This was just posted to Bytemarks on Upcoming.org as well as Bytemarks on Yahoo Groups
Bytemarks Lunch
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Laniākea YWCA(Google Map)
1040 Richards St
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
April 2008 Bytemarks Lunch, our very informal geek gathering, on a Wednesday this time. Bring your lunch and your web stories.
Homepage
http://www.bytemarks.org
Just saw this posted - Blogger Dinner on Upcoming.org, thanks @hawaii on twitter
Blogger Dinner
Thursday, April 10, 2008
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Highway Inn (Yahoo Map)
94-226 Leoku St # B1
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
Renown web strategist Jeremiah Owyang, Senior Analyst for Social Computing at Forrester Research, is coming to Honolulu! He’d love to meet up with local geeks for dinner. RSVP early! Highway Inn, like all Hawaiian restaurants, is a small place with a big heart.
Just saw this posted to Guys Tais and Geeks on Upcoming.org. Thanks @lloydyasato
Guy Tais and Geeks
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
5:00 PM
Chart House (Yahoo Map)
1765 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Join us for Guy Tais and conversation at the Chart House. If you have never had Guy Maynard’s famous drink along with conversations ranging from iPhone SDK to Gruul’s Lair strategies while watching a gorgeous Hawaiian sunset, then what are you waiting for?
This was just posted to Bytemarks on Upcoming.org as well as Bytemarks on Yahoo Groups
Bytemarks Lunch
Thursday, March 27, 2008
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Laniākea YWCA(Google Map)
1040 Richards St
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
It’s our monthly Bytemarks Lunch for the Downtown Honolulu crowd. It’s an informal geek meetup to catch up on tech happenings and the latest gadgets in someone’s possession. All are welcome.
Homepage
http://www.bytemarks.org
Hawaii Venture Capital Association (HVCA) Luncheon
Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Plaza Club 20th Floor
11:30am-1:30pm
$29 for HVCA, Hawaii Angels, DualUse Council, Bytemarks and HSTC Members, $39 non-members, $25 students.
Aloha attire is required by the Plaza Club.
Register at www.hvca.org (Direct link - http://www.hvca.org/display.aspx?base=Luncheons&ID=68
Will Turmoil in the Public Markets Hit the Venture Capital World?
New Challenges Face Entrepreneurs and Investors
Elliot Parks, CEO of Hawaii Biotech and former venture capitalist with Ventana Capital, a 24 year old venture capital firm with global reach, will address members and guests of the Hawaii Venture Capital Association at its March 27, 2008 monthly luncheon meeting at the Plaza Club. With every passing day, the turmoil in the public markets caused by the mortgage crisis and instability of the US dollar touches us in many ways. Venture capital is traditionally insulated from the twists and turns in the stock market, however, today that insulation may be wearing thin. Elliott Parks, whose career spans many years in the private equity market will talk about the about the current cash flow situation within venture capital firms and address some of the challenges for venture capital portfolio companies. He will also speculate the impact of the current financial climate on the flow of capital into venture firms planning to raise another fund in 2008.
One situation, according to a MarketWatch report by Scott Austin, is the failure of “auction-rate securities” which are debt instruments that corporations and wealthy individuals invest. This situation may severely impact venture investing and venture capital portfolio companies. These securities, which comprise a $330 billion market, bear floating interest rates that reset in auctions every week or so. An estimated $60 billion of such debt failed to generate enough demand from bidders at a recent auction and the interest rates soared. This unprecedented occurrence prevented many holders of auction-rate securities from getting their cash back, according to the report. In addition to tying up cash available to venture capital firms, many start-ups who have parked their cash in these instruments may face lengthy delays in accessing their cash that could hinder operations.
“Investors and entrepreneurs need to be sensitive to big picture issues such as these that could severely impact operations and future investment,” said Bill Spencer, HVCA President. “We are lucky to have experienced observers like Elliot Parks in our community who can educate us about these challenges.”
The Hawaii Venture Capital Association, founded in 1988, is one of Hawaii’s oldest private non-profit economic development organizations devoted to entrepreneurship and capital formation.
This was just posted to the HVCA mailing list:
THINKTECH HAWAII:
SEAMLESS ECOMMERCE ON YOUR WEBSITE
THE PLAZA CLUB ON MARCH 20, 2008
8:00am - 12:00pm
Cosponsored by ThinkTech Hawaii, Pacific New Media, StarrTech Interactive, and CyberCom
TWO INTERACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH BLUE RIBBON PANELISTS
Moderated by Peter Kay, CyberCom (star of the “One-Minute Computer”), the program features a lineup of six eCommerce experts to share their experiences with you and answer your questions: Wenona Charles, StarrTech; Tom Yamachika, Accuity, LLP; Lori Lum, StarrTech; Judy Goo, DJ Specialties; Neal Kido, AkamaiSEO.com; and Gerard Coudrier, Tikimaster.
