BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME: PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090714T140000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Explode Your Growth with a Blog DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744541/ ] Explode Your Growth with a Blog Andy Wibbels\, author of Blogwild: A Guild for Small Business Blogging \, in a phone interview recently said that\, "Blogging could be your first step into building your business." Blogging is an effective way to market your business and also to build quality following of loyal fans. Attend our blog training and make the most of blogging. Regular Cost: $149.00 SAVE by registering for Multiple Internet Marketing Courses in Wichita Limited to 20 Participants Learn more about Blogging Course URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744541/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744541/ DTSTAMP:20090522T091759 LAST-UPDATED:20090522T091759 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/96818/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/297130/":4031 East Harry St @ Office This - 316-771-7509\, Wichita\, Kansas 67218 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:4031 East Harry St ADDRESS:Office This - 316-771-7509 CITY:Wichita REGION;X-ABBREV=:Kansas COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:67218 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/297130/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090715T160000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Directions University's 30-Day IM Challenge GOLD Call DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017801/ ] Trying to make sense out of everything you've learned about making money online? Confused about what to do to get your business successful online? Join us each week on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm eastern for the 30-Day IM Challenge Gold Call. Each week\, we cover another topic related to building your business in only 30 days. This week\, on Wednesday\, July 15h at 4:00 pm you'll learn "What Will You Sell in Your Business -- an Intro to Affiliate Marketing and Selling Other People's Products Including Resale Rights and Private Label Rights. This week\, we'll be talking about how to sell affiliate products using a WordPress blog\, how to use Resale Rights and Private Label rights the RIGHT way\, how to make money from one customer for life\, and more! This is a call you do NOT want to miss if you've been trying to make money online and still aren't seeing results! There's a good chance that what you've been doing is just plain wrong! To join us for the call\, all you've got to do is sign up for the 30-Day IM Challenge FREE and then upgrade to to Gold Member for a one time fee of $14.95. Join once and you're a member for life! (We repeat the Challenge about every 5 to 6 weeks.) You'll get the entire course containing 18 lessons (more than 800+ pages of business building information) that will help you to get your business online\, up\, running & getting results -- in only 30 days! You'll also get all of the Lessons in downloadable pdf format as well as access to the LIVE calls and the mp3 recordings to all of them. Since the Challenge re-starts about every 5 to 6 weeks\, and since you're a Gold Member for LIFE -- that means that you'll get access to nearly 50 calls per year plus all of the recordings! Get started now by registering FREE at: http://www.30DayIMChallenge.com After you register\, make sure you upgrade to GOLD to join us live on the calls! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017801/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017801/ DTSTAMP:20090702T101603 LAST-UPDATED:20090702T101603 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182365/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/":Worldwide @ Earth\, Any\, California END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Worldwide ADDRESS:Earth CITY:Any REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090716T140000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Blogging Course in Vancouver DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744491/ ] Explode Your Growth with a Blog Andy Wibbels\, author of Blogwild: A Guild for Small Business Blogging \, in a phone interview recently said that\, "Blogging could be your first step into building your business." Blogging is an effective way to market your business and also to build quality following of loyal fans. Attend our blog training and make the most of blogging. Regular Cost: $149.00 SAVE 15-20% with Bundle Pricing Learn more about Blogging Course URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744491/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2744491/ DTSTAMP:20090522T083947 LAST-UPDATED:20090522T083947 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/96818/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/584454/":Bell Alliance Boardroom @ #201 1367 W. Broadway\, Vancouver\, British Columbia V6H 4A7 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Bell Alliance Boardroom ADDRESS:#201 1367 W. Broadway CITY:Vancouver REGION;X-ABBREV=:British Columbia COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:Canada POSTALCODE:V6H 4A7 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/584454/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090718T090000 DTEND:20090718180000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20090720T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:WordCamp UK 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1700318/ ] This is the second WordCamp UK - an informal annual gathering of WordPress publishers\, designers and developers based in the United Kingdom. