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TechVenue.com Business Technology Events, News, & Networking _____________________________________________________________________FEATURED ORGANIZATION: Small Business Opportunity ConferenceWHEN: Saturday, April 8 2006 8:30am - 2:30pmWHERE: Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois The Small Business Opportunity Conference is Northwestern Law School's annualconference exploring various entrepreneurship and small business issues.The Conference was held on Saturday, April 8, 2006 and featured high-profile, yetnot too "high brow" keynote speakers, panels and workshops covering severalaspects of entrepreneurship. What I found refreshing about the event and Northwestern's approach with itwas that it was a real collaborative event, with people presenting from Loyolaand other organizations - not a Northwestern dominant braintrust as I'veexperienced in the past. You left this event feeling educated, not justlectured to.Admission was free and included a full Networking Lunch, Cocktails & Dessert -mmm...top notch.Activities & Topics Covered: Distinguished Entrepreneur AwardGrowing a Small BusinessFinancing a Start-UpSocial EntrepreneurshipProtecting the Next Big IdeaWorkshops SBOC Website: http://www.sboc.org Here's A Few Photos:It was a good crowd and mix of backgrounds...Dr. Mukharji (L) is the Executive Director of Northwestern University's TechnologyTransfer Program and was one of the most approachable, and knowledgeablepeople who presented at the event.Back by popular demand... just a few business cards we collected...David CarmanCEO & PresidentBreakfast Network ClubHome: (312) 943-6376Mobile: (312) 203-3122Email: davidcarman@breakfastnetworkclub.orgWeb Page: http://www.breakfastnetworkclub.orgOther: 'Networking for Success"Mark J. CarterChief Relations OfficerOne80820 Hinman Evanston, IL 60202Phone: 847.328.4190Fax: (847) 328-2630Email: carter@thrivetime.comWeb Page: www.THRIVEtime.com(no label): www.nyea.orgOther: National Young Entrepreneurs' AllianceTager EvansIT Operations FirefighterMobile: (847) 513-4320Email: tager.evans@gmail.com David A. GardnerMaster of Business Administration CandidateKellogg School of Management2044 Pratt Court · Apt 2Evanston, IL 60201Class of, 2006Phone: (650) 520-6456Email: dgardner2006@kellogg.northwestern.edu Thomas MorschHochberg Family DirectorSmall Business Opportunity Clinic357 East Chicago AvenueChicago, IL 60611-3069Phone: (312) 503-0321Fax: (312) 503-8977Email: tmorsch@law.northwestern.eduWeb Page: www.law.northwestern.edu/small-businessOther: BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC Northwestern University School of Law Indrani Mukharji, Ph.D.Executive DirectorNorthwestern University Technology Transfer Program1880 Oak Avenue, Suite 100Illinois, 60201Phone: (847) 491-2105Fax: (847) 491-3625Email: indrani@northwestern.eduWeb Page: www.northwestern.edu/ttp Matthew WolskiSonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP8000 Sears Tower · 233 South Wacker Dr.Chicago, IL 60606Phone: (312) 876-8028Fax: (312) 876-7934Email: mwolski@sonnenschein.comWeb Page: www.sonnenschein.comOther: Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles New York San Francisco _____________________________________________________________________Ok, on with the events report..._____________________________________________________________________EUROPE: Event Of The Week (EOW): http://Birmingham.pm.org Social MeetingVenue: The Old Joint Stock, Temple Row West, BirminghamWEBSITE: http://birmingham.pm.orgAlso, the fourth date of the Birmingham.pm World Tour - they will be be visitinghttp://Edinburgh.pm.org for the evening intheir favourite haunt in the city centre._____________________________________________________________________NEW YORK: Event Of The Week (EOW): Wednesday, April 12 2006 6:00pm - 8:00pmDatabase Professionals Council: Getting the Most Out of Your SQL 2005 SSISPackages: SQL 2005 Migration & Performance TipsRegister: http://www.nysia.org or call (212) 475-4503 _____________________________________________________________________BOSTON: Event Of The Week (EOW): Wednesday, April 12 2006 6:00pm - 8:00pmSoftware Quality Group of New England (SQGNE): Software Testing for DifferentDevelopment Processes and Industries with Carol PerletzWEBSITE: http://www.sqadvice.com/SQGNE_Home.htm _____________________________________________________________________CHICAGO: Event Of The Week (EOW): Wednesday, April 12 2006 12:30pm - 2:30pmAssociation of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP): Interactive Paneldiscussion Focus: Partnering in the Biotech & Pharmaceutical Industry to CreateValue & Competitive AdvantageWEBSITE: http://www.strategic-alliances.org (view Chicago/Midwest chapter)_____________________________________________________________________SILICON VALLEY: Event Of The Week (EOW): Thursday, April 13 2006 6:00pmProfessional & Technical Consultants Assocation (PATCA): Develop a Plan to Makethe Most of Your Marketing BudgetWEBSITE: http://www.patca.org _____________________________________________________________________ONLINE: Event Of The Week (EOW): Wednesday, April 12 2006IONA: Webcast - Requirements For Enterprise-Class SOA AdoptionWEBSITE: http://www.iona.com/info/aboutus/events/webcasts.html?prmid=forwc0406&srcid=forwc0406_13_____________________________________________________________________SPECIAL EVENTS: ORGANIZATION NAME: KM Cluster (Colabria)EVENT NAME: European Value Networks SummitEVENT START DATE: 4/25/2006 8:00:00 AMEVENT END DATE: 4/26/2006 5:00:00 PMEVENT LOCATION: Huize Molenaar, Korte Nieuwstraat 6, 3512 NM Utrecht,NetherlandsEVENT REGION: Intl - W. EuropeEVENT THEME: Business FocusedEVENT DESCRIPTION: European Value Networks SummitEVENT PURPOSE: Business Leaders, Executives, DirectorsEVENT SPEAKERS: Verna AlleeEVENT COST: $399.00EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.vnclusters.com/AMS.htmEVENT CONTACT NAME: Sarah JonesEVENT CONTACT PHONE: 978-468-0267CONTACT EMAIL: sarah@colabria.comRSVP PHONE: 978-468-0267RSVP EMAIL/LINK: sarah@colabria.comMUST ONE RSVP?: Yes!INVITATION ONLY?: NoPROPER ATTIRE: Business CasualREFRESHMENTS: Full LunchBUSINESS CARDS: YES - Bring Business CardsEVENT NOTES: Value networks and value network analysis are becoming commonplacein top global firms. Value networks drive improvements in resource utilization,productivity, innovation and sharply improved performance overall. Some topenterprise users of value networks are Cisco Systems, Boeing, HP, Chevron, PacBell, AT&T, Sun, Eli Lilly, Microsoft, Abbott Laboratories, Intel and Siemens.Value networks are popular in diverse institutional settings such as theEuropean Commission, Geneva-based NGOs, the Red Cross and global healthorganizations. Bestselling author and value networks pioneer Verna Allee willlead your cluster conversations. The action/research sessions are low-cost,practical and conversational. They are for executives, directors andpractitioners having immediate needs for improved performance, greatereffectiveness, faster innovation, customer delight and mastery of network-centric business.ORGANIZATION NOTES: The Value Networks Cluster® is the industry network forvalue networks and network analysis. It is a triangulation of vendors, academia,experts and users. The goal is to provide awareness, diffusion and adoption ofvalue networks practice, tools and theory. The objective of the Value NetworksCluster® is to shape and catalyzes a community of experts, entrepreneurs,enterprise users and value networks professionals. Our goal is to achievefundamental advancements in the diffusion and adoption of value networks. ThisWeb is for the community, sponsors, participants and stakeholders. We invite youto sponsor, join and participate with us._____________________________________________________________________ Da' Thinking Person's "Hmmm..." News Of The Week:_____________________________________________________________________ Golden Retriever Caught After 2 Yearsoriginal by ANNE SAUNDERS, Associated Press WriterFri Apr 7, 10:26 PM ET (Adapted/Edited Version): STRATHAM, N.H. - Satellite tracking, helicopter surveillance and dart guns failed.In the end, it was a ham dinner and a remote-controlled net that broughta golden retriever named Sam in from the cold after two years on the run...________________________________SAVE THE DOGS:_________________________________ Technology Used To Find A Dog: 2 years cruising roadsHelicopterExperts with infrared camerasDonations for remote-controlled netPolice Officer devotes hours of his own time to tracking the dogVideo monitoring Great news - they found the dog. I DO love goldenretrievers - kind of odd isn't it since it took two years to retrieve a retriever... ;-) Hmmm... "They are counting on the dog's obvious intelligence to help him recognize that it's not a bad deal to be a beloved pet." ...Let's hope that most runaway or kidnapped children can have the samehomecoming story.Confession time... I myself was abducted to be taken to another statewhen I was 11 years old. I loved technology just as much back then - Too badI didn't have my walkie talkie, 'cause CB radio was about the best technology around back then. Yes, I got back ok, only after threatening to make the car my toilet unless Iwas allowed to relieve myself at a highway rest area - where I promptly andloudly refused to get back in the car when I was done... ;-) Take a look at ACIM below, it's good to know that similar technology is available for findinghuman beings as well..._________________________________SAVE THE HUMANS:_________________________________ A good example of technology, and just as important - a "system" being used tofind humans has been spearheaded by A Child Is Missing (ACIM) - a 501c3not-for- profit organization; freely serving law enforcement since 1997,associated with the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and has a record of having138 safe recoveries so far...WEBSITE: http://www.achildismissing.orgToll free contact numberAutomatic telephone network launches 1,000 phone calls in 60 secondsComputer-mapping technologySatellite-imaging programSexual predator database tracking within 1 mile of the last seen locationDatabase for bodies of water around last seen locationand much more... check it out!...Have a great week!_____________________________________________________________________Music Credit: David Flint - "TechVenue MoodMix"MP3 Link:http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_04_09_06.mp3
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