Assist SIP by Becoming a Volunteer

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Become a Volunteer & Raise Your Profile

SIP and Inspirational Book Club needs volunteers to help to plan and operate their initiatives and programs. You can work from home, guidance and coaching will be provided. You can put as much time as you can, the only requirement is your commitment and attitude.

Benefits of Volunteering

• It is an excellent way to raise your profile.
• Hone your networking skills.
• Build your network, and you never know if people in these groups or their network can help you in many ways.
• Access to resources and many rewards.
• Referral to our members and corporate members
• Free membership.
• Executive Committee Member.
• For a job well done you will get a good reference and testimonial.
• Possibility to receive webfolio coaching.

We need volunteers with diverse skills, such technical, marketing, web design, IT; and there is something to do for you if you have the right attitude and potential.

A. Desktop & Network
Technical Support: dealing with desktop hardware &/or software.

B. Web Design & Web Applications

• Website Usability Coordinator: A person to edit, audit and check look and feel of SIP website.
• Audio/Video Podcaster: A person to edit audio video files and post them to broadcast to SIP and other media websites.
• Web 2.0 Web Master: Familiar with social networking sites, forums and building multi-media webfolio.
• Blogger: maintain event blogs
• Graphic Designer: Familiar with Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc to design banners, flyers, etc.
• Web Master/Designer: Familiar with architecting, designing and maintaining websites

C. Events & Shows

• Trade Show Volunteers: We participate in a number of conferences and expositions, and need volunteers to staff SIP booth at the shows.
• Events Promoters: We need marketer in making to promote our events to other communities and media. Post flyers, press release to media (paper, radio, etc).
• Events Logistic Coordinators: assisting in running the event for audio-video equipment, refreshments and registration desk. Taking photos and videos.
• Speaker & MC Coordinator: Find potential speakers and MC for meetings, seminars and workshops

D. Marketing & Communications

• SIP Internet Job Board: This is a semi-volunteering job, we need a person to market job posting to employers and recruitment companies. We charge $200 per posting and the coordinator will get a part of the fee charged.
• Review: Job Board Page and download the details
• Funding & Other Proposal Writer: Source funding resources and make proposals
• Editor & Copywriter: Write and edit e-Newsletters (SIPpost and Reflections), edit articles and press releases.
• Sponsors Coordinator: Assisting in recruiting corporate members and event sponsors.

E. Directorship
Volunteers can apply to become a Board member.

For more information and interest, please contact Max Haroon rsvp@sipgroup.org

Society of Internet Professionals Miraculous 2009: Newsletter

SIPpost # 601: January 5, 2009
The Official Newsletter of the Society of Internet Professionals

Hello Olga:

Welcome to the first 2009 issue of SIPpost.

I just wanted to wish you a miraculous new year. Yes, you can expect miracles to happen to you.

Listen to my talk on miracles, click on the Holiday Dinner event page (the audio file should start playing, after a slight delay) =>

There is also a link to download the article based on my talk (also photos of the event and audio of Yvonne Oswald, guest speaker's talk) =>

I would like to invite you to the following significant evens for January 2009 in chronological order.

Have You Seen the Famous Movie, "The Secret"?
Would you like to meet Bob Proctor, one of the inspirational leaders portrayed in the movie? Join Bob live (no registration fee) for a 70 Minute Teleseminar.
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 8 PM
Registration

Mind Magic: Instruct Your Mind to Construct Your Life
Yvonne Oswald is an award winning author and pioneer in the field of personal growth. She will demonstrate how to apply the Amazing power of Your Own Mind, your own mind has treasure for you beyond your wildest dreams from her book, "Every Word has Power".
Date: Wednesday January 21, 2009 at 6:30 pm.
Registration

The Life Champion in You
Association of Independent Consultants in partnership with SIP
Clint Cora, an author and a speaker, will cover many useful ideas from his book "The Life Champion In You". As a bonus for our group, he will also cover some elements of skills and techniques that he uses for his presentations.
Date: Monday, January 26, 2009 at 7 pm
(Programme begins 7:30pm)
PLACE: Hotel Toronto Airport
135 Carlingview Drive, Toronto
on-site parking $5.00
DO NOT PAY AT THE PARKING KIOSK:
Report to the front desk and pay special $5 rate.
Fee: AIC & SIP members - $10 (RSVP preferred)
Details & Registration =>

