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New York Wine Expo 2011
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 14:09
- Written by Brad Balfour
Wouldn’t you love to wow your friends with wine knowledge or have more confidence ordering off a wine menu?
Then don’t miss the 4th Annual New York Wine Expo featuring wine tastings from around the world and educational seminars that can turn even the most inexperienced wine lover into a seasoned connoisseur.
The New York Wine Expo is on February 25th and 26th at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The Grand Tasting offers attendees a chance to sample more than 600 wines from over 150 winemakers from around the globe.
Attendees can casually sip and stroll through old world Italian, French, German Austrian, Spanish and Portuguese wines then let their taste buds lead them through the new world wines of South America, Australia, Canada, and the United States.
“Wine makers love to come to New York because the attendees are eager to try new varietals and blends as well as share their personal passion for wine,” said Ed Hurley, New York Wine Expo Show Director. “It is an exciting time for the wine industry, with every region of world now offering unique and flavorful wines at affordable prices, and the Wine Expo is the place to be to see them all in one place.”
Attend the Expo not just for the sampling, but for the learning experience as well. To date, seminar presenters will include Gloria Maroti Frazee, who oversees Wine Spectator School and Leslie Sbrocco, award winning author, and Founder of “Thirsty Girl” a multi-media company focused on wine, food and travel.
The New York Wine Expo is produced by ResourcePlus Shows & Events. The company specializes in management services for consumer/trade shows, meetings, and special events. In addition to the New York Wine Expo, ResourcePlus’s portfolio of events includes the Boston Wine Expo, The Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, Build Boston and Residential Design and Construction. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, ResourcePlus is a business unit of Seaport Companies.
Seminars:
Friday, February 25
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Taste Wine Like A Pro: Learn the Secrets Behind How to Taste Wine Through a Blind Tasting
Saturday, February 26
12:30 – 1:30 pm: “Wine 101”– A Fun-Filled, Crash Course on Wine Basics with Leslie Sbrocco
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Wine Spectator Presents The ABCs of Argentina
Note: Sunday, February 27 is dedicated to trade representatives. Liquor licensees from throughout the region are invited to attend on Sunday along with attendees of the co-located International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York. The Wine Expo is not open to the general public on Sunday.
New York Wine Expo: Hours & Ticketing:
Friday, February 25, 2010, 6:00 – 10:00 PM; One-day ticket - $80 prior to 2/18/11/$90 after that date
Saturday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 – 6:00 PM; One-day ticket - $90 prior to 2/18/11/$100 after that date.
For tickets, an updated seminar schedule and event information, call 800-544-1660 or visit: www.NewYorkWineExpo.com
Engage! Conference and Expo® 2011
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- Published on Sunday, 13 February 2011 23:28
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Now in its 5th year, the Engage! Conference and Expo® 2011 takes place February 15-16, 2011 at the Javits Convention Center in 
New York City. Focused on how the toy industry can reach the constantly connected consumer, Engage! 2011 provides insight into the latest strategies, technologies and techniques.
The co-location of Engage! Expo and partnership with the American International Toy Fair -- the largest toy and youth product exhibition in the Western Hemisphere -- offers a who’s who of leading companies focused on the burgeoning youth market to join in on the discussion.
Social Media Week 2011
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- Published on Monday, 07 February 2011 19:09
- Written by Lynne Shannon
Social Media Week 2011 is running February 7 - 11, 2011 in various venues around New York 
City, as well as online. Social Media Week (SMW) is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media, owned and operated by Crowdcentric Media LLC.
Crowdcentric was founded to “explore new opportunities in how we as a society connect and communicate. The mission of the company is to help people, brands, companies, not-for-profits and governments around the world establish deeper and more valuable relationships through open collaboration and social communication.”
SMW has gone from one to many more cities, reconvening in New York, while adding London, Paris, San Francisco, Toronto, São Paolo, Rome and Hong Kong.
AWP National Conference 2011
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- Published on Thursday, 03 February 2011 05:25
- Written by L E Shannon
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference 2011 is being held February 2-5, 2011 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel and Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. This national conference is the largest gathering of poets and writers in the country.
The conference includes the annual bookfair, held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. With more than 500 exhibitors, the AWP Bookfair is one of the largest of its kind. Politics and Prose is this year’s Official Bookstore of the Conference.
