Author Archive for Kirstie Hook
Kirstie lives in Kansas City, MO after moving across the state from St. Louis, MO. She's spent a good portion of her career in medical/scientific research, and have organized conferences in that field targeted at local to international audiences. As a St. Louis and Kansas City local, she loves to visit events centered around food and wine, and take in the various festivals that explore ethnic cultures.
LifeScience Alley Conference & Expo 2011, December 7, 2011 – Minneapolis, MN
The LifeScience Alley Conference, now in its 10th year, unites the medical technology community at the Minneapolis Convention Center to share vital resources, practices, and information on the shifting commercialization landscape. While Minnesota may not seem a glamorous winter conference destination, the density of major medical research, technology, and development businesses and academic institutions make [...]
#leweb11 LeWeb Paris 2011, December 7-9, 2011
LeWeb Paris is billed as Europe’s top tech event, anticipating 3000 participants representing sixty countries, and fifty Partners and exhibitors, and extended to three days. It has been dubbed by “The Economist” as the event “where revolutionaries gather to plot the future.” This year’s theme has been titled “SOLOMO,” and will explore the power triangle: [...]
#incwomen – Inc. Womens Summit 2011, December 1, 2011, New York City
The Inc., which bills itself as the event designed for women, by women, will hold their first annual summit this Thursday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The one-day conference is designed for women who are considering starting a business or launching a product or service, and for those who have already started [...]
#CrowdConf 2011 – November 1-2, 2011 – San Francisco, CA
This is THE conference to attend if you are interested in crowdsourcing and the future of distributed work – CrowdConf was the first of its kind, and they still lead the pack. The first day of CrowdConf 2011 features the option of two workshop tracks: The Business & Industry track for business leaders who want [...]
Startup School – October 29, 2011 – Stanford University
Stanford University is hosting this one-of-a-kind opportunity for anyone who has thought about starting a startup, or those who have recently begun the journey. The one-day seminar offers a host of experts relating their experiences as successful startup founders – while the speaker’s names may not ring a bell, certainly company names like Zynga, Netscape, [...]
Miami Beach Antique Jewelry and Watch Show – October 14-16, 2011
The Miami Beach Convention Center will kick off the fall antiquing season with a bang. This show is in its 19th year, and promises to showcase goods from more than 150 top designers, including Cartier, Tiffany’s, David Webb, Harry Winston, Patek Philippe, and Van Cleef & Arpels. More than 3,000 attendees are expected. Like to [...]
#health2con Showcases 10 Launch Companies
To date, Launch! has introduced over 45 new companies and products, including Unity Medical, Remedy Ventures, TheCarrot, and the Wall Street Journal’s 2010 top start-up company, Castlight Health. Those who attend the Lunch & Launch session on Tuesday, September 27, will be treated to a showcase of the next greatest Health 2.0 technologies, and have [...]
#health2con Health Con 2.0 – September 26-27, 2011 – San Francisco
Since its foundation in 2007, the Health Con 2.0 conference has grown to establish itself as the leading showcase of cutting-edge innovation transforming the health care system. Health 2.0’s original tag line is ‘user-generated healthcare’, and it aptly describes the goal – patients using new tools to guide their own care. The focus of this [...]
#SheStreams 2011 – September 23-24, New York City
This conference was created by BSM media, a market-to-moms agency, and is designed for women who use and are interested in social technology – including traditional blogging, mobile applications, creating a Twitter presence, effectively using podcasting, and creating live events. The first day of SheStreams focuses on educating brands and businesses on what’s next with [...]
Increase Your Event Website’s Google Ranking
Social media may be the “new black,” but search engine optimization (SEO) is still the biggest driver of eCommerce. If you’re thinking that doesn’t apply to conferences, consider registration and vendor solicitation. Do you sell tickets or offer vendor spots online? If so, you’re an eCommerce business. Even five years ago, increasing your ranking in [...]
