Starting Your Business 101 - November 1, 8, 15, and 23 Workshops

I heard about Asian Women in Business from a guy I met (Ashok Parameswaran) at a Social Entrepreneur Meetup last night.  He said that you don't need to be Asian to attend these events, as they're pretty open, and I'm guessing a few guys might show up (like at Women Advancing Microfinance events).  For questions, contact info@awib.org (as listed on the website, www.awib.org). 

Cheers,

Katharine
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Starting Your Business 101: November 2010

			Registration Information Click here to register now
November 1 - November 23, 2010
Microsoft
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
10019
November 1st & 8th- 6:00 to 8:30pm November 15th & 23rd - 6:00 to 8:30pm    Location Microsoft 1290 Avenue of the Americas (between 51st & 52nd St.) New York City Are you an entrepreneur? Do you have questions about business plans, legal structures, insurance, taxes and record keeping? Do you want to better market your business? Do you want to learn about financing options and how to leverage technology for growth? If you are seeking answers to the above questions, sign up for Asian Women In Business’ Starting Your Business 101 series. We will take a comprehensive look at the most important aspects of running a successful business. You will pick up new ideas for growing your business and meet like minded entrepreneurs. Whether you are looking to hone your skills or preparing to start a business, this four-week series is a must attend. Week 1 - Monday, November 1, 2010 Writing A Business Plan (6:00-8:30pm) - Why and when you need a Business Plan - Elements of an effective plan - Importance of strategic planning  - Using research and resources to make your case   Week 2 - Monday, November 8, 2010 Marketing Fundamentals (6:00-8:30pm) - Creating a Marketing Plan, and other strategies - Outsmart your competitors - Finding customers - Online and offline tips   Week 3 - Monday, November 15, 2010 Financing and Insurance (6:00-8:30pm) - Establishing banking relationships - Applying for a Loan & SBA Guarantees - Alternative financing - Necessary insurance for your business Week 4 - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Legal Structures, Taxes & Record Keeping (6:00-8:30pm) - Legal structures and deciding what is best for your situation - Accounting essentials: cash flow, balance sheets, and record keeping & taxes - Software for small businesses All sessions conducted by industry experts. Cost* Series: $30 for members, $75 for non-members Per Class: $15 for members, $25 for non-members *plus small  processing fee if paying online via PayPal

High Water Women - Young Women's Council Happy Hour - Thursday, October 14

Dear readers,

High Water Women's mission is "to provide constructive avenues for senior women in the financial services sector opportunities to be involved in philanthropy, volunteerism, and mentoring endeavors that improve the lives of women and children at-risk, in New York City and abroad."  Aka a great group of smart women professionals doing great work - and with lots of awesome networking events.  I heard about them from Laura Meyer, who is also pretty plugged into the women professionals networking scene in NYC, and am now on the email list.  Check out their website at www.highwaterwomen.org for more info!

Happy networking,

Katharine
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The Young Women's Council Happy Hour

Date: Thursday, October 14
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Vander Bar in New York’s Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues)
Join the HWW Young Women's Council for a drink and meet other driven and passionate women who care about our community, country and world. We will discuss our upcoming events and share resources and ideas to make an impact.

All are welcome, including the young at heart!  On the night, look out for the HWW nametags to find us.

RSVP to ywc@highwaterwomen.org

This week's events from "Live With Design" - Sept. 28-Oct. 1

I met Brielle Maxwell at a networking event a few weeks ago - she's in the very hot field of design (which encompasses architecture, systems thinking, art, environmental sustainability, and more).  Check out the events below which she compiled!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Exciting week.. enlightening talks, relevant conferences and change making collaborations are ahead. Stay tuned to the Digital Democracy blog for what I have been working on.
Enjoy,
Brielle
www.livewithdesign.org
www.designersbulletin.com