Max Haroon
SIPpost # 601: January 5, 2009

SIP's Seasonal Holiday Dinner with a Powerful Speaker

Invitation: SIP's Traditional Holiday Dinner 2008
Keynote Speaker: Yvonne Oswald on "Every Word Has Power"

You are invited to attend Holiday Dinner 2008

Keynote Speaker: Yvonne Oswald on "Every Word Has Power"

We are hosting tonight another SIP's Annual Dinner in conjunction with Friends of Heart and AIC. We are hoping that we will have the pleasure of your company.

DATE &TIME
Monday December 22, 2008 at 6 pm
(should finish by 9:00 pm)

LOCATION
Bright Pearl Restaurant
2nd floor, 346 - 348 Spadina Ave
(corner of St. Andrews St, entrance is on St. Andrews Street).
Inexpensive parking available in the Kensington Green Garage on St. Andrew Street.

By Subway: Transfer southbound to the Spadina street car from the Bloor subway line, the building is on your right hand side.
Map & Contact


SPEAKER
Yvonne Oswald is an award winning author and pioneer in the field of personal growth. She is a renowned Communications Trainer, Speaker and Therapist. Her book, "Every Word has Power" has been published by Beyond Words, the Publishers that brought you "The Secret". Visit: http://www.globalwelcome.com/



Given this special time of year, we would like you to pay attention your mind, body and soul, which is the mandate of Friends of Heart. Join and explore collaborative tools of this meetup group at: http://meetup.com/Friends-of-Heart/

We have booked a private room, which will provide us with pre-dinner networking opportunities. There will be a cash bar (for teetotalers there will be plenty of jasmine tea on the house). If you would like to meet people from diverse walks of life and interests then do not miss this excellent rendezvous. You are welcomed to bring your friends. We are planning to have a table for business cards.

YOUR INVESTMENT
$25 per person (includes A seven-course vegetarian dinner with fish, a glass of wine/beer, taxes and gratuity).
Please let us know of any food allergies or dietary requirements.

RAFFLE TICKET
In order to raise money we will raffle some excellent prizes (IT books, Software, Mind/body/soul books, Ticket to a three-day seminar, USB drive, Recipe starter kit, etc).
Raffle ticket are $5 for one and $10 for three (your odds to win a prize are 1 out of 5).

Take a look at raffle prizes:
http://www.friendsofheart.org/events/raffles.htm

REGISTRATION
Please RSVP from Friends of Heart website. If you do not belong to any social networking
website then you should explore the collaborative power of the meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-SIP/calendar/9278299/

EVENT WEBSITES
http://sipgroup.org/events/dinner2008/

For more information, send an email to Max Haroon max@FriendsofHeart.org
or phone 416-891-4937

INVITATION BROCHURE: Holiday Dinner 2008
Keynote Speaker: Yvonne Oswald on "Every Word Has Power"
http://sipgroup.org/events/dinner2008/holiday_dinner2008.pdf

links:
sipgroup blog 2005: Party Time: Smell Peking Duck & Sip Green Tea
sipgroup blog 2005: Energized by Bright Pearl
sipgroup blog 2006: SIP's Annual Dinner: Bright Pearl Restaurant
sipgroup blog 2006: Re-energized by Bright Pearl
sipgroup blog 2007: SIP Holiday Dinner at the Bright Pearl
sipgroup blog 2008: SIP's Seasonal Holiday Dinner with a Powerful Speaker


HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

From all of us at the Society of Internet Professionals' Blog, we would like to thank you for your support and wish you the best this holiday season.

The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) is interested in establishing a group to explore Web 2.0 including collaboration wikis tools and social networking sites. We are reaching out to such experts to be part of this group to participate or coordinate. The group is created on "facebook" (a social network site) to collaborate and will also meet once a month.

SIP is Sponsoring Toronto Wiki Tuesdays

Screenshot Toronto Wiki Tuesdays Wiki
Credit: torontowikituesdays wiki

WIKI Tuesday is a monthly gathering about wiki technologies, deployments and adoption. SIP is a proud sponsor of this group that combines education in the cozy ambiance of a pub.

