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18			1 Boston Azure Summit Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 On behalf of Aditi and Microsoft, I would like to invite you to join over 40 IT CIO’s and technology leaders from Boston for Azure summit on the 1st of May at 3:00 PM. Experience a unique blend of strategic perspectives on Cloud transformation based on implementation experiences across... Boston South Networkers May networking event Buci Di Beppo's 233 Elm St. Dedham, MA Tuesday, May 1st, Boston South Networkers is happy to announce we will be having our next business after hours at Buci Di Beppo's located at 233 Elm St. in Dedham.Join us from 5:30-8:30pm, for a casual business afterhours event convieniently located just off of RT95 (literally 2 minutes) for an... Digital Media SIG Event: In-Store Shopping Goes Mobile MIT Tang Center, Roon E51-149 70 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 Is “Bricks and Mortar” retail really doomed? Will Best Buy and Target merely morph into showrooms for Amazon? Will Barnes and Noble suffer the same fate as Borders? Or can mobile technology help turn things around? Today, mass is past. The new era is all about personalization. At every... Boston Predictive Analytics - Web Content Recommendations using Bayesian Classification via Apache Mahout Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 The event will cover two main parts: 1. Bayesian Classification: a mathematical explanation will be given of this technique. One topic covered will be text classification as it pertains to content recommendation. 2. Software Demo: Apache Mahout is a software package that can be used for... Boston ENET - Raising Money from Venture Capitalists Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000 (north entrance), Waltham, MA Are you doing the right things to position your business to be funded? Our panel of venture capitalists (VC’s) and entrepreneurs will discuss what compels VC’s to invest in companies today. They will offer perspectives on emerging investment trends and opinions on what the early stage investment... Boston Ruby Group - Monthly Hackfest, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays thoughtbot, 41 Winter St., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA Boston Ruby is a local community of Rubyists and enthusiasts of open source software. The main event is the second Tuesday of every month. Those events entail one or two 45-minute presentations, lightning talks, and announcements.	2 MITX - Webinar: Building Long Lasting Commerce Relationships Across Multiple Channels The link for the Webinar will be sent to registrants the morning of the program. Experience two of the amazing speakers from our January What’s Next: E-Commerce Summit without having to leave your desk! Join Prat Vemana, Director, Mobile Strategy from Staples and Dusan Koljensic, XD Director from SapientNitro for an informative webinar which will focus on how to engage in a... OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup Voltage Coffee & Art - 295 3rd St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your... VC Investor Roundtable Cambridge Innovation Center One Broadway - 5th Floor - Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 02142 This panel will explore the impact of the recent economic downturn on the venture capital industry, the current investment climate, and the near-term outlook for venture financing.David Beisel - David is Co-Founder and Partner of NextView Ventures, a dedicated seed-stage venture capital firm... RI-CIE: LunchLab with Jim Grace of InsureMyTrip One Davol Square, Suite 200, Providence, RI 02903 LunchLabs are a series of relaxed get-togethers that bring you face to face with an accomplished entrepreneur. LunchLab coaches are veterans of the start-up process. They've been tested, toughened, and have faced many of the issues you're facing today. So if you have questions about... Angel Bootcamp Dinner TBD Curious about becoming an angel investor? Join us on May 2nd for the inaugural Angel Bootcamp Dinner. Dine, drink, learn and connect with some of Boston's best angels. Venue TBA. Web Start Women - Legal Entities 101 The Bocoup Loft Do you have an idea for a business and wish you knew more about the legal aspects? Ready to form your business, but want to make sure you choose the type of organization that fits your situation the best? Come learn about legal entities with us!Sankeetha Selvarajah is an attorney with Perry,... BostonTech - Did WordPress Do That? Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 WordPress is the most widely used Content Management System because it's easy to use, easy to customize and it's free! What a lot of people don't realize is how powerful WordPress can be with the right tools. This talk will show you how powerful WordPress can be with minimal knowledge...	3 Venture Cafe in Session Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused events. www.vencaf.com Venture Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities... HackKendall: Rethink the Future of Kendall Square Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Yo startup and innovation people! Come to HackKendall, every nook and cranny at the cafe will be occupied by a thinker with a particular vision for an aspect of the future of Kendall, including several competing visions. There will be many visuals but no long presentations - just open... Boston Innovation Challenge - Pre-Event Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Pre Event - Info Session - At Venture Cafe Venture Cafe, Cambridge, 4th Floor MA Boston Entrepreneurship Meetup Channel Cafe 300 Summer St Boston Ma Are you an entrepreneur? Do you work for a start up? Are you just generally interested in entrepreneurship?Come down to Channel Cafe to have a drink after work in