TechWeb, a division of United Business Media, US, has announced the appointment of Sarah Milstein as General Manager and Co Chair of Web 2.0 Expo brands, including the annual events in San Francisco and New York. In her new position, she will lead the content, strategy and execution of Web 2.0 Expo, working closely with TechWeb's partners at O'Reilly Media.
Milstein, co-author of The Twitter Book with Tim O'Reilly, is a speaker, writer and consultant specialising in social media for business. Previously, she was on the senior editorial staff at O'Reilly Media, where she founded the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference (TOC) and led development of the Missing Manuals, a best-selling series of computer books for non-geeks.
The Web 2.0 Expo, scheduled for November 16-19, 2009, at the Javits Convention Center, will showcase the latest Web 2.0 business models, development paradigms and design strategies for the builders of the next-generation Web. The event will feature influential keynotes and speakers, detailed workshops, a multi-track conference, an ‘unconference’ programme called Web2Open, a first-time New York Launch Pad start-up programme, a major tradeshow and many rich networking opportunities and events.
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