BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: Seattle Tech Community Events PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080820T180000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Refresh Seattle: The First Four Months of Freelance: A Series of Great Failures DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1005668/ ] Please RSVP as seating is limited! The Schedule 6:00 PM - Networking at the Fremont Library 6:30 PM - Matt Brown's talk followed by Q&A 7:45 PM - Food & drinks at The Red Door About the Talk Starting a freelance design studio is incredibly humbling. In his talk\, Matt Brown will share experiences from his first few challenging months of running his firm\, thingsthatarebrown\, llc. The talk will cover a wide range of topics\, and highlight many obstacles that single-principal design shops face. Subjects will include such chestnuts as "How to keep creativity alive\," "Don't work in your underwear"\, "Learning to think like your clients" -- and many more. The discussion will be open and candid\, and Matt will give real-world examples of how easy it is to get overwhelmed by the pace and challenges of 'doing it all\,' as well as outline strategies for finding your way through the haze. About the Speaker Matt Brown is the Principal and Creative Lead of thingsthatarebrown\, llc a small web design company based in Seattle. THINGSTHATAREBROWN\, LLC crafts clean\, elegant and easy-to-use websites and user interfaces for businesses and organizations. Previously\, he was Lead Interface Designer at SEOMOZ\, a leading SEO firm. Before that\, he was Lead Interface Designer at CATYLIST REAL ESTATE SOFTWARE\, a national commercial real estate listing and marketing software company. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1005668/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1005668/ DTSTAMP:20080812T135724 LAST-UPDATED:20080812T135724 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=nickf:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/181/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/126102/":Seattle Public Library - Fremont Branch @ 731 N 35th St\, Seattle\, Washington 98103 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Seattle Public Library - Fremont Branch ADDRESS:731 N 35th St CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=WA:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98103 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/126102/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080820T190000 DTEND:20080820T220000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Sarah Lacy's User Generated Book Tour - SEATTLE DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008969/ ] Calling the Seattle tech community! Sarah Lacy\, author of "Once You're Lucky\, Twice You're Good"\, is on the road for her User Generated Book Tour. Come meet Sarah\, pick up a copy of the book\, and hang out! We'll play some Guitar Hero too... Once You’re Lucky\, Twice You’re Good is the story of the entrepreneurs who never gave up on the Internet dream. Instead\, they learned their lesson from the Bust and in recent years have created groundbreaking new Web companies. The first wave Internet companies—sites like Amazon and eBay—simply moved offline commerce online. But the second iteration of the dotcoms—dubbed Web 2.0—is all about bringing people together. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008969/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008969/ DTSTAMP:20080813T162557 LAST-UPDATED:20080813T162557 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=Danielle Morrill:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/258691/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75028/":Spitfire Grill @ 2219 4th Ave\, Seattle\, Washington 98121 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Spitfire Grill ADDRESS:2219 4th Ave CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98121 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75028/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080821T150000 DTEND:20080821T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Pre Gnomedex 8.0 TweetUp DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1019800/ ] If you're in Seattle for the Gnomedex conference and are getting anxious to meet fellow 'dexers before the Gnomedex Pre-Registration Party @ Bell Harbor's Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center then join us at the Alibi Room (http://www.seattlealibi.com) from 3 until 6-ish for a pre-pre-registration get together. Please RSVP here. giovanni gallucci\, viewzi friend me up! friendfeed.com/giovanni | twitter.com/giovanni | flickr.com/photos/theagencyblog/ URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1019800/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1019800/ DTSTAMP:20080818T090512 LAST-UPDATED:20080818T090512 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=ggallucci:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/40557/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/31468/":The Alibi Room @ 85 Pike St Ste 410\, Seattle\, Washington 98101-2001 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:The Alibi Room ADDRESS:85 Pike St Ste 410 CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98101-2001 GEO:47.6087;-122.34 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://seattle.citysearch.com/profile/10767434/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080821T190000 DTEND:20080821T173000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20080824T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Gnomedex 8.0 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/ ] This summer\, hundreds of the world's leading bloggers\, podcasters\, and tech-savvy enthusiasts will once again descend upon the city of Seattle\, Washington. The eighth Gnomedex conference is generating buzz in the blogosphere\, which underscores our reason to produce it. Indeed\, we will once again become the crossroads between producers and observers\, between users and developers. Register Now! * Who? Influencers\, Entrepreneurs\, and Tech Enthusiasts! * What? A confluence of leading bloggers and new media! * When? August 21st – 23rd\, 2008! * Where? Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle\, WA! * Why? Because all things are possible! * Register Now! * We'll be in downtown Seattle * Breakfast\, lunch\, and snacks are included * Tags are "Gnomedex" and/or "Gnomedex2008" URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/750702/ DTSTAMP:20080531T130004 LAST-UPDATED:20080531T130004 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=therahmin:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/16506/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5371/":Bell Harbor International Conference Center @ 2211 Alaskan Way\, Seattle\, Washington 98121 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Bell Harbor International Conference Center ADDRESS:2211 Alaskan Way CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98121 GEO:47.6108;-122.348 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://www.bellharbor.org/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080822T113000 DTEND:20080822T130000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ Appature DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991095/ ] Seattle Lunch 2.0 contiues a great set of summer events with another lunch event downtown. This time we are going to head over to Appature's offices (maybe we can talk Kabir into revealing the secret enterprise software their working on). Marshall Kirkpatrick will be in town and is going to stop by to chat with everyone. Plus we'll have wowrack co-sponsor the event and be around to talk about their offerings. After the conversation at the last event\, this is bound to be great!! For those of you who aren't going to gnomedex.... this is the best alternative :) URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991095/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991095/ DTSTAMP:20080807T215912 LAST-UPDATED:20080807T215912 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=joshuamaher:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/125989/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198679/":Appature @ 720 Third Avenue\, 23rd Floor\, Seattle\, Washington 98104 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Appature ADDRESS:720 Third Avenue\, 23rd Floor CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98104 GEO:47.6037;-122.332 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198679/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080826T120000 DTEND:20080826T140000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Power of Email Marketing DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928558/ ] How does Email Marketing fit into your business? This fast-paced and information-packed session covers the basics of how Email Marketing helps position your business for success. You will learn best practices and winning strategies for getting and keeping quality subscribers\; methods to increase open rates by writing good headlines and content\; and getting readers to respond to your call to action. This is a free event - brought to you by Constant Contact NOTE: This session is an overview of marketing practices\, not a hands-on demonstration. For a demonstration of Constant Contact\, please sign up for our 'Getting Started with Constant Contact' seminars. Special Directions: Park in the main parking lot for the community center and come to the main entrance. We will be in room A\, which is accessible from the main lobby. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928558/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/928558/ DTSTAMP:20080724T103126 LAST-UPDATED:20080724T103126 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=jmcappello:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/214182/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/178982/":Tukwila Community Center @ 12424 42nd Avenue South\, Tukwila\, Washington 98168 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Tukwila Community Center ADDRESS:12424 42nd Avenue South CITY:Tukwila REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98168 GEO:47.4915;-122.28 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/178982/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080901 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2008 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/423136/ ] What is PAX? PAX is a three-day game festival for tabletop\, videogame\, and PC gamers. We call it a festival because in addition to dedicated tournaments and freeplay areas we've got nerdcore concerts\, panel discussions\, the weekend-long Omegathon event\, and an exhibitor hall filled with booths displaying the latest from top game publishers and developers. Even with all this amazing content the best part of PAX is hanging out with other people who know their shit when it comes to games. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/423136/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/423136/ DTSTAMP:20080203T074213 LAST-UPDATED:20080203T074213 CATEGORIES:Festivals ORGANIZER;CN=Jazza:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/64954/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5308/":Washington State Convention & Trade Center @ 800 Convention Place\, Seattle\, Washington 98101 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Washington State Convention & Trade Center ADDRESS:800 Convention Place CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98101 GEO:47.611;-122.332 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5308/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080904T160000 DTEND:20080904T210000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:AskBINC Seattle DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008977/ ] Football season is only 2 weeks away and in BINC tradition\, Grant Neckermann\, Eli Arzhevskiy and I will be traveling up to Seattle and hosting a Happy Hour to watch the opening game (Giants vs. Redskins) with all of our friends and colleagues at the Pyramid Alehouse just south of Pioneer Square. Our last event earlier this year was a blast and we expect the same this time around. We will be reserving a nice sized room with 2 plasma's\, some great appetizers and of course plenty of beer/drinks to go around. The game starts at 4pm\, so we'll be there at 3:30 and plan to stay til at least 9. I hope you'll be able to stop by and say hello. Please let us know if you will be able to make it. If you haven't visited our blog in a while\, you might take interest in our new launch of BINC TV (http://blog.bincsearch.com/?cat=673)\, where we sit in roundtable fashion and talk about all sorts of interesting topics all pertaining to the web/software marketplace. We have 2 episodes up so far with the third coming this Friday. We hope you enjoy!! Pyramid Alehouse\, Brewery & Restaurant 1201 First Avenue South Seattle\, WA 98134 Telephone: (206) 682-3377 http://www.pyramidbrew.com/home.php URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008977/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1008977/ DTSTAMP:20080813T163300 LAST-UPDATED:20080813T163300 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=BINC Search:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/214756/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/14101/":Pyramid Alehouse @ 1201 First Avenue South\, Seattle\, Washington 98134 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Pyramid Alehouse ADDRESS:1201 First Avenue South CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98134 GEO:47.5923;-122.334 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://www.pyramidbrew.com END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080904T183000 DTEND:20080904T203000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Seattle Webgrrls Networking Event DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1010681/ ] Join Seattle Webgrrls on September 4th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM for an evening of networking and connecting. The event is FREE to everyone and I encourage you to invite your friends and colleagues! Seattle Webgrrls is a chapter within Webgrrls International\, which is a online and offline networking organization of professional business women focused on propelling their careers and businesses forward. Networking at Webgrrls meetings is very focused. Everyone will take a minute or two to introduce themselves...tell us who you are and what you do and tell us what you NEED and what you can OFFER. The evening ends with an Informal networking\, where everyone can connect more personally with the right people and exchange business cards\, opportunities and leads. For more information and to RSVP\, please go to: http://www.webgrrls.com/seattle-wa/ URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1010681/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1010681/ DTSTAMP:20080814T083422 LAST-UPDATED:20080814T083422 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=nelly_y:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/253898/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/204507/":Westlake-Terry/4504-4506 @ 320 Westlake Ave N\, 4th Floor\, Seattle\, Washington 98109 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Westlake-Terry/4504-4506 ADDRESS:320 Westlake Ave N\, 4th Floor CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98109 GEO:47.6212;-122.338 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/204507/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20080926T130000 DTEND:20080926T150000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Internet Business: All About Email DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/389900/ ] There’s a lot of grumbling that goes on about email. And yes\, it can be spam. But if people really want your information\, they’ll be happy to sign up and stay on your list. Learn about what makes email an effective tool for driving traffic and making your customers happy. We’ll also be talking about lists – how to develop them and how to buy them too. $25 Taught by Robbin Block of Blockbeta Marketing (http://www.blockbeta.com). URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/389900/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/389900/ DTSTAMP:20071218T213031 LAST-UPDATED:20071218T213031 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=blockbeta:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/119070/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/76626/":Seattle SCORE @ 2401 4th Avenue\, Suite 450\, Seattle\, Washington 98121 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Seattle SCORE ADDRESS:2401 4th Avenue\, Suite 450 CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=US:United States POSTALCODE:98121 GEO:47.6163;-122.345 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://www.seattlescore.org END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080929 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:InfoCamp Seattle 2008 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454157/ ] InfoCamp Seattle 2008 is an interdisciplinary unconference for anyone interested in user-centered information and design. Who will be there? Students\, professionals\, entrepreneurs\, and hobbyists from the user-centered information community - such as information architects\, librarians\, user experience designers\, usability engineers\, technical writers\, interaction designers\, and researchers in HCI\, UCD\, LIS\, TC\, IxD\, and related fields. When: September 27-28\, 2008 9am to 5pm on both days\, plus an optional social event on Saturday evening Official web site: http://www.infocamp.info Participant wiki: http://infocampseattle2008.pbwiki.com Register for InfoCamp: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/39383 Contact us at: info@infocamp.info URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454157/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454157/ DTSTAMP:20080318T095243 LAST-UPDATED:20080318T095243 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=shuylerk:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/165729/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23991/":Youngstown Cultural Arts Center @ 4408 Delridge Way SW\,\, Seattle\, Washington 98106 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Youngstown Cultural Arts Center ADDRESS:4408 Delridge Way SW\, CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98106 GEO:47.5635;-122.363 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://youngstownarts.org/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Google Test Automation Conference 2008 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904281/ ] URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904281/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904281/ DTSTAMP:20080715T232654 LAST-UPDATED:20080715T232654 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=ejain:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/202151/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/121204/":the W hotel Seattle @ 1112 fourth ave\, Seattle\, Washington 98121 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:the W hotel Seattle ADDRESS:1112 fourth ave CITY:Seattle REGION;X-ABBREV=wa:Washington COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:98121 GEO:47.607;-122.334 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/121204/ END:VVENUE END:VCALENDAR