Upcoming Media & Tech Events You Should Be Attending [Discounts & Free Tickets]

We’re starting a fortnightly series of posts giving you the heads up on interesting upcoming events in the media and technology space. For all mentioned events we’ve organized a special discount for TNW readers, so make sure to check here before you decide to buy a ticket. This post is supported by PressDoc for Events

APPNATION, September 13-14, San Francisco.
APPNATION is an ambitious and bold new thought leadership conference and exposition focusing exclusively on the burgeoning consumer applications revolution and global app economy. The inaugural APPNATION event will feature speakers and exhibitors from leading companies from across the app economy including Google, Fox, Zynga, Microsoft, The North Face, AT&T, GetJar, Mediabrands, Major League Baseball, General Electric, The Wall Street Journal, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, and dozens of others. Developers: Win cash prizes in the “Pimp My App” contest!

TNW readers get 30% off full conference registration by using code MHFC30!

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EDGE, September 23, Ljubljana, Slovenia
At the EDGE Conference you can listen to and learn from some of the most prominent and inspiring international speakers and take advantage of the vastly extensive network of leading CEOs, managers, entrepreneurs, politicians, and other unique and successful individuals from all over Europe.
This year’s topic of the EDGE Conference is “Innovation”. The conference seeks the edge of innovation from different aspects. The way of exploring new ideas, new products, processes, and services has dramatically changed in the last decade and has brought significant changes in society and environment.

TNW readers get 20% discount. Use ‘TNW’ as partner code to get the discount.

midVenturesLAUNCH, September 28, Chicago
midVenturesLAUNCH is the largest startup conference in the Midwest, showcasing new and innovative startups and apps in the technology space. Bringing together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and media from all parts of the tech community, midVenturesLAUNCH is a unique opportunity to watch new ideas come to life.

TNW readers get 20% discount

SME Web Presence 2010, October 2, London
SME Web Presence 2010 is designed to both educate and discover innovative ways in which small and medium sized enterprises can maximise their presence on the web by utilising the latest tools and trends. Speakers and panelists on the day include Martin Bryant (The Next Web), Fred Caballero (Channelship), Vladimir Ghetau (Loopthing), Stephen O’Leary (O’Leary Analytics) and Mark Cahill (Social Bits)

TNW readers get 30% discount by quoting the code: TMWSMEWEB on arrival

Blogworld & New Media Expo, October 14-16, Las Vegas
BlogWorld & New Media Expo is a tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media – including blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, Internet TV and radio. The BlogWorld conference features over 120 educational sessions, panel discussions and keynote presentations. Blogexpo showcases a new media marketplace where thousands converge to network and find all of their online business and marketing resources.

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TNW readers get 20% discount Use ‘TNW20’ as partner code to get the discount.

IDCEE, October 28-29, Kyiv, Ukraine
IDCEE 2010 is aiming to aggregate and distribute the ideas and knowledge of the most promising start-ups and innovators with expertise and abilities of leading angel investors and venture capitalists. IDCEE 2010 will gather approximately 150-200 investors participating. Furthermore, the expo provides a broad selection of participative sessions, panels, keynotes and matchmaking events.
Special note: The venue – ‘Mystetskiy Arsenal’ is located in the immediate vicinity of the UNESCO world heritage site of ‘Pechersk Lavra’

TNW readers get 20% discount. Email me to get the discount-code.

The How To Web conference, November 3-4, Bucharest
At How To Web you will find inspirational technology entrepreneurship. This event gives you the heads up on the latest developments in Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. How To Web 2010 will feature international speakers from the web entrepreneurship scene in London and Silicon Valley: Ramu Yalamanchi (Hi5), Reshma Sohoni (Seedcamp), Mike Butcher (TechCrunch Europe), Katy Turner (Eden Ventures), Alex Van Someren (UKTI) and…. Patrick de Laive (The Next Web)

You can still get very early bird tickets here

The Cloud Computing World Forum, November 17-18, Hong Kong
The Cloud Computing World Forum will take place at The Mira Hotel, Hong Kong, and promises to be Asia’s leading Cloud and SaaS based event. Building on the huge success of the European show, this two day conference and free-to-attend exhibition will provide a focused platform for the global cloud and SaaS industry in Asia.

TNW readers get 20% discount by using promo code CATNW20 as ‘further requirement’

ChallengerDay, November 18, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The third edition of Sprout ChallengerDay is a day full of inspiring entrepreneurs. Here you can learn to grow your company and meet up with other inspiring entrepreneurs.
Speakers include Ben Huh, founder of the Cheezburger Network and Failblog, Geraldo Vallen, founder of Join the Pipe, the network that ‘creates’ clean drinkwater for the world, investor Hubert Deitmers, Quooker-director Niels Peteri and trendwatcher Reinier Evers (Trendwatching.com). More to be announced.

Be inspired, and learn from great entrepreneurs. We welcome you to Amsterdam. TNW readers get a 100 EUR discount

Market Research in the Mobile World, 2-3 December, Berlin
Gone are the days of paper questionnaires where you often get poor response rates. With the advancement of mobile technology, data collection can be seamlessly integrated into mobile apps, making it fun for consumers to respond. The international conference on Market Research in the Mobile World will bring together top researchers and practitioners to discuss the key challenges and opportunities of using mobile platforms for generating consumer and business insights.

TNW readers get 10% off by using discount code “thenextweb10” during registration

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