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FEATURED ORGANIZATION:
Small Business Opportunity Conference
WHEN: Saturday, April 8 2006 8:30am - 2:30pm
WHERE: Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
The Small Business Opportunity Conference is Northwestern Law School's annual
conference exploring various entrepreneurship and small business issues.
The Conference was held on Saturday, April 8, 2006 and featured high-profile, yet
not too "high brow" keynote speakers, panels and workshops covering several
aspects of entrepreneurship.
What I found refreshing about the event and Northwestern's approach with it
was that it was a real collaborative event, with people presenting from Loyola
and other organizations - not a Northwestern dominant braintrust as I've
experienced in the past. You left this event feeling educated, not just
lectured to.
Admission was free and included a full Networking Lunch, Cocktails & Dessert -
mmm...top notch.
Activities & Topics Covered:
Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
Growing a Small Business
Financing a Start-Up
Social Entrepreneurship
Protecting the Next Big Idea
Workshops
SBOC Website: http://www.sboc.org
Here's A Few Photos:
It was a good crowd and mix of backgrounds...
Dr. Mukharji (L) is the Executive Director of Northwestern University's Technology
Transfer Program and was one of the most approachable, and knowledgeable
people who presented at the event.
Back by popular demand... just a few business cards we collected...
David Carman
CEO & President
Breakfast Network Club
Home: (312) 943-6376
Mobile: (312) 203-3122
Email: davidcarman@breakfastnetworkclub.org
Web Page: http://www.breakfastnetworkclub.org
Other: 'Networking for Success"
Mark J. Carter
Chief Relations Officer
One80
820 Hinman Evanston, IL 60202
Phone: 847.328.4190
Fax: (847) 328-2630
Email: carter@thrivetime.com
Web Page: www.THRIVEtime.com
(no label): www.nyea.org
Other: National Young Entrepreneurs' AllianceTager Evans
IT Operations Firefighter
Mobile: (847) 513-4320
Email: tager.evans@gmail.com 
David A. Gardner
Master of Business Administration Candidate
Kellogg School of Management
2044 Pratt Court · Apt 2
Evanston, IL 60201
Class of, 2006
Phone: (650) 520-6456
Email: dgardner2006@kellogg.northwestern.edu 
Thomas Morsch
Hochberg Family Director
Small Business Opportunity Clinic
357 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3069
Phone: (312) 503-0321
Fax: (312) 503-8977
Email: tmorsch@law.northwestern.edu
Web Page: www.law.northwestern.edu/small-business
Other: BLUHM LEGAL CLINIC Northwestern University School of Law 
Indrani Mukharji, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Northwestern University Technology Transfer Program
1880 Oak Avenue, Suite 100
Illinois, 60201
Phone: (847) 491-2105
Fax: (847) 491-3625
Email: indrani@northwestern.edu
Web Page: www.northwestern.edu/ttp 
Matthew Wolski
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
8000 Sears Tower · 233 South Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 876-8028
Fax: (312) 876-7934
Email: mwolski@sonnenschein.com
Web Page: www.sonnenschein.com
Other: Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles New York San Francisco _____________________________________________________________________Ok, on with the events report...
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EUROPE:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
http://Birmingham.pm.org Social Meeting
Venue: The Old Joint Stock, Temple Row West, Birmingham
WEBSITE: http://birmingham.pm.org
Also, the fourth date of the Birmingham.pm World Tour - they will be be visiting
http://Edinburgh.pm.org for the evening in
their favourite haunt in the city centre.
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NEW YORK:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, April 12 2006 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Database Professionals Council: Getting the Most Out of Your SQL 2005 SSIS
Packages: SQL 2005 Migration & Performance Tips
Register: http://www.nysia.org or call (212) 475-4503
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BOSTON:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, April 12 2006 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Software Quality Group of New England (SQGNE): Software Testing for Different
Development Processes and Industries with Carol Perletz
WEBSITE: http://www.sqadvice.com/SQGNE_Home.htm
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CHICAGO:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, April 12 2006 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP): Interactive Panel
discussion Focus: Partnering in the Biotech & Pharmaceutical Industry to Create
Value & Competitive Advantage
WEBSITE: http://www.strategic-alliances.org (view Chicago/Midwest chapter)
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SILICON VALLEY:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
Thursday, April 13 2006 6:00pm
Professional & Technical Consultants Assocation (PATCA): Develop a Plan to Make
the Most of Your Marketing Budget
WEBSITE: http://www.patca.org
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ONLINE:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, April 12 2006
IONA: Webcast - Requirements For Enterprise-Class SOA Adoption
WEBSITE:
http://www.iona.com/info/aboutus/events/webcasts.html?prmid=forwc0406&srcid=forwc0406_13
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
ORGANIZATION NAME: KM Cluster (Colabria)
EVENT NAME: European Value Networks Summit
EVENT START DATE: 4/25/2006 8:00:00 AM
EVENT END DATE: 4/26/2006 5:00:00 PM
EVENT LOCATION: Huize Molenaar, Korte Nieuwstraat 6, 3512 NM Utrecht,
Netherlands
EVENT REGION: Intl - W. Europe
EVENT THEME: Business Focused
EVENT DESCRIPTION: European Value Networks Summit
EVENT PURPOSE: Business Leaders, Executives, Directors
EVENT SPEAKERS: Verna Allee
EVENT COST: $399.00
EVENT RELATED WEBSITE: http://www.vnclusters.com/AMS.htm
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Sarah Jones
EVENT CONTACT PHONE: 978-468-0267
CONTACT EMAIL: sarah@colabria.com
RSVP PHONE: 978-468-0267
RSVP EMAIL/LINK: sarah@colabria.com
MUST ONE RSVP?: Yes!
