Mission The mission of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum is to encourage the growth and success of technology-based entrepreneurial ventures in Southern California. Scope Through its monthly programs, the Forum provides advice, support, education and networking opportunities to technology-based ventures in the Southern California area. The whole point of business is to make the life you want to live possible--so This is will be a continually updating post. I'll be creating additional lists for educational , chamber of commerce, etc. See also Networking & Social

Please let me know if know of other items to add, or if you have any feedback on events. 8 New and 2 Updates for SoCal Networking Event Organizations including Neal Schaffer's new book. 1 New and 1 Update for Networking & Social Media Job Search Webinars, Teleconferences and Podcasts Comments and Updates for SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: NoNameTags Self-description: "...entrepreneurs, Weekly updates! entrepreneurs, professional service and corporate executives, the

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. So far, its been instrumental in expanding our reach, presence and brand, but I still believe that we must do it, but not sure exactly why yet. Great stuff! I recently posted about SEO for Startups I’ve recently had a chance to reconnect with Eric David Greenspan ( LinkedIn , Twitter ) He’s the CEO of Make It Work a high quality, personal, high touch technology service provider for homes and small businesses.

I worked as a consultant for a number of years, so was always working with different colleagues and customers. And for the last number of years I worked for a few divisions within a very large company so I met many people. Here's my list of SoCal networking events, updated weekly. I was recently asked how I reached “500+” connections. Interesting question, since I'm not an "open" networker (LION = LinkedIn Open Networker).

After 20+ Poogling seminars in Socal, we were approached by a concerned parent and the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to do a Poogling Seminar (teaching parents about child Internet safety) city-wide. Ever have a game changing day? Of course, we agreed to do it. I

In a couple of weeks we held our first seminar educating parents on how to keep their kids safe online. We are huge proponents of the Internet, so the last thing we wanted to do was scare them and stop their kids from benefiting from using the Web. Instead, we did a seminar to bring awareness to the parents and provide a few tips (and software) to monitor or block inappropriate content and behavior. Last year my son Jacob was in sixth grade at Montecito Union Elementary School. One day I get an email from Ms.

AWT SoCal. There are many professional networking options with conferences, associations, trade shows, seminars, technology-based meetings, technology communications methods, and the only way to get to know people is to get out there and meet them. Learn how to leverage communication and build relationship momentum through the power of professional networking by attending this workshop, and hear our special speaker Jovita Jenkins! Wednesday, June 3, 2009 -- Leverage Communication and Building Lasting Professional Relationships through Networking. There are dividends through the Power

3 Updates and 16 New in SoCal Networking Event Organizations . No updates for SoCal Educational Networking & Job Search Organizations . No updates for Other & Indirect Job Networking Opportunities SoCal Networking Event Organizations Name: Networking For Professionals (NFP) Sites: www.networkingforprofessionals.com , Industry Insights Blog , Success Square/Coaching Blog , Events Blog , City Chat Blog , twitter.com/nfp_biznetwork Updated 2/22/10 by Todd Zebert Name: Weekly updates! Please let me know if know of other items to add,

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2009 New Music Seminar Los Angeles – The day will kick off with a keynote speech, followed by four sessions filled with vital information on how to see it and how to do it, accompanied by the New Music Seminar Guide Book filled with important contact information and vital new music business basics. Thursday, February 4th, 2009 GDP Talk – TechZulu has partnered up with GDPWealth to bring you a night of amazing talks with some of the brightest minds in Southern California, Startup interviews, and networking. It’s February now and that means there’s a whole new month of tech events to attend.

Most of our readers are aware we run an online calendar focused on events in Southern California that might be of interest to our business/high tech readership. First, it has to be in Southern California . We usually do not list sales seminars, sales pitches, “free” briefings designed purely to attract customers. A portion of the calendar also goes out in our daily email every day.