If your in South Florida, Facebook Developers Garage and LaidOffCamp are great free events to learn about New Media and meet talented people!!
Refresh Miami events coming up!! starting with Refresh and Reboot tommorrow!! refreshmiami.org
May 27th: Refresh and Reboot!
May 26th, 2009 by Alex de Carvalho
Come join us for an evening of learning, discovery, and socializing as we “Refresh and Reboot” for another year of new media innovation in South Florida. We look forward to hearing about the stuff you’re working on at our meetup this Wednesday, May 27th.
David Bisset – @dimensionmedia will present on how to build a social network using WordPress and BuddyPress, which has recently been released. David specializes in website strategy and design and is an expert on WordPress and WordPress Multi-User platforms.
We will also talk about the other new media and tech events in South Florida, and you will have the opportunity to introduce your meetup or event in two-minutes or less.
There will be food, wine, beer, sodas, and other snacks and refreshments. Please make sure you RSVP at the facebook page. Find out more about RefreshMiami. We will be meeting at 7:30pm, at:
Brikolodge
3301 NE 1st Ave Unit L207
Miami, FL
Directions for getting to Brikolodge:
Brikolodge is in the Midtown4 building, on the south side of the building (follow the signs). Midtown 4 itself is at the southeast corner of NE 33rd street and NE 1st Avenue. There is plenty of parking along the street, and several garages a block or two away (next to target or the other stores on S Miami Ave).
This Saturday, May 30th, join over 200 other local techies as we
learn from local and non-local experts on developing for the
facebook platform. Facebook, Intel, and Infinimedia are proud to
host the second ever Facebook Developer Garage:
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=64525989004] in
South Florida. Topics will include integrating Facebook Connect,
Facebook Connect on iPhone, building your fan page, Social
Gaming, and more. See Facebook Miami
[http://facebookmiami.com/] for more details and the
speaker’s lineup. The event is at capacity, please arrive early
to ensure your seating.
LaidOffCamp Miami [http://laidoffcampmiami.org/]: on
Saturday, June 6, 2009 a gathering of job-seekers, freelancers,
entrepreneurs and startups will meet at the Miami Beach
Convention Center for South Florida’s first community-driven
conference for creative employment. Don’t miss this event!
Second #pizzatweetup [http://twtvite.com/ps50he] June 8th,
7pm at The Sicilian Oven Lighthouse Point. Free pizza when you
buy a drink!
Social Media Club South Florida
[http://socialmediaclubsf.org/] June 9th, 7-10pm, on
“Creative Community Engagement and Engaging Creative Communities”. We will be joined by a panel of artists and bloggers, including Steve Roitstein of the Palo latin-jazz band, Maria Lemus, creative writer, Carlos Miller, photographer, Onajide
Shabaka, artist, and Irina Patterson, art event entertainer.
Denise Jacobs will lead the panel, and later we’ll dance to the
tunes of Palo [http://gopalo.com] music!
More events:
“The Glitter of Twitter & Social Media”
[http://www.sfima.com/event_details.asp?eventID=56] at
SFIMA, June 11th
Miami Ruby Brigade Meetup [http://www.meetup.com/miamirb/]
June 15th
RefreshMiami June Meetup
[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203715615547] June
24th
South Florida iPhone Meetup Group
[http://www.meetup.com/sofloiphone/] TBA
Check Doterati’s site [http://doterati.com/events/] for
many events in Orlando
PRSA PRVille [http://www.prville2009.com/] June 18-20,
Jacksonville
