We have received notice that the much celebrated Twiistup brand is changing hands. Conference founder Mike Macadaan (disclosure: a colleague) started Twiistup and quickly turned it into THE Los Angeles tech event. few years ago I attended my first Twiistup, it was a very small and intimate event. One of the worst keep secrets in Los Angeles tech is finally ready for public viewing. A

Twiistup 6 is right around the corner and most of the showoffs have been picked. Santa Cruz, CA Santa Monica, CA Tags: Articles twiistu We thought you might want to get to know some of the companies that made the cut before the big event. If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, they are still available here .

Twiistup 5  founder  Mike Macadaan  recently invited a few of us to his Santa Monica apartment. The occasion (other than greatly extending our lunch breaks) was a preview of what to expect at the much anticipated Twiistup event. Tags: Events twiistup santa monica techzulu twiistup TechZulu has an interview and more info to follow, for now there’s really just 4 things you need to know:  - Blade Runner -

In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition to these, I'd recommend looking at: Technology Council of Southern California – Surprised John didn't mention this one.

Twiistup , the technology and media networking event being held July 30 and 31st at the Universal Hilton, released its list of companies being featured at the event today, saying that it has picked 11 companies to present at the event. Twiistup's events, which are popular with Los Angeles startups, have previously offered a different take on technology conferences, with the last event being a late night event held at a private hangar at the Santa Monica airport. ...Tags: The firm said its "Showoffs," who have the opportunity to show their companies to attendees at the event, include 4 Northern California firms, one New York firm, and six companies from the Los Angeles area.

After Viceroy and Blvd 3, we’re headed back to Santa Monica to the brand new pool at Hotel Shangri-La! Santa Monica, CA 90401 They will also be raffling off 2 tickets to the Twiistup Technology Conference and Party in Los Angeles on July 30 and 31st. Santa Monica Public We hope you got enough rest this weekend because this week is jam packed with stuff to do. Tuesday July 28th, 2009

Santa Monica-based Tsavo , the online media company which owns Manolith, Twirlit, Kidglue, and Nibbledish, has lost its Vice President of Product and Design, Mike Macadaan. Macadaan is well known in the Los Angeles technology community for creating and running Twiistup, the popular Los Angeles technology networking and startup showcase event. Tags: tsavo mike macadaan twiistup executive According to Macadaan, this week is his last at Tsavo. Macadaan's departure closely follows the departure of Tsavo founder and CEO Michael Jones, who recently became COO of MySpace.

Still trying to figure out whether Twiistup 5 will be worth going to? Rest assured, the Twiistup folks picked a great lineup . The party’s taking place in a private hangar in Santa Monica while “private aircraft[s] take off and land.” Yes, anyone who’s anyone in tech will be going — just check out some of the judges — but are you wondering whether the ten Showoffs spots will make it worth attending on Feb. 12?

I’ve just joined the judging panel of Twiistup 5 , which is being held February 12th. Twiistup is an event where local startups get to “show their stuff” in a very, non-conference like setting — this time, a private hanger in Santa Monica. I’ll be joining fellow judges Andrew Warner, Brian Solis, Will Jessup, Jackie Peters, Richard Wolpert, Devlyn Steele, Frank Gruber, Sarah Lacy, and Peter Pham. Should be fun! ...Tags:

The Los Angeles technology crowd turned out in full for last week's Twiistup 5 event--a showcase for startups looking for exposure and funding--with over 1,000 attendees at a private aircraft hangar at the Santa Monica airport. The winner of the judge's choice award was Cogi , a Santa Barbara-based firm which develops a service for transcribing conference calls and meetings; TotSpot , which operates a social networking site that allows families to create private sites for their children, was awarded "Fan Favorite" for the most votes from the crowd. Cogi was co-founded by Robert Dolan, former co-founder and CEO of Callwave; Mark Cromack, co-founder of CrystalVoice Communications; and Palmer Jackson, who also was at Callwave.