Arizona Telecom & Technology Events Calendar August 2006

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Arizona Telecommunications, Technology & Economic Development Events - August 2006

1 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Mastermind Roundtable 7:30-9AM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

1 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Arizona Department of Revenue Small Business Workshop 8:30AM-Noon FREE (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

1 Arizona BioIndustry Association, Jennings Strouss & Salmon PLC - An Update on Research at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Speaker: Joan Rankin Shapiro, VP Research & Development, St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center $35-45 (Phoenix), Info: 480-874-1851 (cclifton3@cox.net), URL: http://www.azbioindustry.org/

1 Refresh Phoenix - The Pitch, Demo or Trick 6-8PM (Scottsdale), Info: Aaron Post (aaron@30secondrule.com), URL: http://refreshphoenix.org/

1 Phoenix BSD Users Group (PhxBUG) - An Introduction to PF, Speaker: Darrin Chandler 7PM (Tempe), Info: Darrin Chandler (dwc@bsd.phoenix.az.us), URL: http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/

1 MaximumImpact - The Five Levels of Leadership Workshop 8AM-5PM $379-399 (Phoenix), Info: 800-705-9098, URL: http://www.maximumimpact.com/5levels/

1-8 ASU JACMET - Role of the Chief Engineer 8:30AM-4:30PM $500-700 (Phoenix), URL: http://webapp.poly.asu.edu/jacmet/courses.htm

2 Arizona Software Developers Group (AZDG) - Meeting 6-9PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.azdg.org/

3 Arizona Association of Contingency Planners (AZACP), Discover Financial - Pandemic, Mock Disaster, Speaker: Michael Herrera, Pres. & CEO, MHA Consulting 9AM-Noon (Phoenix), Info: Michael Staeuble 602-864-5460 (staeublemf@cox.net), URL: http://www.azacp.org/meetings.html

3 COMSOL - COMSOL Multiphysics Workshop 9AM-5PM (Scottsdale), Info: Mina Sierou 310-689-7250 (mail-comsol-la@comsol.com), URL: http://www.comsol.com/events/scottsdale_az/1080/

3 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - HR Roundtable: Domestic Violence & Work 11:30AM-1PM Free-$20 (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

3 Infragard Southern Arizona Chapter - Meeting 11:30AM-1PM (Tucson), Info: Tom Liffiton 602-650-3105 (william.t.liffiton@infragard.org), URL: http://www.infragard.net/chapters/tucson/

3 Tucson Software Process Improvement Network (SPIN) - Meeting 5:30-7PM Free (Tucson), URL: http://www.tucsonspin.org/

4 ASU JACMET - Chief Engineer Case Study 8:30AM-12:30PM $500-700 (Phoenix), URL: http://webapp.poly.asu.edu/jacmet/courses.htm

4 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - SCORE Counseling 9AM-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

4 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - ASBA Toastmasters Noon-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

4 Western Science Fiction Association (WSFA) - Quarterly Meeting 7PM (Phoenix), Info: Stephanie (info@westernsfa.org), URL: http://www.westernsfa.org/

5 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - SCORE Workshop: Start Smart Business Planning Seminar 9AM-Noon Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

6-11 Jewish Community Center, Valley of the Sun - The Inaugural Greater Phoenix JCC Maccabi Games (Phoenix), Info: 480-588-6959, URL: http://www.jccmaccabiphoenix.org/

8 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Mastermind Roundtable 7:30-9AM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

8 Marketing Partners - Hands-On Marketing Roundtable: Pepi’s Pizza 7:30-9AM $20-35 (Phoenix), Info: 602-495-6461

8 Data Management Association (DAMA) Phoenix - Meeting 1-5PM (Tempe), Info: Susan Moore (susan.moor@asu.edu), URL: http://www.dama.org/

8 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - The Fast & the Curious: Speed Networking 3-4:30PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

8 Society for Technical Communication (STC), Phoenix Chapter - Meeting 5:30PM $15 (Mesa), Info: Aiessa Moyna 602-537-1228 (stcphoenix@yahoo.com), URL: http://www.stc-phoenix.com/

