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Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies Deloitte LLP (http://www.deloitte.com/us/technology). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Jonathan Taplin On Decoding A Presidential Election, via Twitter --Insights and Opinions: Everybody's a Critic --Cornerstone OnDemand Adds Social Recruiting Features --Edmunds.com Offers Up $25 In Gas For Bay Area Car Buyers --Microsemi Names Marketing VP --MaintenanceNet Names Marketing VP --Report: ShoeDazzle Cuts Staff --ZEFR Picks Up Staff From BetterWorks, Expands In London --Microsoft Buys Telesign Competitor --Bragstr Combines Fantasy Sports, Sport Wagering --Sony Online Entertainment Takes PlanetSide 2 To Russia --Aragon Pharmaceuticals Adds $50M In Series D MARKETPLACE --Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting (SSL) - October 10, San Diego --PwC Emerging Company Zone --Binary Pulse Technology Marketing. We Create Demand. --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Linux System Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com --Database Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com --Executive Director, USC Stevens Center for Innovation, Los Angeles, USC Stevens Center for Innovation --Senior Program Manager, Camarillo, OSI Electronics RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Smithers Apex's 13th Annual LEDs Conference October 10, San Diego Book your free exhibit pass to LEDs 2012! Network with LED and solid state lighting professionals from all over the world at LEDs 2012, taking place October 11-12 at The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa. Companies participating in the LEDs exhibit hall include American Bright Optoelectronic Corp., Bergquist Company, Cree, Gamma Scientific, Palomar Technologies, Seren Photonics Ltd, TUV SUD and many others. Exhibit hall hours are Thursday, October 11 - 10:00am - 7:30pm and Friday, October 12 - 10:00am - 2:00pm. A reception will take place in the exhibit hall on Thursday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. and is included with your exhibit pass if booked online before Wednesday, October 10. For complete information about LEDs 2012, visit http://www.ledsconference.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Taplin On Decoding A Presidential Election, via Twitter ---- ow do you figure out, in real time, what the public thinks of something like Wednesday night's first Presidential debate? For USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab, you tap into the power of Twitter, and create a tool to try to figure out the real time sentiment of Twitter's users--and account for unique things in politics like the frequent use of sarcasm--to try to figure out what people think of the candidates. We caught up with Jonathan Taplin, director of the lab, to better understand how they've been using Twitter to decode the sentiment behind the current election, and also how that technology might be used in other fields. What is your project about? Jonathan Taplin: What we're doing is a real time twitter sentiment analytic tool for politics. It's a fairly complicated domain because most people who tweet on politics are (More...) http://bit.ly/SByENw --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insights and Opinions: Everybody's a Critic ---- So, your company has a great new mobile app... Only, you've got a few people (or competitors!) putting in negative reviews. What can you do about it? In our Insights and Opinions section today, we get some advice from Alex Quilici, the CEO of YouMail, who talks about what his firm has done to help manage app store critics. A key to any successful mobile app -- whether for Android, BlackBerry or the iPhone -- is driving downloads from people visiting the app stores. Many people have discussed how to do this by optimally buying downloads or having one of these app stores feature the app. Just as critical, however, is to ensure your app is consistently receiving very solid reviews. In our experience with YouMail, we’ve seen that going from three to five stars doubled the number of iPhone daily downloads in the App Store, and going the other way on our Android app -- where a competitor essentially manipulated the review process -- drove Google Play daily downloads down by 25-30 percent. The problem for any app developer: how do you cultivate those positive reviews while minimizing legitimate negative reviews (and eliminating the bogus ones)? (Continued...) http://bit.ly/PeAuos --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone OnDemand Adds Social Recruiting Features ---- Santa Monica-based human resources and talent management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand said today that it has launched a new set of social features for helping companies to recruit employees. The firm said the enhancements make it easier for organizations to tap into social networks to find candidates. Among the new features are ability to share jobs across different social networks, communities, and job boards; job matching technology; employee referrals and referral tracking; and more. The firm said the features are part of its Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud product. Edmunds.com Offers Up $25 In Gas For Bay