Happy networking,
Katharine Bierce
Tuesday, February 8th
9AM Health | Tech | Food
Health | Tech | Food is a space and time to innovate around the core health issues of New York through the lens of social technology. While social technology most frequently addresses the upper half of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we will explore how these same technologies can also serve greater societal needs, namely, our health.
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/
12PM How Social Commerce and Mobile Change the Way We Make Decisions and Shop
Technology is evolving in such a way that previously distinguishable digitalized information formats, services, applications, networks, and business models are blending in ways that reduce distinctions. Objective: Highlight why and how convergence is impacting marketing, advertising and sales. Provide a deeper dive into mobile and social commerce and what this means for brands.
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/
3PM Gamify Me: How Game Mechanics Have Infiltrated Marketing
Winning points or badges, sitting atop a leader board and getting to the next level are all actions that we have grown accustomed to. Now marketers are incorporating these activities to encourage desirable behavior. We will talk about who is winning using game mechanics and how marketers can avoid getting blasted. Editors note: Here's a pretty simple rule... Game mechanics are not a bolt on. You can't just "add game mechanics" to something that wasn't designed to be a game in the first place. If you read this line, you get 10 points.
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/
6PM Mashable's NextUp NYC
Mashable's fifth NextUp NYC focuses on the skills that news organizations will demand and the tools journalists will need to be successful as they redefine the way they report, produce and distribute their content. Featuring Vadim Lavrusik, Community Manager & Social Media Strategist, Mashable, Jay Rosen, Journalism Professor, New York University & Blogger at PressThink.org, Queen of Journalistic Awesome Jenna Wortham, Technology Reporter, The New York Times, Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, D: All Things Digital/The Wall Street Journal Digital and Snowball Princess Laurie Segall, Money & Technology Reporter, CNN
RSVP: http://www.92y.org/shop/92Tri_
6:30PM Social Impact & Social Media Panel: Jumo, Change.org and Idealist
For Social Media week, we're taking a special look at what social media is doing for causes. We'll be hosting a panel discussion from three of the major organizations using digital tools to have a social impact; representatives from Change.org, Idealist.org and Jumo will talk about the about the current state of social impact tools in the digital space, and what the future holds for using social media to promote causes and social good. The panel will also discuss issues such as "slacktivism" and the digital divide that affect social media based activism.
RSVP: http://www.grassrootscamp.org/
7PM NY Tech Meetup
We've got a bunch of awesome demos -- plus a brand new geektastic segment called "Hack of the Month" (co-produced by nyhacker.org).
Here's where it's at:
* CollegeOnly - remember when Facebook was just for college students?
* HonestlyNow - ask your friends what's best for you.
* Consmr - yelp for consumer, packaged goods.
* DontEat.At - what the resturaunts don't want you to know.
* Hyperpublic - find the cool things around you.
* Teaspiller - accountant finder, activated!
* Proust - learn more about your family.
* TinyPass - secure, quick access to premium content.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/ny-tech/
7PM Eats & Apps - A Food (App) Lovers’ Roundtable
Come join us for a mobile food app showcase featuring reps and founders of 8 innovative food and beverage apps.
Attendees will hear/learn more about the apps and interact with their teams in a social setting. This dinner will bring together those at the forefront of social food tech and food app enthusiasts for an evening of great food, drinks, and networking.
RSVP: http://eatsandapps.eventbrite.
Wednesday, February 9th
6:30PM Ignite NYC XI - The Emily Edition
This Ignite will feature three speakers named Emily, which I suppose isn't so improbable given that it was the 25th most popular baby name of the 1980's (I looked it up.) These women were ahead of their time it seems... as Emily reigned supreme as the top name 1996-2007, well after they were born. This is what happens when you get lost in the internet. Where was I? Oh, yeah... something about presentations and a can't miss event. If you don't know how cool Ignite is by now because you live under a rock, you probably shouldn't sign up. Click below if you don't want to be a . Tikva rocks. Party on.
RSVP: http://ignitenycxi.eventbrite.
Thursday, February 10th
5:45PM NYEBN Startup Learning Series #3 - ProFounder & LivePerson
Startup Learning Series #3 features Dana Mauriello (Founder & President of ProFounder) & Robert LoCascio (Founder and CEO of LivePerson). The topics listed are sort of general... but these are two really great folks, so I hope that shines through.
RSVP: http://www.ny-entrepreneur-
6PM Exploring Social Commerce
Discuss the emerging market of social commerce. Among the topics each company will cover are the technologies being created to serve the social e-commerce space, new emergent opportunities for sales conversion through social media, and the social e-promotion “GroupOn” phenomenon. Panel members will reflect on where social commerce originated from and they will dive into the trends, projections, and predictions of where it is going.
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/
Friday, February 11th
12PM Cross-Mobile Brand Strategy
A discussion on how leading brands are utilizing mobile applications, mobile websites, and text messaging to activate their brand's regional and global social engagement strategies. Format: 3-4 five minute presentations followed by a panel discussion with brands leading the way in the mobile space, moderated by Stefan Gromoll.
RSVP: http://www.amiando.com/dotgo.
Saturday, February 12th
9AM Music Hack Day New York 2011 - Sponsored by the RIAA
Ok, so not really... but they should, right? The goal of Music Hack Day is to explore and build the next generation of music applications. It's a full weekend of hacking in which participants will conceptualize, create and present their hacks in 24hrs. Anything goes as long as it's music related.
RSVP: http://nyc.musichackday.org/
Technicalities - Events for Developers
Monday, February 7th
6:30PM Hack and Tell Round 6
The format stays the same. 5 Minutes to show off your hack, your library, your visualization, your new programming language, whatever. After those 5 minutes, we the audience, get 5 minutes to pick your brain, give you feedback, tell you that we love it or hate it (we've been very successful so far!). Other than that, there are 2 rules: No Startup Pitches, and No Deckware.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/hack-
Wednesday. February 9th
6PM A walk down NoSQL Lane in the cloud
The last two years have seen an explosion in alternate, non traditional and unorthodox data stores. Used to be that the only game in town was relational. That is no longer the case. Come stroll down NoSQL Lane and see which new players are available for consideration when selecting a new data store for your project. We will cover a number of products currently in production such as Riak, CouchDB, MongoDB, and Redis among others and explore ideas regarding how to pick the right one for your needs.
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/
7PM Introduction to Python for Experienced Programmers
So you've used C, C++, or Java, how do you leverage this knowledge when learning Python?
RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/
