Techweek Conference + Expo 2012 http://techweek.com Techweek is a week long festival of technology in Chicago Fri, 18 May 2012 21:57:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Conference Pass Given out at SXSW! http://techweek.com/2012/03/16/free-conference-pass-given-out-at-sxsw/ http://techweek.com/2012/03/16/free-conference-pass-given-out-at-sxsw/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:25:18 +0000 admin http://techweek.com/conference/?p=3787 Congratulations to Heather Heppner on winning our SXSW drawing for a free Techweek 2012 Conference+Expo Pass! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date on more Techweek 2012 contests. To register, visit techweek.com/conference/register.

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  • Redbox Crosses 2 Billion Disc Rental Mark
    The Hollywood Reporter
  • With Mobile Internet, Money is Up for Grabs 
    technology review
  • Kayne Grau Named Cars.com Chief Technology Officer 
    The Sacramento Bee
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  • Google’s Siri Competitor: ‘Google Assistant’ Coming Late 2012
    IBN Live
  • Nokia 8o8 PureView Takes Home Best New Device Award at MWC 
    Mobilebloom
  • Google Wallet Coming to 10 More Sprint Phones
    eWeek.com
  • One Year Later: How Google Panda Changed Our Business 
    TechCrunch (by Matt Moog)
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  • Redbox and Universal Extend Rental Deal Through 2014
    Chicago Tribune
  • Braintree Thinks Deeply To Provide Direct Mobile Payments
    Payments Source
  • What Price for a Safe Ride?
    Washington Post
  • Dwolla Has a Secret Investor, And He’s From Iowa
    San Francisco Chronicle
  • Graphic Designers Give U.S. Political Parties a Makeover at 99designs
    Sun Herald
  • RadiumOne Debuts Via.Me, A Mobile, Social Content Sharing Application 
    TechCrunch
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  • The Verizon and Redbox Joint Venture is Hitting This August
    High-Def Digest
  • TMC Jets to Use Gogo Biz Service on Hawker Fleet
    Avionics Today
  • Momentum Continues to Build Across Nokia Developer Ecosystem
    Reuters
  • New comScore Study Suggests 50 Percent of Local-Mobile Search Happening in Apps 
    Search Engine Land
  • Fresh Outlook at Revamped Viewpoints
    Chicago Tribune
  • Google: Technology is Making Science Fiction Real 
    Time Techland
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  • Uber Sets Its Sights on Asia
    All Things D
  • A Drink With Jordan Lampe, 25, of Dwolla
    DesMoines Register
  • iPad Apps Get VOIP Functionality
    ITWeb
  • TaskRabbit Founder Leah Busque On Finding Mentors
    women 2.0
  • NCTA Announces CEA’s Gary Shapiro to Speak on Innovation and the Key to Economic Success
    Yahoo! Finance
  • Out of Sight, Top of Mind (by Jason Fried)
    Inc.
    • ]]>     http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-daily/feed/ 0     Techweek Summit Dates Announced http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-summit-dates-announced/ http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-summit-dates-announced/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:01:20 +0000 admin http://techweek.com/conference/?p=3737 Each Techweek Summit will feature dedicated keynotes, meetups and sessions, focusing on the newest innovations and key trends in each of these multi-billion dollar markets:

    Financial Innovation Summit
    June 22
    Green & Clean Tech Summit
    June 22-23
    Development Skills Summit
    June 23-24
    International Summit
    June 25-26
    TechweekLAUNCH
    June 25-26

    ]]>     http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-summit-dates-announced/feed/ 0     Techweek International Summit Announces Keynote Speaker: CEA President & CEO Gary Shapiro http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-international-summit-announces-keynote-speaker-cea-president-ceo-gary-shapiro/ http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-international-summit-announces-keynote-speaker-cea-president-ceo-gary-shapiro/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00:22 +0000 admin http://techweek.com/conference/?p=3732 Techweek 2012 is all about innovation, and with that in mind, we are very excited to announce that Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which hosts CES, will be our keynote speaker for the Techweek International Summit on Monday, June 25.

    Shapiro is also the author of New York Times bestseller, The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore the American Dream. He regularly writes for Forbes and Huffington Post, and with CEA, helped launch The Innovation Movement, a grassroots movement of industry professionals and entrepreneurs with more than 200,000 members.

    We welcome Gary Shapiro to the Techweek 2012 lineup and hope you join us.  See a list of all current confirmed speakers for Techweek 2012 here.

    ]]>     http://techweek.com/2012/02/29/techweek-international-summit-announces-keynote-speaker-cea-president-ceo-gary-shapiro/feed/ 0     Discount Deadline: Friday, Feb. 24 http://techweek.com/2012/02/23/discount-deadline-friday-feb-24/ http://techweek.com/2012/02/23/discount-deadline-friday-feb-24/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:41:33 +0000 admin http://techweek.com/conference/?p=3725 This is a reminder that Friday, February 24, is the last day to save over 25% on your pass for Techweek 2012.  It is also the last day to save 10% on marketing assets including theTechweek Expo and top-level sponsorships.

    Visit techweek.com/conference to get your pass, and to find the latest news on speakers, summits, and sessions.

    Check out the great ways to get involved with Techweek 2012:

    • TechweekLAUNCH – Techweek’s startup conference with over 100 startups and $150,000 in cash/prizes.
    • Techweek _Projects Lounge – where hackers, designers & coders connect to develop tech projects.
    • Techweek 2012 Summits – New in 2012: dedicated programming and keynotes for greentech/cleantech, financial tech, healthcare, international tech and design+development.

    See you in June!

    ]]>     http://techweek.com/2012/02/23/discount-deadline-friday-feb-24/feed/ 0     Announcing New Speakers: Jason Fried and Matt Mickiewicz http://techweek.com/2012/02/15/announcing-new-speakers-jason-fried-and-matt-mickiewicz/ http://techweek.com/2012/02/15/announcing-new-speakers-jason-fried-and-matt-mickiewicz/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:26:22 +0000 admin http://techweek.com/conference/?p=3699 Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and Highrise, and co-author of the book Rework will return for an encore speaking session at Techweek 2012.

    Vancouver-based Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of SitePoint, Flippa and 99designs, which pays out over $1,000,000 to designers every month, joins the cast of speakers this year.

    See a list of all current confirmed speakers for Techweek 2012 here.

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