There’s a lot happening in Los Angles this week. Choose carefully, you won’t be able to attend everything. Unless of course you are Mike Prasad, who somehow makes it to multiple events a night.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Digital LA- Sci-Fi Panel @ Star Trek: The Exhibition – Sci-fi movies rank at the top of the box office: Transformers 2 is #1 for the year so far, plus Star Trek, and Monsters vs. Aliens. Sci-fi TV shows includes remakes like award-winning Battlestar Galactica and highly-anticipated V. Join them for a discussion on online sci-fi communities and marketing sci-fi to the mainstream, on the day before the Star Trek movie DVD release and in the Star Trek Exhibition.
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
Star Trek: The Exhibition @ Hollywood & Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $19 advance registration required by November 16th at 4pm
Myspace Redcarpet Livestream of Twighlight New Moon Premiere – fans of ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ can experience the Los Angeles premiere, exclusively on MySpace. Anya Marina, writer and performer of “Satellite Heart” on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, will co-host the broadcast with the winner of the Red Carpet Correspondent Contest.
Time: 6:00pm
Location: anywhere with a computer and an internet connection
Tuesday, Novembers 17, 2009
GIT LA Presents: The Impact of Tech on Good & Green – taking a look at how the tech industry is jumping on the green bandwagon and what kind of impact it will have on the industry and on the good and green companies it supports. The panel will also discuss how we as business people can do some good and make money in the process.
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
The Organic Panaficio
4211 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Tickets: $10 RSVP
*A portion of the ticket sales will go to Free Arts For Abused Children
SMCLA November Corndog Social – Simply keep next Tuesday night open for a rockin’ good time.
Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: To be determined
Tickets: No RSVP yet
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Underground @ PDC 2009 – An invite only event taking place after the PDC conference. Sponsored by INETA, Microsoft and local Southern California partners. We hear this is one party you don’t want to miss. See pics from last year’s event.
Time: 7:00pm to 1:00am
Location:
The Conga Room
800 W Olympic Blvd
Stes A160 and A260
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tickets: Invite only, you must have an RSVP code to attend. Thankfully we were given 10 tickets to give out at our discretion. Details on how to enter are listed in a separate post on lalawag.
The Los Angeles MySQL Meetup Group - join them for an evening of networking and conversation regarding performance optimization for MySQL with InnoDB & XtraDB and updates on Infobright. Hosted by Joe Devon and Scott Metcalf with guest speakers Carl Gelbart and Morgan Tocker.
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location:
Sun Office in El Segundo
222 N. Sepulveda Blvd
El Segundo, CA 90245
Tickets: Seating is limited, RSVP deadline is November 18th at 6:00pm
Digital LA – Video Game Marketing panel @ OTX – Join them for a panel discussion on console video games (xbox, PS3, Wii) trends and marketing. They’ll discuss marketing both hardcore (action/shooter) and mainstream (music, party) games, niche and portal strategies, social media, and more.
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
OTX Research
10567 Jefferson Blvd
Culver City, CA
Tickets: $22 Space is limited, Advanced registration required by Nov 18 at 3pm
Mindshare Event – Program for November 18th includes:
Alex Lightman / Executive Director of Humanity Plus – The Ten Minute Transhumanist
Jamie Zigelbaum / Oblong Industries – Augmenting Human Intellect
Alexandra Hall / CEO, Airship Ventures – Zeppelin Tourism Takes Off
Dr. Tristan Ursell / Adventurer & Biophysicist, Stanford – Off Silk Roadin’: A Rally Across Eurasia!
Time: 7:00pm to 1:00am
Location:
Downtown Independent
251 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, Ca 90012
Tickets: $25 Early bird $30 Regular
Thursday, November 19, 2009
DIY Days LA 2009 – an evening of talks and networking, with a mix of both structured and free form activities to encourage open discussion. Plus the night will end with a rooftop party.
Time: 6:00pm to 11:30pm
Location:
Downtown Independent Theater
251 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
Tickets: Free but you must register in advance
Friday, November 20, 2009
Digital LA – Digital Drinks @ Janes House – Join the digital la folks for their pre-Thanksgiving Digital Drinks at Janes House. After last month’s Halloween party at MyHouse, they are continuing their Cozy House Party tour at new Hollywood “House” hot spot, Janes House. Citysearch says this house party lounge “keeps things modern with bold earth tones, moody lighting and a DJ, with plenty of plush retro seating on the front porch patio under the stars, or in the jungle themed Monkey Room.”
Time: 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Location:
Janes House
6541 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $10 advance registration required by November 20th at 4pm
Angels United Benefit – Stylit.TV is proudly co-hosting the Angels United Benefit to support Vitamin Angels, who supplies 10,000,000 undernourished children with vitamins to make them healthy. This is going to be a great night with celebs, a hosted open bar, a silent charity auction, gift bags, hors d’oeuvres, and more. All proceeds go to the charity, with the suggested donation is $35 (though if you give $100 you receive a special gift.)
Time: 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Location:
Marrakesh House
The famous eco-green, sustainable living, Marrakesh House, built by Hollywood’s legendary filmmaker, Chris Paine.
6310 Tompkins Way,
Culver City, CA 90232
Tickets: $35 recommended at the door RSVP
Start- Up Weekend- November 20th to 22nd – Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. lalawag founder Sean Percival will be speaking on Sunday afternoon, be sure to check him out.
Time: Full Schedule here
Location:
BLANKSPACES
5405 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tickets: $75
