Social TV Forum Asia comes to Singapore analysing widgets, applications and augmented experiences.

Bristol, London -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/12/2010 -- After the great success in London in March 2010, the Social TV Forum is continuing its journey to the Asian TV applications and widgets market (www.socialmedia-forum.com/asia) opening its doors at Suntec in Singapore on 22nd September 2010.

The one day conference will feature a free to attend exhibition showcasing the latest Social TV and social media trends such as the rapidly emerging TV apps marketplace, what social media offers the TV industry and will it bring new interactivity for broadcasters.

The growth and development in this emerging market has been explosive with the European TV widget and application market expected to be worth over €1 billion by 2013. "By 2013, TV applications have the potential to generate over $1.7 billion in annual revenue," says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst.

"Europe is not the only region experiencing rapid growth surrounding Social TV, indeed Asia has seen development in this area. Leading Asian manufacturers have all been creating televisions that are not only internet ready, but also ready to accommodate widgets and applications that enable an augmented TV experience." commented Ian Johnson, MD Six Degrees Events.

Some of the industry's most knowledgeable speakers have confirmed their participation including:

• Fotini Paraskakis, Director of Production, Fremantle Media Asia
• Blake Chandlee, VP & Commercial Director, EMEA, Facebook
• Pooja Arora, Brand Manager, P&G
• Thomas Crampton, Asia-Pacific Director, 360 Digital Influence, Ogilvy Public Relations

Alongside the conference the event will feature an exhibition showcasing all the latest in Social TV and Social Media trends, from agencies to technology providers.

The Social TV Asia Forum is co-located at the Social Media World Forum Asia (www.socialmedia-forum.com/asia) on 22-23 September 2010.

To take advantage of the early booking discount of 25%, delegates need to register by 22nd August 2010 on http://socialmedia-forum.com/asia/register/conference.

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The Cloud Computing Congress www.cloudcomputingcongress.com, has just announced a range of free to attend workshops on mobile cloud computing, co-located with the Mobile Social Media forum www.mobilesocial-networking.com .

London, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/12/2010 -- The workshops examine why mobile and cloud computing are the perfect fit, and how this can be used to generate the next generation mobile experience. The workshops also cover practical demo of hybrid and mobile cloud computing, and how core functionality can be expanded to mobile devices for the cloud. View the free to attend workshops here: http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com/exhibition/workshops.html

"Cloud computing technologies look like they will become a changing force in the mobile world, facilitating mobile apps to be offered to a much broader audience of mobile subscribers." commented Ian Johnson, MD , Six Degrees Events. "We are delighted to announce a range of free to attend workshops, and think that the mobile social media event will help outline the next generation in mobile cloud applications, new business models, and the obstacles to be overcome. "

"What if you could build applications based on web standards, move the processing associated with the applications off the mobile device to powerful, centralized platforms and then use the Internet to access the applications, in essence moving these applications into the cloud?" (Mark Beccue, ABI Research)

Additional workshops at the event include cloud application development, Microsoft Azure overview and more. To register for the free to attend workshop please go to - http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com/register/free-exhibition.html

Learn which mobile applications will lead the growth, the key technologies, players and initiatives involved, new business models that will be introduced, and the barriers that must be overcome. Additional free to attend workshops with Facebook and other partners are co-located @ the social media world forum, please see agenda - http://www.socialmedia-forum.com/exhibition/workshops.html

Cloud Computing Congress & Mobile Social Media is co-located with the Social Media World Forum (http://www.socialmedia-forum.com) an event that encompasses the entire spectrum of Social Media. It will take place at Olympia, London on the 15/16 March.

Contact: Ross Hutchings, Six Degrees – ross@sixdegs.com +44 (0) 117 946

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Latest news www.cloudcomputingcongress.com

Bristol, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/21/2009 -- Cloud Computing Congress – Event Series Taking Place in Europe, North America and Asia in 2010 Six Degrees is launching a new group of events - the Cloud Computing Series http://www.cloudcomputingseries.com. The first Cloud Computing Congress Europe http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com is taking place on 16th March 2010 at Olympia in London.

The series of events will look at how Cloud Computing is revolutionising information technology in the European, North American, and Asian market. Topics discussed include the latest state of Cloud Computing in the respective markets, its benefits and technical challenges, the impact on the IT function, and how the applications can be build, controlled and managed in a cloud-based environment.

The Cloud Computing Congress Europe will run alongside Enterprise Social Media http://www.enterprisesocialmedia.net & the Social Media World Forum http://www.socialmedia-forum.com, a leading social media event that brings together all industry facets.