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1700318/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1700318/ DTSTAMP:20090128T161508 LAST-UPDATED:20090128T161508 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/131899/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/426479/":Future Inn Cardiff Bay @ Hemingway Road\, Cardiff\, Wales CF10 4AU END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Future Inn Cardiff Bay ADDRESS:Hemingway Road CITY:Cardiff REGION;X-ABBREV=:Wales COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United Kingdom POSTALCODE:CF10 4AU URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/426479/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090718T080000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:BEAST Bloggers Camp DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017311/ ] "East Bay" is Pig Latin for "beast"\, a name that has all the power of bloggers in the SF Bay Area who are the eyes and ears of the East Bay community. In honor of all the East Bay bloggers\, Spot.Us\, Tech Liminal and BetterOakland are hosting their first BEAST Bloggers Camp on Saturday July 18\, 2009 at TechLiminal in downtown Oakland. A BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences — open\, participatory workshop-events\, whose content is provided by participants. The day consists of sessions proposed by attendees and the schedule is created on site the morning of the event. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn from each other in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions\, demos and interaction from participants. WHAT TO EXPECT AT CAMP: The day will start at 8am with an hour of socializing over coffee and pastries. At 9am sharp we will give directions on how to propose a topic and then we will create a schedule. We will be harvesting the minds and expertise of all the people in the room to come up with topics pertinent to blogging about the East bay. If you’d like to lead a session you’re going to want to speak up with your topic idea at 9am\, when the schedule is being created. If you’re an East Bay blogger or write about the East Bay please join us! WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING: Your own coffee mug. A beverage holding container for your day’s h2O (cup\, water bottle\, etc…) A head full of topic ideas Your laptop (free wi-fi provided.) If you are not so inclined to arrive with electronic note-taking items a simple notebook and pen will do. Lots of business cards. This is a great networking opportunity. You can get a quick turnaround from Zazzle.com\, Moocards or PSPrint if you are in need of cards. Please Note:  The cost for this event is on a sliding scale\, and will be used to pay our rent\, insurance\, and refreshments\, .  If you would like to register\, but cannot afford the cost\, you may pay as much as you can\, or volunteer.  We can use some help with event registration\, publicity\, and more.  Contact us (info@techliminal.com) for more details.ards. PLEASE REGISTER HERE: http://beastbloggercamp.eventbrite.com/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017311/ http://www.socializr.com/event/676384692 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=98264597900 http://sf.garysguide.org/events/2345353/beast-bloggers-camp- URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017311/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017311/ DTSTAMP:20090701T233537 LAST-UPDATED:20090701T233537 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/670609/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/583354/":TechLiminal @ 268 14th Street\, Oakland\, California 94612 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:TechLiminal ADDRESS:268 14th Street CITY:Oakland REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:94612 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/583354/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090722T160000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Directions University's 30-Day IM Challenge GOLD Call DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017817/ ] Trying to make sense out of everything you've learned about making money online? Confused about what to do to get your business successful online? Join us each week on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm eastern for the 30-Day IM Challenge Gold Call. Each week\, we cover another topic related to building your business in only 30 days. This week\, on Wednesday\, July 22nd at 4:00 pm you'll learn "Using a WordPress Blog to Grow Your Business (i.e. List Building\, Traffic Generation\, and Sales with WordPress) Your WordPress blog becomes the heart and soul of your business! You use it to build your list\, to drive traffic to all of your sales pages\, to get super great search engine rankings without having to do any of that scientific SEO "stuff"\, and more. So it's important that you know just what to do with your blog or none of these will work in your business! This is a call you do NOT want to miss if you've been trying to make money online and still aren't seeing results! There's a good chance that what you've been doing is just plain wrong! If you want to know why you haven't been making any sales\, or why you haven't been getting any traffic to your site\, then join us for this call! To join us for the call\, all you've got to do is sign up for the 30-Day IM Challenge FREE and then upgrade to to Gold Member for a one time fee of $14.95. Join once and you're a member for life! (We repeat the Challenge about every 5 to 6 weeks.) You'll get the entire course containing 18 lessons (more than 800+ pages of business building information) that will help you to get your business online\, up\, running & getting results -- in only 30 days! You'll also get all of the Lessons in downloadable pdf format as well as access to the LIVE calls and the mp3 recordings to all of them. Since the Challenge re-starts about every 5 to 6 weeks\, and since you're a Gold Member for LIFE -- that means that you'll get access to nearly 50 calls per year plus all of the recordings! Get started now by registering FREE at: http://www.30DayIMChallenge.com After you register\, make sure you upgrade to GOLD to join us live on the calls! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017817/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3017817/ DTSTAMP:20090702T102632 LAST-UPDATED:20090702T102632 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182365/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/":Worldwide @ Earth\, Any\, California END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Worldwide ADDRESS:Earth CITY:Any REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090729T160000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Directions University's 30-Day IM Challenge GOLD Call DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3019086/ ] Trying to make sense out of everything you've learned about making money online? Confused about what to do to get your business successful online? Join us each week on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm eastern for the 30-Day IM Challenge Gold Call. Each week\, we cover another topic related to building your business in only 30 days. This week\, on Wednesday\, July 29th at 4:00 pm you'll learn Using Web 2.0 and Social Marketing to Grow Your Business While Having FUN!" Using sites like Twitter\, Facebook\, MySpace\, Ning\, and other social media sites can be darned right time wasting! You need to have a SYSTEM that keeps you from wasting your time and helps you get results from your efforts! That's exactly what you'll learn when you join us for this powerful call! You really can grow your business and have fun at the same time and you'll discover how on July 29th! To join us for the call\, all you've got to do is sign up for the 30-Day IM Challenge FREE and then upgrade to to Gold Member for a one time fee of $14.95. Join once and you're a member for life! (We repeat the Challenge about every 5 to 6 weeks.) You'll get the entire course containing 18 lessons (more than 800+ pages of business building information) that will help you to get your business online\, up\, running & getting results -- in only 30 days! You'll also get all of the Lessons in downloadable pdf format as well as access to the LIVE calls and the mp3 recordings to all of them. Since the Challenge re-starts about every 5 to 6 weeks\, and since you're a Gold Member for LIFE -- that means that you'll get access to nearly 50 calls per year plus all of the recordings! Get started now by registering FREE at: http://www.30DayIMChallenge.com After you register\, make sure you upgrade to GOLD to join us live on the calls! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3019086/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3019086/ DTSTAMP:20090703T131521 LAST-UPDATED:20090703T131521 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182365/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/":Worldwide @ Earth\, Any\, California END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Worldwide ADDRESS:Earth CITY:Any REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090729T190000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Internet Marketers of Georgia July Meetup DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016354/ ] This past month\, I attended my first Meetup Group in Duluth\, GA. The group's leader is Social Media expert\, Joey Smith. Each month\, on the last Wednesday\, the group gets together to discuss and trade tips\, tricks and strategies on how to make money online. They talk about everything from affiliate marketing to building products from scratch. Joey's invited Gina Gaudio-Graves\, "The JV Queen" and Dean & Founder of DirectionsU.com (formerly "TheIMUniversity.com") to present her system for "Getting 1\,000+ Unique Visitors Per Day Using a WordPress Blog -- in Less than 90 Days -- Even if You're Just Starting Out!". Gina will show the group how to: * Get a blog set up on their own domain name in under a day * How to use a blog as the main website to grow ANY kind of business (Whether you have a traditional brick-and-mortar business or a business that's exclusively online\, you NEED a blog to build relationships\, drive traffic\, grow your list\, and make sales. With this unique system\, your blog becomes your primary and only internet presence.) * How to build your list using a WordPress blog * How to get #1 search engine rankings for ANY keyword you want\, without needing to do any complicated search engine optimization * How to bring in as many targeted prospects as you could ever want by following just 6 simple steps each day. (Do this daily for 90 days and you'll be getting more than 1\,000 visitors every day!) * and much\, MUCH more! The system that you'll learn has brought in more than 1\,283 RSS feed subscribers in only 17 days. It's increased traffic from 10\,000 unique visitors to 48\,000 unique visitors in the same time. And\, it typically gets 20% to 30% of all visitors to opt in to a list! The best part is that you can use it to sell any kind of product\, for any kind of business - with only a few hours of work each week! Join us for this next Meetup Group meeting and network with people who are already online getting the results you want for your business! See you in Atlanta (Duluth)! