Diamond sponsor

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  Innovate 2009

  Our Friends over at PayPal have organised a massive discount to attend their super cool developer show Innovate 2009. Please check it out here and remember to use this discount code: FOWA99 - This will get you a $299 for just $99!!! https://www.paypal.com/innovate2009

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  Microsoft

  Future of Web Apps is delighted to welcome back Microsoft as a Diamond Sponsor. In addition to supporting the event Microsoft are hosting a FREE ASP.NET MVC Version 2 workshop followed by drinks with Scott Gutherie, Corporate Vice President of Development Platforms, Microsoft Corp. (Blog, Twitter).
  
  The event will take place on the evening of 30th September from 19.00 - 20.30 and will include FREE drinks.
  
  What You'll Learn
  
  ASP.NET MVC 2 is in its first preview (source available). Scott will demonstrate the new capabilities of this framework and then shout for the beers for all attendees afterwards.
  
  Register your place

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  PayPal

  PayPal are proud to sponsor FOWA 2009. You may have heard some breaking news that PayPal will be the first and only global payments platform open to third-party developers. We want you to be part of it!! We believe that providing a global payments platform will open countless opportunities for developers to innovate and create new revenue streams. To be part of the action, follow PayPaldevUK on Twitter and visit us on X.com.

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  Vodafone

  Vodafone is accelerating the uptake of innovative web and mobile technologies on a mass-market scale through the Joint Innovation Lab. This is a collaboration between Vodafone, China Mobile, Softbank Japan and Verizon Wireless to make development and distribution of widgets quick and easy for up to 1 billion customers. As a developer, you have easy access to the JIL SDK, emulator, getting started guide, complete API documentation, and more. Don’t forget to raise your questions to other developers, provide your help and expertise, even post your own guides at the JIL Community forums. Go to jil.org now!

Sponsors

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  Aware Monitoring

  Aware Monitoring is the easiest way to measure your website and web application performance. Our monitoring is an on-demand service, so you can start tracking your websites immediately. You can tell at a glance the status of your websites authenticated content, forms and API’s with our intuitive dashboard. Specific issues are easily identified and drilled into. You will be alerted on SMS and email the moment any of your performance thresholds are breached. Our monitoring provides independent availability reports which can be shared with business users and customers. Aware Monitoring helps avoid downtime and slowdowns to keep your revenues flowing.

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  Enterprise Ireland

  Enterprise Ireland is the government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the indigenous business sector. Our mission is to accelerate the development of world-class Irish companies to achieve strong positions in global markets resulting in increased national and regional prosperity.

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  Facebook

  Join the Facebook team and Facebook Developer Garage London for an exciting night exploring the latest on Facebook Connect. James Lesczenski, Facebook Engineer, will be joined by Chris Thorpe, Dave Nattriss, Craig Ulliot and others to walk through the technical and informational aspects surrounding Facebook Connect. Stay and meet your local developer community and have a drink on us! Space is limited so please RSVP soon on the Facebook event to save your spot.

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  Flexiscale

  FlexiScale is a public cloud - a flexible, scalable, automated computing and hosting infrastructure that allows you to flex your requirements up and down on demand and only pay for the service that you actually use.

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  Forum Nokia

  Nokia's global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. More information is available at www.forum.nokia.com

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  Sun Start Up Essentials

  The Startup Essentials programme provides enterprise scale innovation and the essential support that enables the Start-Up business to scale effectively and efficiently with a flexible pricing structure. SSE also provides vital opportunities for businesses and individuals to network at Start-Up community forums and meet ups. Sun is also please to offer businesses the opportunity to leverage the SSE PR engine to drive awareness of your emerging Start-Up.

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  Yahoo Developer Network

  The Yahoo! Developer Network (YDN) is Yahoo!'s central resource for developers and partners. YDN offers developer tools, APIs, web services, and resources that help developers build rich web experiences, integrate key data sources, and drive traffic.

