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BIMA.fest
When:
August 26, 2010 - August 28, 2010
Where:
Baltimore, MD Baltimore Independent Music & Arts Festival is a 3-day, multi venue festival taking place for the first time on August 26th-28th. 2010, as we bring you three nights of performances from regional and national recording artists, plus special events featuring visual arts and film, as well as music seminars on Saturday August 28th. We anticipate that there will be more than 140 performing artists playing at 10 different venues in Baltimore. More than 125 artists are already confirmed. We’ve coordinated the venue schedules and locations to allow fans to hear as many artists as possible between 6PM and 2AM each night.
Netroots Nation
When:
July 22, 2010 - July 25, 2010
Where:
Las Vegas NV
Website:
http://netrootsnation.org/ The fifth annual gathering of the Netroots (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) will be held July 22-25 at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Netroots Nation 2010 will include panels led by national and international experts; identity, issue and regional caucuses; prominent political, issue and policy-oriented speakers; a progressive film screening series; and the most concentrated gathering of progressive bloggers to date.
IEEE International Conference on Web Services
When:
July 5, 2010 - July 10, 2010
Where:
Maimi FL The IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS) has been a prime international forum for both researchers and industry practitioners to exchange the latest fundamental advances in the state of the art and practice of Web services, identify emerging research topics, and define the future of Web-based services. ICWS 2010 is sponsored by IEEE Computer Society. It is the eighth year of gathering to formally explore “Services” Science and Technology in the field of Services Computing, which was formally promoted by IEEE Computer Society since 2003.
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
When:
June 28, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Where:
New York NY The 2010 conference, taking place June 28-30 in New York City, comes at a time of unprecedented need and momentum for service. As the economic downturn puts more Americans at risk, service is needed more than ever to meet our national challenges. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act has set the stage for a new era of expansion, innovation and impact for the service movement. Come learn how to seize this momentum and engage citizens in solving problems and making lasting change in your communities.
National Conference on Volunteering and Service, 2010
When:
June 28, 2010 - June 30, 2010
Where:
New York City The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is the world’s largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, government, and corporate sectors. Convened by Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service, the annual event provides attendees with an opportunity to learn, connect and shape the future of service and volunteering through a wide range of sessions, workshops, special events, service projects, panels, and special dialogues. More than 4,000 attendees are expected to attend the 2010 conference, June 28-30 in New York City.
ED-MEDIA World Conference on Multimedia. Hypermedia and Telecommunications
When:
June 28, 2010 - July 2, 2010
Where:
Toronto CN
Website:
http://www.aace.org/conf/edMedia/ World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international conference, organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). This annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on the research, development, and applications on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications/distance education.
O'Reilly Velocity
When:
June 22, 2010 - June 24, 2010
Where:
Santa Clara, CA
Website:
http://en.oreilly.com/velocity2010 Web performance and operations is an emerging discipline which requires incredible breadth, focusing less on specific technologies and more on how the entire system works together. While people often specialize in particular components, great engineers and developers understand web performance and operations in relation to the whole. The best are able to fly to the 50,000 foot view and see the entire system in motion and then zoom in to microscopic levels and examine the tiny movements of an individual part.
US Social Forum 2010
When:
June 22, 2010 - June 26, 2010
Where:
Detroit MI
Website:
http://www.ussf2010.org/ussf2 The USSF will take place June 22-26, 2010 at Cobo Hall and Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. Other workshops and community art and culture programs will take place across the city. The USSF will convene social movements from across the United States and globally. Organizers are reaching out to young people, people of color, unionists, laid off and unorganized workers, welfare recipients, veterans, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, freedom fighters, collectives, and many others.
Allied Media Conference
When:
June 18, 2010 - June 20, 2010
Where:
Detroit, MI The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.
The Allied Media Conference
When:
June 18, 2010 - June 20, 2010
Where:
Detroit MI The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building. Since the first conference (then the Midwest Zine Conference) in 1999, people have been compelled by the concept of do-it-yourself media. Later, as the Underground Publishing Conference, the emphasis was on building a movement of alternative media makers. With the shift towards Allied Media, the AMC has attracted more and more people who are interested in using participatory media as a strategy for social justice organizing.