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CSPA EVENT: 2008 New Year GuanXi Mixer

Date: Monday, March 10, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

About The Event:
The Asian Lunar New Year has just ushered in the Year of the Rat, Year 4706. Marking the beginning of the lunar calendar cycle, the Year of the Rat portends a time of rebirths and new beginnings. What better way is it then to celebrate by connecting with old friends and forging new friendships. GuanXi, the Chinese words for "connection", captures the Asian concept of the handshake and the relationship as the foundation of business success. And in the spirit of GuanXi, CSPA, SABA and VSVN, have arranged an exciting networking event within the halls of the venerable Computer History Museum.

Steve Westly , former California State Controller, Founder and CEO of the clean technology VC firm, the Westly Group, and a member of the board of Tesla Motors, is our esteemed keynote speaker for the evening. Appropriately, the theme of this year’s event is “Global Impact, Global Responsibility”. This event brings together professionals in technology, business, venture capital and law, and highlights the underpinnings of business in GuanXi. The evening will include a spirited performance, lots of food and drinks, as well as full access to all the cool displays and exhibits of the Computer History Museum.

Come and join us for a great evening of networking and camaraderie, and share in a raucous celebration for a prosperous 2008

**Appetizers and drinks will be served**

To register: http://www.cspa.com/events/nymixer2008/index.html

Keynote:
STEVE WESTLY
Founder and CEO of the Westly Group, Former California State Controller, and a member of the board of Tesla Motors

Location:
Computer History Museum
Address:
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 810-1010

Gold Sponsor:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a dynamic full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. Our 800+ lawyers serve clients throughout the U.S. and internationally from key global financial centers including Silicon Valley, New York, London, Tokyo and Shanghai. Industry-driven client teams and a multidisciplinary approach to crucial business issues of the day also ensure our clients receive thorough counsel on all aspects of a matter.

Silver Sponsor:
VanceInfo Technologies (NYSE: VIT)
VanceInfo ranks among the top three Chinese offshore software development and IT service providers and was the first to publicly list on the New York Stock Exchange. Our comprehensive range of service offerings include; R&D services, enterprise solutions, ADM, QA and testing, as well as Globalization and Localization services. Our client list features notable multinational corporations as well as leading financial and Web 2.0 firms. We target high growth industries such as technology, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, retail and distribution.

One-on-One: An In-depth Chat with Serial Entrepreneur, Bill Nguyen

Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Palo Alto

About the Event

As one journal article has billed him, Bill Nguyen is Mr. Do-It-All. Bill is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur, and one of the few in the Valley, who truly deserves the term serial entrepreneur. He has founded or played a critical role in an amazing 7 startups. Bill has taken on the world of messaging with OneBox.com, which he founded and sold to what is now Openwave for $850 million, the world of telecommunications with Seven Networks, whose goal is to make mobile email available on every mobile phone at an affordable price, and now he's taking on the world of music with his current startup, Lala.com. Bill's startups typically aim at nothing less than revolutionary changes at each industry he takes on.

In this engaging one-on-one setting, we will chat with Bill about his passion for startups (i.e., What makes him tick?), the driving factors for his many successes (i.e., How does he do it?), and his advice to the budding entrepreneur in the audience (i.e., How can the rest of us do it?). Join us for an insightful evening with Bill, and network with others from the CSPA as well as the VSVN communities.

Co-hosted by Vietnamese Strategic Ventures Network (VSVN)

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Date
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Schedule
 06:30 pm -  07:00 pm    Registration and Networking
 07:00 pm -  07:45 pm    Conversation with Bill Nguyen
 07:45 pm -  08:30 pm    Q&A

Location
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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Pricing
  Pre-register Online Drop-in At the Door
CSPA Premium Members* $15 $20
VSVN Members $15 $20
CSPA Basic Members+ $25 $30
Students $20 $25
Non-Members $30 $35
Alliance Members $20 $25

* Premium members: Sign up for Annual membership for only $30!
+ Basic Members: Sign up for free! (former list members)

Appetizers and drinks will be served.

