Event Topic: SDForum Virtual Worlds SIG - 3D Mobile Communities
Sponsoring Group: Software Development Forum (SDForum)
Date and time: Monday, January 28 from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover St, Palo Alto
Cost: Free to SDForum members; $15.00 for non-sdforum members.
More Information: http://www.sdforum.org/VWSIG
Registration: http://www.sdforum.org/VWSIG
Event Topic: WebGuild - Web 2.0 Conference & Expo Sponsoring Group: Silicon Valley WebGuild
Date and time: Tuesday, January 29 from 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Marriott Hotel, 2700 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara
Cost: Until 12/31: $199 for Members, $299 for Non-Members; Until 1/28:
$299-399; Onsite $325/425. FREE Expo Only Pass.
More Information:
http://www.webguild.org/meetings/web20/2008/registration.php
Registration: http://www.webguild.org/meetings/web20/2008/registration.php
Topic: "Organizational Project Management in a Matrix Organization (based on medical device industry experience)"
Speaker: Aziz Ahmed, Abbott Diagnostics
Sponsoring Group: Bio2Device Group
Date and Time: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Location: NOVA, 505 West Olive, Sunnyvale, Room 510
Cost: Free
See details at www.bio2devicegroup.org
Topic: The Green Rush: Prospects, Perils, and Opportunities
Sponsoring Group: the Thunderbird School of Management and the Churchill Club
Date and Time: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park
Registration fees:
$42.50 Thunderbird Alumni
$58.00 Churchill Club members
$72.00 General admission
Registration: http://www.churchillclub.org/eventDetail.jsp?EVT_ID=759
Event: Networking Dinner
Sponsoring Group: French Bio Bay
Date and Time: Tuesday, Jan. 29, starts at 6:30 pm
Location: Bistro 9 Grill & Rotisserie
1224 9th Avenue
(between Lincoln & Irving)
San Francisco, CA 94122
Speaker (s): Carole Granade, Exec Director, French American Chamber of Commerce; Edi Alvarez, AWIS
To RSVP and book by Friday January 25th 2008, go to http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=150735 using FBB0108 as your password (note that there is an additional $1.00 credit card processing fee, and Acteva charges $1.81 for the reservation processing).
Event Topic: How To Avoid Media Mistakes
Sponsoring Group: Harvard Business School Northern California Alumni Association
Date and time: Wednesday, January 30 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Michaels at Shoreline Restaurant, 2960 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
Cost: $25 for members, $45 for non-members; $65 at door.
More Information:
http://www.hbsanc.org/events/EventDetail.asp?id=ETC0032/ETC0032
Registration:
http://www.hbsanc.org/events/EventDetail.asp?id=ETC0032/ETC0032
Event Topic: The HP Re-Branding Story: Why Sushi is So Much More than Cold Dead Fish.
Sponsoring Group: The Hayden Group Synergos Series
Date and time: Thursday, January 31, 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Palo Alto. Please email victoria@thehaydengroup.com for directions
Speakers: Bojana Fazarinc, who led HP's Corporate Marketing and Branding programs from the early 90's to the HP Invent era under Carly Fiorina.
Cost: FREE
More Information: http://www.thehaydengroup.com/about/synergos_series.html
Event Topic: Introduction to Self-Leadership - Achieving your New Year's Resolution
Sponsoring Group: GABA (German American Business Association)
Date and time: Thursday, January 31 from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP, 630 Hansen Way, Palo Alto
Cost: $65 Members, $95 Non-Members, $120 at the door.
