Our Top 10 Most Essential Events To Check Out During Internet Week New York
May 14, 2012
With Mayor Mike pitching New York to startups and a new tech campus coming to Roosevelt Island, the 5th annual Internet Week New York, which kicks off today, should offer an especially exciting showcase of the latest developments in digital culture and NYC's burgeoning tech industry.
The festival is expected to attract more than 45,000 tech-savvy people from across the globe and will feature more than 200 events taking place throughout the city. Many of those events require a pass, but below we've put together our list of the 10 (we believe to be) vital events you need to check out for free (or, for just a few bucks.)
Here we go:
Art of Apps and Open House at Soho Gallery for Digital Art - An exhibition of creative design work for the iPhone and iPad, featuring designers from Behance, Mixel, Tweetbot and more. Monday, May 14, 10am-6pm. Free with RSVP.
ITP Spring Show - Students from NYU's Interactive Telecommunication Program show off their latest innovations. Monday, May 14 and Tuesday May 15, 5-8pm. Free. More info.
How Design & Technology are Changing the Education at Projective Space - Experts "take a closer look at how the roles of designer and educator are blurring with emergence of new technologies." Tuesday, May 15, 7:30pm. $10.
Etsy: Transforming Search in the Digital Marketplace at Huge Brooklyn - Dr. Jason Davis, Etsy's Director of Search & Personalization, discusses the company's recent strategies and successes. Wednesday, May 16, 7:30pm. Free with RSVP.
I Heart NY Dating Services at WeWork Lounge - Panelists from popular online dating services talk about online dating and social media. Thursday, May 17, 6:45pm. $20.
NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success at The Space, Inc. at Chelsea Market - NYC's annual app competition hosts a panel of winners, judges, city officials and tech experts, who will talk about BigApps' role in launching new start-ups and promoting open data. Thursday, May 17, 5:30pm. Free with RSVP.
Walkabout NYC: An open house featuring tech startups throughout the city. Lots of big names (Facebook, Tumblr, etc) are sold out but there's still time to RSVP tours of many other exciting startups. Friday, May 19, 1-6pm. Free with RSVP.
The Webby Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom - The 16th edition of the annual awards is a private event, but you can watch it all live online. Monday, May 21, 4pm-8pm.
Baeble Music Video Exhibition at the World Financial Center Winter Garden - The music video site curates an exhibition on the Winter Garden's huge video wall. All week, noon-2pm. Free. More info.
#WDESIGN: A W Times Square Exhibit with Instagram NYC at W New York - Dubbed as "one of Manhattan’s first ever Instagram photo exhibitions," the showcase will feature work by six popular Instagram photographers as well as user-submitted images from around the world. All week, free. More info.
Bonus: Time Inc's "10 NYC Startups To Watch" - It isn't an event, but this annual list, which debuted last year during Internet Week New York, gives you the scoop on what local tech newcomers you should be keeping an eye on, like the design marketplace Fab, art discovery tool Art.sy and virtual personal assistant coordinator Fancy Hands.
-- John Ruscher
