Wednesday, June 3, 2009 5:30-7:30pm
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600

Wednesday, May 27, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus just south of Baseline,
Building T, Room T130 (campus map below)

Cutting Edge focus on Social Media for Business

Social Media – its here, now, and ubiquitous – but how can you use it effectively in the business context.

Learn about the  role of social media in driving market conversations to understand the voice of the customer, and how a Social Media Press Release differentiates from a traditional Press Release. When it comes to implementation, you will also learn how to build your own enterprise social network using new social networking open source web applications.

Come hear our distinguished speaker:

Chris Biber – President & CEO, SearchingWorks
Chris Biber is an award-winning marketer with over 20 years experience in international sales, business development and senior marketing roles. As the founder of SearchingWorks, Chris advises clients throughout North America on the successful implementation of cost-effective Internet marketing strategies.

Chris has won a series of marketing awards such as the Cisco “Growing With Technology Award” and has also been featured in industry publications such as MarketingSherpa. Prior to founding SearchingWorks, Chris was Director of Marketing at Pronexus Inc. He also held senior positions at Corel Corporation, Databeacon and others.

Rick Radko – President, R-Cubed
Rick is an entrepreneur and consultant with 18 years experience in hardware, software and web application design.  Since developing his first his first web application in 1998, he has gained extensive experience customizing, integrating, and extending open source web applications such as Joomla, WordPress, and MediaWiki. As founder of R-Cubed, he develops custom web applications, social networking and team collaboration solutions for businesses.

Natasha D’Souza, Digital Media Strategist and founder, Virtual EyeSee
Natasha D’Souza is founder of Virtual EyeSee, a Social Media consulting agency serving North America.
Being creative, a visionary and a trend spotter, Natasha helps key decision makers understand new trends and technologies in online social spaces and how web 2.0 or social media principles can enable them to connect with their customers, thus increasing their bottom line.

Natasha has over 13 years of hi-tech experience working for fortune 500, mid-sized and startup companies. Her experience in the private and public sectors has given her the opportunity to work in marketing, project management, business development and sales.

Campus map: http://www.algonquincollege.com/main/yourAlgonquinTab/directions/woodroffeMap.htm

Free parking in lot 8 after 5:30 pm

Wednesday, May 13th (6:00 - 8:00pm) @ The Code Factory (246 Queen Street)

The Ottawa Network (TON),

3 x 10 panel on “Bootstrapping for Success”

The Ottawa Network (TON)’s 3 x 10 panel is a monthly event focussed on entrepreneurial aspects of the technology community. Each panel features 3 speakers presenting for 10 minutes each.

This month’s speakers:

Will Hickie, CEO, Wicksoft
In the summer of 2006, Will Hickie quit his full time job as a software developer with a local Ottawa company. With no investment capital, no revenue, and an idea for the future, he founded WICKSoft Corporation. Since then WICKSoft has grown to include customers in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, and Australia. With offices located in downtown Ottawa, WICKSoft has been growing steadily, exporting its mobile collaboration technology worldwide. Its customers include some well known organizations such as Procter and Gamble, 19 Entertainment (American Idol), and the Governor of California. WICKSoft was recently featured in the February issue of Ottawa Technology Magazine, appeared in INC. Magazine, and was included alongside IBM by industry analysts in a 2009 report on mobile collaboration.

Wendy Stone, Editor-in-Chief, Ask Around
Wendy Stone is the Editor at Ask Around.  Her philosophy: ‘The world is full of highly skilled tradesmen and women, businesses that offer outstanding service, amazing craftsmen and wonderful people who are always willing to help. You will find these stars right in your neighbourhood when you Ask Around’.  Ask Around aims to be a part of your “100 mile diet”.  By helping you find the best local services and businesses we strengthen communities and reduce carbon emissions.  The internet gives us access to a whole world of information and resources, but how helpful is a plumber in Pittsburg when you are in Pleasant Park? Ask Around for local solutions.