More Information:
http://www.gaba-network.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=279&year=2008&month=01&day=31&Itemid=116
Registration:
http://www.gaba-network.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=279&year=2008&month=01
Event Topic: Tap the Power of Mentoring to Drive your HR Goals for 2008
Sponsoring Group: Advantage Personnel
Date and Time: Thursday, January 31st 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Keypoint Credit Union, 2805 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara
Cost: Free
Registration: http://www.advantagepersonnelinc.com/workshopregistrationform.html
Topic: The End of Advertising
Sponsoring Group: California Business Networking Group
Date and Time: Monday, Feb 4 at 5:30 PM
Information and Registration: http://businessnetwork.meetup.com/531/?a=wm1_gn
TOPIC: Coaching Models Panel
Sponsoring Group: SBODN
Date and Time: Feb 4, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Altera Corporation - Building 3
101 Innovation Drive, San Jose
Panel Moderator: Rita Hovakimian - Business Consultant and Leadership Development Specialist and Coach
Panelists:
Camille Smith – Commitment to Action in Alignment with Beliefs/Values Coach
Karen Mathews – Leadership, Innovation & Creativity Coach
Murugasan Nielsen - Effective Communication and Influencing Skills Coach
Cost and Registration: $10 on-site
Event Topic: 12-Week PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation Course
Sponsoring Group: Northern California Human Resources Association
Date and time: Mondays, February 4 - April 21. Meets once a week from 6pm to 9pm
Location: The Melita Group, Suite 550, 2350 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara
Cost: NCHRA Members $855 / General $995.
More Information: http://www.nchra.org
Registration:
http://www.nchra.org/ScriptContent/custom/e-index.cfm?PAGE=cert.htm&ion=profdev#12
Event Topic: 12-Week PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation Course
Sponsoring Group: Northern California Human Resources Association
Date and time: Tuesdays, February 5 - April 22, meets once a week from 6pm to 9pm
Location: The Melita Group, Suite 550, 2350 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara
Cost: NCHRA Members $855 / General $995.
More Information: http://www.nchra.org
Registration:
http://www.nchra.org/ScriptContent/custom/e-index.cfm?PAGE=cert.htm&ion=profdev#12
Event Topic: Creating & Delivering Product Demos - San Jose, CA
Sponsoring Group: ZIGZAG Marketing
Date and time: Wednesday, February 6 from 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Regus Office Centers (HQ) - Silicon Valley, 2033 Gateway Place, 5th Floor, San Jose
Cost: $795.
More Information: http://www.zigzagmarketing.com/
Registration: http://www.zigzagmarketing.com/register_demos.asp
Event Topic: Turn Website Visitors Into Customers
Sponsoring Group: Kevin Dean
Date and time: Wednesday, February 6 from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Stanford Terrace Inn, 531 Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto
Cost: $49.
More Information: http://www.BetterWebResults.com
Registration: http://www.BetterWebResults.com
Event Topic: Early Stage Drug Development, A Balance of Luck and Sponsoring Perseverance: Herceptin A Case Study
Group: BioE2E
Location: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 6th, 6:45pm networking, 7:30pm panel discussion
Register online at http://www.acteva. com/go/bioe2e before Monday, February 4, at 6pm to get the pre-registration price of $25.
On-site registration is $35 (cash or check only).
Event Topic: Introduction to Self-Leadership: Achieving Your New Year's Resolution
Sponsoring Group: Hispanic-Net
Date and time: Thursday, February 7 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Fenwick and West, 801 California Street, Mountain View
Cost: Online: $75 Members/$95 non-Members; Door: $100 Members/$125 non-Members.
More Information: http://www.hispanic-net.org
Registration: http://www.hispanic-net-feb2008.eventbrite.com
Event Topic: Positioning Boot Camp Workshop
Sponsoring Group: Women in Consulting
Date and time: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Pacific Athletic Club, 200 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065,
Speakers: Victoria Hayden and Ellen Rudy of The Hayden Group
Cost:
WIC Members: $120.00
Non-Members: $140.00
Register early! Online registration ends February 5, 2008, or when sold out!
More Information: www.womeninconsulting.org
Registration: https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Register/ECReg.asp?ievent=250669&en=hsJJKVOGIjLOLUOHKmLPJUOFLmK3L6MGKhLNL1NJKhIYJ4MKIwE
Event Topic: PATCA Consultants Mtg- What You Wanted to Know About Contracts Sponsoring Group: Professional & Technical Consultants Association Date and time: Thursday, February 7 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Embassy Suites Hotel-Santa Clara, 2885 Lakeside Drive, Santa Clara
Cost: $30-members; $35-non-members; $27-guests.
More Information: http://www.PATCA.org
Registration: http://www.patca.org/events/index.cfm
Event Topic: 12-Week PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation Course
Sponsoring Group: Northern California Human Resources Association
Date and time: Thursdays, February 7 - April 24; Meets once a week from 6pm to 9pm
Location: Informatica, 100 Cardinal Way, Redwood City
Cost: NCHRA Members $855 / General $995.