The Cloud Computing Congress & Enterprise Social Media in London will feature industry leading speakers, including:
- Martin Bellamy, Director, Office of the Government CIO & SIRO, Cabinet Office
- Dion Hinchliffe, Editor in Chief, Social Computing Magazine & Web 2.0 Journal
- Dominic Burch, Head of Corporate Comms and New Media, ASDA
- Paul James, CIO, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, MOD
- Sonia Carter, Senior Manager Online Communications, AXA
- David Wilde, CIO, Westminster City Council
- Kenneth Verlage, CIO, DHL Express
- Eachan Fletcher, CIO, Sporting Index
- Simon Revell, Associate Director, Collaboration and Web Technologies, Pfizer
- Evangelos Kotsovinos, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
- Kostas Tsatsaris, CTO and Director, Strategy and Architecture, HM Revenue and Customs
- Henri Reinbolt, CIO, Greenwich Council

You can join the Linkedin group on the event web site http://tinyurl.com/ydll8q2 to network with other attendees, or follow the latest event activity on the Cloud Computing Congress Twitter account – http://twitter.com/cloud_comp_news

The Cloud Computing Series is closely connected to the Enterprise Series http://www.enterpriseseries.net, which looks at the next generation workspace, how new application stores can be harnessed within a web 2.0 environment, and how internal business communities can be built. Other event series organized by Six Degrees are the Social Media Series http://www.socialmediaseries.net, and the Social TV Series http://www.socialtvseries.com.

There is a 25% early booking discount which ends on 22nd December, delegates can register online http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com or via telephone +44 (0) 117 946 8870.

For more information contact:

Eva Haak
eva@sixdegs.com
+44 (0) 117 946 8879

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Latest news www.socialmedia-forum.com

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/19/2009 -- Facebook, Bebo, Netlog, Viadeo, Tweetmeme speakers at Social Media World Forum

The Social Media World Forum conference and exhibition http://www.socialmedia-forum.com, taking place on 15-16 March 2009 at Olympia in London announced new line up of social networks speaking at the show. The event has also announced a 25% discount for early bird registration until 22nd December.

The five conferences at the show combined will feature more than 200 speakers over social media, social tv, enterprise, mobile social media and cloud computing. Speakers at the Social Media World Forum include:

• Trevor Johnson, Head of Strategy and Planning, EMEA, Facebook
• Stephane Panier, Global Head, Bebo
• Lorenz Bogaert, CEO, Netlog
• Nick Halstead, CEO, Tweetmeme
• Justin Kan, Founder and President, Justin.tv
• Peter Crosby, COO, Viadeo
• Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Development and Innovation, Orange UK
• Jason Baker, Head of CRM and Digital Media, IKEA UK
• Michael Smith, Deputy Director of Interactive Services, COI
• Penny Power, Founder, Ecademy
• Markus Berger-de Leon, CEO, VZ networks
• Lucas Herscovici, Global Marketing Manager, Becks

"Social networks have given a fundamental shift in the way we communicate, collaborate, and organise ourselves. Social networks are among the most far reaching word of mouth mechanisms we have seen, and we are delighted to have leading social networks like Facebook, Bebo, Netlog and more speaking at the event." Commented Ian Johnson, MD, Six Degrees Events.

The two-day event will be co-hosted with four other conferences: Social TV Forum (www.social-tv.net), Mobile Social Media http://www.mobilesocial-networking.com, Cloud Computing Congress http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com & Enterprise Social Media http://www.enterprisesocialmedia.net. The amalgamation of events will be accompanied by carefully selected exhibition and series of workshops providing a unique platform to network and meet face to face with peers as well as new and existing clients.

Delegates can keep up-to-date with the latest news, speakers & offers by following the event on:
• Twitter (http://twitter.com/SocialNetworkWF),
• Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/yhjv9p6)
• LinkedIn (http://tinyurl.com/nqeqak)
The 25% Xmas discount ends on 22nd December, delegates can register online http://www.socialmedia-forum.com or via the telephone booking hotline +44 (0) 117 946 8870.

For more details, please contact:

Six Degrees for Social Media World Forum Europe
Richard Blythe, Marketing
+44 (0) 117 946 8876
Richard@sixdegs.com

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Cloud Computing Congress Europe & Enterprise Social Media Europe will take place over the 15/16th March 2010 at Olympia, London.

Bristol, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/03/2009 -- The latest in enterprise 2.0 software, building a collaborative workplace, social software tools, employee engagement in collaborative workplaces to discussing the latest state of cloud computing, its benefits, technical and security challenges, how the applications can be build, controlled and managed in a cloud-based environment are key issues debated at the Cloud Computing Congress Europe (http://www.cloudcomputingcongress.com) & Enterprise Social Media Europe (http://www.enterprisesocialmedia.net ) on the 15/16 March, Olympia, London.