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016354/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016354/ DTSTAMP:20090701T090658 LAST-UPDATED:20090701T090658 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182365/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/583070/":Street Smarts & Chocolate Perks @ 3160 Main Street\, Duluth\, Georgia 30096 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Street Smarts & Chocolate Perks ADDRESS:3160 Main Street CITY:Duluth REGION;X-ABBREV=:Georgia COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:30096 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/583070/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090805T160000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Directions University's 30-Day IM Challenge GOLD Call DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018142/ ] Trying to make sense out of everything you've learned about making money online? Confused about what to do to get your business successful online? Join us each week on Wednesdays at 4:00 pm eastern for the 30-Day IM Challenge Gold Call. Each week\, we cover another topic related to building your business in only 30 days. This week\, on Wednesday\, August 5th at 4:00 pm you'll learn "Blog Critiques and Using Your Blog With Social Marketing Sites". It seems all you hear these days online is "web 2.0" and "social marketing is the KEY to online success!" Last week's call focused on what those terms MEAN and how you use social marketing to grow your business. This week\, you'll learn how to tie your WordPress blog to ALL of your social marketing profiles as well as how to use the content of your blog to get better results from your social media efforts while saving you TONS of time as well! Make sure you get on the call early because you might even be one of the lucky listeners who gets a free blog critique on the call! To join us for the call\, all you've got to do is sign up for the 30-Day IM Challenge FREE and then upgrade to to Gold Member for a one time fee of $14.95. Join once and you're a member for life! (We repeat the Challenge about every 5 to 6 weeks.) You'll get the entire course containing 18 lessons (more than 800+ pages of business building information) that will help you to get your business online\, up\, running & getting results -- in only 30 days! You'll also get all of the Lessons in downloadable pdf format as well as access to the LIVE calls and the mp3 recordings to all of them. Since the Challenge re-starts about every 5 to 6 weeks\, and since you're a Gold Member for LIFE -- that means that you'll get access to nearly 50 calls per year plus all of the recordings! Get started now by registering FREE at: http://www.30DayIMChallenge.com After you register\, make sure you upgrade to GOLD to join us live on the calls! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018142/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018142/ DTSTAMP:20090702T152131 LAST-UPDATED:20090702T152131 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/182365/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/":Worldwide @ Earth\, Any\, California END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Worldwide ADDRESS:Earth CITY:Any REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/20234/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090825 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social Fresh DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659577/ ] When? Monday August 24th\, 2009 8am to 5pm +/- Happy Hour Where? Charlotte\, NC Holiday Inn Charlotte Center City What is Social Fresh? Social Fresh is your opportunity to learn how to make the social web work for real business. Social networking and online word-of-mouth tools are getting faster and providing more access to the customer every day. To remain competitive\, every company needs to discover how to make social media work for their bottom line. Online today\, cultivating a 2 way conversation with customers is no longer an exception\, but the rule. Most companies realize now that they need to join the conversation\, but it is about more than that. Yes\, you should be listening\, yes you should be empowering your customers\, but what does it take to really allow your company to excel on the Social Web? We have brought together the experts needed to answer that very question - as well as the innovators of tomorrow's internet to speak on what is next. Leading web app developers will comment on where they see social media and big business moving in the coming years. Come meet the people that are making the social web work. Share in candid discussions and see real examples of where your brand needs to be going online. Who Should Attend? Anyone who wants to make social media work for their brand. Whether you work for a major Fortune 500 company\, advertising agency\, or a small business\, Social Fresh can open up the complexities of social media and reveal new marketing opportunities. Learning how to best apply existing marketing skills on the social web is a necessity in today's online economy. Social Fresh will teach you how where the opportunities exist within Social Media for you to extend the value of your brand to