Thursday May 29, 2008 5:30pm - 8:30pm

The Marshes, 320 Terry Fox Drive

Ottawa’s technology clusters, OCRI Global Marketing and The Ottawa Network present the 3rd annual “Buddy Keep your Million” funding focused event. In light of the almost non-existent VC money filtering into the city, the theme of this year’s event is based around how innovative people get their companies off the ground without the traditional financing options. The panel will be made up of experienced veterans and energetic start-up entrepreneurs.

Panel Participants:

• Moderator, Bruce Lazenby, Chair Ottawa Software Cluster
• Wael Aggan, TradeMerit Corp.
• Richard Charlebois, GrowthWorks Capital
• Rob Lane, Overlay.TV
• Scott Lake, Jaded Pixel
• Aydin Mirzaee, bOK Systems Corp. and Chide.it
• Karen Letain, CMI International
• Paul Slaby, Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc
• Kareem Sultan, RaceDV

Registration: FREE of charge - please RSVP to kdaize@ocri.ca
Email your Questions for the panel to kdaize@ocri.ca

Complimentary snacks and a cash bar will be available

Wednesday May 28th 5:00-7:00 pm
at LaBarge Weinstein, 515 Legget Drive, Suite 800, Kanata

Start Up, Drop-In

Special Session: Ottawa’s Digital Media Industry

Featured contacts:

Ian Graham, The Code Factory

Special Guests:

Scott Lake, Jaded Pixel
Jean-Sylvain Sormany, Int’l Game Developers Assoc
Scott Annan, Mercury Grove
Luc Levesque, Travelpod

Words of Wisdom provided by:

Robert Thompson, CEO, Distil Interactive

Featured startups:

Ben Houston, Exocortex
David Thompson, Noleo

… and that’s not all, join us this Thursday for a Joint Cluster Event:

Buddy Keep Your Million -

But Buy My Product !

Thursday May 29, 2008, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

The Marshes, 320 Terry Fox Drive

Registration: No-charge but please RSVP to kdaize@ocri.ca

Ottawa’’s technology clusters, OCRI Global Marketing and The Ottawa Network present the 3rd annual “Buddy Keep your Million” funding focused event. In light of the almost non-existent VC money filtering into the city, the theme of this year’s event is based around how innovative people get their companies off the ground without the traditional financing options. The panel will be made up of experienced veterans and energetic start-up entrepreneurs.

Panel Participants:

• Moderator, Bruce Lazenby, Chair Ottawa Software Cluster
• Wael Aggan, TradeMerit Corp.
• Richard Charlebois, GrowthWorks Capital
• Rob Lane, Overlay.TV
• Scott Lake, Jaded Pixel
• Aydin Mirzaee, bOK Systems Corp. and Chide.it
• Karen Letain, CMI International
• Paul Slaby, Kaben Wireless Silicon Inc
• Kareem Sultan, RaceDV

Wednesday May 21st 5:30-7:00pm
at the Marshes Golf Club Ironstone Grill, 320 Terry Fox Drive

Start the Summer Early ….

We are back at the Ironstone Grill at the Marshes Golf Club, with our first event in the “summer” location. This week will be an all-networking event, so bring a colleague or two.

We will resume with speakers in upcoming events:
May 28th: Start Up, Drop In at LaBarge Weinstein featuring New Media Companies .
May 29th: Joint Cluster Event: Buddy keep your Million - but Buy My Product! Marshes in Kanata
June 4th: Making Connections, Marshes Ironstone Grill
June 11th: Social Media for Business Marketing Round Table at the Code Factory ( 246 Queen Street, Second Floor, Between Bank and Kent).

TiE Event Announcement - May 22, 2008

Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson

Author Ms. Andrea Mandel-Campbell

Not that far back, Molson was bigger than Heineken; Royal bank was bigger than Chase Manhattan, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan; Stelco and Dofasco were giants in steel production. Today, Heineken is a global name, Royal bank no longer enjoys the status it once had and Stelco and Dofasco are owned by foriegn companies. It seems one by one Canadian companies have lost opportunities in confronting international markets.

What went wrong?
How do we turn the tide?
How do we build a “headquartered” economy?

Ms. Andrea Mandel-Campbell, the author of the best seller book “Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson” will be a keynote speaker at the TiE Ottawa May event. Andrea will dig deep into the topic of why Canada has failed to produce global companies and she will discuss what we have to do change the trend. This is once in a lifetime chance to learn more about a topic that is dear to Canadian entrepreneurs. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet Andrea Mandel-Campbell in person and hear her views on the topic.

To register go to www.tie-ottawa.org and click on “Upcoming Events”

Wednesday May 14th 5:00-7:00pm
at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave

How to Sell in 2008:

Why Everything has changed since 2000!

Come out to The Ottawa Network Making Connections event this Wednesday May 14th at 5:00 for some great informal networking and to hear:

Ray Fisher: Director Business Development - Europe, Middle East & USA East at Semiconductor Insights

share how dramatically the sales process has changed and about the current best practices.

I re-connected with Ray when I was setting up the “Sales Round Table” event a few months ago. He couldn’t make it, but our conversation was so compelling I wanted everyone to benefit from his learning and willingness to share.

Ray has over 25 years of sales & marketing experience. I’d heard him referred to as the “closer”, but Ray says he hasn’t done a “close” in 3 years! He hasn’t made a cold call in 3 years! He is selling more today than ever before.

This session is not about Ray though; it’s about you. This will be an interactive session. Here’s a chance to ask about your current sales problems, why the great product you’ve got doesn’t seem to be selling, why your experienced sales team with a great track record is struggling, the things that are keeping you awake at night?

A lot has changed in the past half decade, here’s your opportunity to hear what’s been working for Ray and his team. He’s prepared to share his best practices, speak to your problems, and hopefully be able to help you sleep at night.

So whether or not you’re “formally” in sales (because in reality everyone is in “sales” one way or another), this is a session that you just can’t afford to miss! Come early to participate in the informal networking prior to Ray’s session. We look forward to seeing you there, and bring a friend to make the business connections to drive your success.

Upcoming Events

• May 21st: First “summer” Making Connections, Marshes in Kanata
• May 28th: Start Up, Drop In at LaBarge Weinstein featuring New Media Companies
• May 29th: Joint Cluster Event: Buddy keep your Million - but Buy My Product ! Marshes in Kanata
  
• June 4th or 11th (TBD): Social Media for Business Marketing Round Table at the Code Factory ( 246 Queen Street, Second Floor, Between Bank and Kent).

If you use LinkedIn: click here to join The Ottawa Network LinkedIn Group

• Your Ottawa Network “Making Connections” Program Primes: Andrew Moizer & Walter Knitl.

Wednesday May 7th 5:00-7:00pm
at the Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Ave

Get your story straight:

How to engage the media.

Leo Valiquette, inmedia Public Relations

Leo is a consultant with inmedia and former editor of the Ottawa Business Journal. He will discuss the best practices employed by inmedia to get clients the media coverage they need in specific industry and trade publications and the criteria that should be employed to determine which media are the right media. It all begins with one simple question, “Do you know the story you are trying to tell?”

Drawing from his years as a business journalist, Leo will also discuss his experiences on the receiving end from public relations people who fail to adequately research and prepare their pitch, as well as with savvy PR practitioners who know how to hit a home run.

Come and participate in this networking and education Making Connections event. We look forward to seeing you there, and bring a friend to make the business connections to drive your success.

• Your Ottawa Network “Making Connections” Program Primes: Andrew Moizer & Walter Knitl.