Tuesday, September 28

7 pm TEDxBROOKLYN Come learn about the ideas behind TEDxBrooklyn. See what we're planning for our November event at Pratt when we gather DJ Spooky, Idealist founder Ami Dar, M.I.A.'s eco husband Ben Brofman, PBS' Nate Ball, Whitney Biennial writer Tracie Morris, street artist extraordinaire Swoon, along with a mind bending group of thinkers and doers. Plus the Buckminster Fuller Challenge exciting! Where: Galapagos Art Space DUMBO 16 Main St. Brooklyn, NY Free event: RSVP

Wednesday, September 29 7pm NEW YORK SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS MEETUP

Time for another inspiring meetup of change agents, social entrepreneurs, seed catalysts, and supporters of social change. Uma Viswanathan, will present a sampling from her Art of Living for Social Entrepreneurs workshop. Where: Vig Bar 12 Spring St New York, NY 10012 Free event: RSVP

6:30p AIGA MEMBERS SERIES: ARMIN VIT Considering a new business model? Considering a different design firm? Starting up a blog? You need to hear this. Buy a beer. Sit down. And enjoy a look behind the UnderConsideration curtain. Where: Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street Brooklyn, NY Admission: $13 member/ $26 non-member Event Details RSVP

Thursday, September 30

7pm ARE YOU A FONT CRIMINAL? The 10 Worst Type Crimes

I love typography probably not enough to go... but maybe one of you love it more then me. ADMISSION TDC members: free Non-members: $20 Where: TDC 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603 New York, NY 10018 Event details:

Friday, October 1

8:30am WHY DESIGN NOW? SOLVING GLOBAL CHALLENGES

How can we power the world with clean energy? How can we improve the quality of life through health-care innovations? Design has emerged as a powerful tool to help businesses offer ingenious and often disruptive solutions to the world's most complex problems.

Where:

The Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz At Lincoln Center
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023

Free Event: RSVP

Acumen Fund fall fundraiser meeting tonight, September 27

Just saw this on the Acumen Fund community site - helping plan this fundraiser would be a great way to get involved with New York for Acumen! 

In case you didn't already know, Acumen Fund is: "a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water, housing and energy – through innovative, market-oriented approaches."

Happy volunteering,

Katharine
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Dear NYfA Volunteers,

Please join us next Monday, September 27th for our first fall fundraiser planning meeting.

We are envisioning an event which celebrates South Asia - culture, food, music, etc. We'd love for the event to have a silent auction, a renowned DJ and great food for an evening that celebrates Acumen's successes in
the region.

As many of you know, our last fundraiser - *spark, which took place in May - raised $25,000 for Acumen Fund and was a resounding success thanks to our dedicated and exceptional volunteers.

So, if you would like a hands-on role with Acumen Fund, please join us on Monday! We'll be creating committees to oversee Sponsorship, Marketing, PR, Budgeting, Venue, Day-Of Logistics, Design, and Ticket Sales.

Please email us at newyorkforacumen@gmail.com to let us know if you plan on attending, or if you'd like to help us but are unable to attend.

Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you tonight!

Meeting Details
Monday, September 27th
6:30 - 8 PM
Acumen Fund Conference Room
76 Ninth Avenue (between 15th and 16th Street)
3rd Floor, Suite 315

Women's Network for a Sustainable Future - Events on October 5

I heard about the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future from an email list or a LinkedIn group - I can't quite remember.  Their events are a little pricey for recent college graduates like myself, but I just thought I should share the info in case any of you, dear readers, are interested.
Happy networking!
Katharine
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Who they are:
Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF), a 501 (c) 3 corporation, is the premier sustainability organization for women in business. Its substantive and highly practical programs featuring responsible, high-performance business practices, help businesswomen assume major roles championing sustainability.
WNSF works to achieve an important outcome -more businesswomen providing strong sustainability leadership in more organizations, demonstrably advancing companies’ progress in applying sustainable practices.

