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Mashable Connect 2012
Orlando, FL • May 3-5

Mashable Connect brings together Mashable’s passionate community for three days in a unique and intimate setting to share, inspire and connect with each other offline.The second year for our signature conference will bring our community together to explore the Future of Digital. Mashable Connect 2012 will feature premier speakers who will provide insight into the technologies and trends that are shaping the next era of digital innovation.

Speakers: Joe Fernandez (Klout), Burt Herman (Storify), Alexander Ljung (SoundCloud) and more
Sponsors: Buddymedia, AT&T, Webtrends and more

Price: $3,499

Group Buying Summit
Sydney, AU • May 7, 2012

Topical and issues-based – these are the key drivers of the Group Buying Summit program; succinct, direct presentations and an emphasis on real-time information that can ideally be directly applied to business. Statistical analysis, panels and audience interaction will also feature.

Speakers: Adam Rigby (Living Social Austrailia), Mike Sneesby (Cudo), Sam Yip (Telsyte) and more
Sponsors: Exalt Group and more

Delegate Price: $499
Top Price: $599

 Internet Week
New York, NY •  May 14-21, 2012

Internet Week is one of the top festivals celebrating the digital culture. It serves as a showcase for New York’s technology industry. It is a large event with everyone from bankers to startups to artists attending.

Speakers:  David Carr (New York Times), Pete Cashmore (Mashable), Courtney Boyd Myers (The Next Web) and more
Sponsors: Yahoo, Substantial, AT&T AdWorks and more

 

Price: $30, $20 if you tweet about your purchase

The Location Business Summit
Amsterdam, Netherlands • May 22-23

The 3rd annual Location Business Summit Europe is the biggest meeting place for hands on knowledge and networking within the mobile and location industry. Following our blockbuster events in Silicon Valley and Amsterdam last year, the biggest and best companies in the community will come together at the most influential LBS focused summit in the world. From LBA, indoor positioning, and SoLoMo, to business models, key strategies and the hottest market analysis, this is a sure-fire roadmap to solidify your strategies for the coming year. Hear case studies from leading brands such as Starbucks and the BBC, to in-depth analysis around payments from PayPal. You’ll be able to benchmark your company against the Giants such as Google, and Microsoft, and hear from the agencies such as Ogilvy, AKQA and JiWire.

Speakers: James Thornett (BBC), Sean O’Sullivan (LocalSocial), Peter Briffett (Living Social) and more
Sponsors: Sygic, TomTom and more

Prices: Standard Pass: before 3/23: $1,447 (1095euro), before 4/20: $1,711 (1295euro), after 4/20: $2,372 (1795euro)

 

paidContent 2012
New York, New York • May 23

We are at a critical point in the transformation of the media business. The past year has seen the rise of tablets and the accelerated transition of magazines from print to digital; the rapid ascent of e-books and the slow descent of bookstores; more viewing of online video than ever but in ever-decreasing lengths. Digital advertising growth is maturing—and in some cases, slipping. If your responsibility is to make money from content, what should you do next? If the answer was easy, we’d all be on vacation. It’s not—so join us at paidContent 2012, our acclaimed media industry forum, for top-level discussion about what’s working, what hasn’t and what’s showing the most promise.

Speakers: Jon Miller (NewsCorp), John Paton (Digital First Media), Liz Schimel (Meredith National Media Group) and more
Sponsors: Newslook, NewsCred, DCM Europe and more

Price: $1,295

 

Capital Connection ’12
Washington, D.C • May 23-24

Capital ConnectionTM, one of the nation’s most respected industry conferences, brings together high-growth and innovative technology companies from some of the most noted technology sectors and couples them with top business resources, including one of the largest concentrations of private financing sources of venture and private equity investors in the country. More than 800 attendees from throughout the United States attend each year to connect with other established companies and aspiring entrepreneurs and peers who share a common focus on building, investing, or serving some of the country’s most promising companies.

Speakers: Kevin P. Ryan (Gilt Groups) and more
Sponsors: Edison Ventures, Cooley, DLA Piper and more

Price: Entrepenuers: $450, Investors: $1195, Alternate Capital Sources: $1495, Financial: $1495, Corporate Tech Firms: $895, Government and Non-Profits: $795

 

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Steet Fight Summit West
San Francisco, CA • June 5

Street Fight Summit West is the Bay Area-based conference from Street Fight, the leading source of information on hyperlocal content, commerce on technology. SFSW follows on the popular Street Fight Summit 2011, now a must-attend annual event. Combining presentations and formatted debates, this one-day conference will look at the macro ideas shaping the evolution of hyperlocal business with  a particular spotlight on cutting-edge local apps and platforms, and strategies guiding the top companies working in hyperlocal technology.

Speakers: Tristan Walker (Foursquare), Mike Ghaffary (Yelp), Amber Case (Geoloqi) and more
Sponsors: Yext, Bundle, Patch and more

Price: (through 4/8) $299, (through 5/20) $499, (through 6/5) $599

 

Min’s Digital Media Summit
New York, NY • June 5

At the min Digital Media Summit the media world’s leading innovators will share their techniques and tactics for monetizing content, creating community and leveraging something only you have—your great brand. The min Digital Media Summit is your can’t-miss immersion into who’s doing what that’s winning in digital media. You’ll learn not just trends, but specific practical lessons that you can apply in your own company. Join min Digital Media Summit Chairman Steve Smith, and all the editors of min, who have collaborated to bring you the most forward-looking, practical program in our history based on their extensive knowledge and contacts in the industry

Speakers: Howard Mittman (Wired), Josh Quittner (Flipboard), Michael Silberman (New York Magazine) and more
Sponsors: Magazine Radar and more

Price: Before May 1: $895, After May 1: $995

 

Social Commerce Summit
Chicago, IL • June 7

At Social Commerce Summit Chicago, you’ll not only hear from incredible executives from the east and West coasts — you’ll get the scoop from the exciting players in this emerging innovation hub. Also speaking will be CPG marketing mavens of the Heartland from companies like Kraft and Sears, and our keynote innovator: Eric Lefkofsky,  co-founder of Groupon and founder and partner at Lightbank.

