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Our Ultimate Guide to 2011 Conferences & Events
Note: This post covers 2011 conferences. Please see the new 2012 guide to social media, tech & marketing conferences.
For the past four years we’ve assembled a calendar of the best social media, technology, media and marketing conferences for the upcoming year. Here’s our roundup of 2011 conferences and events.
Two great conferences are biting the dust this year: Gov 2.0 Expo and Gnomedex. A few others are still up in the air. This is not intended to be an all-encompassing list, and to keep things from spiraling out of control we’ve also left out some of the worthy but fast-changing BarCamps, PodCamps, MobileCamps and Social Media Club gatherings around the country.
Also please check out our Calendar of 2011 nonprofit and social change conferences on our sister site, Socialbrite.
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Consumer Electronics Show | Jan. 6-9 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
CES brings together tens of thousands of attendees with hundreds of companies involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. It’s a madhouse, but quite a rush! Tech Policy Summit is returning to CES this year. | ![]() |
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D@CES | Jan. 7 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
D@CES will feature D creators and executive producers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher bringing you conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology. This session will focus on the consumer electronics arena, and the big trends impacting it. | ![]() |
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Affiliate Summit West | Jan. 9-11 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
This three-day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts. | ![]() |
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Agency of the Year | Jan. 11 | New York |
OMMA’s Agency of the Year Awards celebrate the agencies that were able to rise above the rest over the past year, the shops that represented the best of class in the online advertising community. | ![]() |
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Virtual Edge Summit | Jan. 12-13 | La Vegas, Nev. |
In two days at Virtual Edge Summit, 70+ experts will share their secrets to success for adding virtual elements to events, meetings, learning and community initiatives. | ||
Content Marketing Retreat | Jan. 13-14 | Langley, Wash. |
25 miles north of Seattle, this retreat features speakers from the Content Marketing Institute, Fusionspark Media, Tippingpoint Labs and many more. | ||
10 Years of Wikipedia | Jan. 15 | Global |
A series of events to mark the democratic online encyclopedia’s 10th birthday. See the wiki for a location near you. | ||
State of the Net | Jan. 18 | Washington, DC |
This gathering provides opportunities to network and engage on key policy issues. This is the only tech policy conference routinely recognized for its balanced blend of academics, consumer groups, industry and government. | ||
Leadership for Social Change | Jan. 19-21 | New York |
This executive education program will help you learn how to open new markets using responsible programs, how to build relationships through public/private partnerships to achieve impact and value and how to meet the challenges of implementing social-benefit programs. | ![]() |
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Social Media Conference | Jan. 19-21 | Miami |
Social Media Conference 2011 Miami is expected to be the largest convention attended by executives from the enterprise online community and strategic communications industries. Topics covered include global business strategies for enterprise social media, strategic communications strategy with new media, mobile, revenue models, social media marketing, venture capital, new technologies, partnerships, legal issues and payments. | ![]() |
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Digital Privacy Forum | Jan. 20 | New York |
Mediabistro, Social Times and AllFacebook 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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Emerging Media | Jan. 24-27 | San Francisco |
This conference is an opportunity to view and experience the latest in technology advances and upcoming product rollouts. Whether you’re immersed in the world of emerging media or just have a casual interest in keeping up with the latest trends and innovations, this conference allows you to preview the future of the tech world. Also look for a Social Media Bootcamp on Jan. 24. | ![]() |
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Macworld Expo | Jan. 26-29 | San Francisco |
Macworld Expo is your once-a-year opportunity to see and buy all of the newest, coolest stuff – hardware, software and accessories – for your Apple products. Don’t miss the workshops! (I’m a Macworld Expo Faculty alumnus.) | ![]() |
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She’s Geeky Bay Area 4 | Jan. 28-30 | Mountain View, Calif. |
This event is for women from a diverse array of technological fields and those doing technology within non-technical fields. | ![]() |
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AlwaysOn: OnMedia | Jan 31-Feb 2 | New York |
This two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on how the Internet is disrupting the world of marketing, branding, advertising, and public relations. OnMedia also showcases the top entrepreneurial CEOs who are revolutionizing the way media is being created, distributed, consumed and analyzed. | ![]() |
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Strata | Feb. 1-3 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
From startups to the Fortune 500, smart companies are betting on data-driven insight. Get control of the new data opportunity at the inaugural Strata conference. Immerse yourself in three days of hands-on training, information-rich sessions and a sponsor pavilion filled with the key players and products. | ||
Blogging Success Summit | Feb. 1-22 | online |
Blogging Success Summit is thhe Web’s Largest Online Business Blogging Conference. This is a live online conference designed to help you master blogging for business, empowering you to quickly attract and connect with customers and prospects. | ![]() |
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BlogWell | Feb. 2 | Austin, Texas |
Learn how big brands use social media, and hear eight case studies on the social media programs in place at corporations such as Dell, REI, Coldwell Banker, Texas Instruments, et al. | ||
MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Forum | Feb. 2-4 | Austin, Texas |
Digital Marketing Forum Austin 2011 will feature keynote sessions from provocative thinkers, case studies from leading brand-side marketers, actionable advice and how-to’s, daylong re-conference workshops, networking opportunities and more. | ![]() |
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Lift11 | Feb. 2-4 | Geneva, Switzerland |
Lift11 is a three-day conference about current and emerging usage of digital technologies such as online communities, social media and casual games. Participants come to better understand the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies, and meet the people who drive these innovations. | ![]() |
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Vator Splash | Feb. 3 | San Francisco |
Vator Splash is a celebration of entrepreneurship. The evening gathering brings together high-profile, successful tech entrepreneurs sharing their lessons and advice alongside promising startups showcasing their innovative ideas. | ||
Social Media Week | Feb. 7-11 | Various |
Social Media Week is a series of global events that connects people, content and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. The goal of the series is to help people, brands, companies, not-for-profits and governments around the world establish deeper and more valuable relationships through open collaboration and social communication. | ![]() |
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Online Marketing Summit | Feb. 7-11 | San Diego |
Join more than 1,000 of your marketing peers as they share ideas, hear from expert practitioners and learn best practices in the areas of Social Media, Demand Generation, Search, Email, Analytics, Mobile, Integrated Marketing and more. | ||
Signal LA: The Content Marketing Conversation | Feb. 8 | Los Angeles |
Born from FM’s annual Conversational Marketing Summit, the Signal conference series will focus on one topic in one city at a time. It launches in LA. Signal is produced for senior decision makers in the media and marketing business. Also look for Signal Southwest: Leveraging the Local Conversation on March 10 | ||
edSocial Media Bootcamp | Feb. 8 | San Francisco |
This full-day workshop provides an in-depth, hands-on introduction to social media technology. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty and alumni. | ![]() |
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Social Media Strategies Summit | Feb. 8-10 | San Francisco |
The summit will give you a chance to learn from leading minds in social media marketing such as representatives of Dunkin Donuts, Zappos, General Motors, Discovery Channel, PayPal and the NCAA. You’ll also receive practical tools to build and grow your social media strategies and network with speakers and other business execs using social media. | ![]() |
