Awards/Editorial Opportunities
40 Under 40 (FORTUNE)
According to its
editorial calendar, FORTUNE will publish its annual 40 under 40 list in November.
Doris Burke contributed to last year's research.
Software Security (SD Times)
Startups Awards (Crimson Business)
UK publisher
Crimson Business' Startups Awards recognize quite a few
startup categories. Candidates must be privately owned and be less than three years old at the time of entry.
Canadian New Media Awards (NextMEDIA)
The CNMAs honor "excellence in online and mobile content." The early bird deadline is July 30th, 2010.
Community Choice Awards (Windows IT Pro)
Windows IT Pro will recognize enterprise IT in categories including Best Active Directory/Group Policy Product, Best Auditing/Compliance Product, Best High Availability/Disaster Recovery Product, and Best Hardware: Networking. See 2009's winners
here. The nominations deadline is August 10, 2010.
Ecomagination Challenge (GE)
Ecomagination Challenge is a smart grid technology competition. Winners will
receive backing from GE. The call for entries closes September 30, 2010.
Music App Awards (Billboard)
Categories include Best Music Engagement App, Best Music Streaming App, and Best Branded App. There is a $100 application fee. The submissions deadline is July 30, 2010.
Social CRM Awards (Customer Inter@ction Solutions)
Customer Inter@ction Solutions
recently launched this program. There is a $645 application fee ($745 after August 5, 2010). The deadline for nominations is August 26, 2010.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: All-Stars (Mass High Tech)
All-Stars recognize New England tech industry leaders. The deadline for nominations is July 30, 2010.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: Demo Jam (SAP)
SAP partners seeking visibility for their tools / approaches can vie for "recognition from top SAP executives" during the Demo Jam, a series of six-minute demos delivered at the SAP
TechEd event. The submission deadline is July 31, 2010.
CeBIT
March 1 - 5, 2011
Hannover, Germany
TED
February 28 - March 3, 2011
Long Beach, CA
Among the high profile (already famous) speakers selected for TED each year, the event claims to "also seek out emerging artists, scientists and thinkers, introducing them to the TED community well before they hit the mainstream."
Billboard Innovators Showcase
October 5, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Speaking Info: The submissions deadline is August 3, 2010.
MarketingSherpa Email Summit & Expo
January 24 - 26, 2011
Las Vegas, NV
The MarketingSherpa Email Summit & Expo addresses email marketing issues, with an emphasis on case studies.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: Mobile World Congress
February 14 - 17, 2011
Barcelona, Spain
Mobile World Congress - produced by the
GSM Association - is one of the largest wireless-focused conferences (and got much more media coverage than CTIA Wireless in 2009).
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: All About Mobile
November 16 - 17, 2010
San Jose, CA
All About Mobile - produced by
SIIA - addresses mobile software development topics, with an emphasis on business issues.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: OpenSUSE Conference
October 20 - 23, 2010
Nuremberg, Germany
The
OpenSUSE Conference addresses OpenSUSE issues.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: iPad Summit - West
November 1, 2010
Santa Clara, CA
The iPad Summit - produced by
SYS-CON - addresses the iPad and iPhone development landscape.
FINAL DEADLINE REMINDER: GPU Technology Conference (NVIDIA)
September 20 - 23, 2010
San Jose, CA
Speaking Info: The call for submissions for the Emerging Companies Summit is open through August 1, 2010. See the deadline calendar
here.