It is a conference designed for the CIO, CTO, Head of Internal Communications, Enterprise architect, Data Storage managers, Head of IT, Government IT decision makers and more, allowing businesses to learn about the latest in enterprise social media apps, and cloud computing deployments - their successes and failures, and how far the market has come so far.

You can join the Linkedin group on the event web site http://tinyurl.com/ydll8q2 to network with other attendees, or follow the latest event activity on the Cloud Computing Congress Twitter account – http://twitter.com/cloud_comp_news

The 2 days of conference will feature industry leading speakers, including:

* David Wilde, CIO, Westminster City Council
* Dominic Burch, Head of Corporate Comms and New Media, ASDA
* Paul James, CIO, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, MOD
* Anthony Frost, Head of Corporate Communications, Santander
* Evangelos Kotsovinos, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
* Kostas Tsatsaris, CTO and Director, Strategy and Architecture, HM Revenue and Customs
* Robert Johnson, Strategic Consultant, COI Strategic Consultancy
* Henri Reinbolt, CIO, Greenwich Council

The Cloud Computing Congress & Enterprise Social Media are just two of the conference streams at the Social Media World Forum event http://www.socialmedia-forum.com, a leading social media event that brings together all facets of industry connected to social media. The event features 4 conference streams: Social Media, Mobile Social Media, Enterprise Social Media and Social TV.

"In a market such as Cloud Computing & Enterprise building trust and relationships between leading technology providers and clients is key to moving the cloud debate forward" comments Ian Johnson, MD Six Degrees Events. "By integrating the Cloud Computing Congress with Enterprise Social Media (http://www.enterpriseseries.com ), we build a networking environment that not only focuses on application building and we 2.0 in the workplace, but how services can be managed in a cloud environment."

The Cloud Computing Series (http://www.cloudcomputingseries.com ) will offer the Enterprise market the chance to come along to free exhibitions and meet the various people at the show, and interact with an event with 4 conference streams. One large connected exhibition is running alongside this conference, which will be open over the 15th/16th March 2010.

Future events are being held in New York in June, and Singapore in September.

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Social PR Forum assess ing the implications of social media on traditional PR agencies and brands.

Bristol, Bristol -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/12/2009 -- The Social PR Forum http://www.social-pr.net will bring together public relations and social media experts at RIBA in London on 4th December to discuss the challenges and opportunities social media poses on PR in the web 2.0 sphere.

During the one-day conference delegates will get insight into the views and analysis of the evolving market and its potential for PR and Media specialists who are using the new communication channels successfully. The event focuses on the importance of integrating social media into a company's PR strategy, explores social networking tools such as Twitter and blogs, and examines how social media is affecting crisis management.

Social PR Forum is part of the Social Media Series (http://www.socialmediaseries.net) and features industry leading speakers, including:

- Mark Schmid, Communications Director, TalkTalk Group
- Dominic Burch, Head of Corporate Comms & New Media, Asda
- Mark Brooks, Analyst/Consultant, Courtland Brooks
- Jon Silk, Creative Director, LEWIS PR
- Phil Szomszor, Head of Digital, Citigate Dewe Rogerson
- Celina Maguire, Consumer Director, Gorkana
- Christian J. Schultz, Head of Communications, Mattel
- Robin O'Kelly, Head of Corporate Affairs, T-Mobile UK
- Lisa Mane, Head of Social Media, COI
- Dirk Singer, Co-Founder, Cow
- David Barker, Head of Online Communications, British Heart Foundation
- Sam Barrett, Head of Media, Oxfam

The event will be supported by global pr companies, brands, and social networks, and is aimed at pr professionals, agencies, brands and those associated with the social media industry.

Attendees can interact with the Social PR Forum directly by joining the Social Media Series group on LinkedIn or Twitter http://twitter.com/socialnetworkWF, where they can network with other attendees, follow the latest discussions or learn about the latest event activities.

"This conference will discuss benefits and pitfalls of using social media in PR, and gives PR and media professionals the chance to exchange ideas on the current market conditions and future developments in social media and PR ", says Ian Johnson, MD of Six Degrees Events.

There is a free to attend exhibition. For further information on the conference programme, speakers, timings and bookings, go to http://www.social-pr.net. The latest updates on speakers, networking opportunities and event news are available on Twitter https://twitter.com/social_pr

About Social Media Series
The Social Media Series is an audience driven series of conferences and exhibitions for the social media sector, taking place annually in London, Singapore and North America. For more details, please visit http://www.socialmediaseries.net/

For further information please contact:
Eva Haak, Tel: +44 (0) 117 946 8879, Email: Eva@SixDegs.com, http://www.social-pr.net

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