http://www.vsvn.org VSVN Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:06:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/business-book-breakfast-club-collaboration-20/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/digital-media-quarterly-series/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/using-ruby-and-rails-for-innovation-and-creativity/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/a-movie-about-the-plight-of-trafficked-children/ 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. ... http://www.vsvn.org/sdforum-quarterly-venture-breakfast-with-pwc/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/abl-sf-leadership-program/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/california-asia-business-in-the-year-of-the-rat/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/investment-opportunities-in-vietnam-forum/ 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 ... http://www.vsvn.org/new-year-guanxi-mixer/ 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 http://www.vsvn.org/ceos-of-vc-backed-companies/