SC17 Media Registration Requirements
Due to a large increase in requests for media credentials for SC conferences, we are implementing a more formal policy to define who qualifies for a media badge. As has always been the case, even if you have qualified for a media badge in the past, you must re-submit a media registration request for SC17. Approval in a previous year does not guarantee approval for 2017.
When you complete the media registration form, you will be asked to select the type of organization that you will be representing at SC17. You may be requested for supporting documentation if it is not easily available online.
Media credentials will only be issued to requestors who are active contributors or employed by a publication, news organization, digital news outlet or be a recognized industry analyst. As an example, we can not approve media credentials to Public Relations, Sales or Marketing professionals. Additionally, videographers working for exhibitors, book authors, consultants, etc. do not meet the new criteria for media registration.
Details on media registration requirements are below. If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact: media@info.supercomputing.org
All requests are approved at the discretion of the conference management.
Print Media (periodicals, newspapers, weeklies and magazines)
Writers, editors and contributors to print media must provide a business card that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a current masthead that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a link to their profile on the media outlet’s public web site. They must also provide a signed letter of assignment from the representing media organization or three industry-related bylined articles published within the last 12 months.
News Wire or News Management Services
Writers, editors and contributors to news wires or news management services must provide a business card that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a current masthead that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a link to their profile on the media outlet’s public web site. They must also provide a signed letter of assignment from the representing media organization or three industry-related bylined articles published within the last 12 months.
Broadcast Media (Radio & Television)
Broadcast media professionals must provide a business card that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a current masthead that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a link to their profile on the media outlet’s public web site. They must also provide a signed letter of assignment from the representing media organization or three industry-related radio or television segments aired within the last 12 months.
Online Media & Freelance Journalists
Online media and freelance journalists must provide a business card that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a current masthead that clearly displays their organization’s and their name, or a link to their profile on the media outlet’s public web site. They must also provide a signed letter of assignment from the representing media organization or three industry-related bylined articles published within the last 12 months.
Podcasts & Blogs
Contributors to and producers of podcasts and blogs must provide a link to the podcast or blog that contains content directly related to the industries covered at SC17. (Note: personal or company podcasts and blogs will not be accepted.) They must also provide a signed letter of assignment from the representing media organization or three industry-related podcasts or blogs from an established media outlet published within the last 12 months.
Analysts
Analysts must provide a business card that clearly displays their organization’s and their name or a current masthead that clearly displays their organization’s and their name. They must also supply a signed letter of assignment from the representing organization or two white papers or analytical product reviews published within the last 12 months.
