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"Here's Mashable's latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and conferences.  Not on this list?  Contact us and let's establish a media sponsorship. :)\nJuly 2, 2008: We're right smack in the middle of summer in San Francisco.  It's the perfect time for an old-fashioned Big Summer Geek Out!Come on down and grab a drink, meet cool people, see live 5-minute tech demos, ask questions, grab the mic, have fun... and geek out!   Demos on tap:  SnappyStuff, MyDogSpace, Govit, Lefora, Spongecell, and  BackBlaze.   Free Haamonii Smooth, the world's smoothest shochufor all.  Mashable readers receive a 20% discount with the code: \"mashabletwenty\" by registering here.\n\nJuly 2-4, 2008: IIR's Mobile Social Networks &amp; UGC has been specifically designed for mobile operators, mobile community platform firms, software &amp; technology providers and content/media companies to share ideas, discuss future trends and establish a common view of getting the most value out of mobile communities and User Generated Content strategies. Delegates will benefit from best-practice perspectives over a three day period offering a programme packed with case studies, roundtable discussions, an interactive pre-summit workshop as well as numerous networking and information-sharing opportunities.  Save 10% if you use the information provided in Mashable's IIR Mobile Social Networks &amp; UGC announcement post.\nSF New Tech \"Belly Up\" is shaken, not Stirred. It's more SF Alpha than SF Beta; more TechCream than TechCrunch. Some Valleywags think it's Bub.blicio.us!  Instantly find yourself in a bar, right smack in the center of the SF tech scene.   It's true \u2014 just RSVP and show up.  No MC. No name tags. No presentations. No pressure.  (And no real help for those who have trouble introducing themselves to strangers. Sorry!)  Just belly up to the bar, hangin', talkin', drinkin', and maybe playing pool.   And no ticket price \u2014 it's free to RSVP!\n\nJuly 12, 2008: Mashable arrives in Seattle to kick off the U.S. Summer Tour. If you didn\u2019t know, Pete Cashmore, Sean Aune and Karen Hartline all love coffee, which is why we\u2019ll be ready to keep the party going all night long in Seattle where the coffee flows like water. It\u2019s our first time in Seattle and we need to be shown how it\u2019s done. Join us at Showbox where we\u2019ll have food and drink, and DJ El Toro mixing things up. And don\u2019t worry, we have a few surprises in store too. Get more information at Mashable's official SummerMash Seattle page.\n\nJuly 15, 2008: Plans are in full swing for Mashable\u2019s second stop on the U.S. Summer Tour in San Francisco. Mashable\u2019s Pete Cashmore will probably take a cab to the event, but will be there ready to meet you. The rest of the San Francisco Mashable team will be in full force too, including Kristen Nicole, Alicia Lin and Karen Hartline. Surprises and fun are on the agenda and your name is at the top of the guest list. There are just a few tickets remaining, so get yours now. The official announcement for SummerMash SF is here. \n\nJuly 17, 2008: SWAT Summit is the premier conference focused on advertising and marketing on social networks.\nThe conference looks at how agencies and brands can harness the power of social networks. This conference ideal for anyone who wants to be a leader in the next generation of marketing and advertising \u2014 and for the publishers, developers, and ad networks who will work with them hand in hand.  More information can be found in the SWAT Summit announcement post \u2014 especially with how to save $100 off the ticket price!\n\nJuly 17, 2008: At Twiistup, connect with the LA tech &amp; media communities, check out some hot start-ups, and enjoy this huge summer evening event.  Tickets are now on sale!  The Twiistup event will be held on the evening of July 17th in Santa Monica.  It's expected to have a huge turnout, so sign up today!\n\nJuly 18, 2008: Mashable takes the show on the road for our third stop on the U.S. Summer Tour in Los Angeles. This is Mashable\u2019s third time in L.A. so you\u2019ve got some big shoes to fill as the past times have produced great stories. Paparazzi be warned that celebrities will be on hand, including Mashable\u2019s Pete Cashmore, Adam Hirsch and Karen Hartline and many more. Food, drinks and good times are on the agenda and your name is on the guest list.  