June LA Tech Event Calendar

Happy June Everyone!  A pretty nice selection of events going on this month, including the hefty Social Networking Conference 2009 in Beverly Hills later this month.

Also of note, Twiistup 6 early-bird tickets just went on sale.  You’d be smart to snatch some up.  They make good bargain tools as the always-sold-out-event gets closer.  This time around there’s a two-day conference schedule attached that’s focused on innovation and entrepreneurship — sounds like an area SoCal excels at.  So, save the date (July 30th and 31st at the Universal Hilton) and get your shop on.

And one small house-keeping item…if you’d like to get this event listing mailed to you when it goes live, and hear about opportunities in LA (press looking for sources, potential partner and promotion opps, and who knows what else) then join the LATechConnect FB group. I started it almost two years ago under the “SoCal Tech Geek” name, before I knew what was doing with it.  Since then, a purpose has emerged so the name is changing.

That’s it.  Have a lovely June and see you out and about!  - Nicole

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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
ThursdayLunch
12PM @ Santa Monica/ 3rd
Santa Monica Promenade

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JUNE EVENTS
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Wednesday, June 10th
DealMaker Media LA Presents: Partnering with the Big Dogs: Walk Softly & Carry a Big Stick
6:00-9:30pm
Manatt Phelps and Phillips
11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Big and powerful companies have something you don’t: time. While the dream of scoring an outrageously successful partnership with a market goliath is enticing, the odds are, it ain’t gonna happen. From unequal bargaining power to rights of first refusal, partnership land mines are one of the most misunderstood and underrated topics in the startup world.
Time is money, and these days, every cent counts. What facts and advice do you need to forge partnerships that work, instead of those that are work?

In this Strategy Series, we’ll discuss:
* PR Glow vs. Terms of the Deal: One fades, the other remains…how can you ensure that you don’t get “stuck” in a bad deal?
* Beware Right of First Refusal: How it can mess with your business, opportunities for funding, exits, etc.
* Avoiding Beauracracy: How do you structure the deal so the big and powerful don’t slow you down?
* Changing Incentives: Is a successful partnership a Catch 22? How can you mitigate risks in the agreement?

Speakers:
Christina Glorioso, VP, Marketing Partnerships, MTV Networks
Kara Nortman, SVP of Publishing, Citysearch (linkedin)
David O. Sacks, CEO, Geni/Yammer (linkedin)
Dmitry Shapiro, CEO, Veoh (linkedin)

Moderator:
James Citron, CEO, Mogreet (linkedin)

Ticket Price (Mixer only): $35
Member Price: $25
Door Price: $45
Member Door Price: $35

Ticket Price (Strategy Series + Mixer): $60
Member Price: $40
Door Price: $70
Member Door Price: $50

Registration closes 6/9/09 at 3:00PM

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Monday, June 15th
GIT LA, Stila & Bloblive present - “An Open Mic Night for Entrepreneurs”
6:30-9:30pm
V Lounge
2020 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA

If you’ve got an idea - in the dream, innovation or well-established stage - and you want some feedback and a bit of the limelight - June 15th is your night. (For more info about bloblive - and presenting your idea on stage - check out http://www.bloblive.com).

Bloblive MC’d by Erick Brownstein and streamed live online (feedback coming in through Twitter)

Stila Cosmetics is giving away gift bags to the first 100 attendees! So get their early!

Tickets $10; $15 at the door

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Monday, June 15th
Digital LA Presents: Widgets and Apps for Entertainment Panel
7:00-10:00pm
Rush Street
9546 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA

Schedule
7-8: Check in and Networking
8-9:30: Panel and Q&A
9:30 -10: Even more networking

This panel discussion on Widgets and Apps for Entertainment will look at how these tools help movies and TV shows go viral by engaging fans and getting them to help spread the word. And iPhone apps are all the rage in mobile, ranging from movie trailers to celebrity news to IMDB Mobile.

Our scheduled industry experts include:
- Peggy Fry, Clearspring, SVP Media Services
- Richard Stewart, Director Joystick Interactive; former Manager of Online and Digital Creative for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (led concept of two award winning interactive widgets for blu-ray DVDs Nightmare Before Christmas and Wall-E)
- Jayson Oertel, Earthbound Media Group, Vice President, Entertainment Marketing. EMG just launched the ‘I Love You Beth Cooper’ movie site and widget at http://iloveyoubethcoopermovie.com
- Kurt Heim, Kaloopy Media, President

Discussion will include:
- What are the keys to making a widget or app go viral?
- What are your goals for your widget/app? Awareness ( image, trailer, asset distribution); Branding; Engage/Entertain; Functional (Countdown, Calendar, Movie Times); Social - connect with Friends
- Customized widgets/apps - What kind of customization works?
- How to create and submit an iPhone app
- Favorite iPhone apps for entertainment - what’s hot?

ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Space limited - this event will sell out… $18 via Paypal by June 14.

