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RECURRING WEEKLY:
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Tuesday’s with Exectec
7:30 PM @ D’Amore’s Pizza Connection on Westwood
1136 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90024
http://www.exectec.us/
Thursday Lunch
12PM @ Santa Monica/ 3rd
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MARCH EVENTS
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Wednesday, March 3rd
Digital LA’s Celebrity Websites Panel
5:00-8:00pm
Madame Tussauds Hollywood
6933 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
To be discussed:
- How are celebrities using their website to build their brand and fanbase
- What assets work on celebrity sites: movie pics, vids, blogs, Twitter feed, promotional, etc.
- How to tie new movies, concert tour dates, etc, into content
- Social Media: How to tie into the celeb’s MySpace page, Facebook fan page, Twitter. Who manages it?
- How do celebs view online/social media. Who gets it, uses it, etc.
Panelists included:
- Jeff Pierce, 65 Media, concepted JimCarrey.com website, currently a finalist for this year’s SXSWi Film/Web award http://jimcarrey.com
- Anthony Malzone, Art Director for Prince, manager of Prince’s online presence, including his official website LotusFlow3r http://www.lotusflow3r.com
- Karen Woodward, content manager, writer, Booeep.com, works with Greg Grunberg, Sophia Bush, Lauren Holly, Disney kids, etc. on their official websites
- Tim Carr, manages social media presence for TV stars Jaimie Alexander (Thor, Kyle XY), Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes), Patrick Duffy (Bold and the Beautiful, Step by Step).
http://gdptalk-efbevent.eventbrite.com/
AGENDA
- 5-5:30: Check-in and networking
- 5:30-6:30 Panel and Q&A inside Madame Tussauds Hollywood - the Awards room will be closed off to the public just for us!
- 6:30-8p Explore the rest of the museum - bring ur camera - there are more than 100 wax figures, from Hugh Jackman and Spider-Man, to Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest, to J.Lo, Brangelina, MJ, George Clooney, Obama, James Dean, and dozens more! Modern and classic celebs, actors and singers. And for Awards Season, 40 Oscar® Winners wax figures are on display, the only collection of its kind in the world! Explore til the museum closes at 8p.
Advanced registration required.
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Wednesday, March 3rd
DealMaker Media Presents: How Not to Be Boring (for Startups)
6:00-9:00pm
Clearstone Venture Partners
1351 4th Street, 4th floor
Santa Monica, CA 9040
Don’t be boring, be remarkable. Seems easy, right? It’s not. Just think of how many Twitter and Facebook clones are clogging up the Intertubes.
Being remarkable means taking risks, facing nay-sayers, and doing something that’s never been done before - like Apple, Google and Virgin. What can we learn from those who dreamt big and turned figments of their imagination into businesses that have changed the world?
Join us to learn from the founders of ICON Aircraft for an inspiring conversation that will challenge you to go from ‘Good’ to Great and give you to tools and motivation to rise above the rest.
At this special event, we’re thinking out of the box, so you can too.
* Startup DNA: How do you build a truly remarkable company?
* Where does inspiration for “new” ideas come from?
* How do you promote a new idea to a market that might not yet be defined?
* Spreading the gospel: turning doubters into believers.
* How to surround yourself with a winning team
Strategy Series Tickets: $40 (Members) | $60 (Non-Members)
MIxer Tickets: $25 (Members) | $35 (Non-Members)
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Sunday, March 7th
Pre-SXSW Champagne Brunch
11:30am-1:00pm
5156 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA
Hey LA Tech Crowd, let’s eat! Oscar Day, Pre-SXSW Champagne Brunch at Eclectic Cafe. It has a great reputation for Sunday BrunchIf we get too big for this place, it will move to Castaway in Burbank.
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Sunday, March 7th
Digital LA - Oscars Viewing Party
4:30pm-1:00pm
The Parlor
1519 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA
Get ready for the big awards show of the year: it’s our second annual Oscars Viewing Party! We had so much fun dressing up and watching the show together last year, we’re looking forward to more of the fun this year. Especially cuz a third of the Best Picture noms are digital: Avatar, Up, and District 9!