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Online Community Unconference East | Feb. 9 | New York |
This gathering of online community professionals – managers, developers, business people, tool providers, investors – will dissect experiences and strategies in the development and growth of online communities. | ||
Twiistup 8 Infinity | Feb. 9-10 | Los Angeles |
More than just a conference, Twiistup is LA’s biggest technology event. Twiistup combines a showcase for innovation, a platform for thought leaders and an audience of entrepreneurs, media and investors all wrapped in a unique, stylized environment that rivals a Hollywood production. | ![]() |
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Media that Matters | Feb. 10-11 | Washington, DC |
This year’s theme, “Storytelling Across Platforms,” focuses on today’s evolving media world in which the public can engage with creative projects across platforms such as radio, the Web and mobile devices, as well as film and TV. | ![]() |
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O’Reilly Tools of Change | Feb. 14-16 | New York |
The fifth annual O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference explores the new world of publishing without boundaries. This event provides an unparalleled opportunity for stakeholders from across the book publishing and tech industries to network, share ideas and engage in lively debate. | ||
Social Media For Government | Feb. 14-17 | Washington, DC |
Learn how to engage your employees and citizens by using the latest Web 2.0 technologies to drive communication results. | ![]() |
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Mobile World Congress | Feb. 14-17 | Barcelona |
The Mobile World Congress will showcase dynamic speakers from a broad range of companies and will feature in-depth sessions covering the industry’s key growth areas. | ![]() |
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Forum and Communities | Feb. 16 | San Francisco |
During this one-day event, a team of renowned experts will provide guidance on how to effectively engage with community, give tips on how to maximize the value of your communities and offer insights into new services to try and trends to watch out for. | ||
Content Marketing Strategies | Feb. 16-17 | Berkeley, Calif. |
This new conference will gather leading brands, ad agencies, publishers, PR professionals and service providers to focus solely on the latest strategies, solutions and technologies in digital content marketing. | ||
Intelligent Content | Feb. 16-18 | Palm Springs, Calif. |
Now in its third year, the conference is an annual meeting of thought leaders and practitioners dedicated to improving the findability, usability, adaptability and delivery of content to a wide variety of users, when, where and how they need it. | ||
Social Fresh Tampa | Feb. 21-22 | Tampa, Fla. |
Social media must bring real business results to be relevant. At this gathering you’ll see case studies, session topics, demonstrations of new tools, industry leaders that execute top social media strategies and a half day of training. | ||
Gravity Summit | Feb. 22 | Westwood, Calif. |
Gravity Summit is the premier real-time social media event that helps bridge the gap between new social media marketing tools and the business community and seek to help educate and inform marketing professionals, small business owners, advertisers, C-level executives and others about the new marketing and communications landscape. | ||
SearchFest | Feb. 23 | Portland, Ore. |
Industry experts and thought leaders from around the country will deliver in-depth presentations on topics including Advanced Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Universal Search, Analytics, Paid Search Marketing and many more. | ![]() |
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Digiday: On Media | Feb. 23 | Los Angeles |
The conference will address the biggest issues and challenges digital agencies and marketers face today across the buying spectrum, as well as where they are making their bets for 2011. | ![]() |
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SearchFest | Feb. 23 | Portland, Ore. |
Industry experts and thought leaders from around the country will deliver in-depth presentations on topics including Advanced Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Universal Search, Analytics, Paid Search Marketing and much more. | ||
Launch | Feb. 23-24 | San Francisco |
The first Launch conference, from Jason Calacanis (who was co-creator of TechCrunch Disrupt and TechCrunch50), will showcase promising new startups and the venture capitalists and angel investors who fund them. | ||
NewsCamp | Feb. 24-27 | Raleigh, N.C. |
This daylong workshop will tackle subjects ranging from storytelling without words to best practices and emerging technologies. But it’s more than talk: You’ll spend the afternoon in small hands-on sessions learning how to put these theories into practice. | ||
DEMO Spring | Feb. 27-Mar 1 | Palm Desert, Calif. |
At DEMO Spring, investors and potential partners can get a close-up look at the latest trend-setting technologies. It’s not just a place for face time but for eyes-on-the-product time. | ![]() |
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Future of Money & Technology Summit | Feb. 28 | San Francisco |
The Future of Money & Technology Summit brings together the best and brightest thinkers around money, including visionaries, entrepreneurial business people, developers, press, investors, authors, solution providers, service providers and organizations that work with them at the convergence of cash and commerce. | ![]() |
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Enterprise Connect | Feb. 28-Mar 3 | Orlando, Fla. |
The program focuses on the themes of Mobility, Unified Communications, SIP and SIP Trunking, The Cloud and Virtualization, Video and Collaboration, Planning and Implementing IP Telephony, The Social Enterprise and Managing Technology, Costs and People.. | ||
TED | Feb. 28-Mar 4 | Long Beach, Calif. |
TED will assemble a cast of characters capable of stirring the imagination, with explorers, storytellers, photographers, scientific pioneers, visionaries and provocateurs from all parts of the globe. | ![]() |
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Search Congress and Webcongress | March 1-4 | Barcelona |
Search Congress will take place March 2, with workshops March 3, followed by WebCongress. Where Search Congress focuses solely on search marketing on the Web, Webcongress focuses on every latest online trend on the web: social search, video marketing and lots more. | ||
Social Media Strategies for Travel North America | March 2-3 | San Francisco |
Social Media Strategies for Travel North America is the world’s leading social media conference solely dedicated to the travel industry. This event is the No.1 meeting place for those working in social media in travel. Ensure you get the real low-down on how travel companies are capitalizing on the converging worlds of social media, mobile and location. | ||
Innovative e-Marketing | March 2-3 | Barcelona |
This cross-industry event helps uncover the secrets to success from the most experienced e-marketers in the world. Learn how to put ideas into practice in the form of social networking activities, brainstorming sessions, talking circles, keynote case studies and insightful presentations. Use promo code EMK11/006 when registering to save 10%. | ![]() |
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paidContent | March 3 | New York |
Senior business executives from across the content industry come together at The Times Center in New York to discuss making digital content pay without pinning it all on advertising. | ![]() |
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Local Online Advertising | March 3-4 | New York |
This conference is designed for executives responsible for developing, managing, marketing and selling online advertising at the local level and for anyone interested in driving value for their mobile operations. | ||
Digital Media and Learning | March 3-5 | Long Beach, Calif. |
The Digital Media and Learning Conference is an annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialog and linking theory, empirical study, policy and practice. | ![]() |
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Cloud Connect | March 7-10 | Silicon Valley, Calif. |
Cloud Connect is the one event that brings together cloud customers and cloud operators who are looking to accelerate their cloud strategy while driving growth and innovation. Register for a free Expo Pass or to Save $100 with Priority Code CNXACC19 at www.cloudconnectevent.com | ![]() |
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PubCon South | March 8-9 | Austin, Texas |
A slate of dozens of conference panel discussions and diverse multiple topic tracks will combine with top keynotes, sessions, industry exhibitors, training programs and a lineup of networking events. | ![]() |
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Enterprise Social 2.0 | March 8-9 | Brussels |
This upcoming event will be focusing on driving consumer engagement, business efficiency and CRM through social media. | ![]() |
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SMX West | March 8-10 | San Jose, Calif. |
Participate in your choice of more than 60 sessions on search engine optimization, paid search advertising, social media marketing, local and mobile search, landing page conversions and more. Whether you are a beginner or SEM expert, you work at (or with) an agency or manage search marketing in house, SMX West has programming to fit your needs. | ||