8 Tempe Tech Oasis - Tempe Techie Tuesday Tech Oasis Night, Speakers: Colleen Brophy, Beth Furnish, AzERx 5:30PM (Tempe), URL: http://www.acteva.com/go/techoasis/

9 AzSalesPros - Networking: It’s All About Building Relationships, Speaker: Danielle Hampson, Owner, Arizona Web TV 7-9AM $12 (Scottsdale), URL: http://www.azsalespros.com/

9 Arizona Professional Recruiters Association (APRA) - Recruiting Roundtable, Speakers: Jason Dupree, Recruiting Mgr., Calence Inc., Vicki Grove, VP, Team Builders, Cyndi Peterson Hash, Engineering Recruitment Mgr., Inter-Tel, Jim Krontz Sr., Contract Recruiter, AMD, Sandra Vincent, PHR & Gen. Mgr., Jobing.com 7:30AM $10 (Phoenix), Info: Sylvia Dahlby 480-502-4513 (sylvia@aps2k.com), URL: http://www.apra-az-org/

9 Management Performance Institute - Seminar 8:30AM-5PM $395-595 (Phoenix), Info: 877-430-5831, URL: http://www.management-performance-institute.org/

9 Society for Technical Communication, Southern Arizona Chapter (STC-SAZ) - Creating Training That Sticks, Speaker: Maggie Haenel 10-11:30AM (Tucson), Info: Carrie Cooper (carrie.cooper@acs-inc.com), URL: http://www.stc-saz.org/

9 Raytheon - Raytheon Supplier Partner Conference, Speaker: Michael Caccuitto, SBIR/STTR Program Administrator, Dept. of Defense 11:30AM-1:30PM (Tucson), Info: Bob Horn 520-243-1900, URL: http://www.treoaz.org/

9 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - West Valley The Fast & the Curious: Speed Networking 3-4:30PM Free (Glendale), Info: 602-265-4563 (info@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

9 SQL Server User Group (AZSQL) - Meeting 4:30-6:30PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.azsqlserver.com/

9 TiE Arizona, Rogers & Theobald - Offshoring for Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses, Speaker: Stephen Wares, Principal, Nair & Co. 6-9PM (Phoenix), Info: Srini Vasan 602-674-3528 (srini@tie-arizona.org), URL: http://www.tie-arizona.org/

10 The Business Journal - How to Make Money with The Business Journal, Speakers: Don Henninger, Publisher, Ilana Ruber Lowery, Editor 7:15-9AM (Phoenix), UR: http://events.bizjournals.com/phoenix/

10 CA, Core Strategies Inc., The Strategic Council, Accenture - CA’s Asset Protection Symposium, Speakers: Michael Krieger, VP Market Experts Group, Ziff Davis Media, Michael Graves, Principal, Core Strategies, Warren Shiau, Lead Analyst IT Research, The Strategic Council, Keith Weinberger, Technology Solutions Sr. Architect, CA, Eric Trapp, Sr. Exec., Accenture 8-11:30AM (Phoenix), Info: 888-215-4542 (events@ziffdavis.com), URL: http://www.ccgevents.com/

10 Microsoft - TechNet Event: Gear Up with Microsoft Windows Vista & Exchange Server 8AM-Noon (Tucson), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032298328

10 Sun Microsystems - Solars 10 Boot Camp I 8:15AM-2:15PM Free (Mesa), Info: Bruce Taylor 480-461-6230 (bruce.taylor@mcmail.maricopa.edu)

10 Microsoft - Microsoft Connections 8:30AM-Noon (Tucson), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032298987

10 Microsoft - MSDN Event: Get Connected with .NET Framework 2.0 & Visual Studio 2005 1-5PM (Tucson), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032299554

10 Microsoft - TS2 Events 1-5PM (Tucson), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032299819&EventCategory=1

10 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Get Acquainted with ASBA 2-3:30PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

10 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - SBDC Workshop: Starting a Successful Business 2-4PM $10 (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

10 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), Synergy Business Associates - Arizona Franchise Community 5-7PM Free-$20 (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

