Here’s Mashable’s latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and
conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.
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December 3, 2008, San Francisco, CA: The 2008 Holiday Season is upon us and when
the NYC Webgrrls Community gets together for the Holidays, it is an industry event, not only
about revelry but also about the celebration of the achievements of women in technology and
business. The event starts at 7PM with a 2-hour open bar followed by great Italian food, door
prizes, and drawings. More information is here.
December 3, 2008, San Francisco, CA: Silicon Valley Rocks! is the first music showcase featuring
performances from Silicon Valley’s tech community - from VCs and entrepreneurs to bloggers
and software developers - to raise money for Music in Schools Today (MuST) a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to
rescue school music programs from budget cuts. The full details are here.
December 4, 2008, New York City, NY: Webgrrls is having a NYC party just like
the one in San Francisco the night before (scroll up for more information). Or just get the information and RSVP.
December 9-10, 2008, San Francisco, CA: The Mobile Media Investor
Conference (MMIC) program will happen in San Francisco and is your opportunity to network
with mobile industry leaders and investors. At the MMIC program, you can hear case studies and
learn real examples of how to make money and how to raise money in the mobile media world. Your
10% discount is here. Further, an
additional $500 off can be taken with code MMIC995.
December 11, 2008, Mountain View, CA: Add-on-Con is the first conference designed specifically for
developers and marketers of browser Add-on’s. Organized by members of the community, the
one day conference brings together platform vendors, developers, and marketers, with the goal of
facilitating communication and sharing knowledge.
December 16, 2008, Los Angeles, CA: Meet up with E.Factor for Entrepreneurship: The Rise
& Fall of An American Entrepreneurial Icon with an exclusive book signing with Jordan
Belfort, Author of The Wolf Of Wall Street. Everyone who attends gets the book! Belfort will
share his thoughts with the audience on the question of “Entrepreneurial Greed vs a
Sustainable Company”.
December 13-14, 2008, New York City, NY: A group of top New York iPhone
developers formed the iPhone Boot Camp NYC by creating a meetup for iPhone developers and wannabe
developers. In December, iPhone Boot Camp NYC is offering two more workshops on basic and advanced iPhone Development. The goal is to train
dozens of developers, then spin off a company so each developer has a chance to work full time on
the apps in a community of fellow developers with a shared knowledge and training. A 10% discount
off the already discounted early-bird rate to mashable readers is available using discount code
mashable.
January 13, 2009, London: E.Factor hosts Commercial Opportunities in Mobile Phone Entertainment.
Attend and learn more about this emerging face of advertising.
January 21, 2009, Amsterdam: E.Factor is hosting an event entitled Following the Trend which will cover how
to understand trends. Keynote speakers of the evening are Rob Wageman and Marjan Ippel.
January 31, 2009, San Francisco, CA: The Teens in Tech Conference is
bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco. Learn from teenagers what they think
about the current trends of teenage technology. Feel inspired to create technology, at a younger
age at the Teens in Tech Conference. From developers, to entrepreneurs, to video-blogging, find
it at the 2009 Teens in Tech Conference. Only 25 tickets are available at this discounted rate of 250 for
the entire event!
February 4-5, 2008, Denver, CO: Web Directions focuses on professional development for web
designers and developers, interaction designers, user experience professionals and other
practitioners in the web arena, whether they work as a contractor, in a design agency, in small
or large businesses, in government, education or the not-for-profit sector.
The conference features two in depth days of leading web design and development experts, an
optional two days of half day intensive hands on workshops, as well as numerous networking
opportunities. Whatever your or your company’s role in building or managing web sites,
applications or communities, Web Directions is full of practical, valuable insights, education
and inspiration. Book before December 5th for just $795 — but Mashable readers can get
another $50 off, simply by using the promotional code WDN09MB.
February 6-7, 2009, Orlando, FL: In today’s economy, maintaining a
competitive advantage is crucial, whether you are a freelancer, or run a development shop. Using
the productivity benefits of Rails helps us to stand out in the crowded space of developers and
development firms. And the Rails core team hasn’t kept us wanting, adding features such as
internationalization, compatibility with Ruby 1.9 and JRuby, thread safety, and much more. And if
the Rails Rumble proved anything, it’s that a small team of Rails developers can accomplish
a great amount with little time. So how do we as developers continue to improve how we work and
what we produce? Get more information by attending the acts_as_conference.
February 9-10, 2009, San Jose, CA: User-generated content is a rapidly
developing revolution in media. Average Joe internet users now wield power over online content,
and businesses are adapting to respond to this trend.
UGCX is the first conference and trade show organized to bring together content-trendsetters
and business leaders to examine how these worlds collide and what the future holds.
Sessions within this two-day conference in San Jose, California, will focus on successful case
studies and business models that are driving traffic and revenue to content sites worldwide.
Mashable readers can
save 15% with priority code UGCXMAS.
February 12, 2009, Santa Monica, CA: The highly-anticipated Twiistup will hold their 5th and largest event to date on
Thursday, February 12th at a massive hangar in Santa Monica, CA. The search is on for startups to
“show-off” at the event. Fifteen showoffs will be selected to showcase their products
and services to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs, press and other influencers in tech,
media and entertainment. You can find out how to apply and register for the event by clicking here.
March 9-10, 2009, London: The Social Networking World Forum is the perfect event
for professionals to learn and discuss the future development of social media. The two day
conference and exhibition will provide a focused platform for the global social media industry.
The conference aims to address core issues such as monetization, future technologies/services,
engaging social groups with brands and how businesses can get the most out of social and business
networks.
March 9-12, 2009, San Jose, CA: Registration is now open for the eighth annual
O’Reilly Emerging Technology
Conference, O’Reilly’s flagship event for disruptive, innovative and
groundbreaking thought. ETech 2009 will feature exciting program content in new areas of urban
sustainability, personalized healthcare, mobile telephony and materials & mechanics. Register
by January 12 and Save $300 - https://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/register. Mashable readers get
a 15% off discount on top of that using code et09mash. View the growing lineup
of speakers at http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/schedule/speakers.
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