its ever expanding online audience. http://twiter.com/sofresh URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659577/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659577/ DTSTAMP:20090512T233329 LAST-UPDATED:20090512T233329 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/292760/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/459946/":Holiday Inn @ 230 North College Street\, Charlotte\, North Carolina 28202 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Holiday Inn ADDRESS:230 North College Street CITY:Charlotte REGION;X-ABBREV=:North Carolina COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:28202 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/459946/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090921 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:WordCamp Portland DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018467/ ] WordCamp is a gathering of people interested in WordPress and blogging. Topics will focus on a wide range of audiences from the new blogger as well as those with more of a technical background. Follow the WordCamp Portland website for details including speakers\, sponsorship\, and ticket information URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018467/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018467/ DTSTAMP:20090702T210541 LAST-UPDATED:20090702T210541 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/240591/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/441033/":Webtrends @ Pacific First Center Building 851 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland\, Oregon 97204 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Webtrends ADDRESS:Pacific First Center Building 851 SW Sixth Avenue CITY:Portland REGION;X-ABBREV=:Oregon COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:97204 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/441033/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090924 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social Networking World Forum Asia DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1512285/ ] Social Networking World Forum Asia - 22nd and 23rd Sept 2009 • Two day conference dedicated to social networking • Co-located conference on - mobile social networking Featuring key speakers from social networking publishers\, advertising agencies\, industry analysts\, software developers and equipment manufacturers\, pay-TV and network service providers\, mobile operators\, plus many more • Joint exhibition combining social networking and mobile social networking formats • Free to attend exhibition only pass available Key Speakers: • Ian Stewart\, Head of Asia\, Friendster • Lau Seng Yee\, SVP\, Tencent • Deep Malhotra\, Senior Director\, MySpace India and South East Asia • Andrew Tu\, Regional Digital Director\, APAC OMD • Bambos Kaisharis\, Head of Marketing\, Singapore & Malaysia Nokia • Benjamin J. Grubbs\, Regional Director of Interactive Media\, Turner • Chris Schaumann\, Global Advertising & Digital Lead\, Asia Pacific & • Greater China Region\, Microsoft Corporation • ‘Plus many more….’ Click here to view the Brochure Asia boasts the fastest growing social networking and social media market on the planet. There are also more mobile internet users\, with the Asia Pacific region\, than anywhere else in the world. It is no surprise that Six Degrees is moving the series to Signapore to learn from the leading social networking publishers\, developers\, brands and organisations who are currently operating in this exciting region. The event will be supported by some of the largest global brands and organisations who are using social media to effectively excecute marketing and PR strategies. The event will also learn from regional heads of the popular social networking sites to provide insight on market conditions and learn how they adapted their service to expand to this region. The event will also debate and analyse current trends\, market forces and examine how brands and organisations are exploiting this new media to market products and services. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1512285/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1512285/ DTSTAMP:20090123T091504 LAST-UPDATED:20090123T091504 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/85020/":Grand Hyatt Singapore @ 10-12 Scotts Road\, Singapore\, 228211\, Singapore END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Grand Hyatt Singapore ADDRESS:10-12 Scotts Road CITY:Singapore\, 228211 REGION;X-ABBREV=:Singapore COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:Singapore POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/85020/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090930 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social TV Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2869711/ ] ‘Social TV Forum’ - 28th and 29th September 09 \, RIBA\, London • Learn from global brands who have successfully implemented a social networking framework and what impact this has had on day-to-day business • Understand what products and tools are available to incorporate web 2.0 functionality to your business • Listen to analyst\, top commentators and experts on how social media can improve employee satisfaction and output • Learn how Enterprise 2.0 can improve efficiency within your business network • Take a tour of the latest corporate social networking software tools and resources • Evening Networking Reception • Network immediately with the pre-show online meeting planner Key Speakers: • Christian Kuhna\, Head of Internal Communications\, Adidas Group • Nick Reynolds \,Editor\, BBC Internet Blog\, BBC Future Media &\;amp\; Technology • Trish Hunt\, EMEA Corporate Communications\, Dell • Penny Lawson\, Head of Internal Communication\, British Airways • Robert Johnson\, Strategic Consultant\, COI Strategic Consultancy • Iwona Petruczynik \,Research Analyst ICT\, Warsaw\, Europe\, Frost and Sullivan • Maz Nadjm\, Portal Services Manager\, Community\, BSkyB • ‘Plus many more….’ Early Booking Discount Ends 28th August For more information and to register\, visit: www.social-tv.net or call the booking hotline on +44 (0) 117 321 8303 Email Richard Blythe for more information - Richard@sixdegs.com URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2869711/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2869711/ DTSTAMP:20090608T040859 LAST-UPDATED:20090608T040859 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/406638/":RIBA @ 66 Portland Place\, London\, England W1B 1AD END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:RIBA ADDRESS:66 Portland Place CITY:London REGION;X-ABBREV=:England COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United Kingdom POSTALCODE:W1B 1AD URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/406638/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091001T200000 DTEND:20091001220000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20091005T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:IZEAFest 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1505164/ ] This IZEA event is currently in earlybird registration. IZEAFest 2009 will be held in Orlando\, Florida the first weekend in October. Exact location and details are to be announced but the date will not change. This event will be bigger and better than IZEAFest 2008\, you will definitely want to be there. Expect at least 3x the awesomeness. Due to space this event is limited to the first 500 people without exception. Partial list of 2009 Speakers: Robert Scoble (Keynote) Aaron Brazell (Keynote) Sarah Austin David Binkowski Brett Bumeter Chris Brogan Sarah Evans Michael Gray Chris Heuer Rae Hoffman Joseph Jaffe Scott Monty Franco Naling Wendy Piersall Darren Rowse Ted Murphy Julie Vazquez Special guests: Loren Baker Michael Brito Brian Clark Loren Feldman Neil Patel Randall Richards Jeremy Schoemaker Missy Ward Lena West ...and the IZEA Insiders! Your Ticket Includes: * Event content and all the networking you can handle * Refreshments throughout the day on Friday and Saturday * Lunch on Friday and Saturday * Three nights of parties with plenty of free drinks * Entry to win great prizes * Event T-shirt (please specify size) * IZEAHunt (if you choose to participate) * Special Super Secret Blogger Takeover This is one of the lowest cost full-featured blogging events out there. Act now to lock in an even better deal. Event Schedule Thursday\, October 1\, 2009 * 8pm Opening party Friday\, October 2\, 2009 * 7am Registration opens * 9am-11:30am : Content * 11:30am-12:30pm : Lunch * 12:30pm-5:30pm : Content * 5:30pm-8:00pm : Free time * 8:00pm-? : Party Saturday\, October 3\, 2009 * 7am Registration opens * 9am-11:30am : Content * 11:30am-12:30pm : Lunch * 12:30pm-5:30pm : Content * 6:00pm-8:00pm : IZEAHunt! * 5:30pm-9:00pm : Free time * 9:00pm-? : Party Sunday\, October 4\, 2008 * 9:00am-? : Special Super Secret Blogger Takeover More information to be announced in the coming weeks. Please note there are no refunds on early bird tickets. Be sure to follow @izeafest on Twitter for regular updates and speaker announcements. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1505164/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1505164/ DTSTAMP:20090120T145604 LAST-UPDATED:20090120T145604 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/240049/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/312347/":TBD @ TBD\, Orlando\, Florida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:TBD ADDRESS:TBD CITY:Orlando REGION;X-ABBREV=:Florida COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE: URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/312347/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091018 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2408587/ ] The 3rd Annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center October 15 - 17. The first and only industry-wide tradeshow\, conference\, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media. From blogs to podcasts to Internet Radio and TV\, to microblogging to social networking. BlogWorld provides a unique opportunity to network and meet face to face with peers and potential business partners that can't be found at any other event. The conference features more than 60 seminars\, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online media technology and internet-savvy business. 