Mario's Event & Speaking Calendar

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 ----2008----

August

  •  Master of Ceremony - Atlanta, GA,  Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) host for the four day event including Opening Night and Awards Gala reception and ceremony, August 6th-9th, at the Hyatt Regency.

July

  • Coming soon  - Meeting with NYC website development group KickApps re: Phase I of Mario Armstrong Media, LLC social network!, July 9th (stay tuned...)    
  • Speaker - Chicago, IL, Unity Journalists of Color Conference with special guest attendees Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, July 23rd-27th, workshop presenter (Times TBA). 

June

  •  Panel member - Vienna, VA, "Where are gadgets going?" conference hosted by the Washington Post and sponsored by Telecom Hub, June 19th, at the Tower Club (12 noon to 2 p.m.)
  • Host and lead stuntman  - Philadelphia, PA,  "Preparing Tomorrow's Innovative Leaders", June 12th, "Mario Armstrong's Dream, Create, Go!." (9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.)
  • Speaker - Philadelphia, PA, "Preparing Tomorrow's Innovative Leaders", June 12th, two Technology Workshops. (11:00 a.m.-12:15 a.m.) 

 

April

  • Host - Atlanta, GA, FIRST Robotics Championship,  April 17-19, 2008 at the Georgia Dome
  • Host & lead stuntman - Baltimore, MD,  "Mario Armstrong's Dream. Create. Go!" , April 5th, 2008, Morgan State University 1st Annual Stem Conference. (11 am-12 noon)
  • Host - Baltimore, MD, "Tech Fashion Show",  April 5th, 2008, Morgan State University 1st Annual Stem Conference (7 p.m.-9 p.m.)
  • Master of Ceremony - Baltimore, MD,  "150th Gala of The Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors",       April 12th, 2008 (6 p.m.-11 p.m.)
  • Speaker - Washington, D.C. AT&T VIP Chinatown store reception, April 17th                         ( 6 p.m.-8 p.m.)
  • Celebrity judge - Washington, D.C. AT&T Grand Opening, Chinatown, April 19th (largest store in the mid-Atlantic). Live taping of XM's "Mario Arrmsrong's Digital Spin". Mario and friends serve as celebrity judges for "American Idol" contest presented by AT&T where the winner goes to Hollywood for May taping of "American Idol"
  • Host & lead stuntman - Philadelphia, PA, American Cities Foundation, April 26th, "Mario Armstrong's Dream, Create, Go!", (10:30 a.m.- 12 noon.) 
February
  • Board of Realtors MC - Technology in the Real Estate Market
  • Speaker - "Family Technology Summit", Baltimore, Md. Convention Center, Saturday Feb. 16th  1p-3p

January  

  • Speaker - Las Vegas, Host, Blogger featuring Live XM broadcast - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 

----2007----

January

  • Speaker - International Government and Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas
  • Video Blogging - posted several videos of commentary at CES 2007 for AOL's new Uncut Video website

February

  • Keynote - St. Louis Small Business Awards Luncheon
  • Speaker - Internet Safety - Gilman High School Parents Association
  • Speaker - 2-hour presentation to youth about fun & challenging carrers in technology
  • Keynote - Iowa, Connected and Cool by Mario A - presentation to teens about careers and education opportunites in technology fields (covering STEM science, technology, engineering & math)

March

  • Workshop presenter - Gilman High School Parent Association - hands-on computer training about internet safety for teens
  • Moderator - Social Networking for Businesses - moderated panel at The Center Club Downtown Baltimore
  • Speaker - Technology Day with sorority Delta Sigma Theta - spoke to Delta leaders and middle and high school kids about technology opportunities

April 

  • Keynote - Worcester County Economic Development & Tourism Awards Luncheon Ocean City, Md. 

May

  • Keynote - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - Tech Day 
  • Seminar presenter - Center Club of Baltimore

July

  • Keynote - July 10th-12th National Association of Media Executives, Ritz Carlton, Washington D.C.
  • Panelist - July 10th-12th National Association of Media Executives, Ritz Carlton, Washington D.C. 

