• SIPACON 2008: Social Media & The Enterprise
• Bay Area Capital Connection III
  
• Clean Tech Breakfast Series 6: "Next Generation Biofuel Feedstock"

SIPACON – 2008: Social Media & The Enterprise

Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA) announces its annual event SIPACON 2008. The theme for this year’s event is one of the most talked about topics in the industry “Social Media” and its penetration into the enterprises.

We have all seen the explosive growth of social networking and experienced ways in which it touches and changes our everyday lives. It has indeed changed the complete paradigm of collaboration and interaction. Social Networks quickly moved beyond meeting places to became part of business environments creating Social workplaces and Social marketplaces.

Now enterprises are looking to benefit from these web 2.0 collaboration models to increase productivity and add to the bottomline. Will this change the rules of corporate management or just turn out to be fad.

Be there to listen to industry experts on these exciting trends. Keynotes and panelists include investors in Facebook, CxOs from Mobile enterprises, Communication industry and leading Market research organizations.

Panel discussions on –
Generation Mobile: Social, Media & Advertising
Management Consulting career for high tech professionals.
Web 2.0 Collaboration Models for the Enterprise

Speakers/Panelists –
Ravi Belani, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Justin, Founders Fund
Ross Mayfield, President and co-founder at Socialtext
Andras Boross - CTO, Mobile Clarity
Ramneek Bhasin - CEO, Mobio
Anita Manwani, Carobar Business Solutions
Mohan Giridhardas - Senior Partner (Director) at Mckinsey,
Anagha Kale, Agilent, Previously at Deloitte
Mark Dowds, Brainpark

Date, Time & Location –
Nov 08th, 2008. 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
HP Auditorium, 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA – 94304

Special Price for CSPA Members - $29.
Visit www.sipa.org for registration and use SIPALIANZ promo code.

Bay Area Capital Connections III: Investment and Business Resources for Companies in Urban Markets

Friday, October 24, 2008
Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA

Thisis an annual conference for minority, and urban businesses that seek tolearn about how to access venture and angel capital and to network withprivate investors.  Target attendees are CEOs/senior executives atfast-growing start-ups and small to medium sized businesses that areinterested in expansion and creating new job and economic opportunitiesfor Bay Area residents.  Angel and venture capital investors willparticipate and attend.  

For conference information, see www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html.

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- With conditions in the financial markets changing rapidly, many CEOsand entrepreneurs want to know how this may affect their ability toraise capital from equity investors and bank lenders.  
-  As partof their presentation, our workshop panelists have been asked tocomment on these questions and to provide you with information on whatchanges financial institutions may be considering and what you can doto improve your company's prospects of raising capital in thesechallenging times.
-  Final workshop panelists, keynote speakers, and agenda at: www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html
-  Register now to reserve your place.  
 
Date and Time:
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
 
Location:
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, CA
http://www.computerhistory.org/directions/  (directions)

Registration (Affiliates):
Register Online  (Regular Rate - $130)
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=160770

More Information:
Conference Agenda, Participants, and Other Information: http://www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html

SDFORUM/ASTIA PRESENT:  Clean Tech Breakfast Series 6
"Next Generation Biofuel Feedstock"

October 21, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Series Description: SDForum, in conjunction with Astia, has launched its third consecutive 2008 Clean Tech Breakfast Series.  You are invited to attend the sixth breakfast: "Next Generation Biofuel Feedstock." We are grateful for the support of the sponsors for series, Nixon Peabody and Moss Adams.

Topic Description: Algae is regarded as ideal for large scale energy production such as ethanol and bio diesel.  It has the potential to grow 10-100 times more energy per acre than land crops and does not adversely impact food production. To date, it has attracted about 20+ companies into different areas of opportunity.  However, many challenges exist to commercialization, including production rates, yield, processing and scaling.  There are several different approaches being pursued to address these issues, such as genetic engineering, closed system bioreactors and different algae species.  The panelists will cover the state of technology and commercialization, their recommended solutions to these issues, and alternatives to algae in the biofuels sector.

Price: Members: $25, Non-Members:$30, Platinum Pass:$0
Special discount for CSPA members: $5 off
Discount code: Cleanbreakfast08

Location:  
The Cabaña Hotel & Resort- Palo Alto
4290 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Registration: Please go to www.sdforum.org