Global Entrepreneurship Week + OnContact + InitiativeTO: November 15 – 21, 2010

InitiativeTO 2010 Invites: citywide personal stories
you may face as entrepreneurs, November 17
Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 15 – 21, 2010
Credit: cg6.com

Global Entrepreneurship Week:
100 countries. 40,000 events.
10 million people.
A global movement unleashing new ideas

InitiativeTO: attend, participate and engage in any cross city platform with entrepreneurs themselves. Treats will be provided. Lucky Draw made for Entrepreneurs at Closing Note.

Twitter: @Cg6Inc | Hashtag: #Initiative10

Wednesday, November 17th, InitiativeTO - A citywide initiative of social connection; promoting entrepreneurship, enterprise and social cause to aspiring entrepreneurs on the challenges they may face of being an entrepreneur by entrepreneurs themselves. The effort consists of lead discussions, engaging workshops and local business tours.

InitiativeTO is in part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, hosted and managed by Cg6 Inc; a lifestyle media relations agency socially focused to promote entrepreneurship to creatives and aspiring markets through socially engaging programs, partnerships and placement.

InitiativeTO is a first time 12-hour event consisting of more than 17 entrepreneurs and industry professionals sharing personal stories of challenges they have faced in their career path, 6 seriously fun; down-to-earth life experiencing workshops and up-to 25 businesses taking part in industry tour spawned by venues of social connection ranging from Etobicoke, Junction, Dear Park District, Riverdale and Scarborough.

Event Details:

Speaking: Formats

• Lead Discussions, 40 minutes followed by 15 minutes Q&A
• Engaging Workshops, 90 minutes followed by 10 minutes Q&A
• Local Tours, 20 minutes followed by 5 minutes Q&A

Venue: Contributors

• Scarborough Civic Centre
• Iconica Communications, 55 St. Clair West
• The Armoury, 201 Weston Road
• Longbranch Coworking, 3299 Lake Shore West
• Toronto Model Photography, 1840 Danforth
• Gafas, 561 Queen West

Event: Supporters

• CYBF
• City of Toronto
• Enterprise Toronto
• Impact Entrepreneurship Group
• Centennial College Student Association, Inc.

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InitiativeTO
Cg6 Inc.
Nov. 17
8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Promoting entrepreneurship, enterprise and social cause; InitiativeTO engages and educates aspiring entrepreneurs the challenges they may face in running their own businesses by like-minded industry professionals. This story telling 12-hour event consists of lead discussions, engaging workshops and local business tours.
Registration is required, www.cg6.com connect with tm.mahdi@cg6.com

OnContact with an Entrepreneur
Cg6 Inc.
Nov. 15, 16, 18, 19
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

OnContact with an Entrepreneur educates and promotes to young professionals the different faces of entrepreneurship. 16 industry-experienced entrepreneurs will engage YOU, the audience, with informative answers in an open mike format.
YOU will have the opportunity to witness first-hand, the runnings of a business as an entrepreneur. The hardships and perks, the highs and the lows - all provided from real view points of our speakers.
Registration is required, www.cg6.com connect with mimi.lee@cg6.com

Have a great Entrepreneurship Week!

Last year we participated locally in Global Entrepreneurship Week: November 16-22, 2009

CASCON Celebrating 20 Years of Research and Innovation in Computer Science Technologies

Collage: 20th Anniversary CASCON 2010
Honoring Two Decades of Research & Innovation
November 1 - 4, 2010
"Smarter Technologies for a Smarter Planet"
Credit: IBM Centers for Advanced Studies - CASCON 2010

This year's Conference of the IBM Canada Centres for Advanced Studies (CAS) on Collaborative Research CASCON 2010 is special as it celebrates two decades of research and innovation in computer science and software engineering and its growth into a world class academic and research conference. CASCON 2010 brings over 1300 researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government together for presenting original work, exchanging new ideas, sharing results and experiences, and networking.

