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Enjoy lunch and a discussion with Meetup.com co-founder Scott Heiferman, who will be interviewed by Meetup’s other founder, Matt Meeker. A Q&A will follow. Register here.

More than 200 bloggers, podcasters, and other Internet experts will gather at this conference to discuss the latest in technology and tools. Speakers include Amber Naslund, co-author of The Now Revolution and Tom Webster, author of Twitter Users in America. Register here.

Bioaccelerate NYC provides prize money to scientists at New York academic institutions who are working on commercially promising biomedical projects. During this panel, representatives of the New York City Investment Fund and Columbia University will discuss the factors that make for a suitable entry. Register here.

This panel, part of Tech@NYU’s Startup Week, feature a variety of technology entrepreneurs, including Spencer Fry, co-founder of Carbonmade; Hilary Mason, chief data scientist at bit.ly; and Vin Vacanti, Yipit co-founder. Register here.

The first of this planned annual event will feature industry experts, private equity and venture capital investors, corporations, healthcare IT innovators and government officials. Speakers include Todd Park, chief technology officer for the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Register here.

This 54-hour event is out to bring together developers, designers, and business people to create Web and mobile technologies that could turn into viable companies. Register online for this one.

This FundingPost event aims to instruct early stage entrepreneurs on how to aim their business pitches to investors to walk away with funding. Panels will take a look at subjects like which industries investors are eyeing, and best and worst moves by entrepreneurs. Register here for the panels and networking after.

This business plan competition will spotlight seven companies, one of which will walk away with $25,000 in funding from General Catalyst and $75,000 worth of goods and services to help get the startup off the ground. The conference will also focus on entrepreneurship subjects such as mergers & IPOs, board members, fundraising, co-working, and more. … Continue reading “StartUP! 2011”

The 20th annual gathering of New York biotech companies features keynote speakers Anthony Coyle of Pfizer and John J. Castellani of PhRMA. Presenting companies include OSI Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, and Acorda Therapeutics. Register here.

Learn about NYC’s newest tech startups at April’s mixer. The evening will include five demos and a Q&A, featuring Hyperpublic.com, Broadcastr.com, Brainscape.com, Cheekd.com, and SkillSlate.com.

Columbia University cancer researcher and acclaimed author Mukherjee will lecture on the history of cancer and the future of cancer therapies. A reception will follow the talk.

Six promising new startups will face off for $9,000 in cash prizes at the seventh annual Pace University Pitch Contest, hosted by Entrepreneurship@Lubin in association with the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City. The day will kick off with a keynote address by Stanley S. Litow, President of the IBM Foundation.

The second annual NYC job fair seeks to connect qualified students and job seekers with positions at innovative NYC companies. Sponsors include AOL, NYC Tech Connect, and Tech@NYU. Engineers only from 1-2:30 p.m., then everyone is welcome after that.

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, and The New York Academy of Sciences host this three-day meeting on ethical issues associated with the development of new medical devices. The event features speakers from New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, and more.

The first in a series of events exploring sustainable options for managing municipal solid waste that may offer alternatives to landfills and incineration. The panel discussion features experts from Columbia University, the New York Institute of Technology, and Taylor Biomass Energy LLC.

This one-day symposium will cover the new discoveries, challenges, and lessons in the development of RNAI screening technologies. The agenda features speakers from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, and New York University.

Join Dogpatch Labs for a lunch, talk, and Q&A with Mark Shuster of GRP Partners. Sign up through Meetup, here.

This panel discussion will explore growth opportunities in the rapidly evolving industry of wireless broadband technology. Included on the panel are representatives of Signal Lake Venture Capital, AxialMarket, Alcatel-Lucent, and Morgan Joseph. Register here.