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Chez Panisse's 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration, a benefit event for the Chez Panisse Foundation (see link). Procession, concert, film, and dinner for 5,000 people, with Alice Waters.

The Edible Schoolyard (ESY), established in 1995, is a one-acre garden and kitchen classroom at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California....

_____ things Berkeley students would do to have Jon Stewart as our commencement speaker

1. I would definitely walk down telegraph naked to have Jon Stewart as my commencement speaker.
2. I would run across the field in a thong during the next big game to have Jon Stewart as my commencement speaker
3. I would have an allergic reaction, naked, to...

The Lean Coffee Meetup is a gathering of business professionals and entrepreneurs who are living and breathing the Lean Startup principles.

Each meetup brings together a unique mixture of individuals that are prepared to answer questions and give out the tactics that have made them successful.

The basic agenda for a Lean Coffee is:

1) Quick...

We've moved next door to a bigger and brighter space. Please join us to help warm up the new office.

Drinks and appetizers will be served. More details to come.

See the talent of Japan's emerging startups help the Japanese economy by going global.

Nulab Inc.
Masanori Hashimoto, CEO

Cacoo is a drawing tool that enables the creation, sharing, and publication of drawings. It provides an interface in 17 different languages. It is used by 130,000 people as of May 2011 with 2/3 of the user base from 120...

Social media has added an entirely new dimension to the age-old profession of journalism. Our panel of professional journalists will discuss how they and their peers are using social media to uncover stories, leverage their network for research, access sources, connect with their audience, distribute news, and more. Attendees will gain...

Structure is GigaOM’s flagship conference on Cloud Computing and Internet Infrastructure, bringing together the most influential thinkers in the space for two days. Be sure to join us.

Friends,

It is time for another Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship (GAME) get-together in San Francisco!

Itamar and I would like to invite you to join us on Thursday, June 16th @ 6:00pm at Horatius in San Francisco.
RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/BayAreaGames/events/18373601/

The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis with people who...

The Founder Showcase is a quarterly startup pitch and networking event that gathers 400 top technology CEOs, investors, and early-stage companies in Silicon Valley for one action-packed night to hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a promising start-up company to greatness.

The 7th Founder Showcase is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15th, ...

Pirates of Silicon Valley Cruise Party 2011 Limited Chance!
Buy Your Tickets at : http://pirates2011.eventbrite.com/

Ahoy Mateys!

PEANUT LABS & ADPARLOR came together with INHALE DIGITAL and SILICON VALLEY BANK and we want you to join us on the San Francisco Spirit for an evening of swashbuckling adventure and maritime fun.

There will...

Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. The weekend brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphics designers and business people - to build applications and develop a...

&lt;p&gt;You've read the books, attended the meetups and heard of other people's successes. It is the time for YOU to do it. Join us for the next 1 month session - &quot;Idea Accelerator&quot; program brought to you by &lt;strong&gt;StartupMonthly.org&lt;/strong&gt; -&amp;nbsp;<a...

Event details, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities coming soon!
If you're already sure you're interested in volunteering or sponsoring, fill out the Google Spreadsheet here: bit.ly/a9qXgS

UPDATE: Tickets are now Sold Out.

There will be none available at the door. Be sure to join our mailing list to learn when our next event is announced!

TICKETS: http://insidesocialapps2011.eventbrite.com
INFO: http://insidesocialapps.com

Inside Social Apps InFocus 2011 takes place January 25th, 2011 at the Mission Bay Conference Center in...

UPDATE: We are finalizing the venue and list of Featured Guests. More updates soon, so stay tuned!

Have you ever attended an event with the goal to meet a group of like minded business men/women or talk with a specific featured guest, only to walk away empty handed?

Welcome to Binary!

Binary is a uniquely structured networking event focused...

Registration: http://sfbeta500-fb.eventbrite.com

SF Beta is San Francisco's best and biggest startup mixer, attracting founders, innovators, investors, and executives from Silicon Valley and beyond.

Our loosely structured event attracts over 500 people, and sometimes many more. We provide tasty gourmet appetizers and a full cash bar, along...

In partnership with Cirque du Soleil, The Mashable Awards Gala event will bring together the winners and nominees, the Mashable community, partners, media, the marketing community, consumer electronics and technology brands and attendees from the 2011 International CES Convention to Las Vegas on Thursday, January 6, 2011. Together, we will...

Come see us in Las Vegas at CES again. We ALWAYS have a good time on the show floor. You just never know what's gonna happen when the big orange head comes out to peck around.

This is particularly for the ladies who will be attending Social Media Prom, and those who arn't are also invited.

We will be hosting a clothing /accessory swap a week prior SMP.

Charge will be $5 to cover the cost of the space that we will be utilizing.

It will be a BYOB night....

Have a closet full of clothes that you dont...

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RSVP REQUIRED: http://startupexits.eventbrite.com
INFO: http://startupexits.com

Join corporate development principals and successful entrepreneurs for a special evening event in San Francisco on the topic of Startup Exits. Hear stories from entrepreneurs who’ve sold their companies-- how they did it, what they learned, and what they would do...

Info at http://sfmusictech.com
Tickets at http://sfmts7.eventbrite.com
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The SF MusicTech Summit brings together 700+ visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the...