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Barcamp, the "un-conference" where anyone and everyone with a passion for technology can make a 5-minute presentation in front of like-minded geeks, is back in Shanghai for the 9th time. The organisers at Techyizu are expecting around 300 attendees this time, so this will be a fabulous opportunity for you to share your earth-shattering idea, or just to get to know the local tech community. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Yoga superstar master Duncan Wong is in town, catch an arty lecture at Sasha's, a special project at Bridge 8, or one of most well known Chinese plays, 'Rhinoceros in Love' is on at the Shanghai Grand Theater! Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: some back-to-back networking & do-good events, amazing food and wine at El Willy's, folk music and lyrics at Yuyintang and a fashion show/party at M1NT. Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: Getting spiritual at Anna Maya, women's basketball tournaments, and a singles meet up for those in the marketing industry... plus some other fun tidbits! Sure, it's not the most action packed week, but who wants to go go go after flying back from where ever you went anyhow? more ›

In Shanghaiist's Philanthropist feature, we highlight individuals and groups doing interesting things to make the world a little bit of a better place. This week we talk to the president of BEAN, a professional organization which combines networking and community service more ›

There's an abundance of networking events taking place this week, so whether you're old or young, speedy or slow, Canadian or Scottish, there's an opportunity for you to go forth and mingle. more ›

When the summer heat starts making you drowsy this week, we recommend checking out some live music and art shows, networking with university alums, and ending the week with drunken KTV Shanghai Idol and the Not Me opening. more ›

Today is the second and final day of the Shanghai leg of the inaugural China 2.0 Tour organised by our good friends from the China Business Network, Web2Asia and CNReviews. The week-long tour aims to give participants an overview of what's happening in the Chinese internet landscape and to provide opportunities for face-to-face interaction and networking. The list of China 2.0 participants coming in from overseas reads like a who's who of the internet sector, and we're talking about people like Mike Butcher (TechCrunch UK), Robert Scoble (Fast Company), Shel Israel (author of Naked Conversations) and Ernst-Jan Pfauth (The Next Web). Shanghaiist had the opportunity to meet some of these amazing guys last night at a dinner sponsored by Alibaba, and our night ended with a big party at the new M1NT Club. (Pity the party ended a bit too early but that didn't stop us from getting ourselves shit-faced.) more ›

A couple updates about tomorrow night's gathering at Sasha's. First, we forgot to mention the wines that will be included in the half-price drink special. They are: Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc and Wolf Blass Eagle Hawk Shiraz/Cab/Merlot. Second, lots of people have asked¹ for more information about the music that will be played at the Happy Hour, so we have included a list of artists featured on the playlist under "Music" below. more ›

You are all invited to join us Thursday night at Sasha's for the first Shanghaiist Happy Hour in a long, long time (nine months, to be exact). We think we have come up with a plan to avoid a similarly long gap between alcohol-related gatherings — the first Thursday of every month, we'll have a Shanghaiist Happy Hour featuring half-price drinks (and perhaps other special and great things) at Sasha's. And, as usual, these "happy hours" will not be limited to one hour (8 pm to midnight is what we're starting with). more ›