Wine 2.0 Announces Multi-Event Partnership With Web 2.0 Expo For 2009 Season

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 01, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry, today announced that Web 2.0 Expo, Co-Produced by O'Reilly and Techweb, have partnered to promote and market their respective San Francisco and New York events.

"Wine 2.0 is very excited to have Web 2.0 Expo as a partner in our 2009 Event Season. Tim O'Reilly has long been a leading thinker in the technology industry. Last September, Wine 2.0 NY hosted Tim and 100s of Web 2.0 attendees at our Webster Hall event. Our events provide a level of interaction that one cannot get in a conference room. In today's challenging times, it has never been more important to connect face-to-face and online with customers." Said J. Smoke Wallin, Chairman, Wine 2.0.

He continued, "This year's Wine2SF @Crushpad is going to be the perfect venue for the Web 2.0 attendees to kick it up a notch and enjoy their time interacting with each other and some of the coolest wine people on the planet."

You can follow updates on Wine2SF on Twitter @winetwo.

About Wine 2.0 - "Blending the Line Between Wine & Technology"
Wine 2.0 is the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry. With a focus on the next generation wine consumer, Wine 2.0 breaks down the barriers to learning about, experiencing, and enjoying wine. Wine 2.0 events feature a rich diversity of world class wines and the newest generation of emerging technology companies, services and communication tools that are changing the world of wine. (Get Social at www.winetwo.net)

About Web 2.0 Expo - Web 2.0 Expo is a conference and tradeshow for everyone who cares about embracing and extending the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies. Web 2.0 Expo engages thousands of participants through:
•Tactical and strategic sessions assembled by program chairs Brady Forrest (O'Reilly) and Jen Pahlka (TechWeb), designed to hone practical skills and keep you ahead of the game
•A bustling Expo Hall showcasing companies and projects vital to the web ecosystem
•Keynote presentations from leaders and innovators describing what's ahead for the industry
•Time to connect with other like minds through events, an unconference and a robust "hallway track"

About O'Reilly Media - O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly Media has been a chronicler and catalyst of cutting-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.

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