10 Main Street Angels - Entrepreneur Presentations to Accredited Investors 5:30-8PM (Phoenix), Info: Bob Magnum 602-264-2671 (bob@bobmagnum.com), URL: http://www.bobmagnum.com/

10 IEEE Phoenix Area Consultants Network (PACN) - Meeting, Speaker: Karen Katzorke, Program Mgr., ASU Technopolis 6:30PM (Scottsdale), Info: Vaughn Treude (vaughn@nakota-software.com), URL: http://www.ieeepacn.com/

10 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - SCORE Workshop: Intellectual Property Series 6:30-9PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

10 Society for Technical Communication, Southern Arizona Chapter (STC-SAZ) - Networking Dinner at Bistro Zin (Tucson), Info: Carrie Cooper (carrie.cooper@acs-inc.com), URL: http://www.stc-saz.org/

10 Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce - Inaugural Business Blitz $100-500 (Glendale), Info: 602-495-2182, URL: http://www.phoenixchamber.com/

10-11 Water Law Institute - The 14th Annual Superconference on Arizona Water Law: Water Rights, Policy, Quality & Recent Developments, Speakers: Mark A. McGinnis, Salmon Lewis & Weldon, Robert J. Kramer, Margaret Gallogly, Fennemore Craig, L. William Staudenmaeier, Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, Larry J. Cohen, The Cohen Law Firm, Douglas K. Miller, Center Arizona Water Conservation District, et al. (Phoenix), Info: 800-873-7130, URL: http://www.cle.com/

11 IMC AZ - Demystifying Podcasting, Speaker: John Haven 7:45AM-10AM $15-25 (Teleconference), Info: 480-423-0263, URL: http://www.imcaz.org/

11 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - SCORE Counseling 9AM-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

11 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - ASBA Toastmasters Noon-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

11-13 Arizona Lifestyle, Creative Designer - 15th Annual Arizona Home & Building Expo (Phoenix), Info: 602-277-6045

14 Phoenix Ruby Users Group, Cyclone Commerce - Meeting 6:15-8:30PM (Phoenix), Info: James Britt, URL: http://www.rubyurl.com/r7h/

15 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Mastermind Roundtable 7:30-9AM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

15 Lorman Education Services - Wealth Preservation Techniques for High Net Worth Clients 8AM-4:30PM $299-309 (Phoenix), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

15 Lorman Education Services - Tax Issues for Tax-Exempt Organizations, Speakers: Ellis M. Carter, Luis A. Ochoa, Julie H. Quigley, Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP, Blair P. Friederich, Friederich Law 8AM-4:30PM $299-309 (Phoenix), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

15 ASU JACMET - Reliable Temperature Measurement Using Thermocouples 8:30AM-4:30PM $250-350 (Phoenix), URL: http://webapp.poly.asu.edu/jacmet/courses.htm

15 Arizona State University (ASU), City of Phoenix - Opening Celebration of ASU at Downtown Phoenix Campus, Speakers: Michael M. Crown, Pres., ASU, Phil Gordon, Mayor, City of Phoenix, Mernoy Harrison, VP & Provost, ASU Downtown Campus 9-11AM (Phoenix), Info: 480-965-2116 (eventsrsvp@asu.edu), URL: http://www.asu.edu/downtownopening/

16 Microsoft - Discovering Microsoft Dynamics Executive Briefings 8:30AM-Noon (Phoenix), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032298320

16 Tucson Macintosh Users Group (TMUG) - Meeting, Speakers: John Nemerovski, Jerry Cederquist, Bob Wood, Jason Tolis 6-9PM (Tucson), Info: 520-298-7165, URL: http://tmug.com/newsite/meeting.php

16-18 Arizona Department of Commerce, Arizona Association for Economic Development - The 32nd Annual Governor’s Rural Development Conference (Flagstaff), Info: Sue Dabbs-Preciado 602-771-1216 (sued@azcommerce.com), URL: http://www.commerce.state.az.us/rural/rdc.asp