Boston's Innovation District. This is a great opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs, find out what everyone is working on,... Spring Mixer The Port Tavern, Newburyport Thankfully, Winter is quickly coming to an end. This signifies a fresh beginning and an opportune time to bring life back into the Start Up world. No time like the present to take advantage of the opportunity. Second & Fourth is pleased to host our first meet and greet session for young... WEST Leadership Awards Event - Breaking the Mold, Boldness, Courage and Risk-taking Hotel Marlowe 25 Edwin H Land Boulevard Cambridge, MA 02141 It is our pleasure to invite you to WEST's fifth-annual Leadership Awards Event and silent auction, our most exciting and engaging event of the year. This is our opportunity to acknowledge women who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in science and technology. Join us in honoring these... Girls in Tech / Women in Wireless: Industry Roundtable - Exploring the Business Impact of Mobile Advertising - Today and a Vision for the Future Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Mobile Advertising Today and a Vision for the Future: Lessons Learned in Attribution, Measurement, and Privacy Smartphone users are sharing more and more information with applications; whether it be music preferences, goelocation, or photos, the question of privacy and what is being done with... Web Start Women: Wrangling HTML & CSS Cambridge Innovation Center This four class series starts at the ground floor of website building. First, we get you set up with the (free) software you’ll need. Then we dig right into HTML, learning about tags and putting together pages. With that behind us, we get fancy by adding style to our pages with CSS and learning the... 2012 NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop (NEW) Meetup -- Big Data Use Cases MIT Classroom 163, building 4, 77 Massachusetts Avenue (MIT main entrance), Cambridge, MA 02142 NEW Meetup -- Big Data Use CasesNEW OverviewAre you looking to develop start-up ideas and get a taste of entrepreneurship?Are you looking to connect with passionate and talented people to form teams and start developing business models and building product prototypes?Are you looking for an... DartBoston presents: TechStars After Party 2012 Royale, 279 Tremont Street, Boston, MA Boston is coming off a tremendous year filled with the emergence of some truly special companies, among which include the TechStars class of 2012. Please join us as we celebrate our booming start-up ecosystem with a thousand of our closest friends at Royale on May 3rd. DartBoston...	4 The 9th Annual MIT Sloan Private Equity Symposium Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel, 2 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02124 The MIT Sloan Private Equity Symposium is one of the leading student-run private equity conferences in the country, with approximately 400 industry professionals and students attending each year. The 2012 symposium will take place on May 4th at the Boston Marriott... Boston Cleanweb Hackathon Kickoff Party Venture Cafe - Cambridge Innovation Center Come to the Kickoff Party (6:00PM to 9:00PM) for the Boston Cleanweb Hackathon. Participating individuals and teams in the weekend Boston Cleanweb Hackathon are invited, along with sponsors, and others supporting the event. The Cleanweb is about leveraging information technology to solve...	5 Boston Cleanweb Hackathon Greentown Labs in Boston’s Innovation District and Cambridge Innovation Center Participate in the first ever CLEANWEB HACKATHON BOSTON @cleanwebbos May 4-6 at Greentown Labs in Boston’s Innovation District, for a chance to win over $10K in prizes! "Cleanweb" is the simple idea of developing software solutions that solve energy and other resource scarcity... Boston Innovation Challenge - Challenge Presentations, Team Matchmaking, Music & Hack Lab Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02163 Kickoff presentations and Hack Lab – matchmaking sessions for people looking for Teams and Teams looking for people. The plan is to spend a few hours midday on Sat the 5th to hear short presentations and be inspired by the specific Challenges (Red Cross, City of Boston, etc) … do some matchmaking...
19	6 Boston Cleanweb Hackathon Greentown Labs in Boston’s Innovation District and Cambridge Innovation Center Participate in the first ever CLEANWEB HACKATHON BOSTON @cleanwebbos May 4-6 at Greentown Labs in Boston’s Innovation District, for a chance to win over $10K in prizes! "Cleanweb" is the simple idea of developing software solutions that solve energy and other resource scarcity... 2012 MIT Sloan Sales Conference Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Each Spring the MIT Sloan Sales Club hosts a one day Conference in Cambridge, MA with top executives and CEOs for keynotes, panels, and workshops on cutting edge sales topics. This completely student organized sales conference is still the only one of its kind to date. The day is packed with...	7 UPA Boston 11th Annual User Experience Conference Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199 Join us on Monday May 7th, 2012 for the eleventh UPA Boston Annual Conference at the Sheraton Boston, Boston, MA. Hear and discuss critical topics in usability and user-centered design with practitioners, students, and experts in the field. Whether a newcomer, a seasoned usability professional... NHHTC - Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Radisson, Center of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH Scott Kirsner, well-known journalist who covers the technology sector for the Boston Globe, will deliver the keynote address at the NH High Tech Council’s 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Awards Dinner. The 24th annual EOY event will be held on Monday, May 7, at 5:30 pm at the Radisson... Startup Clinic with Musikki and iJukebox Royal East Restaurant 792 Main Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Come and hear from two pre-funded companies identify and fine-tune the business plans, presentations, and pitches before talking to potential investors. The format includes 2 companies doing a dress rehearsal of their pitch, comments from a panel of experts, and small group... The Boston MySQL Meetup Group Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Sandro Frattura, Senior DBA from Online Buddies of Cambridge (operating in the social networking & dating space), will be our featured guest discussing Pentaho. Pentaho is the leading open source Business Intelligence Platform on the market today. Sandro will: · ...	