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This interactive, all-day seminar aims to give entrepreneurs and investors a rundown on raising early stage financing. The event, run by The Capital Network, includes panels, roundtables, and a lunch designed to match entrepreneurs with investing professionals. Register here.

There’s a new exhibit hitting the MIT Musuem for a night: the area’s mobile companies. This event is part of the series of get-togethers known as Mobile Monday, and will feature booths showcasing mobile startups—not to mention food and two cash bars. Registration is free.

Boston will get a taste of the Open Angel Forum, a series of events that connects investors and entrepreneurs (and one that doesn’t require startup participants to pay). Startups and angel investors can apply online to participate. The forum is also seeking service providers to sponsor.

This innovation series event, put on by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, explores market issues for funded and growing tech and life sciences companies.

Call this the analytics startup clinic, brought to you by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge. At this gathering, they’ll be spotlighting Cadio, a startup that uses mobile phones’ GPS data to analyze consumer habits and interests, and SOCIALtality, a company that helps brands sift through social media data and use it to their benefit. … Continue reading “MITEF Startup Clinic”

Here’s an informal gathering for people interested in the Internet and mobile innovation spaces. Chargify, DoInk, and Milabra will be presenting, while other companies will do more informal demonstrations to attendees as they network. Registration is free, so sign up here.

Come check out the inaugural meeting of the Hub Cloud Club, a group for those working in Boston’s cloud computing companies. It will be an informal gathering, but possible subjects of discussion could be trends in the industry, opportunities for cloud startups in Boston, and activity in the region. RSVP here.

Nonprofit organization Woman Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST for short) will be honoring four women that have demonstrated leadership as tech entrepreneurs. They’re spotlighting Mara Aspinall of On-Q-ity, Katrine Bosley of Avila Therapeutics, Nancy Briefs of Elemè Medical, and Sue Welch of TradeStone Software. You can register here for what the organization calls its … Continue reading “Third Annual Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology Leadership Awards”

This ceremony recognizes innovative technologies developed in New England. There will be ten winner categories, and the event will also showcase the finalists and their products. You can buy your ticket here.

This event aims to help you sift through all the noise surrounding social media and find out what works when it comes to marketing and tapping into customer communities. Marketing personnel from area tech and Internet companies will speak on overcoming resistance to social media, and what innovations are occurring beyond Facebook and Twitter. Register … Continue reading “MassTLC Social Media Summit 2010: Candid Conversations about Social Media for the Enterprise: What’s Working & Why”

If you haven’t seen mentions of “Farmville” and “Mafia Wars,” you probably haven’t signed on Facebook in the past few years. Come learn about how games such as these are reshaping social networking, attracting investor dollars, and generating revenue. Panelists from a slew of gaming companies will also discuss evolutions in the social games market … Continue reading “The Evolving Social Games Market”

Come find out about the next trend in communications innovation, as tech companies as big as Yahoo are making applications and offerings for getting your TV even more connected. This Mass. Technology Leadership Council event features speakers from Comcast, Microsoft, and SeaChange, a company that makes hardware and software for video-on-demand television. Register here.

Members from global healthcare providers, innovative medical technology companies, and global investment funds will present at this event put on by the Boston University School of Management’s Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship & Commercialization. Learn about the impact of new technologies in global settings, from speakers from MGH, BU’s tech transfer office, Diagnostics for All, and … Continue reading “World Health Medical Technology Conference”

This event, put on by FundingPost, gives you insight on meeting, pitching to, and getting a check from early stage investors. A panel will discuss investing trends, which industries are catching investors’ attention, and how to best connect with them.

Can mobile healthcare applications really have an impact on improving patient health and wellness? Members from companies throughout the industry will dish on how to navigate the wealth of technology, and the role it can have in lowering healthcare costs, at this MIT Enterprise Forum event. Register online.

Here’s an event for entrepreneurs who just haven’t found that special someone (a co-founder) yet. This MassChallenge-sponsored event attempts to match you with the right candidates, based on the information you provide. Register on this Eventbrite site.

Come find out who’s taking the top prize at MIT’s $100K entrepreneurship competition.

Now that much of the political buzz surrounding stem cells has quieted, scientists are left to prove whether or not the technology is successful. At this event, speakers will explore recent advances in the field, intellectual property rights in regenerative medicine, getting the technology from research to market, and the stake big pharma companies have … Continue reading “2010: A Stem Cell Odyssey”

RCR Local, a series of networking events designed to bring people in the wireless industry together, is making its way to the Boston area. Panelists from Sprint, Red Bend Software, Sonus Networks, and Cisco Networks will discuss strategies for deploying 4G networks. Registration is free.

Come learn the secrets behind selling as an entrepreneur, at the MIT Sloan Sales Conference. Workshops and panels focus on networking, storytelling, and social media, and the event’s keynote speakers include execs from IBM, EnerNOC, and Salesforce.com. Xconomy readers get a registration discount (enter code: XCORDR25).