WITI Strategist
Newsletter  •  July 21, 2010

  In This Issue

WITI Careers
WITI 2010 Summit
Executive Auction
WITI Featured Network
WITI Member Webinars
WITI Membership
WITI Network Events
WITI Partner Events

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  WITI Network Events

July 22 - Central Florida
Geek Girl Happy Hour (Orlando)
July 26 - South Florida
Geek Girls Happy Hour (And Guys Too!)
August 11 - South Florida
Entrepreneur Connections and Entrepreneur Spotlight
August 19 - Los Angeles
Summer Networking Social at Shanghai Red's
August 19 - Houston
Agile Planning: It's About Value
August 24 - Central Florida
Wine, Women & What is Cloud Computing? (Speaker Panel)
August 26 - Silicon Valley
WITI's Red Hot Summer Mixer
September 9 - Research Triangle Park
Requirements for Results
September 14 - Chicago
First Thing Tuesday @ ING DIRECT Café: Successful Career Re-Invention
October 6 - Houston
Save the Date!
October 28 - Research Triangle Park
Career Branding and Selling Your Value

More Network Events

  WITI Partner Events

Girls in Tech Summer Mixer 2010
Jul 22 2010
Venice, California
Institute for Health Technology Transformation's Summer Health IT Summit
Jul 27 2010-Jul 28 2010
Denver, Colorado
AlwaysOn's Summit at Stanford
Jul 27 2010-Jul 29 2010
Palo Alto, California
ITVFest
Jul 30 2010-Aug 5 2010
Los Angeles, California
Disney's Approach to Quality Service
Aug 4 2010
Phoenix, Arizona
SFIMA Presents: 2010 Online Marketing Summit
Aug 5 2010
Hollywood, Florida
South Florida Technology Alliance Presents: Maximizing Employee Investments in the New Normal
Aug 26 2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
GCUG Presents: Exposing the Open Data Protocol (OData)
Sep 8 2010
Boca Raton, Florida
2010 01SJ Biennial
Sep 16 2010-Sep 19 2010
San Jose, California
JavaOne and Oracle Develop 2010
Sep 20 2010-Sep 22 2010
San Francisco, California
Healthcare Technology Centers of Excellence
Sep 23 2010-Sep 24 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
iPhone/iPad DevCon
Sep 27 2010-Sep 29 2010
San Diego, California
SharePoint Technology Conference
Oct 20 2010-Oct 22 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Springboard's AllThingsMedia: 2010
Oct 20 2010
New York, New York

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  WITI Careers

New Dimensions in Career Networking: Creating Your Visual Portfolio
By Jennifer Hay, IT Resume Service

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WITI's Women and Technology Summit | Sep. 12-14, 2010 | Silicon Valley, CA | Register Now!

Hall of Fame  |  Speakers  |  Early Bird Pricing  |  Executive Auction  |  Volunteer

Don't Miss the WITI Foundation Executive Auction and Networking Reception: Bid on One to One Meetings with Senior Executives from Top Companies @ WITI's National Conference!

Special Strategist Offer: Register for WITI's Summit with Promo Code stratsum10 by August 6th and Save $200 OFF Full Registration!

Is your company interested in forming relationships with companies such as GEICO, Intel, eBay, Cisco, Genentech, McKesson or Charles Schwab? WITI invites your company to attend The WITI Foundation Executive Auction and Networking Reception, on Tuesday, September 14th from 5pm to 7:30 at the San Jose Doubletree Hotel. Proceeds from the Executive Auction support the WITI Foundation Projects such as the WITI Hall of Fame and WITI Next Gen (young women's programs).

For More Information, Please Contact WITI at 818-788-9484 or [email protected]

Featured Executives:
Laura Ipsen
SVP/GM Smart Grid, Co-Chair EcoBoard, Cisco
Tama Ruiz
Vice President of Information Systems, GEICO
Todd Pierce
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Genentech, Inc.
Hugh Westermeyer
Senior Vice President, Technology, The Charles Schwab Corporation
And More... Click Here for an Updated List of Participating Executives!

  WITI Featured Network

Summer Networking Social at Shanghai Red's
August 19, 2010 • Los Angeles, CA

Join us for a fun evening of networking and socializing with the tech savvy community of Los Angeles! Come one, come all, bring your business cards, and schmooze with us as we enjoy the summer weather and good company!

Event Sponsors:
This Event is DISCOUNTED for WITI Members... Details!