8 CFO Roundtable Leadership Conference Bentley University LaCava Center, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452 Join us on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, as we explore the idea of leadership from the CFO’s point of view. From the tools and behaviors necessary to establish trust to ethics challenges in the real-world, our world-class line-up of speakers will teach attendees how to successfully bridge the... StockTwits at Harvard 1737, Cambridge Street, Room k050, Cambridge, MA 02138 Join a collection of StockTwits' best for a lively discussion on all things related to real world investing and social media. Open to students, faculty, and investment professionals free of charge. WPI Venture Forum: Managing Today's Workforce Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Campus Center - Odeum Room Optimize Today’s Workforce Contribution Managers of companies of all sizes face the challenge of increasing workforce contribution. Keynote speaker for the May 8 WPI Venture Forum meeting, Michael Hyter will draw on his unique experience as a manager,... Boston Python - May Python Project Night Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Come work on Python projects, get programming help, help others, and hang out. Bring your own project or work on one of the suggested projects below. Everyone is welcome, all skill levels are encouraged. Tell your friends: http://meetu.ps/9SPh0 Staff from the Boston Python...	9 NETSEA - CFOs on Selling Executive Panel Breakfast Newton Marriott In high technology, the role of the CFO has dramatically changed—from number cruncher to deal enabler. Nowadays, successful CFOs not only play a key role in the strategic direction of a company, they are vital to Sales organizations and revenue growth.CFOs work closely with Chief Sales Officers and... BBJ - Best Green Practices The Seaport Boston Hotel, 1 Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210 The BBJ looks at ways companies are evolving in the green space, from construction, to reducing carbon footprint, to sustainability. Our event will include a keynote address by Tim Healy, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Co-Founder of EnerNOC, panel discussion moderated by Daniel K.... OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup Voltage Coffee & Art - 295 3rd St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your... Founder Dialogues VIII - Featuring Scott Savitz of Shoebuy Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02142 FOUNDER DIALOGUES VIII Sponsored by: Founder Collective Featuring: Scott Savitz Founder and Former CEO: Shoebuy.com Moderator: Eric Paley, Managing Partner, Founder Collective Date: May 9th, 2012 Location: Microsoft New England R&D Center One Memorial Drive,... TiE - How to Build Your Start Up from the Heart - TiE LaunchPad Workshop series - Part 2 CIC, One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA This is the part - 2 of the workshop series. Entrepreneurs get lots of advice about how and what to do. This advice is usually based on creating product/market fit. This workshop is about a different dimension: how to design your company to be the perfect conduit for your ability to help your... DrinksOnTap - Demos, drinks and discussions about mobile development Tavern in the Square Allston, 161 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA DrinksOnTap is a social meetup for Boston area mobile developers (iPhone, Android and more). We are always looking for amazing demos from companies in the Boston mobile community. If you're working on something that you want to show... Mass Innovation Nights - May Event Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Innovation Nights provides innovators, entrepreneurs and product marketers with a way to connect with the social networking world, the mainstream media, the marketplace and each other, and gain more visibility for their new products.Information about new products is submitted through the... Emerging Business Tech - NoSQL in the Real World #ebt2 Cambridge Innovation Center - 1 Broadway, Cambridge MA The growth of social networks, SaaS applications, mobile devices and more interactive interfaces has led to bigger storage, faster response tim es, more volatile traffic, and alternative data formats. NoSQL databases offer a world of alternatives for storing, querying and thinking... Photoshop: Designing for the Web Cambridge Innovation Center What has a square blue logo and more tools than a Swiss Army knife? Photoshop!The good news is that web crafters can get a lot done in Photoshop without having to master every last part of the program. The aim of this two-class series is to help you hone in on the tools that will serve you... Boston Content CampusLIVE, 100 N Washington St., Boston, MA 02114 We connect people driving the city's innovation by creating, from companies to individuals to enthusiasts. Whether content is your product, your livelihood or your passion, #BostonContent is your local outlet to discuss, share and of course, create! Come out for our first ever #BostonContent...	