Speaker:
Vanessa Peters, Ph.D. candidate at OISE. She will speak about the application of wikis in education.

When:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Where:
Ground Hog Pub, 401 Bloor Street East, Toronto (416.975.1867)

Fee:
There is no fee to attend (Go Dutch in an English Pub)

Registration & Details =>

Screenshot Toronto Wiki Tuesdays Event Description: May 13, 2008

Event Description

Speaker: Vanessa Peters
This month's speaker will be Vanessa Peters, Ph.D. candidate at OISE, talking about the application of wikis in Education.

In this meeting I will discuss a new wiki-based scripted activity that was created for secondary school biology students. Using a co-design method, the researchers collaborated with two experienced science teachers to create a curriculum unit where 114 grade-ten biology students developed a knowledge base of ideas about human physiology, then drew upon those ideas as resources for subsequent curricular activities. Results demonstrate that this innovative lesson fostered collaborative knowledge construction as well as individual student learning. This suggests that a carefully designed wiki-based activity can complement and enhance the value of a collective knowledge building community within secondary school settings.

Note new Location! The Ground Hog Pub
When and Where:
6:30pm, Tuesday 13th May at 401 BLOOR STREET EAST, TORONTO, ON in the downstairs room: http://www.groundhogpub.com/

Please sign up at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/468369/

Event Sponsor: The Society of Internet Professionals

Who should come and why:
Interested in the topic? Got an opinion? Or just interested to network? Come join our community.

• Managers and leaders responsible for evaluating the use of wikis
• Change transformation agents using wikis to instigate organizational transparency using a wiki
• Consultants and designers who build integration, navigation, visuals and plugins
• Wiki users Wiki gardeners who improve content clarity

About Toronto Wiki Tuesdays and Blended Perspectives:
Toronto Wiki Tuesdays has been running since 2005 and has a mandate to spread the word about how a wiki can transform communication in organizations and the nature of business. Toronto Wiki Tuesdays was founded and is run by Martin Cleaver M.Sc. MBA, Head Blender of Blended Perspectives and a Chair of WikiSym, the International Symposium on the use of Wikis.

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Planning Follow-up from it360 Show Participation

SIP Booth at the it360 Show, April 2008
Max Haroon, President SIP and Dave Forde, Chair Toronto Technology Week discussing participation in techweek.to September 22 - 27, 2008 Photo: 2008 @ sipgroup.blogspot.com

Dear SIPpers,

Thank you so much for staffing the SIP's booth at the it360º Show.

At the end of the it360º show someone asked me, "Was it a success for SIP"?

Success is a multifaceted for me:

• Signing for membership or SIPpost
• Collecting so many business cards
• Meeting volunteers
• Meeting some old acquaintances
• Meeting people who are on our mailing list, "Max I get your SIPpost" (understandable, we have 10,000 subscribers of the SIPpost and I do not know all of them!)
• Discussing with some companies for membership, speaking or job board.

Love to hear your experience and your success stories. Did you have fun?

Now the hard work begins - follow ups, we need to scan the cards and send emails to all visitors of our booth and others we met.

A short meeting is planned to do a follow-up work from the show at Ooh-La-La, CBC Atrium, 250 Front Street West (across the road from Toronto Metro Convention Centre) at 3 pm on Friday April 18, 2008. We should finish by 4 pm.

Please make a special effort to get together with our small group of volunteers and some members of panel of experts. Your rsvp will be highly appreciated.

Regards,
Max Haroon

links:
sipgroup.blogspot.com: Open Digital Doors Toronto: techweek.to May 28-June 1, 2007

intelligententerprise.com: Google Exec Cites 5 Gifts of Cloud Computing
Posted on April 11, 2008 by Sandy Kemsley

blogs.itworldcanada.com: What Google’s enterprise guy told the IT 360 crowd
Posted on April 9, 2008 by Shane Schick

itbusiness.ca: It pays to have your head in the clouds: Google's Glotzbach
Posted on April 11, 2008 by Joaquim P. Menezes

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Screenshoot: it360.ca: "Thank You Everyone For a Successful Event!"

