Tim Smith
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Magazine and Web site publisher Future US has named Tim Smith to the newly created position of director of events. Based in San Francisco with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego, Future US publishes special-interest products including Guitar World, MacAddict, Pregnancy, PC Gamer, Fileradar.net, and Gamesradar.com.
In his new role, Smith will be responsible for developing, executing, and assisting in the selling of sponsorships and consumer events tied to the Future US brands. A 15-year event industry veteran, Smith most recently served as vice president of conferences at 1105 Media, where he oversaw 12 flagship conferences, including VS Live and Web Design World. Smith also held the position of president at Upside Events, where he managed nine annual conferences, and he began his career at Oracle Corp., where he produced the four-city Oracle OpenWorld forum attended by some 135,000 people.
In his new role, Smith will be responsible for developing, executing, and assisting in the selling of sponsorships and consumer events tied to the Future US brands. A 15-year event industry veteran, Smith most recently served as vice president of conferences at 1105 Media, where he oversaw 12 flagship conferences, including VS Live and Web Design World. Smith also held the position of president at Upside Events, where he managed nine annual conferences, and he began his career at Oracle Corp., where he produced the four-city Oracle OpenWorld forum attended by some 135,000 people.
