BookCamp Vancouver 2010

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Now in its 2nd year, BookCamp Vancouver is an annual unconference that brings publishers, educators, community builders and the tech community together - for free! - to explore the future of books and book-like technologies.

Join us on October 1 at SFU Harbourcentre for a day of talking and doing. We’ll discuss digital publishing, digital reading experiences, the Book’s evolving role and how publishers can leverage themselves for success in the digital age.

We want to bring together technologists, book publishers, marketers, writers, librarians, media, and anyone else interested in reading, writing, publishing and gadget geekery.

Register here.

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For up to date information, visit the BookCamp Vancouver wiki.

Twitter for Business Workshop

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Join Tanya Roberts and Monica Hamburg for a fun and informative workshop about using Twitter for Business!

The goal of this workshop is to demystify Twitter and give you tangible, real life examples that you can use to get on the Twitter bandwagon, beef up your marketing efforts, and ultimately grow your online presence.

Details
Saturday, August 21, 2010
8:00am - 12:30pm
Cost: $250
Light food & refreshments will be provided.

Topics:

• Twitter: What is it good for?
• Getting Setup: Creating a compelling profile and generating content.
• Growing Your Following: Building your following and engaging followers.
• Twitter & Marketing: Adding social media to your marketing mix.
• Best Practices: What works? Real life examples, cautions, and what “not to do.”

Note: this session is geared to beginners. Tanya and Monica are aiming to offer more advanced sessions soon. If you are interested, fill out this form to be entered in their database.

For more information, or to register visit the Twitter for Business Workshop EventBrite page.

GROW Conference 2010

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GROW is a technology conference that brings together leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, influencers and investors from Silicon Valley and Canada to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship.

August 19 - 21, 2010
Note: August 19 is by invite only

Regular Price Ticket: $285 USD
Last Minute Ticket (August 1- August 18): $325 USD

This 3 day event features some of the best entrepreneurial minds, investors and influencers around including:

• Tony Hsieh, Zappos
• Ellen Levy, LinkedIn
• Andrew Mason, Groupon
• Stew Langille, Mint
• Dave McClure, Founders Fund
• Robert Goldberg, Zynga
• Lane Becker, Get Satisfaction

Register here.
For more information visit the GROW Conference website.

Connected Marketing Week

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Launched by ClickZ, this is the first ever Connected Marketing Week, meant to bring a community of organizations and events together. It’s the umbrella for all marketing events that week, including SES San Francisco but will also feature cross channel events, including forums on email marketing campaigns, ad networks and exchanges, and an international marketing forum.

From the website:

In its inaugural launch, Connected Marketing Week has garnered industry wide excitement as the biggest voices in the most critical fields including search, social, and email have signed on with brands like SES, 140conf, the EEC, the IAB and more. Hosting more than 8000 attendees, and showcasing more than 200 sessions, with revered speakers from around the globe - connected marketing week will be a gathering of digital marketing intellectuals like no other. Now executives, business owners, programmers, designers, and marketers alike will gather to learn, network, and party with the industry in one place and time.

August 16 - 20, 2010
There are various priced tickets. An all access pass costs $2090 before Jul 30, 2010.
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Digital Strategy: Editors’ Intensive

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A part of SFU’s Summer Publishing Workshops, Digital Strategy: Editors’ Intensive is a four-day intensive workshop. Participants will work collaboratively to conceive and develop editorial strategy, decision-making, and process organization. Lectures will cover strategies, tactics, techniques, and tools for streamlining the publishing process.

August 6th to 9th
9am to 6pm
$600 CDN

Apply for this workshop.

Marketing Through Social Media

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A part of SFU’s Summer Publishing Workshops, Marketing through Social Media will teach strategies to leverage social media to market brands and products.  Topics include commonly used social networking features, a survey of the content management systems that make social media possible, and how to encourage the exchange of user-generated content about your brand or product.

July 11
9am to 5pm
$225 CDN

Register for this workshop.

CanWrite! 2010 Conference: Applying Technology to Your Writing

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Harbour Towers Hotel
345 Quebec St
Victoria, BC
June 24-27, 2010
Each year, Canadian Authors Association holds a national CanWrite! Conference, and this year’s conference is being held in Victoria, BC.

Tickets for CAA Members are $325 for the full conference. Get more information on rates or download a list of free events for the public (PDF).

BookCamp Toronto

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University of Toronto iSchool
140 St George St
Toronto
May 15,  9am - 5pm

Now in it’s second year, BookCamp Toronto’s 2010 theme is “Book Publishing Is Going Digital, Now What?” Tickets are free. Unfortunately, the event is already sold out but you can add yourself to the wait list.

Northern Voice

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The University of British Columbia
2329 West Mall
Vancouver
May 7 - 8, 2010

Northern Voice is a two-day, non-profit personal blogging and social media conference. Tickets are $50 for one day for $90 for both.

Social Media Marketing Bootcamp

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Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
1180 West Hastings Street
Vancouver
Friday, April 23
9:30am - 4:30pm

The one-day bootcamp costs $299 (price includes GST and fees).

