
PRESS RELEASE: Box of Rain to Host Internet Week Conference on Integration of Mobile & Interactive Technologies at Live Events
Box of Rain, LLC
PO Box 633, New York, NY 10156
212-937-7911
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Box of Rain to Host Internet Week Conference on Integration of New Mobile and Interactive Technologies for Live Events
New York, NY May 19, 2009 Box of Rain, a New York City business consulting firm and event producer, will host Event Horizons, a day of panels and conversations centered around the convergence of event production and digital interactivity. Event Horizons will be held as part of Internet Week New York, a week-long, citywide festival celebrating the city's thriving digital media industry. Event Horizons will take place in the Grand Ballroom of Webster Hall, on Thursday, June 4 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and will bring together together an eclectic lineup of innovators in the digital media and interactive mobile application fields. The event will serve to forge connections among the many talented companies, organizations, and innovators leading the way in digital event interaction. Event Horizons is an extraordinary opportunity to experience the best of high-definition, video-enabled event environments and to meet and learn from the people who are creating the future of digital interactive media. Featured speakers and panelists include Christopher Colvin, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; Bobby Markowitz, Earthquake Media; Lane Buschel, President, SeisMK; Gerard McNamee, Director of Operations, Webster Hall; Tom Dunkley, Founder, GBH; Holger Mannweiler, CEO, match2blue; Drew Pitts, Impact Mobile; Jevaun Howell, Founder/Matchmaker, Cupid's Lab; Matthew Snyder, CEO & Founder, ADObjects Inc.; Richard Stanton, CEO, Bintro; Frank Ohlhorst, Executive Technology Editor at Ziff Davis Enterprise; Alex English, DJ; Gary Schwartz CEO Impact Mobile, Head of the IAB's Mobile Advertising Committee; Ben Kartzman, CEO SpongeCell, and representatives of Kaleidoscope and Nokia. Serko Artinian, Director/Editor, SERKOART(R), will moderate the panel discussion on Mobile Technology. Marketing consultant, blogger, and event producer Kobi Wu-Pasmore will moderate the panel on Integrating Technology into Live Events. Oz Sultan, consultant and co-founder of the Nextweb tech networking group, will moderate the panel on Social Media and Live Events. Author, entrepreneur and digital media strategy consultant Juliette Powel will be the emcee. When: June 04, 11:00AM — 3:00 PM Where: Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street Like all Internet Week events, Event Horizons is open to everyone. All interested companies and individuals are invited to participate by registering through the Internet Week site (www.internetweekny.com) or Box of Rain (www.boxofrain.com). A buffet lunch will be served. Internet Week is produced by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the City of New York and the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting. Box of Rain is seeking partners interested in 360-degree promotion of their products and services through the interactive events we will be producing during the coming year. For more information about this event, please contact Leonard Shostak by calling 212-937-7911, or e-mail lshostak@boxofrain.com. www.boxofrain.com.Event Sponsors:



