LA Auto Show 2011

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Published on Friday, 11 November 2011 05:00

Written by L E Shannon

The 6th annual 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show will be held November 18 - 27, 2011 at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

This year‛s Motor Press Guild (MPG) Keynote address kicking off the LA Autho Show will be delivered by Takashi Yamanouchi, representative director, president and CEO for Mazda Motor Corporation.

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NY Chocolate Show: Art, Craft and Pleasure

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Published on Saturday, 05 November 2011 05:00

Written by L E Shannon

The 14th Annual Chocolate Show returns November 10 - 13, 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan, New York City.

The Chocolate Show / Salon du Chocolat is the largest show completely dedicated to chocolate in the United States, and New York is the only city in the US where the Show is held.  

This extremely popular event allows visitors to discover all there is to know about the world of chocolate. The Chocolate Show surprises and delights chocolate lovers of all ages with:

• Demonstrations by top pastry chefs and chocolate makers, in two theaters
• Chocolate Tastings
• Over 65 top chocolate brands and booths
• Holiday gifts of all sizes for everyone
• Chocolate activities for children and adults
• Barnes & Noble cookbook store with author signings
• Haute Couture dresses and accessories made with chocolate

Top chefs and chocolatiers will prepare fabulous chocolate recipes and marvelous masterpieces so attendees can learn directly from the Chocolate Masters and taste their creations.

Among them are:

• Kim Rodriguez, Manhattan Cocktail Bonbons
• Giuseppe Castellano, Chocolate Pappardelle in Mascarpone Pistacchi Balsamic Sauce
• Rodney Snyder of American Heritage Chocolate, Colonial Chocolate-Making
• Jenny McCoy, Caramelia Milk Chocolate Panna Cotta with Pumpkin Butter, Rum-Raisin Ice Cream, Candied Kumquats and Cacao Nib Praline
• Francine Segan, Italian Pasta Desserts: Chocolate Walnut Macaroni
• Ashley Brauze, Variations on the Chocolate Soufflé
• Colleen Grapes, Chocolate Crêpes with Spiced Chocolate Cream, Red Wine-Poached Pears, Cocoa Nibs, Hazelnuts and Whipped Mascarpone

The wildly popular exhibitors‛ booths will feature samples of their latest recipes and answer any questions. Among those on hand are:

American Heritage Chocolate – This New Jersey-based company uses an authentic Colonial chocolate recipe, made only with ingredients available during the 17th century, for a unique selection of authentic products from the days of the Pilgrims.

Divine Chocolate – From Ghana, the world‛s second largest supplier of cocoa, comes a line of chocolate bars and beverage powder that are aptly named. In addition to its superb products, Divine is the only Fair Trade chocolate company which is 45% owned by the farmers.

Lily O‛Brien‛s – Since its opening in 2009, Lily O‛Brien‛s delightful café in New York City‛s Bryant Park has been the perfect spot where one can eat and/or drink chocolate in relaxed comfort.

Quady Winery, which specializes in dessert wines, will also be on hand again to display and offer tastings of delightful wines that go well with chocolate -- or any time.

Many chefs have books that will be available for purchase and will also hold book signings, including:

• Rodney Snyder, American Heritage Chocolate
• Jackie Plant, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
• Fraya Berg, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer
• Kathryn Gordon and Anne McBride, Institute of Culinary Education
• Nick Malgieri, Institute of Culinary Education
• Ashley Koff, RD, with Heather K. Terry, NibMor Chocolate
• Christina Tosi, Momofuku Milk Bar
• Martin Howard
• Deborah Blumenthal
• Maricel Presilla
• Francine Segan
• Beth Kimmerle
• Johnny Iuzzini
• Susan Hochbaum
• Serena Palumbo
• Paul A. Young

The four-day festival devoted entirely to all things chocolate is guaranteed to kick off the holiday season.

For more information, go to www.chocolateshow.com.  

New York Chocolate Show
November 10 - 13, 2011

Metropolitan Pavilion
125 W. 18th Street
New York City

Internet Week Europe held in London

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Published on Wednesday, 02 November 2011 05:00

Written by Christopher Lai

The second annual Internet Week Europe, hosted by Europe's digital industry, will premier in London on November 7 - 11, 2011. Internet week is not a  traditional conference where you sit all day while speakers troop on stage. Instead, the many crowd-sourced events are held throughout London.

The Hospital Club is the inaugural HQ for Internet Week Europe 2011. The only club designed specifically for the Creative industries, it features seven floors of inspiration, entertainment and innovation -- from a state-of-the-art TV Studio through to the Gallery, beautiful club spaces, fabulous restaurant and up to the Screening Room and roof top Martini Bar.

