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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --How GridTest Is Helping To Build The Next Electric Car, With Neal Roche --New World Leads Big Investment In Data Center Technology Developer --SGN Launches Effort Supporting Ocean Conservation --Qualcomm Signs Brazilian Electronics Manufacturer --Enervee Ranks Appliances, Electronics On Energy Use --uSamp Expands In Europe --TrueCar Wins Regions Bank --LoneStar Heart Gets $20M For Heart Therapy --Variety Acquired By Penske Media --Hulu Adds Nickelodeon Titles To Hulu Plus --Flud Launches Social News Apps For Companies --Phillipine Angels Look To Follow Tech Coast Angels Model MARKETPLACE --Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting (SSL) - October 10, San Diego --Safire Partners Executive Search --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator --Meet The VCs - October 17th, Santa Monica RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Quality Engineer, Camarillo, OSI Electronics --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 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- How GridTest Is Helping To Build The Next Electric Car, With Neal Roche ---- The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. How do you create a business around the still-emerging market of electric vehicles and avoid those issues? One way is developing testing tools and infrastructure around that market, to help those manufacturers in their research and development, which is just what Calabasas-based GridTest Systems (www.gridtest.com) is doing. We spoke with founder Neal Roche about his startup, which provides testing tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market. What are GridTest's products used for? Neal Roche: We make test equipment for the electric vehicle market. What is happening in the electric vehicle market, is (More...) http://bit.ly/PnsjX5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New World Leads Big Investment In Data Center Technology Developer ---- New World Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Pritzker Group, is the lead investor in a big, $90M funding round for a developer of data center technology and services. Phoenix-based IO, which develops modular data center technology, said it raised $90M in a funding led by New World Ventures, which is based in Chicago but has recently been ramping up its Los Angeles investing efforts. IO said that New World Ventures contributed $50M to the round, which was the largest single transaction in the fund's 15-year history. IO also said its prior investors participated in the round. New World Ventures has been among the more active investors in town, and has been increasing its efforts to fund the startup community in Los Angeles over the last year. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=31256 SGN Launches Effort Supporting Ocean Conservation ---- Los Angeles-based game developer SGN, the mobile and social gaming firm headed by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe, has kicked off an effort to help support ocean conservation via a relationship with EarthEcho International, a nonprofit headed by Phillippe Cousteau. The two said they are partnering to raise awareness and charitable donations for ocean conservation. As part of that partnership, the two said that SGN's Rescue Reef mobile game will include EarthEcho branded items in the game, and also provide facts about ocean conservation. A percentage of purchases of those items will go to support EarthEcho's youth education efforts. Philippe Cousteau is the grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau. SGN has run similar promotions in the past; the company said it recently ran one with The Humane Society of the United States with its game Fluff Friends Rescue, and has a number of others in the works. Qualcomm Signs Brazilian Electronics Manufacturer ---- San Diego-based Qualcomm and Brazilian electronics manufacturer Semp Toshiba are in a new 3G and 4G license agreement, the two said this morning. The companies said that Qualcomm has granted Semp Toshiba a patent license to sell 3G WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and 4G OFDMA (LTE) equipment in Brazil. Financial terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Qualcomm said that Semp Toshiba will pay it licensing fees as it standard worldwide rates. Semp Toshiba is an electronics manufacturer, selling desktops, notebooks, mobile phones, and tablets. Enervee Ranks Appliances, Electronics On Energy Use ---- How energy efficient is that new television you just bought for your house, and how can you be sure? A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Enervee, has recently rolled out a new tool to help people estimate how much energy their television--and soon, other appliances--are consuming. The startup said it is working on introducing what it calls a miles-per-gallon (MPG) sticker for TVs, called the "Enervee Score". The company said televisions are only the first set of scores it will be providing, with a report on refrigerators due later this month. The company's site currently lists energy efficiency details on everything from laptop computers, printers, air conditions, washing machines, and more. uSamp Expands In Europe ---- Los Angeles-based uSamp, the provider of market research services and software, said Tuesday that it has expanded in Europe, hiring a new EVP to head up its operations in the region. The firm said it has named George Llorens as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Sales, to head up growth in Europe, where it says it had a "double-digit" staff expansion. The company says it now has five offices internationally. uSamp explained that it had 104 percent revenue growth in Europe last year. TrueCar Wins Regions Bank ---- TrueCar, the Santa Monica-based provider of auto buying and pricing software, is powering another online vehicle purchase service with a deal with Regions Bank, the company said Tuesday. TrueCar said it is providing the online vehicle information service for Regions Bank, which allows customers of that bank to research, shop for, finance, and insure a new or used vehicle. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. TrueCar's software and services allow users to shop and specify cars for purchase, down to the accessory level, and gain upfront pricing from local dealers for those automobiles; the firm provides its services to a number of membership groups, including USAA, the AAA, and Consumer Reports. The firm has been causing some serious ripples (and widespread worries) for auto dealers, due to its very open publishing of actual auto purchase transaction data. LoneStar Heart Gets $20M For Heart Therapy ---- Laguna Hills-based LoneStar Heart, a firm developing cardiac restorative therapies for patients with heart failure, has raised $20M in a funding round, the firm revealed yesterday, from Chinese investor Themes Investment Partners. The firm said the equity funding will go towards clinical testing and regulatory clearance of its lead product. The firm said it has now raised $35M in funding since founding in June of 2010. Themes' Frank Yu has joined the company's board as part of the funding. Orange County-based LoneStar is developing its product in China. