Jen Consalvo
editor @techcocktail. founder of product company @shinyheart. coproducer of @DCWEEK. photo buff. chronic case of wanderlust. be thankful: http://thankfulfor.com

For more info: http://socialmediaweek.org/washingtondc/

We are delighted to announce that February 13-17th, Washington DC will host its first ever Social Media Week. This week-long conference will span a variety of events, topics, and venues highlighting DC as a global leader in the tech and digital fields.

Registration for all events opens...

This happy hour reception is open to anyone who benefits from & celebrates women's entrepreneurial leadership in the Washington, DC region! Because in honor of the worldwide Social Media Week festival -- we are goin' offline to get social and have some fun.    Space is limited though, so RSVP while tickets last.   ...

[7:00] Introduction by Peter Corbett (@corbett3000), CEO, iStrategyLabs

[7:05] Tech Community News

[7:10] Demo 1: Spinnakr by Michael Mayernick (@mmaynernick)

[7:15] Demo 2: Contactually by Zvi Band (@skeevis)

[7:20] Demo 3: ShortMail by Matt Koll (@mattkoll)

[7:25] Demo 4: Sponto by Jamey Harvey (@spontoinc)

[7:30] Special Social Media Week...

Event Details: http://techcocktail.com/event/tech-cocktails-dc-winter-mixer

It's 2012 and time for another Tech Cocktail DC event. Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, investors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs as we showcase local technology companies and take a closer look at their latest achievements.

What will you do when the inaugural Social Media Week DC has comes to a close? Drink, mingle, and recap all of the awesomeness you experienced during the week of course! We'll have an open bar 'as long as suppies last' as they say. So if you want to kick in as a sponsor to keep the tab open please do. Cash bar after that :) Gold...

The International Day of Awesomeness is a celebration of awesomeness. People are awesome every day, frequently don't realize it, and their feats of awesomeness are rarely recognized. We aim to fix that, with a special day to both perform and celebrate feats of awesomeness!

Please note that adding yourself to this event does NOT make you an official guest. Sorry, but there is a process because of limited space.

WHAT: Beauty Bar X is a 3 day event focused on providing a space and services to the women of SXSW interactive/film and Texas Style Council. There will be free manicures, massages, drinks, nibbles, wifi, VIP...

Steve Case, one of America’s most iconic entrepreneurs, and Tim O’Shaughnessy, CEO and co-founder of LivingSocial, will explore the role entrepreneurship plays in launching some of the world’s fastest growing businesses. As LivingSocial’s first investor, Steve was one of the earliest believers in the transformative power of local commerce....

DCWEEK is a week long festival in the US capital focused on bringing together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and social innovators of all kinds. It’s a series of 100s of distributed events powered by the community and complemented by a core conference, keynotes, parties, and projects curated by the festival organizers iStrategyLabs and...

And even if nothing happens, it will still be worth a laugh.

INVITE EVERYONE!!!!
This might, or might not, be the biggest thing since sliced bread so don't let your friends miss this possibly life changing experience. I want to everyone on Facebook at this here shindig so don't disappoint.