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The eighth annual RioInfo conference is taking place August 31 to September 2 at the Hotel Windsor Barra in Rio de Janeiro. The schedule includes forums and workshops on topics such as digital marketing, HTML5, Java Mobile and social networks, as well as specific panels on niche markets like petroleum and sports. The Innovation Room is reserved for ongoing presentations by various startups, whose pitches are then evaluated by a panel of professionals. Numerous opportunities and locations for networking and private business discussions have been made available. Read more…

Below are reports sent in by Edmilton Neves and Roberto Fermino about The Developer’s Conference, which took place recently in São Paulo:

Report from Roberto Fermino:

The Developer’s Conference - TDC2010 - took place the 20-22 of August. It was an event designed by and for developers, which means it was well focused on it’s audience, with thirteen different “paths” offered. Read more…

Anprotec, the Associação Nacional de Entidades Promotoras de Empreendimentos Inovadores (National Association for Entities Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship) is holding the 20th Seminário Nacional de Parques Tecnológicos e Incubadoras de Empresas (National Seminar for Tech Parks and Business Incubators) together with the 18th Anprotec Workshop. It will take place the 20th-24th of September in Campo Grande, Minas Gerais. Read more…

TechValley - an event being co-promoted by Startupi and Galeria de Projetos - is tomorrow! It will be held in the afternoon, at Unicamp in Campinas. Registration is free, and there is still space available.

Besides speaker Jorge Zavala, director of the tech business accelerator TechBA, in San Francisco (USA), the event includes a variety of Brazilian panelists. Read more…

Today I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Bedy Yang, a Brazilian consultant with experience in fair trade, entrepreneurship and innovation. She’s been based in San Francisco for 7 years.

Bedy is using her experience and connections to prepare a Silicon Valley tour for Brazilian entrepreneurs, part of her project Brazil Innovators. Read more…

Thanks to Graciane Martins (who coordinated the space for project presentations at Campus Party), and her Project Gallery, the first ever TechValley event in Brazil will be held August 18th at the Unicamp campus, in Campinas. Read more…