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140 Characters Conference
When:
June 17, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC
Website:
http://dc.140conf.com/ DC will be taking place during the afternoon of June 17th, 2010 from 1 PM to 7 PM at: UMC Conference Facility, 900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Early Bird Pricing for #140conf DC ends on May 21st. REGISTER TODAY and save $$$.
Since the launch of the #140conf events, conferences have taken place in: New York City, Los Angeles, London and Tel Aviv. At these events we have explored the effects of twitter on a wide range of topics including: Celebrity, “The Media”, Advertising, Politics, Fashion, Real Estate, Music, Education, Public Safety and Public Diplomacy.
The #140conf events provide a platform for the worldwide twitter community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time internet on business.
Our schedule will be unique and fast paced. It is our intention to provide a platform for as many people as possible to share their thoughts and engage in conversation with the attending delegates. You will find individual talks set to: 10 minutes; “Featured talks” 15 and the various panel discussions are set for 15 and 20 minutes.
The take aways from this event will provide the attending delegates knowledge, perspectives and insights to the effects the real-time internet will have on both “we” the people, business and society.
Please consider joining #140conf in Washington DC.
Social Networking Conference
When:
June 16, 2010 - June 18, 2010
Where:
Beverly Hills, CA The Social Media Conference are the largest events that cover the mobile Online Community industry, the business social networking and enterprise social networking industry. The next event will be held on June 16-18, 2010 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA. The Beverly Hills event will focus on the mobile online community market as well as business/enterprise social networks. The event will discuss: Business strategies, mobile technologies, enterprise/business social networking in the USA, Europe and Asia, software, partnerships, venture capital, legal issues, mobile, online and traditional social media marketing, background search and mobile payments.
Computers, Freedom and Privacy
When:
June 15, 2010 - June 18, 2010
Where:
San Jose CA
Website:
http://www.cfp.org/ The 20th ACM Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference is the leading policy conference exploring the impact of the Internet, computers and communications technologies on society. We focus on topics such as freedom of speech, privacy, digital rights and responsibilities, free culture and intellectual property, cybersecurity, electronic democracy, anonymity, and the future of technologies and their implications.
TwitterCon NY 10
When:
June 14, 2010
Where:
New York, New York
Website:
http://twtrcon.com/ Twitter is transforming business, government and the non-profit world.
At TWTRCON NY, a one-day conference focused entirely on the business use of Twitter, you’ll see case studies and learn best practices from leading organizations that are using the real-time web to deliver bottom-line results. Join us at TWTRCON NY and:
Learn how to use Twitter and other real-time tools to drive revenues, build your brand, and listen and respond to customers and stakeholders
Find out how micro-blogging can influence opinions, increase organizational collaboration and create new business opportunities
Network and share ideas with leading business, marketing, media, PR and government executives, key Twitter developers and social media experts
Enterprise 2.0
When:
June 14, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Where:
Boston, Ma
Website:
http://www.e2conf.com/boston/ Attend the Enterprise 2.0 Conference to learn how collaborative technologies can accelerate information flow and drive revenue.
The way we work is changing rapidly, offering an enormous competitive advantage to those who embrace the new tools that enable contextual, agile and simplified information exchange and collaboration to distributed workforces and networks of partners and customers.
Enterprise 2.0 is the term for the technologies and business practices that liberate the workforce from the constraints of legacy communication and productivity tools like email. It provides business managers with access to the right information at the right time through a web of inter-connected applications, services and devices. Enterprise 2.0 makes accessible the collective intelligence of many, translating to a huge competitive advantage in the form of increased innovation, productivity and agility.
Tabla Rasa: App Forward
When:
June 14, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC
Website:
http://wemedia.com/trdc/ We’re assembling another master cast (see our group in NYC) of innovators, developers and visionaries — we call them Davincis — for hands-on guidance, creative inspiration and how-to maps for apps on the iPad and the wave of mobile, high-concept, high-touch personal computers. We’ll demonstrate how first-movers create advantage. We’ll show how the app-savvy can expand engagement. We’ll flash forward to the shiny new things that will make your eyes pop in the exciting years to come. But mostly we’ll help you figure out what to do now, as well as in your flash-forward future.
Banff + Next Media Conference
When:
June 13, 2010 - June 16, 2010
Where:
Lake Louise, Canada
Website:
http://www.banff2010.com/register/ BANFF 2010 Program Highlights include content designed to keep you on the cutting edge of both traditional and multi-platform television programming. Building on the expertise and knowledge of 31 years, BANFF will continue to attract the most prestigious players in the industry while addressing the changing climate of the international marketplace.
Games+Learning+Society Conference
When:
June 9, 2010 - June 11, 2010
Where:
Madison WI
Website:
http://www.glsconference.org/2010/ The time has never been more right for the Games+Learning+Society Conference! The world is finally beginning to catch on: Great video games can be great learning tools. This year’s conference will further the work we started six years ago: exploring the impact of games and game culture on learning and society.
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.
FUTURE OF MUSIC COALITION PRESENTS D.C. POLICY DAY 2010
When:
May 25, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC and ONLINE National research, education and advocacy nonprofit Future of Music Coalition is pleased to announce its upcoming D.C. Policy Day, which takes place at New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2010.
This year has already seen a host of policy developments that will affect the entire music ecosystem — from network neutrality and the FCC’s authority to regulate the internet to international copyright concerns to the impact of health care reform on the music community. D.C. Policy Day 2010 will bring these issues into focus through informed presentations and panel discussions. A live webcast will bring the conversation to a global audience of artists, academics, industry professionals, journalists, music fans and more.
Topics to be covered include the hotly debated Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), the recent Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger, efforts to preserve an open internet and the health insurance landscape for musicians. Policy Day 2010 will also examine how the creative industries are faring under current Washington leadership as we head into a new election cycle.