2012 Conferences for the Social Impact Sector

With the World Economic Forum happening in Davos, Switerland, the 2012 conference season has burst out of the gates. Thanks to Twitter hashtags and other social media, you can keep focused on building your next big thing and choose wisely on the ones you invest your time and energy in attending.

Real life interactions are great. Your time is limited. So find a balance.

Here’s a calendar anyone in the Social Impact sector needs to consider:

February 3
2012 Wharton Social Impact Conference
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

February 15
Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference
Duke University
Durham, NC

February 20-23
Social Business Week 2012
National University of Singapore
Singapore

February 25-26
Social Enterprise Conference
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

March 1, 2012
Social Enterprise Symposium
Center for Social Value Creation
University of Maryland
College Park, MD

March 9-13, 2012
SXSW Interactive
Austin, TX

March 28-30, 2012
Skoll World Forum 2012
Oxford University

March 29 – April 1, 2012
IMPACT National Conference 2012
Steson University
DeLand, FL

April 20-22, 2012
Unite for Sight Conference
New Haven, CT

April 22-25, 2012
SOCAP International 2012 Symposium
Baltimore, MD

May 30-31, 2012
Cause Marketing Forum
Chicago, IL

Did I miss a conference or event you? Please leave a comment with its details and I’ll be happy to add it.