http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/2357/ Events feed for the Start Up 2.0 Group on Upcoming. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:37:20 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us
There's no better to speak on this subject, than our keynote speaker for July - Ms. Teri Takai, CIO for the State of California , sixth largest economy in the world. Since her appointment as the Chief Information Officer for the State of CA, Ms. Takai has launched a series of initiatives and is championing the new role of IT as a backbone for increasing the efficiency of the government.

She'll share her vision for the role of IT in reinventing the government and among other things, will discuss :

What is her three-to-five year vision for IT deployment in the State of CA

How will IT change the way the people communicate with and within government in years to come?

How will the new stimulus bill impact IT deployments and what areas will have priority?

What are their biggest challenges facing the CIO today and how is the state addressing it?

New Initiatives : Cyber-security, Cloud-Computing, Social Media in government

What role does technology innovation play in reinventing government?

If you are a technology professional involved in selling/marketing with the government, this is an event you cannot afford to miss.

Visit www.techcoire.com to learn more and to register.

$50 before 7/19 ; $60 after.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066098/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066098/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3066098/#comments 38.6068 -121.268 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:37:20 -0700 2009-07-05T12:37:20-07:00 Technology & Innovation in Reinventing Government 20090723T183000 20090723T203000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48364/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/48364/ Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova 11211 Point East Drive Rancho Cordova California 95742 United States http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/SACMC 1-916-638-1100 Social Bootstrapper's Breakfasts are for founders of early stage technology startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious about growing their business.

At Bootstrapper's Breakfast we have serious conversations about growing a business based on internal cashflow. This is not for entrepreneurs who want to meet VCs, this is for founders who are actively bootstrapping a startup. We meet in the back room at several Silicon Valley restaurants so space is limited.

These breakfasts are facilitated by SKMurphy, Inc. as a service to the Silicon Valley bootstrapper community, so there is no sales pitch from us or anyone else who attends. The first breakfast was held at Coco's in the heart of Silicon Valley in 2005. Since that time, they have grown to multiple locations through out the Bay Area.

Cost of breakfast + tip.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018518/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018518/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018518/#comments 37.7951 -122.396 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:07:38 -0700 2009-07-02T23:07:38-07:00 Bootstrappers Breakfast 20090717T070000 20090717T090000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/580134/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/580134/ Boudin Bakery - Embarcadero 4 4 Embarcadero Center San Francisco California 94111 United States http://www.boudinbakery.com 415-362-3330 Social
Jeannette Bitz-a seasoned PR executive with more than twelve years experience developing successful PR strategies for technology companies-will discuss the value of communicating with the most important media, reporters and influencers in your market prior to your launch. She'll also take a look at the changing media landscape and how it's affecting PR today. Business and industry trade publications are cutting back and closing. Industry bloggers are gaining in importance. Social media-Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and even YouTube-have become key communications tools for the media and PR professionals.

Who should attend: This session is designed for start-up companies preparing to launch their product or company into the market. Since top-level executives are often involved in such launches, company presidents as well as vice presidents and directors of marketing will find the presentation of interest.

Free for eBig Members, $15 for Pre-registered Guests or $20 at the door.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018388/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018388/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018388/#comments 37.6962 -121.903 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:17:41 -0700 2009-07-02T20:17:41-07:00 What Every Startup Needs to Know about Public Relations 20090713T183000 20090713T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/46650/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/46650/ Four Points by Sheraton 5115 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton California 94588 United States http://www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=712 (925) 460-8800 Social
Are You The Next Startup Idol?

Start Idol Winner Receives
* Startup Idol Trophy
* Business Plan Coaching Valued at $3,000 By Venture Archetypes
* Exposure to the Silicon Valley tech community
* Get your startup noticed by some of Silicon Valley's potential investors

July 23, 2009
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM: Starting a company in a Recession
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM: Raising Money
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM: Rockstar who raised venture money during Recission
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: Break
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM: Startup Idol Audition
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM: Rockstar who had a successful exit
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM: Awards
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Party
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2897804/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2897804/ kristine thomas http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2897804/#comments 37.5227 -122.261 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:01:47 -0700 2009-06-12T02:01:47-07:00 Startup Idol 20090723T140000 20090723T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81908/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81908/ Hotel Sofitel 223 Twin Dolphin Dr Redwood City California 94065 United States http://www.sofitel.com/sofitel/fichehotel/gb/sof/0922/fiche_hotel.shtml (650) 598-9000 Commercial ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012239/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012239/ joshuamaher http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012239/#comments 47.6036 -122.337 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:21:16 -0700 2009-06-28T21:21:16-07:00 Seattle Lunch 2.0 @ Curious Office & H-Farm Ventures 20090716T113000 20090716T130000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582156/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582156/ Curious Office 911 Western Ave #420 Seattle Washington 98104 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582156/ Social
Each session begins at 8:30 and runs until 11:30. East Bay Sessions are held on Wednesdays and Peninsula Sessions on Thursdays. The next Workshops begins September 9th, 2009 in the East Bay and September 10th on the Peninsula.

