If you are interested in learning about sponsorship opportunities for the #140Conf / #Fashion140 / #140Edu / #BrandsConf events during SXSW just text:  alanweinkrantz to 50500 or call me- 210.410.3075.  We’ll have a booth at the SXSW trade show – #1514 / 1516.

By Jeff Pulver

As a reader of this blog and friend of the greater #140Conf Community, I wanted to give you an update on upcoming events and opportunities for you to connect and engage with other members of our community.

I’m still looking for speakers for #140Conf NYC, our new #Fashion140, and of course your participation in #140conf local events. I plan to do another #BrandsConf with a pending date in the Fall of 2011 soon to be announced.

This year, we are going to have a #140Conf booth at SXSW 2011 in Austin. For those attending SXSW, I want this to be a place for you to meet friends, connect with other #140conf community members, and your schedule allowing, a chance for you to help contribute your voice and share your story by helping us staff the booth at a time that will work around your schedule. I want our booth to be your booth. Think of creative ways to interview people, schedule meetings, or just grab a place to sit and chill during the day.

I’ve just left Germany, having just participated in the amazing DLD11 conference. There, I connected with many new people, including Deepak Chopra and reconfirmed some of the people who will be speaking at #140conf NYC in June.

While at DLD, I announced #140conf Berlin will be taking place in the Spring of 2011 with the help of DLD / Hubert Burda Media.

Now going into our third year, the #140Conf events have succeeded only because of You. Your influence. Your voice. And most of all, sharing your passion for what you do, and what you believe in is making a difference and being heard worldwide.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best regards, Jeff

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Open Call for Speaker (Due Dates):

Feb 4 – #140conf NYC - http://140conf.com/call-for-speakers
Feb 18 – Fashion140 Call - http://fashion140.com/call-for-speakers

Upcoming events:

Feb 1 – First New Jersey #140conf breakfast of 2011
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/689350867/efbnen

Feb 2 – #140conf NYC – February 2011 Meetup: Future of Story Tellinghttp://www.meetup.com/140conf/calendar/15987763/

Feb 17 – #140conf NYC February Breakfast (a/k/a Breakfast with Jeff Pulver and friends)http://www.meetup.com/140conf/calendar/16034431/

Feb 21 – Breakfast with Jeff Pulver and Friends in Tel Aviv - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103848816356752

March 11 – #140conf @SXSW Cocktail Party -http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1251131167

March 12 – #140conf @SXSW Sessions – (open to people registered for SXSW Interactive.)

March 14-17 – Help #140conf exhibit @SXSW. This year #140conf will be represented at the SXSW tradeshow. We are looking for friends who plan on attending SXSW to help us staff our booth during the event. see: http://140conf.com/sxsw-booth-duty for more information.

May – Fashion 140 “Early Bird” Registration open - http://fashion140.com/register

June 15/16 – #140conf NYC “Early Bird” Registration open - http://nyc.140conf.com/register

Bring a #140conf Event to your city in 2011. To learn more about #140conf LOCAL, please see:-http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/009264.html
Follow @140Conf for up to date information about the #140conf activities.

By Alan Weinkrantz
Last week I was in New York, and stayed at the Doubletree Chelsea Hotel.  I’m getting to know the Doubletree brand because they are a sponsor of the #140Conf events.

Beyond the great room, the great service and a really great location, at the end of the day, it’s about the people who make a difference.

I had a chance to visit with the General Manager of the hotel, Kathryn Dowd, who shared her enthusiasm about the great local restaurants and places to visit that make a facility like the Doubletree Hotel Chelsea so special.

By Jeff Pulver

Starting today, members of the worldwide #140conf Community are encouraged to visit: http://140conf.com/my-own-140conf (or just contact me -jeff@140conf.com) if they would like to bring a #140conf event to their city.

Until now, all of the #140conf events were produced by 140 Conference Events and were curated by Jeff Pulver (me). In an attempt to help expand the #140conf experience beyond my own ability to travel and produce events, I’m happy to announce #140conf LOCAL. Going forward events will continue to be created / produced / hosted / curated by #140conf events, as well by groups of people who qualify to create a #140conf LOCAL event of their own.

Friends who have previously attended at least one #140conf conference can apply at http://140conf.com/my-own-140conf to produce their own #140conf event. If you are interested in exploring this option, you can apply to run #140conf as a “free / not-really-for-profit” event or as a “Commercial / intended for profit” event. The event organizer / team would be responsible for covering all of the production costs of the event. Each application will be reviewed on it’s own merit.

Assuming the person / team is prepared to cover all of the out-of-pocket costs related to the event and as long as the person applying to create their own local event has previously attended at least one #140conf event produced by myself, community members are encouraged to to apply. Exceptions are possible in the cases where the applicant has not attended any #140conf event but can certify they have reviewed at least 16 hours of #140conf event archives on-line.

Since the first #140conf event in June, 2009, #140conf has become a platform to explore the effects of the emerging real-time Internet on both business and life. We have been fortunate to be able to share the stories of hundreds of people while looking at how about businesses have changed around the world.

I am looking forward to hearing from YOU and working together to help grow the global #140conf community.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

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Meet Jasmine Jimenez, Sr. Guest Relations Manager, discusses how the Doubletree Metropolitan NYC uses the power of Facebook to develop local / branded content for their hotel. Doubletree is a sponsor of the #140Conf and #BrandsConf.

This is a very special Doubletree Hotel.  Not only because it’s in a great location in Portland, but because this was the city’s first sustainable hotel.  They even have a specific site, DoubletreeGreen.com.