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Welcome to The Press List, our weekly newsletter alerting you to upcoming media events worth knowing about. The spring temperatures that recently flitted across Manhattan left town this weekend, but there are plenty of events on tap for this week that'll make braving the cold worth your while.
Monday gives us Ignite NYC, an evening of networking and discussion featuring a "Know Your Meme" quiz game in which contestants will test their knowledge of viral Web phenomena. Teams for the game will feature bloggers and Web experts, including Internet entrepreneur Peter Rojas, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon co-producer Gavin Purcell, and "man-about-town" Rex Sorgatz.
On Tuesday, there will be drinks and networking aplenty on both sides of the East River. In Manhattan, mediabistro.com fetes the upcoming TVNewser summit and its new WebNewser blog with a cocktail party. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Barons will will hold their monthly meetup. Don't worry if you don't get all of the partying out of your system on Tuesday, as mediabistro.com's got another shindig Wednesday night celebrating Russ Baker's new book about the Bush dynasty, Family of Secrets. Non-New Yorkers needn't worry: mediabistro.com will also hold cocktail parties this week in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. West Coast scribes yearning to write for TV will want to catch a reading and signing of mediabistro.com's second book, Small Screen, Big Picture, in Los Angeles on Saturday. Author and TV industry pro Chad Gervich will be on hand to tell aspiring small-screen writers everything they want to know about breaking in.
Publishing industry followers and other literati won't want to miss NYU's Festival of New French Writing where several big-name authors are slated to speak. The lineup for the festival features events with Bernard-Henri Levy, Marjane Satrapi, Chris Ware, E.L. Doctorow, The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, and Philip Gourevitch, among others.
Since we last checked in pre-President's Day, quite a bit has gone on in the media party scene: There were plenty of events as part of Social Media Week in New York. Highlights included the Shorty Awards celebrating the best of Twitter, where MC Hammer and CNN anchor Rick Sanchez took the stage. Social Media Week came to a close with "Twestival," which drew the usual suspects, including Rachel Sklar, Nick McGlynn, who partied with dozens of others to support charity:water.
We'll be back next Monday to forecast which media events you'll want to know about, along with all that went down at this week's hottest happenings. Be sure to check out 'Conferences, Etc.' and 'Beyond New York' for media events beyond the five boroughs in Chicago, Austin, and on the West Coast...
Monday February 23, 2009
Laredo Group - Intelligent Media/Sales Communication & Presentation
Communications course for media companies
Host: Laredo Group
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday, February 23
Where: The Friars Club, 57 E. 55th Street, New York
IgniteNYC III Web 2.0 Expo
Internet media talks and quiz show
Host: IgniteNYC
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Peter Rojas, Gavin Purcell, Rex Sorgatz, Caroline McCarthy, Bre Pettis, Kelly Reeves
When: 6:30pm, Monday, February 23
Where: Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette Street, New York
Tuesday February 24, 2009
CableFAX Best of the Web Awards
Celebration for the winners of the CableFAX Best of the Web Awards and the members of the 2009 Digital Hot List
Host: CableFAX
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-10:30am, Tuesday, February 24
Where: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 E. 42nd Street, New York
Web Video Leadership Forum Breakfast
Breakfast and discussion for corporate communications, marketing, and media executives
Host: Business Development Institute
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 8:30am-10:30am, Tuesday, February 24
Where: New York University Midtown Campus, 11 W. 42nd Street, New York
The New Rules for Success: How to Get or Keep a Job in Today's Economy
Panel of editors and hiring managers discuss the volatile jobs landscape
Host: ASME NEXT
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Chandra Turner
When: 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: ASME Conference Room, 810 Seventh Avenue, 24th Floor, New York
Mashable NextUp NYC
Networking and panels on social media trends
Host: Mashable, The Printed Blog
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Caroline McCarthy, Nicholas Carlson, Matt Buchanan
When: 6pm-10pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York
mediabistro.com TVNewser Party in New York
Drinks and conversation for TV and online media professionals
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Chris Ariens
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street, New York
February Brooklyn Barons
Mixer for NYC professionals
Host: Brooklyn Barons Social Club
