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Deloitte LLP (http://www.deloitte.com/us/technology). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --How Planana Is Connecting Events To Sponsors, With Anna Sergeeva --SGN Snags VP From Zynga --How You Can Catch A Glimpse Of the Space Shuttle Endeavour Today --Zebit Names Legal VP --Dreamhost, Morphlabs Join OpenStack Effort --ShowUhow Turns To Video For Sales Leads --ValueClick Sells Search123 MARKETPLACE --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services --PwC Emerging Company Zone RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Senior Product Manager, File Systems and Storage Management, Sunnyvale, DataDirect Networks --Executive Director, USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, Los Angeles, USC Stevens Institute for Innovation --Senior Program Manager, Camarillo, OSI Electronics --Manager, Sales Operations, Sunnyvale, DataDirect Networks --PCBA Process Engineer, Camarillo, OSI Electronics --Supplier/Product Quality Engineer, Chatsworth, DataDirect Networks RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- OCtane Strategic Growth Conferences Please join us September 27 to hear Ray Bingham, CEO of Cadence from ’99-’04. Now currently a Managing Director at growth equity firm General Atlantic, Ray will be the keynote presenter at this special OCTANE event. Whether you are acquiring another company, being acquired, or are considering M&A as part of your overall exit strategy, Ray will discuss his perspectives on how best to manage and/or leverage it. Specific points to be discussed include: · Is this a good time to consider acquisitions · Key factors in positioning to achieve highest value in M&A situations · 5 common pitfalls of bad acquisitions Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012 and Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Location: Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth – 660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600 – Newport Beach, CA 92660 If you are a CEO, CFO, or entrepreneur, you will not want to miss this chance to hear and network with one of Silicon Valley’s most successful leaders. Register now, space is limited! Register at: http://www.octaneoc.org/events/mergers-acquisitions-a-ceo-perspective/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Planana Is Connecting Events To Sponsors, With Anna Sergeeva ---- What is the biggest issue that local event organizers--health and family fairs, sports events, and so on--have? Los Angeles-based Planana (www.planana.com) found out it's getting sponsors for their events. Anna Sergeeva is co-founder of the company, and tells us how the firm pivoted from its former life as trueRSVP, focused on event RSVPs, into instead helping event organizers round up sponsors. What is Planana? Anna Sergeeva: What Planana does, is it connects sponsors to events, where it's more than just their logo on a banner. Planana is a reward platform that has perks like (More...) http://bit.ly/SIcxkA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SGN Snags VP From Zynga ---- Los Angeles-based SGN said today that it has snagged a Zynga executive to head up product development for the company. SGN, which develops cross platform social and mobile games, said it has hired Brian Kahrs as its Vice President of Product. Kahrs was most recently heading up Treasure Isle and Farmville Express development at Zynga, serving as a Product Manager. He also served at Sony Pictures. SGN's titles include Fluff Friends Rescue, Jewels of the Amazon, Bingo Blingo, Skies of Glory, and MindJolt. The company is headed by Chris DeWolfe, former founder of MySpace. How You Can Catch A Glimpse Of the Space Shuttle Endeavour Today ---- If you're in the Los Angeles area, NASA is flying the Space Shuttle Endeavour into LAX today, after doing a flyover of the state. NASA said it will be flying the orbitor on top of its modified 747 aircraft today, starting around 8:15 a.m. out of Edwards Air Force Base. The shuttle will then fly to Northern California, and then eventually circle back towards the Los Angeles area around 11:30 a.m. According to NASA (More...) http://bit.ly/P5GWK6 Zebit Names Legal VP ---- San Diego-based Zebit, a venture backed developer of big data and analytics software, said this week that it has named Joshua Clorfeine as Vice President, Legal and Administration. Clorfeine was most recently at SAIC, where he served as Vice President for Legal and Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for Legal. He also has served at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in Los Angeles. Zebit is backed by Global Analytics Holdings, and is developing an analytics platform aimed at underwriting to the underbanked. Dreamhost, Morphlabs Join OpenStack Effort ---- Two Los Angeles cloud computing firm have joined the new Openstack Foundation, an industry group looking to promote the open cloud computing system spawned out of Rackspace. Los Angeles-based Dreamhost, and Los Angeles cloud computing software firm Morphlabs both said this week that they have become founding Gold members of the new group. The foundation said it will help the development, distribution and adoption of the OpenStack cloud software. OpenStack is a set of cloud-based software which can be used to host private and public clouds; the idea behind the software is to make it easier for cloud computing users to migrate or tap into multiple, cloud hosting firms with their software, rather than being locked into a proprietary cloud. The other members of foundation include Platinu,m members AT&T, Canonical, HP, IBM, Nebula, Rackspace, Red Hat and SUSE; the Gold Members include CCAT, Cisco, Cloudscaling, Dell, DreamHost, Mirantis, Morphlabs, NetApp, Piston Cloud Computing, Yahoo!, Intel, NEC and VMware. ShowUhow Turns To Video For Sales Leads ---- San Diego-based ShowUhow, the provider of video applications for retailers, has turned its focus to helping those retailers engage and capture leads. The firm said it has launched a new product, Reel Qualified, which it says will offer tools to engage customer prospects, capture leads, and track visitor interactions. The firm said the product uses professional video and QR codes to drive leads, complete with connections into Salesforce.com. The company announced the new product at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference this week. ShowUhow started by providing hosted video manuals and product guides to retailers, which it continues to offer to retailers. ValueClick Sells Search123 ---- Westlake Village-based ValueClick has divested Search213, the company's European, self-service, paid search business, the company said Thursday. According to ValueClick, it sold Search123 to its former executive in charge of European operations, Carl White. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, ValueClick said the deal consists of future contingent payments based upon the performance of the business over the next four years. ValueClick said that Search123 had revenues of $31.4M in its 2011 fiscal year. In explaining the sale, ValueClick said that Search123 has been "a small business" for the company and does not fit with its long-term strategy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator The Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) is a high-tech business incubator located in downtown Ventura, CA. V2TC offers a creative environment where high-tech start-ups and entrepreneurs can network, brainstorm, and grow their business. Work-spaces are affordable, flexible and scalable in order to allow companies the ability to manage their growth effectively and efficiently. Learn more at http://www.v2tc.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Fetch Recruiting, Inc. 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Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22679 September 22, Santa Monica -- Bootcamp for Aspiring TEDx Speakers (& others) in SoCal. The popularity and virality of TED Talks has raised the bar dramatically for any and all presentations. Whether you're preparing to speak at TED, MindShare, TEDx, or another industry event, you need to up your game. Your competition certainly has! If your goal is only to improve the way you present at group meetings or on sales calls, learning the TEDx format is going to put you in a different league. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22787 September 24, Los Angeles -- Digital LA - Celebs Go Social @ Madame Tussauds Hollywood (SMW LA). Join our panel where we'll discuss how celebs use social media to promote their projects, create buzz, partner with brands, and drive fans to action, from buying tickets to supporting a cause. We'll discuss best ways for celebs to reach fans, which social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) works better for which kind of actions, and more. We'll be at Madame Tussauds Hollywood, joined by Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber figures as they are the #1 and #2 Most Followed on Twitter. #SMWLAceleNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22824 September 24, Santa Monica -- Turbo-Charging Social Media Engagement for Retail in Time for the Holidays. Social Media Club. How does social media drive engagement for retail marketers? Our panelists will explore current practices and emerging trends for delivering social media engagement that gets results. Speakers will share tools, techniques and tips for using social media to build retail brands, manage customer relations and generate sales. The audience will be invited to ask questions. Expect to leave the session with a game-plan to turbo-charge your social media engagement for this holiday season. Moderator: Serena Ehrlich, Director of Marketing, Mogreet. Confirmed Speakers: Laura Knapp, Founder, Social Spotlight Media; John Tabis, VP of Strategy, ShoeDazzle; Nicole DeRuiter, Social Media & PR Manager, Fresh & Easy; Yuna Park, Associate Director of Innovation, Attention. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22788 September 24, Orange County -- Tech Coast Angels Open Forum. Listen to Angels, Investors, Venture Capitalists and Catalysts and what they have to say about investing and being investor ready. Pitch your business, idea or concept through live video feed and hear feedback from industry veterans. Ask questions and learn. Special Guest, Stephen A. Block. Stephen A. Block is a member of the Tech Coast Angels, serving on the Executive Committee of the Orange County Network, and a Managing Director of Venture Farm, LLC, which provides early stage venture capital to entrepreneurs and Trenchant Ventures, LLCNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22818 September 25, Los Angeles -- Digital LA - Startups Go Social (SMW LA) Join us for our panel with startups which focus on social media - and are savvy about using social media themselves. Speakers from LA-based startups PromoJam, Planana, TicketMob and more will share how their business incorporates social media, and how they use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media to reach fans, build buzz, engage audiences, sell tickets/products, decrease customer acquisition costs, and measure results. #SMWLAstartups. Panelists include: Amanada MacNaughton, PromoJam; Jaime Sarachit, TicketMob; Fei Xiao, Planana; Jeff Jackel, BuzzMob; Marni Borek, Vyclone. Moderated by Kevin Winston, Digital LANEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22825 September 25, Los Angeles -- Want to Start A Business? GITLA's SMW LA Panel is the hottest ticket in town. Aspiring entrepreneurs: Get Motivated! Women are not new to the tech space, although within the last few years have we seen an impressive increase in the number of women entering the industry. If you've ever dreamt of building a start up, now is the time! The Los Angeles tech scene has seen a rapid increase of women founding start-ups, mentors, investors and more. Girls in Tech - Los Angeles and WITI will bring together a wide range of women in technology representing the "players" you'll need to drive your company to success. The panel will consist of women