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