Each three hour session will start with a review and feedback on the prior week's work, followed by a seminar on a new topic and an Assignment on the new topic on which work will begin during the session, with coaching from the instructors.

The instructors will provide individualized feedback on the participants' work, to ensure they are started on the right track. Assignments will be reviewed and discussed in the following week's meeting.
Session 1: Overview
Session 2: Executive Summary
Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy
Session 4: Marketing Plan
Session 5: Financial Plan
Session 6: Business Plan
Session 7: Investor Presentation
Session 8: Practice Pitching

$1500.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989776/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989776/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989776/#comments 37.4154 -122.143 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:11:55 -0700 2009-06-24T11:11:55-07:00 BAE Workshop: 8-Week Entrepreneurial Training Series (Silicon Valley) 20090910T083000 20090910T113000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/39374/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/39374/ Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 3175 Hanover Street Palo Alto California 94304 United States http://www.cooley.com/about/office_detail.aspx?OfficeID=000000132003 Education
Each session begins at 8:30 and runs until 11:30. East Bay Sessions are held on Wednesdays and Peninsula Sessions on Thursdays. The next Workshops begins September 9th, 2009 in the East Bay and September 10th on the Peninsula.

Each three hour session will start with a review and feedback on the prior week's work, followed by a seminar on a new topic and an Assignment on the new topic on which work will begin during the session, with coaching from the instructors.

The instructors will provide individualized feedback on the participants' work, to ensure they are started on the right track. Assignments will be reviewed and discussed in the following week's meeting.
Session 1: Overview
Session 2: Executive Summary
Session 3: Go-to-Market Strategy
Session 4: Marketing Plan
Session 5: Financial Plan
Session 6: Business Plan
Session 7: Investor Presentation
Session 8: Practice Pitching

$1500.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989067/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989067/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2989067/#comments 37.6637 -121.876 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:45:57 -0700 2009-06-23T20:45:57-07:00 BAE Workshop: 8-Week Entrepreneurial Training Series (East Bay) 20090909T083000 20090909T113000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/579242/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/579242/ Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce Offices 777 Peters Ave Pleasanton California 94566 United States http://www.pleasanton.org/ Education **Limited number of seats available so sign up today!**

Who will attend:
-Software Companies
-Entrepreneurs
-Venture Capitalists
-Software Developers
-Marketers and Business Strategists
-Engineers
-Sustainability Professionals

Technologies and Verticals:
Mobile, Web 2.0/3.0, Clean Tech, Water, Virtualization, Smart Grid, Smart Metering, SAAS, Smart IT, Gadgets, Server Technology, Building, Government, Manufacturing, Design & User Experience etc.
Do you have a Topic you'd like to Lead? Tell us during your Eventbrite Registration.

What is an Unconference:
An Unconference is a participant-driven conference centered around a theme or purpose and is a forum for creativity, engineering, and innovation.

Why Green AND Software?:
A January Fast Company article deemed the Sustainability Systems Developer one of the Ten Best Green Jobs for the next decade.
The article states: "The green economy needs a cadre of specialized software developers and engineers who design, build, and maintain the networks of sensors and stochastic modeling that underpin wind farms, smart energy grids, congestion pricing and other systems substituting intelligence for natural resources. Coders with experience using large scale enterprise resource planning have an edge here, as well as developers familiar with open source and web 2.0 applications."
Software examples include:
1. IBM - sensors & software to manage H2O
2. Lil Green Patch FB App saved 96,124,167 Sq ft of Rainforest so far
3. Go Green Mobile Carbon Tracking
4. Bon Appetit Management Co's Low Carbon Diet Website
5. Clear Standards Carbon Accounting Software
6. Numerous Green Blogs/Websites/Social Media/Virtual Communities

$100 early bird in June, $150 in July, $200 in August.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2979050/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2979050/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2979050/#comments 37.4149 -122.078 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:37 -0700 2009-06-22T20:28:37-07:00 Green Software UnConference 20090819T090000 20090819T170000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/259/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/259/ Computer History Museum 1401 N Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View California 94043 United States http://www.computerhistory.org/ Social
Universal Communications for business -- Voice Integrated with Video Integrated with Data -- are imperative for global companies. Where do such tools as Skype Video fit with Google Wave? How do you get Cisco Telepresence capability combined with social networking values, for reasonable cost? Where do the Virtual Worlds fit in the IT director's domain? Chuck House has some surprising answers based on Stanford research "on the ground" in key global companies.

Bio:
Chuck House, Executive Director of MediaX at Stanford University, has many innovative credits. Recipient of Dave Packard's Medal of Defiance, the Smithsonian's Wizards of Computing award, an ACM and IEEE Fellow, and one of CNN's Top 25 products of the last 25 years, House most recently led Intel's Research Collaboratory. He has led aaward-winning design teams at Dialogic, Veritas, Informix, and Hewlett-Packard over many years. His new book, The HP Phenomenon: Innovation and Buisness Transformation, describes a company that changed its leadership products and services six times in six decades, providing renewal momentum unparalleled in American business history.

Gourmet dinner and wine are included.

$20 online, $30 at the door.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901676/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901676/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901676/#comments 37.4201 -122.097 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:39:16 -0700 2009-06-12T09:39:16-07:00 ViViD: Triple Play at the Office 20090707T190000 20090707T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/97983/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/97983/ Samovar Conference Hall 1077 Independence Ave Mountain View California 94043 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/97983/ Education
After rising to #2 in 2008 in the PwC Money Tree, cleantech investing plummeted 75% in Q1'09 to #4 in the industry rankings, after Software, Biotech, and Med Devices. Many of the cleantech deals that required over $50M in venture financing and hundreds of millions in project finance are either dead or pursuing new strategies that are more capital efficient and require less debt. Scores of companies are applying for government funds to supplement their equity base. Come listen to and quiz our panel of experts to see if the cleantech bubble has burst or if this is simply the pause that refreshes the industry.

Agenda:

8:00am-8:30am Registration and Breakfast
8:30am-8:45am Introductions
8:45am-9:00am Overview
9:00am-9:45am Panel Discussion

Steve Bengston, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Matt Garratt, Battery Ventures
Mamoom Hamid, USVP
Allison Leopold Tilley, Pillsbury Winthrop
Dan Rubin, Alloy Ventures
Robert Walker, Sierra Ventures
Don Wood, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

9:45am-10:00am Question and Answer

$20/SDForum Members, $30/non-members, $0/Platinum Pass.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2811992/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2811992/ FullCalendar http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2811992/#comments 37.4189 -122.15 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:26:13 -0700 2009-06-05T00:26:13-07:00 SDForum Quarterly Venture Breakfast with Pillsbury Winthrop 20090721T080000 20090721T100000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11204/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11204/ Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 2475 Hanover Street Palo Alto California 94304 United States http://www.pillsburylaw.com/ 650.233.4500 Education
WHAT IS WebIT ?

WebIT is a B2B e-Marketing & Internet Business exhibition with impressive conference program.
WebIT is a meeting point for publishers, advertisers, marketing, advertising , web and internet business professionals from the region of Southeastern Europe
WebIT is a place where the latest CMS and e-commerce systems are presented
WebIT provides exhibition area for regions best connectivity and hosting providers
WebIT gathers together the industry leading digital marketing professionals, web developers, web analytics and reporting specialists, SEO pros; advertising networks, media planners/buyers, mobile marketing companies, etc.

WebIT is the first event of such scale in the region of Southeastern Europe. At the heart of WebIT is The Main Stage, where the very essence of modern integrated marketing and internet business will be debated and challenged by captivating and influential industry leaders.

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]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2205696/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2205696/ Plamen Russev http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2205696/#comments 42.677 23.3132 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:48:53 -0700 2009-03-27T03:48:53-07:00 WebIT - eBusiness & eMarketing Expo for SE Europe 20091007T090000 20091008T160000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/485098/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/485098/ NDK (National Palace of Culture) 1, Bulgaria Sguare Sofia Sofiya-Grad 1000 Bulgaria http://www.ndk.bg +359-52-611-600 Commercial ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1406211/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1406211/ ccharlton http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1406211/#comments 34.0533 -118.245 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:22:09 -0700 2008-12-02T20:22:09-07:00 Adobe MAX 2009 20091004 20091007 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/4565/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/4565/ TBD TBD Los Angeles California United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/4565/ Commercial