10 128ICG - Whose Money Should I Take - Angel or Venture Capitalist? IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman St., Waltham, MA In a heated Point-Counterpoint discussion, veteran angel investor, Jack Derby, Chairman of Common Angels, and long-time venture capital... Office Hours with Joe Caruso Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA “Advocate for entrepreneurs” For the last 20 years Joe has served as mentor, coach, and personal advisor to CEO’s and entrepreneurs. In recent years, he has served as investor, advisor and active director with dozens of companies, public and private. He also maintains an active consulting... Venture Cafe in Session Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused events. www.vencaf.com Venture Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities... Global Innovation Labs - Networking with Russian & Portuguese Entrepreneurs Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Global Innovation Labs (http://www.innovationlabs.net/) brings you an opportunity to meet promising startup companies and entrepreneurs from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (PhysTech), the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the ISCTE-IUL/MIT (http://mitportugal-iei.org/) Portugal... Office Hours with Advanced Technology Ventures Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA ATV (http://www.atvcapital.com/) focuses on three core technology markets – IT, Healthcare and Cleantech and they’ve established a legacy of partnering with entrepreneurial teams at the forefront of technology innovation. Meet with Bob Hower (http://www.atvcapital.com/venture-capital-investors/... The Future of the Web - Roundtable with Esther Dyson, Philippe Courtot & Mike Shaver Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Join three original Netizens for a conversation about the future of the Web: What are the new technologies and business strategies that will shape the Internet going forward? What problems is the Web facing, and how will we solve them? How are you part of this? Renowned angel investor Esther... SBANE - 2012 New England Innovation Awards Gala Dinner Westin Hotel, Waltham, MA 2012 New England Innovation Awards Keynote Speaker: David Friend, Founder and CEO Carbonite 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Cocktail Reception 6:30 - 9:00 PM - Award Program and Keynote All entrepreneurs know, great ideas are not easily translated into successful companies. Innovation is not only the ability to... Boston Travel Massive Middlesex Lounge Join us for the third Boston Travel Massive in Cambridge for an evening of networking and fun at the cool Middlesex Lounge on the edge of the MIT campus. Hosted by Wanderu.com and OpenTravelTravel Massive Boston is a regular meet-up bringing together established travel brands, start-ups, and travel... BSE - Nanotechnology \| Small Scale Software Engineering TBD Details coming soon. Redstar Studios - The Mothers of Invention - Mobility One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 Innovators: Ben Gulak, inventor of the Uno and the DTV Shredder Tod Hynes, CEO, XL Hybrids Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Founder, Boston-Power Anna Mracek Dietrich, Founder, Terrafugia Are you ready for flying cars and all...	11 MHT - Women to Watch 2012 The Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 Join Mass High Tech for the 9th annual Women to Watch event, which recognizes women in tech and life sciences who are go-getters, hardworking, inspirational and motivational to their peers. These up-and-comers are continuing to grow and will shape the future of their industries.Keynote...	12 RamenCamp 2012: The Art of Bootstrapping Microsoft NERD, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142 Bootstrapping is tough, but you're not alone! Don't miss out! Join Boston's best and brightest entrepreneurs on May 12, 2012 at Microsoft NERD as we learn from some of the top bootstrappers in the country. We'll be exploring: How to build an early team with a tight budgetValidating your... Boston Innovation Challenge - Optional Half-Way Hack Saturday Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02163 This day is optional and by appointment only… Please let us know you want to meet at the I-Lab at a specific time by emailing us at contact@bostoninnovationchallenge.com Optional – Half-Way Hack Saturday – Advisor help, tweak, pivot, jam! Discovery of code issues, business viability, and...
20	13	14 UC Berkeley Product Management Program Hotel Marlowe, 25 Edwin H, Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA 02141 UC Berkeley Product Management ProgramThe UC Berkeley Product Management program teaches critical business skills and a strategic framework for superior product management. Designed for product managers and executives interfacing with product management, this intensive 5-day course delivers... Health 2.0 Spring Fling: Matchpoint Boston Boston, MA Health 2.0's Spring Fling: Matchpoint Boston is taking place on May 14-15, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place! The event will feature Matchpoint, the industry’s preeminent deal-making and partnership forum, and panels on growth and commercialization strategies for... Auto-ID & Sensing SIG Event: How To Start an RFID Company MIT Stata Center, Room 32-155 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Is starting an RFID company really a good idea? That’s the essence of a question from the audience at our recent Auto-ID & Sensing Solutions Expo:Register “So a lot of good things have happened [in RFID] over the last 10 to 15 years. But I can also say that the RFID industry has at times... GTUG - Defending Behind the Device: Mobile Application Risks Fidelity Center for Applied Technology