We\u2019re partying outdoors in the Rubicon Project\u2019s HQ Courtyard.\n\nJuly 30, 2008: Mashable is ready to rock out at our fourth stop on the U.S. Summer Tour, as well as our first time in Austin, TX. With finger-lickin\u2019 food, cold drinks and Mashable\u2019s Pete Cashmore, Mark \u2018Rizzn\u2019 Hopkins and Karen Hartline, it\u2019s the event you won\u2019t want to miss. We promise not to mess with Texas while we\u2019re in town and guarantee to accept any challenge to Billiards, Rock Band, Wii, or Shuffleboard. Yee haw! \n\n\nAugust 2, 2008: Mashable makes our first trip to Miami for the forth stop on the U.S. Summer Tour.  Party the night away at The Opium Garden, where we may forget we\u2019re in Miami with the amazing Asian outdoor architecture. Everyone is a VIP as we have a private room just for the Summer MashBash.  The temperature will rise when Mashable\u2019s Pete Cashmore and Karen Hartline arrive, but we need you there to keep the roof blazing.  We\u2019ll provide drink tickets, appetizers and music if you bring the moves.  Miami is extra special as we\u2019re partying with DailyMe and celebrating their launch!\n\nAugust 5, 2008: Mashable makes it\u2019s first trip to Boston, MA for the sixth stop on the U.S. Summer Tour.  You won\u2019t see Paul Revere, but you will have the chance to hang out with Mashable\u2019s Pete Cashmore, Brett Petersel and Karen Hartline. Join us for food (no Boston baked beans, sorry), drinks and a DJ. We want to see the \u201CMashable Nation\u201D in full force! We\u2019re partying at The Roxy Nightclub, which has many areas for you to see and be seen.  Get more information and RSVP here. \n\nAugust 7, 2008: Mashable finish\u2019s the U.S. Summer Tour in the only city big enough to handle it, New York City! Mashable\u2019s back for our second time in NYC and will have a repeat performance at Touch with the Mashable All-Stars, including Pete Cashmore, Adam Hirsch, Adam Ostrow, Brett Petersel, Tamar Weinberg, and Karen Hartline. Frank Sinatra did it his way, but we\u2019re ready to rock out our final stop with the city that never sleeps. We\u2019re going out with a bang and have a big surprise in store for the big finale.  You won\u2019t want to miss out on this!\n\nAugust 10-12, 2008: Mashable is pleased to announce that we are a sponsor of Affiliate Summit 2008 East, which is taking place August 10-12 in Boston and expects about 2,500 attendees.  The keynote speaker will be Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ.  Affiliate Summit Inc. is the premier affiliate marketing conference and was founded in 2003 by affiliate marketing industry veterans, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward to serves the affiliate marketing professional community.  Affiliate marketers know not to miss this event.  Find out how to save 15% off.\n\nAugust 14-16, 2008:  The New Media Expo is the world's most popular convention for online audio and video creators and will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Expo is a hands-on, exciting, \"how-to\" event with practical conference sessions about how to produce high-quality online audio and video content, grow a loyal audience, and market or monetize that content in creative ways.  \n\nOctober 6-8, 2008: Back for the second year, Virtual Worlds Forum Europe 2008 (VWF) isproduced by the Virtual Economic Forum, Europe's leading virtual worlds media company. Three days of congress, expo and workshops covering entertainment, enterprise, community, education, marketing, regulation, and finance... plus lots more. VWF is the place to make connections, be inspired and have fun.\n\nNovember 11-14, 2008: For anyone involved in the production, marketing, or management of an Internet web site - this is a must attend event to be held in Las Vegas, NV. PubCon covers search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), web hosting issues, domains &amp; the domaining business, Internet video, podcasting, multimedia, and special sessions of interactive attendee site reviews. In addition, there are tracks on new marketing techniques, linking strategies, social media, and online advertising."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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