Area Car Buyers ---- Edmunds.com is looking to build up its Bay Area customer base, with an offer to give $25.00 towards the first tank of gas for new car buyers in the area, the company said this morning. Edmunds.com said new car buyers in the greater San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose can receive $25.00 for using the site to research their next new car purchase. The firm said the offer will be good until the end of October. Microsemi Names Marketing VP ---- Aliso Viejo-based Microsemi, the developer of semiconductor products, said this morning that it has named Amr El-Ashmawi as its Worldwide Vice President of Strategic Marketing. El-Ashmawi was previously at Altera. The firm said that El-Ashmawi will focus on the defense & security and industrial vertical market. MaintenanceNet Names Marketing VP ---- Carlsbad-based MaintenanceNet, which develops software for managing service contracts, said yesterday that it has named Kelly Crothers as its Vice President of Marketing. Crothers has been at the firm since 2004, serving as Director of Marketing. She joined MaintenanceNet after serving at such companies as Kintera, Triniti Corp., and MarketSpring. Report: ShoeDazzle Cuts Staff ---- Los Angeles-based ShoeDazzle has cut a significant amount of its staff, according to sources, saying that the company had "major layoffs" Thursday morning. ShoeDazzle's public relations firm could not comment on the report, and the company had yet to reply to requests forwarded to them at press time. ShoeDazzle recently re-installed co-founder Brian Lee as CEO, let go of its prior CEO, and apparently raised a small round of venture funding in recent weeks. ShoeDazzle was, until recently, the poster child for Silicon Beach's resurgence in the Internet e-commerce industry, having helped to define the unique combination of e-commerce and celebrity startups which seem to have taken root in the area. ZEFR Picks Up Staff From BetterWorks, Expands In London ---- ZEFR, the online content provider formerly known as MOVIECLIPS, and which recently expanded into sports content, has picked up a contingent of engineers from BetterWorks, and opened up an office in London, the firm said Thursday afternoon. ZEFR, which is headed by Zach James and Richard Raddon, said that it has appointed Daniel Adams as Vice President of Business Development, International, to head up its new London office; in addition, the company said it has acquired two engineers and a product managers from BetterWorks, bringing its total team of engineers at the company to thirteen. ZEFR is venture backed by U.S. Venture Partners, aMK Capital, Shasta Ventures, SoftTech VC, First Round Capital, Richmond Park Partners, and others. The firm recently raised a $18.5M Series C funding, which it said it would be using for international expansion, such as the new London office it announced Thursday. ZEFR is based in Venice, California. Microsoft Buys Telesign Competitor ---- Microsoft has just acquired PhoneFactor, a competitor of Los Angeles-based, two-factor authentication provider TeleSign. (More...) http://bit.ly/Wqd5Ql Bragstr Combines Fantasy Sports, Sport Wagering ---- Bragstr, a new startup based in Chatsworth, said Thursday that it has launched a new service which combines fantasy sports and social gaming. Bragstr said its new service will let fans compete, socialize, and tout their knowledge of sports, allowing users to make fantasy bets on upcoming sporting events for virtual gold coins. The site said users can earn players virtual coins which can be redeemed for real world prizes. The new startup is headed by Jon Knarreborg. Bragstr said it will be offering up virtual betting on the upcoming NFL and NCAA football seasons, and will include all major sports and their postseasons. The new service also includes deep social hooks into Facebook and Twitter, as well as social sharing features. Sony Online Entertainment Takes PlanetSide 2 To Russia ---- Sony Online Entertainment, the developer of massively multiplayer games which is based in San Diego, said yesterday that it has inked a deal with Innova Systems to take its PlanetSide 2 title to Russia and the the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. The two said that Innova has been granted exclusive publishing rights to PlanetSide 2 in its territory. That territory includes ussia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, as well as the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Aragon Pharmaceuticals Adds $50M In Series D ---- San Diego-based Aragon Pharmaceuticals, which is developing small molecule drugs to treat cancer, has raised another $50M in a Series D funding, the firm announced Thursday. The funding was led by VenBio, and also included Topspin Fund, Aisling Capital, OrbiMed Advisors and The Column Group. The firm just raised a round in March, and said it has not raised $88M in total capital during 2012; in total, it looks like the firm has now raised over $122.0M in funding for its efforts. 