2007 and 2008 speakers included Mark Cuban\, Leo Laporte\, Matt Mullenweg\, Guy Kawasaki\, Erin Kotecki Vest\, Laura Fitton\, Steve Rubel\, Anil Dash\, Elisa Camahort\, Richard Jalichandra\, Jane Hamsher\, Chris Alden\, Mike Shinoda\, Tim Ferris\, Mary Katherine Ham and hundreds of other thought leaders and influencers. BlogWorld appeals to new media content creators of all types from hobbyist to professional and to entrepreneurs and corporate executives seeking to understand and navigate the blogosphere. VIEW PHOTOS from 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo event: Photos by: Dave Cynkin http://snurl.com/fn9ek Photos by: Brad Crooks http://snurl.com/fn9cw Photos by: John Gaudio http://snurl.com/g1s0i URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2408587/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2408587/ DTSTAMP:20090410T124615 LAST-UPDATED:20090410T124615 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/243991/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/101110/":Las Vegas Convention Center @ 3150 Paradise Road\, Las Vegas\, Nevada 89109 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Las Vegas Convention Center ADDRESS:3150 Paradise Road CITY:Las Vegas REGION;X-ABBREV=:Nevada COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:89109 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/101110/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091026T090000 DTEND:20091026170000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20091028T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Blogsville DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2677094/ ] A BLOGGING CONFERENCE FOR EVERY BLOGGER\, PRO OR NOVICE! See expert seminars on everything related to designing\, developing and managing a blog including how to write great content! Blogsville is designed to be an informative and creative conference for pro and novice bloggers alike. Expert speakers and great seminars held over two days\, gives you a great sense of what it takes to design\, develop and manage a powerful blog. With plenty of networking opportunities\, free food and a party this is a confernece you don't want to miss. Currently Blogsville is selling tickets for the Super Early Bird price of $295 SPEAKERS: Dave Snyder - @davesnyder Jilll Whalen - @jillwhalen Christina Gayle - @christinagayle Zach Braiker - @quiverandquill Rhea Drysdale - @rhea Michael Martine - @remarkablogger Jesse Friedman - @professor SCHEDULE Day 1 - Oct 26th 8:00am - 8:45am Continental Breakfast 9:00am - 10:00am Michael Martine KEYNOTE: Blogging it's Power\, Current Trends and it's Future 10:15am - 11:15am Jesse Friedman Blog Design and the User Experience 11:30am - 12:00pm Christina Gayle Writing Great\, Creative and Sticky Content 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Buffet 1:00pm - 2:00pm Zach Braiker Advertising Giving the User What They Want 2:30pm - 5:30pm Networking and Workshop 8:00pm - 12:00am Networking Party Day 2 - Oct 27th 8:00am - 8:45am Continental Breakfast 10:15am - 11:15am Dave Snyder Social Media Planning and Integration 11:30am - 12:00pm Jill Whalen SEO'ing Your Blog 12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Buffet 1:00pm - 2:00pm Rhea Drysdale Blog Brand Mangement and User Interaction 2:30pm - 5:30pm Networking and Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2677094/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2677094/ DTSTAMP:20090514T061314 LAST-UPDATED:20090514T061314 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/709457/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/307774/":Radisson Airport Hotel @ 2081 Post Rd\, Warwick\, Rhode Island 02886 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Radisson Airport Hotel ADDRESS:2081 Post Rd CITY:Warwick REGION;X-ABBREV=:Rhode Island COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:02886 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/307774/ END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091111 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social Networking World Forum - North America DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1428853/ ] ‘Social Networking World Forum North America’ - 9th and 10th November 09\, Santa Clara Convention Centre\, California Show highlights include: • Two day conference dedicated to Social Networking • One day conference dedicated to Enterprise Social Media • One day conference dedicated to Social TV • Featuring key speakers from social networking publishers\, advertising agencies\, industry analysts\, software developers and equipment manufacturers\, pay-TV and network service providers\, mobile operators\, plus many more • Joint exhibition combining social networking and enterprise social media formats • Take advantage of our pre-show online meeting planner for all delegates • Free to attend exhibition only pass available Key Speakers: • Natalie Johnson\, Manager Social Media Communications\, General Motors • Scott Monty\, Head of Social Media\, Ford Motor Company • John Andrews\, Emerging Media Sr. Manager at Wal-Mart Stores\, Wallmart • Michael Donnelly\, Director-Worldwide Interactive Marketing\, The Coca-Cola • Dallas Lawrence\, Vice President for Digital Media\, Levick Strategic Communications • John Ploumitsakos\, Head of Classifieds & Local\, Online Sales & Operations\, Google • Richard Jalichandra\, CEO\, Technorati • ‘Plus many more….’ Click here to view the Brochure Early Booking Discount Ends 25th September 09 For more information and to register\, visit: www.socialnetworking-northamerica.com or call the booking hotline on +44 (0) 117 321 8303 Email Richard Blythe for more information - Richard@sixdegs.com URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1428853/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1428853/ DTSTAMP:20081210T061600 LAST-UPDATED:20081210T061600 CATEGORIES: ORGANIZER;CN=:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/395900/":Santa Clara Convention Centre @ 5001 Great America Pkwy\, Santa Clara\, California 95054 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Santa Clara Convention Centre ADDRESS:5001 Great America Pkwy CITY:Santa Clara REGION;X-ABBREV=:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=:United States POSTALCODE:95054 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/395900/ END:VVENUE END:VCALENDAR