Media partners

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  Chris Kelley

  Chris Kelley is a freelance animator/developer/entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. He has been creating high-profile motion graphics and commercials for the last six years. His work has aired on the likes of HBO, VH1, NBC, Nickelodeon, and the 2008 NFL Super Bowl. He has shared in awards such as Cannes Gold, FWA Site of the Day, Webby People's Voice and a BDA silver. His current endeavor is an early stage start-up looking to make high quality motion graphics available to the masses.

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  Media Temple

  (mt) Media Temple is an industry-leading web hosting company based in California. Since 1998, our company has provided businesses worldwide with reliable, professional-class network environments to host websites, email, business applications, and other rich media content. We are a friendly, accessible group of "technology agnostic" engineers, support professionals, and business developers focused on the continued financial success of our company while adding value to the services we provide.

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  Revision3

  Revision3 is the leading television network for the internet generation. We create and produce all-original episodic community driven programs watched by a super-committed and passionate fan base interested in technology, video games, movies and more. Internet Television shows like the Diggnation (featuring Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht) to Tekzilla, CO-OP, Film Riot, The Totally Rad Show, Scam School and many more can be watched at Revision3.com or iTunes, YouTube, pretty much wherever you enjoy watching video online. Revision3 - the future of new media.

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  Seedcamp

  Seedcamp is a programme created to jumpstart the entrepreneurial community in Europe by connecting next generation developers and entrepreneurs with over 400 mentors from a top-tier network of company builders; including seed investors, serial entrepreneurs, product experts, HR and PR specialists, marketers, lawyers, recruiters, journalists and venture capitalists.

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  The Next Web

  The Next Web is a leading technology blog in Europe covering the web and startups. The blog is in the top 200 blogs worldwide according to Technorati and is mentioned in several lists as top 5 technology blog in the world. Apart from the blog, The Next Web hosts a yearly tech conference for 1000 professionals in April in Amsterdam.

Supported by

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  Crush It!

  Crush It is Gary’s manifesto on business, social media, and life. Progressing on the themes of Gary’s inspirational keynotes, Gary explains why the current social media revolution has opened the door for everyone to pursue a career around what they’re passionate about without sacrificing their financial health, provided they’re willing to hustle. The book outlines many of the ideas and strategies that Gary has utilized to great success in both his personal career and his consultations while maintaining the motivational and humorous tone that has made his keynotes such a success. Touching on, but delving beyond, platform-specific strategies, Crush It will teach you why the increasingly social nature of the internet is so important and show you how to not only take advantage of the current landscape but how to succeed in the currently changing internet economy.
  
  Crush It! The new book by Gary Vaynerchuk is now available for pre-sale on Amazon

• Easy To Book

  EasyToBook.com is a leading online hotel reservations website, with more than 60,000 hotels listed worldwide. Founded in 2004, we’re growing every day and working hard to secure our customers the best deals available. With every reservation backed up with our Lowest Price Guarantee, we’re the natural choice for all business & leisure hotel needs.

  Our talented team of technical professionals design and create the intuitive EasyToBook.com booking platform, ensuring our visitors a superior user experience. If you’re interested in joining our Research and Development Team, see our Career opportunities page.

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  Garysguide

  GarysGuide.org is the #1 Business Events Calendar in the world covering Technology, Media, Finance, Healthcare, Legal, Biotech, Cleantech & other events and listing a comprehensive collection of conferences, un-conferences, forums, workshops, seminars, meetups, tweetups, mixers, parties and more. It reaches a highly targeted audience of influencers and decision makers including C-level executives, Managers, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists, Investors, Marketing/PR, Technologists, Analysts, Bloggers and others.

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  ITProPortal.com

  Only the most important news delivered from every angle. ITProPortal.com monitors all leading technology stories and rounds them up to help you save time hunting them down. Get to the heart of technology news and issues with ITProPortal.com, Britain’s fastest growing independent technology website.

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  TheStartup.eu

  TheStartup.eu is a weblog that covers the european startup scene. It is focused on technology companies, web applications, social media, growth entrepreneurship and venture capital. We believe that Europe, even though still far away from the Valley's standards, has a huge potential and we're here to help you discover it.