I just found this at: http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/node/1162 It does conflict with the CLUG meeting though. Gary _____________________________
Starting Your Own High Tech Company: Notes from the Trenches Event Date 2008-03-05 18:00 Location Escalus Room; MacEwan Hall Conference Centre Description The ever advancing field of Computer Science creates a constant stream of opportunities for energetic Entrepreneurs. New and innovative ideas can be converted into a highly valued business, often with low cost of entry and small teams. But a good idea is the easiest part! Selecting the team, defining the scope, staying the course and actually selling your product will be a far greater challenge. Guest speaker, Neil Buckley will share his experiences, mistakes and insight's gained over 20 years of experience in business. Buckley graduated from SAIT with a diploma in Business Administration, Accounting Major in 1984 and a degree in Computer Science from the University of Calgary in 1989. He joined Merak Projects, a Calgary based software development company that same year. He went on to form Merak and Associates, a company specializing in custom software and engineering services. In 2000, he was involved in the creation of OpenSpirit, a joint venture company between Chevron, Shell and Schlumberger to develop a common computing framework for the Geo-Science community. In 2003 he co-founded Enersight, a company specializing in web based production modeling and economic evaluation software for the oil and gas industry. Admission: FREE, though donations accepted to support the Computer Science Alumni Endowment (currently over $12,000, paying a $600/year scholarship) and future events. REGISTER NOW. 6:00pm cash bar 6:30pm - Guest Speaker A presentation of the Computer Science Chapter of the UofC Alumni Association and the Computer Science Undergrad Society. Presenter/Speaker Neil Buckley (BSc '89) For more info https://netcommunity.ucalgary.ca/NETCOMMUNITY/SSLPage.aspx?pid=874&srcid=874 _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
