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Brits Submit Over 60 Panels to SXSW Interactive

SXSW 2010

March 2010 might still seem a distant dream, but the organiser's of South by South West interactive (SXSWi to its friends) are already cracking on with preparations for the conference line-up with the opening of their Panel Picker.

This year sees over three times as many panels from the British digital industry, with over 60 panels, up from 18 last year, making it to SXSWi's Panel Picker where the public get to rate and comment on the panels being put forward.

The public feedback is designed to help organisers refine presentations and panels, and makes up 30% of decision-making progress.

Below is the comprehensive list (add comments if we've missed any) of panels submitted by the Brits. Good luck to all those in the Panel Picker machine...

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iPhone therefore iApp*

An informal gathering to talk about all things app, whether you're a seasoned developer or taking the plunge for the first time. Bring friends, apps, opinions and iphones and let's chat over a beer or two.

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Date: 26 August 2009
Location: Aquent, UK

$23m Invested in Twitter Startups

Taxonomy of Twitter-Focused StartupsTwitter is dominating social media-related headlines in the same way Facebook did last year, but a report by Chubby Brain for Sun Startup Essentials pegs investment in Twitter-related start-ups at a touch over $23m in 11 different companies, including the UK’s own Tweetdeck. The data was collated at the end of June so doesn’t include £100k raised by political tweetmongers, Tweetminister.

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Digital Mission to LA & San Francisco '09

Digital Mission to LA & San Francisco is tailored specifically for interactive design and development agencies. This mission will enable 15 UK based SMEs to head to Silicon Valley for key meetings, advice on working stateside, help with fact-finding, networking events and investor meetings.

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Date: 11 October 2009
Location: LA & San Francisco, US

Mobilize 09

This year 280 Million American mobile users will generate more than $148 Billion in revenue. $45 Billion of that will be spent on data – up from $23.2 billion in 2007. Mobilize 09 investigates the opportunity in that growth market for you. Produced by Om Malik and GigaOM.

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Date: 10 September 2009
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, US

Join the UK Pavilion at eMetrics Washington

The Big Picture by jsterneThinking about attending or exhibiting at this year's eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in Washington DC?

Good news if you're a UK head-quartered digital company, UK Trade & Investment are providing Expo Grants for companies that take stand space at this year's show.

There are limited spaces available and those quick off the mark may be able to take advantage of a special BA deal for free business-class flights. The deadline for application is this Friday, 14th August.

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ad:tech Beijing 2009

The 5th Interactive Advertising and Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference in China. In China, the Online Advertising and Digital Marketing platforms can no longer be seen as “New Media” it has entered “Mainstream”. *Grants available for UK companies*

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Date: 17 November 2009
Location: Beijing International Convention Center, CN

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, Washington DC, 2009

From marketing vision and strategy to the testing and tools that make it all work, the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit remains the only place where you and your team can find exactly what you need to know right now. *Grants available for UK companies*

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Date: 19 October 2009
Location: Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, US

Tomorrow's Web

The Tomorrows Web Conference is a one-day gathering in Central London to discuss and learn about the future of the Internet and Technology industry. The conference is the first of it's kind in the UK, and with over 9 hours worth of fantastic talks, panels and pitches - it cannot be missed!

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Date: 8 August 2009
Location: Keyworth Center, UK

CSS Hack Night 2

CSSHackNight 2, an overnight event on Friday August 7th 2009. The event is aimed at designers and developers who can use CSS to change the design of a web site without modifying the source HTML.

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Date: 7 August 2009
Location: Futureworks, UK

Hull Digital Live

Hull's first digital and technology conference. Who should attend? Digital fans, technology addicts and businesses wanting to make the most of the online world. Rory Cellan-Jones. We are delighted to announce that our Keynote speaker is the BBC's Technology Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones.

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Date: 14 October 2009
Location: KC Stadium, UK

Always On

The seventh annual Summit at Stanford, presented by AlwaysOn and Stanford Technology Ventures Program, is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.

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Date: 28 July 2009
Location: Stanford University, US

Technology World 2009

Technology World 09 - Miss it and miss out on business opportunites.

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Date: 23 November 2009
Location: Ricoh Arena, UK

Social Media in Business Conference - London May 21 2010

If you are interested in networking with the UK's cream of the crop social media experts, looking for key strategic business insights, answers to organisational challenges you must come along to Social Media in Business '10 where we will host you for the day, and educate you. Use Promo Code: smibwag for 15% discount.

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Date: 21 May 2010
Location: Whittaker House, UK

BootStrapCamp - The Mega Launch

BootStrap Camp is a community and online service built and supported by a network of entrepreneurs active in the digital sector in the UK. This is the mega-launch event with an opportunity to go to Fiji.

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Date: 30 July 2009
Location: Sun CBC, UK