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Official Press Release:
The third annual Internet Week New York will host over 150 events between June 7-14 at the festival’s first-ever headquarters at Chelsea’s Metropolitan Pavilion and at dozens of locations throughout the City.
A complete schedule, released by organizers today, reflects both the rise of New York City as a new tech capital and the festival’s emergence as a top annual gathering for Internet leaders. The diverse slate of programming for Internet Week New York, presented by Yahoo!, includes everything from panels, conferences, and educational events to art installations, live performances and parties.
Serving as a hub for festival-goers, the first-ever Internet Week New York headquarters will showcase technology demos, art exhibits, panel discussions, product launches, lounge spaces, and a host of other activities. Internet Week New York headquarters passes are available for purchase at http://www.internetweekny.com/attend/expo-pass ($10 for Monday through Thursday access).
Beyond the headquarters, organizations such Time Warner, IAC, The Onion, mediabistro, and Guest of a Guest, will present events at venues across the city, including The Times Center, NYU, CUNY, Galapagos Arts Space, the Jane Hotel Ballroom and The Knitting Factory.
The diverse roster of events includes:
- NY Tech Meetup, the week’s largest public event where over 800 people will see demos from New York’s hottest start-ups
- The Webutante Ball, a “prom” for New York’s tech media scene
- An exhibition of Facebook portraits at the Art Director’s Club
- Conferences for food and pet bloggers
- Geek speed dating
- Live dance music created on a Nintendo Game Boy
- A crash course in mastering Twitter
- The 14th Annual Webby Awards, a star-studded gala honoring the Internet’s best and brightest at Cipriani Wall Street on June 14th