Our programs engage businesswomen in sustainability; advance women’s knowledge of sustainability principles and practices; and advance women’s skills in developing and leading sustainability initiatives in their companies. They are highly effective because they promote learning from best practices, including the formal sharing of how companies have achieved high performance by applying sustainability principles, as well as through creative collaboration and on-going peer-to-peer support.

WNSF reaches more than 5000 executive women annually who want to make a difference in their companies and the world - through regional in-person programs and increasingly, through web-based programming and communications. Anyone is welcome to attend WNSF programs - fees are charged for most events.

EVENTS
WNSF’s Annual NY Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit
By now, business and the public alike have all heard a lot about sustainability–and how business can help us achieve it. We all get it! But do we? Are we walking the talk?
Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit


Date:October 5, 2010
Time:12 noon to 6pm (Registration at 11:30, Lunch at noon,Reception at 5pm)
Location:
The Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
between 45 and 46 Streets on First Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Join 200 women leaders from the world’s premier companies, as we enter a critical phase in sustainability momentum, to co-create a picture of success for the next phase of sustainability development, preparing women executives to take the helm!
By now, business and the public alike have all heard a lot about sustainability and how business can help us achieve it. We all get it! But do we? Are we walking the talk? (See more below)
Speakers include:
Ray Anderson : Founder and Chair, Interface
Frances Hesselbein: Chair, Leader to Leader Institute; Chair, Study of Leadership, West Point Military Academy; former CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA
Wendolyn Holland: Senior Advisor, Commercialization and Deployment, US Department of Energy
Roelfien Kuijpers: Managing Director, Global Head, DB Advisors, Deutsche Asset Management
Teresa Tritch (Moderator): Member, Editorial Board, New York Times
Charlene Wall-Warren: North American Sustainability Manager, BASF Corporation
Alicin Williamson: SVP, Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs, MTV Networks
Special registration rate of $225 until September 17 ($325 thereafter)
Register here!

FWA NJ:
Financial Institutions, The Economy and Regulatory Reform: The Good, the Bad and the
Ugly
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 5pm to 8pm
Location: McCarter & English, LLP - Four Gateway Center, Newark, NJ
The FWA presents a timely and interesting event with Mike Horn, Partner at McCarter & English, LLP, discussing the reasons for the downturn, the structure of regulation of financial institutions, the role of government, and what reforms would help prevent future crises.
Click here for more info.
View more upcoming events for women

October 27 event for 85 Broads & HBS Members in Old Greenwich, CT - on Grameen Foundation

Dear friends,

This is a more exclusive event compared to some ones that I've posted, but.... I'd like to share it anyway.  If you're a woman professional or college student, you can become a member of 85 Broads and go to this.  If you happen to be male, to go to this event you have to have gone to Harvard.  (If not, stay tuned for future events.) 

I'm including this because this is a shout-out to all you women who want to make a difference and meet awesome people who are doing the same.  I joined 85 Broads this August and was lucky enough to meet the founder, Janet Hanson, who is a totally amazing business rockstar and inspirational figure.  I'd recommend checking out her book, More than 85 Broads, if you're also interested in "Making Career Choices, Taking Risks, and Defining Success - On Their [Your] Own Terms."

Happy networking,

Katharine
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The Fairfield / Westchester Chapter of 85 Broads

· Presents ·

October Chapter Event

You are invited to an evening of cocktails and networking featuring Keynote Speaker Camilla Nestor, Vice President Microfinance Programs at Grameen Foundation.
This event will discuss how The Grameen Foundation lifts girls and women out of poverty and improves the lives of individuals and communities around the world.

Bring your friends to learn about the microfinance loan guarantee model, trends in this growth industry, and hear stories about women making a difference.

Location:	Hyatt Regency Greenwich 1800 East Putnam Avenue Old Greenwich, CT 06870
Date:	October 27, 2010
Time:	6-9pm - Speaker will begin promptly at 7pm
Fee:	$65 for 85 Broads subscribing members and HBS Club of Connecticut members $75 for non‐subscribing guests  *Registration fee is used to cover event costs.
RSVP:	Register HERE. Space is limited. Please register by October 15th.