Next to South Station 45 Summer Street, Boston , MA, This is a mobile developer's community event (Android, IOS, Win7 Mobile...) As a community event it is free but you must register. Mobile security is important to the mobile developer community because data breaches are such a setback to a company and the market. There are good business reasons... Tech Cocktail Sessions Boston - Startup Inspiration: Turning Ideas Into Action Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 Starting a business is hard. Building it into a successful company is even harder. What if you could learn firsthand from the entrepreneurs who have already done it? Already had failures, successes? Sessions, Tech Cocktail's new speaker series, brings the... May 2012 Boston Software Craftsmanship Group Meeting Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Please join the Boston Software Craftsmanship group for a rousing evening of 1/2 baked lightning talks! What's a 1/2 baked lightning talk? Well it's where you present a lightning talking about some 1/2 baked idea you have. Projectors + Whiteboards will be available. Try and plan your talk...	15 Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference / RTECC Sheraton Framingham Hotel, 1657 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701 Complimentary one day technical conference for software and hardware engineers, managers and designers of computing systems or time-critical applications for a variety of industries, such as: military/aerospace, industrial control, medical instrumentation/devices, telecom/telephony, datacom,... CouchConf Boston The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA 02115 This one-day event is for any developer who wants to take a deeper dive into Couchbase NoSQL technology, learn where it’s headed and build really cool stuff. Join us for a day to find out what’s new with Couchbase and learn more about harnessing this powerful technology for your web and mobile... Hacks/Hackers - Using mapping to inform the world Dodge Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 What about: Mapping has exploded over the last few years as new tools have made it much easier to show trends and explore changes, from the global level to local neighborhoods. Join us as experts show how maps can bring together citizens and journalists. Speakers: Ben Berkowitz, co-... The Virtualization Group Boston - May Event Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 The Virtualization Group Boston (VirtG) is a progressive IT User Group that promotes the knowledge exchange of all aspects of virtualization, cloud computing and data storage through monthly meetings at NERD.Each meeting typically involves two Industry Vendors, from Startups to Tech Titans, who... MIT $100K Business Plan Contest Finale MIT Campus, W16-Kresege Auditorium Come to the MIT $100K Finale to see the hottest MIT start-ups compete for the $100K Grand Prize! Start-up Showcase at 6pm Finale Show at 7pm Keynote Speaker: Todd Park Chief Technology Officer of the United States EntreTech - Start-up Survivor Island – Bootstrap financing strategies during challenging economy and business environments! 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000 (North Entrance), Waltham, MA 02451 Our panel of entrepreneurs will review and discuss what worked and didn’t work as they went forward to raise money for their business in this very challenging environment. They will review both successful and unsuccessful experiences, sharing the learning’s about their approach and what they... Cambridge Search Engine Optimization Meetup - SEO Meetup Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Boston / Cambridge SEO Internet Marketing Networking Group We invite local Boston SEO, affiliate marketing and search engine marketing professionals in New England area to join us. Location: Microsoft New England, 1 Memorial Drive, Kendall Square Cambridge, in the Adams and Attucks rooms...	16 Boston Biz Lab 2012 Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02115 Boston Biz Lab is a new type of event that combines a “test kitchen” for early stage business and consumer products, services and ideas with showcasing best of breed established products to hip, cool, networked business professionals. OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup Voltage Coffee & Art - 295 3rd St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your... Accounting Basics for Entrepreneurs Cambridge Innovation Center - One Broadway 5th Floor - Havana Training Room Cambridge, MA 02142 Finance and accounting are as much the lifeblood of a business as product execution and marketing. This McCarter & English Entrepreneurs Series will orient entrepreneurs to the key concepts in financial and tax reporting and management. Travis Drouin, Partner, Moody, Famiglietti... TCN - Expert Lunch: Maximizing Value Through IP Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Seaport West, 155 Seaport Blv, Boston, MA 02210 Join us for lunch, followed by two round table discussions to learn about strategies and techniques proven to be effective to add value to early stage companies. This interactive small group setting provides an opportunity to learn about IP basics, strategies for building an IP portfolio... Boston ENET - May Meetup Wolf Greenfield, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA, floor 23 Please join us for our inaugural Meetup on Wednesday evening, May 16, in the Boston Innovation District near the Boston waterfront and Financial District. This Meetup is co-sponsored by one of ENET'S annual sponsors, the prestigious patent law firm Wolf Greenfield (www.wolfgreenfield.... Boston New Technology Meetup May 2012 #BNT17 Burns & Levinson LLP, 125 Summer St., Boston, MA Free event! May meeting of the Boston New Tech Meetup - 17th edition! Come learn about 6 innovative and exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A. ... Genome Sequencing and Analysis - Towards Personalized Medicine Boston, MA This event of the BiotechLikemind series will highlight a new entrepreneurial trend in the biotech field - that fuses genome sequencing and analysis to pave the way for personalized medicine. Greater Boston Area has recently flourished with a number of biotech startups that innovate...	