More Information: http://www.nchra.org
Registration:
http://www.nchra.org/ScriptContent/custom/e-index.cfm?PAGE=cert.htm&ion=profdev#12
Series and Topic: High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum: Corporate Investments in High Tech Companies - entrepreneurs only please
Date and time: Monday, February 11, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Pittman & Shaw, 2475 Hanover, Palo Alto
Speaker (s):
Facilitator Gary Benton, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Pittman & Shaw LLC
Panelist Code Cubbitt, Investment Manager, Motorola Ventures
Panelist Jai Das, Partner, SAP Ventures LLC
Panelist Eghosa D. Omoigui, Esq., Director, Strategic Investments, Consumer Internet; Semantic Technologies, Intel Capital
Other panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered until Friday, 2/8, $40 on-site.
More Information: http://www.SVEntrepreneurs.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Event Topic: Can this Innovation Culture be Saved? Interventions for mergers, acquisitions, growing up and other consequences of success
Sponsoring Group: SVII
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 9:30 am -2:30 pm
Location: Bay Café Clubhouse, Palo Alto
Cost: $250 each: 2/12
Registration: info@svii.org
Event Topic: Essentials of Human Resource Management
Sponsoring Group: Northern California Human Resources Association
Date and time: February 12-13, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., both days
Location: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara
Cost: NCHRA Members: $495 / General: $645 for 2-day program.
More Information: http://www.nchra.org
Registration:
http://www.nchra.org/source/meetings/cMeetingFunctionDetail.cfm?PRODUCT_MAJOR=CPF80201§ion=event
Event Topic: The Exit: The Moment of Truth
Sponsoring Group: Asia Silicon Valley Connection (ASVC)
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Location: Perkins Coie LLP, 101 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park
Cost: Free, must RSVP
Registration: dfrazee@perkinscoie.com
Event Topic: Global Players: What does it mean to be green?
Sponsoring Group: GABA (German American Business Association)
Date and time: Wednesday, February 13 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View
Cost: Members: $20, Non-Members: $30, No registration at the Door.
More Information:
http://www.gaba-network.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=277&year=2008&month=02&day=13&Itemid=116
Registration:
http://www.gaba-network.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=277&year=2008&month=02
Series and Topic: When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series: The Up and Comers
Date and time: February 14, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara
Speaker (s):
Junior Panel
• Facilitator Nancy Monson, Nancy Monson Coaching
• Panelist Katy Levine, Cisco
• Panelist Connie Lin, The Zitter Group
• Panelist Keren Pavese, EMC Corporation
• Other Panelists to be confirmed
Senior Panel
• Facilitator Nancy Monson, Nancy Monson Coaching
• Panelist Dr. Satwant Kaur, Office of the CTO, EMC Corporation
• Panelist Susan Mernit, Senior Director for the Yahoo! Personals products
• Panelist Eileen Sullivan, Group Director, Cadence
• Other panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $30 -$40 pre-registered afterwards; $50 on-site; $100 for corporate pack of 10
More Information: http://www.whenshespeaks.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Event Topic: Redefining Success: Our Real Goals Are Not Always the Ones We Are Pursuing
Sponsoring Group: GLOBAL WOMEN AT THE WELL
Date and Time: Friday, February 15, 2008 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Location: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
1069 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA
Registration: e-mail to gwln_reg@yahoo.com, subject 02/15/08 WAWELL, by 8 a.m. Wednesday, February 13.
Event Topic: I'm on LinkedIN -- Now What??
Sponsoring Group: Midpeninsula Professional Alliance
Date and time: Tuesday, February 19 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Location: Scotts Seafood Restaurant, 1 Town and Country Plaza, Palo Alto
Cost: $31.95 (prepaid) or $34.95 at Door.
More Information: http://www.midpeninsulaprofessionalalliance.com
Registration: http://www.123signup.com/register?id=tfxnd
Event Topic: Engage! 2008 Procurement and Commerce Expo
Sponsoring Group: National Association of Women Business Owners-Silicon Valley
Date and time: Tuesday, February 19 from 11:00 am - 6:30 pm
Location: Silicon Valley Capital Club, Fairmont Plaza, 50 W. San Fernando Street, San Jose
Cost: $85 for full day expo - $25 for 1/2 day expo (does not include lunch).
