Oh man. That looks fun, doesn't it?

Mashable and CNN are gearing up for our first joint one-day conference in New York City: Mashable Media Summit 2010. The event is focused on the impact of social media on the news industry, big brands and advertisers.

The Mashable Media Summit features presentations from thought leaders in the fields of Location (Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder of Foursquare), Branding (Chris Bruzzo, Starbucks Coffee Company), Online Video (Ricky Van Veen, CEO and Co-Founder, Notional and College Humor), Music (Josh Charles, Singer/Songwriter/Pianist), Hospitality (Brian Simpson, Roger Smith Hotel) and Sports (Len Berman, That’s Sports). We also have unannounced surprises and speakers, so make sure to buy your tickets before it’s too late. There are fewer than 220 tickets remaining.

Join us on Tuesday, June 8th during Internet Week New York at the elegant TheTimesCenter at the New York Times Building for a first of its kind conference. For the full agenda and more details, please see http://mashable.com/media-summit/.

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Aww, too bad it's $499 + $14.97 per person.

As I've mentioned before, I live and work in the thriving beat of downtown San Francisco - a stone's throw from tech-central Silicon Valley. In the 2010 calendar year, despite dozens of events taking place every month in this onderful city, I have been to exactly two tech events: The TechCrunch Crunchies, and the 2010 Macworld Expo. Why so few? Well the SMW public events happened to fall on the same night as the season premier of LOST, and I have priorities. But more to the point, I do not work in tech, so I do not get sent by my tech-relevant company, who is willing to pay thousands of dollars for conventions/ summits/ meetups. Nor do I work in the media, so my press pass is not sponsored. Nay, I am just an avid fan of all things geek, working at a job that pays me in high-fives and lolipops. Sad story, but also sadly true.

I understand why the conventions set their price schedules as such: to keep out the riff-raff (read: me). If tickets were $50, any rando who likes Foursquare could get in, and then what kind of productivity could the presenters possibly achieve? Still, it's frustrating for me because today the WWDC is supposed to be announced, and as excited as I am for the Apple Assembly, it will only be yet another tech event that I will not be able to attend due to lack of funds. Boo.

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