SIP's Internet Books Library Inauguration

SIP is Establishing Internet Books Library

Volunteers Meeting is Today

Date: Friday March 14, 2008

Time: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm

Location: the Chelsea Shoppe
Address: 386 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2G6
Subway: St. George (Bloor line)
2 blocks south off Bloor Street, one block west of St. George

Agenda:

• Plan for the upcoming IT 360 show to be held on April 8-9, 2008
• Inaugurate SIP's Internet Books library (donations of your used Internet books are welcomed)
• Meet other volunteers and entrepreneurs
• A new initiative on our website

If there is one volunteer’s meeting you should attend this year then this will be the one!

SIP REPORT: CareerDoor's Fair, held at Marriott Hotel on February 19-20, 2008

links:
Knowledge Rocks!: Musings, thoughts and opinions on Info Tech (IT), Info Management (IM) and Knowledge Management (KM)

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Winterlicious: Join Max & Friends @ the Sultan's Tent

Join Max & Friends for Lunch at Sultan's Tent

President's Message:

Hello Friends:
I am not going to drag you out in the desert of Morocco but the Arabian Style tent is on Front Street.
During the Winterlicious 2008 Toronto many good restaurants are opening their doors with promotional (read as below their normal prices) lunches and dinners.
We have a small group of 11 to have lunch at The Sultan’s Tent & Café Moroc.

Date: Thursday, January 31 at 12 noon
Address: The Sultan’s Tent & Café Moroc
49 Front Street East, east of the Sony Centre, formerly known as the Hummingbird Centre.
Location: http://www.thesultanstent.com/contact.html

Notes:
1. The cost of the lunch is $20 (including tax and tips but no drinks), please bring cash.
2. Please share with us five of the characteristics you think are important for any one to be your friend.
3. Career Fairs (February 19-20 and April 8-9) and IT360 Conference (April 8-9).

Looking forward to see you again,

Max Haroon

links:
Toronto + Delicious = Winterlicious

SIP Holiday Dinner at the Bright Pearl

SIP's Holiday Dinner at the Bright Pearl 2007

Join us at SIP's Annual Meeting & Holiday Dinner

We are organizing a holiday seasonal dinner this year. This will be an intimate gathering of board and few friends of SIP. We have naturopath, insurance broker, PR, blogger, graphic designers, web developer, humanist, etc. among our guests.

KEYNOTE
Green Zone Philosophy: A Psychotherapist's Exploration of Happiness.
Dr. K. Sohail, A Psychotherapist , an author of many books, a published poet, and a humanist.

COST
$20 per person (Seven course dinner but wine is not included, most are vegetarian safe, fish and beef but no pork).

RAFFLE TICKET
Win (Web 2.0/ Blog/Podcasting/Security/Spam) books. Raffle ticket are $5 for one and $10 for three.

LOCATION
Bright Pearl Restaurant
2nd floor, 346 - 348 Spadina Ave
(corner of St. Andrews St, entrance is on St. Andrews Street).
Inexpensive parking available in the Kensington Green Garage on St. Andrew Street.

By Subway: Transfer southbound to the Spadina street car from the Bloor subway line, the building is on your right hand side.
Map & Contact

DATE &TIME
Wednesday December 19, 2008 at 6 pm.
(should finish by 9:00 pm)

RSVP (must, if you planning to attend)
Please RSVP immediately (we have a limited booking) and let us know if you have any dietary preferences/restrictions.


DRESS CODE
Business casual

AGENDA
6:00 – 6:30 pm: Registration. Raffle Tickets Sale. Mingling
7:00 – 7:20 pm: After being seated. Introductions (over green tea)
7:20 – 7:30 pm: Dinner begins: SIP New Programs & Directions
7:30 – 7:50 pm: Talk by Dr. K. Sohail
7:50 – 8:00 pm: Q and A
8:00 - 8:20 pm: Open floor to anyone who wants to give talk (not more than two minutes per person)
8:20 – 8:30 pm: Raffles, Group photo.
9:00 pm Good Night

Notes
We had an excellent Web 2.0 Panel discussion on Nov 28, 2007, review the report at:
http://www.sipgroup.org/symposiums/social network

As a follow-up, we are establishing a Web 2.0 Study Group to explore collaboration and social networking tools, details.

