Mavin Digital Mashup » Conference http://blog.mavindigital.com Mavin Digital Mashup Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 #IWNY: Six Reasons To Engage http://blog.mavindigital.com/2009/06/iwny-six-reasons-to-engage/ http://blog.mavindigital.com/2009/06/iwny-six-reasons-to-engage/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:57:49 +0000 jessica http://blog.mavindigital.com/?p=1183 I’m a glutton for good events and when it is right in your backyard – all hands on deck in between the hustle and the madness of growing a company in the early stages of forming an Advisory Board, meeting with clients, delivering on projects…hectic all around. All of the above and more is simply not an excuse to not make the effort and get out there to engage in the educational, networking and fun Internet Week New York City events.

IF you have not caught the Internet Week New York bug yet, here’s why you should:

Gain insight. Even when you think you know it all, there is a lot to learn. As an entrepreneur, big consumer and evangelist of everything tech, digital and social media it is important to stay current and filter what is useful and relevant for our clients and community. A few events that I think are key and if you can register  would include Beyond Facebook: How will the students of today use the web of tomorrow, The Future of Digital Cities and Creativity and Technology (I am at this one today!).

Be inspired. Admittedly my first time at a New York Tech Meetup event last night, I was inspired by the products showcased. Will certainly make this event a part of my monthly repertoire. My personal favorites:

  • UpNext offers a 3D view and local search or your city (currently just New York). It is available on the iPhone!
  • Centrl offers a new way of connecting with people on the go. Available on the BlackBerry and iPhone.
  • Livestream formerly known as Mogulus. I believed in their product when I discovered it last summer. I didn’t realize how powerful the new Procaster tool – it is rad! I am so looking forward to dabbling in videos thanks to Livestream!
  • Aviary bringing design and editing to the browser. I haven’t tried it, but will definitely encourage our team of designers to dabble in it.

Connect and reconnect. Internet Week New York creates an invaluable opportunity for people to connect and reconnect. Everyone who is passionate about the community, opinion leaders, entrepreneurs, VCs, techies and creatives are engaging and making the effort to support the events and programs. Personally met a number of new key contacts simply by getting indirectly involved with a handful of events and being present at a number of them. It is tough to leave your desk knowing you’ll be back in a few hours with a foot more of work before you left. Yet if you are aspiring to start a company or pursue an entrepreneur career in the future this is one of those city program events that you can’t simply miss. The time is now.

Learn about new trends in tech from kids. At the ContentNext event last Monday, June 1 10 Kid Entrepreneurs To Watch were showcased on flyers. Here’s the roster MyYearbook.com, Whateverlife.com, MobilEdu, Uno, FEE Entertainment, Courses, InternshipIN, Dynamik Duo, Teens in Tech, Eclectyk.

Celebrate the people who make it happen. By participating in the events and programs you are helping celebrate and support the people who work hard to make it happen.

Enjoy and have fun! Have you checked out the parties? Quite an impressive list difficult to decide which one to hit…I’ve been going from one to another the past two days.  Unsure if I can keep up the entire week! The list of the fun events are also listed in the Internet Week New York schedule.

Now get out there! If you tweet, the official hashtag is #iwny.

~ jessica ~

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A full list of workshops, networking events and conferences are available at Internet Week New York. There are so many great events to choose from so it will be tricky to juggle a consistently hectic calendar. As an entrepreneur in media and technology CaT: Creativity and Technology is certainly on top of my list.

Why Should You Attend CaT: Creativity and Technology?

  • BE INSPIRED. With the BEST of the advertising creative universe gathering at CaT it will be a sumptous feast for the senses! Founders, top creatives, thinkers and technologists from The Barbarian Group, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Organic, First Born, R/GA, and a number of award-winning creative agencies will be sharing creative case studies and evolving ideas in the space. Learning from the best is inspiring.
  • KNOW WHAT’S NEXT. CaT’s agenda showcases new ways of doing things in mobile, social media, search, production and development. Being on top of innovation certainly appeals to our clientele of ad agency partners, brands and startups. It certainly establishes our credibility in the market place.
  • PARTICIPATE. As part of the New York technology and media ecosystem we are more than thrilled to engage in the festivities by being present in the many event opportunities. CaT: Creativity and Technology is a full-day event that promises new ways of delivery and engagement to anyone looking for fresh ideas in furthering the use of technology through creativity.

I highly recommend adding CaT: Creativity and Technology in your Internet Week menu of activities. Learn more. I hope to see you there and let’s connect via Twitter! You can find me @mavindigital.

About CaT: Creativity and Technology

CaT is a gathering of brand creativity professionals and tech-side development companies for a discussion of furthering creativity through technology. Both conference and trade show, CaT gives creatives, producers and marketers the chance to see what’s coming next, to get the big picture from thought leaders across a range of creative and technology areas — and learn, hands-on, about the latest technologies driving the best work.

See you soon!

~ jessica

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Our friends at Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco took the economic climate in careful consideration when planning this year’s expo. They have done a fabulous job producing with the power of less.  Kudos to Janetti Chon (@janerri) and team for their careful planning and top-notch program management. I predict this will be the best ever Web 2.0 Expo yet!

Register for a Free Expo Pass and get access to all this:

Register today (use discount code EXPOPASS).

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Here’s Your Chance To Win A FREE Full-Conference Pass To Web 2.0 Expo

  • Join Twitter to participate in this special offer. It is simple and easy to create an account. Make sure to upload a photo and create your mini bio. Incomplete profiles will be disqualified. It takes 30-seconds!
  • Make sure to follow @mavindigital (yep me!)
  • On Tuesday, February 10 between 10AMEST – 1PMEST when I tweet “come #web2e with me” the first follower who responds “@mavindigital i’d like to #web2e with you” wins the first FREE full-conference pass
  • Your entry must include hashtag #web2e in your reply for it to be official, otherwise it will be disqualified
  • The full-conference pass is none transferable. No reselling please

I’m giving away a second FREE full-conference pass after February 10 so stay tuned! Spread the love and thank you for following and visiting. Come back soon!

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Web 2.0 Expo IS one of my favorite tech conferences! Here’s why:

Relevant

Learn how industry leaders are maximizing the power of Web 2.0 technology in a slow economy

Gain confidence to navigate the social media landscape

Use The Power of Less, our Web 2.0 Expo theme this year

Phenomenal Speakers

On the line up are Nancy Duarte, CEO Duarte Design, Charlene Li, blogger and speaker Altimeter, Will Wright, Electronic Arts; Vic Gundotra, Google and more!

Engage

Web 2.0 Expo is community centric (that is why I ). There will be many opportunities for you to converse and share in the main conference, workshops and more informal spaces including Web 2Open were attendees lead the discussion, BoFs were organizations and individuals with a common topic of interest can gather, converse and connect and lastly LaunchPad is an opportunity for five companies to enjoy five-minutes of fame after passing a strict VC selection process.

Web 2.0 Love Code

The folks at Web 2.0 always offer a special love code websf09trt2 which gives you $100 off any conference pass package or you can use it to register for a FREE expo pass. Here’s what you’ll get for a FREE expo pass.

Your conference budget and time spent IS worth every penny and second invested when you attend a Web 2.0 Expo. Join me there and REGISTER!

I’ll be sharing more Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco love (two conference passes!) in the next few days so make sure to follow @mavindigital and @w2e on Twitter and come back soon!

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