Media Summit | March 9-10 | New York |
Hundreds of the country’s top media, entertainment and technology executives are expected to attend this gathering to discuss broadband, wireless, advertising, TV, film, cable, satellite, publishing, news and other media. | ||
Signal Austin | March 10 | Austin, Texas |
Signal: Austin is the second event in a series of one-day summits hosted by Federated Media and John Battelle for a community of brand marketers, technologists, digital and creatives shops, entrepreneurs, content curators, media and entertainment executives. The summit will feature case studies, conversations, panel discussions and fun interludes, and the speakers will represent the innovative ideas and solutions that help brands, people and campaigns reach engaged audiences. | ![]() |
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South by Southwest | March 11-20 | Austin, Texas |
South by Southwest offers an amazing gathering of thought leaders in independent music, independent films and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery. The Integrated Media Association Conference will take place March 10 within SXSW. | ![]() |
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eMetrics Optimization Summit | March 13-18 | San Francisco |
The summit will help you learn how to turn customer touchpoint data into insight, whether it’s search terms, ad response, web behavior, customer satisfaction, mobile activities, social media attitude or transactions. The eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit also hits Toronto on April 26-29. | ||
Conversion Conference West | March 14-15 | San Francisco |
Conversion Conference West is a worldwide event series for people who want to get the most out of their online campaigns. This conference is chock-full of the latest learnings and practices from world-class experts. | ![]() |
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Web and New Media Conference | March 17-18 | Washington, DC |
The annual Government Web Managers Conference is the premier networking and educational event of the year for web content managers, web writers and editors, and government employees who contribute content to government websites. More than 500 attendees are expected. | ||
OMMA Global | March 17-18 | San Francisco |
This conference and trade show attracts a large crowd interested in the business of Online Media, Marketing and Advertising. | ||
Interactive Local Media East | March 21-23 | Boston |
BIA/Kelsey conferences are consistently recognized for the quality of their speakers and content. Each BIA/Kelsey event brings together top executives to network and discuss topics of critical importance to their respective industries. | ![]() |
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Search Engine Strategies New York | March 21-25 | New York |
Learn about topics such as pay-per-click management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate content, multiple site issues, video optimization, site optimization, usability and more. | ||
Emerging Communications Conference & Awards | March 22-24 | Burlingame, Calif. |
The Emerging Communications Conference & Awards (eComm) was established to provide an independent forum to showcase and accelerate innovation across communications technology and services. Its mission is to ensure an open exchange of vision and ideas in order to positively influence the future of technology-mediated-communications through education, research and events. | ![]() |
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Social Pulse | March 23-24 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
As social media marketing programs mature for America’s largest corporations, the challenge becomes how to leverage these channels to directly contribute to bottom-line revenues. This gathering answers those questions with new case studies from leading corporations and new insights from authors and social marketers. | ![]() |
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SF Venture Summit | March 24 | San Francisco |
The conference brings together 300+ thought leaders, financiers, entrepreneurs and MBA students from over 60 countries. Guy Kawasaki is one of the speakers. | ||
mediaXchange | March 25-28 | Dallas |
The Newspaper Association of America’s mediaXchange conference is focused on helping attendees gain expertise, learn from their colleagues’ experience and find products, services and partnerships. | ||
An Event Apart | March 28-30 | Seattle |
An Event Apart is the design conference for people who make websites. Also coming to Boston on May 2-4, Atlanta on June 13-15, Minneapolos on Aug. 8-10 and Washington, DC, on Oct. 24-26. | ||
Web 2.0 Expo | March 28-31 | San Francisco |
Web 2.0 Expo is a conference and tradeshow for everyone who cares about embracing and extending the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. | ![]() |
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Social Media World Forum – Europe | March 29-30 | London |
Two days of interactive & engaging sessions featuring leading key figure keynotes, brand case studies, topical Q&A and debates, exhibition hall, workshops and networking. | ||
Information Architecture Summit | Mar 30-Apr 3 | Denver |
The IA Summit is the premier gathering place for people and ideas in information architecture. Nate Silver will keynote. | ||
April | ||
Sex::Tech 2011 | April 1-2 | San Francico |
Sex::Tech 2011 aims to bring health and technology professionals together with youths, parents and community leaders to advance sexual health for youths and young adults. | ![]() |
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Social Media & Community 2.0 Strategies | April 4-6 | Boston |
This fourth annual gathering focuses on the business value of social media for established brands, as well as entrepreneurial companies. It brings together community experts with lines of business leaders who are using social media strategically to drive their business. | ![]() |
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We Media NYC | April 6 | New York |
In 2011 We Media will issue a We Media challenge to create the brilliant city of the future, award $50,000 to the best start-up ideas, hold a boot camp for would-be entrepreneurs and focus on new ways to think, create and change everything. | ||
Beyond Books | April 6-7 | Cambridge, Mass. |
“Beyond Books: News, Literacy, Democracy and America’s Libraries” (shortlink: “BiblioNews”) is a one-and-one-half-day convention that aims to assess shared purpose — and now shared channels and technologies — among librarians and journalists to promote civic engagement and open access to information. | ![]() |
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ad:tech San Francisco | April 11-13 | San Francisco |
ad:tech is the meeting place for the world’s leading digital marketing and service companies as well as nearly 10,000 digital marketers, influential speakers and domestic and international press. | ![]() |
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National Association of Broadcasters | April 11-15 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
The NAB Show is the world’s largest digital media industry event attended by leading media, entertainment and communications professionals who share a passion for the next generation of video and audio content across multiple platforms — from television, radios and computers to phones, the big screen and beyond. | ||
Signal Chicago | April 12 | Chicago |
Signal: Chicago will focus on the theme of “Marketing in Real Time.” From real-time bidding on new demand-side and exchange platforms to real-time messaging of location-based services, marketing has time-shifted into the present tense. | ![]() |
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Sentiment Analysis Symposium | April 12 | New York |
The symposium bridges technology and business in one of the most exciting applications to emerge in recent years: software that discovers business value in opinions and attitudes in social media, news and enterprise feedback. | ![]() |
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MIX 10 | April 12-14 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
A three-day conference for web designers and developers building the world’s most innovative web sites. | ![]() |
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The Power of eMarketing | April 19-20 | San Francisco |
The Power of eMarketing Conference offers an unparalleled and exclusive experience in best practices, case histories and processes for social, email and emerging marketing technologies. | ||
Where 2.0 | April 19-21 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
The premier conference for all things location-aware, Where 2.0 brings together CTOs, developers, technologists, researchers, geographers, business developers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to shed light on the issues surrounding location, mobile and social. | ![]() |
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Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit | April 26-28 | San Francisco |
GSMI says their conferences create rich environments for learning, networking and ensure customers of great experiences. | ||
The Next Web | April 27-29 | Amsterdam |
The Next Web brings together the best audience and companies from Europe and the U.S. to discuss the future of the Web and mobile. | ![]() |
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Under the Radar | April 28 | Austin, Texas |