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Richard Blakeley, Scott Kidder, Jim Lehnhoff
When: 6:30pm-11:30pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: Last Exit Bar & Lounge, 136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
NetSavvy Upscale IT Networking Event
Networking event for IT professionals
Host: OpeningYou.net
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 7pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: 79 Madison Avenue, New York
Wednesday February 25, 2009
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in New York
Party to celebrate the release of the new book Family of Secrets
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Russ Baker
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Wednesday, February 25
Where: Beekman Bar and Books, 899 First Avenue, New York
New York Association of Black Journalists Scholarship & Awards Dinner
Dinner to honor New York-area journalists and benefit a high school scholarship program
Host: New York Association of Black Journalists
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6:30pm-10pm, Wednesday, February 25
Where: Low Library Rotunda, Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, New York
Thursday February 26, 2009
HPNG February Networking Event
Discussion and mixer hosted by The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group
Host: The Hispanic Professionals Networking Group
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 6pm-8:30pm, Thursday, February 26
Where: Elmo Restaurant & Lounge, 156 Seventh Avenue, New York
Reading: How We Decide
Reading featuring author Jonah Lehrer
Host: Strand Bookstore
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 7pm-8:30pm, Thursday, February 26
Where: Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway, New York
Layoff Survival Guide for Journalists, Authors & Artists
Seminar on coping with layoffs and downsizing
Host: New York City Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club, Salmagundi Club
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
When: 7pm-9pm, Thursday, February 26
Where: Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York
VC Outlook '09
Workshop for venture capitalists
Host: youngStartup Ventures
Access: Tickets available for purchase
Previous/Expected Guests: Stephen M. Davis
When: 8:30pm-11pm, Thursday, February 26
Where: Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York
Conferences, etc.
The 2009 Corporate Venture Capital Summit
Summit for corporate investors
Host: Young StartUp Ventures
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: 1pm-8pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: British Consulate, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
The Business of Magazine Publishing for Editors
Business conference for magazine editors
Host: Magazine Publishers of America
Access: Tickets available for purchase
When: Tuesday, February 24-Wednesday, February 25
Where: MPA Conference Center, 810 Seventh Avenue, 24th Floor, New York
NYU Festival of New French Writing
French Literature Festival featuring conversations with French and American authors
Host: New York University
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
Previous/Expected Guests: Adam Gopnik, Marjane Satrapi, Sam Tanenhaus, Chris Ware, E.L. Doctorow, Françoise Mouly, Edmund White
When: Thursday, February 26-Saturday, February 28
Where: NYU/Tishman Auditorium/Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, New York
Beyond New York
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Austin
Drinks and conversation for media professionals in advance of the upcoming TVNewser Summit
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Amy Lemen, Beth Goulart
When: 6pm-8pm, Wednesday, February 25
Where: Uncorked, 900 E. 7th Street, Austin, TX
Social Media Club Chicago February Event
Media networking and panel
Host: Cision
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP not required
When: 5:30pm-7:30pm, Thursday, February 26
Where: 312 Chicago, 171 W. Randolph Street, Chicago
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in Los Angeles
Drinks and conversation for media professionals in advance of the upcoming TVNewser Summit
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Michelle Thatcher
When: 7pm-9pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: Blue Velvet, 750 Garland Avenue, Los Angeles
Seven Steps to Selling Your Show with Author Chad Gervich
Television pitch workshop with the author of Small Screen, Big Picture
Host: Storylink
Access: Open to the public -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Chad Gervich
When: 11am-12pm, Saturday, February 28
Where: The Writers Store, 2040 Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles
mediabistro.com Cocktail Party in San Francisco
Drinks and conversation for media professionals in advance of the upcoming TVNewser Summit
Host: mediabistro.com
Access: Open to media/press -- RSVP required
Previous/Expected Guests: Erin Hartman
When: 6:30pm-8:30pm, Tuesday, February 24
Where: Swig, 561 Geary Street, San Francisco