CASCON 2010
"Smarter Technology for a Smarter Planet"
The 20th Annual International Conference
hosted by the Centre for Advanced Studies Research, IBM Canada Software Laboratory
in partnership with National Research Council Canada

November 1 - 4, 2010

Venue: Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre
8500 Warden Avenue, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A5 Canada
Southwest corner of Highway 7 & Warden Avenue

Please check a day-by-day schedule with dozens of workshops, keynote presentations, panel sessions, technical paper sessions, technology showcase on the latest research ideas and results on the industry, speakers by day and Twenty Years of Impact and Women in Technology panels: http://www-927.ibm.com/ibm/cas/cascon/

Happy 20th Anniversary, CASCON!

links:

The first article about CASCON 2010 posted on the web - Enterprise Irregulars: Smart Thinking for the Smart Enterprise: CASCON Workshop: Accelerate Service Integration In Your BPM and SOA Applications
By Sandy Kemsley on November 1, 2010
Facebook: IBM Centres for Advanced Studies Canada Research
follow @IBMCAS on Twitter
hashtag: #CASCON2010 with real-time results for #CASCON2010
contributors who tweet about CASCON2010 @jharjono @cidd @machemes @computermacheme @cidd @lifeaftercancer @seemsArtless @kobuse @prof_lyons @chooselmashups @ctreude @lgrammel

Leveraging Social Media #EnterpriseTO Small Business Forum

Screenshot: bizjunction.blogspot.com:
Enterprise Toronto 2010 Small Business Forum
Credit: bizjunction

Enterprise Toronto - Small Business Forum 2010

"Let Your Customers Lead the Way"

When: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front Street West, North Building, Toronto, ON

New This Year:

ROOM 104 B: Seminar: Leveraging Social Media: to find new customers, talent, or build your brand. Some topics include: Facebook Marketing Bootcamp, Using Social Media to Find the Top 10% of Talent in the Workforce, Why Your Business Needs a Community Manager, and How to Make a Haystack Full of Needles.

ROOM 105: Digital Zone: to try out new technology, the latest social media, share your thoughts in the ScribbleLive-powered social media feed, and attend software-as-a-service and mobile application demonstrations. If you've never sent a tweet or think that e-commerce is only for big businesses, the Digital Zone is a must see!
Participants include: Sprouter, Scribble Live, Constant Contact, Rogers Communications, Yellow Pages Group, TD Canada Trust, OfficeExec.

John Bassett Theatre: Opening Keynote: Finding Customers Online, Presented by Chris O'Neill, Google Canada

John Bassett Theatre: Entrepreneurs in Action
An Evening Hosted by TD Canada Trust

including:

Networking

Closing Keynote: Gotta Make the Sale! Presented by Austin Hill, Akoha

Ignite Toronto Presentations - Featuring "5 Toronto Entrepreneurs, 5 minutes each, 20 slides to Watch", Facilitated by Michele Perras

See you there, sharing some of your ideas of making sales in the new [digital - 11111011010] economy.

Credit: enterprisetoronto.com
@EnterpriseTO
Enterprise Toronto Small Business Forum 2010 Program [PDF]

Join Digital Revolution: Create Search Engine Friendly Website

Poster: Join the Digital Revolution
An Affordable Package to create a Search Engine Friendly Mini-Website
This is a promotional value package to evangelise SIP’s motto “Everyone should join the Digital Revolution”.
2010 @ sipgroup.org

Join the Digital Revolution
An Affordable Package to create a Search Engine Friendly Mini-Website

Having your own personal website reflects that you are both professional and serious about your profession or your services. If you have your own domain name then you can start using your own email address based on that domain name e.g. name@yourdomainname.com. Using an email address under your domain provides you with a permanent email address independent of Internet Service Provider (ISP). If you are using an email address assigned by your ISP, such as name@rogers.com or name@sympatico.ca then think what will happen when you terminate the service! But you don’t have to worry about canceling or changing your ISP service if you are using the email address based on your own domain.

In our digital world, if you are self- employed, an entrepreneur or an industry professional without a website, then you are missing out a key to your successful branding using the Internet as a media.

Why many people do not have their own website?
The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) recently conducted a sample poll asking why many people do not have their own website. Top reasons were:
1. They couldn’t afford it because they felt it was too expensive.
2. They do not have the technical skills/knowledge.
3. They do not want to project a non-professional image.
4. They do not understand how to make search engines friendly website.

SIP Offers
We have addressed these issues by putting together an inexpensive package for our members (free membership is provided, if you are not a member), which will meet initial requirements of most of the entrepreneurs.

This proposal outlines the details of what is provided and what you should know, cost and how to go about signing up for this offer.