Under the Radar will uncover the disconnect between business units and IT departments, showcasing the most forward-thinking cloud and business app startups. The conference brings startups, industry leaders, press and investors together with one ultimate goal: to get the deal done. | ![]() |
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SOBCon | Apr 29-May 1 | Chicago |
SOBCon is the think tank of the social Web, where some of the best minds in the Internet space gather to present models, discuss insights and determine best practices. SOBCon features six models and masterminds workshops, six up-close, interactive conversations with business leaders and four special presentations, all focused on the new online and offline leadership and loyalty business. | ![]() |
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Future Midwest | April 28-29 | Detroit |
FutureMidwest Innovations Inc is dedicated to accelerating business and cultural transformation in the Midwest by developing initiatives that unite community passions with emerging technologies. | ||
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CMS Expo | May 2-4 | Evanston, Ill. |
Created for Web designers, developers and business people, CMS Expo is the place to be for the most relevant, timely and actionable information in the fast-growth CMS Sector. Attendees will learn the latest Web skills while making highly valuable business connections, all under one roof. | ![]() |
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Digital Hollywood Spring | May 2-5 | Marina Del Rey, Calif. |
Digital Hollywood is the premier entertainment and technology conference in the country. Dozens of media and entertainment execs on tap to discuss the state of digital content. | ![]() |
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The Founder Conference | May 3 | Mountain View, Calif. |
Join 600 entrepreneurs for a full-day conference that covers finding co-founders, how to launch and get press and traction, how to improve your pitch to investors and more. | ||
Digital Impact | May 5-6 | New York |
Digital innovation has never been more important or accessible to public relations professionals. At the PRSA 2011 Digital Impact Conference, “Building Knowledge, Skills and Value for the New Decade,” deep dive into case studies, new technologies and opportunities where communicators may take the lead. | ![]() |
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99% Conference | May 5-6 | New York |
This event brings together some of the world’s most productive creative visionaries to offer a behind-the-scenes look at their processes as they share road-tested insights on pushing ideas forward. | ||
Confab | May 9-10 | Minneapolis, Minn. |
You’ll hear from passionate, pragmatic speakers who are recognized for their expertise in the fields of user experience, CMS, marketing, media/publishing, social media, and SEO. Attending will be authors and folks from agencies, small businesses, and enterprise-level organizations. | ||
Content Delivery Summit | May 9 | New York |
This event is designed to bring together customers, vendors, analysts, and Wall Street to discuss and define where the video delivery industry is headed. | ||
School of WOM | May 9-11 | Chicago |
School of WOM (Word of Mouth) focuses on how to engage the social consumer across business disciplines. With an emphasis on hands-on learning from industry experts, experiential thought leaders and engagement passionistas, School of WOM will ensure that your brand becomes talkable across multiple consumer touch points. | ![]() |
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Streaming Media East | May 10-11 | New York |
With more than 100 speakers across 30 sessions, Streaming Media East is still the one online video show that is solely focused on giving you real information you can apply immediately in your business. The gathering combines cutting-edge exhibitors and intensive conference sessions, giving you the chance to hear and see the best and the brightest minds in the online video industry — at the podium, in the Exhibit Hall and among the attendees. | ||
Big Omaha | May 11-13 | Omaha, Neb. |
Big Omaha 2011 is the culmination of the amazing entrepreneurial energy taking place within the Midwest. | ![]() |
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Winning Media Strategies | May 15 | Detroit |
BIA/Kelsey’s annual conference focuses on the latest developments and trends for enhancing the traditional media business and creating the progressive change television, radio, cable and newspaper companies must make to ensure long-term success. | ||
RailsConf 2011 | May 16-19 | Baltimore, Md. |
RailsConf is the largest official conference dedicated to everything Ruby on Rails. Through keynotes, sessions, tutorials, events and of course lots of hallway hacking, RailsConf is the meeting place for the Ruby on Rails community. | ![]() |
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Next Conference | May 17-18 | Berlin |
NEXT puts the interactive consumer in the focus point of consideration. NEXT is the place where people discuss and experience how the consumer on the Internet is evolving. | ![]() |
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ArtezInterAction | May 19 | San Francisco |
The program will cover a range of topics from integration of social media tools to exploring mobile giving to best practices for online fundraising that will help nonprofits connect with their donors and prospects online. Learn about the latest trends in cloud computing, social network fundraising, smartphone apps and mobile web e-commerce. | ![]() |
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Privacy Identity Innovation | May 19-20 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
The 2nd annual Privacy Identity Innovation conference (pii2011) brings together key stakeholders and decision makers from various communities to examine critical technological, ethical and legal issues affecting the future of digital privacy, identity, reputation and trust. In particular, the program explores how to protect sensitive information while enabling new technologies and business models. | ||
Social Media Marketing & Monitoring | May 23 | San Francisco |
Social Media Marketing & Monitoring will bring together leading marketing experts, brands, agencies and journalists for an intensive one-day conference. Speakers will offer updates on the latest strategies, tools and techniques in social media marketing. The gathering will examine trends from Facebook to Foursquare, Groupon to social gaming and social media monitoring and influencer engagement to social CRM. | ![]() |
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Social Media Optimization Conference | May 23-24 | San Francisco |
Traditional advertising and even Search Engine Marketing don’t deliver the bang they once did. More and more, people are getting news, entertainment and business resources from social media. At SMOC you’ll learn how to boost your visibility in search engines and fuel your readers’ desire to comment, consume and share through social media. | ![]() |
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Innovation Journalism 8 | May 23-25 | Stanford, Calif. |
IJ-8 The Eighth Conference on Innovation Journalism is a venue for researchers from many disciplines and institutions to present work and ideas relating to the interplay of journalism, communication and innovation ecosystems. | ![]() |
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Social Media Business Summit | May 24-26 | New York |
Experts from every field of the blogging and new media will be on hand to share their knowledge, techniques and advice at BlogWorld’s Social Media Business Summit. Industry gurus will share their experiences and network with attendees in seminars and moderated panels. Topics will range from high-end experienced blogger, podcast, broadcaster and social media themes to novice “start-up” topics. | ![]() |
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WebVisions | May 25-27 | Portland, Ore. |
WebVisions explores the future of Web design, technology, user experience and business strategy to uncover the trends for Web and mobile applications, blogs, social media, animation, motion graphics and more. | ![]() |
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D9 Conference | May 31-Jun 2 | Southern California |
Since its debut in 2003, The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference has been breaking news, highlighting innovation and bringing you straight-up conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology. | ![]() |
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CeBIT Australia | May 31-June 2 | Sydney |
Perhaps Australia’s top tech conference, CeBIT will have a strong focus on enterprise mobility. This dynamic area has already begun to transform the way the world is doing business and will be a key technology set to drive productivity in 2011 and compliment new and existing concepts such as cloud architecture based business. | ||
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GTEC DC | June 1-3 | Washington, DC |
UBM/TechWeb’s new conference, Government Technology Expo + Conference, addresses themes of Gov 2.0 and open government. GTEC brings together an audience of government buyers, decision makers, contractors and system integrators to drive more efficient and effective government through the latest technology services and products. | ||
Realtime NY 11 | June 6 | New York |
