Rackspace Startup Program Global Startup Event Guide: November 2012

November brings us Election Day in the United States. More than 125 countries will officially participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) November 12through November 18. GEW offers nations opportunities to fuel a more robust startup culture, and gain exposure to entrepreneurs and programs outside their countries. The Jewish holiday Hanukkah (sometimes spelled Chanukah), begins in November and spans eight days of celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. And in the words of Guns N’ Roses from the song November Rain “So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way, ‘cause nothin’ lasts forever, even cold November rain.”

Within the startup movement, there are plenty of events happening globally in November 2012. The Rackspace Startup Program is here to keep you up to date with valuable information on events and happenings inside the global startup community. What follows is a partial list of global startup events complied by the contributors of StartupDigest:

Amsterdam
Hackers and Founders Meetup
Open Pitch Days @ Startupbootcamp

Austin
Startup Grind with Joshua Baer
Fall 2012 Venture Expo

Brazil
Startup Weekend Goiânia

Startup Weekend Recife

Berlin
FailCon Berlin
Startup-Exchange-Weekend

Birmingham, UK
Multipack Presents…Show & Tell

Bogota
Semana Global del Emprendimiento
Startup Weekend Bogota

Boulder, Colo.
Co-Founder Dating
Rocky Mountain ProductCamp

Brazil
Startup Weekend Goiânia
Startup Weekend Recife

Cape Town
PechaKucha Cape Town
FTTH Council Africa Conference

Cardiff
Handheld Conference
SEO For Breakfast

Chicago
2012 National CEO Conference
IgniteChicago

Chile
BarCamp Santiago
AngelHack Santiago

Cincinnati
Cincinnati Startup Weekend

Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Startup Weekend

Copenhagen
Nordic Venture Forum
Startup Weekend

Des Moines
2012 DuPont Pioneer Women of Innovation

Dublin
PubStandards
General Assembly’s European Buffet

Egypt
Founder Institute Alexandria – Startup Pitch Bootcamp
Cairo Security Camp 2012

Guadalajara
Startup Weekend

Hamburg
Barcamp Hamburg
Lean Startup Meetup

Helsinki
Slush

Hong Kong
Evernote Hong Kong Meetup
Startup Weekend Hong Kong

Houston
GroundUP Houston Meetup
Houston Startup Demo Day

Indianapolis
Venture Club Luncheon

Italy
StartuParty
UK-Italy Springboard 2012

Kansas City
Compute Midwest
Startup@Kauffman Demo Day

Lexington, Ky.
Brad Feld Discusses Startup Communities
Startup Weekend Lexington

London
Startup Weekend London
London Social Summit

Los Angeles
SiliconBeachFest
LA Startup Weekend

Melbourne
Global Entrepreneur Week
Melbourne Silicon Beach Drinks

Miami
TEDxFIU – Inaugural Event
WebCongress Miami – Sell More Online

Montreal
FounderFuel Demo Day
Startup Weekend Quebec City

Munich
W-JAX 2012
push.conference

New York City
Three Day Startup
NY Business Expo

Orange County, Calif.
Startup Weekend Orange County
Survivor 7 Business Pitch Contest  

Orlando, Fla.
Startup Weekend Orlando
Venture Pitch Orlando

Oslo
Global Sustainability Jam – Oslo
Nordic Startup Awards – Norwegian Regional Final

Ottawa
Startup Weekend Ottawa
Legacy Conference

Paris
Tour de France Dev Camp Windows 8
Webdeux Connect

Philadelphia
Campus Philly Crawl
BarCamp Philly 5

Philippines
Startup Weekend Davao
Startup Weekend Cebu

Phoenix
HeatSync Labs: Open Hack
Startup Book Club

Poland
Startup Weekend Trojmiasto
Startup Weekend Poznan

Portland
Tiny Startup Camp
Portland Startup Weekend

Portugal
Concurso Nacional de Ideias
Startup Weekend Lisboa

Raleigh/Durham, N.C.
Triangle Startup Weekend
Triangle Entrepreneurship Week

San Diego
Be Business Awesome: An Evening With Scott Stratten
Startup Weekend San Diego

Scotland
Startup Summit
Startup Weekend Edinburgh

Seattle
Lean Startup Machine
Product Camp 2012

Silicon Valley
Founder Showcase
Lean Startup Machine

Stockholm
Good Morning 2012

Stuttgart
Karlsruhe: Startup Live
Startup Weekend Stuttgart

Taipei
PHPConf 2012 in Taiwan
Taiwan UX Summit

Tampa
Startup Weekend Tampa
Shopapalooza 2012

Tokyo
Startup Weekend Osaka
Nadeshiko Ventures Summit

Toronto
Toronto Startup Weekend
Get Your Bot On – Robot Hackathon

Vancouver
Meet the Ninja Maker Jamie Cheng of Klei
Startup Life: Lessons Learned with Ian Andrew Bell

Washington DC
Tech Cocktail’s DCWEEK Mixer & Startup Showcase
AngelHack DC

Startups…get involved with the movement and participate in an event in your community. There is no better time than now to build or strengthen your network. Networking with other entrepreneurs allows you to form and maintain a strong circle of contacts that will serve you well for years to come. If you are an entrepreneur with a new idea in cloud computing, an application that makes people’s lives better or the next big thing online, drop the Space Cowboys a note and let us know about it. The Rackspace Startup Program looks forward to hearing all about it!