August

  • MC - National Convention - BDPA, Washington DC. August 15th-18th

October

  • Keynote - St. Louis Technology Wired and Connected event 
  • Keynote - Park School Parents Association - Topic: Internet Safety & Tips for our Digital Youth
  • San Diego, CA - T3 Tech National Symposium - Keynote Luncheon Speaker

November

  • Speaker - MIT - Video Games, Technology and  21st centurty civic engagement
  • Attendee - Knight Foundation  - Boston  - New Media
  • Speaker - Tourism Industry Tech Trends 
December
  • Keynote Speaker - Delaware Tourism Industry Conference - Tech & Travel Trends

--2006--

January 5-8th - Speaker - International Government and Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas

  • January 5-8th - Speaker - International Government and Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas
  • January 8-11th - Panelist -New York City, The Wall Street Project
  • February 17th - Host - Business Pulse TV taping at the Baltimore Convention Center for the Small Business Summit (interviewed Kwame Jackson and Stedman Graham)
  • February 18th - Keynote Speaker - Baltimore Convention Center - Family Tech Awareness Week
  • March 10th - Speaker - Career Academy at Harbor City High School - Baltimore, Md.  
  • March 16th - 7:30a-11a Moderator - Emerging Technologies Small Business Event with Magic 95.9fm 
  • March -  Speaker - Game Developers Conference, San Jose CA.
  • March 25th - Keynote Speaker & Master of Ceremonies Game Day 2006 at Essex Community College 
  • April 6th - Keynote Speaker and Panel Moderator - Parent's Council of Greater Baltimore; Breakfast with the Heads of Schools. Topic: Tech Trends in Education, Internet Safety and Moderator for their panel discussing the role technology can play in education.
  • April 15th - Master of Ceremonies for the Xbox 360 & You seminar with the Urban Video Game Academy, Microsoft Game studios and University of Baltimore
  • April 22nd - Speaker - 31st Annual Community Conference, Portland Oregon  
  • May 2nd - Master of Ceremonies - Baltimore Lab School Fundraiser - The Center Club Dowtown Baltimore
  • May 24th - Keynote Speaker - Graduation Ceremony for "Stocks in the Future" program at Francis Scott Key Middle School
  • June 16-18 - Speaker and Creator of the Digital Tent & Pavilion at the Mid-Atlantic Heritage Festival at Orioles Stadium Camden Yards
  • July 16th & 17th - Moderator and Panelist NAMME's Annual Conference - discussing the impact of technology in New & Traditional Media - Washington D.C.
  • September 15th - Presenter for Career Communications Group - Baltimore Convention Center
  • September 26th-30th - Presenter and Speaker to International Group of Entrepreneurs - Seoul Korea
  • October 18th - Presenter, Internet Safety & Todays Digital Youth - Parent/Teachers Assoc. Gonzaga High School, Washington, D.C.
  • October 19th - Presenter - New technology trends and online safety issues for parents, educators and students at Oldfileds School, Sparks, Md.
  • November 9th - Keynote Speaker and Workshop Presenter - Salute To Excellence in Business - St. Louis, MO
  • November 16th - Workshop Presenter and Panelist - Governors Tourism Industry Conference - Rocky Gap, MD

    2005
    • May - Presenter - Swiss Young Leaders Conference - Switzerland
    • August 6th - Saturday, appearance on CNBC "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsche"
    • September 16th - Baltimore, Md. Career Communications Group, Baltimore Convention Center, 9am-12noon. Technology careers for youth
    • September 23rd-24th - St. Louis MO, 2005 Public Radio Conference at the Renaissance Hotel, speaking with NPR's Jay Kernis about the process of launching a local public radio program http://www.prpd.org/events/conference.htm
    • September 26th - Baltimore, MD,  Assoc Black Charities Nonprofit Conference at BWI Marriott, 9am-5pm, speaking about how non-profits can better utilize technology to accomplish their goals 
    • October 19th -  Washington, DC - Jesse Jacksons Rainbow/PUSH Coalition on Technology and Communcations Policy Conference 727 15th St NW - Rainbow Coalition Offices 
    • October 31st-Nov1st - Washington, DC - Serious Games Summit - http://www.seriousgamessummit.com
    • Nov 1st - Washington, DC - National Archives
    • November 2nd - Washington, DC - Urban Video Game Academy OPEN HOUSE 6p-8p, McKinley Technical High School
    • November 12th - Saturday, New York City - Pre Consumer Electronics Show
    • November 14th - Monday, Towson, Md -  Towson State University Wired Event with Method 1518, speaking on a panel, delivering a keynote and seminar workshop for hi-school and college youth
    • December - various appearances on TV, News programs and Radio shows for the holiday season