This group is also created on the "facebook"

SIP's Panel Discussion: Web 2.0 & The Power of Social Networking

Poster: Web 2.0 Panel Discussions

Social Networking Websites and Collaborative Tools

The Society of Internet Professionals would like to invite everybody at

Web 2.0 Panel Discussions
Social Networking Websites and Collaborative Tools

DATE
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

TIME
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (come early and visit SIP booth at the CareerDoor HiTech/IT Career Fair)

LOCATION
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Room 104, CareerDoor HiTech/IT Career Fair
ADDRESS
255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

Just as the next generation of the Web — Web 2.0 is revolutionizing media, culture, and the economy, the Net Generation and its Web 2.0 tools are profoundly reshaping organizations and workplaces. Drawing on their experience with peers on sites such as Facebook and YouTube, N-Geners in the workplace increasingly employ blogs, wikis, and other new tools to form ad hoc communities that transcend departmental and organizational boundaries. Smart companies are learning to leverage these tools that promote collaboration.

PRESENTERS
Three experts in their own field of social networking and Web 2.0
Joel Alleyne, Principal, Alleyne Inc, Practitioner in Residence at the Knowledge Media Design Institute, University of Toronto;
Darius Bashar, professional Social Media Coach, President of the Apollo Media, also runs Toronto Blogger Meetup;
Martin Cleaver, MSc MBA, Principal, Blended Perspectives, also runs Toronto Wiki Tuesdays.

MODERATOR
Paul Artiuch, Research Analyst and Associate Director, New Paradigm

PROFILES
Visit the event website for their profiles


FEE (Pre-registration required at the Registration Page) $10 for members, $0 for new members this week, $20 Guests/Visitors
A book on Blogging will be raffled from all entries pre-registered before November 26.

FEE at the Door: $25 $20

REGISTRATION & DETAILS
http://www.sipgroup.org/symposiums/socialnetwork

PARTNERS
CareerDoor Inc.

SPONSOR
Rai Grant Insurance Broker

INQUIRIES
rsvp@sipgroup.org or phone: 416-891-4937

We have invested a lot of resources to evangelize benefits of using these tools for individuals and small businesses; the event is open to public for a modest fee, if you pre-register. We will appreciate your efforts in broadcasting this event to your email list.
We would like to know, what is holding you back from not attending this excellent event with lots of networking opportunities!
Looking forward to seeing all of you!

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Publicity Is the Best Advertisement

Poster: Promoting Your Business

This event may interest you both as an individual and as an entrepreneur.

The Computer Trainers Network in partnership with the Society of Internet Professionals presents

Promoting Your Business: Getting Your Name Out in Print and on the Internet

DATE: Thursday, November 1, 2007
TIME: 5:45 pm - 9:00 pm

A business or a professional service can not survive without any marketing and promotion of the business. Advertisement is an obvious choice but it's not affordable by one person or SOHO
entrepreneurs. The next best thing is word of mouth, but that too needs publicity. Consisting of
two presentations, this seminar will explore avenues open to you to promote yourself or your business without spending fortune.

Presentation 1: Getting Your Name Out in Print

Janette Burke: Marketing/PR Coach, Consultant, Trainer, Speaker and Columnist.
Founder, Prime Time PR

• The differences between PR and advertising.
• What you need to know about turning the media into a client & pitching your story.
• What you need to know about devising your media plan & leveraging yourself and
• your exposure.

Presentation 2: Getting Your Name Out on the Net

Max Haroon: e-Marketing and SEO Consultant, Mentor and Speaker.
President, Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)

• Social networking websites.
• Blogging & email campaigns.
• Significance of linkages for ranking high in search engines.

LOCATION: NexientNexient Learning
2 Bloor St. West, 12th Floor
Toronto, ON (Map)

FEE: $10 SIP and CTN members ($15 for Guests).

Send an email to rsvp@sipgroup.org

DETAILS
Seminar Brochure & Your Invitation

All attendees will get links to download article(s) based on this presentation.

Feel free to bring a guest. The more the merrier!!!