TechOahu

David Lassner tipped us to this event, direct link here: Hawaii Broadband Task Force with Cisco’s Ken Wirt on Event Calendar. It sounds like it is open to the public and doesn’t appear that RSVP is necessary.

Friday, July 18, 2008
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaii State Capitol Rm 309
The Exabyte Era and Why Broadband is Essential, with
Ken Wirt, Cisco Vice President for Consumer Marketing

The Hawaii Broadband Task Force will be meeting with Ken Wirt, Cisco’s Vice President for Consumer Marketing, to discuss the imperative for advanced broadband services. Cisco’s research indicates that the dam is about to burst for Internet-based video and high-bandwidth requirements will be embedded in many applications for business, entertainment, education, health and government. Cisco’s analysis indicates that continuous growth in Internet capacity will be essential for individuals, communities and regions that want to ensure their ability to participate full in the digital societies of the 21st century. Legislators, policymakers and interested members of the public are invited to attend.

About Ken Wirt:
Ken is responsible for partnering with Cisco, Scientific Atlantic, and Linksys marketing teams in the creation and implementation of Cisco’s consumer marketing strategy. his includes developing an overall corporate brand architecture and keeping a pulse on the consumer to develop the most effective marketing and messaging strategies for Cisco overall. Ken has over twenty years of marketing experience with a strong background in developing new consumer electronic categories. He led marketing for one of the first home computers at Atari, introduced the first CD-ROM-based video game system at NEC, headed marketing for the first PDA (Newton) at Apple, launched the first portable MP3 player (Rio) at Diamond Multimedia, and was CEO of the first indie music recommendation web site (Riffage). Most recently, Ken was SVP Worldwide Marketing at Palm where he developed the first consumer PDA (Zire), the first hard-drive based multimedia PDA (LifeDrive), and launched the second generation of Treo smartphones with many of the world’s leading service providers. Ken received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA in The Psychology of Kinetic Media from the University of Michigan.

Just saw this posted to Coworking Group July 8, 2008 on TechHui

Time: July 8, 2008 from 8am to 12pm
Location: Tropical Smoothie Cafe (Map)
Organized By: Truman Leung

Trying out a new place this time: Tropical Smoothie Cafe. I think its the perfect place for a coworking group:

1. It’s conveniently located in town: It’s just across Piikoi Street from Sears Ala Moana in the Hawaiki Tower.

2. Lots of padded seating (it’s not crowded).

3. Ample conveniently located electrical outlets to keep your laptops powered up.

4. Coffee/Food to keep yourself powered up. I think the Acai smoothie there tastes better than Jamba Juice. Plus the chipotle chicken sandwich rocks. We can stay there and have breakfast and/or lunch.

5. Internet. I’ve arranged for wifi access during the time of our weekly co-working meeting thanks to the owner, Teddy Wells.

6. Free parking. There are a bunch of stalls in the parking garage. Entrance to the parking garage is on Piikoi St. Just after you enter the garage, on the left hand side there are marked stalls reserved for customers of the Tropical Smoothie Cafe.

7. It’s spacious, air-conditioned and bathrooms are just down the hall.

Hope you can make it!

Benefits of coworking:

* get out of the house to focus on work
* network with other people in your field(s)
* cross-pollination of ideas and new tech
* collaborate

Post with more info on coworking (aka Jelly)

Just received this via email, also on the web at Hawaii Science and Technology Council Event - Increasing STEM Internship & COOP Opportunities for UH Students

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Attention STEM Employers

Increasing STEM Internship & COOP Opportunities for UH Students

**Please join the University of Hawaii, DBEDT, HISciTech, and Enterprise Honolulu on June 26th for an in-depth program discussing STEM internships and the opportunities and challenges faced by employers, UH coordinators, and students.

June 26, 2008
10:00am - 3:00pm
Honolulu Community College, Building 2, Rm 201

Register Now: Free Admission

Panel discussion moderated by Mike Rota, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Hawaii Community Colleges

9:30-10:00am Registration
10:00-12:00 Panel (panel to be named)
12:00-1:15pm Networking Lunch
1:30-3:00pm Panel Q&A
Intended Audience: STEM Employers, UH Internship & COOP Coordinators, UH Students

*RSVP to Dori Baba at Enterprise Honolulu dbaba [at] enterprisehonolulu [dot] com or call (808) 521-3611 ext.10

Be sure to check our Events Calendar for upcoming events.

