Events

Why You Should Attend Tech Events And The Ones You Should Be Attending This Around The World To Add To Your Calendar

There are many reasons why you should take breaks from what you are doing and attend events; seminars, trainings, conferences, pitching events etc.

The gains of attending events cannot be over emphasized, from networking with the right people in and out of your industry, marketing your business and an opportunity to test your new product or idea if it is not yet launched, and also learn the new things happening in your industry and in the world at large.

When you are in tech, you cannot overlook the need for collaboration; with PRs, bloggers and journalists that you should network with and connect with so that when you are ready to launch, you wouldn’t be a stranger to them.

And to put it clearly, you should not allow any event stop you from being productive and you should by no means attend every event that comes up around you or out of your city.

So, it is very important to know what event is happening in your city or out of it. This will give you the time to see the events, register for the ones you think you should attend and have the necessary plan to give visibility to your business or whatever t is that you do.

And as you select the events, the most things in your mind should be “how do I get the best from the event? How does it add to what I am doing?”

We have done some research of the tech events happening this week that we think you should attend.

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August 23 — Idea Lab

Full Circle Fund Invites you to the 4th Annual Idea Lab. This nontechnical hackathon is hosted and sponsored by The San Francisco Foundation, participants will have a chance to collaborate for a 90-minute session where they come up with innovative solutions for our 2017 Grant Partners. This is an exciting time for Members and guest thought partners to contribute their time and talent to a 2017 Grant Partner they are not currently collaborating with to make a difference in just one night!

SUMMER PLAY: San Francisco Game Expo!

Over 50 games. Over 300 players. 1 night.

Over seventy game developers will be showing off their latest games one-on-one to a crowd of 500 people. For developers, this is a great opportunity to show off their games (finished or unfinished) and get direct feedback from players. For everyone else, it’s a unique opportunity to try out the biggest collection of games made in and around SF all in one place. Each game gets its own booth as players meet the developers and try out their games. Throw pizza into the mix and you get Playcrafting’s biggest event!

August 27 – September 1 — Designing for Social Systems Workshop

The d.school is excited to announce an intensive workshop for leaders and practitioners in nonprofit, philanthropy, government, and social impact fields to advance the way they work. Participants will learn how to combine human-centered design, systems thinking, and communication design to increase their impact in the complex work of social change. We aim to empower leaders to be more creative, insightful, collaborative, and strategic.

August 29 — TIERS Public Engagement Workshop

In this one day workshop, local leaders from cities, counties and special districts will learn new tools, tips and tricks to improve their public engagement efforts. Explore the Institute for Local Government’s new TIERS Public Engagement Framework, a step-by-step practical guide to effectively engage residents regardless of your budget. Connect with others in your region, learn how to overcome barriers, challenging situations and political roadblocks and gain new facilitation skills with hands on exercises.

MORE MOBILE TECH EVENTS 

Connect Mobile Innovation Summit
August 21-23, Philadelphia
mobileinnovationsummit.com

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Forum China
August 25, Shanghai
mmaglobal.com/forumshanghai2017

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Forum Argentina
August 30, Buenos Aires
mmaglobal.com/forumargentina2017

VMworld US
August 27-31, Las Vegas
vmworld.com

FIBA CLAB Financial Technology & Innovation Conference
August 30 – September 1, Miami
felabanclab.com

IFA (Internationale Funkaustellung)
September 1-6, Berlin
ifa-berlin.com

Droidcon Berlin (Android developers; includes IFA)
September 3-5, Berlin
droidcon.de

Cloud Connect + Interop China
September 5-7, Shanghai
cloudconnectevent.cn/en-us/index

DEMO Africa
September 6-7, Johannesburg, South Africa
demo-africa.com

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Forum India
September 8, New Delhi
mmaglobal.com/forumindia2017

VMworld Europe
September 11-14, Barcelona
vmworld.com/en/europe/index.html

GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, with CTIA
September 12-14, San Francisco
mwcamericas.com

Autotask Community Live
September 17-19, Miami
autotask.com/commlive

ICE (Igloo Customer Experience)
September 18-20, Nashville
icebyigloo.com

Gartner Symposium / ITXpo
September 18-21, Cape Town, South Africa
gartner.com/events/emea/cape-town-symposium