Journalists requesting media credentials: CSPA requires proof of applicant's professional status, including a titled business card.

Spaces are limited. Pre-register online to reserve a seat and receive a discount.


Register now at http://www.cspa.com/eventdetail.php?eid=20071128

 

Speaker Biographies

Bill Nguyen, Co-Founder, Lala.com

Bill Nguyen cofounded lala.com in 2006 with the intention of reenergizing the music industry. Since then, the site has amassed an astounding 1.8 million titles registered by Lala users.

Prior to founding Lala, Bill founded SEVEN Networks in 2001 with the goal of growing the nascent mobile data market. Under Nguyen's leadership, SEVEN achieved successful commercial deployments of its mobile email software with 115 of the world's largest mobile operators, and works on 240+ handsets. SEVEN received many market awards of distinction. In 2002, leading analyst firm Frost & Sullivan named SEVEN Mobile Communications Entrepreneurial Company of the Year, Technologic Partners gave the company the "Investors' Choice" award for the second consecutive year, and MIT named Nguyen to the Technology Review 100, an annual award granted to the world's top technology and business innovators.

Prior to starting SEVEN, Nguyen founded Onebox, which set out to redefine the unified messaging market. Onebox was acquired by Phone.com, now Openwave Systems. Nguyen has also played a critical role in the success of numerous other startups. As vice president of products at Tioga Systems (now Support.com), he contributed to the product definition of what became the leading support infrastructure software for corporate enterprises and service providers. Nguyen also served as Vice President of Products for push technology pioneer FreeLoader, and headed business development and product management at the ForeFront Group, where he was responsible for launching the company's utilities, including WebWhacker, the first offline browser.

Bill has been named to Fortune's 40 Under 40 list, MIT's Technology Review 100 and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Leaders of Tomorrow.

Shaking the MoneyTree™ - Venture Capital Trends & Predictions

SVASE
Date: Thursday, Sept 7, 2006 At 06:00 PM
Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
The MoneyTree™ report is the definitive source of information on emerging companies that receive financing and the venture capital firms that provide it. As a collaboration between PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association, it is the only industry-endorsed research of its kind.

Where’s the money going, and who’s putting it?

PricewaterhouseCoopers will unveil the MoneyTree™ report - a quarterly study of global venture capital investment activity - followed by a lively discussion from top venture capitalists who will explore what they perceive as the key current and future trends in venture financing, for Silicon Valley and Globally.

• What are the hot emerging Markets – consumer, business, geographic, social, entertainment?
• What are the hot emerging technologies – IT, Communications, Mobility, Medical?
• How are these interrelated?
• Who should you approach to fund YOUR idea?

The Panel:
 • John Occhipinti, Managing Director, Woodside Fund
• Rich Ferrari, Managing Director, Denovo Ventures
• Craig Taylor, Partner, Alloy Ventures
• Ed Lambert, Senior Vice President, Bridge Bank
• John Lonergan, MachVentures, Life Science Angels

Moderator: Steve Bengston, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Location:
 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR Campus), 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304

PRE-REGISTERED RATES (All Rates Include Hors D’oeuvres)
Members - $20
Affiliates who advertise this event - $29

WALK-IN RATES: Add $10.00 to the listed price
 
Please note that seating is limited to the first 120 people, and we have had to turn away walk-ins at the last 2 Main Events. To avoid disappointment, please pre-register, and arrive in good time.

MAIN EVENT

Capitalizing On Emerging Markets & Technologies

SVASE
Date: Thursday, June 01, 2006 At 06:00
Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Contact: Laura Weigant Location: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR Campus), 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, 94304.

AO2006: The Innovation Summit @ Stanford
A Meet the Tech Industry’s Top Leaders and Innovators Event

Date: July 25 – 27th
Time: July 25, 5pm- 9pm, July 26-27, 8am-5pm
Location: Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
Pricing: Discount Rate: $1,675.00 before May 30; Standard Rate: $1,875.00 beginning June 1
AlwaysOn’s annual Innovation Summit @ Stanford is the most powerful thought leader and business development conference in Silicon Valley. Each year the Summit focuses on the sweet spots in the technology markets – where innovation is disrupting behavior and creating new business opportunities. In the Spirit of open media, the Summit is webcast around the globe and both live participants (enabled by Wi-Fi technology) and our Web viewers are invited to comment on the program in real time. During AO2005, in addition to the 700 live attendees and bloggers, more than 30,000 people in 119 countries tuned into the live webcast, making AO’s Innovation Summit at Stanford a genuine open source phenomenon.

