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This month's Startups Uncensored will be a fireside chat with oDesk CEO, Gary Swart hosted by Docstoc CEO, Jason Nazar. Gary Swart is the CEO of oDesk, the world’s largest online workplace—which has more than 2.5 million registered contractors, and on which 9 million hours were worked in Q3 2012 alone. Gary is a thought leader in entrepreneurship; how best to hire and manage teams; and the future of work, including online work.

Patents Summits will bring developers, policymakers, and patent experts together to discuss practical topics like assertion and defense strategies for startups and examine the issue of policy reform. Each event will feature a patent expert, followed by a panel discussion between policymakers, app developers, and attorneys.

  Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s first festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 19-22, 2013. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, entertainment and startups!   Registration - Includes badge allowing admission to panels and parties; some sessions require separate registration or VIP - Does NOT include: Parking, food, or drink.

Co-Founders Wanted is an opportunity to find a co-founder for your business, or to help you find a business to join. Brought to you by CoFoundersLab, come meet other aspiring entrepreneurs and build the team to make your business happen. Start networking now by creating a free profile at CoFoundersLab.com!

Appy Hour - The Happy Hour for App Developers & Entrepreneurs (and hAPPY people).   Meet app developers from around Seattle and learn about what's brewing in the Seattle app community scene.   As always, bring your projects, stories, and ideas about current, past, and future projects. There is a ton of talent and development in Seattle and it's always cool to see what everyone is up to :)   There will of course be beer and food brought to you by our lovely sponsor Apptentive.

Philly Area Appreneurs and Optimizing Mobile Apps MeetUp groups are joining forces on June 20th for a presentation and roundtable discussion on best practices for increasing advertising revenue, subscription signups and m-commerce conversions in your mobile app.

Join us as we explore the latest trends and developments in online education and the technology entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of how we discover and acquire knowledge, and leverage technology and new systems to transform education and empower global learning.

Hardware By Design The New World Of Creative Technology Hardware production has gotten cheaper, faster, and easier. Some of the most interesting startups today are taking advantage of these trends to create fascinating new products. This Designers + Geeks will feature short talks about bringing physicial products to life by the people who designed them. The lineup of creative technologies and designers will be finalized soon and announced here.

#RevoltDC hackathon presented by AT&T tears down digital walls and opens up access to industry leading API. Here, the nation's best hackers team up and compete to invent bottom-up citizen and voter engagement applications, the kind that shake an old-fangled DC bureaucracy to its core. It all goes down just a few blocks from the White House at DC's coolest new incubator space 1776 (1776dc.com)  on June 22, 2013.

[itvt] is pleased to announce the tvot^ Hackathon, an event that brings together hackers and creatives to envision and build the TV of Tomorrow.   The Hackathon is not only meant to honor the innovative spirit of Philo Farnsworth, the originator of electronic television, but will take place in the very building where Farnsworth invented electronic television back in 1927!   What is the TV of Tomorrow? We'll leave that entirely up to your vision and creativity!

eTail Europe, a conference focusing on customers and multi-platform understanding, is the premier event for senior eCommerce and online marketing executives. World class networking opportunities and in-depth industry research support retail industry growth.   Launched in 1999, eTail continues in the US as the leading eCommerce event.

By 2015, revenue from mobile commerce will exceed $1 trillion. Early adopters have already seized this opportunity and are driving billions of dollars from mobile to their top line. The next wave of retailers and other vertical industries are now determining their mobile commerce business strategy.