More Information: http://www.nawbo-sv.org
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=150483
Series and Topic: Life Science Entrepreneurs' Forum: Corporate Investments in Life Science Companies - entrepreneurs only please
Date and time: Tuesday, February 19 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto
Speaker (s): Facilitator Ted Spack, SRI, Panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $18-$30 until Friday, 2/15, $40 on-site.
More Information: http://www.SVLifeScience.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Event Topic: "Powerful Tools and Strategies for Heightening Your Value with Executives"
Sponsoring Group: NCHRA Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Biltmore Hotel, 2151 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, CA
Guest Speaker: Dean Herman, Ph.D, Herman Consulting, San Francisco CA
For more information and registration: www.nchra.org/chapters
Event Topic: Shaking the Money Tree
Sponsoring Group: PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Date and Time: February 20, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Location: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto
Cost: $30
Registration: rena.marichalar@us.pwc.com.
Event Topic: 2008 Invent Your Future Conference for Women
Date and Time: February 26 - 27, 2008
Location: Microsoft Conference Center, Mountain View
Corporate Women: $497. Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners & Non-Profits: $397. Discounted rates available for corporate groups and partners.
View the full agenda here: http://inventyourfuture.com/conferenceagenda.html
Visit http://inventyourfuture.com/register.html
Event Topic: Clean Energy Career Fair (part of "Start Up 101" a start up career fair for students)
Sponsoring Group: Stanford University Energy Crossroads
Date and time: Wednesday, February 28; 10-4
Location: Stanford University; Tressider Student Union
Cost: $400/full table and $300/half table
Registration: Dave Wood : dwood@stanford.edu
Series and Topic: Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum: Generating Energy: Solar Solutions - entrepreneurs only please
Date and Time: March 3, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto
• Facilitator Melody Haller, President and Principal, Antenna Group
• Panelist Andrew Chung, Lightspeed Venture Partners
• Panelist Susan Preston, California Clean Energy Angel Fund
• Panelist Michael Santullo, California Clean Tech Open
• Panelist Dylan Steig, Intel Capital, to be confirmed
• Other Panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 on-site.
More Information: http://www.SVCleanEnergy.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Topic: Strategic Engagement in Social Technology
Sponsoring Group: California Business Networking Group
Date and Time: Monday, Mar 3 at 5:30 PM
Information and Registration: http://businessnetwork.meetup.com/531/?a=wm1_gn
Series and Topic: High Tech Entrepreneurs' Forum: Successfully Positioning Your High Tech Company - entrepreneurs only please
Date and time: Monday, March 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Pittman & Shaw, 2475 Hanover, Palo Alto
Speaker (s): Facilitator Chuck DeVita, Group Process Group Inc.
Panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered, $40 on-site.
More Information: http://www.SVEntrepreneurs.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Series and Topic: When She Speaks Women in Leadership Series: Work-Life Balance
Date and time: March 13, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara
Speaker (s):
Facilitator Kristi Royse, KLR Consulting
Other Panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $20 -$30 pre-registered afterwards; $40 on-site; $100 for corporate pack of 10
More Information: http://www.whenshespeaks.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Event Topic: Agreements and Licensing
Sponsoring Group: Asia Silicon Valley Connection (ASVC)
Date and Time: Thursday, March 13, 2008
6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Location: Perkins Coie LLP, 101 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park
Cost: Free, must RSVP
Registration: dfrazee@perkinscoie.com
Series and Topic: Life Science Entrepreneurs' Forum: Show Me the Money: from Angels to Grants to VCs- entrepreneurs only please
Date and time: Monday, March 17 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: DLA Piper, 2000 University, East Palo Alto
Speaker (s): Facilitator and Panelists to be confirmed
Cost: $18-$30 pre-registered $40 on-site.
More Information: http://www.SVLifeScience.com
Registration: http://www.acteva.com/go/FountainBlue
Event Topic: Clean Energy Expo
Sponsoring Group: Stanford University Energy Crossroads
Date and time: Thursday, May 1; 4-6pm
Location: Stanford University
Cost: To be determined
Registration: Email Drew Bennett: dbennett@stanford.edu if interested