Vietnamese Silicon Valley Network

Business Book Breakfast Club-’Collaboration 2.0′

April 30, 2008
SDForum is pleased to announce the “Business Book Breakfast Club”, a new quarterly breakfast series in partnership with Happy About ( http://happyabout.info), and sponsored by Frank, Rimerman + Co., LLP - Certified Public Accountants, one of the largest locally owned accounting and consulting firms in California.

The second book, ‘Collaboration 2.0′ presented by author David Coleman will be, on Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

Register at: www.sdforum.org/books

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Digital Media Quarterly Series

April 29, 2008
Description:

Following up on last year’s highly successful conference, join SDForum for this new quarterly dinner series Co-hosted by the SDForum Mobile SIG 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 More »

Clean Tech Breakfast Series
April 22, 2008
Series Description:

SDForum, in conjunction with Astia, has launched its 2008 Clean Tech Breakfast Series for a third year in a row. You are invited to attend the second breakfast: “Cellulosic Ethanol Technologies – What’s real?” to take place April 22nd at 8:00 am to 10:00 am in Sunnyvale, at the Applied Materials offices . We are pleased to announce that The Clean Tech Breakfast Series More »

Letter from Pacific Links Foundation’s President:
Dear Friends:

Pacific Links Foundation, together with East Meets West Foundation and International Children Assistance Network, has implemented an anti-trafficking program called ADAPT at the border of Vietnam and Cambodia.  Holly is a realistic movie about the plight of the trafficked children.  Join us afterwards for the Q&A as to what we can do to help stop this spreading tragedy.

Please forward this invitation to spread the More »

Topic: Web 2.0 Consumer Internet

Event Description:

Kicking off the second year of the QuarterlyVenture Breakfast Series in collaboration with PWC, the panel will discuss trends in venture investments in the Web 2.0 Consumer Internet sector.

VC investments in Web 2.0 have exploded due to low capital costs, scalability, and some lucrative exits. Steve Bengston will present an overview of More »

Date: Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Place: PG&E Building, 245 Market St., San Francisco
Speaker: Dr. Prasad Kaipa
Igniting the Genius Within YOU
Background: Each of us know we have more potential than we normally operate from. We all have moments of brilliance and clarity that haunts us because we know we are capable and competent and smart and sometimes we don’t get what we aspire. More »

What can your firm expect in the lunar Year of the Rat (2008)? Will California-Asia business conditions improve over 2007? Or, with forecasts for diminished growth on both sides of the Pacific, are we headed into a major downturn? What major issues should you be concerned about? Join our panel of experts as we look at key issues affecting California/Asia business prospects in the year ahead.
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Location: More »

We would like to invite you to attend the fifth in our series of Investment Opportunities in Vietnam Forums on:Wednesday 12th March 2008
Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong

Strong GDP numbers are keeping Vietnam on investors’ radars, it is now one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with an average GDP growth rate of 7.5% in the last five years. The government expects an annual growth rate of between 8% and 10% More »

Date: 3/10/08, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Location: Computer History Museum
Registration: http://www.cspa.com/events/nymixer2008/index.html
Cost: VSVN member special pricing, $10 in advance, $25 at the door
Event Details:
The Asian Lunar New Year has just ushered in the Year of the Rat, Year 4706. Marking the beginning of the lunar calendar cycle, the Year of the Rat portends a time of rebirths and new beginnings. What better way is it then to celebrate by connecting More »

Date:
March 13, 2008

Location:
DLA Piper, 2000 University Avenue, 94303 Palo Alto, CA

Registration Information:
http://www.growthresourcesinc.com/form_event1.html

Cost:
$35 for general public. $25 for affiliated members. Additional $10 when registering at the door.

Contact:
flc@growthresroucesinc.com

Event details:
http://www.growthresourcesinc.com/being_ceo.html