Here are some of the tech events taking place in 2012

• NEXT Elevator, Germany (May 8-9). The NEXT Elevator is renowned for creating platforms for new ideas and giving startup founders an opportunity to pitch before investors and opinion leaders. elevator.nextconf.eu
• Thinking Digital, UK (May 29-31). 3 day event built for people who believe in the power of innovation and creativity to create positive change in their work, organisations and communities. thinkingdigital.co.uk
• Digital Shoreditch, UK (May 21-June 2). A festival celebrating the outstanding creative,  technical and entrepreneurial talent of East London and Tech City. digitalshoreditch.com
• Over the Air, UK (June 1-2).  Over the Air is a unique tech-agnostic event for and by the developer community, featuring technical workshops where attendees can roll up their sleeves and tinker with new platforms, operating systems, APIs & SDKs; and tutorial sessions that feature real business cases & new insights. overtheair.org
• Picnic, Amsterdam (September 17-18). A leading creativity and innovation platform. It functions as an incubator and accelerator for game-changing ideas, concepts, products and services. picnicnetwork.org
• MADE: The Entrepreneur Festival, UK (September 19-21). Whether you’re a startup, a high growth business or a well established business looking for inspiration and idea, MADE is for you. madefestival.com
• Wired 2012, UK (October 25-26). WIRED’s first conference in October last year was a compelling event that was sold out and attended by more than 440 delegates. This years event will be jam-packed with stimulating content, networking and inspiring talks from people reshaping our world. wiredevent.co.uk

WIRED Magazine (UK) is currently offering discounts and the chance to win tickes to some of these events – email tilly.bull@condenast.co.uk if you are interested.