Got this email from the bytemarks yahoo group:
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I am still recovering from that great eventful Thanksgiving weekend.
The end of the month is fast approaching and it is time for our
Bytemarks lunch gathering. We can also include a discussion of our
upcoming Unconferenz planned for January 12th. Please bring your ideas
and suggestions.
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
When: Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
Where: YWCA Courtyard
From Upcoming:
Manoa Geeks
We cover online startups, entrepreneurship, web 2.0, web services, the future of tech and related social issues.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
6:30 PM
Camber Corporation
900 Fort St. Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Meeting Outline (schedule will be flexible)
6:30 Arrive
6:45 Introductions: Who are you, what you do, and what are you trying
to solve/learn/build/etc.
7:00 Informal chit-chat based on what we just learned about each other.
7:45 Presentations / Guided conversation Got something you’d like to
present? (5 mins + questions) Shoot me an email.
**RSVP’s are required for this event. The building security guard
will be checking names against a list. Guests are welcome but they’ll
need to be on the list as well.
And a very big mahalo to our host and sponsor, Seth Ladd and Camber
Corporation! They’ve invited us to use their conference room, and
they’re throwing in some pizza too. Feel free to bring your own
(non-alcoholic) beverage.
This is the Hawaii Venture Capital Association Newsletter and Luncheon Announcement for December 6, 2007
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LUNCHEONS
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London Stock Exchange - The Alternative Investment Market
In Conjuction with the UK Trade Investment Office of the British Consul General and Sponsored by Enterprise Honolulu
Learn all about going public on the London Stock Exchange AIM program at this special event presented by the Hawaii Venture Capital Association in conjunction with the UK Trade Investment Office of the British Consul General and sponsored by Enterprise Honolulu.
The first 100 people to make a reservation via the HVCA web site or by calling Gail at 262-7329 will be guests of the British Consul General.
The London Stock Exchange AIM program offers smaller growing companies all the benefits of being traded on a world-class public market, within a regulatory environment that has been designed specifically to meet their needs. AIM was developed to meet the needs of smaller companies. A flexible approach to regulation and a streamlined admission process make AIM the ideal market for smaller growing companies seeking to develop their business in a supportive environment.
AIM is renowned worldwide for having a regulatory framework and approach uniquely suited to smaller companies. The AIM Rules do not contain legal or technical jargon, and are designed to be as flexible and comprehensible as possible. The Exchange operates a consultative approach to any changes in the rules governing AIM, and always engages and consults with market participants before putting any
Our speakers are John Nuttal and David Kent, two legal practitioners with vast experience taking companies public on AIM. Debra Guerin, a principal with invencor, inc., a California venture fund, will also talk about her firm’s experience taking one of their portfolio companies public on the London Stock Exchange.
John Nuttall has over 12 years of corporate finance and equity analysis expertise at Panmure Gordon and Investec, focused on the small and mid cap space. He has executed numerous AIM IPO’s in the industrial and intellectual property sectors and has consistently been a top ranked analyst by both the CFO and Fund Management community. John co-founded First Columbus in 2006, which has been specifically set u p to advise and invest in small and mid size US and international companies seeking to raise capital in London.
David is a partner of the European law firm Taylor Wessing leading a team of 42 lawyers specialising in advising emerging growth and listed companies from the US, Canada, Europe, Australasia, China, Taiwan and Japan. David’s team has been estimated as currently advising around 1/6 of all inbound work from North America to the UK (around 250 new US clients each year). This practice is considered to be the leading practice of UK lawyers advising North American companies in the UK. David’s clients include companies in the capital markets, manufacturing and service areas, as well as technology companies involved in the internet, software, hardware, telecoms and life sciences areas. avid and his team act as and when required as General Counsel for Europe and through its five German offices, its French and Belgian offices, club memberships and other close relat ionships, Taylor Wessing provides a pan-European service to its clients.
To be eligible for the “sponsored lunch” at no charge, please register, then say you are going to pay by check. We will notify you regarding whether you are among the first 100 to register.
The event will be held at the Plaza Club, 20th Floor, 900 Fort St. Mall on December 6, 2007. Registration begins at 11:30A, luncheon concludes at 1:30PM. Aloha attire requested.
Just received this email from the HVCA Email list
Beer and Business part DEUX @ BeerAndBusiness.com
What: Beer and Business
Where: 39 Hotel, Downtown
When: Thursday, 11/15, 530 - 800 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I’m really excited to announce that the next Beer and Business event is right around the corner and you’re invited. We’ve decided to tweak the format slightly this time around which will hopefully make the event more fun and valuable for all.
First off, I want to thank Hawaii Business Magazine. They’ve generously agreed to sponsor the next Beer and Business event and that means that drinks are on the house! As before, HiBEAM is also sponsoring and making this event possible. Now we’re going to be able to offer a couple of free drinks per guest. A very big thank you to both of them for their support.
We’re also changing up the format slightly. This time around we’ll have two companies making 5 minute presentations showcasing their experience in Hawaii. We have Laurent Scallie, CEO of Atlantis Cyberspace, talking about his experience in Hawaii running a company that provides the military with virtual combat simulation technology. Our second presenter is John Bower, CEO of uBoost, an exciting new e-Learning venture out of Hawaii.
After presentations we’ll open up the stage for anyone to get up and talk for 60 seconds about anything they want. You got something to say, say it!
This Beer and Business will be downtown at ThirtyNine Hotel (yes, that’s also the address) on Thursday, November 15th, from 530 to 800 pm. Send any questions you have to fun@beerandbusiness.com.
See you there!
Cheers,
Lorenz Sell and Rachel Ogdie
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This month’s Honolulu Coders meeting will take place on Wednesday 7th
November from 6pm to 8pm.
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This month’s meeting will be held in the POST building, room 302, at the
University of Hawaii Manoa campus.
UoH parking information is here.
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The meeting’s agenda is as follows:
6:00pm - 6:30pm “Meme tools” Main talk by Ralph Perrine and Peter Kay
6:30pm - 7:00pm Discussion
7:00pm - 7:15pm Pizza Break sponsored by Ikayzo http://www.ikayzo.com/
7:15pm - 8.00pm Open Ruby workshop by Sam Joseph
Speaker Bio etc available here