Los Angeles Technology Events - January 2009

							January Los Angeles Technology Events
Put together by Nicole Jordan, check her blog: www.kickingsand.com
—————————FEATURED EVENT —————————Thursday, January 15th DealMaker Media Presents: Common Mistakes Before Starting a New Business FREE 6:30-8:00pm Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 A Town Hall hosted by Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc, aimed at contributing to the Los Angeles Technology Scene by bringing together various entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, social media experts, and professionals in the technology field. SIGN UP HERE: http://www.jasonnazar.com/2008/12/29/los-angeles-speaking-series-3-10mistakes-people-make-before-starting-a-new-business/ —————————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 Santa Monica Promenade —————– TO BE ANNOUNCED: —————– Digital LA —————————JANUARY EVENTS —————————-

Tuesday, January 6th Social Media Club LA: Focus on Film 6:30-9:00pm Blank Spaces 5405 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 9003 Social Media Club LA focuses on the unique mix of entertainment, technology and culture that makes LA an epicenter of the next evolution of the internet. The LA Chapter was founded in July of 2008. The upcoming meeting will focus on the effect of social media on the film industry. ——Tuesday, January 6th Hollywood Web Television Meetup 8:00-10:00pm Screen Actors Guild 5757 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA90036 Bringing together LA’s rich, diverse creative talent for the purpose of sharing resources, finding opportunities for collaboration and working together to help talented content creators thrive in this emerging market. ——Friday, January 9th (ORANGE COUNTY) Mixergy Presents: Lunch 2.0 @ Earthbound Media Group 12:00-2:00pm 14988 Sand Canyon Avenue, Studio 5 Irvine, CA 92618 ——Wednesday, January 14th Digg Meetup LA with a Live Diggnation 7:00-12:30pm Knitting Factory Hollywood 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA Digg is heading to Hollywood! Join Digg and Revision3 at Knitting Factory Hollywood for the first Meetup of 2009. We’ll start the night off with a live Diggnation and continue into the wee hours mingling to the sounds of some great DJs. Doors open at 7pm.

——Wednesday, January 14th Media Leaders Hollywood 6:00pm - 10:00pm Falcon Hollywood 7213 W Sunset Blvd Hollywood, CA Join leaders in media, marketing, advertising and entertainment as we discuss current events and new ideas. Mingle with today’s professionals and find out how they’re changing the way the industry operates. ——Thursday, January 15th DealMaker Media Presents: Common Mistakes Before Starting a New Business 6:30-8:00pm Santa Monica Public Library (Auditorium) 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401 A Town Hall hosted by Jason Nazar, CEO of DocStoc, aimed at contributing to the Los Angeles Technology Scene by bringing together various entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, social media experts, and professionals in the technology field. ——Thursday, January 15th Mindshare 8:00pm-2:00am Lacy Studio Lofts 2664 Lacy St Los Angeles, CA 90031 ——Friday, January 16th New Media Interchange Media Walk 10:00am Meet @ Travel Town Museum 5300 Zoo Drive Los Angeles, CA Ever heard of Photowalking? Photographers, both amateur and professional, gather at a photogenic location to shoot photos and talk photography.

In that vein, New Media Interchange is hosting a Media Walk! Bring your still cameras, video cameras, audio recorders, microphones, Flip videos et al and let’s spend some time creating and talking New Media. ——Tuesday, January 20th LA G33k D1nner 8:00-10:00pm uWink 6801 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90028 — Thursday, January 22nd Mixergy Presents: The Conversion Forum: Proven methods for increasing your site’s registrations, leads, sales and other conversions 6:00pm - 9:00pm Edgemar Center for the Arts 2437 Main St Santa Monica, CA 90405 What good is investing in your brand, buying ads and optimizing your site for search engines, if users who come to your site bounce right out? Want to learn how to convert more of your site’s visitors into leads, registrations and sales? Attend the Conversion Forum and learn from the industry’s experts. * Affiliate advertisers: See how increasing your conversion rates will help you get more affiliates without increasing your payouts. * Lead gen marketers: Learn how to convert more of your hits into valuable leads. * Ad networks: Discover how to give your clients a greater return on their ad buys. * eCommerce sites: Find out how to grow your customer base and each customer’s spending. * Media buyers: See how you can increase results without increasing your spending. ——Friday, January 30th Evolution of Entertainment Conference (e2) 12:30-5:00pm USC Marshall School of Business Bovard Auditorium, USC 3551 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, CA

The Evolution of Entertainment Conference (e2) is for all who are interested in or currently working in the field of entertainment or new media. The e2 Conference is focused on the evolving changes that have made a tremendous impact on the business of entertainment. This event is an excellent educational and networking opportunity that will help industry newcomers and veterans alike understand the latest changes in the industry - as described by the decision makers themselves! We will have a renowned keynote speaker (to be announced soon) as well as the following panel discussions featuring panelists from Hollywood’s most prominent studios (more panelists to come): Marketing Panel: Geoff Ammer, Pres. WW Marketing, Marvel Entertainment Brett Dicker, EVP Marketing, Disney Nancy Utley, COO/ Head of Marketing, Fox Searchlight Finance Panel: Lee Rierson, EVP, Reveille Jill Gwen, EVP/CFO Fox Searchlight Ted MacKinney, CFO Mosaic Entertainment Distribution Panel: Kelly Summers, VP, Digital Distribution, Disney Jim Wuthrich, SVP, EST & Interactive Marketing, Warner Bros. This event is hosted by the Business of Entertainment Association at the USC Marshall School of Business. —