SFBIG (San Francisco Bay Area Interactive Group) is a non-profit professional association dedicated to championing innovation in digital marketing to brand marketers, publishers and agencies through educational, networking, and association events.

Hello Bay Area digital marketing and advertising community,

We may have been quiet on events for the month of February but our recent momentum with our educational mission fueled great chatter earlier this month.

Dedicated to a Classroom Cause

In February, we helped organize San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD) Professional Development Day to teach Bay Area teachers how to use social media tools. For those interested in leading future sessions with your expertise, please visit SFBIG's website for more information. In our most recent achievement, SFBIG's educational committee, in its vision to equip classrooms with computers, bridged a vital connection between the SFUSD and one of SFBIG's educational partners, Computers for Classrooms. Stay tuned for the follow up in the coming weeks.

Three Awesome SFBIG Partner Events

Be sure to also mark your calendars for these other SFBIG partner events coming up in April. SFBIG members get discounts for all events below.

What: The Web Video Leadership Breakfast @ SFSU's Downtown Campus
Date: Thursday, April 2nd

SFBIG is pleased to partner again with Business Development Institute with this breakfast event being held at San Francisco State University's downtown conference center. Senior marketing and communications leaders from Cisco, Sun, Symantec, Logitech, Autodesk and Oracle will share case studies and best practices on how to achieve enterprise communications and marketing objectives through the strategic use of web video. Use promo code “BIG” to receive the discounted rate of $95. Space is limited. Click here to register or find out more info.

What: Habitat, by Upstream Group
Challenging Times Demand Strategic Selling Conference
Date: Monday, April 6th and Tuesday, April 7th

Spend quality time with in-market buyers at Upstream Habitat in San Jose. Enjoy meaningful, intimate conversations with Dianne Hayashi (AKQA), Chris Portella (Universal McCann), Sankar Patel (Butler, Stern, Shine & Partners), Erica Milanese (Goodby, Silverstein & Partners), Brendan Foley (JP Morgan Chase) and Daphne Liska (eBay) at the Habitat Market Exchange. Listen to the world's best strategic advice from the 11-member faculty and a keynote interview with OMD's Jon Raj. SFBIG members receive a $250 discount when registering with the code “SFBIG09.” Visit www.upstreamhabitat.com or email habitat@upstreamgroup.com for more details.

What: ad: tech San Francisco and the SFBIG/ad:tech Mixer – Celebrating Creativity in Digital Advertising
Date: Tuesday, April 21st – Wednesday, April 22nd (exhibit hall)
Tuesday, April 21st – Thursday, April 23rd (conference)

ad:tech San Francisco will present an incredibly robust conference program including a media training boot camp, SMX@ad:tech, MobileMix, and real-world case studies. Keynotes include Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia), Steve Hayden (Ogilvy) and Jason Kilar (Hulu). Don't miss out on this event with SFBIG's exclusive 35% discount. Use the code “PBSF9E3” when registering at www.ad-tech.com/sf.

Be sure to come out to Tuesday night's SFBIG/ad:tech cocktail party. More details will come about this invite-only party. An exhibit hall or full-conference pass is required to enter the party and the exhibit hall pass is free until March 20th. Be sure to register today!

Membership

Membership is required in order to attend the above mentioned SFBIG events, and any of our other 2009 events. Membership benefits include admittance to all of our content and networking events, access to the best and brightest minds in the industry, and support of our educational outreach efforts to give back to Bay Area schools, universities, and colleges. These programs are sustainable only through the support and passion of our members. Membership is only $100 for the year. Sign up now.

Looking forward to seeing you guys in about a week,

Heidi Browning
2009 SFBIG President
San Francisco Bay Area Interactive Group