How are brands like McDonald’s, Delta, PepsiCo, Citibank, IBM and the NHL creating real business value with real-time tools like Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook? Find out at Realtime NY 11 (formerly TWTRCON), a full-day immersion in the mobile, social and real-time Web. Learn how to listen and respond to customers, create effective promotions and get bottom-line results. See real brands share case studies, best practices and the latest tools for the social, mobile and real-time Web. | ![]() |
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WebContent | June 6-7 | Chicago |
Within five years 50% of all Web traffic will come through mobile devices and more users will access the Internet via mobile devices than desktops. Join national content experts, marketers, strategists, developers and other industry thinkers so that you can learn how to get your content to increasingly mobile clients, customers and fans. | ||
Conversational Marketing Summit | June 6-7 | New York |
Leading agencies, marketers, platforms and entrepreneurs come together for the marketing industry’s most rigorous and thought-provoking annual two-day gathering that bridges the innovations of the Internet with the practice of marketing. Conference site has not been updated for 2011. | ||
Personal Democracy Forum | June 6-7 | New York |
The annual gathering of people interested in how technology is changing politics, governance and society. It’s a must-attend event for political junkies and anyone using new technologies in politics or government. | ![]() |
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Internet Week New York | June 6-13 | New York |
Internet Week is a week-long festival of events celebrating New York’s thriving Internet industry and community. | ![]() |
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Inbound Marketing Summit | June 7-8 | San Francisco |
Chris Brogan heads up this conference series geared to social influence marketers. The Inbound Marketing Summit is where the online marketing community gathers to solve today’s marketing and business communications challenges. Another Inbound Marketing Summit is coming to Boston on Aug. 16-17. | ||
Advertising 2.0 | June 7-8 | New York |
The annual gathering of advertising, marketing and media execs covering global brands, marketing, mobile and media. It’s put on by Barry Diller’s IAC and Digital Hollywood. | ![]() |
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SMX Advanced | June 7-8 | Seattle |
This is the only search marketing conference designed exclusively for experienced Internet marketers. Sessions are fast-paced, Q&A-packed, frequently controversial and quite informative. | ![]() |
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Likeable U: Class of 2011 | June 8-9 | New York |
Designed to give you a better understanding of when, why and how to use social media to achieve your overall goals as a brand as well as an individual, this two-day conference will thrust you into the movement that is social media with sessions over two days featuring thought leaders from Facebook, Twitter and other social networks along with practical and hands-on how-to sessions. | ![]() |
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PitchCon | June 9-10 | Los Angeles |
Formerly known as LATV Fest, PitchCon 2011 features an expanded roster of top-level TV and digital content producers, development executives, agents, advertising and brand executives. PitchCon highlights include advance pitch prep sessions; master classes on production budget and scheduling, legal issues, producing web video, short-form entertainment and multi-platform writing; YouTube NEXT with emerging producers; a how-to session on spec scripts for writers; and the Pitch Pit, an opportunity for participants to get guaranteed meetings with “Catchers” from more than 50 companies, networks and agencies. | ![]() |
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MaxFunCon | June 10-12 | Lake Arrowhead, Calif. |
MaximumFunCon is a gathering of creative people who wish to be more awesome. | ![]() |
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IABC World Conference | June 12-15 | San Diego |
Join more than 1,400 business communication professionals from 40 countries to learn about the latest trends, issues and best practices in communication in this annual event put on by the International Association of Business Communicators. | ![]() |
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2WAY Summit | June 13-14 | New York |
The ReadWriteWeb 2WAY Summit to be held at Columbia University will feature speakers such as Union Square Ventures’ VC Fred Wilson, Mahalo founder Jason Calcanis, NPR social media guru Andy Carvin, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton, Hunch co-founder Chris Dixon and many more. | ![]() |
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OnMobile | June 14-15 | Redwood City, Calif. |
OnMobile 2011 is where the top venture capital-backed mobile companies disrupting the consumer and enterprise worlds join forces with the big players pioneering the new mobile device and operating system platforms. This two-day executive event features high-level debates on what’s hot in the emerging mobile market and how these innovations are disrupting how companies and consumers work, play, advertise and connect. OnMobile also showcases the top entrepreneurial CEOs who are driving mobile innovation. | ![]() |
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Velocity | June 14-16 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
Now in its fourth year, Velocity — the Web Performance and Operations conference from O’Reilly Media is the premier technical event dedicated to optimizing every aspect of your company’s website. What you’ll learn at Velocity will have a positive, direct impact on the bottom line. | ![]() |
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140 Characters | June 15-16 | New York |
This event from Jeff Pulver is expected to be the largest worldwide gathering of people interested in the effects of the real-time Internet on both business and “we” the people. | ![]() |
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Enterprise 2.0 | June 20-23 | Boston |
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. | ![]() |
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Cloud Computing World Forum | June 21-22 | London |
This third annual forum is free to attend and will feature most of the key players in the cloud computing and SaaS market providing an introduction, discussion and look into the future for the global information and communications technology industry. | ||
Create or Die 2 | June 25 | Greensboro, N.C. |
Journalism That Matters’ “Create or Die 2″ is a gathering focused on journalism entrepreneurship by and for people of color. Explore the role that journalism plays in communities taking responsibility for their own stories and explore opportunities for potential entrepreneurial journalism ventures. During this three-day event, you will conceive, design and pitch ideas for the next news and information businesses, tools and services that amplify diverse voices and strengthen the role of communities in shaping their stories. | ![]() |
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Future of Web Apps | June 27-29 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
The Future of Web Apps is a conference for Web developers and entrepreneurs. You’ll learn about cutting-edge tech and exciting new ideas. | ||
Connections | June 28-30 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
This event highlights consumer and industry research from Parks Associates, showcases key players and new technologies and delivers insight and recommendations for new business models and opportunities in digital media/content, mobile applications and services, connected consumer electronics, broadband and home systems. | ![]() |
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Project SEARCH | July 11-12 | Minneapolis, Minn. |
This fifth annual conference from QuestWorks in Orlando, Fla., serves as an opportunity to convene The Project SEARCH team’s international network of partners for a week-long offering of education, training and shared learning and planning to assist new and existing program sites in executing the Project SEARCH model to its fullest potential. Register here. | ![]() |
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AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media | July 17-21 | Barcelona, Spain |
ICWSM, the fifth international conference on weblogs and social media, put on by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, brings together researchers from computer science, linguistics, communication and the social sciences. | ![]() |
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CleanSlate | July 19 | New York |
CleanSlate 2011: Marketing and Media in the Tablet Economy is a one-day thought-provoking BtoB conference designed to explore the rapidly changing world of media consumption and advertising in the new Tablet Economy. | ![]() |
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Fortune Brainstorm Tech | July 19-21 | Aspen, Colo. |
Fortune Brainstorm TECH is a marketplace of ideas that assembles top technology and media thinkers, operators, entrepreneurs, innovators and influencers. These leaders inspire a conversation that informs Fortune’s editorial coverage throughout the year. | ![]() |
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OSCON | July 25-29 | Portland, Ore. |
