• SDForum Digital Media Quarterly Series
  
• Bay Area Capital Connection III
• Silicon Valley Votes!
  

SDForum Digital Media Quarterly Series

October 14, 2008
Redwood City
 
Description: Following up on last year's highly successful conference, join SDForum for this new quarterly dinner series as we track what's happened since then and delve deeper into the hot topics related to the business and technology behind digital media today. What are the business models that will sustain digital media companies going forward? Where are the pitfalls/ And what technologies are driving new media? Who controls the content? These topics and many more will be addressed in this quarterly evening series.

Topic Description: There were over 3 billion mobile phones last year across the world, the most ubiquitous device for communicating and consuming media that exists- more than laptops, ipods, game boys. Mobile phones represent our every day "entertainment-delivery-devices"  and will continue to grow as the technologies supporting them improve.
 
This panel will focus on what this trend means for media, how media companies are going mobile and what the next generation of devices and content will look and feel like. What are the devices of the future?
What content will people expect to have and what will they use? What new technologies and services are coming our way? Who cares and who's investing now for the future?
 
    Etay Gafni, Veodia
    Beau Laskey, Steamboat Ventures
    Stephan Noll, T-Venture
    Louisa Shipnuck, IBM
    Speaker TBD, YouTube
    Moderator: Mike Doran, Fish & Richardson
 
Venue:  Fish & Richardson, 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500, Redwood City
Price:    $20 Members, $30 Non-Members, $0 Platinum Pass
Discount for CSPA Members: $5
Discount code: Digital08

Registration: www.sdforum.org/digital08

Bay Area Capital Connections III: Investment and Business Resources for Companies in Urban Markets

Friday, October 24, 2008
Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA

This is an annual conference for minority, and urban businesses that seek to learn about how to access venture and angel capital and to network with private investors.  Target attendees are CEOs/senior executives at fast-growing start-ups and small to medium sized businesses that are interested in expansion and creating new job and economic opportunities for Bay Area residents.  Angel and venture capital investors will participate and attend.  

For conference information, see www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html.  For Early registration discount extended to 10/10: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=160770.

Latest News
 
-  With conditions in the financial markets changing rapidly, many CEOs and entrepreneurs want to know how this may affect their ability to raise capital from equity investors and bank lenders.  
-  As part of their presentation, our workshop panelists have been asked to comment on these questions and to provide you with information on what changes financial institutions may be considering and what you can do to improve your company's prospects of raising capital in these challenging times.
-  To make this timely information available to more CEOs and entrepreneurs, we have extended the Early Registration deadline to Friday, 10/10.  This is a $30 discount off the Regular rate.
-  Final workshop panelists, keynote speakers, and agenda at: www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html
-  Register now to reserve your place.  
 
Date and Time:
Friday, October 24, 2008
8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
 
Location:
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, CA
http://www.computerhistory.org/directions/  (directions)

Registration (Affiliates):
Register Online  (Early Bird Rate Extended to 10/10 - $100; Regular Rate - $130)
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=160770

More Information:
Conference Agenda, Participants, and Other Information: http://www.allianceforcommunitydevelopment.org/news.html

Silicon Valley Votes! presents:

Your Government, Your Vote:
K-12 education, taxes, state initiatives!


Time:         Sunday 10/19/2008, 1:15-4:30PM

Location:   Santa Clara Central Park Library (Redwood Room)
                   2635 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA

Cost:          Free

RSVP:        http://www.svvotes.org/wp/yourvote/

Besides Obama versus McCain, did you know that there are also many critical state and local issues on the November Ballot?

•    Does it seem like every year you are voting for another school parcel tax or school bond, but not sure how they actually benefit your kid’s education?
•    Or that every year we seem to have yet another state budget crisis?
•    Did you know that we have 12 state initiatives this November? And that if approved, they will collectively issue another $15 billion in state bonds?

With the election around the corner, this is your chance to come learn about these issues. Join us for an afternoon of discussions with our panel of experts and speakers. We will discuss K-12 education, the state budget, and the November State Initiatives. All of them are critical issues that directly impact you as the voter. We will provide you with non-partisan analysis, you make the decision.

As a public service, this event is offered to you completely free by Silicon Valley Votes! Drop-ins are welcomed! But, we do appreciate a courtesy RSVP at:
http://www.svvotes.org/wp/yourvote/