We had been talking amongst 'ourselves' about June 4-6 for some time, but couldn't announce the date until we had approval from the venue sponsor.
When users search for a venue in the Explore tab, they see sponsored venue results reminiscent of Google AdWords or ads in Google Maps at the top of the page.
The venue has been sponsored by the lobbyists Fishburn Hedges, whose clients include Virgin Trains and Nestle.
No wonder he feels there is more work for him to do at this year's JLF.The Charbagh pavilion on the grounds of Jaipur's Diggi Palace is one of six sponsored venues that make up the heart of the festival.
NightOwl is just launching out of beta and focusing on user acquisition, but in the future founder Kevin Madden sees the opportunity to generate revenue through featured or sponsored venues.
"While some members did not see the site as an appropriate venue for a blog sponsored by a food and beverage company, we remain fully committed to engaging directly with the scientific community to improve public health," says Pepsi spokesman Jeff Dahncke.
Moving their broadcasts from the studio to the stage of (Korean MTV equivalent) Mnet's sponsored restaurant venue, Mpub, 360 Sounds gives everyone well, everyone in Seoul the chance to enjoy eclectic good beats, good eats, and good beers.
It is somehow a lot sexier to criticize online venues for taking on sponsored work than it is to criticize a show like "Pawn Stars" that openly shills its sponsors' products (Ooma and Subway to name just two), with nary a disclosure to be seen (indeed, my DVR always manages to cut off that show before the credits).
And not only will we be having a great day of fantastic content for tech startups, we are planning the mother of all evening networking parties at one of London's premier venues, Cafe de Paris kindly sponsored by Winston & Strawn's Bootlaw.
Moreover, lab rotations often result in student presentations at a variety of undergraduate research venues, such as those sponsored by the Institute for Mathematical Biology Education and Resources and the undergraduate research days hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