The O’Reilly Open Source Convention assembles the best, brightest and most interesting people to explore what’s new and to champion open source adoption across the computing industry. Participants from the vast, diverse community will come together to learn, collaborate and inspire each other. | ![]() |
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Summit at Stanford | July 26-28 | Palo Alto, Calif. |
AlwaysOn‘s annual gathering of tech power brokers, VCs and business folks, held on the Stanford campus. | ![]() |
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BlogHer | Aug. 5-6 | San Diego |
BlogHer conferences bring together thousands of women bloggers — both veterans and beginners — from around the world to discuss, inspire and connect with each other. | ![]() |
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Inbound Marketing Summit Boston | Aug. 16-17 | Boston |
The Inbound Marketing Summit is where the online marketing community gathers to solve today’s marketing and business communications challenges. | ||
September | ||
Social Media World Forum – Asia | Sept. 1-2 | Singapore |
Look for two days of interactive and engaging sessions featuring leading key figure keynotes, brand case studies, topical Q&A and debates, an exhibition hall, workshops and networking. | ![]() |
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Content Marketing World | Sept. 6-8 | Cleveland |
Learn how to transform your marketing department into a storytelling factory, engaging your prospects and customers in all the right channels with the right messages – including social, mobile, email, online and even print and in-person strategies. Email me for a $200 discount code. | ||
DEMOfall | Sept. 12-13 | Santa Clara, Calif. |
The fall edition of the august tech innovation conference. | ||
TechCrunch Disrupt | Sept. 12-14 | San Francisco |
Disrupt SF promises “more hackers, more startups, more special guests, speakers and judges, more disruptive companies and products, more giveaways, more after parties and more fun.” | ![]() |
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SMX East | Sept. 13-15 | New York |
SMX East features three days of sessions, keynotes and access to the leading vendors in search marketing. Sessions will cover a wide range of search engine marketing topics: SEO, paid search advertising, analytics, local, mobile and more. | ||
Social Media Summit | Sept. 14 | Harrisburg, Penn. |
The summit brings together a diverse group of speakers to examine the far-reaching impact of social networks on politics, parenting, entrepreneurship, training and education, world affairs and the local news. This event is ideal for parents, budding journalists, corporate leaders, advocates, nonprofit groups, military personnel, HR directors and managers, business owners, college students and others who wish to think about the impact of social media beyond marketing and brand building. | ![]() |
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National Association of Government Webmasters | Sept. 14-16 | Cincinnati |
While focused on government web professionals, anyone can attend this ninth annual conference. | ||
SOBCon Northwest | Sept. 16-18 | Portland, Ore. |
SOBCon is coming to the Pacific Northwest. Liz Strauss and Terry “Starbucker” St. Marie will be connecting businesses to the planet and the people who live on it as they about business models that work for profit and for social good. SOBCon NW will have the same “Models & Masterminds” format featured in the Chicago SOBCon, with 6 work sessions, 4 interviews, 4 special presentations, and a half-day non-profit “give back” event. | ![]() |
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Strata | Sept. 19-21 | New York |
The inaugural O’Reilly Strata Conference brought a sold-out audience face to face with the people, tools and technologies that are the mastering the challenges of Big Data. It’s here, and it changes everything. From lean startups to global corporations, smart companies know that the future of business comes from harnessing big data. Look for insights, vigorous discussion and cutting-edge perspective. | ![]() |
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Directional Media Strategies | Sept. 20-22 | Denver |
Directional Media Strategies is BIA/Kelsey’s annual conference dedicated to the future of the Yellow Pages industry. Sessions drill deeply into the drivers of the Yellow Pages business in the future with a focus on the building blocks of a diversified operation. | ![]() |
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Online News Association | Sept. 23-25 | Boston |
ONA is the annual gathering of new media movers and shakers, journalists and online news managers. | ![]() |
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Search and Social Woot! Hawaii | Sept. 26-29 | Kauai, Hawaii |
Whether you are an avid search marketing or social media marketing rock star; an executive looking to improve your business, or a member of an agency, the Woot! will provide you with the strategies, how to’s and know-how around search marketing and social media marketing. | ||
Block by Block: Community News Summit | Sept. 29-Oct. 1 | Chicago |
Join co-hosts Michele McLellan and Jay Rosen for a lively and informative gathering of online community news entrepreneurs. Share your best practices, progress and challenges with fellow local news pioneers and learn from their experiences. The Block by Block summit agenda is built based on what online community news publishers most want to learn about at the conference and what expertise they can contribute. Revenue and community engagement are the chief focuses. | ![]() |
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Direct Marketing Association | Oct. 1-6 | Boston |
DMA2011 helps progressive marketers to better engage customers and improve bottom-line results in all channels, including social, search, mobile, video and more. | ![]() |
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WITI’s Women and Technology Summit | Oct. 2-4 | San Jose, Calif. |
WITI (Women In Technology International), the world’s leading professional organization for executive women in technology, will gather around the theme of “Collaboration, Strategy and Growth” through hands-on speaking engagements and panel discussions. | ![]() |
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Android Open | Oct. 9-11 | San Francisco |
Android Open is the first conference to cover the entire Android ecosystem. Whether you’re a developer, IT pro, business decision-maker or marketer, you’ll find the latest and best information for maximizing the power of the Android platform. Android Open is a big-tent meeting ground for app and game developers, carriers, chip manufacturers, content creators, OEMs, researchers, entrepreneurs, VCs and business leaders to share best practices, tools, models and lessons learned. | ![]() |
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Web 2.0 Expo NY | Oct. 10-13 | New York |
Web 2.0 Expo is a conference and trade show for everyone who cares about embracing and extending the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. | ![]() |
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Social Media Marketing & Monitoring | Oct 12 | New York |
Following sell-out conferences in San Francisco and London, this intensive, high-value marketing conference is heading to New York. Looking for the latest techniques in social commerce, social media monitoring, location marketing, social email and gamification? Join DVF, WGN America, NBC, Peter Shankman, Christine Perkett, Brian Reich, Brandwatch and many more at this must-attend. Get 10% off your registration with this code: SMBIZ10 | ![]() |
International Professional Communication Conference | Oct. 17-19 | Cincinnati |
“Communicating Sustainablity” is the theme for the IPCC 2011 Conference. The theme refers to the many different ways in which communication plays a role in helping us conceptualize, analyze and solve the environmental challenges of the 21st century. | ||
Digital Hollywood Fall | Oct. 17-20 | Marina del Rey, Calif. |
Digital Hollywood remains one of the nation’s premier entertainment and technology conferences. | ||
Pivot | Oct. 17-18 | New York |
Pivot is a new kind of marketing conference singularly focused on helping brand marketers and their agencies connect with the social consumer. | ||
Web 2.0 Summit | Oct. 17-19 | San Francisco |
The Web 2.0 Summit brings together 1,000 senior executives from the worlds of technology, media, finance, telecommunications, entertainment,and the Internet. This year the theme is “The Data Frame,” focusing on the impact of data in today’s networked economy. | ||
Pop!Tech | Oct. 19-22 | Camden, Maine |
Pop!Tech will mark its 15th annual gathering with more than 600 remarkable thinkers, leaders and innovators showcasing powerful ideas and projects that are changing the world. I attended one year — it’s a great gathering. | ![]() |
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Social Media World Forum – North America | Nov. 1-2 | New York |
Two days of interactive & engaging conference featuring leading key figure keynotes, brand case studies, topical Q&A and debates, exhibition hall, workshops and networking. | ||
Social CRM | Nov 3 | New York |
Are you connecting with customers on multiple platforms? Are you mapping this across your organisation? Do you have a joined-up strategy for managing customer engagement? Featuring an amazing case study from American Airlines, plus Dr Natalie Petouhoff, Tatyana Kanzavelli, Richard Hughes and Adam Metz, #SCRMNYC will provide a 1-day master-class in Social CRM. Don’t miss it! BUY YOUR TICKET HERE: http://www.oursocialtimes.com/socialcrmnewyork/ Get 10% off with this code: SMBIZ10 |