What is Provided in this Package?
1. Registration of a domain name of your choice.
2. A professional three-page website: Home page, Profile page, Contact page
3. One primary email address under your own domain address.
4. Basic Usability & Assessment of your website including copy editing.
5. Assistance in drafting of website's title, description and keywords. These will make your website search engine and user friendly.
6. Hosting of the Website and email services.
7. Annual Updates.

Website Hosting Technical Details:
• 300 MB Disk Space
• 10 GB Monthly Bandwidth
• You website will be PHP and MySQL enabled.
• Detailed Website Statisticswith AWStats
• Free Nightly Website & Email Backups
• E-mail Services: Web Mail + Email Forwarding + Auto Reply + Auto Virus Protection

Cost
Annual fee of $350
* $350 comprises of $50 hosting, $150 for website design and development and $150 for professional assessment.
The Associate membership is free.
You can apply for optional Professional Membership at a reduced admin fee of $150 (regular admin fee for Professional membership is $200).

Next Step
Visit our web site to make payment via PayPal at:
http://www.sipgroup.org/affinity/websiteforevryone.htm

After receiving the payment we will provide you:
• List of requirements
• How to prepare for the content to create the website.
• How to select the domain name and email address under the domain name.
• Guidelines for creating title, description and key words for your website.

Please review the detailed Proposal to Create a Search Engine Friendly Mini-Website

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact:
Max Haroon, founder@sipgroup.org or phone 416-891-4937.

Invitation to #SESTO Toronto 2010: Leading Search & Social Marketing Event

Screenshot: Search Engine Strategies: The Leading Search & Social Marketing Event
SES Toronto 2010 - June 9-11, 2010 - Sponsors & Exhibitors: SIP's Digital Business Card
Credit: Search Engine Strategies

Search Engine Strategies 2010
Conference & Expo

SES Toronto

Conference: June 10-11

Expo Hall: June 10-11
Thursday, June 10 10:00am - 6:30pm
Friday, June 11 10:00am - 4:00pm

Partnered Training: June 9

Where: Hyatt Regency Toronto
370 King Street West
Toronto, Canada


Company Profile

Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
Website: http://www.sipgroup.org/

The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) is a not-for-profit, membership based organization representing the interest of Internet professionals. Our mission is to uphold professional standards of internet professionals. Since 1977, SIP has spearheaded many initiatives and programs, such as seminars, workshops, Internet job board, newsletters and a members' directory.

As part of our 13th anniversary we are offering free membership to all attendees of SES Conference & Show as Associate Member, sign-up at: www.sipgroup.org

Review our resource intensive website: http://www.sipgroup.org
Contact: Max Haroon, President, Tel: (416) 891-4937 (info@sipgroup.org)

Will you like to Dine Where Celebrities Rendezvous?

We would like to get together with few friends for lunch at SASSAFRAZ, on Monday July 12, 2010 at 12:15 pm.

The cost of the lunch with gratuities will be $30 (normal menu lunch can cost a lot more). The special pricing is part of Summerlicious program. We have been participating it for a new of years.

If you are part of this luncheon, then please send me three lines about YOU and come prepared to talk "What are you up to these days".

Take a peek at past Summerlicious lunches attended by our group:

• Rosewater Club: Inspirational Book Club Lunch - Feb 3, 2009
  
• Sultan Cafe: Moroccan Restaurant: Family of Hearts - Jan 31, 2008

PS: RSVP is closed. If you are confirmed and for any reason you are unable to attend then please let us know ASAP (if you wish to avoid any penalty)

Address:
SASSAFRAZ
100 Cumberland Street (at Bellair St), Toronto, Ontario, M5R 1A6
416-964-2222
nearest subway is BAY on Bloor line.
Nearest parking is 10 Bellair St at Bloor under ROOTS Bldg

Menu:
http://www.sassafraz.ca/docs/summerlicious_2010_lunch.pdf

Attendees List(alphabetical):
1. Andi Shi
2. Cory Popescu
3. Di Wright, Editor, SIPpost. Business Communication Specialist and Career Coach.
4. Hiroo Thadeny, SIP Volunteer
5. Juri Chabursky, An award-winning speaker and sales professional
6. Karim H. Ismail, Bestselling Author of Keep Any Promise; a coach and a trainer
7. Lori Davies, CEO, Holistic Cooking Academy and co-founder of Healing Food Institute.
8. Mary-Kay, member of Healing Food Institute.
9. Matthew Krist, Co-Founder, Artan Gardens
10. Max Haroon, social entrepreneur; founder Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) and Healing Food Institute.
11. Phil Taylor, a SIP Speaker on Life Entrepreneurship and a mayoral candidate for Toronto.
12. Slava Apel, SIP Corporate member. CEO, Amazing Print
13. Vikas Ramrakha, SIP Corporate member and an affinity program provider of Home-Auto life Insurance.

