(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.)
April 6 - NetSquared – Jenkins Law Library, 833 Chestnut Street, 12th Floor – Social Entrepreneurs, the Social Web and Social Change – a fascinating discussion featuring Garrett Melby, CEO of GoodCompany Ventures, Blake Jennelle, founder of Missioneurs, other local social entrepreneurs
April 7 – Sonatype Maven Meetup - Society Hill Sheraton – Sonatype Maven Meetup will focus on development infrastructure technologies, offering talks and workshops led by core contributors and package maintainers. Sessions in two tracks will cover tools such as the Apache Maven build and release manager, Hudson continuous integration engine, Nexus repository manager, Sonar quality server and other technologies widely used by software developers around the world.
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 8 – Entrepreneurs Entourage CoWorking & Networking Day 10 am – 4 pm – Philadelphia Java Company, 518 S. 4th 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.
April 10 -Drexel PRSSA Presents “Bizarre PR” – 9 am – 4 pm – Radisson Plaza – Warwick Hotel 220 South 17th Street
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 - Good Company Ventures Launch 5:30 pm – 7 pm – Blank Rome Conference Center
One Logan Square – 130 North 18th Street – Philly launch event about social entrepreneurship and mission-driven investment
April 14 – Philly Startup Leaders Happy Hour 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom Street
April 19 – Indy Hall National Mechanics Blood Drive 9 am – 3 pm National Mechanics 22 S. 3rd Street Give Blood – Save a Life – it really is that simple! Make your appointment today.
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 -traditional and interactive marketers will converge to discuss relevant 21st century challenges and trends in the marketing industry. MarketingCamp Philly is a conference/unconference for the marketing community as a whole and will attract thought leaders from various marketing disciplines (@mktgcampphl)
May 17 – Mobile Monday - Mobile Marketing and Advertising with PHIMA (Philadelphia Interactive Marketing Association)
May 24 – Spark Networking 8:30 am – 6 pm – The Hub Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street – A conference for Philadelphia’s cutting-edge entrepreneurs. Spark is an interactive entrepreneurial conference that focuses on developing business ideas and vital business relationships where ideas, connections and passions are exchanged in a creative environment. (@sparknetworking)
May 25 – Social Media Plus Summit – Philadelphia Convention Center -SocialMediaPlus will be the Mid-Atlantic’s largest business summit for professionals interested in learning about the latest in Social Media and web 2.0 technology. (@socialmediaplus)
Hope to see you at some of these events!
Wow, you really have the pulse of the community. It’s a lot of work to keep track of all these events and it’s a service to all of us that you publish them. Thank you!