- Cheer on digital noms like Avatar, Up, and District 9
- Play our winner prediction ballot game for your chance to win prizes like Arclight giftcards
- Dresss up: blazer for guys, cocktail dress for ladies
- Network like crazy during the commercial breaks
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Monday, March 8th
Digiday: MOBILE LA
8:00am-5:00pm (Cocktail party starts 5:30pm)
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA
Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform at digiday:MOBILE in Los Angeles. During this high-level full day event - top Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers will come together to discuss and debate how to fully utilize the next critical mass medium: MOBILE. DIGIDAY gives media leaders a chance to converge and discuss high-level strategies and the future of Mobile Media and Marketing.
Speakers Include:
Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners
Jennifer Byrne, Business Development, Verizon
Tameka Kee, Editorial Director, DIGIDAY
Carrie Coffee, Mobile Sales Specialist, Mobile Advertising, Microsoft
John Trimble, Chief Revenue Officer, Pandora
Mitch Paletz, Head of Premium Publisher Partnerships, Nokia Interactive
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Tuesday, March 9th
digiday: SOCIAL LA
8:00am-5:00pm (Cocktail party starts 5:30pm)
Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City
555 Universal Hollywood Drive
Universal City, CA
The New Media Reality: Everything is Social. Are You? During this high-level event, top Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers will come together to discuss how Social Media is everywhere and is changing everything. DIGIDAY gives media and marketing leaders a chance to converge and reveal high-level success strategies as well as offer insights on how the future of Social Media Marketing will play out for all.
the ticket includes all sessions, keynotes, meal functions, and a networking cocktail party.
Speakers Include:
Adam L. Penenberg, assistant director of NYU’s Business & Economic Program, and author of “Viral Loop”
Tom Gerace, CEO, Gather.com
Tameka Kee, editorial director, DIGIDAY
Doug Frisbie, National Social Media & Product Integration Manager, Toyota Motor Sales
Elisa Camahort Page, COO & Co-founder, BlogHer
Keith Lee, CEO, Booyah
The event will provide valuable insights and new perspectives from executives who run and control today’s biggest media companies, agencies, technology companies, and brands and how they use and profit from social media and marketing.
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Tuesday, March 9th
Media Leaders Uncensored
7:00-10:00pm
Rush Street
9546 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
Join fellow Media Leaders in your city for an event on March 9th to share ideas and enjoy meeting new friends a week before SXSW. There’s no keynote speaker or panel of experts, just socializing and mixing with key influencers that are changing the way the industry operates.
Bring your business cards to take part in a cutting edge junction of leaders in marketing, advertising, PR, and technology while discussing current events and new innovations.
Official RSVP
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Wednesday, March 10th
ThinkLA’s February Interactive Mixer
6:00-9:00pm
Rush Street
9546 Washington Blvd.
Culver City CA 90232
Member: $25
Non-member: $40
Advanced registration required.
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Thursday, March 11th
Los Angeles VC and Angel Event
Bingham McCutchen LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Suite 4400 Los Angeles, CA
This event will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing:
How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors.
Moderator:
John Filippone, Partner, Bingham McCutchen
Speakers:
Andrew T. Sheehan, Managing Director, Sutter Hill Ventures
David Travers, Principal, Rustic Canyon Partners
Scott Lenet, Managing Director, DFJ Frontier
Brendon S. Kim, General Partner and Co-founder, Altos Ventures
Scott Sangster, President, Tech Coast Angels Los Angeles
Stephen Silver, CEO, MAVN Funding
Craig Gunther, Managing Director, Blade Ventures
Cost:
- Entrepreneur Raising Capital - Event: $75
- Entrepreneur Event + Pitching Workshop: $350
- Investor / Service provider: $85
Space is limited. Register here.
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Sunday, March 14th
The Los Angeles PHP Developers February Meetup
3:00pm
Panera Bread restaurant in Santa Monica
501 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA
Meets the second Sunday of every month at Panera Bread for a mashed up meetup with PHP, MySQL and Semantic Web members.
Exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general. Tell us how PHP based technology is changing the world. Anyone interested in PHP is welcome!
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Friday, March 12th – Tuesday, March 16th
SXSW Interactive
Austin, Texas
Need I say more?
