With close to 1,000 events across eight cities worldwide, Social Media Week 2013, Sept. 23 – 27, is the way for the Los Angeles social media community to get connected, learn, share, and party.This year’s global theme is “Open & Connected,” and the collective goals of SMW13 are:

1. Accelerate the progress of communications in our respective industries
2. Develop new business and personal relationships and deepen existing ones
3. Connect and collaborate by sharing insights and findings through social media channels

So Much to Do, So Little TimeWith all the events, panels, crawls, tours, and parties, the best way to figure out what to see and do is to check out the Los Angeles schedule.Can't make it to everything? There are plenty of ways to stay connected all week:The Official Mobile AppThe speaker and venue directory is our favorite part of this app. Event data gets refreshed every three hours. Plus, you can register for events and stream them live! For iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and Nokia smartphones. Download here.Storystream FeedsTechnology partner Storystream has built out some cool animated social feeds. Connect to the hub stream and find a general feed that tracks SMW13 global conversations, as well as specific feeds for each city.LivestreamSMW13 has a brand new Global Livestream Network Page. From here, you can navigate all SMW13 events that are livestreamed.Photos Follow the fun on Flickr.com and make sure to tag photos with “SMW13” or the Los Angeles hashtag, “SMWLA.”Some #SMWLA events you won’t want to miss:Monday, Sept. 23#140LA13 Mini-Conference: “The Rise of Listening in the Era of Social Media,” from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in Santa MonicaFeaturing Jeff Pulver, Debra Eckerling and SMCLA board member Steven SwimmerTuesday, Sept. 24SMCLA’s “The Social Fan” panel, from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. in Santa MonicaWednesday, Sept. 25The Tech Zulu Tech Crawl, from 6 – 11 p.m. in Santa Monica