The Google I/O Party Train [05.17.10 - 05.23.10]

Date: Monday, 5/17
Event: SF Mobile: Mobile Productivity with Xobni, LinkedIn, Lookout, Expensify
Host: Xobni, LinkedIn, Lookout, Expensify
Tag Line: Mobile event on “Mobile Productivity”
Time: 6PM
Venue: Xobni Office
Address: 539 Bryant St, Suite 402
Cost: Free
Link: http://sfmobile0510-efbnen.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: the sponsor line-up sounds like an action-hero squad. Speaking of which – are there any comic books featuring folks who are start-up hopefuls by day and caped-crusaders by night?

Date: Tuesday & Wednesday, 5/18 & 5/19
Event: Motobowl 2010
Host: Motodev
Tag Line: Prizes will be awarded based upon your score and a raffle
Time: does not say
Venue: Yerba Buena Bowling Center
Address: 750 Folsom Street
Cost: Free
Link: http://motobowl2010.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: android + bowling shirt = adorable logo

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: Android Mixer in San Francisco
Host: GeoGad
Tag Line: open to all people interested in Android
Time: 6:30
Venue: Twilio
Address: 501 Folsom, 3rd Floor
Cost: Free
Link: http://androidmixerdemomay182010.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: geo gag

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: OnePercent SF Launch Party
Host: OnePercent
Tag Line: Come meet like-minded young professionals that are eager to achieve social impact through collaborative giving.
Time: 6-8:30
Venue: Sugar Cafe
Address: 679 Sutter
Cost: Free, or $10 at door
Link: http://onepercentsflaunch.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: No

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: Jolicloud HTML5 Developer Party
Host: Jolicloud
Tag Line: Passionate about this new chapter of web dev?
Time: 7:30
Venue: Manor West
Address: 750 Harrison
Cost: Free
Link: http://joliparty.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: Did you know that Bobby Jindal’s wife’s name is Jolly? I’m humming Jai Ho as i’m typing up this event.

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: Networking Event Hosted by Spiral Universe
Host: Spiral Universe
Tag Line: an opportunity for fellow technology and business leaders to meet, connect and share ideas with others working on technologies and products featured at I/O
Time: 8-10pm
Venue: Thirsty Bear
Address: 661 Howard
Cost: Free
Link: http://spiraluniverseio.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Maybe?
Comments: lame event name

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: Open Social – State of the Union
Host: OpenSocial Foundation
Tag Line: Celebrate
Time: 1-6pm
Venue: MySpace
Address: 625 2nd Street
Cost: Free
Link: http://opensocial.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: Happy hour portion of this event is only from 5-6.

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: SF Beta 4.0.2
Host: Room Full of People
Tag Line: SF’s largest and longest-running mixer for the startup and emerging technology community
Time: 5-9
Venue: 111 Minna
Address: 111 Minna
Cost: $15 to $25@Door
Link: http://sfbeta4p02.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: No
Comments: Closer and Cheaper than SF New Tech

Date: Tuesday, 5/18
Event: SF New Tech
Host: SF New Teh
Tag Line: SF’s largest and longest running regular tech event and community group
Time: 5:30 – 11
Venue: Mighty
Address: 119 Utah
Cost: http://belgiansareback.eventbrite.com/
Link: $24, or $25 at door
Free Drinks: No
Comments: You save $1 by registering online. really?! what’s the incentive to pre-register? I can’t even do a load of laundry for $1.

Date: Wednesday, 5/19
Event: Microfinance USA Kickoff Party
Host: Microfinance USA
Tag Line: network with the best and brightest practitioners, investors, and microfinance enthusiasts
Time: 5:30 – 8:30
Venue: Pete’s Tavern
Address: 128 King Street
Cost: $1- $5
Link: http://mfusakickoff05192010.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: No, drink proceeds goes to charity
Comments: Kick-off party should mean free drinks – what’s this paying for drinks BS?

