A while ago I posted about Secret for Networking at Events - Prenetworking where I recommended that people should look at who's attending the event prior to going to the event in order to make their networking more effective. Since I posted on this and since I've been using this approach for quite a while, it has become pretty obvious that part of the reason that old school organizations / event producers are not getting the value of providing this kind of list. I've received a lot of positive feedback on the post. And I think it hurts them in attendance.

He talks about a bunch of the different networking events that occur in Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California. In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition

See also Networking & Social Media Job Search Webinars, Teleconferences and Podcasts , and Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities . Name: Networking For Professionals (NFP) Sites: www.networkingforprofessionals.com , Industry Insights Blog , Success Square/Coaching Blog , Events Blog , City Chat Blog Self-description: "Get Connected. Networking For Professionals is a dynamic business networking organization that powerfully combines online business networking and real life events. This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc.

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. He graduated from Rhodes College and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA). Sam Cimino, Sales Manager SW of YouTube/Google As YouTube’s Southwest Regional Manager, Sam is responsible for generating revenue across YouTube and the Google Content Network which comprises a media network that reaches

On Thursday, December 11th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, the Digital Family Reunion (DFR) is bringing the Southern California technology and business communities together for the holidays at the Skirball Cultural Center. Join us for this unique business networking event, which includes a leadership panel forecasting 2009, a conversation with the recipient of the DFR “Outstanding Achievement Honor”, promotion of an important non-profit initiative, showcase tables from over 25 technology associations and networking groups, entertainment and much more. Howdy Campers!

I've helped organize the Los Angeles CTO Forum for almost 10 years. Yes, there are some events around particular technologies. Most networking events tend to either focus on specific technologies (PHP, .Net, Actually, there are some CFO events. As part of doing that, I've had the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of different chief technical officers from different kinds of companies over those years. This is a private group of CTOs who are responsible for software development within their companies.

Southern California is the home for thousands of technology companies such as MySpace in Los Angeles, Linksys in Orange County, and Qualcomm in San Diego. And what do you find in a high-tech community -- in addition to technology? Events. Lots of Events. It's been difficult to keep up on the technology events in Southern California.

Southern California is the home for thousands of technology companies such as MySpace in Los Angeles, Linksys in Orange County, and Qualcomm in San Diego. And what do you find in a high-tech community -- in addition to technology? Events. Lots of Events. It's been difficult to keep up on the technology events in Southern California.

It’s a big week for venture capital focused technology conferences, and Southern California startups — and we’re not done yet. Tomorrow is VentureNet in Costa Mesa, the Technology Council of Southern California’s annual venture pitching event, which promises to be an interesting local take on the venture capital conference. VentureNet is put on by a local, volunteer organization which is less VentureNet’s selection committee includes Southern California’s top venture capital funds, who are very involved in vetting and screening the presenters. (Disclaimer:

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