FEBRUARY 10: Digital Media MBA Happy Hour at Union Bar
Well our last happy hour was such a great success that we’re having another one right away. Many of you were pleased at the chance to speak with our last “Featured Guest” and we are certain you won’t be disappointed this time either. Please join us for our Happy Hour this month when we will be joined by our latest high-profile “Featured Guest”, Rafat Ali, the Founder, Publisher and Editor of paidContent.org, a leading online news company covering the business of digital media.
Rafat, a tech journalist by trade, founded ContentNext Media in 2002 and paidContent.org became his company’s leading online web property. He sold the business to Guardian Media Group of London in July 2008, and is still running the company along with the exec team. Please stop by to speak with this highly respected journalist and tech insider. I’m sure he’ll want to tell you what you can expect to learn at his company’s first namesake conference, “paidContent 2010: Discussing the Economics of Content” which will be held in NYC on February 19. [NOTE: Rafat and paidContent have generously offered $300 off to Digital Media MBAs who enter the special discount code "COLUMBIA" when making their purchase.]
We continue to learn that many of our attendees have been making business connections as well as discovering potential job leads in NYC. Help us to spread the word that our happy hours are a fun and relaxing environment for meeting digital media MBAs from leading business schools as well as industry insiders from around the digital media community. If you haven’t come before, take this email as your invitation to join the best group of Digital Media MBAs — and those who love them.
The weather has been so cold this month that we’ve decided to stick with our last venue since it’s so convenient to get to and the staff treats us so well. So this month we will be returning to Union Bar on 17th Street and Park Avenue South.
You can RSVP here, or just show up.
Digital Media MBA
A networking and socializing group for MBAs working in (or interested in) digital media and technology. Meet your peers working in interactive and digital media in a relaxed informal atmosphere.
This group is an ongoing effort to encourage networking and community among Columbia Business School’s Digital Media MBA alumni, as well as others in the field.
Professor Jeremy Kagan of Columbia Business School (Internet Marketing, New Media Master Class) and Doug Herman are your hosts.
2010 MBA Media and Entertainment Conference (February 26, 2010)
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:
2010 MBA Media and Entertainment Conference on February 26th, 2010
Space is limited, so be sure to get your ticket before the conference sells out!
Featuring Keynote Speakers:
Philippe Dauman, CEO/President of Viacom
Janet Robinson, CEO/President of The New York Times
and executives from…
Where: NYU Stern
When: Friday, February 26, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
What: Learn from and network with Media & Entertainment executives and MBAs
Cost: Students $55, Alumni $85
Register NOW:
Student Tickets: https://nyustern-MEC.campusgroups.com/rsvp.aspx?id=14732
Alumni Tickets: https://nyustern-MEC.campusgroups.com/rsvp.aspx?id=15428
Panels Topics Include:
Creating Sustainable Franchises in Media
Investment Banking in Media
Entrepreneurial State of Mind
The Business of Making an Independent Film
The Changing Landscape of Live Entertainment
Corporate Collaboration: Traditional & New Media Teams
Best Practices in Strategically Marketing Entertainment Products
Investments in New Media Companies
Starting a New Dream Factory: Gaming and Entrepreneurship
Where Is Social Media Headed?
The Future in Digital Content
Artists Going Global
Building an Online Presence in the Sports Industry
A Look at New Emerging Revenue Models in Journalism
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