Guests are from the Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) or Healing Food Institute please take a minute to review their profiles.

About Sassafraz
Sassafraz is the heart of the posh Yorkville area of Toronto, having reopened after a massive fire destroyed most of the building. The new Sassafraz feature Canadian dishes based in French cuisine, a 20-foot indoor vertical garden and a new rooftop patio will bring seating capacity to 350. Described as the centre of where all the excitement happens, the celebrity destination.

About Summerlicious
With 150 restaurants across Toronto offering three-course prix fixe menus from July 9 to 25, Summerlicious offers restaurant lovers an opportunity to satisfy their appetites for delicious food and perhaps discover a new favourite restaurant in the process.

The Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading Discussion at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, April 7

Poster: SIP Panel Discussion The Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading
April 7, 2010, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Room 717A, South Building, Metro Convention Centre, Toronto

If you are in any type of business/profession then you must have published a newsletter, website/blog, an article, email or even a book, so you are a publisher and a writer. Join us to explore the power of e-publishing and e-Books (from Codex books to smart books).

As part of our 13th Anniversary Celebrations, The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) is hosting a panel discussion:

The Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading

Moderator: Joel Alleyne
Panel: Bob Logan, Blaise Alleyne, Nate Hendley, Anita Windisman

Here are three more compelling reasons for you to attend this event (and let your friends know about it too):

1. All attendees will receive a Publishing Manual, a 120 page guide.
2. Win a Sony eBook Reader as door prize.
3. Receive Associate Membership of SIP at no charge.

DATE AND TIME
April 7, 2010 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

LOCATION
Room 717A, South Building, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, ON M5V 3L9

FEE
$15 (early bird registration).
REGISTRATION & details
http://sipgroup.org/events/e_publishing2010
For more information, send an email to Max Haroon: rsvp@sipgroup.org or phone 416-891-4937

EVENT SPONSOR
Pay for your Internet purchases directly from your bank account (instead of your credit card) through UseMyServices.
An established corporate member of SIP now operating in many countries & currencies.
Inquire about SIP Affinity Program with UseMyServices for e-Commerce Merchants. http://www.usemyservices.com

VISIT OUR BOOTH (#508) @ THE IT360 CONFERENCE
April 7 from 10 am to 4:00 pm.
Register for free Trade Show Pass: http://www.it360.ca/ use SIP promo code TS1.
Receive 25% discount on Conference pass, use promo code ASC25. Join with 1000+ IT professionals, trend setting vendors, authors, analysts, media and visionaries that are setting a new bar in information technology.

Speakers Profiles and Their Talks

Joel Alleyne, a researcher, a management consultant and an entrepreneur. He is Practitioner in Residence with the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto. He is currently teaching in the graduate programme and working towards a PhD in knowledge management / information studies at the University of Toronto iSchool. He was appointed to the Entovation 100 Global Knowledge Leadership Map.
http://www.joelalleyne.com/

He is the moderator of the panel

Robert K. Logan, Chief Scientist - sLab at OCAD, Prof. Emeritus - Physics - U. of Toronto. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Origins Institute, McMaster University and also at the Institute of Biocomplexity and Informatics, University of Calgary. He collaborated and published with Marshall McLuhan. He is also an author or editor of 12 books and many articles in refereed journals.

He has been active in politics since 1974. Among his many activities he served as an advisor to PM Pierre Eliot Trudeau, policy chair of the Ontario wing of the federal Liberal Party and an advisor to various federal cabinet ministers.
http://www.physics.utoronto.ca/Members/logan/

His Talk: focus on living e-books project at OCAD. The sBook or SmartBook: The Convergence of the Codex Book and the e-Book. Use electronic gadgets and computer to tag, collaborate and making notes while reading "ink on paper "books.

