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Kim Bhasin
The folks that organized Advertising Week didn't hold back when it came to getting fancy venues for their panels.
They went with some of the coolest conference spots in Manhattan, and we stopped by four last week and took some pictures.
The venues included the Reuters Building and BB King Blues Club & Grill in Times Square, the Times Center nearby and finally the PwC building over on Madison Ave. Take a look.
First stop, Reuters -- right smack in the bustling core of Times Square
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The panels were held all the way up top on the 30th floor
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We stopped by the "Women And Marketing" panel, moderated by Leo Burnett CCO Susan Credle
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And the view from up there was fantastic
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Next up, the BB King Blues Club & Grill down the block, with Advertising Week featured right out front
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The bar wasn't up and running, but there were some refreshments available
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Ben Lerer of Thrillist, Kenny Tomlin of Rockfish, Josh Hernandez of Tap.Me and Chris Erb of EA Sports spoke about how to think like a startup
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We trotted over to the Times Center, the big fancy hub of Advertising Week
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They were promoting the big Bloomberg Roundtable in the lobby, and the line for it looped all the way downstairs
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AOL lined the place with tablets to mess around with
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Inside, Bloomberg anchor Betty Liu moderated the roundtable under the bright lights
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We headed down to the second hall in the Times Center. Down here, the place was plastered with the Bloomberg logo, and they were giving out fruit
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It was much more toned-down, but had some cool lighting
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They were still setting up for "TV 20/20: Inside The Future of TV and Video" when we headed out to the next stop
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PwC was hosting a panel on social innovation and social change in its auditorium
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The venue had a very corporate look -- to be expected from the massive accountancy firm
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Al Jazeera led the discussion with Facebook Privacy & Global Policy associate Adam Connor and a trio of founders from Purpose, Crowdrise and Change.org
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But how do these spots compare to the glamor of Radio City?
