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A conference for game developers and publishers on how to build innovative, scalable, profitable cloud-based games. Guest and speakers will include over 200 representatives of the top 20 U.S. game publishers and the top seven cloud platforms. Information and registration here.  

It’s the first-ever developer conference for Concur and Tripit. From the organizers: “Tap the $259B business travel & expense market —attend Concur’s 1st Developer Conference for T&E Innovations Build Apps that reach 20M business travelers and 18,000 enterprises with Concur APIs. Learn why the business travel market is 3x more lucrative than the leisure travel market. Pitch your … Continue reading “Tripit and Concur’s Perfect Trip Devcon 2013”

The UCSF Entrepreneurship Center presents Michael Shuster, PhD, JD, a partner in Fenwick & West’s Intellectual Property Practice and Co-chair of the Life Sciences Group. Michael will address the IP issues that have been on your mind:  How do I know when I should file IP?  What can I say to the outside world about … Continue reading “Introduction to IP Basics Workshop”

The Entrepreneurship Center at UCSF presidents renowned retinal surgeon, inventor and entrepreneur Eugene de Juan, Jr., MD. De Juan is a serial entrepreneur and UCSF faculty member who has founded nine companies, five while at UCSF, all while practicing medicine; raised $100 million and sold one of the companies. He is the Founder and Vice … Continue reading “Neither Fish nor Fowl: The Dilemma of a Physician Entrepreneur”

This course for aspiring life science entrepreneurs, led by renowned startup guru Steve Blank, meets at the UCSF Mission Bay campus every Tuesday from October 1 to December 12. From the organizers: “This 10-week course will take you down the pathway to building your idea into a venture. It is not about writing a business … Continue reading “Lean LaunchPad for Life Sciences & Healthcare with Steve Blank”

A user conference hosted by Zuora. From the conference site: “Gone are the days trying to convince the world the Subscription Economy is here. Today, it’s about educating the world that in order to grow in the Subscription Economy, you must force yourself to rethink everything about your business. Subscribed 2013 is designed for just … Continue reading “Subscribed 2013”

The Intel Developer Forum returns to Moscone Center in San Francisco. From the event site: “IDF is the leading forum for anyone using Intel Architecture or Intel technologies to change the world. And this year, it’s more technical than ever. This is where developers, engineers, technology managers, and business leaders from across the industry can … Continue reading “IDF13”

From the event site: “A weekend hackathon bringing together creative individuals who are passionate about using technology to build Web content or mobile products that can create meaningful social change for the transgender community. WHY A HACKATHON FOCUSED ON THE TRANS COMMUNITY? Research shows that transgender people are unemployed at 2x the national rate–4x for … Continue reading “TransHack”

From the event site: “Join EFactor’s premier party for entrepreneurs and investors featuring the shark Kevin Harrington (from ABC’s Shark Tank) at the glamorous British Motor Cars building at 901 Van Ness in San Francisco from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on August 19th. Every Attendee Enjoys Networking $20 Uber credit (for first time users … Continue reading “EFactor Presents: How to Become a Key Person of Influence”

From the event site: “LAUNCH Mobile & Wearables is an exclusive 150 attendee summit for leaders and innovators in the mobile space. For two days we’ll look at new products, emerging trends and user behavior, while exploring opportunities to collaborate on the biggest trend in computing since the internet and PCs.” Information here.

From the event site: “Venture Alpha returns to the West Coast for a 3rd year! In Venture Alpha’s short two year history, the editors of VCJ, Reuters and peHUB.com have brought together over 100 leading investors in venture, and gathered more than 400 attendees to hear some of the best content to be found in … Continue reading “Venture Alpha West”

From the registration site: “FutureStack is New Relic’s first-ever user conference. We’re bringing together leading developers,futurists and creatives, to build, break, and hack the future of software. We’ll be approaching the future from different angles: technical, cultural and societal. Come to FutureStack to explore distributed computing, examine the confluence between business and technology, and debate the power of technology on urban development, education and artistic expression.” Information and … Continue reading “New Relic FutureStack 13”

From the event writeup: Oracle OpenWorld is the most important educational conference for Oracle business and technology users and partners.  This year’s event is your chance to hear, first-hand, Oracle’s strategy and roadmap from the experts who are engineering the products. JavaOne is the world’s most comprehensive and furthest-reaching conference for Java developers. The conference brings together … Continue reading “Oracle OpenWorld / Java One 2013”

From the event registration site: “FailCon has traveled around the world, visiting over a dozen countries since its inception in 2009. Now we’re back in our home city of San Francisco to teach new lessons, focus on the best stories of the year, and continue helping founders build the strongest product they can, through FAILURE! You … Continue reading “FailCon 2013”

Designers + Geeks features talks from experts on design, technology, startups, and all manner of geekery. The September 19 features revives the organization’s “Hardware by Design” theme. From the event description: “Our first Hardware By Design event was awesome, so we’re bringing it back – this time in the heart of the Mission. Hardware production has … Continue reading “Designers + Geeks: Hardware By Design 2”