Blaise Alleyne, a graduate from the University of Toronto in computer science, English and philosophy-lives at the intersection of culture and technology. As a contributor to the Techdirt blog, he has written about the challenges traditional media companies face in adapting to a digital environment, and about the effects of copyright on culture. Blaise works as a web developer, a songwriter and musician.
http://blaise.ca/

His Talk: Digital technology has a disruptive effect on traditional content industries in many ways, but this is especially true when it comes to copyright and the law. Blaise Alleyne will analyze the legal issues affecting authors, publishers and readers through a survey of recent conflicts and emerging patterns in order to suggest what this might mean for the future of business, innovation and art in the area of electronic publishing.

Anita Windisman, MBA, President of One of a Kind Publishing Inc., a company specializing in the personalization of content in the form of books and eBooks. She has worked with companies such as Levi Strauss, Toronto Hydro, Royal LePage, and Worlcolor (formerly Quebecor World) in eBusiness strategy development, online content delivery and social media. She is author of the soon to be published book "Business Lessons I Learned from Barbie". http://blogs.OneofaKindPublishing.com

Her Talk: With the rise of electronic content distribution, the publishing industry is changing dramatically. The lines between the traditional roles of author, publisher, distributor and retailer have blurred. As a result, new publishing models have emerged. In her talk, Anita Windisman will provide an overview of the market forces and trends shaping the industry with a view to identifying where future opportunities lie.

Nate Hendley, is a Toronto-based writer and author. He writes extensively for magazines and has just taken a job as content manager of a political website/blog. Hendley has published several non-fiction books, primarily in the biographical and true-crime genres. His website is located at www.natehendley.com.

His Talk: Five years ago, Hendley wrote an article called "Seeing Through the e-Book Threat" for Canadian Printer magazine, that largely dismissed the electronic book format. His talk, entitled "Returning to the Scene of the Crime" will re-examine the e-book vs traditional print format book and offer an objective look at the pro's and con's of electronic book publishing from an author's perspective.

Join us at The Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading Panel Discussion!

Get Ready for Conference Season: IT 360 Show + Future of e-Publishing

SIPpost: February 23, 2010: Join SIP for Canada's Premier Enterprise Architecture Symposium!

President's Notes:

Hello All,

We have outlined some excellent upcoming events for you - focusing on Conferences:

• Enterprise Architecture Symposium - March 29-30, 2010
• IT 360, our favourite IT Show, April 7, 2010
• SIP 13th Anniversary Celebrations on April 7, 2010 and The Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading Panel Discussion

Do drop us a line , if you wish to help-out with our Celebration events.

Max Haroon,
President, Society of Internet Professionals, SIP

Join us for Canada's Premier Enterprise Architecture Symposium!

A premier Symposium for senior level Enterprise Architecture of all stripes to share knowledge, experiences, strategies and best practices covering the Spectrum from Strategy through to Execution. Seize this excellent opportunity to learn how to apply the latest EA Tools and Techniques to help your organization achieve the ultimate goal of successful initiatives, while earning up to 14 PDU's!

Keynote Speakers:
Scott W. Ambler (IBM)
Rob Meikle (CIO, City of Brampton)
Huw Morgan (Head of Architecture, City of Toronto)

Date and Location:
March 29-30th, 1 King West Hotel and Residence, Toronto ON, Canada

Details & Registration:
Registration for SIP members is $796 (20% discount) with Priority Registration Code - G5114
We look forward to your participation!

EA Symposium on Twitter: @easymposium

SIPpost February 23, 2010: IT 360 Conference & Expo: April 7, 2010

IT 360 Conference & Expo: April 7, 2010

Join 1000+ IT professionals and executives and share experiences and challenges at our favourite show & conference, where we also have a booth.

Fourth IT360° Conference & Expo is co-located with Cloud Computing conference and Asterisk & Open Telephony conference.

A Full Circle day including Trade Show, Visionary Keynotes, live demonstrations and feature presentations all under one roof at the Metro Convention Center, Toronto.

Register for the show at no charge, using SIP promo code TS1.

Conference Super Pass Includes:

• IT360, Cloud Computing and Asterisk & Open Telephony Conferences & keynotes
• Proceedings for all three conferences
• Feature Presentations
• LPI Certification
• BSD Certification

Use SIP promo code ASC25 to get 25% off, plus early bird registration fee.