Speakers: Henry Blodget (Business Insider), Jason Harinstein (Groupon), Seth Kravitz (Technori) and more
Sponsors: TicketLeap.com and more

Price: $499

 

Banff World Media Festival
Banff, Alberta • June 10-13, 2012

A three day conference involving those in media to come together and share their experiences and insights. This is a huge development and production marketplace for digital media, as well as   a place for sharing the latest in digital media innovation and great insight and perspective from some of the members of the industry. There will be a great range of topics discussed and large amounts of debates and critical thinking about the future of how media is produced and consumed.

Speakers: Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire), Larry King, Steve Hannah (The Onion), and more
Sponsors: BellMedia, GettyImages, AOL and more

Kick-Off Price (before 2/18): $1,295.00
Early Bird Price (before 4/13): $1,450.00

Regular Price: $1,750

 

Location Intelligence for Enterprise USA
Chicago, IL • June 14

USA’s premier location intelligence conference is back. Focusing on to how effectively meet challenges faced by companies selling to enterprise in order to cash in on Location Intelligence boom. More than 80% of business data now has an associated address or region which means that location is big business.Location Intelligence is now becoming a necessity rather than a luxury, don’t be left behind in the race to adopt it. However, one essential issue remains: what is the most effective strategy for companies to monetize location intelligence? Make this a turning point for your company and discover, analyse and learn about the best ways to make huge profits in the B2B environment.

Speakers: Tyler Bell (Factual), Eric Waldman (Bing Local), Amy Forbes (Geocommunica) and more
Sponsors: Pitney Bowers Software, AT&T, Telogis and more

Price: Gold Pass: (before 4/13)- $1395, (before 5/11)- $1595, (after 5/11)- $1795
Silver Pass: (before 4/13)- $1295, (before 5/11)- $1495, (after 5/11)- $1695

 

Mobile Advertising Conference
New York, NY • June 14

At Mobile Advertising Conference, Business Insider will take a hard look at third-screen marketing. Which brands are using mobile technology to effectively engage consumers, whether it’s in-content ads, branded apps, mobile video, casual games, or something entirely new?

Speakers: Michael Bayle (ESPN Mobile)Giordano Contestabile (PopCap Games), Tim Reis (Google) and more
Sponsors: TicketLeap.com, Pillsbury and more

Price: $599

GigaOM’s Structure
San Francisco, CA • June 20-21

In it’s fifth year, Structure will convene in San Francisco to bring together the leaders innovating, shaping and defining the ongoing evolution in the technology industry – cloud computing. The shift to the cloud isn’t just a change in the way IT is organized and delivered, but it will also become the impetus for a new way of building chips, servers, networking and the other building blocks of the computing industry.

Speakers: Aaron Levie (Box), Chris Kemp (OpenStack), Werner Vogels (Amazon) and more
Sponsors: Softlayer, Battery Ventures, Aspera and more

Price: (before 4/21): $995, (after 4/21): $1,395

 

Mobile Local Media
San Francisco, CA • June 27

BIA/Kelsey’s leadership in local media and commerce analysis has added a new dimension with the emergence of mobile and social channels.
- Where are the immediate, near-term and long-term local media opportunities in mobile-local-social?
- Where’s the money?
- What are the best strategies for traditional local entities to pursue?
- What are mobile’s best commerce plays?
- What will it take to “win”?
We will endeavor to answer these questions and more during MLM San Francisco: Monetizing Mobile, Local & Social, June 27, 2012 at Mission Bay San Francisco. This packed one-day event will feature the industry’s top strategists, excellent networking and valuable industry research from BIA/Kelsey’s Mobile Local Media and Social Local Media research programs.

Price: $495.00

 

Velocity 2012
Santa Clara, CA • June 25-27

Web performance, operations, and mobile performance are essential ingredients in every company’s online strategy. The business value of “fast and reliable” has been established, and stakeholders are demanding more and better results now. Velocity gives you the skills and tools you need to master this ever-shifting, increasingly complex domain.

Speakers: Arya Asemanfar (Twitter), Mike Brittain (Etsy), Marcel Duran (Yahoo) and more
Sponsors: Keynote, Google, AppFirst and more

Price: Early Bird: $1895, Standard Price: $1995, Onsite Price: $2095

 

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Mobile Beat 2012
San Francisco, CA • July 10-11

Join us at MobileBeat 2012 – VentureBeat’s fifth annual flagship conference on the future of mobile – where we’ll bring together the industry’s greatest minds to discuss the evolving mobile landscape. Now that powerful mobile devices and fast wireless networks are readily available, it’s time to take a deeper look at how the mobile industry is growing up. We’ll explore the growing platform wars; the impact of mobile on shopping; the changing face of mobile for enterprise; how media is adapting to new devices; and how businesses can attract and retain users. Learn firsthand how the industry’s heavyweights are gearing up to take advantage of the maturing sectors. Both days will be packed with insightful content and plenty of opportunities to network with high-level folks from across the mobile ecosystem.

Speakers: Jason Spero (Google), Mark Curtis (Fjord), Matt Marshall (VentureBeat) and more
Sponsors:
PayPal, Adobe, SpilGames and more

Price: $495.00

Join top hyperlocal execs for strategy, ideas and networking. Register today!

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