The CEO Pitch @ Stanford:
At the Innovation Summit @ Stanford, AlwaysOn will honor the “AO100 Top Private Company Innovators.” 50 of the top CEOs from the AO100 will be pitching their business plans to a panel of industry insiders at the Summit. The top three companies will be given the opportunity to present to the audience on the main stage at the end of the event.

Intel Museum - Free Saturday Program Engages Kids and Parents: Binary Beading
A Intel Museum Event

Date: Saturday, May 27th
Time: 10:30am-2:45pm
Location: The Intel Museum, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara
Website: http://www.intel.com/museum
Pricing: Free
Binary Beading
10:30-11:30
1:45-2:45
What are all those 1s and 0s that make up binary code? And for that matter, what's binary code? Students ages 6 and up learn how computers use this 'digital' language to send, process, and receive information. By using beads to represent a switch?s on and off states (1 and 0), students use binary code to pattern their initials in a beaded key chain. Space is limited and reservations are required.  Email museum@intel.com to register (child's name, parents name, age and telephone number) or call 408-765-0503. Tours will be available at: 12:15 and 3:30.  You can also take a self-guided tour and enhance it by using a free audio tour unit.

Mobile Services - Is content king?
A GABA (German American Business Association) Event

Date: Wednesday, May 24th
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: SAP Labs, Building D, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto
Website: http://www.gaba-network.org/
Pricing: $30
As personal users and also as professionals we have been observing the emergence of a plethora of mobile device enabling numerous new functionalities and multimedia capabilities, wireless and also fix line service providers are investing billions of dollars into broadband infrastructure.
 
* Is content driving broadband communication or broadband communication driving content?
* Do customers demand rich content services? What type of content?
Produced or user generated?
* Where is the money and who receives the revenue?
* How will the service landscape change? Will branded service providers grab significant market share and wireless operators be diminished to be 'a pipe'?

Tips for Integrated Global Marketing in a Flat World
A Northern California Business Marketing Association Event

Date: Wednesday, May 24th
Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: David's Banquet Facility, 5131 Stars & Stripes Drive, Santa Clara
Website: http://www.norcalbma.org
Pricing: Members = $35, Nonmembers = $48
So the world is flatter, smaller and more interconnected with fewer degrees of separation between people and businesses. What does this mean to marketers?  How do multinational marketing organizations adjust their strategies to capitalize on the new business reality and deliver higher ROI, greater awareness, and bigger revenue pipelines --  all without increasing marketing budget and headcount?
 
Ann Sung Ruckstuhl, vice-president of corporate marketing for Sybase Corporation, will share ways to optimize your marketing staff, processes and technology for success in today's global business environment.  Ann will share ways to create an integrated marketing plan, execute it and measure it.

Operations Start-Up, Monitoring, and Human Resources (Pleasanton)
A Technology Ventures Corporation Event

Date: Wednesday, May 24th
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Carr America Conference Center, 4400 Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton
Website: http://www.techventures.org
Pricing: FREE
Join us on May 24th from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (registration/continental breakfast at 8 am). This session describes the business organization development process and the essential legal, accounting, taxation, and record keeping processes. We also discuss the critical areas of staffing, recruiting and personnel education and training.
 
Please register online at:
http://www.123signup.com/calendar?org=techventures. For more information, contact TVC at 925.960.1600 or tvc-ca@techventures.org.

Life Science Breakfast: Alternative Sources of Early Stage Funding
A Women's Technology Cluster Event

Date: Wednesday, May 24th
Time: 7:30am-10:00am
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco
Website: http://www.wtc-sf.org
Pricing: $25
As venture capital moves through a risk-averse phase of funding later stage deals, many early stage companies are looking at alternative ways to reach initial milestones. What are the emerging possibilities for funding your company and how will these alternatives influence your future path?
 
