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| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 3-5, 2001 | Internet Telephony Conference & Expo | The Hotel Del Coronado, |
| Description | Details | |
| Deployment of cost-saving IP Telephony Technologies is essential to maintaining profitability in today’s tight economy. Event offers solutions for Corporate/enterprise, Service Providers, solutions, Developers and Contact Centers. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 4, 2001 | SVASE Main Event: "Hot Money" – New VC Funds Raised in the Past 6 Months | Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus - Building 1, 1065 La Avenida (formerly L'avenida) |
| Description | Details | |
| SVASE has identified 15+ VC funds that have closed over $8 BILLION in new money in the past six months. VCs from 6 of these funds, representing more than $3 billion in new money, will discuss what they are investing in, their challenges, how to go after funding. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 4, 2001 | SDForum’s Sales & Marketing Conference, Day 1 (Day 2 is Oct 11) | SDForum Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| This information-packed 2-day conference gives you new ideas as well as practical, how-to information. Come learn how to tackle the challenges that come with market development, product launches, sales team development and revenue growth. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| Oct 8 - 10, 2001 | InfoWorld Next Generation Web Services Conference | San Francisco Marriott, |
| Description | Details | |
| At the Next Generation Web Services Conference, leading senior IT executives, developers, analysts, editors, and business executives will discuss pressing issues ranging from technology protocols and security issues to revenue models and organizational change. | Cynthia Connors, | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 9 – 11, 2001 | Early Stage Venture Investing Conference (2nd Annual) International Business Forum | Cathedral Hill Hotel - |
| Description | Details | |
| International Business Forum presents its second annual Conference. This conference focused on early-stage investors provides an opportunity to share information, hear the latest strategies, and access key business contacts. | http://www.ibforum.com/ | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 9, 2001
| SDForum’s Early Stage Venture Investing Conference: Choosing & Using a Lawyer: What Every Business Should Know | Women's Technology |
| Description | Details | |
| Legal risks are expensive. But they don't have to be. Learn how to effectively use your lawyer and your money! Speakers Helen Conroy(Bio), Attorney at Law and Judy Rosenberg(Bio), Senior Consult, Terranova Consulting Group. | 8:30am- 11:30am | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 11, 2001 | SDForum’s VB-SIG: Interactive Discussion of .NET | Cubberley Community |
| Description | Details | |
| This month's meeting will feature an interctive discussion of .NET platform issues, led by Jas Sandhu, Microsoft's NorCal .NET Evangelist. We'll cover what the new platform really is and how it impacts VB development, including such issues as porting legacy code, new feature acceptance, architectural design issues, object-oriented programming and retraining. | 6:30pm- 9:00pm. | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 16, 2001 | SDForum’s Venture Forum Luncheon with Hummer Winblad Venture Partners | SDForum Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| SDForum is offering a special opportunity for Start-up Members to join Dan Beldy of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners for an exclusive Venture Forum Luncheon. Twelve entrepreneurs will be invited to participate in this intimate roundtable discussion, and each will be given the opportunity to make an informal introduction of their company to the group. | 12:00pm- 1:30pm. | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 16, 2001 | SDForum’s Venture Finance SIG: Term Sheet Negotiation | Microsoft Technology Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| Come see a mock term sheet negotiation, and hear from our panel of experienced veterans what you should be looking for in a term sheet. Our mock term sheet negotiators include a senior venture attorney, a venture-backed entrepreneur, and a venture capitalist. | 6:30- 8:30 PM, Please pre-register – space is limited. | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 23 – 24, 2001 | Garage's Bootcamp for Startups | Westin Santa Clara - Santa Clara, CA |
| Description | Details | |
| Building a high-technology or life sciences business? Attend Garage's Bootcamp for Startups conference. Two days of sessions, you'll get expert advice from major players on everything from fundraising and business development to recruiting and marketing. Networking. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 24, 2001 | Forum for Women Entrepreneurs: Learn From The Leaders: Luncheons Featuring Top Women Executives In The Bay Area | Location: NthOrbit, 3031 Tisch Way, |
| Description | Details | |
