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    Berlin goes Web 2.0
    Berlin goes Web 2.0
    - Web 2.0 Expo Europe with Tim O’Reilly, Martin Varsavsky, John Lilly
    - Social Web Breakfast: Politics 2.0 in the USA and Germany
    - EduCamp 2008: Learning and Teaching 2.0
    - DNAdigital: Digital Natives on the Future of the Working World
    - BarCamp Berlin 3 With Over 500 Participants
    - Pl0gbar: Web Addicts Meet in Berlin
    - Facebook Developer Garage
    - Anti-Piracy Forum: Strategies for Preventing Bootleg Games
    - Podcast Get-together Berlin
    - Networking at Lunch 2.0
    - Late Crunch: Networking Party for European Start-ups
    - CommunityCamp Berlin: The Social Network Camp

    Contacts
    - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
    - Berlin Partner/Berlin Web Week 2008

    Berlin goes Web 2.0

    In the month of October, the spotlight in Berlin will be shining on Web 2.0. For the second time, Germany’s capital city will host the Web 2.0 Expo Europe from October 21-23. In addition to these events organized by Internet pioneer and Web 2.0 creator Tim O’Reilly, several other events, meetings, conferences, bar camps and festival will take place that will attract thousands of national and international visitors to Berlin to discuss current Internet trends and developments.

    Berlin Online!
    Germany’s capital is the leader in online use. According to the latest (N)Onliner Atlas, 70.3 percent of Berliners go online regularly, making Berlin the only federal state in Germany to pass the 70 percent mark, well above the national average of roughly 65 percent.

    Approximately 800,000 “de” domains are registered in Berlin. Companies active in the Internet ecnomy, including social networks, blogs, content producers, business application-, technology- and software developers, all work internationally, employ hundreds of people and continue to grow exponentially.

    Web 2.0 Expo Europe with Tim O’Reilly, Martin Varsavsky, John Lilly
    (October 21-23, 2008, bcc, Berlin)
    The world of Web 2.0 is developing at a rapid pace: new trends, new technologies, new content and new providers are transforming the net on a daily basis. The Web 2.0 Europe Expo in Berlin will feature prominent industry players such as Tim O’Reilly (O’Reilly Media), Martin Varsavsky (FON), John Lilly (Mozilla) and Jen Pahlka (TechWeb), who will be giving designers, managers, developers, marketing experts, companies and IT experts theoretical, practical and creative input. For more information, please click here.

    For the occasion, Berlin Partner will present for the first time a joint communication platform (http://www.berlinwebweek.de) where all organizers and participants can provide information about their activities and events during the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin.

    Social Web Breakfast: Politics 2.0 in the USA and Germany
    (October 8, 2008, 8:30-10 a.m., Artist Riverside Hotel, Berlin)
    The Berlin Social Web Breakfast organized by Kongress Media GmbH is devoted to the theme of “Politics 2.0: USA & Germany.” Klaus Eck, blogger and marketing/PR expert, will kick off the event with an rousing lecture. For more information, please visit http://www.socialwebbreakfast.de.

    EduCamp 2008: Learning and Teaching 2.0
    (October 10-12, 2008, Erwin Schrödinger Center, Berlin-Adlershof)
    Learning and teaching have undergone a transformation in the digital age, as schools, universities and companies increasingly work with podcasts, weblogs, communities, video learning, serious games and other digital methods. Both traditional and new learning opportunities are up for debate at the 2008 Berlin EduCamp. For more information, please visit educamp2008.mixxt.de.

    DNAdigital: Digital Natives on the Future of the Working World
    (October 17, 2008 and November 3, 2008, Berlin)
    At the Open Space DNAdigital on November 3, leading decision-makers and digital natives will discuss the future of the working world in Enterprise 2.0. Having grown up with PCs and mobile phones, so-called “digital natives” now place their own unique demands on work and play. At the warm-up for the DNAdigital Open Space on October 17, participants will work on themes that will subsequently flow into the OpenSpace in November. For more information, please visit dnadigital.de.