For Details & Registration visit: http://www.it360.ca/


Will you like to Learn the Art of Networking?

Join our dedicated team of volunteers to help us staff the booth (2 hours) and a Panel Discussion on e-Publishing (one hour in the evening). Tickets to the Show & key notes and SIP membership will be provided.

Interested? Join us for the IT 360 Show & Panel discussion planning meeting on March 12 at 5:30 pm, help raise your profile and give back to the community, please RSVP and we will send you the detail of this meeting

Network with professionals, make some new friends, have some fun mingling and learning from industry experts, simply by helping us celebrate the 13th Anniversary of SIP!

SIPpost February 23, 2010: Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading

Future of e-Publishing & e-Reading

As part of our 13th Anniversary Celebrations, The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) is hosting a panel discussion at the Metro Convention Centre ( South Building, Room 715A ) on April 7 at 5:30 pm.

The digital publishing is changing the model for printing, distributing and selling of a book and on its way by passing many middle businesses. The book is no longer a physical entity and an e-author can publish the book him or herself, and sells directly to the consumers. The process has also created new vistas - eBook readers, self-publishing houses, e-authors, e-books.

If you know of any speaker on the subject or any organization to sponsor the event then please let us know.

Early Bird Registration and No Charge SIP Membership Offer:
You pay only $10 now ($25 at the door), RSVP from meetup.com as part of our social media networking site (take advantage of posting your profile).

You will also get an invitation to join SIP at no charge .

SIP Heartwarming Holiday Networking Dinner: Every Participant Has Power!

Once again, a terrific holiday dinner for SIP in conjunction with Life Transformation Institute was held at the Bright Pearl, a historic landmark of Toronto on November 24, 2009.

Over 40 people enjoyed a seven-course meal along with the opportunity to win some wonderful door prizes.

A stimulating and fun Speakers’ Contest made the evening even more entertaining with all of the participants getting public acknowledgment for their speaking endeavors and talents.

But, this heartwarming event would not have happened without the hardworking efforts of the great volunteers.

We were very pleased with the outcome but don’t just take our word for it – read some of the heartwarming comments given below:

"… Max, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart thank you so much for your kindness and understanding. My friend Deka and I enjoyed the wonderful event that you put together. I personally think that you are an extraordinary person and it was pleasure to meet you…" Maryan

"… Thank you for having us last night, we met some great people. Thank you for making the evening so successful …"
Mimi Lee, Director of Operations, Cg6 Inc.

"… What a pleasure it was to attend last night's event - thank you so much for a lovely and profitable meeting…"
Kim Taylor-Galway, Perfect 10 Communication

"… Narmin and I enjoyed ourselves, and the great company, and making many new connections. Did you take the Life Quiz? …"
Karim H. Ismail, Best selling author: Keep ANY Promise

"... This was a very impressive, passionate and committed group …"
Attila Lendvai, The Atlas Project

"... We had a terrific seven-course dinner and an opportunity to speak and to top it all we all had FUN … giving us some memorable moments.…"
D. A. (Di) Wright, author, teacher and a career coach

We were glad to see the mingling, exchanging of business cards and engaged discussions during the dinner and the dedicated Networking session, a networking game ensured that each one met more than seven people.
Many thanks to the wonderful generosity of those who donate prizes and bought raffle tickets.
To rekindle these moments, take a peek at the photo gallery at:
http://sipgroup.org/events/dinner2009/
Once again, a really big thank you to all who made the event so successful, such as some of the following:

• Audio-Video-Graphics: Russell for designing the professional looking name badges and posters, looking after audio-video logistics.
• Volunteers: Di, Alicia, Linda, Fari, and Lori for all of their great registration efforts
• Anna and Ray who hustled around selling raffle tickets (we raised $260 for a good cause)
• Ray and Olga who shot photos and video
• Vikas for Ch’ing speakers’ session.
• SIP's Corporate members: Paul, Edward and Vikas
• The Great Speakers
• Last, but not least - All of you!!!

If you wish to receive SIPpost, our newsletter, then subscribe at:
http://sipgroup.org/SIPpost-signup.html

Let us Promote Our Colleagues & Members by leveraging the power of Message Board of a Social Media Website "Meetup".

Finally, if you would like to post your professional profile then please join SIP. You may join SIP as a SIPper; there are no dues for the meetup membership:
http://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Internet-Professionals/