Click Here for a Complete List of WITI Network Events in Your Area!

  WITI Webinars

Selling the Value of Social Software Adoption
Begins July 27, 12-1pm PT (3-4am ET)

This Webinar is INCLUDED in WITI Membership... Details!

Guidelines for Search Engine Optimizing Your Small Business Website
Begins August 14, 12-1pm PT (3-4pm ET)

This Webinar is INCLUDED in WITI Membership... Details!

Upcoming Webinars  |  Webinar Recordings (Members Only)  |  WITI Membership

  WITI Membership Offer

WITI is Committed to Creating New Possibilities for Your Future... See Details for Special Member Promos!

  Free BlackBerrys and More at the WITI Wireless Center

Huge savings on phones and accessories at the WITI Wireless Center! This month's specials include free BlackBerrys and waived activation fee on AT&T plans. Details.

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Visit the award winning GEICO.com for your complimentary, easy, no-obligation rate quote. Your subscription to WITI's newsletter could save you even more money.

All inquiries will benefit the WITI professional association.

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  WITI Members Save 15% Off MozyHome and MozyPro

As a technology user, chances are you have a lot of important files on your computer like customer information, emails, product photos, spreadsheets, and more. If a disaster wiped out your computer today, what would you lose? Don't be caught unprepared.

WITI is partnering with Mozy to offer online backup for merchants and customers at a discounted price. Use promotional code WITI15 during checkout to receive 15% off a one or two-year MozyHome subscription or 15% off your initial MozyPro purchase.

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  Join WITI @ AlwaysOn's Summit at Stanford!

AlwaysOn's Summit at Stanford
July 27-29, 2010  |  Palo Alto, CA

Meet the Captains of Innovation

The 8th AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. The AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases. The AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.

Get 33% Off your Ticket... Register Now!

  Join WITI @ the 5th Annual ITVFest!

Independent Television Festival
Jul. 30 - Aug. 5, 2010  |  Los Angeles, CA

The Independent Television Festival is the premier festival in the world for independently produced television pilots and webseries. This is the festival where up and coming talent in television and new media can show their wares directly to a live audience and meet with industry professionals who can jumpstart their careers.

In both television and new media, access is the hardest thing to come across. At ITVFest, it's the easiest thing to find.

Click Here for Details!

  Join WITI @ the 2010 01SJ Biennial!

2010 01SJ Biennial
Sep. 16-19, 2010  |  San Jose, CA

Under the theme "Build Your Own World," ZER01, in collaboration with dozens of partners, will present over the course of 4 days, from September 16-19, hundreds of artworks, performances, events, and artist talks, which not only imagine the future of the world) but begin to build it.

A General Admission ticket will provide you with an all around pass to the 01SJ Biennial including a single day admission to SJMA and The Tech Museum and a four-day pass to Out of the Garage into The World in South Hall. Member discounted Single-Day Tickets available: Buy Now Here!

Also tickets for performances and special events, (limited seating available) like Requiem for Fossil Fuels, Season in Hell, and Midnight Concerts are now on sale online here. Please contact Sarah Beth at [email protected] for questions.

  Join WITI @ Springboard's AllThingsMedia 2010!

AllThingsMedia 2010: Venture Capital Forum
Oct. 20, 2010  |  New York, NY

Are you involved with a digital media company that fills a need in our increasingly wired world? In an age when a great idea and a URL could become the next Facebook, YouTube, or Google, where do you go with this idea? Springboard Enterprises is now seeking program applicants for its 21st venture capital forum - AllThingsMedia: 2010 - which will coach and showcase investment-ready, high-growth media companies led by women.

AllThingsMedia: 2010 will be the second-ever venture forum held exclusively for women-led entrepreneurial ventures in emerging media and entertainment - including television, radio, print, digital media, mobile, video games, search, social networking, e-commerce, online advertising, outdoor, animation, software and other innovations across the entire media space.

Springboard's venture forums have presented some of the best commercial stage companies to the nation's investment community, including ZipCar, Constant Contact, Blurb and wowOwow.com These and the other 400 emerging growth companies that have presented at Springboard's 20 venture forums since early 2000 have raised over $5 billion in equity, grants and strategic investments.

Which companies will be the next to make it big? Applications for Springboard's AllThingsMedia: 2010 are now open.

For More Information, Please Visit: www.springboardenterprises.org/vcf/atm

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