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Some interesting upcoming events

There are a bunch of interesting events coming up this year for people interested in the intersections of media, marketing and technology.

On August 25 kea New Zealand is hosting a session in Sydney presented by social media commentator and director of Flaxworks, Rachel De Sain, on social media tools for business growth. For full details, click here.

On September 1 the Future of Influence Summit 2009 will be taking place in Sydney, organised by The Insight Exchange. Speakers include authors Brian Solis and Howard Rheingold, News Limited executive Joe Talcott and Inquisitr CEO Duncan Riley. Click here if you are interested in registering.

Web Directions South will be taking place in Sydney between October 6 and 9. This web industry conference features a range of local and international speakers on design, development and business - click here for a full list.

The 5th annual AIMIA Digital Summit is taking place at Sydney's Darling Harbour on October 12 and 13, featuring a keynote presentation from Simon Danker, Director, Digital Media, BBC Worldwide. Click here to register.

Later this year Slattery IT is hosting the event Tech23, where innovative companies will each be given a four-minute slot to show off their business model to an audience of potential investors, mentors, entrepreneurs and customers. If you want to apply, you have until August 21 - click here to register your interest. Or if you just want to come along and listen in, click here.

Silicon Federation to host its first event this week

Ran into Kate Carruthers at The Future Exploration Network's Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum last week. Kate's new venture, Silicon Federation, is now up and running, and focused on providing quality seminars and events around technology and innovation from a business perspective. The first event, Entering the mobile ecosystem, is being held in Sydney on March 3 from 9.00am until midday. For more details, click here.

Next Melbourne Domain to be held on October 23

I'll be heading back down to Melbourne again on October 23 to host the last Melbourne Domain event for the year. This time my guest on the couch is Crikey chairman Eric Beecher - journalist, editor, publisher and a leading thinker on the future of media in Australia. For more information click here, or click here to register. See you on the night.

RSVP now for the Melbourne Domain ....

Just received word that from Michelle Milton that places at The Domain event to be held in Melbourne's Docklands on the evening of August 28 are filling fast ... If you want to catch the opening of LifeLab and my interview with Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler, follow the link here ...

Future of Media summit fast approaching

For the past couple of years social media export Ross Dawson has run an interesting series of events bringing together experts from the US and Australia to discuss the trends that are reshaping human interaction. The latest of these is coming up soon, featuring speakers Mark Goldman from Current Media, Mark Scott (managing director) from the ABC, and Craig Blair from netus. Past events have included lively discussions of the future of digital media. If you want to check out the event, click here.

The Domain returns to Melbourne

 If you're going to be in Melbourne next Thursday (June 26) evening then you might want to pop along to the latest Domain event at Port 1010 in the Docklands. This time I'll be interviewing AIMIA's CEO and its president - John Butterworth and Guy Gadney. For more details, click here, or click here to register. Hope to see you all there.

Web Direrections South returns

Great to hear today from John Allsopp that the Web Directions South conference will be returning to Sydney from September 23 through 26.This year's event includes 10 international speakers across 30 sessions and three tracks.Sounds like a great line-up too. Check out the website for full details.

Australian Technology Showcase - The Great Exchange

Anyone with an interest in hearing a lively debate around the future of Australia's technology industry might want to swing by the Australian Stock Exchange in Sydney this Wednesday evening (7 Sept). I've been asked by the Australian Technology Showcase to contribute in a panel discussion, hosted by journalist Beverly Head, and sitting alongside industry luminaries such as Michael Quinn (Chief Executive Officer, Innovation Capital), Norbert Haehnel (Director-Developer and Platform Groups, Microsoft Australia) and Mara Bun (Director of Business Development, CSIRO), and others. For more information, and registration, visit here.