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This one-day interactive event will cover future industrial and consumer markets; investment perspectives; and key enabling technologies like intelligent controls, sensors and wireless power; OLED lighting; smart grid and power distribution; and opportunities for solar and other alternative energy sources in lighting applications. Use code SOCALTECH to save $200 off your registration, book at: http://www.ledsconference.com/u-s-department-of-energy-osram-sylvania-and-more-on-integrating-solid-state-lighting.aspx ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- PwC Emerging Company Zone Visit the Emerging Company Zone, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, for access to the latest MoneyTree venture capital report; thought leadership articles, information on IPOs and more. http://www.socaltech.com/pwc ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Binary Pulse Technology Marketing. We Create Demand. 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Join the Institute of Management Consultants LAX Breakfast when CMC Bill Swanson presents What Does It Cost to Make the 2nd-Best Business Decision? Bill will use technology to show the audience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22837 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 world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22800 October 6, Cerritos -- TiEcon Southwest. Meet fellow entrepreneurs and investors at TiEcon: the world's largest entrepreneurship non-profit's 1-day conference for media, tech, healthcare, biotech, cleantech professionals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22836 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 -- Do or Die: How to acquire and retain customers. Dealmaker Media. Acquiring customers is the biggest challenge facing startups today. Startups who are building companies for the first time or launching a new product struggle with focusing on the right priorities, measuring their efforts, and converting leads into customers. SEO used to dominate online customer acquisition but now a mix of owned, earned and paid efforts are proving equally effective. Today's customer acquisition strategy requires tighter integration across multiple departments and more direct-to-consumer approaches than ever. Join our panel of experts as they discuss what they've used to acquire and retain customers and grow their businessNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22853 October 9, Costa Mesa -- PMI-OC October 2012 Dinner Meeting. Rachel Medrano, PMP, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting, will discuss how a top consulting firm puts the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) into project management at the Oct. 9, 2012, meeting of the Project Management Institute’s Orange County Chapter. Medrano, who coaches global technology implementation projects at Deloitte Consulting, will share how the firm leveraged PMBOK framework to create a project and quality management method that reduces risk and increases service delivery consistency. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22830 October 9, San Diego -- Apps Alliance & MEDL Mobile Mixer. This is the "got to get an invitation" event for what is shaping up to be a MOBILE Industry week in San Diego. With both MMCF & Mobile Con 2012 in town we decided to throw a little "thing" to celebrate. Who will be there: Developers, Publishers, Executives and Investors that focus on the mobile market from San Diego and abroad. What will they be talking about: Apps, deals, monetization, the bubble, udid, sdk/api, distributions, user acquisition, investment, acquisition, mobile enterprise, marketing, advertising, html 5, iOS, Windows 8, Android, AR, did we leave anything out. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22833 October 9, Santa Monica -- Venture Capitalist David Hornik of August Capital - Startups Uncensored #31. This Month's Startups Uncensored will feature a Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist of August Capital, David Hornik and Docstoc CEO, Jason Nazar. For more than a decade, David Hornik has worked with technology startups throughout the software sector. In 2000, David joined August Capital to invest broadly in information technology companies, with a focus on enterprise application and infrastructure software, as well as consumer facing software and services. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22827 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, San Diego -- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012. Chaired by Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti, Senior Director, SSL & Emerging Markets Initiatives, OSRAM SYLVANIA, the 2nd annual Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012 will bring together companies, government, investors and clean energy advocates and others to maximize future opportunities for integrating solid state lighting (SSL). This high-level leadership summit will feature presentations from Emerald Investors, Acuity Brands, Witricity, Encellium and the U.S. Department of Energy and more covering topics like future industrial and consumer markets, investment perspectives; key enabling technologies like intelligent controls, sensors and wireless power; OLED lighting; and opportunities for solar and alternative energy sources in lighting applications. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22832 October 10, San Diego -- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting (SSL). Chaired by Dr. “Chips” Chipalkatti, Sr. Dir. SSL & Emerging Market Initiatives for OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting (SSL) is a must-attend high-level leadership summit for anyone interested in how lighting will integrate into future infrastructures. Ecosystems for SSL will bring together companies, government, investors and clean energy advocates and others to maximize future opportunities for integrating SSL. This one-day interactive event will cover future industrial and consumer markets; investment perspectives; and key enabling technologies like intelligent controls, sensors and wireless power; OLED lighting; smart grid and power distribution; and opportunities for solar and other alternative energy sources in lighting applications. Use code SOCALTECH to save $200 off your registrationNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22859 October 10, Los Angeles -- Startup Equinox. USC Ronald Tutor Center. Form your startup team at Startup Equinox! A great team has excellent technical skills, business smarts, and creative talent! If you have a startup or project idea, you too can pitch your idea on stage at Startup Equinox to build a team! Students from USC, UCLA, and Cal Tech will be attending Startup Equinox to form teams and compete in local startup and innovation competitions, such as MEPC, FLoW, the New Venture Seed Competition, LA Cleanweb Hackathon, and more...!! Participation in a competition is not a prerequisite for attending Startup Equinox. Anybody passionate about Startups and Innovation is welcome. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22842 October 10, Pomona -- Poly Founders Hosts Accelsor @ Cal Poly Pomona. Join Poly Founders as we host Hunter Owens and Mark Nadal, the co-founders of Accelsor for a night of stories, questions, and networking. As one of nine startups out of Startup UCLA's first batch, Accelsor has gained press from the likes of the Wall Street Journal for their innovative way to rapidly develop websites without code. http://polyfounders-accelsor-eorg.eventbrite.coNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22854 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 us. 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 sessions. 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 - chain. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22803 October 11, Santa Monica -- LA Bankers Fall Networking. Join L.A.'s finance community for networking. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22839 October 11, San Diego -- Smithers Apex's 13th Annual LEDs Conference. Book your free exhibit pass to LEDs 2012! Network with LED and solid state lighting professionals from all over the world at LEDs 2012, taking place October 11-12 at The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa. Companies participating in the LEDs exhibit hall include American Bright Optoelectronic Corp., Bergquist Company, Cree, Gamma Scientific, Palomar Technologies, Seren Photonics Ltd, TUV SUD and many others. Exhibit hall hours are Thursday, October 11 - 10:00am - 7:30pm and Friday, October 12 - 10:00am - 2:00pm. A reception will take place in the exhibit hall on Thursday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. and is included with your exhibit pass if booked online before Wednesday, October 10. For complete information about LEDs 2012, visit http://www.ledsconference.coNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22857 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 sessions. 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 12, San Diego -- Smithers Apex's 13th Annual LEDs Conference. Book your free exhibit pass to LEDs 2012! Network with LED and solid state lighting professionals from all over the world at LEDs 2012, taking place October 11-12 at The Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa. Companies participating in the LEDs exhibit hall include American Bright Optoelectronic Corp., Bergquist Company, Cree, Gamma Scientific, Palomar Technologies, Seren Photonics Ltd, TUV SUD and many others. Exhibit hall hours are Thursday, October 11 - 10:00am - 7:30pm and Friday, October 12 - 10:00am - 2:00pm. A reception will take place in the exhibit hall on Thursday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. and is included with your exhibit pass if booked online before Wednesday, October 10. For complete information about LEDs 2012, visit http://www.ledsconference.coNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22858 October 17, Pomona -- Poly Founders Hosts Hypemarks @ Cal Poly Pomona. Join Poly Founders as we host Tim Sae Koo, the founder and CEO of Hypemarks for a night of stories, questions, and networking. Hypemarks is a social way to share and find content on the web. They were graduates of Start Engine's first batch and now reside at Idea Lab in Pasadena, CA after receiving 350k in seed funding. http://polyfounders-hypemarks-eorg.eventbrite.coNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22855 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 17, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22850 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 ocean. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22823 October 18, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22851 October 18, Los Angeles -- Access to Capital Conference for Small Businesses. D&B Credibility. This event, which will be held at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, is designed to help qualify businesses for credit and match them with a variety of lenders, including alternative and non-traditional crowdfunding sources. This conference will provide over 400 small business attendees with a full day of panels of leading lenders, investors, small business experts and successful entrepreneurs.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22792 October 19, Los Angeles -- MacTech Conference. MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.MacTech Conference will have two separate tracks: one focused on programming / development, and the other on IT/Enterprise and consulting. Sessions will focus on both desktop and mobile, as well as OS X and iOSNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22852 October 20, Orange -- Cross-Border Entrepreneurship Conference, a unique event to learn how to fund expansion of your business into Mexico. TECMA and Chapman University. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22786 October 22, Garden Grove -- Renesas DevCon 2012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22798 October 22, Anaheim -- Renesas DevCon. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22742 October 23, San Diego -- The San Diego Tech Coast Angels present Early-Stage Valuation. Program Overview: This interactive workshop educates and empowers angel investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in access to capital on a variety of ways to value pre-revenue companies. It will explain three valuation methodologies: the Venture Capital Method, the Scorecard Method and the Risk Factor Summation Method. In addition, attendees explore the importance of approaches and the roles of returns and portfolio strategies to angel groups and to your next deal. Attendees also put these methods to work with interactive case studies. Email li...@techcoastangels.co. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22816 October 24, Irvine -- 10th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference & Exhibit. The Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in System-on-Chip, ASIC, EDA, IP, analog design & integration, NoC, SiP, embedded CPUs & DSPs, embedded memories, testing, verifications, MEMS, multicore design and software development, and much, much more.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22160 October 24, Newport Beach -- Doing Business In and With China. OCTANe. Join Clara Tang and C.Y. Wang from Ernst and Young’s Transaction Advisory Services department on October 24th as they discuss Doing Business In and With China. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22782 October 25, Irvine -- 10th International System-on-Chip (SoC) Conference & Exhibit. The Conference provides an outstanding platform for sharing and disseminating ground-breaking research, innovative product announcements, and informative technical tutorials, and it has established itself as the forum for debating emerging challenges and possibilities in System-on-Chip, ASIC, EDA, IP, analog design & integration, NoC, SiP, embedded CPUs & DSPs, embedded memories, testing, verifications, MEMS, multicore design and software development, and much, much more.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22161 October 25, Santa Monica -- Eat. Drink. Connect with Los Angeles hottest startups on Thursday, October 25th at the WOKCANO in Santa Monica. Come mix and mingle up close and personal with some of the hottest startups in LA. Check out what they’re doing now, what the future holds and how they’re setting the trends. Whether you are looking for investors, a mentor, advice or just simply connecting for opportunities - this event is for you. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22743 October 27, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases atttractive firms needing growth capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22737 November 1, Newport Beach -- OCTANe Firsty. Join the OCTANe community and the Anteater network at Tamarind of London for Firsty on November 1. Network with over 200 people and meet members of the organization that focuses on fueling innovation in the OC and local UCI alumni. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22783 November 2, Santa Barbara -- Startup Weekend Santa Babara. Startup Weekend Santa Barbara is a 54 hour event where entrepreneurs, designers, developers come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Santa Barbara's second Startup Weekend will be held at Citrix Online. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22834 November 2, Los Angeles -- Marketing ME: Building your book of business by developing YOUR personal Brand . Broads Circle. Join us for this hands-on breakfast workshop specifically geared towards attorneys and accountants to create your strategy for success. Our expert panelists will walk you through crafting your unique message and provide you with tools for implementing your plan. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22822 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). 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