Irene Koehler
I'm a connector at heart and will go a long way to help you if I can. Oh, and I spend too much time using social media.

eBay Town Hall in San Jose      8:00am Attendees Sign In at eBay Town Hall   9:00am Unconference Begins 12:00pm Lunch   5:00pm Unconference Ends at eBay Town Hall Advance: Join experienced community leaders and organizers to discuss, debate and explore the many avenues of building strong community in an open unconference setting. Build:...

***LET'S PHOTOWALK SAN JOSE***

What: A Google+ San Jose Photowalk
Who: You (anyone with any type of camera whatsoever, including camera phones)

We'll meet at the corner of Santa Clara and 4th Street at 5pm sharp (let's make the most of that sunset as we shoot City Hall).

I'll be coming from Google in Mountain View and...

On October 20th, the editors of Venture Capital Journal are bringing together GPs and LPs for a candid discussion and networking event on successful strategies in the venture business. Venture fundraising is heating up, and VCJ's Venture Alpha event provides the perfect forum for managers and investors to engage both in general discussions and...

You are invited to join us for this exciting Social Media Club- Silicon Valley event! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted by Talenthouse in Palo Alto, join us to discuss: Security, Privacy and Social Networking Can we have it all? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The social media landscape has dramatically shifted with the addition of Google+, the fastest-growing...

WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project.

WordCamp SF 2010 brought together 700+ WordPress users and developers from around the world. In 2011 we're expanding the programming for publishers, bloggers, and developers.

In the weeks ahead, we'll be soliciting speakers, sponsors, and...

For all of you who love beer and are proud to show it! International Beer Day is on August 5th - so get ready to have a beertastic day wherever you are in the world!

If you love beer: INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS!!

Find a Celebration: http://internationalbeerday.com/celebrations-map
The official facebook page is at:...

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.

Official Mashable Meetup for Silicon Valley Social Media Day, 2011

Celebrating the revolution of media becoming social!

On June 30th, 2011 from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Wildfire and Talenthouse will come together to throw an event that commemorates what social media means to us, and should mean to you, in the Talenthouse space in Palo Alto.

Along...

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...

Join Chris Brogan, Tim Hayden, Rick Bakas, Michael Pranikoff, Mark Roberge, Jen Grant, Tyler Garns, Mark Blount and other speakers TBA for 2 days of Inbound marketing know-how.

When everyone is gone and god's not looking, we need to pick up some sweet stereo equipment and maybe some new furniture for the mansion we're going to squat in.

Please Join Dups (CEO and Founder, Duleepa Wijayawardhana), hosted by Altimeter's Jeremiah Owyang, for a lively discussion about this platform. Discussion will start with origins, about the game, how it applies to business, tips and tricks, and the future of Gaming Platforms.   First come first serve.   Mexican fair and soft drinks will...

This is an invite-only event to celebrate Klout's new office, and an upcoming launch. If you don't get an invite within the next few days and feel you should - you can reach out at contact@klout.com and we'll see if we have room. Thanks!

TEDxPresidio brings together some of the brightest thought leaders in business who are shaping the future of their sectors. Covering evolving 21st Century business trends like CSR, competition in a global marketplace, entrepreneurship, technological tools, survival in the digital age, and the changing set of internal and external values emerging...

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) will be hosting a party. There will be a guest list for startups and investors. More details to follow.

Live music by Radiostar, with guest performance by Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon!

SXSWi is right around the corner. Why not kick it off with a bang at the Official SXSWi Happy Hour sponsored by Razorfish?

Join us on Saturday, March 12th, 2011, from 6-8PM at the Phoenix (409 B Colorado St). DJ Hot Sauce will be spinning the tunes to get you in the mood to party. And the open bar means there will be plenty of free drinks. But...

UPDATE: Can't wait to see you all *tonight*! We've got lots of beer, wine, chips, and powerpoint slides featuring kittens for you. :)
-Evan

Community management is no longer an up-and-coming position; it's become a standard role in many startups and even large companies.

How should the role, practice, and soul of community...

Five minutes, 20 slides. What would you say? At every Ignite, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to answer this challenge. Our goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines. (Previously Ignite Bay Area)

RSVP http://gitsocialmediaweek.eventbrite.com/

Women are dominating the social web and representing the greatest number of influencers on Facebook, Twitter, various blog platforms and all around the social media. For women, social media presents opportunities to innovate, lead, and reach the top of their professions. These women represent the...

We are pleased to announce the next edition of Social Media Week, taking place in 8 cities worldwide from February 7-11 in New York, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Rome, Toronto, Paris and Sao Paulo. Learn more about the event here: http://bit.ly/ePWppA

Event schedules will go live for each location at the beginning of January 2011, but please...

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

A Twitter movement started post-Christmas...Geeks with Guns...we're gonna shoot off a few rounds in a safe setting (we hope). Archery may be included too. No punch and pie.

She's Geeky - 4th Bay Area Unconference for Women Geeks of all kinds.
Fri, Sat, Sun January 28-30, 2010 Downtown San Francisco
Order tickets via Eventbrite: http://shesgeeky4-efbevent.eventbrite.com
Are you a woman? Are you a Geek? This event is for you! We invite women from a diverse array of technological fields and those doing...

Please join us for the inaugural meeting of Social Media Club Silicon Valley!

Hosted in PayPal’s Town Hall Room and sponsored by eBay Developers Program, the meeting will feature a moderated discussion of “Social Media for Social Good”.

* Louis Gray, vice president of marketing at My6Sense, and a well-known commentator on social media...

After a two-month hiatus, Silicon Valley Tweetup is back and better than ever. We're hosting our first event at Blowfish Sushi To Die For at Santana Row and we're raising money to benefit the Anissa Lopez Foundation. The Anissa Lopez Foundation is dedicated to supporting George Mark Children's House, a nonprofit organization that...