(Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list. There are many more events occurring throughout the city and I encourage you to locate and attend the ones that appeal to you. These are just some of the events for the organizations that I am involved with. If you need help locating an event, please let me know and I’ll try and point you in the right direction.)
February 22 – M.A.P.P. (Making a Progressive Philadelphia) Happy Hour – Making A Progressive Philadelphia (MAPP) hopes to give out 20 grants – totaling $20,000! – this year throughout the city of Philadelphia. We can only do this with your help! …and join us on Monday, February 22nd, from 4-7pm, at CANTINA DOS SEGUNDOS (931 N. 2nd Street). The Cantina will donate 20% of Happy Hour proceeds to MAPP! (@phillymapp)
February 23 - PANMA – 5:30 – 8:30 pm 3711 Market Street, 8th Floor – Mobile App Development DeMystified – a look at what it takes to develop mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, Blackberry and more (as well as a brief look at designing & optimizing regular web sites for the next generation of mobile browsers). (@panma)
February 24 – SMC Philly - 6:00 – 8:00 pm Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar, 2006 Chestnut Street – “Digital Love” – Shmitten Kitten’s own Anna Goldfarb will be leading a discussion on dating and social media. (@smcphilly)
February 24 – Philly Startup Leaders Fishbowl – 7:30 – 9:00 pm – UArts Terra Building, 211 S. Broad Street – Featured company, Technically Philly shares its plans for building a sustainable technology news site. (@startupleaders)
February 26 – Trend Camp – 6-9 pm Two Liberty Place, 32nd Floor, Offices of Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney, 50 S. 16th St, Philadelphia – A user-generated conference where we explore What’s next. The community is the best tool available to predict, analyze, and create the future. (@trendcamp)
March 2 – NetSquared – 6 – 9 pm Location TBD – “Social Media & Crisis Response” This month’s Net Tuesday will be on “crisis response” (whether caused by nature or humans) and social media. (@phlnet2)
March 3 - A Mad Tea Party at the Rosenbach Museum - The Rosenbach is toasting Lewis Carroll and his Alice books at a madcap tea party. Examine the first edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, meet Scott Hoyt, the director of the documentary, The Meaning of Tea, sample unique teas, and learn how to brew the perfect cup with Alexis Siemons, a local tea enthusiast and founder of the blog teaspoonsandpetals.com. (@teaandpetals)
March 4 – Screening of The Meaning of Tea - 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tbar 117 South 12th Street – An exclusive screening and the opportunity to meet the filmmaker of the documentary The Meaning of Tea
March 8 – 140Conf Philly Meetup – (stay tuned for further details on venue, time and speakers)
March 10 – Philly Startup Leaders Happy Hour 6:30 – 9:30 pm – Midlantic Restaurant 3711 Market Street (@startupleaders)
March 11 – Coworking & Networking Day 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Tuscany Cafe 725 Walnut Street – This is a great way to network and work collaboratively with other Philly entreps and freelancers. Make new connections and learn more about coworking in Philadelphia. (@EntrepEntourage)
March 17 – Social Media TownHall 7:30 – 9:30 AM The Hub at the Cire Center - This program will focus on the high-level opportunities and challenges of social media, which will include a discussion about the human resources, legal, marketing and risk management aspects of social media.
March 25 - Twestival - Philadelphia – Old City (times & more details TBD) Join us for Philly Twestival’s “Search for Concern” – a Bar Crawl Scavenger Hunt! More details to be released soon. Twestival is a Global charity event held in hundreds of cities in the same 24 hour period to raise money and awareness for the same charity. This year’s charity is Concern Worldwide. (@phltwestival)
April 8 & 9 – Emerging Technologies for the Enterprise – Society Hill Sheraton Discover what’s new and what’s next in enterprise technologies. ETE 2010 brings together pioneers across the spectrum to discuss the principles, practices, and products that are transforming IT’s ability to drive the success of the enterprise.
April 13 - Entrepreneur Expo 2010 – 6 – 9 pm Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts – Innovation on Display Join Philly Startup Leaders as we once again celebrate & show off the entrepreneurial spirit in Philadelphia! (@eexpo)
April 14 – Createadelphia 10 am – 2 pm Kimmel Center This is the once-a-year chance for job seekers and employers in the creative industries to gather together to network and explore full-time and freelance opportunities. (@innovationphila)
April 20 & 21 – 140Character Conference - The 92nd Street Y – Exploring the State of Now – This event is shaping up to being the largest worldwide gathering of people interested in the effects of the real-time Internet on both business and “we” the people.
May 1 - Marketing Camp Philly - Where online & offline marketers share, learn & grow – Interested in learning more or sponsoring? Sign up here http://bit.ly/mktgcamp (@mktgcampphl)
May 25 – Social Media Plus Summit – Philadelphia Convention Center – learn and discuss the future development of social media and the technology related to it. (@socialmediaplus)
Hope to see you at some of these events!
Hey Gloria,
I’d offer James Chan at the Free Library on Thursday – His talk at BarCamp was really awesome -looking forward to hearing him talk on this subject. – Thanks for the awesome list of events!!
Successful Solo Consulting for Beginners
Type:
Education – Workshop
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time:
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Location:
With James Chan, author of Spare Room Tycoon
Description
Please join us for this program on consulting with James Chan, author of Spare Room Tycoon, a consultant with over 25 years of experience. Learn how to get started, how to find clients, and how much to charge.