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Tuesday, June 16th
OC Venture Group Presents: $ink or $wim How to Tap Silicon Valley VCs in Today’s Tough Times
7:30-9:00am
Pacific Club Newport Beach
4110 MacArthur Blvd, Newport Beach 92660

Raising venture capital is hard enough in the best markets, but how can entrepreneurs raise a VC round when even most VCs are having trouble raising money? To share their insights on how to open the wallets of today’s risk-averse VCs, OCVG is bringing together some of Silicon Valley’s sharpest minds.

Panelists:
Barry Eggers, Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Prashant Shah, Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Hildy Shandell, Venture Partner, Opus Capital
Moderator:  Ellen Bancroft, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP,

No cost for OCVG members / $50 for non-members / $60 for walk-up registration

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Wednesday, June 17th
LINC Networking for Interactive & Entrepreneurial Companies in L.A.
7:00-9:00pm
Organic Panificio
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292

LINC events are where industry professionals at interactive and entrepreneurial companies get together for an evening of business networking and fun conversation in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.

Attendees represent the following industries:
* Digital Media & E-Commerce
* Interactive Entertainment & Video Games
* Software & Electronics
* Mobile & Telecommunications
* Advertising & Public Relations

And it’s free.

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Thursday, June 18th
South Bay Tech Group
5:30-7:30pm
Shade Hotel
1221 N Valley Drive
Manhattan Beach, CA

Monthly casual networking meeting with technology and online media entreprenuers who live and/or work in the South Bay. 112 members in the group and we usually have a turnout of 25-30 people show up each month. No cover charge and this event is not sponsored so please bring a few bucks to pay for your own drinks.

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Thursday, June 18th
Mindshare
7:00p-1:00a
The Firehouse
Corner of S. Santa Fe and 7th Street (Downtown LA)

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Tuesday, June 23rd
LA .Net Geek Dinner
7:30-10:30pm
Tavern On Main
123 Main St, El Segundo, CA

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Tuesday, June 23rd
Social Media Club Orange County
7:00-10:00pm
Coworking Fullerton
122 N Harbor Blvd Suite 110
Fullerton, CA

SMC OC’s second meeting is focused on Twitter for Business. We’re putting together a great panel of speakers to come talk about Twitter for business.

This is just the beginning for monthly SMC Orange County events and exciting opportunities to get involved. Future events will include expert speakers, valuable social media discussion time, and of course good drinks and conversation! So book your calenders and spread the word! Getting a diverse group of talented professionals will keep conversations interesting and expand knowledge across multiple industries.

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Wednesday, June 24th
Scrum and User Experience Design
5:45-9:00pm
Gorilla Nation/Atomic Online, 1st Floor
5140 W Goldleaf Cir
Los Angeles, CA

5:45 – 6:45 Check-in and informal networking.
6:45 - 7:00 Welcome and Announcements, Club Business, Introductions
7:00 - 8:30 Speaker Presentation and Q&A
8:30 - 8:45 Closing Comments

Join us as we explore how User Experience Design integrates with the Scrum process. We’ll see first hand how each type of activity fits into the Scrum cycles, and how our User Experience researchers, designers and artists integrate into a Scrum team.

We’ll lay a little foundation with a clear explanation of the core Scrum strategies and how typical User Experience activities map to the Scrum framework. Then we’ll get hands-on and gain experience by running a few live agile cycles to design the interface for an on-line version of Corporate Espionage!

Tickets are $15.

(All funds raised from tickets go to support hands-on opportunities for members to try Scrum on practice projects for non-profits in the community and build leadership skills. We have a limited number of “scholarship tickets” available to university students and volunteers.)

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Thursday, June 25th
SheSays LA Presents: Care for your Cause
7:00-9:00pm
The Miller Group Advertising
1516 S. Bundy Drive; Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025

You are committed to a cause and want to help the world. So how do you get people to join you?

Technology is making it easier than ever to make individuals connect. Join our panel as thy discuss how to spread the word to activate legions of do-gooders.

SPEAKERS
Wendy Cohen - Participant media
Sarah Ingersoll - Meaningful media
Olivia Kuhn-Lloyd - Intent.com
Renne Miller - Miller Group

SheSays was founded in March 2007 in the UK with the aim to help women further their careers in digital advertising through informative debates and a bespoke mentoring scheme.

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Wednesday, June 24th - Friday, June 26th
Social Networking Conference 2009
SLS Hotel
465 S. La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Check out the full agenda.

24th: 2-6pm
25th:  8:30am-5:00pm (Mixer from 9:00-11:00pm)
26th: 9:00am-5:00pm (After party from 9:00-11:00pm)

The annual Mobile and Enterprise Social Networking event is for social networking executives that have an interest in learning about new technologies, business social networking, marketing strategies, business management, venture capital, networks and mobile telecom .

Attending will be:
# Enterprise Social networking business executives
# Social networking business executives
# Software & mobile technology executives
# Venture Capitalists
# New Business Development Executives from Fortune 1000 firms
# Mobile device and PDA manifacturers
# Mobile telecommunication executives
# Mobile/Wireless marketing executives
# Social media business executives
# Internet personals industry business executives
# Media executives
# Mobile payment processing executives
# Affiliate managers
# Affiliates and portal webmasters of social networking related sites.