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Conferences

Job Search Boot Camp
Job Search Boot CampGet feedback on your resume, tips for updating your online brand, and advice for getting results from your network in our four-week online conference. The discussion topics, along with interactive conversations with advisors and peers, will help you target your goals, refine your search, and move forward with your career.
March 20 - April 10, 2012 |
ONLINE
AllFacebook presents AllFacebook Marketing Conference
AllFacebook Marketing Conference Your how-to guide for Facebook marketing.
Munich April 16, 2012 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Munich Connect with attendees
San Francisco June 28-29, 2012 | The Westin - Market Street Connect with attendees
Facebook Marketing Boot Camp
Facebook Marketing Boot CampCreate a clear, strategic approach to the way you use Facebook to market your business in this innovative online conference and workshop over six weeks.
April 24 - May 29, 2012 |
ONLINE
Social Media 101
Social Media 101 Learn best practices for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, Foursquare, YouTube, and Flickr. Over four weeks, you'll determine the social media sites that matter most to you, based on your personal and professional goals.
May 3 - May 24, 2012 |
ONLINE
Social Gaming Summit
Social Gaming Summit Social Gaming Summit is designed to provide insights into some of the emerging areas of social gaming as well as some of the fundamental concepts that are key to understanding social games and how they work.
Berlin May 23-24, 2012 | Kalkscheune
London November 15, 2012 | St. Paul's
LOS ANGELES December 13-14, 2012 | Marina del Rey Marriott
Semantic Tech & Business Conference
Semantic Tech & Business Conference The world's largest, most authoritative conference on semantic technology & business for enterprise computing professionals.
San Francisco June 3-7, 2012 and June 2-6, 2013 | Hilton San Francisco Union Square Connect with attendees
London September 19-20, 2012 | Millennium Gloucester Hotel Connect with attendees
New York City October 15-17, 2012 | New Yorker Hotel Connect with attendees
Social Media Marketing Boot Camp
Social Media Marketing Boot Camp Create a social media strategy and learn from the biggest names in social media in this innovative online event and workshop. Over eight weeks, you'll participate in a dynamic online event to tune in to live weekly video webcasts, participate in ongoing forum discussions, complete strategic assignments, and work with a small group to receive one-on-one feedback on your social media plans.
June 7 - July 26, 2012 |
ONLINE
Publishing App Summit
Publishing App Summit App Development, Marketing & Monetization.
New York City December 4, 2012 | New Yorker Hotel
Check out 2011's Publishing App Summit here.
Inside Social Apps
Inside Network presents Inside Social Apps 2012 Inside Social Apps 2012 brings together today's leading developers of social and mobile apps and games for a one-day intensive summit on the future of app and game growth and monetization on social and mobile platforms.
New York City December 4, 2012 | New Yorker Hotel
Check out 2012's Inside Social Apps - WEST here.
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How to submit a speaker

To submit a speaker for consideration, please email the following materials to events@mediabistro.com:

  • Biography and headshot of proposed speaker
  • The event you are submitting the speaker for, and reason why he/she is a good fit
  • Links to any appearances, previous speaking gigs, video, podcasts, or press
  • Appropriate contact information

Speakers should be submitted 90+ days prior to the event.

Please note that, due to the overwhelming number of submissions we receive, only individuals who are selected to speak will receive a reply. Although we truly appreciate all your ideas and proposals, it is simply not feasible for us to respond personally to every submission.


 
 

Cocktail Parties

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mediabistro.com Book Club

mediabistro.com is proud to announce the mediabistro.com book club, where authors can highlight their latest work to cocktail party attendees. At each event, four authors will mingle and share drinks with mediabistro.com's influential audience and read a two minute selection from their work.

To be considered, please apply at least two months prior to the party you would like to be included in. You will be notified of your acceptance one month prior to the party. Parties will be held quarterly and co-hosted by mediabistro.com GalleyCat editors. One application per literary work, please.

For authors selected, mediabistro.com will:

  • Mention author in party email invitation (over 30,000 sent) and on the event listing with a link to the author's website
  • Photograph the event and post all pictures to Flickr -- follow up email will have a link to the Flickr site

Event format:

  • 6:30-7:00 Cocktails & mingling
  • 7:00-7:45 Readings
  • 7:45-8:30 More mingling with media peers

February 15th New York Book Club Party Winners:

To apply, click on the party you would like to be chosen for:

mediabistro.com Book Club past featured authors: Jennifer Abernethy, Andrew Altschul, Nelson Aspen, Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Barbara Browning, Jamie Cat Callan, Thomas Chatterton Williams, David Farley, Margaret Floyd, Jonathan Franklin, Melissa Ford, Steve Friedman, Richard Grossman, Judy Gruen, Gar Anthony Haywood, Carl Hoffman, Abigail Johnson Dodge, Nicola Kraus, Grace Krilanovich, Shana Mahaffey, Joseph Mattson, Suzanne McGee, Emma McLaughlin, Alex Palmer, Victoria Patterson, Nicole Porter, Joanne Rocklin, Emily Rogan, Douglas Rushkoff, Susan Schneider, Joel Schwartzberg, Karen Stabiner, Kio Stark, Alix Strauss, Francis Tapon, Laura Vanderkam, Amy Whitaker, Kara Whitely, Ben H. Winters, Denis Wood, and Susan Wright

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