SOM Partners News and Events
September 25, 2008
» 8:00 am - 10:00 am - The Capital Network (TCN) & Babson College present: Web2.0 Business Models that Attract Angels & VCs. Come join Venture Capitalists (VCs), Angel Investors and successful Entrepreneurs to discuss what makes a Web 2.0 company well positioned to attract Angel or Venture Capital. The interactive session will provide attendees with essential guidance about strong business models and critical value propositions likely to lead to fundraising success in the current financing environment. Event takes places at Babson College, Wellesley, MA. RSVP to Cheri Gordon at 978.846.3972 or cheri@thecapitalnetwork.org.
» 8:30 am - 2:45 pm - Big Picture Marketing in a Multi-Channel World - Consumers are in the driver’s seat. They choose how and when they will do business with your company. And how your consumers get information is getting more and more fractured. This proliferation has outpaced most marketers’ abilities to master all the channels their customers are using. This can have crippling results on your sales because your customers are probably seeing your brand as “the flavor of the month” rather than as a powerful and cohesive whole. We'll show you the strategic view and give you actionable tips you need to create a singular brand experience for your company. RSVP to Angela Drexel at 802.388.8377 x211.
» 10:30 am - 3:00 pm - Managing Across the Generations - Leading a multigenerational workforce environment may be demanding and challenging, but it's not complicated.All any leader really needs is a winning game plan. Hear insights on best practices and proven pragmatic leadership tactics to leverage the true potential of a multigenerational workforce. Cost to attend is $50 and includes a luncheon, presentation and morning workshops. Event takes place at Henderson House, 99 West Cliff Road, Weston, MA. Please visit the Events page at www.neccf.org for more details and to register. The NorthEast Contact Center Forum is dedicated to address the needs of Call Center Professionals in the region. RSVP to Valerie McSorley at 617.935.9040.
September 26, 2008
» 7:30 am - 9:30 am - Champions in Health Care - Join the Boston Business Journal in honoring some of the best and brightest professionals in the Bay State's world-class health care industry. The featured speaker will be Dr. Leonard I. Zon, Director of the Stem Cell Research Program Childrens's Hospital. RSVP to Amy DiPietro at 617.316.3228. Event takes place at The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA. Prices begin at $85 per person. Click here for more information.
» 8:00 am - 4:30 pm - Document Retention and Destruction in Massachusetts - Bowditch & Dewey Partner Steve O'Neill will lead and serve as mediator for a Lorman Seminar titled "Document Retention and Destruction in Massachusetts". Some of the seminar highlights and benefits include: Create an effective document retention program, Strategies for implementing a legally defensible records policy, Learn how to select the right archiving solution for your company, Develop a game plan for crisis management or litigation readiness. The seminar is designed for attorneys, controllers, accountants, CFOs, tax managers, presidents, vice presidents, HR managers and risk managers. Event takes place at Marlborough and Westborough Courtyard by Marriott, 75 Felton St., Marlborough, MA. For more information on cost and to sign up, call 508.480.0015 or click here.
October 1, 2008
» 7:30 am - 10:00 am - Total Image Management Workshop - Are you presenting your very best self to the world? Total Image Management is a workshop that will fine tune your professional image and show you ways to make a fabulous first impression. In addition to wardrobe and grooming, we will explore the five components of emotional intelligence, the basics of body language, and strategies to build and nurture more mutually beneficial professional relationships. You will develop more confidence that will naturally lead to an increase in business, a promotion, or maybe even that new job you want. Limited to eight participants only. Event takes place at Boston College Club, 100 Federal Street, 36th Floor, Boston, MA. Cost: $175. To sign up, call Karen at 617.848.8579 x 701 or click here.
October 2, 2008
» 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - 40 Under 40 Awards Reception at Marriott Boston Copley Place, 110 Hungtington Ave., Boston, MA. Click here for details and to register. Prices begin at $110.00.
October 3, 2008
» 8:00 am - 12:00 pm - 2008 In-House Agency Forum's Fall Conference: The Building Blocks of In-House Operations - Presentations and interactive workshops centering on today's in-house agency models--how they were built, how they sustain and how they grow. Featuring Bank of America, Champlain College and FM Global. Event takes place at Boston Marriott Newton, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA. Cost: IHAF Members:$165; Non-Members: $330. RSVP to Sarah Rush at 617.587.3945.
October 6, 2008
» 12:00 pm - Allison Rossett: Blended Learning Opportunities - In this half-day workshop, we will discover blended learning as an integrated strategy for delivering on promises about learning and performance. Allison Rossett will help us to expand our concept of blended learning as a planned combination of approaches that might include: classroom time, supervisor coaching, online classes, breakfast with colleagues, elearning modules, online synchronous meetings or reading at the beach. Advance registration and payment requested. Location: Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, MA. Cost: Members: $119 / Non-members: $169. To register: Click here for more information or call Herb Collins at 339.234.0268
October 8, 2008
» 1:00 pm - 3:15 pm - Business Development Group Meeting -After discussing Business Development issues we will be looking at the ideas expressed in a book, "The Mandala of Being." Why is it that when on vacation, our minds are relaxed and on the first day back to work, it's as though we never left. Top athletes at the end of a stellar performance have said that what they accomplished seemed effortless. Watch martial arts experts and you will see how their minds are highly focused and yet quite relaxed. Learn what it's like to be totally relaxed in a meeting even when under inordinate pressure. Please join us to learn what most don't seem to learn in a lifetime! Location: Best Western-Lord Wakefield Hotel. Take Rts. 128/95 to Wakefield, then take the North Avenue Exit. Be sure to exit on the Wakefield side. Hotel is one minute off the ramp on left. Cost: FREE for first time attendees. To Register: Click here for more information or call Stan Sidman at 508.339.6549.
October 9, 2008
» 9:00 am - 2:00 pm - eCopy Discovery Day - Free seminar on bringing paper into digital workflows. Attend eCopy Discovery Day and learn how to merge paper-based processes into electronic workflows. Educational sessions will look at how to turn paper documents into secure, accessible digital files and extending Microsoft SharePoint to include information on paper documents. Participating vendors include eCopy, Microsoft, EMC, HP, Canon and Ricoh. Event location: Westin Copley Place, Boston 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA. Cost: Free with advance registration; $50 for walk-ins. To register: Click here for more information or call Jill Shapiro at 603.881.4450 Ext. 518. Event includes lunch.
October 14, 2008 - October 16, 2008
» 8:30 am - 5:00 pm - The Web Experience Forum 2008 -An inferior web experience puts brand & revenue at risk. A superior experience can launch businesses, small & large, to new levels of success. These are the stakes that attendees of the Web Experience Forum live with every day. The event synthesizes all aspects of the web experience – business, sociological and technical. Keynotes include web luminaries Jakob Nielsen and Lou Carbone plus presentations by executives from Crutchfield, New York Life Insurance, Trend Micro and Wachovia and more. Location: Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, 50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston, MA. Cost begins at $1095. Click here for more information and to register.
October 15th, 2008
» 8:00 am - 11:30 am - Global Trends, Local Impact: Changing the Way Massachusetts Does Business - A cutting-edge conference on the impact of global trends on real estate development and general business practices in the Commonwealth. Keynote speaker Eric Rosengren, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will give an overview of the many ways global realities influence local business, followed by in-depth panels on two key trends. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to network with local and national leaders, while positioning yourself for success in the new world economy! Location: Westin Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA. Cost: $175.00 per NAIOP Member and Employee of a NAIOP Member Firm, $195.00 per Non-Member. Call Pauline Rand at 781.543.6900, ext. 4 to register.
» 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - For CEOs By CEOs Dinner with: Charlene Li Co-Author Groundswell Winning with Social Networking Josee Morin (former CEO) Myca Strategy vs Day To Day Operations Wendy Frey Caswell CEO, Zink Imaging Innovate, Grow & Maximize Success Ofer Shapiro CEO, Vidyo Personal Telepresence. Location: Microsoft Conference Center, 201 Jones Road Waltham, MA. Must RSVP to attend. E-mail Jackieb@btind.com to register.
October 16, 2008
» 7:30 am - 5:00 pm - Business Connect 2008 - Business Connect 2008 is the largest business conference south of Boston. The event features opportunities to learn, market and network - including 90 companies exhibiting and selling their products and services at our all-day Marketplace and more than 20 workshops and seminars on the green economy, technology, succession planning and more. Keynote speaker Marti Barletta of TrendSight will discuss marketing to women and baby boomers, and Dr. Michael Goodman of the UMass Donahue Institute and Carol McMullen of Eastern Bank will offer an insightful look into the economic forecast for 2009. Location: The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, 35 Scudder Avenue (West End Circle), Hyannis, MA. Cost: $35. RSVP to Christine Parent at 508.385.3811. Click here for more information.
» 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm - The Power of Six Sigma to Improve Customer Care - Join SOCAP New England for "The Power of Six Sigma to Improve Customer Care" delivered by Bob Weis, VP Customer Service, Samsung Corporation. What if your customer service group could eliminate defects and mistakes? How would that reduce your costs? What would the increase in quality mean to your customer satisfaction? What would it mean to your team? Immediately following the presentation, we will take part in a privately guided tour of Ocean Spray's world famous cranberry bogs.The day concludes with networking, wonderful refreshments and gift bags. Visit www.socapnewengland.org to register. Location: Ocean Spray Cranberries World Headquarters, One Ocean Spray Drive, Lakeville, MA. Cost: $55 per person.
October 17, 2008
» 7:30 am - 9:30 am - 20 on the Move - On October 17, the Boston Business Journal, in partnership with El Planeta, the leading regional Hispanic newspaper, will honor 20 on the Move: Hispanic executives making a difference in Boston. Location: Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress Street, Boston, MA. Cost begins at $70.00. RSVP to Amy DiPietro at 617.316.3228. Click here for more information.
October 22, 2008
» 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 2008 Boston Biotech R&D Conference - The 2008 Boston Biotech R & D Conference will feature senior executive speakers from biotech companies in the Boston area. The conference is being organized by Christoph Westphal, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chair, and Michelle Dipp, MD, PhD, Senior Director of Corporate Development, of Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, a GSK company. Participating companies include AVEO Pharmaceuticals, CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Constellation Pharmaceuticals, Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Genocea Biosciences, Hydra Biosciences, Magen BioSciences, Pervasis Therapeutics, and Solace Pharmaceuticals. Location: The New Research Building at Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur Boston, MA. Cost: $695 per individual. Click here for more information.
Posted on September 14, 2008 3:06 PM