Date: Thursday, 5/20
Event: All-Ivy League “Across the Continents”
Host: INSEAD
Tag Line: bring together people, cultures and ideas from around the world
Time: 6:30-9
Venue: Sugar Cafe
Address: 679 Sutter
Cost: Free with RSVP, $5 at door
Link: bring together people, cultures and ideas from around the world
Free Drinks: No
Comments: Feeling plebian lately? Attend this

Date: Thursday, 5/20
Event: Mashable MashMeet San Francisco
Tag Line: Come hang with the Mashable SF team
Time: 8-11
Venue: Roe
Address: 651 Howard
Cost: Free
Link: http://mashmeetsf.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: When will they turn Roe into a rollerblading rink?

Date: Thursday, 5/20
Event: GIT Spring Fling
Host: Girls in Tech
Tag Line: mingle with other Girls in Tech
Time: 6-8
Venue: Taverna Aventine
Address: 582 Washington
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120512511307753&index=1
Free Drinks: No
Comments: Schedule an event to clash with Pete Cashmore’s Mashable Party, genius.

Date: Friday, 5/21
Event: HELIX @4Fourteen/Ruby Skye
Host: HELIX
Tag Line: taking it to the next level with 4Fourteen’s envy-inducing sound system
Time: 9:30 – 2
Venue: 4Fourteen @ Ruby Skye
Address: 420 Mason
Cost: Free with RSVP
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118796841469029
Free Drinks: No
Comments: Go Meet DJ Lahbug and Means+Function. They’re so hot right now…

Waiting for Bay2Breakers 2010 [05.10.10 - 05.16.10]

Date: Monday, 05.10
Event: Developing for the Enterprise
Host: Mobile Monday Silicon Valley
Tag Line: look into Enterprise Apps and the other side of the lucrative Mobile industry
Time: 6-9
Venue: Mighty
Address: 119 Utah St
Cost: Free
Link: http://momosvmay2010.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes

Date: Monday, 05.10
Event: Re-evaluating Government’s Role in the Economy
Host: Global Town Hall
Tag Line: something about “too big to fail”
Time: 6:30 – 8
Venue: World Affairs Council Auditorium
Address: 312 Sutter St. 2nd Floor
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.itsyourworld.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2748
Free Drinks: No, and how do you think we got into this mess in the first place?
Comments: get ready to talk about greece

Date: Monday, 05.10
Event: SF Music Tech Pre-Summit Mixer
Host: SF Music Tech Summit
Tag Line: mix and mingle over drinks in an incredible deal-making environment
Time: 7:30 – 9:30
Venue: Roe Lounge
Address: 651 Howard St
Cost: $15 – $20
Link: http://sfmts6mixer.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes. or so I assume since it’ll be a “deal making environment…

Date: Tuesday, 05.11
Event: When Innovation and Necessity Meet
Host: Technology for Society/blueEnergy
Tag Line: learn more about technology for social impact
Time: 7-9
Venue: Blanc et Rouge
Address: 2 Embarcadero
Cost: Free
Link: http://technology4society.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: Do the times make the technology or does the technology make the times? #NapoleonRobots

Date: Tuesday, 05.11
Event: FailChat #2: Startup Power & Control
Host: Webwallflower Events
Tag Line: ins and outs of business failure, and how to prepare
Time: 6:30 – 9:30
Venue: PariSoma
Address: 1436 Howard
Cost: $25-$30
Link: http://startupcontrol.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: if you can pay $30 to have someone to tell you what not to do, you’d do it, right?

Date: Tuesday, 05.10
Event: Finovate Afterparty
Host: Finovate or Finovate affiliate?
Time: 9-11
Venue: Pete’s Tavern
Address: 128 King St
Cost: Free, or registration for Finovate
Link: http://plancast.com/a/2a87
Free Drinks: Not sure, I have sketchy deets

Date: Wednesday, 05.12
Event: Homefrys Classic Game Night
Host: Homefrys
Tag Line: Take a mid-week break
Time: 6-10
Venue: Aventine
Address: 582 Washington
Cost: $10
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119449764745749
Free Drinks: No
Comments: Vote for your fav game here: http://gamenightpoll.homefrys.com/

Date: Wednesday, 05.12
Event: Mobile Meets Entertainment Summit Cocktail Party
Host: Mobile Meets Entertainment
Tag Line: conference focused on the emerging market opportunities for mobile content producers, aggregators, and application developers.
Time: 6 – ??
Venue: Infusion Lounge
Address: 124 Ellis Street
Cost: Free
Link: http://mmesummit.net/info/?page_id=65
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: Probably a good idea to sign up for an Exhibit Pass as well: http://mme2010.eventbrite.com/ – it’s free

Date: Wednesday, 05.12
Event: SMASH Summit
Host: SMASH Summit
Tag Line: Most online marketing today SUCKS, including yours.
Comments: I have no details on whether or not this conference has a kick-off or an afterparty – but will keep my ears peeled.

