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Has been called many things. But the most interesting thing I've been called of late is "the needle in the haystack"...

We are pleased to inform you that we will be kicking off Japan's Golden week (4/28/12 - 5/4/12) by having 80+ people from Japan coming over here for cultural exchange and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Richmond Shimada Friendship.

On 4/28/12 we will start off the event by showing our guests a demonstration from the local Native...

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Working through Research In Motion directly, the SF Blackberry Developers' Group will be hosting their Blackberry developer gathering at RIM's Redwood City offices. Seating for this event is limited to 25 people although we will be taking additional signups...

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After years of speculation and crystal-ball gazing, we can now say with conviction: TV is everywhere. The heavy-hitters — major studios, distributors and content kings — are finally making use of digital distribution models and multiple platforms to deliver entertainment any time, anywhere, with new monetization models underway. At this...

App Developers Conference is the largest event of its type to address the broad implications of App development, monetization and distribution from a developers’ perspective. The conference brings together major brands, media, social networking, mobile, consumer electronic, hardware and software platforms and, of course, the worldwide developer...

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FailCon is a one-day conference for over 450 technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers and designers to study their failures and prepare for success.

As an entrepreneur, you will inevitably encounter failure; it is overcoming it that is the biggest challenge. At FailCon, we...

Web 2.0 Summit brings the intelligence, innovation, and leadership of the Internet industry together to discuss and debate the most critical issues and strategies driving the Internet economy now and in the near future.

Services will be at 11am. The reception will follow at the Bellevue Club at 1:30 pm-
525 Bellevue Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610-5096

Code Camp is a new type of community event where developers learn from fellow developers. We also have developer related topics that include software branding, legal issues around software as well as other topics developers are interested in hearing about. All are welcome to attend and speak.
The Code Camp consists of these points:
by and for the...

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Ben Parr is the Editor-at-Large of Mashable, Inc. and has been writing for Mashable since August 2008. He has completed his first sci-fi novel, Desel, and was a graduate of Northwestern University where he earned a B.A in Science in Human Culture, Political Science and Business.

The next Blacks in Gaming Bay Area Mixer is next Wednesday September 28!

Mix, Mingle, and Connect with fellow gamers of color and the people who love them.

I will send the Topics of Discussion early next week.

This is an open event so please come as you are. I request that you try to RSVP so we can get a headcount for proper wait staffing...

Starting one, working for one, going public with one – startups seem to be the thing to do in SF. But how do you make your startup great? Ries, the guru behind the “Lean Startup” sensation, asks: Is your startup employee-centric and knowledge-obsessed? Is your company functioning at optimal efficiency? Is your office a fun place to work? Ries...

We're back-- bigger, badder, and better than ever with the third Startup Exits: Early Stage M&A event.

Ingredients:
+All-star lineup of M&A panelists from Silicon Valley's most active acquirers-- Google, AOL, Electronic Arts, Serious Business (acq. by Zynga), etc.
+Keynote by serial entrepreneur Russ Fradin, who sold Adify for...

Join the developers, entrepreneurs, and innovators who are creating a more social web. Hosted by Facebook, this is its official developer's conference.

The Intel Developer Forum (IDF), September 13-15, 2011 in San Francisco, is Intel’s premier conference in North America. IDF is the first place you will hear about Intel’s vision for tomorrow’s technology. It’s also where you can connect with colleagues from around the tech world, get hands-on with the latest innovations, and explore the...

TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day, single-track conference and startup competition to immerse you in the debate about what's changing in technology right now, what's causing it and what we need to do about it to survive and thrive in real time.

TechCrunch Disrupt gathers the leaders and innovators of the technology and media industries...

The Hack is Back And We Want It To Be The Biggest Ever   Saturday, September 10 12:30 pm Registration opens (come fed or bring a brown bag lunch, beverages served)                    dedicated area for people to network to form hack teams 1:30 pm Hacking Kickoff 2 - 9 pm API workshops scheduled in 30 minute intervals 7 pm dinner midnight...

"The Hack is Back And We Want It To Be The Biggest Ever

Saturday, September 10
1 pm Registration opens (come fed or bring a brown bag lunch, beverages served)
dedicated area for people to network to form hack teams
2 pm Hacking Kickoff
3 - 9 pm API workshops scheduled in 30 minute intervals
7 pm dinner
midnight food and snacks
...

For all event details, visit mega.startupweekend.org Thanks! Startup Weekend Crew   Refund Policy:  No refunds will be granted within 7 days of the event if food and drink have already been ordered. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. About Startup Weekend: Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide...

Interested in the upcoming web and mobile Startup technologies, products, and the teams behind it all? Then you need to attend Pitch '11.

Join 2,000 attendees from the tech and Startup community and meet founders of the latest web and mobile Startups, get hands-on-demos, and make connections with other like-minded entrepreneurs.

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Monitoring Social Media 2010 (San Francisco), proved hugely popular, so we’ll be inviting the finest minds in monitoring back to San Francisco for an update on this fast-paced industry. Once again we’ll be highlighting the best tools and techniques for listening and measurement. Topics covered will include: sentiment detection, influencer...

Presents Prepare to be Android-i-fied! Secrets to Unlocking the Wealth in Android You understand the game landscape. We don't have to tell you the current traction Android is seeing in the marketplace. We also probably would be preaching to the choir if we started yelling about how much potential there is on the platform. You already know...