17 Enterprise Network (EN) - Lunch Event, Speaker: John Zidich, President & Publisher, Arizona Republic 11:30AM-1:30PM $50/$60 (Phoenix), Info: 480-496-4408, URL: http://www.en.org/

17 ASU College of Law - The Power of Persuasion 3-5PM $30 (Tempe), Info: Anna Sylvester 480-727-7398 (anna.sylvester@asu.edu), URL: https://www.law.asu.edu/legalclinics

17 Semico Research Corporation - Semi Arizona Happy Hour 5-7PM (Phoenix), Info: Julie Patch 602-997-0337x111 (juliep@semico.com), URL: http://www.semi.com/

17 Arizona Rational Users Group (AZRUG) - Meeting 5:45-7PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.azrug.org/

18 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - ASBA Toastmasters Noon-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

18 Aerospace, Manufacturing & Information Technology Cluster (AMIT) - Intelligent Enterprise Forum 7:45-10:00AM Free (Tucson), Info: Tom Shambo (ief@amit-az.net), URL: http://www.amit-az.org/

18 The 2006 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards Dinner - Deadline to Nominate for Awards 5PM, URL: http://www.celebration-of-innovation.com/eligibility.aspx

20 Boy Scout Troop 446 - Computer Swap Meet 6-10:30AM (Scottsdale), Info: 480-752-7410, URL: http://www.scoutscomputerswapmeet.com/

21 AOIA - AOIA Board Meeting 4-5:30PM (Tucson), Info: 520-721-0500x102

21 PostgreSQL - Meeting 6:30PM (Phoenix), Info: Trent Shipley (trent_shipley@yahoo.com)

21-28 ASU JACMET - Data Acquisition 8:30AM-4:30PM $500-700 (Phoenix), URL: http://webapp.poly.asu.edu/jacmet/courses.htm

22 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Mastermind Roundtable 7:30-9AM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

22 Microsoft - TechNet Event: Gear Up with Microsoft Windows Vista & Exchange Server 8AM-Noon (Phoenix), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032298364

22 Lorman Education Services - Everything Paralegals Need to Know About the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Protection & Consumer Protection Act, Speakers: Hilary L. Barnes, Lori L. Winkelman, Quarles & Brady Streich Lang LLP, Scott K. Brown, Lewis & Roca LLP, Randy Nussbaum, Jaburg & Wilk PC 8AM-4:30PM $269-279 (Phoenix), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

22 Microsoft - Microsoft Connections 8:30AM-Noon (Phoenix), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032299212

22 Governor’s P -20 Council - Meeting 10AM (Phoenix), Info: http://www.governor.state.az.us/P20/index.asp

22 Microsoft - MSDN Event: Get Connected with .NET Framework 2.0 & Visual Studio 2005 1-5PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032299571

22 Microsoft - TS2 Events 1-5PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032299845&EventCategory=1

22 Society for Technical Communication, Southern Arizona Chapter (STC-SAZ) - Monthly Planning Meeting 6PM (Tucson), URL: http://www.stc-saz.org/

22-24 GigaWave Technologies - Cisco Unified (Airespace) Wireless Networking (CUWN) Class (Phoenix), URL: http://www.giga-wave.com/

22-25 Sourcefire Education Services - Live Snort and Sourcefire 3D Training (Phoenix), URL: http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=302&e=D69337FBD5DF42A3B6BFB743E8D84585&elq=7EDA52BBC06D492AB214827D0B1237ED

23 ASU Technopolis - Intrapreneurship: Harnessing the Entrepreneur Spirit Inside a Corporation 7:30-10AM $25 (Phoenix), Info: Karen Katzorke 480-727-7905 (karen.katzorke@asu.edu), URL: http://www.asutechnopolis.org/

23 Lorman Education Services - Law of Easements: Legal Issues & Practical Considerations, Speakers: Al R. Briviesca, Robert McConnell Cook Sr., Law Offices of Robert M. Cook, Stephen M. Kemp, City Attorney, City of Peoria, AZ, Ron Platt, IT Manager, City of Tucson Transportation Dept. 8AM-4:30PM $329-339 (Phoenix), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