INVITATION ONLY?: No
PROPER ATTIRE: Business Casual
REFRESHMENTS: Full Lunch
BUSINESS CARDS: YES - Bring Business Cards
EVENT NOTES: Value networks and value network analysis are becoming commonplace
in top global firms. Value networks drive improvements in resource utilization,
productivity, innovation and sharply improved performance overall. Some top
enterprise users of value networks are Cisco Systems, Boeing, HP, Chevron, Pac
Bell, AT&T, Sun, Eli Lilly, Microsoft, Abbott Laboratories, Intel and Siemens.
Value networks are popular in diverse institutional settings such as the
European Commission, Geneva-based NGOs, the Red Cross and global health
organizations. Bestselling author and value networks pioneer Verna Allee will
lead your cluster conversations. The action/research sessions are low-cost,
practical and conversational. They are for executives, directors and
practitioners having immediate needs for improved performance, greater
effectiveness, faster innovation, customer delight and mastery of network-
centric business.
ORGANIZATION NOTES: The Value Networks Cluster® is the industry network for
value networks and network analysis. It is a triangulation of vendors, academia,
experts and users. The goal is to provide awareness, diffusion and adoption of
value networks practice, tools and theory. The objective of the Value Networks
Cluster® is to shape and catalyzes a community of experts, entrepreneurs,
enterprise users and value networks professionals. Our goal is to achieve
fundamental advancements in the diffusion and adoption of value networks. This
Web is for the community, sponsors, participants and stakeholders. We invite you
to sponsor, join and participate with us.
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Da' Thinking Person's "Hmmm..." News Of The Week:
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Golden Retriever Caught After 2 Years
original by ANNE SAUNDERS, Associated Press Writer
Fri Apr 7, 10:26 PM ET (Adapted/Edited Version):
STRATHAM, N.H. - Satellite tracking, helicopter surveillance and dart guns failed.
In the end, it was a ham dinner and a remote-controlled net that brought
a golden retriever named Sam in from the cold after two years on the run...
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SAVE THE DOGS:
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Technology Used To Find A Dog:
2 years cruising roads
Helicopter
Experts with infrared cameras
Donations for remote-controlled net
Police Officer devotes hours of his own time to tracking the dog
Video monitoring
Great news - they found the dog. I DO love golden
retrievers - kind of odd isn't it since it took two years to retrieve a retriever... ;-)
Hmmm... "They are counting on the dog's obvious intelligence to help him recognize that it's not a bad deal to be a beloved pet."
...Let's hope that most runaway or kidnapped children can have the same
homecoming story.
Confession time... I myself was abducted to be taken to another state
when I was 11 years old. I loved technology just as much back then - Too bad
I didn't have my walkie talkie, 'cause CB radio was about the best technology around back then.
Yes, I got back ok, only after threatening to make the car my toilet unless I
was allowed to relieve myself at a highway rest area - where I promptly and
loudly refused to get back in the car when I was done... ;-)
Take a look at ACIM below, it's good to know that similar technology is available for finding
human beings as well...
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SAVE THE HUMANS:
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A good example of technology, and just as important - a "system" being used to
find humans has been spearheaded by A Child Is Missing (ACIM) - a 501c3
not-for- profit organization; freely serving law enforcement since 1997,
associated with the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and has a record of having
138 safe recoveries so far...
WEBSITE: http://www.achildismissing.org
Toll free contact number
Automatic telephone network launches 1,000 phone calls in 60 seconds
Computer-mapping technology
Satellite-imaging program
Sexual predator database tracking within 1 mile of the last seen location
Database for bodies of water around last seen location
and much more... check it out!
...Have a great week!
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