founders, investors and popular incubators. We will cover topics such as steps to get your start up off the ground, the increasing role of women in the field and opportunities to seek out. Attendees will be able to take away tremendous insight on building a startup, any hardships they may expect, and insight into the best resources/organizations they should look into to help launch their start up to the next stepNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22817 September 27, Newport Beach -- OCtane Strategic Growth Conferences. Please join us September 27 to hear Ray Bingham, CEO of Cadence from ’99-’04. Now currently a Managing Director at growth equity firm General Atlantic, Ray will be the keynote presenter at this special OCTANE event. Whether you are acquiring another company, being acquired, or are considering M&A as part of your overall exit strategy, Ray will discuss his perspectives on how best to manage and/or leverage it. Specific points to be discussed include: Is this a good time to consider acquisitions? Key factors in positioning to achieve highest value in M&A situations; 5 common pitfalls of bad acquisitions. If you are a CEO, CFO, or entrepreneur, you will not want to miss this chance to hear and network with one of Silicon Valley’s most successful leaders. Register now, space is limitedNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22809 September 27, Newport Beach -- Mergers & Acquisitions: A CEO Perspective. OCTANe. According to the Global CEO Business Outlook Survey 2011-2012 by ICD Research executives from all industries expect to see increased levels of M&A activity citing attempts to reduce operational costs and increase organizational efficiencies as major factor examples. Please join us to hear firsthand from Mr. Goldfield as he shares his insight and personal reflection on TriNet's successful acquisitions. Speakers: Burton Goldfield - CEO, TriNet; Geoff Mordock - Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard; Eric Sikola - Co-founder, ExpenseCloud. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22778 September 27, Los Angeles -- LA: Exploring Strategic Alternatives. Broads Circle. Join us as we discuss the process and issues involved when a company is considering strategic alternatives from women who have "been there, done that." Panel includes: SUSAN COLLYNS, Chief Financial Officer, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp; GINA HAGEN, Chief Financial Officer, OPI Products, Inc.; HADLEY MULLIN, Managing Director, TSG Consumer Partners; NICOLE FRY, Managing Director, Imperial Capital. Moderator: KATHERINE BLAIR, Partner, K&L Gates, LLPNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22821 September 27, Culver City -- LA Ad Tech Happy Hour. If you geek out over the Ad Tech, OMMA & Digiday conferences, this is for you. If you print LUMA Partners' lumascapes to hang on your wall, this is for you. If you hang on Mary Meeker's every word, this is for you. If you quote eMarketer's digital advertising estimates in your sleep, this is for you. If you just want to grab a drink with digital advertising peeps at the end of Summer, this is for you.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22807 September 27, Culver City -- PETER COFFEE’S ANNUAL FORECAST-- About Leading-edge technologies in Computing, Communications, and Business. Peter Coffee shares insights and make sense of it all in an evening of analysis and comment; he will provide an insider’s view and forecasts for key technologies in computing, communications, and business applications. This year one area of focus will be mobile computing. The pre-meeting roundtable will be very interactive, so be prepared to ask your questions early onNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22804 September 27, Santa Monica -- Game Changing Entrepreneurs - A Panel Discussion. Moderated by Josh Ochs from Media Leaders with Speakers Costas Roussos of .music and Scott Ferreira of MySocialCloud. How do you differentiate yourself in a world full of great ideas and causes? How do you turn your passion and mission into a groundswell of energy that can touch millions of lives? Join us for an interactive discussion with three outstanding entrepreneurs and luminaries as they discuss their passion and how they were able to light people up with it. Whether it's Costa's campaign to bring to life the .MUSIC domain name or Scott getting Sir Richard Branson to invest in his startup MySocialCloud, what these entrepreneurs have in common is an understanding of the power of social media and an ability to charge people up with their mission.http://ccsocialmediaweek.eventbrite.c. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22789 September 27, Santa Monica -- Game Changing Entrepreneurs - A Panel Discussion. A collection of distinguished, entrepreneurial panelists will share secrets to their successNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22808 September 27, Santa Monica -- Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health. LAVA Healthcare joins forces this month with our sister interest group Mobile LAVA to explore the world of mobile health, aka mhealth. The panel will dig into how mobile technologies are expected to change fundamentally the business of healthcare. Mobile solutions ranging from simple smartphone apps to comprehensive clinical management systems are increasingly used to provide medical care in hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices. But perhaps the largest game-changing frontier is how mobile technologies will help consumers -- patients and their caregivers -- become intimately involved with the active management of their health and wellness. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22763 September 27, Irvine -- Sept Forum: The State Of Crowdfunding. A TCVN Forum. One of the most innovative and exciting sections of the new Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) creates a new “crowdfunding” exemption from state and federal securities law registration. Through this new exemption, issuers and investors may communicate by way of the Internet in connection with the issuance of new securities. This aspect of the JOBS Act has the potential to create new funding opportunities for companies from an extremely broad pool of investors, including even unsophisticated investors. But, . . . at what cost? Come listen to Crowdfunding expert, Howard Leonhardt, discuss the issues with a special, one-on-one, fireside chat with start-up lawyer and TCVN Chair Emeritus, Bart Greenberg. Speaker: Howard Leonhardt - Serial EntrepreneurNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22819 September 27, Santa Monica -- PR Strategies for Startups. Coloft Academy. Are you a startup that understands the power of PR, but isn’t sure how toharness it to work for your company? Or maybe you’re planning a launchbut aren’t sure if or when you should engage a PR firm for help? PR industry veteran, Emily Scherberth, will answer these questions and explain how startups can form meaningful connections with their target audiences that build awareness, drive revenues and ensure sustained growth. She will also cover the art of crafting compelling messages, strategic media relations campaigns and PR staffing. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/42496468. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22745 September 27, Los Angeles -- Get Qualified Traffic and Increase Conversions for your Business/Startup/Company Los Angeles Online Marketing for Entrepreneurs. After spending hard earned money and countless time on SEO and Social Media, you see traffic, but you don't seem to see any conversions(sales/leads/signups). If this sounds like you, then this presentation is perfectNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22820 September 27, Beverly Hills -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22593 September 27, Irvine -- National Network for Manufacturing Innovation event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22775 September 28, Los Angeles -- USC Startup Weekend. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22796 September 28, Beverly Hills -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22594 October 2, Santa Monica -- Insider's Guide: How to Raise Capital for Your Startup. Jon Funk – Ocean Road Partners. One of the biggest hurdles for a startup is raising capital. Learn from a veteran LA venture capitalist in this updated version of Jon's successful 3-hour intensive course where he covers how to plan for, find and raise capital for your startup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22790 October 2, Westlake Village -- Clean Technology Council Workshop. Can new water recycling technology prevent a water crisis?Carlos G. Reyes, PE, Director of Resource Conservation, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District reviews new technology that can create a reliable water supply to arid regions. Recycled water is accepted worldwide as part of a water supply system. Review of facts and myths about recycled water and view its benefits in terms of conservation and sustainability. Look into regulations, public perception, current trends, and the future. Q&A on climate change, population growth, pollution and rising water costNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22805 October 3, Los Angeles -- USC CTM Fall 2012 Executive Roundtable. Disruptive technologies, new consumer habits, and emerging business models have transformed the communications value chain from network service providers to content creators and beyond. The industry leaders who will shape the next wave of change must meet the challenges of increasing network demand, new modes of content distribution, and innovation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22749 October 3, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22664 October 4, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Planning for growth the ins and outs of location and structure; using the lease as a financing tool. Entrepreneur and Commercial Real Estate veteran Gray DeFevere will share insights into the art of picking the right Commercial Real Estate broker When, Why and How to use him or her. This free event is for CEOs only, with at least a million dollars in sales or funding. Service providers will be asked to leaveNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22806 October 4, Costa Mesa -- October Firsty Join the OCTANe community at Scott's Seafood in Costa Mesa for Firsty in October! Network with Keck Graduate Institute, the future leaders of the bioscience industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22779 October 4, Westlake Village -- Successful Companies: How Do They Do it? Gold Coast Business Forum. Come hear our panel of senior executives discuss successful strategies for company/business growth. Building successful business is about building successful relationships. Gold Coast Business Forum networking creates those opportunities. Come see for yourselfNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22814 October 4, Santa Monica -- Predictable Revenue: Getting To Your First Million In Sales. It's not a startup until you've built something and it's not a business until you’ve sold something. In this class, Aaron Ross the creator of Salesforce.com's $100M outbound sales team will talk about how to create predictable revenues for your company and hit your first million in sales. The class is designed for CEOs, Co-Founders and Heads of Sales working on products that are either ready to market or already being sold. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22744 October 4, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22665 October 5, Santa Clarita -- Startup Weekend Santa Clarita. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the worldNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22800 October 7, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases attractive firms needing growth capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22690 October 7, La Jolla -- On October 7-9, 2012, The Atlantic magazine and the University of California, San Diego, will host the second edition of its joint event, The Atlantic Meets the Pacific. Building on its successful debut last fall, this year’s forum will delve deeply into the topic of disruptive technologies in media, energy, and health. Use code FRIENDEARLY for $300 discount on tickets. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22714 October 9, Los Angeles -- Launch U: Unleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur. Learn about the skills and processes needed to generate an innovative business idea. Dr. Larry Cox, associate professor of entrepreneurship and award-winning educator and entrepreneur, will introduce a unique approach to the creative problem-solving process to help current business owners and those interested in owning their own business succeed even in turbulent times. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22759 October 10, Costa Mesa -- AWT Fundraiser. Join us for AWT's Annual Fundraiser and be a part of this special occasion to celebrate the 2012 AWT Scholarship recipients and to toast the executive women who inspire usNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22826 October 10, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration. Influential CEOs at tech powerhouses will engage with top level media executives, industry visionaries and private equity and venture capital investors throughout company presentations, panels, keynote speeches and breakout sessionsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22794 October 10, Irvine -- OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum. The OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum brings together the diverse: billion-dollar corporations and companies on the cusp, with the innovators: industry titans and research pioneers - all determined to fuel industry growth. This 7th annual Forum promises to be the best yet. We're bringing together an all-star line-up of speakers, companies, and topics that will get to the heart of what's driving change - good and bad - in the global medical device industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22780 October 10, Costa Mesa -- TEDx OrangeCoast. The theme for this year’s event is “Redefining Relevance.” To help lead us through the evolving definition of relevance, we have assembled a live cast of over 20 visionaries, scientific pioneers, storytellers, and provocateurs to share their vision and experience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22765 October 11, San Diego -- LEDs 2012. LED and solid state lighting professionals will gather for a 2-day conference and exhibition featuring presentations from the US Department of Energy, Marriott, Cooper Lighting, Bridgelux, NIST, IKEA, OSRAM Sylvania, Cree and more. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Ken Honeycutt, Senior Vice President and Chief Venture Executive, LED Lighting Systems Division, Toshiba International Corporation. LEDs 2012 will provide the most up-to-date intelligence about future markets and the latest technology advances, as well as strategic connections with senior representatives from every link in the LED supply - and innovation - chainNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22803 October 11, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. This invitation-only summit will draw more than 300 of the leading players in digital media and emerging technologies from around the world for two days of discussion, networking and celebration. Influential CEOs at tech powerhouses will engage with top level media executives, industry visionaries and private equity and venture capital investors throughout company presentations, panels, keynote speeches and breakout sessionsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22795 October 11, Irvine -- OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum. The OCTANe Medical Device & Investor Forum brings together the diverse: billion-dollar corporations and companies on the cusp, with the innovators: industry titans and research pioneers - all determined to fuel industry growth. This 7th annual Forum promises to be the best yet. We're bringing together an all-star line-up of speakers, companies, and topics that will get to the heart of what's driving change - good and bad - in the global medical device industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22781 October 17, Santa Monica -- LAVA at the Beach. Please join LAVA and its friends for the fourth annual LAVA at the Beach networking event at the Marion Davies House - Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. This networking event is for the Venture community in Southern California. In attendance will be Venture Capital Partners and Angel Investors for over 20 firms. Also mix and mingle with Entrepreneurs and Start-up company representatives from over 100 companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22764 October 18, San Diego -- Frontiers in Science & Technology - Special Presentation: A dramatic look into James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge. CONNECT. A dramatic look into James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge with expedition lead scientist Douglas Bartlett. During the winter and spring of 2012 the Deepsea Challenge Expedition with National Geographic Explorer in Residence, James Cameron, conducted submersible and lander operations in the New Britain Trench (down to ~8.2 km depth) and the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench (down to ~10.9 km depth). This expedition marked the first manned mission to the Challenger Deep in more than half a century. Dr. Douglas Bartlett served as the team's chief scientist and microbiologist on this headline expedition in June and is currently analyzing samples taken from this record breaking solo dive to gain greater insight into how organisms thrive in such extreme depths of the oceanNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22823 October 18, Los Angeles -- Access to Capital Conference for Small Businesses. D&B Credibility. 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