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Launch48 Weekend - 48 hours to launch a web app

Learn how to build a web app fast and effectively in a weekend fuelled by adrenaline, coding, business planning and anything else you need to do when starting your own project. One of the companies started at the first Launch48 went to Seedcamp Week. First 20 companies to use code L48M-5641-CW get 50% off both the conference and the weekend. Hurry!

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Date: 16 October 2009
Location: PayPal HQ, UK

Launch48 Conference

Learn how to build a web app fast and effectively. Kick start the weekend main event to rip all the benefits from this amazing initiative. One of the companies started at the first Launch48 went to Seedcamp Week only a few months after. First 20 companies to use code L48M-5641-CW get 50% off both the conference and the weekend. Hurry!

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Date: 16 October 2009
Location: PayPal HQ, UK

Live Music: Licensed To Thrill?

This session will investigate the impact that the Licensing Act 2003, noise abatement orders and Met Police's Risk Assessment form 696 are having on venues, and the live music ecosystem throughout England and Wales - from local authorities and licensed premises owners to music performers and promoters.

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Date: 13 October 2009
Location: The Basement, PRS for Music,, UK

TechHub Launching in London

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A Mecca for talent and a lynch pin in the European tech scene, it may be, but the sky-high rents of London put many companies off. All that's about to change with the introduction of an innovative work space for tech start ups.

TechHub (@TechHub onTwitter) is the new project put together by Elizabeth Varley, who has been a feature on the London tech scene for a number of years. She's organised the London Twestival and has been developing the concept of a work space that's aimed at the needs of the tech community, and start ups in particular, for a while.

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2009 c&binet Forum Event

The first annual c&binet forum is taking place on 26-28 October 2009 at The Grove in Hertfordshire.

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Date: 26 October 2009
Location: The Grove, UK

paidContent:UK Mixer, London

Our latest London gathering will be held at Edelman’s HQ in London’s Victoria, on the evening of Tuesday, October 20. This is an opportunity for readers to network with fellow digital media decision makers, and put forward your questions in a Q&A panel.

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Date: 20 October 2009
Location: Edelman, UK

Media140 Talk Marketing Competition: Win Tickets

Social Media landscape Filckr photoUPDATED: Hot off the back of the success of their inaugural event in May this year, Media140 are hosting their latest one day conference investigating the effects that Twitter and real-time social media are having on advertisers, marketers and brands.

Win FREE tickets for Media140’s next groundbreaking event, when real-time web meets consumer engagement on 26 October, RIBA London.

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Handheld Learning 2009

The Handheld Learning Conference is the world’s leading event about learning using mobile and inexpensive access technologies, attended by more than 1,500 international delegates.

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Date: 5 October 2009
Location: The Brewery, UK

GameHorizon Best of British

Hear from some of Blighty's leading developers at GameHorizon's 'Best of British'. Come along to celebrate the very best in British game development. Learn about the real challenges facing developers from our fair isles and find out where we go from here.

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Date: 30 September 2009
Location: Kings Place, UK

Music Who Pays The Piper Pics & Podcast Available Now

Chinwag Live: music who pays the piperIt's a lot easier to broaden our musical horizons these days. With P2P file sharing, music streaming sites and song download services sky rocketing, the way we listen to and consume music has changed beyond all recognition.

But in perilous times like these is the ad-funded music model really viable? Or are modern day music fans simply looters in disguise?

In July of this year we held our Chinwag Live: Music who pays the piper event, debating all of the above and more.

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Pop!Tech 2009: America Reimagined

Held in a beautifully restored, 19th-century opera house, this three-day summit explores major trends shaping our future, the social impact of new technologies, and new approaches to addressing the world’s most significant challenges.

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Date: 21 October 2009
Location: Camden Opera House, US

First Tuesday: How to Protect Your Ideas

The changing economy has seen the number of patent applications jump off the page - your business is only as strong as its protection against competitors so what are you doing to protect what's yours?

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Date: 6 October 2009
Location: The Hospital Club, UK

Hello Digital

Discover the future at The Midlands' second digital festival. Celebrating the awe inspiring possibilities of the modern world, Hello Digital is an electrifying showcase of sights, sounds and dreams turning into reality. An unbelievable adventure to be experienced by people of all ages. Discover the future at Hello Digital

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Date: 21 October 2009
Location: Millennium Point, UK

The Social Web Workshop

Chances are you've heard of Twitter and Facebook — heck, you no doubt use them on a regular basis! But what is it about these sites that make them tick — and more importantly, that make them so successful? The topic of this six hour, fast-paced and high intensity workshop will start there, but cover much, much more.

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Date: 30 September 2009
Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, FI

TV Entertainment Forum

New for 2009, the TV Entertainment Forum is the next step in Broadcast’s hugely popular genres series. The forum will unveil the content requirements and budgets of key commissioners, reveal international opportunities and celebrate creativity in the diverse, rapidly changing entertainment genre.

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Date: 24 September 2009
Location: Mayfair Conference Centre, UK