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The Politics Online Conference

When: 
April 19, 2010 - April 20, 2010
Where: 
Washington, DC

A number of people have been asking me lately, “what can I get out of the conference?” It’s a great question, with a simple answer. If you work in any sector of politics or advocacy, the Politics Online Conference is going to show you how technology and the internet is being used to raise money, build relationships, cultivate contacts, build organizations, increase communication, and much more. In short, the conference will show you how you can use technology to be more effective and more efficient.

Journalism Innovations III

When: 
April 30, 2010 - May 2, 2010
Where: 
San Francisco, CA

Now in its 3rd year, the conference, produced by Independent Arts & Media, The University of San Francisco, G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism and the Society for Professional Journalists, brings together some of the brightest minds and most innovative projects to network and share skills and ideas.

Megapolis Audio Festival

When: 
May 14, 2010 - May 16, 2010
Where: 
Baltimore, MD

The Megapolis Festival is an annual, weekend-long celebration of the craft of DIY audio creation. Artists, documentarians, musicians, and fans come together to share secrets on producing and presenting challenging audio works online, on-air, and on the stage.

Third Annual Consumers Union Activist Summit

When: 
February 9, 2010 - February 11, 2010
Where: 
Washington, DC

Join activists from all over the country at the Third Annual Consumers Union Activist Summit in Washington DC, February 9-11, 2010. Come meet other activists that share a passion for working on issues such as food/product safety, health care reform, patient safety, financial services and many more. If you want to learn how to bring about legislative action on state and federal levels that help protect consumers - this is your Summit.

This year’s Summit will feature an amazing line-up of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities.

2009 Making Media Connections Conference

When: 
June 9, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Where: 
Chicago, IL

Join community leaders, nonprofit communicators and board members, mainstream and independent journalists, publishers, media experts and the general public to discuss getting our communities’ important stories told.

Come ready to sharpen your media relations and communications skills at workshops and panel discussions lead by the nation’s top media relations experts. You’ll meet journalists interested in your stories and network with peers.

Making Your Media Matter

When: 
May 12, 2010
Where: 
Washington, DC

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Join established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and students working to learn and share cutting-edge practices to make their media matter, May 12th 2010 at American University in Washington DC. This year marks the Center for Social Media’s sixth annual Making Your Media Matter conference. Registration $100, Students, $50. Register now!

World’s Fair Use Day

When: 
January 12, 2010
Where: 
Washington, DC

World’s Fair Use Day (WFUD) is a free, all-day celebration of the doctrine of fair use: the legal right that allows innovators and creators to make particular uses of copyrighted materials. WFUD will take place at the Newseum in Washington D.C. on Tuesday January 12, 2010, and will be organized by Public Knowledge (PK), a Washington D.C.-based non-profit, consumer-advocacy group. PK works to ensure that communications and intellectual property policies encourage creativity, further free expression and discourse and provide universal access to knowledge.

The 38th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy

When: 
October 1, 2010 - October 3, 2010
Where: 
Arlington VA

TPRC is a non-profit organization that hosts an annual forum for scholars and decision-makers in the fields of telecommunications and information policy. The purpose of the conference is to acquaint policy-makers with the best of recent research, and to familiarize researchers with the knowledge needs of policy makers.

Netroots Nation

When: 
July 22, 2010 - July 25, 2010
Where: 
Las Vegas NV

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.

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