Want to save $50? Blog about the workshop on your own established (meaning not brand new) site. Don’t have a blog? Ask a friend or a local blogger if you can write a guest post for their site.

BookCamp Vancouver

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BookCamp Vancouver 2009 Unconference : Exploring New Ideas in Books, Publishing and the Future of Reading.

Join Us on October 16 at SFU Harbourcentre for a day-long exploration of books, book-like technologies, and the future of the publishing industry.

We want to bring together the technologists and the book publishers, marketers, writers, librarians, media, and anyone else interested in reading, writing, publishing and gadget geekery.

Register here.

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EE Roadshow Seattle

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Pravda Studios
1406 - 10th Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington
October 2, 2009

EE Roadshow is back for another year! Join us for all things EE - learn, share your stories and become a part of the growing community.

Hurry! Register before August 7th and it’s only $199, a 20% savings. Plus: bring 3 friends and you get in for free!

What is it?
From the website:
The EE Roadshow is a traveling conference designed to bring together experts and users to learn ExpressionEngine techniques and share insider tips about the best CMS on earth.

Now in its second year - and second city - the 2009 conference is traveling from Vancouver and will be a full day event in Seattle on October 2nd.

The show runs from 8am to 6pm with breakfast before, a party after and lunch in between, all included in the price of admission.

Come join us.

For detail visit the EE Roadshow Seattle website.
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IMC Vancouver

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Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
September 16 - 18, 2009

Internet Marketing Conference (IMC) Vancouver is an annual event that covers everything you need to know to successfully do business online, including analytics, strategy, content, SEM, SEO, email marketing, social media, on-site behavioral targeting, and multivariate testing.

A full access ticket for all 3 days costs $1,095.00. You can also buy tickets for individual days.

From their website:
The program will mix presentations with discussion panels and networking opportunities. Meet with those who have dared, pioneered, and succeeded. Learn from mistakes by others. Whether you’re an advertiser, a marketer, or a business analyst, our goal is to provide you with valuable and actionable knowledge. Newbies and seasoned Internet marketers alike will find something they can take back to the office. IMC is produced by experts, for experts, and for all of you who’d like to become experts. Over the past nine years, it has been held in eight North American and European cities.

Register here.

For details visit the IMC website.

SES San Jose 2009

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McEnery Convention Ctr
150 West San Carlos St.
San Jose, CA
August 10 -14, 2009

A three-day pass for August 11 -13 costs $1995 - save $200 when you register before July 24.

Now in its 11th year, SES San Jose is organized and programmed by the SES Advisory Board and SearchEngineWatch.com, the leading authority on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). The conference will be packed with 70+ sessions covering PPC management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate content, multiple site issues, video optimization and usability, while offering high-level strategy, keynotes, an expo floor with 100+ companies to help you grow your business, networking events and more.

Web Content Management Workshop

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515 West Hastings, SFU Harbourcentre
Downtown Vancouver
August 4 - 6, 2009

The workshop costs $500 for all three days.

Put on by SFU’s Summer Publishing Workshops, this workshop will provide you with the orientation you need to make strategic and economically responsible decisions for managing content digitally.

Digital Publishing: Connecting Publishers to New Media Consumers

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515 West Hastings, SFU Harbourcentre
Downtown Vancouver
July 23 - 24, 2009

The workshop costs $275 for both days.

Put on by SFU’s Summer Publishing Workshops, this workshop is for new publishers, smaller publishers, or larger more established publishers who are past the thinking stage and want to begin to implement a digital strategy for their companies.

Social Media Marketing Bootcamp

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BCIT Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Tuesday, June 23
9:30am - 4:30pm
Register for Vancouver Bootcamp #2

The one-day bootcamp costs $299 (price includes GST and fees).

Want to save $50? Blog about our workshop on your own established (meaning not brand new) site. Don’t have a blog? Ask a friend or a local blogger if you can write a guest post for their site.

We’re giving away one seat for free for each event. All you have to do is use Twitter to post a link to the page on Capulet’s site (here’s a shortened one: http://capulet.com/smm) and include the hash tag #smmvic or #smmvan, depending on the session you want to attend.

WordCamp Whistler

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WordCamp Whistler is a WordPress and social media conference taking place in the heart of Whistler, BC, Canada on January 24, 2009.  Every person attending the event will receive access to the conference event, along with a complimentary WordPress souvenir, and admission to the social event in the evening on the 24th. Doors open at 9 am.

For more information, please visit the official website at WordCampWhistler.com

EE Roadshow

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Attend EE Roadshow, an ExpressionEngine event for EE users, developers, designers and anyone interested in the tool. This half day event is about learning tips, techniques and development expertise from experts in the community, including Rick Ellis himself, CEO of EllisLab. Cost: $50

Search Marketing 101

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Search marketing is one of the cheapest, most cost-effective ways to promote your company and drive qualified leads to your website. Find out how to use Search to help your business.

2 hour workshop on Search Marketing for Business
* Location: Workspace in Gastown, Vancouver
* Date & Time: April 11, 10 am to 12 pm
* Cost: $150