Date: Thursday, 05.12
Event: GitHub Drinkup SF
Host: GitHub
Link: http://plancast.com/a/2sf6
Free Drinks: Maybe
Comments: Also short on details

Date: Thursday, 05.12
Event: HomeRun.com Launch Party
Host: HomeRun.com
Time: 7
Venue: Mr. Smith’s
Address: 34 7th Street
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104749779569869&index=1
Free Drinks: Probably
Comments: RSVP to be placed on the guest list.

Date: Tursday, 05.13
Event: Vator Splash Afterparty
Host: Vator Splash
Tag Line: Meet up-and-comming entrepreneurs with innovative ideas that could change the world
Time: 9-midnight
Venue: TBD
Address: TBD
Cost: TBD
Link: http://vatorsplashmay.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Probably
Comments: follow @rajil, @pud, and @timechange for more clues.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, 05.15 – 05.16
Event: Music Hackday
Host: Echonest/WordPress/BandCamp
Tag Line: explore and build the next generation of music applications
Time: Sat:10am-10pm/SlumberHackParty/Sun: 9am – 5pm,
Venue: Automattic
Address: Pier 38
Cost: Free
Link: http://sf.musichackday.org/
Free Drinks: Yes and Food.
Comments: Maybe they’ll hand out complimentary cowboy pj’s

Date: Saturday, 05.15
Event: Networking and Cocktails with Ted Rubin
Host: OpenSky/Tangelo
Tag Line: Join us for a delightful Saturday afternoon Meetup at La Mar Cebicheria
Time: 4-6pm
Venue: La Mar
Address: Embarcadero Pier 1 1/2
Cost: Free
Link: http://openskytweetup.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Free

Date: Friday, 05.14
Event: Happy Hour at RN74
Host: You, old friends and new friends
Tag Line: Why not??
Time: 6:30 – 9:30
Venue: RN74
Address: 301 Mission
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121303327889171
Free Drinks: No

A Guest Curated Web 2.0 Expo to You [05.03.10 - 05.09.10]

Our legendary event curator Lynn Tao is swamped this week, so she asked yours truly to give you some insight on what to do this week.  Bad idea.  Since it’s Web 2.0, I suggest you stay at home.  Seriously.  There is nothing going on this week.  No parties.  No tweetups.  No karaoke.  Nothing.  All events are figments of my imagination.

Lots of love,
Chris Hermanowicz

Info below comes with a lengthy disclaimer (available upon request) and EULA.  I take no responsibility for your misuse of this information.

Date: Monday, May 3, 2010
Event: Ignite Web 2.0 Expo SF
Host: Ignite and .CO
Tag Line: If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? See what happens…
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Mezzanine
Address: 444 Jessie Street
Cost: Free if you sneak in
Link: http://www.web2expo.com/webexsf2010/public/schedule/detail/14577
Free Drinks: Yup.
Comments: The Official kick of party.  Apparently.

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Event: Lean Coffee SF
Host: Gregarious & Lean Coffee
Tag Line: Lean Startups drink Coffee
Time: 8:30AM – 10:00AM (Yes, AM)
Venue: Whole Foods SOMA
Address: 399 4th Street
Cost: Free, but you must be cool
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Coffee/
Free Drinks: Free knowledge is better than free drinks (but only in the morning)
Comments: Go to this.  See above.

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Event: Networking Event: Germany – Driving the Digital Future
Host: Ze Germans
Tag Line: The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, Germany Trade & Invest, and the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., California Branch cordially invite you to an evening reception on the occasion of the Web 2.0 Expo.
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel
Address: 888 Howard Street
Cost: Free, registration required (and closed — you’ll need to just crash it)
Link: http://bit.ly/dsUMiW
Free Drinks: Yes
Comments: Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute…. Ehhhh….

