Events

Conferences, panel discussions, and cocktail parties for media professionals


Conferences

Think Mobile Think Mobile - West
September 23, 2010 | Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco
Reinvent Your Business -- Innovate with unique mobile offerings and understand key mobile metrics. learn more |
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Smartphone Games Summit

Smartphone Games Summit
September 24, 2010 | Hotel Nikko, San Francisco
The Smartphone Games Summit is a one-day conference focused on the emerging smartphone games space.
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eBook Summit Social Ad Summit
October 1, 2010 | The New Yorker Hotel, New York City
Uncover the secrets behind top social media marketing campaigns. Speakers represent Johnson & Johnson, NBA Digital,  HUGE, Organic & more.. learn more
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Virtual Goods Summit

Virtual Goods Summit - West
October 12-13, 2010 | Moscone West, San Francisco
Once restricted to the world of online gaming, virtual goods and currencies are beginning to influence the development of social networks, community sites, and many other new and exciting markets. learn more
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Freemium Summit

Freemium Summit - East
October 25, 2010 | Sentry Centers, New York City
Across all segments of the media landscape, entrepreneurs and executives are pioneering online business models that combine a free offering with a premium, paid offering. This hybrid business model is one of the most exciting areas of business model innovation impacting the world of media and the Freemium Summit will explore the most important topics on the minds of leading practitioners. learn more | connect with attendees on Facebook

Social Gaming Summit
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Virtual Goods Summit
Social Gaming Summit + Virtual Goods Summit - London
11-12 November, 2010 | Chelsea Football Club, London
Two events over two days: The Social Gaming Summit, November 11, is designed to provide insights into some of the emerging areas of social gaming as well as some of the fundamental concepts that are key to understanding social games and how they work. The Virtual Goods Summit, November 12, focuses on the emerging market opportunity for virtual goods and economies. Once restricted to the world of online gaming, virtual goods and currencies are beginning to influence the development of social networks, community sites, and many other new and exciting markets.
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Semantic Web Summit
Semantic Web Summit - East
November 16-17, 2010 | John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston
Explore how companies are using semantic web technologies today, and should be using them tomorrow, for significant bottom line impact in marketing, publishing, corporate information management, customer service, and personal productivity.
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Social Gaming Summit Social Gaming Summit - East
December 1, 2010 | The New Yorker Hotel, New York City
Explore the intersection of games and the social web.
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Digital Privacy Forum Digital Privacy Forum
December 2, 2010 | The New Yorker Hotel, New York City
Mediabistro and Social Times present a one-day event about the importance of managing information, user expectations, and potential government interaction in the hotly debated field of online privacy.
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Social Ad Summit eBook Summit
December 15, 2010 | The New Yorker Hotel, New York City
eBook Summit will take a closer look at the changing digital publishing industry, from the perspectives of content creators and publishers.
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Cocktail Parties

Austin
Cocktail Party
9/14

Atlanta
Cocktail Party
9/15

 

Chicago
Cocktail Party
9/15

Dallas
Cocktail Party
9/28

 

more events

mediabistro.com Book Club

mediabistro.com is proud to announce the launch of mediabistro.com book club, where authors can highlight their latest work to cocktail party attendees. At each event, four authors will mingle and share drinks with mediabistro.com's influential audience and read a two minute selection from their work.

To be considered, please apply at least two months prior to the party you would like to be included in. You will be notified of your acceptance one month prior to the party. Parties will be held quarterly and co-hosted by mediabistro.com GalleyCat editors. One application per literary work, please.

For authors selected, mediabistro.com will:

  • Mention author in party email invitation (over 30,000 sent) and on the event listing with a link to the author's website
  • Photograph the event and post all pictures to Flickr -- follow up email will have a link to the Flickr site

Event format:

  • 6:30-7:00 Cocktails & mingling
  • 7:00-7:45 Readings
  • 7:45-8:30 More mingling with media peers

To apply, click on the party you would like to be chosen for:

mediabistro.com book club Featured Authors: Jennifer Abernethy, Thomas Chatterton Williams, David Farley, Melissa Ford, Gar Anthony Haywood, Carl Hoffman, Abigail Johnson Dodge, Suzanne McGee, Karen Stabiner, Alix Strauss, Laura Vanderkam, Amy Whitaker, and Susan Wright

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