Interested in setting up a web store? Don’t know where to begin? All aspects of web store creation are covered including software selection, effective store design, acceptance of credit card payments and store promotion.
Isn’t it time for you to put eCommerce on your website? Why not make money with your site? Doing business online isn’t an option anymore, it’s become an expectation for nearly every organization, both profit or non-profit.
At the same time, new technologies are making it easier for you to do this. Anything you can sell in brick and mortar you can sell on the web, and any fundraising you need to do for your organization you can also do on the web, with lower overhead and easier accounting.
If you’re not using eCommerce on your site, or if you don’t have an online store that works for you, you need to attend this program. Our panelists are experts and will answer all of your questions and get you to a level of understanding that will pay you dividends for years.
It’s a half-day of training, interactive discussion and Q&A that covers all you need to know to create or upgrade leveraged eCommerce on your website. This program will show you essential elements and strategies necessary to create and sustain a successful store on the web.
BUILDING YOUR ECOMMERCE SITE
8:00am
Determining eCommerce requirements: selecting software, programmers, merchant accounts. Opener - Winona Charles, StarrTech.
Integrating eCommerce functions with company accounting and systems. Opener - Tom Yamachika, Acuity, LLP.
Designing the graphical user interface - psychology, sociology and best practices. Opener - Laurie Lum, StarrTech.
PROMOTING YOUR ECOMMERCE SITE
10:30am
Fulfillment systems and challenges: in-house fulfillment vs. outsourcing. Opener - Judy Goo, DJ Specialties.
Search Engine Marketing - increasing sales with search engines, increasing traffic through SEO, how to get your product out there, using blogs and forums, Pay Per Click Advertising. Opener - Neal Kido, AkamaiSEO.com.
Development and sustainability from the perspective of the user-customer. Opener - Jerome Coudrier, Tikimaster.
REGISTRATION
Seamless eCommerce on Your Website
Thursday, March 20, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Moderated by Peter Kay
The Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street, 20th Floor
Fee: $50, including continental breakfast
Register for L09496
To register, call 956-8400.
For more information contact Susan Horowitz, Pacific New Media at 956-3422 or pnm [at] hawaii [dot] edu; Jay Fidell , ThinkTech Hawaii at 566-2105 or fidell [at] lava [dot] net; Mary Fastenau, StarrTech at 544-3076 mfastenau [at] starrtechmail [dot] com); or Peter Kay (CyberCom 386-3740 peter.eq1z5 [at] cybercominc [dot] com).
Seats are limited. Public parking is available at Pioneer Plaza.
Thanks. We look forward to seeing you there on March 20th.
Susan Horowitz | Jay Fidell |Mary Fastenau |Peter Kay
Just saw this posted as a Facebook event as well as on Upcoming.org. Here is the official Lunch 2.0 Hawaii site as well.
Lunch 2.0 Goes Hawaiian Style!
The tech business lunch phenomenon that started in Silicon Valley –and spread globally to places like Germany, Netherlands and India –comes to Hawaii to provide the Aloha State’s tech community with a new twist on networking. Lunch 2.0 (www.lunch20.com) gatherings are informal and meant to connect people with people and people with tech ideas, products and services.
Our second “Lunch Five-O” is:
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Noon to 2 p.m.
Harbor Court
55 Merchant St, Suite 1700
RSVPs greatly appreciated to get an accurate headcount for food:
rsvp@lunch20hawaii.com
You folks know the drill: come to a startup, eat their lunch, geek out, and then volunteer for the next Lunch20Hawaii like Lorenze (CEO of iLovePhotos.com) did last time. Raise your hand and you’re in!
iLovePhotos creates an entirely new photo sharing paradigm. Imagine seeing every photo anyone has ever taken of you. Imagine automatically sharing all your photos with your friends. Using facial detection and visual tagging, iLovePhotos simplifies photo management by doing two things: Automatically sharing your photos with the people in each photo and automatically creating compelling slideshows out of your photos.
Parking: Parking can be difficult downtown. You can try to find on street metered parking, or park in the garage in the building which will probably cost about $2.50 for two hours.
Please RSVP via email to rsvp@lunch20hawaii.com.
And following up on our first Lunch 2.0 Hawaii in Dec. 2007:
* Congratulations to Carnet’s team at ChipIn that launched their new product Sprout Builder with great success at Demo ‘08! Here is a link to a video of their presentation.
http://www.lunch20.com/2008/01/10/lunch-20-hawaii-launches/
* If you missed it last time, here is the link to PeopleBridge’s video that quickly covers their approach to delivering HyperRelevance.
http://www.mediadv8.com/pb/flash/
* We were mentioned by Pacific Business News who wrote a quick story on Lunch20Hawaii’s launch:
http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/01/21/story9.html?b=1200891600
Lunch 2.0 with Aloha!