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Event: Bing | TechKaraokeSF – May Edition
Host: Bing & TechKaraoke
Tag Line: “… brush up on your Pat Benatar or maybe bust out that Lady Gaga outfit you wanted to break in and join us at TKSF May Edition!!”
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Jillians (across the street from Moscone West)
Address: 101 4th Street #1070
Cost: Free, but sign up asap
Link: http://techkaraoke.eventbrite.com
Free Drinks: Yes, and free food, and free gifts from your favorite search engine
Comments: “An epic event is not complete with an even more epic(er?) KJ and we’ve got ROGERNINER helping us to ensure we have an awesome night of singing, dancing, and all around good times!”  KJ?  God I am getting so old.

Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Event: Drinks & Demo [Mobile Apps] / SFentrepreneur Event
Host: Dave McClure, Dan the man Martell, some guys from Barcelona
Tag Line: Do you like cool drinks? Do you like to check out cool mobile app demos?   If you answered yes to both of those questions, then come hang out with us plus other uber cool designers, developers, product managers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers, business strategists and everyone who are embracing the opportunities created by Mobile technologies, plus the [Startup Digest] co-founders, BizTechDay founder, everyone from SFentrepreneur and Web 2.0 Expo.
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Citizen Space
Address: 425 2^nd Street
Cost: $10 or $20 depending on how quick you are
Link: http://drinksanddemo.eventbrite.com/event/596814087
Free Drinks: yeah
Comments: This will be good but I’m probably singing my heart out at karaoke.

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Event: Napa Valley Tweetup Numero Dos
Host: Ralf and a bunch of other twits
Tag Line: Amazing wines, great food, great people, and kites! What more could you ask for?
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: William Hill Estate (in NAPA, duh)
Address: 1761 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, CA
Cost: Not sure, they’re soooo mysterious, but you need to RSVP one way or another.
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110931728930895
Free Drinks: All signs point to… no?
Comments: As guests of the Napa Valley Tweetup you are going to have access to a VIP bloggers lounge, some 1 on 1 time with the wine maker, Ralf Holdenried and a host of other very cool activities.There will be an array of local, gourmet food from Napa Valley purveyors:The Hog Island Traveling Oyster Bar, Sunshine Foods Market, Villa Corona, Knickerbockers Catering and Kara’s Cupcakes.

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Event: Zoosk Makin’ Waves Party
Host: Zoosk
Tag Line: Cast your professional net(work). Dip into rare delicacies from the deep…curious? And if the mood grabs ya, you can drink like a fish at our open bar!
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Venue: ROE
Address: 651 Howard St.
Cost: Free
Link: http://zooskwave.eventbrite.com/
Free Drinks: Yes, at 5pm
Comments: Come Celebrate With Us! Cast your professional net(work), catch a private screening of our first TV commercial and rock your boat to the hot new Zoosk Girl single from T-Pain and Flo Rida.  Yayahhhhh – Flo Rida and T-Pain!

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Event: be Berlin Night
Host: More Germans!
Tag Line: The Web 2.0 Berlin Night is a great place to meet and mingle with international folks in the industry who will gather at ROE from 7-9pm for food, fun and drinks. Please be sure to arrive early as entrance is based on a first-come, first-serve basis!
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: ROE  (really? back to back events at ROE on Wed.?!)
Address: 651 Howard St.
Cost: Free
Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111869855493634
Free Drinks: Maybe
Comments: “Please be sure to arrive early as entrance is based on a first-come, first-serve basis!!”  That’s what she said!

Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Event: Fusicology Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour
Host: Fusicology, Rock Sake, Eve Lounge & Social Butterfly Consulting
Tag Line: Web 2.0 Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Eve lounge
Address: 575 Howard Street @ 2nd
Cost: Free, RSVP req.
Link: http://fusicology.com/event/web2-0
Free Drinks: Open bar w/ sake drinks
Comments: “Guests will enjoy complimentary admission with Rock Sake hosted bar to enjoy a post-expo/after-work Cinco de Mayo event, just blocks from the Web 2.0 expo at Moscone Center.

Music provided by Eve SF DJ’s  (House, Latin-Afro, Salsa, Classics)”     How fast can you say…. Sake bombs??