    BarCamp Berlin 3 With Over 500 Participants
    (October 18-19, 2008, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Telekom Capital Offices, Berlin)
    More than 500 participants from all over Europe are expected to attend the third Berlin Bar Camp. This two-day conference is organized according to the “Bar Camp” principle, i.e. a relaxed form of get-together that encourages all participants to actively take part. The Bar Camp Berlin offers the opportunity to experience the Internet and some of its major players live and up close and to discuss all the latest developments. For more information, please visit barcampberlin3.org.

    Pl0gbar: Web Addicts Meet in Berlin
    (October 19, 2008, Sankt Oberholz, Berlin)
    At pl0gbars, more than 500 so-called “web addicts” meet regularly in 20 cities in Germany and Austria to discuss the latest topics and exchange ideas on the online world in an offline environment. In the run-up to the European Web 2.0 Expo, the next get-together of the bloggers and early adopters will take place in Berlin. For more information, please visit pl0gbar.mixxt.de.

    Facebook Developer Garage
    (October 20, 2008, Berlin)
    The Facebook Developer Garage provides a forum for sharing and discussing ideas, tricks and technical queries with developers on site. It also allows participants to look for partners for current projects, to present new Facebook applications and to make new contacts. For more information, please click here.

    Anti-piracy Forum: Strategies for Preventing Bootleg Games
    (October 20, 2008, Homebase, Berlin)
    Christian Sommer from Warner Bros. Entertainment will open this forum with an introduction featuring all the facts and figures on the current state of bootleg games. His talk will be followed by an exploration of possible solutions and strategies plus a debate on different approaches to solving the problem. In cooperation with G.A.M.E. and media.net. For more information and to register, please click here.

    Berlin Podcast Get-together
    (October 21, 2008, 7:30 p.m.-12 a.m., Brauhaus Lemke, Berlin)
    As part of the Berlin Web Week, podcast.de, audio:beiträge and UPLOAD Magazin are inviting all podcasters, vloggers, podcast fans and Internet enthusiasts to the Berlin Podcast Get-together. For more information, please click here.

    Networking at Lunch 2.0
    (October 22, 2008, Berlin)
    This year’s Networking Lunch as part of the Web 2.0 Expo is sponsored by plista.com from the Berlin Web 2.0 and software development agency 5mm. Maximum 70 participants. To register, please visit lunch20de.pbwiki.com.

    Late Crunch: Networking Party for European Start-ups
    (October 23, 2008, 10 p.m.-5 a.m., Berlin)
    On the final evening of the Web 2.0 Expo, TechCrunch UK will hold its official after-party for all European start-ups. More details about the location, participation and tickets can be found via RSS feed by TechCrunch UK, the official Twitter feed @techcrunchuk or at Mike Butcher’s personal Twitter account @mbites.

    CommunityCamp Berlin: The Social Networks Camp
    (November 1-2, 2008, cimdata Medienakademie, Berlin)
    The Community Camp Berlin organized by mixxt GmbH will deal with all themes revolving around social networks such as user commitment, user loyalty, community affinity, community building, member activities, censorship, Internet crime, etc. For more information, please visit communitycamp.mixxt.de.

    Contacts

    Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
    Managing Director Media Business Development: Petra M. Müller +49 (0) 331-743 87-0
    Managing Director Film Funding: Kirsten Niehuus +49 (0) 331-743 87-0
    Media Business Development: Anastasia Ziegler +49 (0) 331-743 87-80, a.ziegler@medienboard.de
    Film Funding: Christian Berg +49 (0) 331-743 87-23, c.berg@medienboard.de
    Press: Dr. Kathrin Steinbrenner +49 (0) 331-743 87-71, k.steinbrenner@medienboard.de
    Film Commission: Christiane Raab +49 (0) 331-743 87-31, location@medienboard.de
    MEDIA: Uta Eberhardt +49 (0) 331-743 87-51, mediaantenne@medienboard.de

    Berlin Partner/Berlin Web Week
    Team Leader Media/IuK & Kreativwirtschaft, Alexander Kölpin +49 30 39980-245, Alexander.Koelpin@berlin-partner.de


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