Panelists:
* Susanne Huttner, PhD, Associate Vice Provost for Research, University of California & Executive Director, Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
* Shawn Singh, JD, Managing Principal, Cato BioVentures; Chief Business Officer and General Counsel, Cato Research Ltd.

Renewable Energy Industry Overview
Innovation Trends for Clean Technology

Finisterra Group LLC

 Date: May 23rd
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: The Presidio of San Francisco, 1806 Belles St.
Website: More information and to register www.finisterragroup.com
Price: $30 Pre-Registration, $40 At-the-door
In the last thirty years, the fortunes of renewable energy have risen and fallen with the price of oil.  Is the heightened interest in renewables simply another part of this cycle or are current expectations built on sustainable technology and business fundamentals?
Join us as we examine this important topic for the future of renewable energy.
 
Sponsored by:
Finisterra Group LLC

Operations Start-Up, Monitoring, and Human Resources (Mountain View)
A Technology Ventures Corporation Event

Date: Tuesday, May 23rd
Time: 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Fenwick & West LLP Office, 801 California Street, Mountain View
Website: http://www.techventures.org
Pricing: FREE EVENT
Join us on May 23rd from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm (registration/continental breakfast at 8 am).  This session describes the business organization development process and the essential legal, accounting, taxation, and record keeping processes.  We also discuss the critical areas of staffing, recruiting and personnel education and training.
 
This will be held at the Fenwick & West LLP Office, 801 California St., Mountain View, CA.  Please register online at: http://www.123signup.com/calendar?org=techventures. For more information, contact TVC at 925.960.1600 or tvc-ca@techventures.org.

The 2006 Supply Innovation Conference
An Institute for Supply Mgmt- Silicon Valley (ISM-SV) & The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Event

Date: Tuesday-Wednesday, May 23-24
Time: 8:15am-5:00pm
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center - Grand Ballroom, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
Website: http://www.supplyinnovation.com
Pricing: Before April 24: $700, After: $900.
2-Day Conference on Innovation
 
Presenters:
George Zimmer, Founder & CEO, Men's Wearhouse
Eugenia Corrales, VP Product Ops, Worldwide Mfg., Cisco Systems
Robert Porter Lynch, CEO, Warren Co.
Dr.David N. Burt, Chairman, SCMI, USD
Richard Jacobs, Co-Founder & Chair, Brave New Films
Norma Watenpaugh, Principal, Phoenix Consulting Group
Dr.Gerhard Plenert, Pres., IWCM
Norman Bodek, Pres., PCS Press
Dr.Malcolm DeLeo, Clorox
Melanie Patrick & Dr.Celia Alvarez, Creative Strategic Consulting
Ron Nussle, Jr., Pres., ICR
Ron Person, Dir. & Founder, TOR Consulting
Dr.Ron Steffel, Pres., Steffel & Assoc
Robert de Neve, Board Member, Evolve Mfg
Dr.Helen Eckmann, Fac., USD
Nicholas Testa, Natl Pres., APICS
Mel Nelson, VP, APICS Region 10

B2B Power Exchange - Leads Group for True B2B Business Developers
A B2B Power Exchange Event

Date: Thursday, May 18
Time: 7:45am-10:00am
Location: Mimi's Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Drive, Dublin
Website: http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/dublin.htm
Pricing: Non-members pay $40 which includes the cost of breakfast. Prepay by the Tuesday prior to the event and your price is $30. Members attend for free. For more information on membership fees and benefits, click http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/fees.htm
B2B Power Exchange focuses on helping entrepreneurs, consultants and biz dev pros who sell to senior decision makers at companies with $10M or more in annual revenues.  Our members focus on large, complex sales and we leverage our combined skills and executive contacts to expand our pipelines. Please pre-register, because we limit attendance to 25 people per location.
 