| This luncheon will offer insight from Vani Kola , CEO of NthOrbit. Vani will share her experiences as a CEO, her dynamic career path, and her past and present challenges in building a company in the supply-chain software space. www.NthOrbit.com | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. Email: shannon@fwe.org | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| October 25, 2001 | Women’s Technology Cluster & Forum for Women Entrepreneur Institute’s BUSINESS PLAN SEMINAR SERIES | Women’s Technology Cluster, |
| Description | Details | |
| The WTC/FWE Business Plan Seminar Series is designed to give entrepreneurs a practical roadmap to turn their ideas into a viable business. This four-part series details every component of business plan development. 12 entrepreneurs with a viable business model and draft business plan will be invited to participate. October 25th, 6-9 pm, The Business Plan | Interested entrepreneurs should submit their executive summaries or concept papers to | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| November 7- 9, 2001 | The Forbes Executive Women's Summit | The Fairmont Hotel, |
| Description | Details | |
| The Forbes Executive Women's Summit is an invitation-only event for senior executives involved in formulating and implementing their firms' business strategies. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| November 13, 2001 | Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Book Event | FWE Offices, |
| Description | Details | |
| Jean Holland M.S. will discuss her new book: "Same Game, Different Rules: How To Get Ahead Without Being A Bully Broad, Ice Queen, or 'Ms. Understood.'" | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| November 12-16, 2001 | Comdex Fall 2001 | Las Vegas Nevada |
| Description | Details | |
| The IT Marketplace. The largest annual gathering of buyers and sellers who come together to meet, learn and make technology decisions. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| November 26 - 28, 2001 | Wireless Business 2001 | Renaissance Park 55 Hotel, |
| Description | Details | |
| "Meet the Third Wave of Wireless Data" | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| Dec 4 - 6, 2001 | Internet World Wireless West 2001 | McEnery Convention Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| Where Business Leaders Find Business Solutions For Mobile Commerce & Wireless Internet Technology. The Internet World Wireless four-day conference covers the full range of technologies, applications and strategies available to compete in the wireless world. The exhibit hall, open for three full days, will feature the latest products, tools and technology that are powering the wireless Internet. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| Dec 10 - 14, 2001 | Internet World Fall 2001 | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| Today, businesses are looking for practical solutions to help increase productivity, cut costs, become more customer focused and in the end, INCREASE PROFITS. You will leave Internet World Fall with solutions that you can implement immediately to maximize your profits while minimizing your costs. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| January 27-30, 2002 | SRI’s Fourth Annual Private Equity Roundup 2002 | The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Hotel, |
| Description | Details | |
| "The Premier Annual Meeting Ground for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Institutional Investors to Facilitate Deals." Investors will gather to discuss the most important issues facing the private equity industry. | http://www.srinstitute.com/ | |
| Date | Conference | Location |
| March 21, 2002 | Springboard: Southwest 2002 | Fidelity Investments' |
| Description | Details | |
| Showcases 20 women-led companies in technology and life sciences from the southwest states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Arizona and New Mexico to an audience of investors. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| April 17-19, 2002 | Next Generation Network Ventures 2002 | Hyatt Regency |
| Description | Details | |
| Will address how venture investing is affecting the industry and which venture-backed startups are most likely to succeed. CEO presentations from more than 40 top networking startups, board-level perspectives on each hot market from leading venture capitalists and industry experts and a premier showcase of the most exciting new networking companies and products. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| May 5 -7, 2002 | NetWorld+Interop 2001 Las Vegas | Las Vegas Convention Center, |
| Description | Details | |
| Networld+Interop provides a complete educational source for solutions for today's networking challenges in LAN, WAN and enterprise networking. | ||
| Date | Conference | Location |
| May 28- 29, 2002 | VentureNet 2002 | St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort & Spa, |
| Description | Details | |
| VentureNet 2002 showcases to investors the hottest new companies in technology. Both hot start-ups & established companies present their business plans & strategic partnering and financial needs. At VN 2002 you'll meet the technology leaders of tomorrow. | ||
