Los Angeles Tech Events - December 2008
by Nicole Jordan —————————RECURRING WEEKLY: —————————Tuesday‘s with Exectec 7:30 PM @ D‘Amore‘s Pizza Connection on Westwood 1136 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 Thursday Lunch 12PM @ Santa Monica/ 3rd —————————DECEMBER CALENDAR —————————Monday, December 1st – Tuesday, December 2nd 3D Entertainment Summit Hyatt Century Plaza Los Angeles, CA 3D Entertainment Summit is totally focused on how the 3D entertainment transformation is going to affect the business of entertainment attracting decision makers from theater owners, filmmakers directors, writers, talent executives, studio executives, pre & post production personnel, specialists in playback and distribution, business management, video game development executives, motion picture and TV engineers and financial analysts, media and the press. See schedule here ——Tuesday, December 2nd Dealmaker Media LA VC OUTLOOK ‗09: If You Need Funding, You‘re F%#$*d…Or Are You? Roundtable 6:00pm - 7:30pm Mixer 7:30pm - 9:00pm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 11355 West Olympic Boulevard 10th FL Los Angeles, CA 90064
Join some of LA‘s most experienced investors and founders for a ―get real‖ discussion about what it‘ll take to grow in a down market. Moderator: Mike Jones, CEO, Tsavos Speakers: Nate Redmond, Partner, Rustic Canyon Ventures Richard Wolpert, Managing Director, the Mailroom Fund Jim Armstrong, Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners Register here ——Tuesday, December 2nd LAVA Holiday Party / Shaking The MoneyTree 5:30pm – 8:00pm Pasadena Jazz Institute 260 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 206 Pasadena, CA Please join LAVA, PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of industry experts and local VCs for their insights on the results of the Q3 2008. PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Report based on data from Thomson Reuters. ——Wednesday, December 3rd Hollywood Web Television Meetup 8:00pm - 10:00pm Cagney Board Room, SAG 5757 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA ——Thursday, December 4th LA Launch of Girls in Tech 7:30pm - 10:00pm Causecast HQ 902 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, CA
——Friday, December 5th – Sunday, December 7th HDFest Dolby Laboratories‘ Larry Umlang Presentation Theatre II 3601 Alameda Avenue Burbank, CA In addition to screenings of movies, HDFEST events also include panels and seminars on highdef filmmaking and digital cinema with some of the industry‘s leading experts. Past panelists and keynote speakers have included top representatives from Intel, Disney, Dolby, ARRI, DALSA Digital Cinema, Autodesk, CinemaNow, Sony, Thomson Grass Valley, to name a few. ——Monday, December 8th Mobile Excellence Awards Ceremony 6:00pm – 10:00 pm Hotel Sofitel 8555 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA The 2008 Mobile Excellence Awards is proud to present its inaugural 2008 Mobile Entertainment Awards Ceremony. The MEA‘s will recognize all walks of the mobile ecosystem, including entertainment, media & technology in a series of upcoming events and panels for the mobile industry to share learn and celebrate 2008 in mobile. ——Tuesday, December 9th ContentNext Media‘s L.A. Year-End Review and Mixer 6:00pm – 9:00pm WGA West Theater 135 South Doheny Drive Beverly Hills, CA L.A. Year-End Digital Media Review and ContentNext Mixer Dec. 9 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. The event will feature two sessions—a Q&A and panel—discussing the state of the industry and what‘s expected in 2009. One of our trademark mixers will follow. ——Tuesday, December 9th LAVA Breakfast: Funding Clean Tech Venture 7:00am – 9:00am Luxe Summit Hotel Sunset
11461 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA ——Tuesday, December 9th Southern California Venture Network (SCVN.org) Holiday Mixer 6:00pm – 8:30pm The Vault & VIP Lounge at the OC Pavilion 801 N. Main Santa Ana, CA ——Wednesday, December 10th Microsoft Startup Zone and The TechSet present - Ignition - Los Angeles 7:00pm – 10:00pm Beso 6350 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Register here ——Thursday, December 11th Digital Family Reunion 4:30-11:00 PM Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Register here Inviting early adopters and legacy participants of the Internet 1.0 and today‘s digitally apt Internet 2.0 tube dwellers, the DFR will create the optimum conditions for these generations to synergize with one another and inspire opportunities that will serve our industries, our region, and our society at large. Attendees will include leaders from all the major industry sectors such as media, entertainment, finance, publishing, venture funding, software, commerce, education, and many more. ——Monday, December 15th – Wednesday, December 17th AlwaysOn Breakout 9:00am – 6:00pm
The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows 9641 Sunset Boulevard Beverly Hills, Ca BreakOut is where cutting-edge artists present and debate the digital technologies and strategies they are deploying to break away from the entertainment establishment and take more control. Hip hop artists and rock stars, comedians, TV and film talent and Internet-born celebrities will show how they have used new social media technologies and services such as MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo and Google to promote their own brands and reach new audiences. These top digital artists are transforming the multi-billion dollar entertainment industry and shifting the balance of power into their own hands. ——Tuesday, December 16th g33k d1nner Holidaze Blast 8:00pm Location TBC ——Thursday, December 18th Mindshare 8pm –12am 2664 Lacy St Los Angeles, CA Mindshare is a monthly event that was created to serve as a platform for networking and the sharing of ideas across a wide range of fields. The evening consists of presentations, food, drink, art and music, within the ambiance of a stunning loft outside of downtown LA. Founded in 2006 by alum of Art Center, RISD, Caltech, Claremont and Stanford, Mindshare works to foster a sense of community within this vast city. ——UPCOMING: Thursday, February 12th Twiistup 5 7pm – 12am Santa Monica, CA Get tickets!