For locations and other information, please call 925.201.3410 or register online at http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/application.asp
 
For more information on membership fees and benefits, visit http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/fees.htm

Building Organizational Capabilities to Execute Your Strategic Plan
An Association for Strategic Planning Event

Date: Thursday, May 18
Time: 7:30am-9:30am
Location: SRI-Stanford Research Institute, International Building, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park
Website: http://www.strategyplus.org
Pricing: $15 for members, $35 for non-members, affiliates $30, students $25, all on site: $40.
Join Gregory W. Madsen, Director of Consulting Services, Mandel Communications and Liz Wiseman, President, Mindshare Learning Systems who will share a case study of how Oracle drove success and developed their talent. We will show how the research behind the HBR article 'Capitalizing on Your Capabilities' worked to build a new set of capabilities for Oracle. FUSION LEARNING works because people learn best by doing, and they also "do" best by learning. FUSION LEARNING builds strong leadership and ownership for a strategy and generates the momentum to sustain an initiative long enough to deliver tangible results.

Intel Museum - Free Saturday Program Engages Kids and Parents: Schematics, Switches and Circuits
A Intel Museum Event

Date: Saturday, May 13
Time: 10:30am-2:45pm
Location: The Intel Museum, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara
Website: http://www.intel.com/museum
Pricing: Free
Schematics, Switches and Circuits
10:30-11:30
1:45-2:45
From doorbells to karaoke machines, kids ages 9 and up will be introduced to reading schematics and building circuits.  After a quick introduction to the basics, they will work in teams to build a variety of electronic devices that ring, beep and play songs! Space is limited and reservations are required. Tours will be available with no reservation needed at: 12:15 and 3:30.
You can also take a self-guided tour and enhance it by using an audio tour unit. The audio tours are available in English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish, and are free of charge.

Inventors Alliance Main Event
A Inventors Alliance Event

Date: Saturday, May 13
Time: 9:15am-2:30pm
Location: Network Meeting Center In Techmart Building, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
Website: http://snipurl.com/ppqd
Pricing: $15 members, $25 non-members, Door: Add $10.
Headlining Speaker: Barbara Carey
 
As an inventor and entrepreneur, Barbara has brought more than 100 products to market, launched seven companies, and been awarded more than a dozen patents in the last 20 years. And she's done all of it virtually on her own through a step-by-step, tried-and-true formula she calls 'The Carey Formula.'
 
Countless people have visions of products that would be extremely successful. But they don't have a plan. Barbara Carey is living proof that with a plan, a person can single-handedly start, nurture and grow a self-funded business.

TiEcon 2006
A big issues in today’s business environment Event

Date: May 12-13
Location: Hyatt, Santa Clara
Web Site: http://www.Ticon.org
Pricing: Early bird member-pricing: $165/ $100 single-day (The promo-code is AFFORGG)
2-day conference: Listen to industry giants speak of their experiences in keynotes; Meet leading VCs one-on-one in our entrepreneur’s bazaar and pitch your start-up; Avoid start-up pitfalls – learn from successful CEOs, CTOs, CFOs, CMOs sharing their experiences.
TiEcon features 3000+ attendees, keynotes, panel discussions and case studies on business ecosystems in networking, semiconductors, software, storage, security, Internet, wireless, life sciences, and other emerging businesses.  Visit the Entrepreneur’s Bazaar. Sign-up for quality, one-on-one time with VCs and other industry experts from legal, finance and other professions. Pitch your startup and get heard. Attend the Eminent Speaker series, where ‘C’ level corporate officers and managers share candid insights from their personal experience and expertise.

Partial list of past-keynotes: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, Larry Ellison, Oracle, John Chambers, Cisco, Eric Schmidt, Google, Tim Koogle, Yahoo,Jim Clark, Netscape, Vinod Khosla, Sun Microsystems and KPC&B, Ted Turner, CNN, Narayana Murthy, Infosys, Dr.Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, Harvard.