17 BPMA - Panel Discussion: Inviting the Customer into the Product Development Process Rebecca's Cafe at Riverside Office Park 275 Grove St. (Adjacent to Riverside MBTA) Newton Many companies conduct market research at single points in the product development cycle and for single products. At this month's BPMA event you'll learn from Chris Neal, telecom and high-tech industry expert:Six key points to engage the customer in the product cycle, and which customer input... The Capital Network - Launchpad on Demand Google hangout An entrepreneurs dream: spend 45 minutes in a roundtable discussion with LaunchPad members and other entrepreneurs! Launchpad on Demand is a virtual meeting held in Google hangout so you can get the most out of your meeting without leaving your office! Launchpad members are ready to answer... NBVP-Harvard iLab Geoffrey Moore Keynote and Highlights of Startup Secrets Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02163 Please join renowned author Geoffrey Moore and start up veteran Michael Skok, General Partner of North Bridge Venture Partners, as together they conclude the engaging Startup Secrets workshops at the Harvard i-lab on May 17th. This exclusive, invitation-only event can be viewed in detail... Office Hours with CommonAngels Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Have questions for angel investors? Looking for advice for your startup? Meet with CommonAngels team members Ann Brady (http://www.commonangels.com/members/ann-brady/), Brian Eberman (http://www.commonangels.com/members/brian-eberman/) and Steve Willis (http://www.commonangels.com/members/steve-... Venture Cafe in Session Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Come mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs! Find serendipitous connections, meet VCs for office hours and attend E&I-focused events. www.vencaf.com Venture Cafe alpha is an invitational prototype, with invitations extended to the entrepreneurial, innovative and creative communities... Boston Entrepreneurship Meetup Channel Cafe 300 Summer St Boston Ma 02210 Are you an entrepreneur? Do you work for a start up? Are you just generally interested in entrepreneurship? Come down to Channel Cafe to have a drink after work in Boston's Innovation District. This is a great opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs, find out what everyone is working on, and... TiE Angels - Funding a Startup Roundtable Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Looking to fund a start-up company? We will discuss terms sheets, learn about the angel funding landscape, what angels look for, pre-money valuations, and other practical tips that could help new entrepreneurs avoid costly mistakes. TiE Angels is an angel investment group in the Cambridge area... BostInno de Mayo Tia's, 200 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA 02109 Join us at Tia's on Thursday, May 17th for the 2nd Annual BostInno de Mayo. There'll be great networking with an awesome community at a beautiful outdoor location to enjoy the weather. Check out photos and video from last year to see what it's all about, and we'll see you on the 17th! @BostInno #... Hacks/Hackers - A Conversation with Dan Schawbel Boston Synagogue, 55 Martha Road, Boston, MA Careers, Beers and The Brand Called You: A Conversation with Dan Schawbel Career Moves @ JVS is serving up beer, food and job search tips on May 17, 2012. Join us for Careers, Beers and The Brand Called You: A Conversation with Dan Schawbel. Guest speaker Dan Schawbel will... Refresh Boston - Taking the Plunge Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 Congrats on taking the initiative; working for yourself can be a scary adventure. Before you quit your job, establish and prepare a plan. Confront your fears of taxes, insurance, invoicing and saving money. Planning for day to day life, retirement, and vacations doesn't have to be...	18 MassTLC Breakfast Seminar: Website Analytics - Using Website Data to Grow Your Revenue IBM, Waltham, MA Join MassTLC for this follow-on session from the Marketing Analytics summit to take a deeper dive into website analytics. Learn from seasoned marketers who will present real-life case studies on how they are extracting data and analyzing it to find the hidden ROI. DETAILS &...	19 Boston Innovation Challenge - Hack Lab Saturday Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02163 Hack Lab Saturday / Demo day Sunday and Awards Saturday – Final code and business model issues… presentation tweaks. Sunday – Presentations to Judges (timing depends on # of Teams)… Awards at 6:00-ish
