St. Louis's online-media types (read: bloggers, twitter folks, online video types...) have been planning a festival that will feature two days of panels, tutorials, and discussions spotlighting the important issues, tools of the trade, and people behind St. Louis's evolving interactive media industry.

The interactive media portion of festival (Inter:PLAY) is the brainchild of the St. Louis Bloggers Guild and is being produced in conjunction with Playback Magazine's PLAY:stl music festival.  The festival features 14 interactive media panels, 4 music industry panels, and more than 90 bands and it all takes place this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in The Delmar Loop neighborhood.

So you don't consider yourself part of the geek-chic crowd?  Don't skip out on the fun - the interactive media panels aren't just for the hardcore bloggers and social media experts.  There will be something for people who are just getting started in the online self publishing industry (blogging), panels that will address companies interested in learning how to use social media to develop their online marketing presence, musicians who would like to learn more about using the online media for promotion, and panels for those interested in honing their personal photography skills, just to name a few.  A complete list of panels, the experts speaking on them, locations, and times for the interactive festival can be found on the Bloggers Guild site.

Wristbands can be purchased for only $15 either online, by visiting participating businesses in The Loop, or on the day of the festival you can purchase them on site.  The wristband gains you admission to all of the panels as well as the indoor band performances the entire weekend. 

You can keep up with the Inter:PLAY 2008 festival by checking out the photos, message, and video aggregation page here on ToastedRav.com!