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BlogWorld & New Media Expo | Nov. 3-5 | Los Angeles |
BlogWorld moves from Las Vegas to LA, where experts from every field of blogging and new media will be on hand to share their knowledge, techniques and advice. Industry gurus will share their experiences and network with attendees in seminars and moderated panels. | ![]() |
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Social Media Prom | Nov. 6-10 | San Francisco |
Social Media Prom is “a formal dance for all of you who didn’t get a chance to make it out of your house, the backseat of the car, or …” | ![]() |
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The Market Research Event | Nov. 7-9 | Orlando, Fla. |
TMRE remains focused on the business value of market research and this year brings you more than 140 sessions and more than 175 speakers. Join the global community of market research leaders as we tackle the most critical issues in market research today and rally as an industry to Lead in A New Direction. | ![]() |
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Sentiment Analysis Symposium | Nov. 9 | San Francisco |
This gathering bridges technology and business in one of the most exciting applications to emerge in recent years: software that discovers business value in opinions and attitudes in social media, news and enterprise feedback. The event comes to the West Coast for the first time, building on the April 2010 & 2011 symposiums in New York. | ![]() |
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Innovation Summit | Nov. 10-12 | Sonoma County, Calif. |
Put on by Partners for Growth, this conference is designed not just for CEOs, CMOs, venture capitalists, developers or designers but also reaches out to anyone interested in technology. The gathering will bring in speakers from the nation and Europe to discuss how to be innovative and build upon the entrepreneurial spirit. | ![]() |
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LeWeb | December 7-9 | Paris |
LeWeb brings together the most influential audience in the Internet ecosystem. Top industry entrepreneurs, executives, investors, senior press and bloggers gather for two days to focus on the key issues and opportunities in the Web marketplace. | ![]() |
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Interactive Local Media West | Dec. 12-14 | San Francisco |
BIA/Kelsey’s Interactive Local Media is the definitive conference on local digital advertising and marketing. This event provides a 360-degree view of the local marketplace, covering local search, Internet Yellow Pages, vertical directories, Internet video, online classifieds and mobile search. Also see ILM East. | ![]() |
Additional conferences (and missing ones)
We can’t find plans for a 2011 version of:
• Teens in Tech 2.0
• Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup
• SocialMediaPlus
• TWTRCON
• SIME conferences
• M.O.B. Conference : Monetizing Online Business
• BlueGlass LA
• Supernova
• Techonomy Conference
• Big South Social Media Summit
• PICNIC
• Online Community Summit
• Pivot Conference
• SocialBizWorld
• Future of Crowdsourcing Summit
• Streaming Media West
• BRANDSconf
• Bulldog Reporter’s 2010 Media Relations Summit
• Reboot (last held June 25- 26, 2009, in Copenhagen)
• Digital ID World – US
• FASTforward
For a list of all things geek, check out Robert Scoble’s Plancast events calendar. In addition, Conference Alerts has a comprehensive list of 2011 academic conferences by subject category.
— Thanks to Serge Paulyn Ramirez for helping to compile this directory of events.
JD Lasica, founder of Inside Social Media, is also a fiction author and the co-founder of the cruise discovery engine Cruiseable. See his About page, contact JD or follow him on Twitter.
Join us at Social Pulse 2011, The Corporate Social Media Marketing Event, in Las Vegas March 23-24, 2011. Experts from leading corporations will show you how to move beyond the basics and drive ROI in your social media programs. For more information, visit our website at ” target=”_blank”>http://www.worldrg.com/socialpulse2011
Perfect timing for this post, JD. You might consider adding Big Omaha to your calendar: http://www.bigomaha.com/ I've heard very good things about the event, and hope to attend this year!
Hi there JD! The list is overwhelming, a bunch to choose from.
I would add the fully online Blogging Success Summit 2011 (Feb 1 – Feb 22, from Social Media Examiner & Blog World) – http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/bloggingsummit…
All the best from Poland,
Piotr
UBM/TechWeb have a list of all their 2011 events here:
http://liveevents.techweb.com/
Know of others? Add 'em, please!
Content Marketing Retreat in Langley, WA, 25 miles north of Seattle. Featuring Joe Pulizzi of Junta 42 and the Content Marketing Institute, Hanson Hosein, Director of Masters in Communications, Digital Media, at Univ. of Washington, Russell Sparkman of Fusionspark Media, Inc., Andrew Davis of Tippingpoint Labs, and many more. January 13 and 14, 2011. Details are at: http://bit.ly/gtMVQH
Early Bird Registration ends 1/6/11.
DrupalCon Chicago 2011 http://Drupalcon.org
Since BlogHer & ShesGeeky both made mention, I’ll add a few more of the Social Media conferences that center around brands, bloggers, agencies, and practitioners working in that space. (Although this is an excellent list to start from!) If I were working on the brand or agency side and wanted to be involved with the women & parents defining the content-creation and community building side of the Social Media equation? They’d definitely be on my radar as well!
It’s a bit late for Blissdom, but I’m adding it just in case. Honestly, if I were working on the brand-side or agency-side and wanted to work with the women who are shaping the content-creation and community-building side of the equation? I’d be at one of those.
Blissdom’11 Jan 26-28th (a little soon!)
Nashville, TN http://blissdomconference.com/
(4th year)
SheCON: The New Media Expo 2011 May 20-22
Ft. Lauderdale FL http://www.sheblogsconference.com/
Type-A Parent Conference ’11 June 23-26
Asheville, NC http://typeaconference.com/
(3rd year)
evo’11: The Evolution of Women in Social Media July 7-9
The Canyons Resort – Park City, UT http://evoconference.com/
(2nd year)
Wonderful, thanks for spotlighting these, Lucretia!!
During the Mobile World Congress, you have the Mobile Premier Awards on the 14th of February.
This awards showcase apps from all over the world and it is a point of reference for what goes down in Barcelona during the MWC week.
http://mobilepremierawards.com
Here's another – http://www.theforumcon.com/
February 16, San Francisco
Social media strategists like Brian Solis and leaders from Microsoft and EBay will lead discussions about the latest tools for improving and expanding forums and communities. Hope to see you there!
Hello!
I am the Social Media Director for midVentures, and would love to invite your readers to this one-of-a-kind conference.
http://data2con.com/
Data 2.0 Conference
April 4, 2011
The Data 2.0 Conference is a full-day San Francisco conference that spotlights how greater accessibility to data will impact business, technology, and society. The first conference of its kind, we take an interdisciplinary approach to government data, financial data, social data, and the startups that take advantage of such data. This conference is organized by midVentures, hosts of midVenturesLAUNCH with over 1500 attendees in Chicago.
We would like to offer your subscribers and readers 15% off our standard ticket prices by using code data2vip2011
Looking for a new way to network at your next conference? Check out Meet-Meme, the ultimate icebreaker… https://www.meet-meme.com/
Hi, A good one imho as curator(!) is Social Media Influence (June 14 in London). http://socialmediainfluence.com/conference2011/in…
Hi JD,
Following up on our conversation earlier in the year…would you please add our 2nd annual Privacy Identity Innovation conference, pii2011. It's May 19-20 in Santa Clara and will include PrivacyCamp at pii2011 on May 21. URL is http://pii2011.com.
Thanks!
Natalie (@TechPolicy)
Realtime NY 11: Business on the social and mobile web kicks off Internet Week NY on Monday, June 6, at B. B. King Blues Club. See case studies and learn best practices from organizations that are using the realtime web to deliver bottom-line results. Speakers are pioneers in using realtime, social and mobile tools to transform communications, marketing and customer service. Save 20% using code SMBIZ at http://therealtimereport.com/ny11.
On May 10, 2011, Corpen Group will be hosting a conference on Social Media and Crisis Communications (#SMACC) in Calgary Alberta. The conference will explore how social media is playing an increasingly important role in crisis comms, and will provide attendees with strategies and tactics on how organizations can properly use social media to understand and respond to critical situations.
Participants can expect to learn:
– Minimum social media requirements / preparedness
– How journalists use SM to gather information about a story
– How to deal with incidents that begin or ‘pop up’ online
– Establishing online credibility / selecting the right online spokesperson
– The phases of a crisis / how SM shapes the narrative of each phase
– The stages of SM engagement / what stage works best for your organization?
