Technology Events Calendar
Tuesday
Los Angeles Ventura Assn. Meeting
“Student Start-Ups.” A few years ago Stamps.com was an MBA student business plan; today it trades on Nasdaq. The students who founded Yahoo couldn’t get anyone to listen to them. Duke Bristow, UCLA, and Bill Crookston, USC, moderate a talk with founders of new student start-ups, featuring Geniuslabs.com, Jambatalk.com, Interneer Team, and Schoolgossip.com.
Location: Riviera Country Club, 1250 Capri Drive, Pacific Palisades.
Time: 7 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
Cost: Free to prepaid members; $35 members; $50 nonmembers; $20 students.
For more information: E-mail: info@lava.org ; Web: https://www.lava.org
Thursday
Assn. of Information Technology Professionals
E-Business Project Management Conference: Karen Cook Taranto, manager of IBM Global Services e-Business Practice, will share her perspective on effective management of e-business projects. She’ll discuss how e-business projects differ from others; what skills are required to manage an e-business project; typical team organization and technical skills required; and critical success factors.
Location: Ramada Inn, 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City.
Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Cost: $22 members; $26 nonmembers (includes dinner).
For more information: E-mail: kathy@aprconsulting.com ; Web: https://www.aitp-la.org
Oct. 17
Caltech Enterprise Forum
Models for Success as an Entrepreneur in Southern California: A panel of entrepreneurs and local financiers address what it takes to prosper as an entrepreneur. Panel features Ravin Agrawal, East-West Ventures; David Leinweber, Codexa Corp.; Henry Lichstein, Breakthrough Strategies, Citicorp Development Center Inc.; Reuben Sandler, Intelligent Optical Systems Inc.
Location: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
Time: 5:30 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. program.
Cost: $35; $10 for full-time students; free to Caltech students and faculty.
For more information: E-mail: entfor@caltech.edu ; Web: https://www.its.caltech.edu/~entfor/
Oct. 19
San Diego Regional Technology Alliance--TechNet Ed Series
The Venture Plan: Key Factors to Build Your Business. This seminar discusses how a solid business plan will help attract investment and lay the foundation for the company’s strategy. Panelists will speak on what investors look for in a company and the signals that make a company attractive.
Location: Bellaire Ballroom, Westin Harbor Island, 1590 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego.
Time: 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
For more information: E-mail: afolkes@sdrta.org ; Web: https://www.sdrta.org
IHollywood Forum
Unwiring Hollywood: How Wireless Devices, Telecom and Satellites will Revolutionize the Entertainment Industry. Speakers: Rob Tercek, PacketVideo; Jim Griffin, Cherry Lane Digital; Tim Caruthers, IBeam; and executives from Qualcomm, Nokia and studios.
Location: Doubletree Hotel, 1707 4th St., Santa Monica.
Time: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Cost: $50 by Oct. 10; otherwise, $60. Includes dinner buffet, no host bar.
For more information: E-mail: zahava@ihollywoodforum.com ; Web: https://www.ihollywoodforum.com
Oct. 21
Tech Coast Incubator Showcase
Whether your financing strategy is angel capital, venture capital or boot-strapping, technology incubators can accelerate your time to market.
Location: Wadsworth Theatre, 5909 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Cost: $95 by Oct. 18; otherwise, $125.
For more information: E-mail: jdelong@venturepoint.org ; Web: https://www.techcoast.org *
If you would like to submit your events for listings, please contact the SoCal Tech Calendar. Send e-mail to Marie Condron at mcondron@socaltechcalendar.com or Christian Gray at cgray@socaltechcalendar.com .