23 Society for Technical Communication, Southern Arizona Chapter (STC-SAZ) - It Might be GUI, But It Doesn’t Have to be Messy, Speaker: Leah Guren 10-11:30AM (Tucson), Info: Carrie Cooper (carrie.cooper@acs-inc.com), URL: http://www.stc-saz.org/

24 The Business Journal - Health Care Heroes Breakfast, Keynote Speaker: George Poste, Director of The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University 7-9:30AM (Phoenix), Info: 602-308-6531, URL: http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/event/identity/?tk=Nzk4ODA2ODozOWw3eUNaN0hMMg

24 GAZEL - eLearning Arizona - Companies, Technologies & Services" Noon-2:30PM (Tucson), Info: Steve Peters 520-321-1309 (gazel@gazel.org), URL: http://www.gazel.org/

24 Arizona Grantmakers Forum (AGF) - Informal Networking (Phoenix), Info: Madia Logan (mlogan@arizonagrantmakersforum.org), URL: http://www.grantmakersforum.org/

25 Lorman Education Services - Finance: The Basics, Speaker: Bob McCarty, AIRISGroup Inc. 8AM-4:30PM $319-329 (Phoenix), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

25 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - ASBA Toastmasters Noon-1PM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

25 GigaWave Technologies - Cisco Wireless Mesh Training (CWMN) Class (Phoenix), URL: http://www.giga-wave.com/

26-27 Nikon, Outdoor Photographer, PCPhoto - The Outdoor Digital Photo Seminar, Speakers: Bruce Dale, Bob Krist (Phoenix), URL: http://www.nikon.com/

26-31 NASTD (Technology Professionals Serving State Government) - NASTD Annual Conference & Technology Showcase (Scottsdale), URL: http://www.nastd.org/meetings/

28 Arizona Health IT Accelerator (AHITA) - Meeting 1-2:30PM (Phoenix), Info: Byron Davies (bdavies@ahita.org), URL: http://www.ahita.org/

28 AZ Security Practitioners’ Forum - Business Continuity Management Meeting, Speaker: Alan Proctor 6:30-8:30PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.azspf.org/

28-10/06 ASU Technopolis, APS, Bryan Cave LLP, City of Chandler, JDA Software, et al. - Launch Prep Entrepreneurship Course (LPEC) 6-9PM $400 (Tempe), Info: Jenny Coombs, 480-727-9010 (jennifer.l.coombs@asu.edu), URL: http://www.asutechnopolis.org/

29 Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) - Mastermind Roundtable 7:30-9AM Free (Phoenix), Info: 602-265-4563 (rsvp@asba.com), URL: http://www.asba.com/

29 Lorman Education Services - Using IRAs and 401(k)s to Invest in Real Estate & Nontraditional Assets, Speaker: Jennifer Dizmang, The Entrust Group Inc. 8AM-4:30PM $309-319 (Tucson), Info: 866-352-9539 (customerservice@lorman.com), URL: http://www.lorman.com/

30 Arizona Technology Council, City of Tempe Economic Development Division, Robert Half Technology - Millennial Workers Council Connect Breakfast, Speakers: Michael K. Maynard, VP, Predictive Index Arizona Inc., Mary Vanis, Director of the Center for Workforce Development, Maricopa Community Colleges 7-9AM $35-70 (Tempe), Info: Mariana Crone 602-343-8324x104 (mcrone@aztechcouncil.org), http://www.aztechcouncil.org/

30 Data Connectors - Phoenix Tech-Security Conference 8:30AM-3PM (Phoenix), URL: http://www.dataconnectors.com/registration.asp

30 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Arizona - The Next Great American Downtown: Phoenix District Meeting 4-7PM (Phoenix), URL: http://arizona.uli.org/

30 Arizona Chain Reaction - How & Why to Create an E-Newsletter Business Development Workshop 7-9PM (Phoenix), URL: http://azcr.org/

31 ASU JACMET - Design for Reliability 8:30AM-4:30PM $250-350 (Phoenix), URL: http://webapp.poly.asu.edu/jacmet/courses.htm