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Hawaii Science & Technology Council
733 Bishop Street, Suite 2900, Makai Tower
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808.536.4670
Fax: 808.536.4680
www.hiscitech.org

Found via UH Business IP Forum Event on TechHui

Time: June 24, 2008 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Manoa Innovation Center, 2nd Floor Large Conference Room (Manoa Innovation Website, Google Map)
Street: 2800 Woodlawn Drive
City/Town: Honolulu, HI
Contact Info: +1 (808) 429-6600
Event Type: Forum
Organized By: San Joseph & Daniel Leuck

The UH Business IP Forum is intended as an opportunity for University of Hawaii researchers to present their latest ideas to the local business community. University of Hawaii researchers regularly generate intellectual property in the form of patents. The University of Hawaii can provide exclusive rights to these patents, licensing them to individual business or consortia for the purpose of generating revenue. In the first instance the forum will start with presentations from UH researchers from the Ubiquitous Wireless Computing research group from the department of Information and Computer Sciences. The presentations will generally be short in order to allow plenty of time for discussion. As well as getting feedback on the potential licensability of existing patents, UH researchers will be looking for input from the business community on what technologies and techniques could be developed for the mutual benefit of both academia and business.

The UH Business IP Forum is lead by Sam Joseph. Sam is the project lead for the Ubiquitous and Wireless Computing project in the Laboratory for Interactive Learning Technologies in the University of Hawaii Department of Information and Computer Sciences. He has brought in over $3,000,000 in industry grants over the last year and now runs a team of 10 researchers developing new IP in the fields of Ubiquitous and Wireless Computing.

Sam’s academic qualifications include a B.Sc. (Hons) in astrophysics from the University of Leicester, UK, a M.Sc. in cognitive science and natural language and a Ph.D. in neural networks from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He was also recipient of the Raymond-Hide prize for Astrophysics and a Toshiba Fellowship.

Sam spent six years in Japan, first working on intelligent agents at the Toshiba Research & Development Center, then freelancing for startup companies, and finally on peer-to-peer systems at the University of Tokyo.

Just saw this posted over at Coworking at Glazers on TechHui

Time: June 17, 2008from 8am to 12pm
Location:Glazers
Address: 2700 South King St Honolulu (Map)
Organized By: Truman Leung

Anyone up for meeting for work and lunch afterwards? This Tuesday 8am-noon @ Glazers.

Benefits of coworking:

* get out of the house to focus on work
* network with other people in your field(s)
* cross-pollination of ideas and new tech
* collaborate

Just saw this posted: Coworking at Glazers on TechHui

Time: June 3, 2008 from 8am to 12pm
Location: Glazers (Map)
Street: 2700 South King St
City/Town: Honolulu
Organized By: Truman Leung

Kara just sent this out. You can RSVP to kzbaker [at] “google’s email service” . com
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The Hawaii All-Geek Meetup and Potluck is scheduled for Sunday, April 20, 2008. Bring your family, your friends, and your toys. Bring some food and an appetite for good grinds and great conversation.

What is the Hawaii Geek Meet? Better to ask what it isn’t! Read all about it.

Where and when is it happening? Magic Island, at Ala Moana Beach Park, Picnic Area #40 [Map] from 10 a.m. until… whenever!

Afraid you’re going to be the only {x} person there? Check out some of the groups that are joining us.

Curious about who will be there? Check out the list of participants.

Can you bring something? Want to check out the menu? Take a look at the potluck page.

Have questions about how all this will come to pass? We do too! Check out the questions page.

Please RSVP A.S.A.P. by simply replying and letting me know if you can make it. Also, if you can provide a canopy tent, table, or large cooler, that would be great, as well.

Manoa Geeks makes up the majority of this event, so I hope you can make it. If you have already registered with someone else, that’s fine, and if you want to pass the word on to someone that may have been over-looked, please feel free.

Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Kara

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