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45851 Variety Acquired By Penske Media ---- The bible of entertainment industry news, Variety, has been acquired by Internet entrepreneur Jay Penske, via his firm, Penske Media, the companies said Tuesday. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/variety_acquired_by_penske_media/s-0045523.html Hulu Adds Nickelodeon Titles To Hulu Plus ---- A new deal by Los Angeles-based Hulu announced Tuesday will add content from Nickelodeon to Hulu's premium service, Hulu Plus. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/hulu_adds_nickelodeon_titles_to_hulu_plus/s-0045522.html Flud Launches Social News Apps For Companies ---- What's the best way to share competitive intelligence and company announcements with your employees? Flud, a San Diego startup developing mobile apps to let teams privately share news with their co-workers and others in the company, recently revealed that it is trying to take on that task with its social news platform developed with the backing of a couple of venture capital firms. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=45848 Phillipine Angels Look To Follow Tech Coast Angels Model ---- A new, angel investment group based in the Phillipines is basing its effort on the model set by Southern California's Tech Coast Angels, according to a report today from Phillipine publication Sun.Star Cebu. Sun.Star said that a new group--headed by none other than Southern California's Winston Damarillo--hopes to follow the Tech Coast Angels model and make it fit in the Philippine environment. Damarillo founded GlueCode (acquired by IBM), MorphLabs, DevZuz, Simula Labs, and other open source software firms in Southern California, all with strong ties back to the Phillipines for engineering and technical resources. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2012/10/09/angel-investing-network-eyed-247201 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting (SSL) - October 10, San Diego 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 registration, book at: http://www.ledsconference.com/u-s-department-of-energy-osram-sylvania-and-more-on-integrating-solid-state-lighting.aspx ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Safire Partners Executive Search Safire Partners has completed 150+ retained executive searches since 2006 working with emerging businesses in digital media, Internet, eCommerce, software and clean technology across Southern California. Please visit our website to see an updated list of our clients and searches completed at http://www.safirepartners.com/. We are always interested in meeting new candidates and potential clients, so feel free to email our Managing Partner, Todd Gitlin at [email protected]. We can also always be a friendly source for investor introductions and general market / compensation intelligence. ------------------------------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------------------------------- Meet The VCs - October 17th, Santa Monica Calling all Startups! The Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) invites you to our fourth annual Meet the VCs night. Here's your big opportunity to meet with more than 30 venture capitalists and major angel groups. During the course of two hours, you will get to meet each of them and learn about what they look for in potential startup investments. This event has sold out early each of the last three years. Please register early to avoid losing your seat. This event is designed to help investors and entrepreneurs engage with each other. Only 100 entrepreneurs will have access to this sessions, after having their applications approved. Learn more at: http://www.lava.org/events/event_details.asp?id=264874 ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Quality Engineer, Camarillo, OSI Electronics http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5434 Linux System Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5433 Database Administrator, Marina del Rey, TeleSign.com http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5432 Manager of Revenue Accounting, Sunnyvale, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5431 Executive Director, USC Stevens Center for Innovation, Los Angeles, USC Stevens Center for Innovation http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5429 Senior Product Manager, File Systems and Storage Management, Sunnyvale, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 10/09/12 Lonestar Heart, Inc. $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45851 10/09/12 Anametrix $4.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45846 10/09/12 Flud $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45848 10/02/12 Givit FKA VMIX $2.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45614 10/02/12 Gravity $10.6M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45615 10/02/12 NewAer $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45618 10/01/12 Transphorm, Inc. $35.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45504 10/01/12 ACTV8, INC. $3.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45505 10/01/12 Aragon Pharmaceuticals $50.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45598 09/25/12 WedgeBuster $2.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45463 09/25/12 Deal Current $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45464 09/25/12 EverySignal $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45465 09/24/12 PCN Technology $5.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45414 09/24/12 Tribogenics, Inc. $6.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45413 09/19/12 RGM Group $21.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45401 09/19/12 Aviir $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45402 09/19/12 Skylight Healthcare Systems $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45403 09/19/12 Scopely $8.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45406 09/18/12 Sense4Baby $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45392 09/18/12 Yowza $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45397 09/13/12 Stockr $1.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45288 09/13/12 Response Genetics $8.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45289 09/12/12 GlySens $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45274 09/11/12 Inktank $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45261 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html 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 registration. 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.co. 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.c. 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.co. 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.co. 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 iOS. 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 iOS. 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 iOS. 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 [email protected]. 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 November 5, Santa Clarita -- Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk. SCV Meetup. 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