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"Time is running out for you to fill out an attendee application for Mashable Connect 2011, a unique event at Disney World in May that will bring together heavyweights in social media and digital.  \nAt Connect, these influential leaders and you will get the chance to discuss and learn about the new online identity, Attentionomics and the new ROI, trends in social TV, mobile marketing and social good, among other topics. Keynotes, so far, include Raymie Stata, Yahoo's CTO, and David Jones, who Adweek named one of the top two executives of the 2000s for his role as global CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and CEO of France's Havas Worldwide. \nMashable executives, editors and writers also will be in attendance and ready to mingle. Below, a few of them sound off on what excites them most about Mashable Connect:\n\n\nPete Cashmore, CEO and founder: \"Mashable Connect is unique in that every one of our participants is a digital influencer in his or her field.  These are the early adopters who discover and propagate new products and ideas. I'm looking forward to learning about the next big thing before it becomes widely known.\"\nBen Parr, co-editor: \"I'm looking forward to having intimate and forward-thinking conversations about the big issues facing technology and media today. Mashable Connect will definitely be one of those rare events that brings thought leaders together in one place. And whenever that happens, you're always going to return home with something profound.\"\nTodd Wasserman, business and marketing editor: \"We all know what it's like to have superficial conversations with industry leaders, but I'm looking forward to the rare opportunity at Mashable Connect to spend a more prolonged period of time with some of the top minds in social media and get beyond the buzzwords and posturing and learn about what these people are really thinking.\"\n\nWe hope to see you there, so apply now:\n\n\nAttendees include leaders from leading companies, organizations and brands such as the 92Y, American Association of Advertising Agencies, Behance, Buddy Media, Constant Contact, Converseon, CNN, Deep Focus, Edelman, Fenton, Fidelity Investments, Ford, Gowalla, Groupon, Hallmark Cards, Hasbro, HBO, Hilton Worldwide, Intridea, iStrategyLabs, Microsoft, NBC, Ogilvy, PepsiCo, Rackspace Hosting, Radian6, Rockfish, Saatchi &amp; Saatchi, Scripps Networks, SocialVibe, Spotify, Syncapse, Thrillist, Triton Digital, Tumblr, TV Guide, UN Foundation, Universal Music Group, Wells Fargo, Xero and Yahoo.\nRegistration for Mashable Connect 2011 is all-inclusive and includes content, meals, special events and surprises, hotel rooms and ground transportation. \nThere will be plenty of opportunities to connect with speakers, including:\n\nScott Belsky, Founder &amp; CEO, Behance\nRohit Bhargava, SVP, Global Strategy &amp; Marketing, Ogilvy\nSabrina Caluori, Director of Social Media &amp; Marketing, HBO\nCameron Death, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NBCUniversal Digital Studio\nCraig Engler, SVP &amp; General Manager, Syfy Digital\nKC Estenson, SVP &amp; General Manager, CNN Digital\nElizabeth Gore, Executive Director Global Partnerships, UN Foundation\nScott Heiferman, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Meetup\nLisa Hsia, Executive Vice President, Bravo Digital Media\nDavid Jones, CEO of Havas &amp; Global CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide\nDavid Karp, Founder, Tumblr\nRob Key, CEO, Converseon\nDave Knox, Chief Marketing Officer, Rockfish\nJosh Koppel, Founder, ScrollMotion\nMichael Lazerow, CEO, Buddy Media\nMarcel LeBrun, CEO, Radian6\nAdam Rich, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, Thrillist\nSteve Rubel, SVP/Director of Insights, Edelman Digital\nIan Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus\nMichael Scissons, President and CEO, Syncapse\nRaymie Stata, SVP, Chief Technology Officer, Yahoo!\nChristy Tanner, Executive Vice President &amp; General Manager, TVGuide.com &amp; TV Guide Mobile\nJosh Williams, CEO, Gowalla\n\nFor more details, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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