And for the Interactive/Music crossovers:
Wednesday, March 17th – Sunday, March 21st
SXSW Music
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Monday, March 15th
LA Web Professionals Group - Search Engine Optimization
6:30-9:45pm
Moviola
1135 North Mansfield Avenue
Hollywood, CA
6:30-6:55 PM Doors Open, Networking
6:55-7:15 Dreamweaver/CSS Tips and Tricks! - by Foad Farid, instructor at Moviola
7:15-8:00 SEO from a web designers standpoint - Part 1
8:00-8:15 Break - Tweetup / Networking / Snacks will be provided
8:20-9:45 SEO from a web designers standpoint - Part 2
9:45 Q & A
Please RSVP
Speaker: Bernard May is President of National Positions, listed 112 on the Inc 500 list. National Positions is an Internet Marketing company headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA. The company has over 400 employees around the world and specializes in Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising and Conversion Optimization. Bernard has more than 20 years’ experience in Marketing and Advertising in the high tech industry. Before founding National Positions in early 2004, Bernard served as Vice President Marketing at First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FADV), where he led the marketing team. Prior to that, May worked at US Search.com as Vice President (NASDAQ: SRCH), where he was responsible for the Internet Marketing. Bernard also worked at Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) as Senior Product Manager where he managed the Gateway Norton Anti-Virus and Internet Security product lines.
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Thursday, March 18th
South Bay Tech Group Happy Hour
5:30-7:30pm
Sashi 451
Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Casual monthly meetup of technology entrepreneurs who live and/or work in the South Bay. We have met for the last year at Shade across the street but are going to try out something new at Sashi in March. Free sake at Happy Hour starting a 5pm is something we should capitalize on.
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Thursday, March 18th
WITI (Women in Technology International) LA Spring Mixer
6:00-9:00pm
Wokcano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, CA
Pre-Registration fees are as follows:
* $25.00 for WITI members
* $40.00 for non-members
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Wednesday, March 24th
STARTUP LA @ BAR MARMONT
7:00-10:00pm
8171 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Startup LA already counts 2500 members working in Startups in the Los Angeles Area. Startup LA members are Web 2.0 entrepreneurs, digital media experts, internet evangelists, business angels, VCs and innovators of all kinds.
ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED: $12 until March 22nd then $15
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Thursday, March 25th
Schmoozed
6:00-10:00pm
Wokcano
1413 5th Street
Santa Monica, CA
Schmoozd is an exclusive social mixer bringing together professionals in marketing, advertising, technology and social media. The event is designed to facilitate knowledge sharing, relationship building and deal making.
(mt) MediaTemple is buying the first few rounds at the upcoming event so get there early.
Tickets are $20.
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Thursday, March 25th
Twestival Los Angeles
7:00-11:00pm
The Roxy Theater
9009 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA
Twestival is a charity festival whereby 175 cities from around the world come together for events on 1 day- March 25th- raising money for one cause. This year we’re raising money for Concern Worldwide, an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized children through access to education.
This is a competitive worldwide event and the LA teams GOAL is to raise as much money as possible for this years charity, concern.net.
@LATWESTIVAL @TheRoxy will feature: Video turntablist/remixer Mike Relm (YouTube Live, Webby Awards) performing live, Tweet Museum one-of-a-kind celebrity Twitter art, Polite in Public Digital Photo booth, 16 year-old DJ prodigy and music blogger Jake Simon, plus: a SURPRISE GUEST PERFORMANCE by a top touring alternative band! The event is Co-hosted by @ShiraLazar, Oprah Radio’s Derrick Ashong (@dashong) and will be broadcast online by Ustream.
Follow @latwestival Official Hashtag is #LAtwestival.
Tickets are $20
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Saturday, March 27th
Preserving Democracy: L.A. Media Summit 2010
7:00pm-10:00pm
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
* Does the media tell your story fairly, if at all?
* Are you happy with the coverage of issues you care about?
* Does mainstream media inform you or distract you?
* How do we use the media to bring about change?
* Do you want to make a difference?
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION:
If you are as concerned that our democracy is being usurped by today’s media, that communities are being harmed by the absence of local issues covered by mainstream media, and that diverse groups lack access to the media, now is the time to act!
$15 in advance
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