Mashable is very excited to come to the Washington D.C. area for our SummerMash event. With a great space at the USA Today headquarters and drinks and food for all, it promises to be a great event. We're bringing some of the East Coast Mashable team, including Adam Hirsch, Sharon Hirsch, Adam Ostrow, Vadim Lavrusik, Brett Petersel, Brenna Ehrlich, Erica Swallow, Lauren Indvik, Matt Silverman, Stefanie Rennert, Stephanie Marcus, Zachary Sniderman and Karen Hartline will represent the West Coast Team Mashable. It won't be a party until you're there with us!
When:
Thursday, August 5th 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Where:
USA Today HQ, 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22107
What else?:
Drink Tickets, Light Appetizers and a few surprises!
RSVP Policy:
This is a ticketed event and 21+. Tickets may be purchased at
http://summermashdc.eventbrite.com
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LOCAL SPONSORS
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
USA TODAY was founded in 1982 with a mission to serve as a forum for better understanding and unity to help make the USA truly one nation. Through its flagship newspaper and popular Web site, USA TODAY engages the national conversation and connects readers online through social media applications. USA TODAY, the nation's number one newspaper in print circulation with a total average daily print circulation of more than 1.8 million, and USATODAY.com, an award-winning newspaper Web site which launched in 1995, reach a combined 5.9 million readers daily.
Parature
http:/www.parature.com
http://www.parature.com/facebook.aspx
Today’s leading organizations are turning to Parature to provide service and support that enhances their customers’ experience while reducing service-related costs. Parature Customer Service™ software integrates a customer portal, knowledge base,ticketing application, chat, and a host of other service modules in one dynamic, tightly unified system that manages all your support needs. Parature’s integrated social media application, Parature for Facebook, is the industry’s first and only customer service application that empowers organizations to support their customers directly through Facebook.
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TOUR SPONSORS:
Gotelo
http://www.gotelo.com
Join Gotelo.com and choose where you want to be found, anytime, in one easy step. It’s fast, free, and launching this summer. Gotelo simplifies the way you connect with people you know and businesses you like by directing you to their most current web page.
Intel
http://appdeveloper.intel.com/en-us/?cid=sw:dev4atom740
The Intel® Atom™ Developer Program provides software developers with everything you need to easily develop and sell applications for Intel® Atom™ processor-based products starting with netbooks, and eventually supporting tablets, smartphones, consumer electronics and more. Program features include: Powerful tools—including an SDK, easy deployment and validation, Revenue and marketing opportunities, Developer Catalog to buy and sell application components, Application Labs in addition to a vibrant online community for support.
Weber Shandwick
http://social.webershandwick.com
Weber Shandwick is a leading global public relations agency with offices in 76 countries around the world. The firm’s success is built on its deep commitment to client service, our people, creativity, collaboration and harnessing the power of Advocates - engaging stakeholders in new and creative ways to build brands and reputation. Weber Shandwick provides strategy and execution across practices such as consumer marketing, healthcare, technology, public affairs, financial services, corporate and crisis management. Its specialized services include digital/social media, advocacy advertising, market research, and corporate responsibility. In 2010, Weber Shandwick was named Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report for the second year in a row; an 'Agency of the Decade' by Advertising Age, Large PR Agency of the Year by Bulldog Reporter, and Top Corporate Responsibility Advisory Firm by CR Magazine. The firm has also won numerous 'best place to work' awards around the world.
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MULTI-STREAMING PARTNER
Watchitoo
http://www.watchitoo.com
Watchitoo is an embeddable, live multi-streaming platform that allows 10+ participants to communicate via a web-cam in real time, while collaborating around a custom designed rich media playlist. A passive audience of thousands can view the show online. Any viewer can be added into a show via a virtual green room, where a moderator can adjust their microphone, have a private one-on-one chat, and vet their overall suitability to participate. Streams can be inserted, removed, re-arranged and re-sized in real time. Watchitoo has a rich feature set that includes Twitter and Facebook integration, chat, questioning, recording, screen-sharing and white-boarding.
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OFFICIAL TICKETING PARTNER:
Eventbrite
http://www.eventbrite.com
Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service online ticketing site. Eventbrite makes it easy for anyone to sell-out an event.mermashdc.eventbrite.com
