events

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Chinwag's Great British Tea Party at SXSW 2012

Join us for Chinwag's Great British Tea Party, an official SXSW party, for all the international folks heading to Austin for South by South West (SXSW). Sample the delights of British Afternoon Tea, complete with the finest selection of English afternoon tea cuisine along with Pimms, beer, wine and soft drinks for those non-drinkers.

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Date: 11 March 2012
Location: Brush Square Park, East Tent, US

London New Finance - February 28th meetup

The February meetup of London New Finance, the London hub for Financial Innovation though technology

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Date: 28 February 2012
Location: Innovation Warehouse, UK

Announcing: The Social Media Week London Awards 2012

We are very excited to announce another very awesome addition to this year's #SMWLDN, the Social Media Week London 2012 Awards, sponsored by 3 Monkeys

The categories for the awards will be announced at tomorrow night's Official #SMWLDN Closing Party.

In keeping with the Global Social Media Week theme; "empowering change through collaboration," the awards will be judged by you and awarded in 2 weeks time. Voting will be done via the Chinwag website. 

With so much going on, the #SMWLDN Closing Party is definitely an event not to missed - we'll be releasing another 50 tickets at 2pm today, so make sure you're quick and grab yourself one before they all go.

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Seedhack Fintech

Seedhack FinTech runs from evening 30th March - 1st April in central London, and is a whirlwind weekend of brainstorming, hacking and product creation, bringing together hackers, companies and API experts with the aim of solving real problems and creating real companies.

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Date: 30 March 2012
Location: London, UK

Yorkshire Tea @ SMWLDN

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If, like me, you're an avid tea drinker and have been wondering how you'll manage to fit in your daily fix between running from event to event during Social Media Week London, we have some good news for you.

Yorkshire Tea's very own Little Urn will be joining us outside the SMWLDN Hub at the Design Council on Wednesday 15th, where you'll be able to grab a cuppa to keep you going.

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Email and Social Media: The New Rules of Engagement - Panel Session

During this session, our world class panelists will discuss real-world case studies and best practices learned from small businesses, highlighting how email and social media work hand-in-hand to grow business, and how to best leverage both channels to drive quality engagement, sharing and create positive word of mouth.

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Date: 16 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK

Daily Dose of SMWLDN Event Highlights: Tuesday 14th Feb 2012

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It's almost here, Social Media Week London is only a few days away!

To make sure you're completely in the know, we've pulled together daily event highlights so you know exactly where you should be next week.

The below highlights are for Tuesday 14th Feb, but you can also take a look through the full SMWLDN schedule and check out the events taking place at The SMWLDN Hub.

If you haven't already - make sure you're signed up!

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Music 4.5 Mobile Music - the sound of the future

Music 4.5 Mobile Music will focus on the new innovative trends and technologies in the market place, explore the new interactive relationships between musician, music, audience and devices/service providers, going beyond the mere marketing role of an app and/or game.

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Date: 8 March 2012
Location: Lewis Silkin office, UK

Social Media Week London @ The SMWLDN Hub

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This year, Social Media Week London (taking place next week, Mon 13th - Fri 17th Feb) has a fantastic hub, located at the Design Council in Bow Street (map), sponsored by Google+

There is a full agenda of great events at the hub during the week including events from Nokia, Google, Ogilvy, Constant Contact, as well as some of Chinwag's own and SMW's Global Keynote. Take a look at the SMWLDN Hub schedule below to see whats going on.

Jump to Monday // Tuesday // Wednesday // Thursday // Friday

Remember to RSVP!

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Google @ SocialMediaWeek

Join us to hear the latest thinking on social media and our wider social worlds from Google experts, academics and advertisers including the legendary Robin Dunbar (of Dunbar's number fame), Cadburys, Oxfam and senior Googlers.

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Date: 16 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK

SMWLDN: Social CV Surgery @ Nokia Lumia House

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Nokia is excited to support Social Media Week (13th-17th, February 2012) for the second consecutive year. To showcase its commitment to Social Media Week, Nokia UK, along with Milkround, will host ‘CV surgeries’ to share tips on ‘how to build a perfect social CV.’

The first 10 lucky people to register will be entered into a draw to win a Nokia Goodie Bag including the latest Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone and Monster music accessories.

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Daily Dose of SMWLDN Event Highlights: Monday 13th Feb 2012

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It's less than a week until Social Media Week London returns, we hope you're looking forward to it as much as we are!

To make sure you're completely in the know, we've pulled together daily event highlights so you know exactly where you should be next week.

The below highlights are for Monday 13th Feb, but you can also take a look through the full SMWLDN schedule and check out the events taking place at The SMWLDN Hub.

If you haven't already - make sure you're signed up!

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SMWLDN Event Spotlight @ The Hub – Ogilvy Keynote: The Insidious Plot to Socialise The Enterprise

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Ogilvy Keynote: The Insidious Plot to Socialise The Enterprise, Tuesday 14th February, 11am - 1pm

Oglivy, our London Supporting Sponsor present this deabte at the main Hub for this year’s Social Media Week London, The Design Council, sponsored by Google +.

We’re delighted to announce Ogilvy as this year’s Official London Supporting Sponsor for Social Media Week London 2012. 

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Should Brands be Banned from Social Media?

From bribing bloggers to befriending your toothpaste on Facebook – is Social Media the place for brands?

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Date: 17 February 2012
Location: Adam Street Club, UK

Nokia Social Innovation Lab

In this social media lab, you’ll get your chance to soak up some inspiring stories about starting a business, working for a cause, doing good or turning an idea into a successful career… all with the help of a little social media (of course).

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Date: 15 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK