ABCtech #06 26MAY06 Formation Edmonton Chamber of Technologies

Edmonton Chamber of Technologies    Network Bulletin      Issue #01 – 25-MAY-06

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Oh what a night!  Over 100 attended our last KEI Networking dinner…including a surprise visit from Dave Hancock!  Future Networking dinners where “innovators and enterprisers meet” will be branded as the Edmonton Chamber of Technologies.   Thank you for all your support over the last couple of years.  The venue will remain the same, with a formal membership drive to be launched over the coming months. Stay tuned as well for news of the formation of the Alberta Chamber of Technologies.  – Network Administrator  pkinkaide@shaw.ca
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Recognition.  Thank you for your contribution to the very successful May 9th dinner:

Registration Desk – Patti and Martin Connolly

After Dinner—Presentations
    Joey Hundert—Bio-fuels—extracting clean energy from canola through co-ops
         Visitwww.communicrop.com
    Randy Diachuk–Surfussound—an on-line music community connecting artists, fans, and venues

Visit www.thesoundradio.com
During Dinner—Marketing Moments
    Craig Toms—Investment Advisor, TD Waterhouse   craig.toms@td.com 
    Stuart Tate—Account Exec, Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers Ltd.   state@lloydsadd.com
Special Draws—Evening wrap-up
    Frank Hanlan—Computer Book Source, 10408 – 103 Avenue, Edmonton.

frank@computerbooksource.ca
    Scott Young—Optrics Engineering, CudaMail Spam Protection two 3-mo. trial services

scott_young@shaw.ca

Pre-dinner Seminars: 
   Brenda Thiabult— World Financial Group— “Money matters: Knowledge is power”

Audiopod at- www.aon8.com/podcasts
   Michael Caley— “The Clash of Values and Technology!”

Perry Kinkaide— “AB Chamber of Technologies—“Kick-starting Community Chapters”

www.2020Network.ca

            GIVES AND GETS
 
GPS Technology.  Seeking contact information for Edmonton regional companies that are employing GPS device applications.  Contact – Jim.Huff@TELUS.COM

MORE GIVEs-N-GETs.  The Network is rich with opportunity..news and views, opportunities and threats…share yours.  Need a partner, office space, staff or a vacation condo…money, marketing or management support?  Got surplus equipment or IP lacking financing.  Maybe you have talent to spare or need an advisor or are one!!  Share it.  The Network is amazing…and richer for sharing your imagination, innovation and enterprise.

CAREERS – JOBS AND SEARCHES

014 CFO & VP Finance.  CMA with 24 years of accounting and management experience.  Executive experience in manufacturing, distribution and computer software industries.  Contact Miles Kern (493-0874w) or (417-1434h).

015 International Trade.  Seeking employment that will use my international trade, transportation logistics and documentation skills including 7 years of purchasing, distribution and logistics (International & Domestic),  Contact pkinkaide@shaw.ca for candidate’s resume.

NEWSWORTHY

Technology Backlash – Food for Thought.  The attached contribution and article concern the impacts of new technologies and the associated public backlash which it can cause.  See attached “Annals of Convergence.”  Contributor – Michael Hollinshead facingthefuture@shaw.ca

The Edmonton Chamber of Technologies is now official as the first Chapter of the Alberta Chamber of Technologies.  Get involved as we seek to help early stage technology enterprises succeed through Networking events and gathering representative views for helping the Alberta Chamber as our advocate for policy formulation and change.  Get involved…we are seeking : Volunteers for Board support, Event Planners, Policy Research and others for Membership Marketing, Fund Raising, etc.  We will soon announce the location of the new offices for both the Edmonton and Alberta Chambers and the interim Boards for each.

And if you know of another technology-based association that might be interested in becoming an affiliate of the Chamber, here or anywhere, let us know.  We are seeking affiliates with comparable interest in growing local Chapters for helping new enterprises succeed and registering Members with an interest in technology for diversifying Alberta’s economy.

Brian Pleet launches the Strategy Marketing Group’s monthly news letter… “Marketing and Sales Effectiveness.”

Visit www.strategico.ca  or contact newsletter@strategico.ca

It’s Pure Genius.  If you haven’t visited it yet, read “The Top 10 Lies of Guy Kawasaki” at this blog site. Visit   blog.guykawasaki.com

The China Paradox – Rich Country, Poor County — By Ernesto Zedillo (22-MAY-06)  A country under the rule of a Communist party has relied on the most advanced form of capitalism, globalization, to undertake one of the most dramatic economic transformations in modern history. Since Deng Xiaoping launched his Four Modernizations strategy in December 1978, China has shifted not only from central planning to a market economy but…

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            PROMOTING OUR STARS

Recognizing our best and brightest, team-players, innovators and enterprisers alike.


            UPCOMING EVENTS

JUN 06.  MEHIA Breakfast & AGM.  Featuring Ed Stelmach, MLA for Saskatchewan, declared candidate for Alberta Premier and former Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure, lntergovernmental Relations and along with his Cabinet experience—has served as Deputy Whip, Government Caucus Whip and Chairman of the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute. Former member of the Treasury Board, Agenda and Priorities Committee and the Standing Policy Committees on Agriculture and Rural Development, Health Planning, Community Services and Health Restructuring.  Mayfair G&CC. 7:15AM Networking and Breakfast followed by 9:15AM AGM.  $25 Non-members, $15 Members. RSVP – see attached: MEHIA NOTICE

JUN 20.  International Korea Trade Seminar: Edmonton.  Featuring key speakers for the ICT industry, market trends and opportunities, with two persons on the panel to answer any questions related to DMB and Nano Tech.  For more information contact kelly.xu@gov.ab.ca

JUN 23.  Ekota’s Technology Showcase.  Win a 32″ LCD TV and Register before June 1st and you get a chance of winning a 17″ LCD Monitor.  2PM -7PM, Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at the Maverick Brewery, 10229-105 Street, Edmonton. 25% of all alcohol sales will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.  Register free through Hubert Lau hlau@ekota.ca

NETWORKING NEWS

Chamber of Technologies.  The Organizing Committee of the Chamber met on April 20th in Red Deer.  Hi-lites: Bylaws are complete.  Chris Godwaldt in Calgary was assigned to develop the fall 2007 Congress for electing the Board and deriving industry resolutions.  The ICT Council has invited the Chamber to meet.  The Chamber’s Marketing Committee’s submissions (brochure and website proposal) were received with comments provided for finalizing each.  The Edmonton Chapter has been approved as the Alberta Chamber’s first affiliate.  Additional appointments are sought for strengthening the Chamber’s profile and broadening representation.  Please reply if you would like to be involved.  Contact pkinkaide@shaw.ca  

2020Network   Express your views in assessing the merit of an Alberta Chamber of Technologies as an advocate of technology interests and for promoting development of Alberta’s technology enterprises.  Visit www.2020Network.ca
 
InfoPort.ca  Window To The Alberta Technology Sector  Visit www.infoport.ca/bins/index.asp

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