For more information on the conference visit: http://bit.ly/dS4KM4
July 19th, 2011 | Westin Times Square | New York City
CleanSlate 2011: Marketing and Media in the Tablet Economy, is a 1-day thought provoking BtoB conference designed to explore the rapidly changing world of media consumption and advertising in the NEW Tablet Economy.
Sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association [CEA], the best and brightest leading the way in the tablet economy will be speaking from companies like:
Media Link
NPD Group
Meredith National Media Group
The Daily
Major League Baseball Advanced Media
BPA Worldwide
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Fox News Channel (FNC) and many more.
Register today! http://cleanslate.ontrackevents.com
July 29, 2011 | CouchConf | San Francisco
This is a one day event for Developers who want to learn more about Couchbase Technology. All event details can be found at http://www.couchbase.com/couchconf
ESPN and HarperCollins join CleanSlate 2011!
Latest Agenda: http://cleanslate.ontrackevents.com/agenda
Early Bird Registration: http://cleanslate.ontrackevents.com/registration
Tablet growth means rethinking digital marketing and publishing. Join mobile content owners, publishers and advertisers on July 19th at the Westin Times Square in New York at CleanSlate 2011.
Learn more at http://cleanslate.ontrackevents.com
Hi Please look out for the Mobile & e-Marketing Conference to be held on the 13 and 14 July 2011 at the Indab Hotel, Fourways, Johannesburg. Please follow this link for further information: http://www.tci-sa.co.za/brochures/mwm_brochure.pd…
Really great list of events. Can I suggest also Pharma IQ's upcoming Social Media in Pharma Online Summit. This online event will bring together the international community to discuss and debate the challenges and opportunities social media presents for the industry – all in a convenient online format. Starting on the 12th July over 16 webinars it will feature 21 global experts inlcuding Chris Brogan and other social media experts from across the Pharma Industry. Visit ” target=”_blank”>http://www.socialmediainpharma.com.
Save $200 Off your CleanSlate 2011 registration! Use code: V6HF2J at http://cleanslate.ontrackevents.com.
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CleanSlate2011
September 25-27 | Digital World Expo | Las Vegas
A new media marketing conference featuring classes, keynotes, receptions and an exhibit hall with professional instruction and “how-to” learning experiences for both beginning and advanced digital media professionals.
For more information visit For class topics, speakers and other information please visit ” target=”_blank”>http://www.digitalworldexpo.com.
Any Meetings and Incentives programs, Corporate travel and Conference organizing needs for Southern Africa, the guys at Fairfield Meetings & Incentives are the only professionals to turn to to arrange manage all involved. http://www.fairfieldtours-dmc.com
Android Developers Conference – November 6-9 – San Francisco
The 2nd Android DevCon, the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps, arrives after a smashing debut in March, 2011 (nearly 1,000 attendees and 20 major sponsors). It will offer one day of intensive workshops, followed by three days of technical classes. Choose from 70 classes to bring Android open source development to a high level. Receive a $100 discount off the conference fee and/or get free exhibits admission by inserting the code MEDIASPONSOR when prompted. ” target=”_blank”>http://www.andevcon.com
Here's another one:
New Technology and Social Media: Are You Ahead of the Curve? Live virtual conference from the Association of Strategic Marketing. https://www.associationofmarketing.org/new-techno…
2nd Annual ShesConnected Social Media Conference: Connecting Digital Women & Brands
September 29, 30, 2011 http://shesconnectedconference.com
Toronto, ON Canada
We're unique. While there are conferences that cater specifically to top digital women and bloggers, and others that cater specifically to brands and agencies, ShesConnected is the ONLY one that brings them all together in a unique and interactive forum.
Here's another one
SocialMediaPlus Academy, Expo & Conference – November 15 & 16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA http://socialmediaplus.com/
2011 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition (http://www.fuelcellseminar.com/)” target=”_blank”> http://www.fuelcellseminar.com/)” target=”_blank”>(http://www.fuelcellseminar.com/) – October 31st – November 3rd at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, USA.
The FCS&E is one of the largest international conferences of its kind, attracting 1,000+ attendees annually and boasting an extensive Technical Program and Exposition. The 2011 conference, Fuel Cells: Today’s Clean, Safe and Sustainable Energy, expands on the mission to advance global energy, environmental, and economic benefits offered by fuel cell technology.
This year, the FCS&E is incorporating for the first time a “Customer Day” which will educate potential end-users. There will also be a focused program on hydrogen fuel cells slated for Thursday, November 3rd. Other featured activities will include the popular, “Women in Fuel Cells” luncheon, educational short courses and an industry reception in addition to world class technical and markets focused conference tracks.
Follow us on Twitter @FuelCellSeminar (official conference hashtag is #FCS2011)
BOLO 2011, October 9-11, Scottsdale, AZ
Join 200 of your advertising and PR agency friends at BOLO 2011. This event champions the marketing stalwarts, showing you how to leverage today’s digital marketing trends and technologies for economic advantage. Hear from industry thought leaders such as Scott Stratton, President of UnMarketing, and Jay Baer, author of The Now Revolution. From analytics and targeting to social media and agency management, the topics are cutting-edge and chosen to help your agency stay ahead of the curve in digital.
” target=”_blank”>http://www.bolo2011.com
What a comprehensive listing! Thanks for putting it together. :) We frequently post cross-media events on our website (www.interactiveontario.com)” target=”_blank”> ” target=”_blank”>(www.interactiveontario.com) and have found this to be a great resource. We will also be hosting the following event in October 2011 which you may wish to consider for inclusion in your guide:
X-Summit – Cross-Media | Intelligence | Collaboration | Change
Oct. 24-26, 2011
Toronto, Canada
Website: http://www.x-summit.com/
X-Summit is a business intelligence conference that focuses on the areas where cross-media converges; enabling content producers to better tell their stories seamlessly across multiple platforms. This year's featured speakers include:
– Vince Gerardis, Co-Executive Producer, HBO's 'Game of Thrones'
– Scott Snibbe, co-creator of Bjork's 'Biophilia' app album
– Allen DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO of Machinima.com
– Gabe Zichermann, CEO of Gamification.co and Founder of The Gamification Summit
…and many more!
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me!
Kind regards,
[email protected]
January 19+20 2012
@CrushIQ is a social media conference that will be coming to Napa, CA. They have hosted speakers from Facebook, Google+, Bing, and many other social giants. I've heard they have great hands-on workshops as well. crushiq.com
Have you started a list for 2012?
You are missing – eM12, eMarketing Conference, April 3rd and 4th, San Francisco, Marriott Union Square. details at:
http://www.emarketingassociation.com/2012/index.h…
Lunch n Learn event in Chicago on “Mastering Revenue Game with Digital Marketing & Social Media”
Attend this Lunch 'n Learn event on January 31, 2012 and learn how to master the revenue game with the help of Digital Marketing and Social Media tools, and achieve better business outcomes. Some of its benefits are that it helps in –
•Leverage digital experiences to make your marketing program more influential
•Create websites that drive revenue with the help of social and touch-based experiences
•Build compelling websites that deliver rich customer experience
To learn more about such benefits, do register now and attend this event.
Register now at http://www.indusa.com/SPDigitalMktlnl.php
Location: AON Center, Chicago, IL, US 60601