#1 Tech Industry Event
The celebration of all things online has grown from just a few small events in 2008 to a buzz-worthy weeklong festival that draws 45,000 attendees. Next: May 19-25, 2014
#2 Tech Industry Event
Launched in New York in 2009, February’s Social Media Week has blossomed into an eight-city consortium that includes events around New York City as well as Lagos, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Bangalore, Barcelona, Milan, and Tokyo, with a separate lineup of cities for the supplementary September event. Next: February 2015
#3 Tech Industry Event
While it takes place 12 times annually instead of just once, the monthly meetup is well established as the gathering of choice for those clued in to the city’s burgeoning tech scene, with a full 37,000 members now on board. Next: April 1, 2014
#4 Tech Industry Event
Several thousand consumer electronics professionals fill the city each summer for the sprawling meeting, conference, and new technology showcase. Next: June 25-26, 2014
#5 Tech Industry Event (new to the list)
Yahoo C.E.O. Marissa Mayer, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, and BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti were among the A-list tech world luminaries who spoke at "BizCon," an intimate, invitation-only gathering of thought leaders in 2013. Next: May 13, 2014
#6 Tech Industry Event (new to the list)
Billed as a "science fair for start-ups," the second annual event showcased some 400 tech companies in 2013, luring more than 10,000 attendees to Pier 92. Next: April 24, 2014