DevOps Summit
September 19, London
events.computing.co.uk/devops

Cloud Infrastructure Summit
September 20, London
events.computing.co.uk/cloud

NigeriaCom
September 20-21, Lagos
tmt.knect365.com/nigeria-com

Connect.Tech
September 20-22, Atlanta
connect.tech

VNF World
September 21, San Francisco
cvent.com/events/2017-vnf-world/…

Small Cells & Carrier Wi-Fi (SCWS) Asia
September 25-26, Seoul
scwsasia.com

Droidcon New York (Android developers)
September 25-26, New York
droidcon.nyc

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) SM2 Innovation Summit
September 25-26, New York
mmaglobal.com/sm22017

Field Service Fall
September 25-27, Amelia Island (Jacksonville), FL
fieldserviceeast.com

GOTO Copenhagen (Trifork software development conference)
October 1-5, Copenhagen
gotocph.com

Gartner Symposium / ITXpo
October 1-5, Orlando
gartner.com/events/na/orlando-symposium

Futurecom
October 2-5, São Paulo, Brazil
futurecom.com.br

SuperNova South Tech Conference
October 2-6, Atlanta
supernovasouth.org

WTS (Wearable Tech Show, IOT Connect, AR & VR Show, Digital Healthcare)
October 3-4, Santa Clara, CA
wtsusa.show

The Luxury Technology Show
October 4, New York
thelts.com/?event=new-york-fall-2017

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Summit Miami
October 4, Miami
mmaglobal.com/forummiami2017

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Summit Dubai
October 5, Dubai
mmaglobal.com/forumdubai2017

Mobile Era
October 5-6, Oslo, Norway
mobileera.rocks

GamesBeat
October 5-6, San Francisco
vbevents.venturebeat.com/GamesBeat2017

APTA (American Public Transportation Assn.) Expo
October 9-11, Atlanta
aptaexpo.com

SpiceWorld
October 9-11, Austin
spiceworks.com/spiceworld

IoT Week Korea
October 10-13, Seoul
iotweek.kr

APICS International
October 15-17, San Antonio, TX
apics.org/annual-conference

MVNOs North America
October 16-17, Chicago
tmt.knect365.com/mvnos-north-america

NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show NY
October 18-19, New York
nabshowny.com

Broadband World Forum
October 24-26, Berlin
broadbandworldforum.com

SAP Mobile Applications for Asset Management
October 25-26, Amsterdam
uk.tacook.com/events/conferences/…

Programmatic I/O (Digital Marketing)
October 25-26, New York
programmatic.io/ny

Breaking Development Conference
October 25-27, Nashville, TN
bdconf.com/events/nashville-2

UX Next
October 30-31, Palo Alto, CA
tmt.knect365.com/ux-next

Logistics & Supply Chain Forum: Autumn
October 29-31, Tucson
logisticsforum.com/Autumn-Conference

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Forum Istanbul
November 1, Istanbul
mmaglobal.com/forumistanbul2017

Streaming Media West
November 2-3, Huntington Beach, CA
streamingmedia.com/Conferences/West2017/default.aspx

MMA (Mobile Marketing Assn.) Forum Vietnam
November 3, Ho Chi Minh City
mmaglobal.com/forumvietnam2017

Droidcon SF (Android developers)
November 6-7, San Francisco
sf.droidcon.com

Devoxx Belgium
November 6-10, Antwerp
devoxx.be

AfricaCom
November 7-9, Cape Town
tmt.knect365.com/africacom

FS (Field Service) Connect
November 13-15, Lost Pines (Austin), TX
fieldserviceconnect.wbresearch.com

Droidcon Beijing
November 17-18, Beijing
droidcon.cfict.com.cn

More events you should checkout:

VMworld 2017—Las Vegas, NV, Aug 27-31

September:

Microsoft Envision 2017—Orlando, Sep 25-29

IdeaFestival—Louisville, KY, Sep 26-28

VMworld 2017 Europe—Barcelona, Sep 11-14

October:

Gartner Symposium—Orlando, FL, Oct 1-5

Smart Cities Week—Washington DC, Oct 3-5

IBM World of Watson—Las Vegas, NV, Oct 29-Nov 2

November:

AWS re:Invent—Las Vegas, NV, Nov 27-Dec 1

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