I have good news, bad news, and important news:

Good News
We have 14 free tickets up for grabs today, courtesy of some of our sponsors, for the Brand New Conference in New York on September 24 – 25. Read below the other two news for details and rules.

Bad News
This year we — UnderConsideration — are NOT matching the amount of sponsor tickets to giveaway, because…

Important News
We are nearly sold out. This creeped up on us in the last two weeks with a slow but steady stream of orders. There are 40 tickets left to purchase (not affected by the giveaway; these seats are what remain after the 14 tickets we will give away). So… you can take your chance in the giveaway (active for 24 hours) or you can secure your seat by purchasing one of the last tickets.

This is no joke. After we sell those 40 tickets, that’s it. We can not exceed the fire-code capacity at the venue.

Giveaway

14 free tickets come courtesy of our following sponsors:

MOO (3 tickets)
LiveSurface (2 tickets)
Neenah Paper (2 tickets)
Studio on Fire (7 tickets)

Rules

1) DO NOT LEAVE A COMMENT LIKE PREVIOUS YEARS.
ENTER YOUR NAME AND EMAIL IN THIS FORM.

2) You have until 1:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow on Tuesday, September 1 to leave your name and email in the form.

3) We will put all the names in a bag, shuffle ’em and pull out 14 winners (plus 6 for wait-list). We will record and post the video for authenticity.

4) Winners will be announced shortly after that.

5) Only submit your name if you are clear to attend the conference on Thursday and Friday, September 24 and 25; do not take away someone else’s chance to attend.

6) Travel and accommodations are your responsibility.

7) People who have already registered for an in-person ticket (as opposed to a webcast) are not eligible.

8) Winners must register online by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, September 3, 2015.

General Reminder: The last day to register online will be Thursday, September 17, assuming there are tickets left. You will have all day and all night to do so. This applies for both in-person tickets and webcast registrations. No exceptions.

Update Sep. 1 @ 12:00 pm CT

No more names will be included in the drawing. The form is now closed. Will be back after lunch with the winners.

Update Sep. 1 @ 2:00pm CT: Winners!

Here are the winners. Please look for an e-mail from me with instructions. IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ME, e-mail me at armin@underconsideration.com

Remember: Winners must register online by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, September 3, 2015.

Video of drawing embedded below the list of winners.

From Studio on Fire (7 tickets)
Andrew Brynjulson
Brian Welesko
Cameron Winchester
David Jahns
Dennis Samson
Julio Ishiyama
Tyler Calder

From MOO (3 tickets)
Daniel Arenas
Jeff Jarvis
Rusty J Trump

From Neenah (2 tickets)
Pierre Tabbiner
Zainab Motiwala

From LiveSurface (2 tickets)
Caleb Phelps
Mark Rosky

Waiting list (6 people in order of pull)
Matt Uminski
Beth Blinebury
Halima Sadia
Bryan Byczek
Rodrigo Cardoso
Jenny Christopherson