBerry® during SXSWi at our jam space for developers, where you can meet one-on-one with BlackBerry experts who will help you make the most of developing for the BlackBerry platform. Want to build a more viral app? Or one that leverages NFC? We can answer your questions. Plus, if you bring your best app ideas and pitch us, you’ll get a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet for your efforts – and we might select you to share your idea with an expert panel and walk away with some great feedback, ideas and prizes.

78 Rainey St Austin, TX 78701 (see the map on Bing™ Maps)

Saturday, March 10

• 1pm: Doors Open
• 2-4pm: Meet the Experts and Pitch Your App
• 4-7pm: HTML5 Meetup (Sign up here)

Sunday, March 11

• 11am: Blogger Brunch (invitation only)
• 2-3pm: Meet the Experts and Pitch Your App
• 3-4pm: Expert Panel – One Pitch To Rule Them All
• 5-7pm: Open House

Let’s jam!