21	20 Boston Innovation Challenge - Demo Day Sunday & Awards Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02163 Hack Lab Saturday / Demo day Sunday and Awards Saturday – Final code and business model issues… presentation tweaks. Sunday – Presentations to Judges (timing depends on # of Teams)… Awards at 6:00-ish	21 A Special Fireside Chat with Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab MIT Stata Center, Room 32-155 32 Vassar Street Cambridge, MA 02139 The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge invites you to a very special Innovation Series event on Monday, May 21. Join us for a fireside chat with and Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab, moderated by Tim Rowe, Founder and CEO of the Cambridge Innovation Center. Joi Ito, is the Media Lab’... Boston Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: Memory on Hand Bocoup Loft 355 Congress St Boston Ma Ever wonder where the idea of a start-up company came from? Want to learn what it takes to take that idea and turn it into a revenue generating company? Come learn from the experiences of a start-up currently seeing rapid growth.Memory on Hand is the creator of the MoH Band™, Portable,... Boston Android - Android Hackfest Dogpatch Labs, One Cambridge Center. 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142 Come and hangout with other android enthusiasts. all skill levels welcome. just getting started and need help setting up your environment? come and we can help you out. trying to start writing an app and need some advice. that's cool too. just want to come and chat with other people about...	22 MITX - Innovators Exchange: Wellness Innovation Exposed MassChallenge, One Marina Park Drive, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Learn how real-world applications of social influence, game mechanics and big data insights can engage, inspire and motivate customers!Have you said any of the following recently: How can I turn my data into actionable insights that my customers can engage with? ... 2012 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium to Explore Piloting the Untethered Enterprise Kresge Auditorium, MIT In today's world of mobile, big data and the cloud, how does a CIO successfully pilot his organization towards its goals? Find out at the 2012 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium on May 22, 2012. Now in its ninth year, the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium (http://www.mitcio.com) is a world class, one-day... Big Analytics 2012 in Boston Intercontinental Boston, 510 Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA Big Analytics 2012 is a series of regional events that bring together thought leaders such as industry executives, analysts, and academia to discuss the new economics of data. These innovators will discuss how new sources of big data and analytic techniques and technology are helping... MassTLC: Cloud Pricing Bootcamp UKTI, Cambridge, MA This intensive half-day workshop will equip you to meet most pricing challenges using the three most important components of a pricing model - metrics, packaging and list prices. Whether your company offers applications that are on-premise or delivered as a SaaS/Cloud offering, the information you... Scratch Marketing + Media - Let's Talk HIT with David Williams of MedPharma Partners Scratch Marketing + Media offices, Brickyard Collaborative Center, 86 Sherman Street, Cambridge, MA 02140 And we’re back! After a very successful Let’s Talk HIT networking event in March, Scratch is excited to host more HIT professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts in our Cambridge office. Join us for pizza, refreshments and conversation with this month’s guest: David Williams, co-founder... The Hub of Startup Universe Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 5:30 – 6:00P REGISTRATION 6:00 – 7:15P CONVERSATION 7:15 – 8:00P NETWORKING RECEPTION Everyday a new startup launches in Greater Boston. We boast of the highest venture capital per capita in the world, the largest business plan competition, the best and well-resourced universities, and the... We at FounderMatchup Invite you to our next BrewBash: Cambridge, MA - May 22, 2012 Upstairs of Meadhall, 4 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA Your startup's success begins with its people -- FounderMatchup can help you build your perfect team. Connect with a potential co-founders to create and launch a startup! On Tuesday night 6 PM on May 22nd join us for BREWS, FOOD and PITCHES upstairs at Meadhall in Cambridge to... A Tale of Two Industries: The Emerging Role of Alliance Management in the BioPharma and Technology Sectors IBM 1 Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142 This is a panel discussion addressing the following questions:What is Alliance Management?How did the practice evolve in the BioPharma and Tech sectors?What is a typical week like in Alliance Management?Tools of the Trade: Governance, Frameworks, and MetricsWhat are industry-specific...	23 Crowdfunding, easier IPOs and more – your 101 about tech investing under the JOBS Act Danversport Yacht Club, 161 Elliott Street, Danvers, MA The Great Recession cut off most small businesses from capital markets. But that’s about to change. The JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups) Act with its crowdfunding option opens the door to raising up to $1 million from small investors without all of the usual costs. John Hession, a... The Capital Network - Surfing the wave – What the heck is crowdfunding anyway? Dogpatch Labs 1 Cambridge Center, 6th Floor Cambridge, MA Crowdfunding is the hipster way to go, but how effective is it? Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of crowdfunding and what it means for you. Hear from entrepreneurs who have received funding from Angel List and Kickstarter and an expert on the legal implications of getting funding from... OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup Voltage Coffee & Art - 295 3rd St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your... Boston Java Meetup Group - Java and Content Management Cambridge Innovation Center - 1 Broadway, Cambridge MA We're already a quarter into the year. Have you learned something new this year? We'd like to introduce you the challenges that Content Management Systems face today. How do you manage multiple websites across the globe? We’ll show you how Hippo addresses these problems. Hippo CMS is a solution... Wayfair Engineering Game Night Wayfair Offices, 177 Huntington Ave, 24th floor, Boston, MA After a hard day of exercising our brains by pushing 40 releases a day while scaling our servers, databases and code to smoothly handle over ten million customers a month, we like to take a relaxing evening of – uh, also exercising our brains. Specifically, exercising them by exploring the... Boston Python - Science: Genes, Satellites, and Lightning! Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 A night of science, sponsored by Seven Bridge Genomics and Compete. Two Boston-area PyCon poster presenters will tell us about their scientific work with Python: Clint Howarth, Millions of Genes with Python and Jython The Analysis and Annotation Engineering group at the Broad Institute uses...	24 Boston Business Leaders Take to the Stage- Shakespeare and Leadership Cutler Majectic Theater, 219 Tremont St, Boston Boston Business Leaders Take to the Stage for Shakespeare and Leadership What: Shakespeare and Leadership: A script in hand reading of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus followed by a panel discussion on corporate leadership skills in the 21st century. Cast/Panel: ... Geeks on a Train Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA What is the newest tech incubator in DC? Which Philly startup is about to take off? Is Route 128 seeing a revival? We need a better connected Northeast Tech Innovation Corridor. That is the goal of Geeks on a Train (aka, GOAT.) On May 24th, gb.tc will host a rolling... TCN - UpStart Roundtable with Eric Paley of Founder Collective Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Eric Paley is a Managing Partner at Founder Collective, an early stage fund started by a team of entrepreneurs that launched companies and led them through successful exits. These founders are focused on helping the next generation of great entrepreneurs build important and lasting businesses... Office Hours with Advanced Technology Ventures Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA ATV (http://www.atvcapital.com/) focuses on three core technology markets – IT, Healthcare and Cleantech and they’ve established a legacy of partnering with entrepreneurial teams at the forefront of technology innovation. Meet with Bob Hower (http://www.atvcapital.com/venture-capital-investors/... 5 Tips for Building Your Startup Brand Using Video Marketing Venture Cafe, One Broadway, 4th fl., Cambridge, MA Meet with Bob Hebeisen, Marketing Director for Tubifi, for an informative discussion about video marketing best practices, and how to make a big impact on a limited budget. Bob has been driving marketing success for technology companies for over 20 years, working for ad agencies and software... Lean Startup Circle Boston May Workshop Microsoft NERD Center. 1 Memorial Drive, Floor 11, Cambridge, MA 02142 May Lean Workshop 6:30pm - Doors open for Networking and Pizza 7:00pm - Defining your Product MVP with Jay Decker, Founder and COO at Sproutlet.io Join us for a hands-on workshop to help you define your Product MVP, led by Jay Decker, Founder and COO at Sproutlet.io. After a...	25	26
22	27	28	29 CEO Gathering: Raising Early Equity Money Element Hotel, 727 Marrett Rd., Lexington, MA Jim Johnston, Johnston Company, will lead a peer-to-peer discussion with CEOs of small and medium sized companies in New England. Only CEOs attend. This is an opportunity for a candid, productive discussion among peers. Discussion Points: · What... TCN - The Network Event Creative Office Pavilion, One Design Center Place, Showroom 734, Boston, MA 02210 Join us and our network of angels and venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs, early stage startups, and the dedicated community that keeps us going strong for our annual Network event to reconnect and recharge over good food and spirits. PLUS One lucky attendee will win a free Aeron office...	30 OpenCoffee Cambridge Meetup Voltage Coffee & Art - 295 3rd St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA Fellow web entrepreneurs and VCs gather once a week in Boston to grab some coffee, free WiFi, and chat about what's new. Around the world, tech entrepreneurs and investors are meeting regularly to drink coffee, network and hopefully do deals. No more of the old-school "please send us your... Hacks/Hackers - Data Therapy: Creative Ways to tell your Story with Data MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames Street, E15-432 Cambridge, MA 02138 Got data? Tired of using the same old bar charts to tell your story? You need some Data Therapy! Join MIT Media Lab researcher Rahul Bhargava for a workshop on making creative and compelling presentations of data. We will cover: a process for picking appropriate data presentation techniques;... Sandbox IdeaLaunch Pitch Contest - May 30 2012 Northern Essex Community College, Riverwalk campus, 360 Merrimack Street, Building 9, Lawrence, MA Announcing Sandbox IdeaLaunch - a series of programs to encourage folks to share their ideas for products, businesses, and solutions to problems – and then help get those ideas closer to reality. Focus for the first pitch contest is on Tech/Web/Software/App ideas. Other types of ideas get a... MBA or Not MBA Bentley University, 175 Forest Street Waltham, MA 02452 At some point in their careers, many women in science and technology find themselves presented with this question: Does it make sense for me to enroll in an MBA plan and, if so, when and under what circumstances? A panel of four very accomplished men and women, two of whom have MBA degrees...	31 Web Start Women - Web Applications: PHP Cambridge Innovation Center In this class, we'll get to the nuts and bolts of web sites: server side coding! Maybe you've built some static pages up to this point, but what if you want to have users log in to store information about them? You're going to need a way to communicate with your server and a database to store...

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