The Standard's Dotcom Happy Hour is an event for people in the Internet business. It's a great place to meet today's most dynamic thought-leaders, executives, technologists, journalists, artists and investors in a casual and informal social environment. The event provides an opportunity to meet new faces on the scene and to learn from the old pros. Drink beer. Talk shop. Have a laugh.

We'll meet again Friday, October 22 at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Sponsorship opportunities are available if you wish to get your company name in front of the right people in the business. Please contact Matt McAlister (matt_mcalister at thestandard.com) if you want to make this happy hour extra happy.

No other event will give you such a rich combination of forward-looking presentations and pre-organised one-on-one meetings with your peers. For enterprise users of Wi-Fi and VoIP, the Summit will give you the industry and technology insights you need to plan your 3-year new tech strategy. For public Wi-Fi and VoIP players, the Summit will get you faster to market, with leading-edge ideas on new revenue streams and meetings with the partners you need in one place, at one time.

The conference format is quality-driven. Short presentations from high-level experts mean that you will be spared sales pitches and generalities. Conference chairman Magnus Melander, one of Europe’s leading Wi-Fi industry figures, is focused on getting real lessons for delegates out of the programme.