A list of conferences + events to keep an eye on: Idea Festival http://www.ideafestival.com/ - Louisville, KY TEDxManhattan http://tedxmanhattan.org/ SDN - SDNC11 - SCAD Interaction 11 - in Boulder

If you want to host a TEDxManhattan viewing party for those that won't make it to the actual location let me know. Maybe TEDxManhattan-but-in-Brooklyn. I'm sure there will be a lot of options cropping up, probably some at Parsons, but backups never hurt. See Details for hosting a TEDxManhattan viewing party. And their page on MeetUp