SVAMA Monthly Program: Word Of Mouth Marketing

A Silicon Valley American Marketing Association (SVAMA) Event

Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Location: Network Meeting Center at Techmart, Santa Clara, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
Website: http://www.svama.net/events/20060510mp.html
Pricing: $15-40, see http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=108425 for details.
WOM (or Word of Mouth) Marketing has produced some of the most innovative and successful marketing campaigns to date. These viral campaigns are evolving beyond the world of blogs and internet and are achieving truly unprecedented results for companies today. Join us for this inspirational presentation of WOM Marketing as we change the world one whisper at a time.
 
Advanced Pricing by May 3 ($10 additional after May 3): $30 SVAMA members, $40 Non-members, $32 Partner members (ASAP, CSPA, SDForum, SFAMA, SVASE, PDMA), $15 Student members.

Mentoring Matters: Creating a Mentoring Culture
A MentorNet Event

Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Google Headquarters, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View
Website: http://www.mentornet.net/documents/other/events/google/index.aspx
Pricing: $25 pre-registration; $35 at the door.
In order to succeed in today's competitive environment, companies must deploy effective mentoring so that their employees may continue to grow and develop. MentorNet is pleased to present Dr. Lois Zachary, nationally recognized mentoring expert, to offer guidance, practical advice, and case studies for companies interested in embedding mentoring within their culture.
 
Author of the best-selling "The Mentor's Guide and Creating a Mentoring Culture", Dr. Zachary employs innovative approaches to help organizations to design and implement learner-centered mentoring programs.
 
6:00pm - 7:00pm   Networking reception
7:00pm - 8:00pm   Program

8:00pm - 9:00pm   Book signing, coffee and dessert.

B2B Power Exchange - Leads Group for True B2B Business Developers
A B2B Power Exchange Event

Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 8:00am-10:30am
Location: Elephant & Castle, 425 Battery Street, San Francisco
Website: http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/sanfrancisco.htm
Pricing: Non-member cost is $30 if prepaid or $40 at the door, both of which include breakfast. Members attend for free. For more information on membership fees and benefits, click http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/fees.htm
B2B Power Exchange focuses on helping entrepreneurs, consultants and biz dev pros who sell to senior decision makers at companies with $10M or more in annual revenues.  Our members focus on large, complex sales and we leverage our combined skills and executive contacts to expand our pipelines. Please pre-register, because we limit attendance to 25 people per location.
 
For locations and other information, please call 925.201.3410 or register online at http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/application.asp
 
For more information on membership fees and benefits, visit http://www.b2bpowerexchange.com/fees.htm

Q1 2006 "Shaking the MoneyTree
PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTreeTM Report based on data from Thomson Financial

Date: Wednesday, May 10
Time: 7:30am Registration & Continental Breakfast, 8am - 10am Program
Location: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 201 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood Shores
Website: Register Online at http://www.meetpwc.com/svevents
Please join PricewaterhouseCoopers, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and a distinguished panel as they provide insight into Q1 2006 Venture Investments.
 
Churchill Club members receive a discount. Promotion code "Churchill"
 
Sponsored by
PricewaterhouseCoopers
 
Co-Sponsored by
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Brain Tools & Games:  Building Better Brains from Lab to Laptop
A SmartSilvers Alliance Event

Date: Tuesday, May 9
Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Location: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosatti, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto
Website: http://www.smartsilvers.com/content/events/events_intro.htm
Pricing: $15 in advance on the website, $20 walk-in, cash or checks only.
Speaker: Jeff Zimman - CEO, Posit Science
 
Panelists:
Joanna Rees - Gallanter, VSP Capital
Scott Rains -  SeniorNet
Terry Freeman - Klein Financial Corp
 
Moderator: Susan Walker - SmartSilvers
 
Lots of buzz ... People used to think memory loss, those dreaded "Senior Moments" was an inevitable part of getting old. But research shows you may be able to keep your brain fit the same way you do your body - with exercise. Join us in a lively panel discussion as the CEO of Posit Science, a venture-backed company based in San Francisco that is developing brain exercise programs, discusses the brain tools and the potential market in brain fitness.

TEN's Entrepreneur Support Foundation Golf Classic
An Enterprise Network of Silicon Valley Event

Date: Tuesday, May 9
Time: 11am-8pm
Location: CordeValle Country Club, One CordeValle Club Drive, San Martin
Website: