June 20-23:
MultimediaCom
This annual conference on distributing audio, video, and multimedia over IP networks features session on topics ranging from MP3 to streaming media, webcasting, and on-demand video. Execs from Inktomi, Akamai, and AMC Networks will deliver the keynotes.
Where: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
Details: http://www.bcr.com
June 23-25:
Showbiz Expo/West
Variety's ShowBiz Expo Los Angeles covers the entire spectrum of entertainment production, from film and broadcasting to commercials, audio visual production, theater, Internet, new media, and more.
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
Details: http://showbiz.reedexpo.com
June 26-27:
Internet Commerce Forum
The forum will hold discussions on how to acquire and retain customers online. Topics include acquisition and retention strategies, customer service and commerce infrastructure.
Where: Hilton and Towers, San Francisco.
Details:
www.jup.com/events
Bonus:What to do in San Francisco
June 26-30:
Broadband Year 2000
This conference for displaying integrated high-bandwidth technologies will feature sessions delivered by the Yankee Group’s top analysts covering broadband access services and a review of the challenges that users and suppliers face.
Where: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
Details: http://www.broadbandyear.com
June 27-29:
PC Expo Conference
This year's conference is designed to help make the most of Internet and Web technologies in both business and career. PC EXPO 2000 features a conference program offering three-day seminars, as well as shorter summits, workshops and special programs such as Novell's BrainShare on Tour, the Red Herring Entrepreneur Summit, the LinuxMall.com Summit and the SANS GIAC Windows Certification program.
Where: Javits Convention Center, New York City
Contact: Randy Zane, tel: 212-615-2939. Email: rzane@mfi.com
Details: www.pcexpo.com/planner/conf2000.cfm
Bonus: What to do in New York City
June 28-30:
eMediatainment World
eMediatainment World is the first conference and marketplace to concentrate on the Internet’s media and entertainment categories. It will feature keynote addresses from former Universal Pictures and Viacom CEO Frank Biondi and BMG Entertainment CEO Strauss Zelnick, as well as panels comprised of industry leaders from top entertainment, media and Internet companies.
Where: Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.
Details: www.emediatainmentworld.com
Contact: Rebecca Williams, tel: (800) 535-1812 ext. 181, e-mail: rwilliams@emarketworld.com
Bonus: What to do in Los Angeles
July 11:
Buzz 2000
This full-day seminar will give technology executives the tools to work effectively with media outlets and PR agencies alike. Also gives the opportunity to pitch national journalists on why their companies deserve media attention. BUZZ 2000 will also feature a roundtable discussion among journalists, executives and publicists about the sorry reputation of tech PR and whether that reputation is deserved. Speakers include: Brad Stone, correspondent, Newsweek; Sharon Cleary, reporter, Wall Street Journal, and more.
Where: Golden Gate Club, San Francisco
Details: www.MonsterBuzz.com
Contact: Deborah Branscum, (510) 652-3818, email: branscum@aol.com
July 14-16:
Hackers on Planet Earth 2000
The third HOPE conference is sponsored by the Hacker journal 2600. Unlike HOPE, and Beyond HOPE, H2K will be running around the clock all weekend. The event will feature at least three tracks of speakers as well as music, films, and A/V presentations.
Where: Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City
Details: http://www.h2k.net
Contact: emmanuel@2600.com
July 17-20, 2000:
O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention
Four days of deeply technical tutorials and sessions bring together the leaders of 10 open source technologies to give an inside look at how to configure, optimize, code, and manage these powerful tools. A convention rooted in a single premise -- give people high-quality information so they can solve their problems quickly, efficiently, and elegantly.
Where: Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, California
Details: conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2000/
Contact: simone@oreilly.com
Bonus: What to do in Monterey www.monterey.com
July 18-21:
Macworld New York
The second Macworld Expo of the year showcases Apple's newest products and technologies. CEO Steve Jobs will deliver the keynote.
Where: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City
Bonus: What do to in New York City
July 20:
Lunar Development Conference
The Space Frontier Foundation and The Moon Society co-sponsor this conference on the anniversary of Apollo 11's historic landing on the moon. Engineers, researchers, architects, educators, government officials, private businesses, potential investors, and other private individuals interested in lunar enterprise will attend the annual forum for the exchange of information about the technologies and social and economic factors that will allow humankind to return to the moon and establish a permanent presence.
Where: Las Vegas
Details: http://www.space-frontier.org
Contact: 1-800-78-SPACE
July 22:
Webzine 2000
Allies of independent publishing on the Internet will gather in San Francisco for an exhibition, forum, and party to celebrate those who create and want to create non-commercial content for the new medium. Webzine 2000 will include topics like guerilla media tactics that can be used to make a webzine successful, a forum for people to talk about their own webzines, a support group for web zinesters, and more.
Where: 2050 Bryant St., San Francisco
Details: webzine2000.com
Contact: Ryan Junell, email: ryan@webzine2000.com
July 23-28:
Siggraph 2000
This annual international forum gathers animators, artists, educators, engineers, scientists, and Web developers to discuss advances in computer graphics and interactive techniques. In addition to the exhibition of computer graphics and interactive products and services, the conference features an art gallery and a computer animation festival.
Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans
Details: http://www.siggraph.org/s2000/
Bonus: What to do in New Orleans
July 24-25:
The Jupiter Online Music Forum
This two-day industry event attracts top-level executives both as speakers and attendees to discuss topics such as record label strategies, digital distribution, music-oriented online content, intellectual property issues and more.
Where: Sheraton Hotel, New York
Details: www.jup.com
Bonus: What do to in New York
July 24th-26th:
FlashForward2000 and Flash Film Festival
The conference includes keynotes, how to sessions, in-depth site deconstructions, animation panels and showcases Macromedia Flash, Adobe LiveMotion, and other products that write the Macromedia SWF format. The event features creative uses of Flash technology for creating vector based web graphics, motion, sound and interactivity.
Where: Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY.
Details: www.flashforward2000.com
Contact: Tel: (1-877)-4FLASH4
Bonus: What do to in New York City
July 26 - 28:
The Mobile Messaging and Internet Applications Conference
The conference will examine advanced wireless messaging opportunities and the role that Internet-related applications will play in the development of mobile messaging.
Where: Reston, Virginia
Details: www.actconferences.com/mmia/index.htm
Contact: Email: info@actconferences.com; tel: (888) 274-7720
July 28-30:
Def Con
This annual computer underground party for hackers gathers professionals and enthusiasts alike to discuss the latest advances in computer security.
Where: Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas
Details: http://www.defcon.org/
Bonus: What to do in Las Vegas
August 1-2:
Herring on Hollywood
Entertainment industry execs present their business strategies to venture capitalists, business development professionals, and financiers as technology and entertainment gurus wrangle over industry issues from convergence to streaming video and interactive TV.
Where: Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Details: www.herrring.com
Bonus: What do to in Los Angeles
August 14-17:
LinuxWorld Conference and Expo
Linux visionaries come together to unlock the source for open solutions at this conference designed to showcase the products and services of the Linux operating system.
Where: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
Details: http://www.linuxworldexpo.com
August 13-15:
Hot Chips 12
This symposium brings together designers and architects of high-performance chips, software, and systems. Presentations, tutorials, and technical sessions focus on the newest developments in chip technology.
Where: Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Details: http://www.hotchips.org/
August 15-17:
Online Advertising Forum
The forum will emphasize the value proposition for advertisers, ad revenue strategies for online publishers, the expanding creative and technological options, as well as general trends within the industry.
Where: The Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New York
City.
Details:
www.jup.com/events
Bonus: What to do in New York City
August 17-19:
Bandwidth Conference
The first annual Bandwidth Conference and Shindig will focus on the interaction between the traditional music and online music industries. Initial panel and speaker participants include Rob Reid, CEO of Listen.com; Chris Douridas, VP of music programming for Spinner, Winamp, and Shoutcast; Arnold Brown, founder, president and CEO of Mjuice.com; and others.
Where: San Francisco
Details: http://www.bandwidthconference.com
Contact: 415-242-0648 or email info@bandwidthconference.com
August 20-24:
Crypto 2000
This conference gathers researchers and scientists to discuss all technical aspects of cryptology.
Where: Santa Barbara, California
Details: http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/users/mihir/crypto2k.html
Bonus: What to do in Santa Barbara
August 28 -September 1:
Seybold Seminars/San Francisco
Web and print publishing professionals gather to showcase their wares and discuss the latest technologies from digital printing devices to e-books.
Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco
Details: http://www.seyboldseminars.com
September 2-7:
Ars Electronica
This annual international festival for the cyber-arts features competition in Internet, interactive art, digital music, and computer animation categories. Artists and tech luminaries will explore the intersection of technology and creativity.
Where: Linz, Austria
Details: http://www.aec.at/
Bonus: What to do in Linz
September 5-8, Boston
XML World 2000 Conference and Exposition
XML World 2000 is a conference that takes a marked turn toward the non-traditional applications of XML. Business to Business XML applications are front and center in the program. This year, 80 exhibitors are expected to showcase their products to over 2000 attendees.
Where: Boston Park Plaza, Boston
Details: www.xmlworld.org
September 12-13:
Digital Kids
This annual event will explore the key strategic, creative, and business issues involved in constructing Web communities and entertainment for kids.
Where: The Argent Hotel, San Francisco.
Details: www.jup.com/events
Bonus:
What to do in San Francisco
September 14-16:
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
This conference highlights the achievements of women in computing. Panels and forums will cover topics from wireless and mobile computing to designing activities that interest teenage girls in computer science and programming.
Where: Hyannis, Massachusetts.
Details: http://www.sdsc.edu/Hopper/
Contact: peggy@pdy.com
September 19-20, 2000
Interactive Marketing Show - Dallas
This two-day conference and exposition will allow Interactive Marketing professionals to come together to learn more about their continually developing field. Speakers include: Walter Mossberg, Wall Street Journal; Jim Jorgenson, CEO, AllAdvantage.com; and more.
Where: Adam's Mark Hotel, Dallas
Details: www.imshow.com
Contact: Bob Fox, (248) 656-1700, rfox@imshow.com
September 21-22:
Distribution & the Music Industry 2000 ·
In its second year, this strategic business forum brings together major industry players to discuss the business issues and implications that digital distribution, MP3, and the Internet will have on the music industry.
Where: Los Angeles
Details: www.firstconf.com/
Bonus: What do to in Los Angeles
September 25-27:
Electronic Book 2000
The theme for the 3rd annual E-Book Conference is "changing the fundamentals of reading." Electronic books are becoming a reality. Since the world's first gathering of e-book enthusiasts at the 1998 NIST Electronic Book '98 Workshop, publishers and consumers alike have seen the potential in the electronic publishing market.
Where: Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.
Details: www.itl.nist.gov/div895/ebook2000/Home.html
Contact: Email: inquires@itl.nist.gov
September 25-27, 2000
OnLine Learning 2000 Conference & Expo
Explore e-learning design, development and management; plus participate in co-located events including Performance Support 2000, e-Sales Collaboration 2000, click2learn.com User Conference and the eCollege.com Conference.
Where: Denver Convention Complex
Details: http://www.onlinelearning2000.com
Bonus: Party with Little Richard
October 17-18, 2000
Interactive Marketing Show – Atlanta
This two-day conference and exposition will allow Interactive Marketing professionals to come together to learn more about their continually developing field. Speakers include: Tim Armes, founder, Jobs.com; Matt Blanton, president, Startech.org; and more.
Where: Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta
Details: www.imshow.com
Contact: Bob Fox, (248) 656-1700, rfox@imshow.com
October 20-22:
Open Source Retreat
A three-day conference for the Open Source community, the Open Source Retreat is a community oriented conference which will provide developers and systems administrators a chance to work through common problems and to discuss Open Source issues. Special rates for students.
Where: Eildon, Victoria, Australia
Details: retreat.netizen.com.au
Contact: retreat@netizen.com.au phone: 9614 0949
October 27-29:
LENS: Identity
This three-day conference will bring together top scientists and technologists with artists, philosophers, business leaders, and policy makers to discuss the changing nature of human identity in the face of rapid technological advances. Confirmed speakers who will debate technology's impact on the self include MIT professor and identity guru Sherry Turkle, John Bentivoglio, chief privacy officer for the Justice Department; UCLA law professor Jerry Kang; Larry Irving, CEO of UrbanMagic.com and former advisor to the president on Internet issues; and Dean Hamer, Geneticist at the National Cancer Institute.
Where: Monterey, California.
Details: www.projectlens.org
Contact: info@projectlens.org
October 27-29:
Pop!Tech 2000: “Being Human in the Digital Age”
The conference will explore ideas relating to the collision of digital technology with human nature. Speakers including John Perry Barlow, Rodney Brooks, Thomas Dolby and Bill Joy will explore such themes as bridging the digital divide, privacy, cyberwar and ethical standards of technological development.
Where: Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine CA.
Details: www.poptech.org
Contact: Tel: (1-888) 877-3128
November 6-7:
e-Book World
A two-day conference and exhibition will focus on the technological aspects of e-book publishing, the issues and concerns facing traditional publishers, as well as the cultural change that this technology will bring. Michael Wolff, writer, commentator and Internet entrepreneur, will chair the event.
Where: Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City
Contact: Jill Campbell, (203) 559-2919, jcampbell@iw.com
November 8-10:
@d:tech/New York
This Internet marketing, advertising, and commerce conference features panels and sessions on topics from email marketing to behavior targeting and privacy.
Where: New York Hilton, New York City
Details: http://www.ad-tech.com
November 28 -December 1:
Western Cable Show
Cable veterans join execs from the Internet, telephony, computer, satellite, broadcast, motion pictures and new media industries to discuss the latest convergence tools.
Where: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
Details: http://www.cct-assn.org/westernshow
December 7-8:
Entertainment Forum
The forum will gather industry executives to explore the convergence of TV, film, sports and the Internet.
Where: The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles.
Details: www.jup.com/events
Bonus:
What to do in Los Angeles
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