In between sessions IWE delegates are invited to lounge around the Bellini Bar with an espresso martini rustled up by their expert bar staff.

Throughout the Internet Week, more than 200 events are expected to take place citywide, from Tech-City’s Bethnal Green, Silicon Roundabout and Shoreditch to Westminster and Covent Garden.

These events represent a wide spectrum of digital topics, ranging from digital culture and creativity, through politics and social media to networking, privacy, games, mobile and entrepreneurialism.

The second annual gathering and celebration of Europe’s digital industry offers unprecedented networking and learning opportunities, with events encompassing everything from conferences, workshops, panels, entertainment, social media meet-ups, parties and even industry speed-dating.

The calendar for 2011 reflects how Internet Week Europe has fast emerged as a top annual gathering for internet leaders across Europe, and a showcase for Europe’s thriving digital innovations.

Organizations presenting events during the festival currently include:

• BIMA
• TED
• LinkedIn
• Dentsu
• eConsultancy
• SapientNitro
• Don't Panic
• Vitamin T, IAB,
• Yahoo!,
• TechHub,
• BERG,
• Soundcloud,
• BBC
• Framestore
• Financial Times
• Google

Nick Farnhill, co-chairman of Internet Week Europe commented:

"Now in its second year and already feeling like an established annual event for the European digital community, the weeklong festival continues to raise the profile of internet companies and organizations and celebrate the best of the European web.

"The citywide platform is a way for many to get to the heart of our digital culture, with emerging themes including start-up culture, mobile creativity, privacy issues, cyber crime and the use of social media in government all being addressed."

For the second year in a row, Yahoo! is on board as presenting sponsor, with Vitamin T, a new division of Aquent, supporting the festival as official sponsor. The official media partners are BIMA and The Financial Times.

Internet Week Europe is delighted to welcome for the first time SapientNitro as official agency partner, LinkedIn as its official networking partner, Wildfire as Social Media partner and WebCrumbz.net as the official app development partner.

European partners have venue spaces available to them from TechHub, Central working and Hub Culture, as well as accommodation offers from The Sanderson and St Martins Lane hotels and Roomarama.

Highlights of the preliminary calendar include:

• Digital archaeology highlights
  Digital Archaeology returns to Internet Week Europe this year with a selection of the most significant sites from the early web - all congruously displayed on archaic hardware.
  
  
• Kissing
  Unit 9 will be encouraging crowd participation again this year in Hoxton Square by featuring the installation 'Kissing' by Tango & Hawaii in their window. The intimate kissing moment will be responsive to the bystanders’ stimuli.
  
  
• Mind Candy HQ Party
  Mind Candy are throwing open the doors of their (relatively new) Moshi headquarters. Have a drink in their tree house and enjoy a short talk from the CEO and founder of Mind Candy, Michael Acton Smith.
  
  
• Ignite London
  This well established event will be keeping its tradition format - 20 slides - 15 seconds a slide - but with very special speakers lined up for Internet Week Europe.
  
  
• Metaphwoar
  Another chance to hear some creative metaphors and be introduced to seeing something you thought was one thing, into seeing it as another thing entirely.
  
  
• Creative Social Presents...... 'Creative Looting' - Who's Idea is it Anyway?
  A line-up of excellent speakers and a room of Creative Directors all pondering on creative harvesting and the originality of anything. Who will play it safe or take a risk?
  
  
• Come Find the Answers
  A party at The Marie Lloyd pub where you can see who gives a better answer - The Pub Landlord or Siri - http://siritoldmeto.com/
  
  
• Social Media in Parliament
  A discussion hosted in the House of Commons as to whether MPs and Lords in the Houses of Parliament should use social media and under what kind of parameters?
  
  
• Lean Startup Workshop: Practical ways to turn your idea into a successful product
  Made by Many and Leancamp are running an introduction to tools of the Lean Startup - giving practical advice based on their experience - and discussing the new methods and ways of thinking for this business development approach.
  
  
• Everybody's a Critic? - Literary Merit on the Internet & The Not the Booker Prize
  Guardian critic Sam Jordison and Mark Thwaite, the creator of the independent online book review website ReadySteadyBook, join novelists Lars Iyer, Michael Stewart, and Julian Gough— three finalists from this year's Not the Booker Prize (including the winner) — to discuss the world’s rowdiest literary prize.

The calendar of events, including full details, can be found at www.internetweekeurope.com/calender

More information and sign-up for organizations that are interested in to hosting official events during future festivals is available at www.internetweekeurope.com

Internet Week Europe
November 7 - 11, 2011

Various Locations
London, England