MARCH LA TECH EVENT CALENDAR

Looking like a slower event month and Thank God because I am tired after February!  Not that SXSW is going to do anything to make me feel more rested…I’ll continue to update this list as I hear about more relevant events to add.

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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

Thursday Lunch
12PM @ Santa Monica/ 3rd

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MARCH EVENTS
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Thursday, March 5th
Dealmaker[LA] - Revenue: The Internet Wants to Be Free, but You Need to Get Paid
Strategy Series: 6:00-7:30pm (Sold out)
Mixer: 7:30-9:30pm (Get tix)
Rustic Canyon Partners
2425 Olympic Boulevard, Suite 6050 West
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Monetization strategies for web companies, from the startups to the tycoons, has proven to be hard…really freakin’ hard. Let’s face it – it’s put up or shut up time when it comes to turning eyeballs into dollars.

Don’t be fooled - attracting users doesn’t mean immediate revenue. How do you bring home the dough?

In this Strategy Series, we’ll discuss:
* The Money Makers: Overview of common business models & what’s working today
* Building Ad Models Through the Downturn: Methods for surviving the economy
* Is Freemium the Savior? How to drive conversion and manage attrition
* Beyond the Ad: Alternative and additional strategies for monetizing traffic

Moderator:
Nate Redmond, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners

Speakers:
Keith Richman, CEO, Break.com
Vince Thompson, Founder and Managing Partner, MiddleShift
Jeff Tinsley, CEO, MyLife.com (Reunion.com)
Jay Budzik, CTO, Perfect Market

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(ed note: Not to get into some political tit for tat but I admire Emanuel’s entrepreneurial spirit at the age of 26, with an already impressive track record, to set his sights on claiming the congressional seat in East LA where he grew up. Note, none of the other runners are even from LA. He wants to start with change at home. I wanted to help get the word out.)

Thursday, March 5th
Benefit for Emanuel Pleitez for Congress
7:00-10:00pm
h.wood
1738 N. Orange
Los Angeles, CA 90028

Benefit tickets are $75 for 2 supporters
About Emanuel

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Tuesday, March 10th
Media Leaders Southbay
7:00-10:00pm
Shade Hotel
1221 N Valley Dr
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Media Leaders was born from a small group of professionals that thrive on meeting new people and making lasting connections. Join leaders in media, marketing, advertising and entertainment as we discuss current events and new ideas. Mingle with today’s professionals and find out how they’re changing the way the industry operates.

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Wednesday, March 11th
THE MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT CLUB (LA)
7:00-10:00pm
Falcon Hollywood
7213 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Advanced RSVP $12 required

Attendees work at companies such as CAA, Disney, Dreamworks, Fox, ICM, MySpace, NBC, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, William Morris, YouTube, etc.

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INSERT LA TECH @ SXSW/ MARCH 12TH – 17TH

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Tuesday, March 17th
G33k d1nner
8:00pm-10:00pm
uWink
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90028

Advanced $10 RSVP required

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Monday, March 23rd – Tuesday, March 24th
OMMA Global Conference & Expo
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
1755 N. Highland Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028

Register
Speaker Line up

The OMMA Global Conference & Expo will focus on:

The Medium: All media forms are going digital, so where does your business need to be in order to create benefit and opportunity for clients and other stakeholders? The Internet is becoming the locus around which all media converge. Learn more about this process.

The Content: Top executives from leading content companies will share their vision for distributed content on the Web and other digital platforms.

The Clients: Marketers sit at the crossroads of change. They can either be change-agents or be swept away amid volatile trends. At OMMA you will hear from leading innovators who have embraced the Web and learned how to involve consumers during times of dynamic change in the content and media universes.

The Advertising: Leading advertising executives discuss how they are approaching digital media and marketing, offering portraits of success and models for pushing the envelop further still.
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Wednesday, March 25th
Digital Drinks @ AREA
6:00pm-11:00pm
AREA
643 N La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA

Advanced $10 RSVP required

CTIA is the following week in Vegas, the Mobile Entertainment Forum trade group (MEF) will be pre-releasing some new industry study findings on mobile usage.

Digital LA organizes mixers for professionals and friends in online entertainment, marketing, and advertising. Attendees work at Sony Pictures, Paramount, FOX Interactive, MySpace, Google, Yahoo!, Disney, WB, NBC, EA, Vivendi Games, Napster, and other entertainment, studios, agencies, and tech companies.

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Thursday, March 26th
Startups Uncensored #5 - “Raising Money From Angel Investors”
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Santa Monica Public Library (reception and mixer at Docstoc office after)
Santa Monica, CA

This month’s “Startups Uncensored” will be on “Raising Money from Angel Investors”. It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing how to meet, build relationships over time, and attract angel investment for your start up.

Our “real life” Angel Investor guests for this month’s event include Kamran Pourzanjani co-founder and former CEO of Pricegrabber, Brett Brewer, co-founder of Intermix/MySpace, Matt Coffin, founder of LowerMyBills, Rick Smith, Managing Director of Crosscut Ventures (a los angeles based angel fund), and Jeff Tinsley CEO and founder of MyLife (formerly Reunion.com).
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