Further Details:

Refreshments: Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres served throughout the evening.

Parking: Valet parking available at front entrance; self-parking near rear entrance.

Train: Stamford Train Station is a five-minute cab ride away. The hotel will provide shuttle service from the Stamford Train Station to the hotel at 5:45 & 6:15. Hyatt: (203) 637-1234. Stamford Taxi can be taken from station as well: (203) 325-2611.

For questions and event sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at 85BroadsFW@gmail.com

About Camilla Nestor

Camilla Nestor joined Grameen Foundation in August 2005 as Director of their Capital Management and Advisory Center. She became Vice President of all of their microfinance programs last year. Camilla has 14 years of experience in microfinance and commercial banking. Before joining Grameen, she worked at Citigroup where she executed credit-enhanced debt financings for emerging markets firms globally. Camilla spent five years on the ground in Southeast Asia, the Balkans, and Africa. She holds an MBA/Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science/International Relations from Colorado College. Camilla speaks Bahasa Indonesia and is conversant in French.

A Special Thanks:

Grameen Foundation, a leader in combining the power of microfinance and technology to defeat global poverty.

About 85 Broads

http://www.85broads.com

85 Broads is an exclusive global women’s network whose mission is to generate exceptional professional and social value for its members. Through our regional events and online, password-protected community, our members engage in a rapid, high-powered exchange of ideas and information which is what makes 85 Broads so unique.
The women in 85 Broads are investment bankers, lawyers, educators, venture capitalists, hedge fund managers, philanthropists, athletes, scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, and entrepreneurs. 85 Broads was originally founded in 1997 as an exclusive network for women who worked for Goldman Sachs at 85 Broad Street, the investment bank’s NYC headquarters. In 2000, the network was expanded to include a more diverse group of women from a variety of fields and backgrounds, including the non-profit sector. Today, over 25,000 women who are alumnae and students of the world's leading colleges, universities, graduate business schools, law schools, medical schools, and other graduate programs belong to 85 Broads. Learn more about our exclusive network and apply for membership.

NYU Stern Satter Conference of Social Entrepreneurs - Nov. 5, 2010

This event is not free, but as conferences go, it's not too pricey.  If you're interested in learning more about social entrepreneurship, check this out!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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7th Annual Satter Conference of Social Entrepreneurs
November 5, 2010, New York University - Stern School of Business
$195 awesome Social Entrepreneurship conference ($195 is early bird discount before Sept. 30)

About the conference
Register

About the event sponsor/host
What is Social Entrepreneurship at Stern?

Social entrepreneurship holds the promise of effectively addressing, if not solving, some of society's most intractable social problems.  Social entrepreneurship is the process of creating value by identifying and resourcefully pursuing opportunities in the pursuit of high social returns.  

The Satter Program in Entrepreneurship is to educate, challenge, and inspire social entrepreneurs to leverage intellectual, social, and financial capital resources with a focus on social change, innovation, and impact.  

We provide support and create an environment in which social entrepreneurs’ ideas and initiatives take shape and flourish.  Much of this involves:

• Providing the training and skills that enable social entrepreneurs to create, grow, and accelerate their businesses and social value propositions.
• Allowing opportunities that secure strategic technical support and financial resources.
• Imparting new approaches and methodologies that align practice and research to improve the overall effectiveness and impact of the social venture.
• Creating a community of students, scholars, and industry leaders devoted to improving the social sector.

The Satter Program was made possible by the generous support of NYU Stern alumnus Stewart Satter, Stern MBA '82 and CEO of Consumer Testing Laboratories, who has donated the seed money for the launch.

Women Advancing Microfinance NY fundraiser + wine tasting on Oct. 12

I just became a member of the NY chapter of Women Advancing Microfinance yesterday.  It's $40/year, or $60 for the end of 2010 plus all of 2011.  If you're interested in reasonably sized (30-60 person) networking events around microfinance and the intersection of business and social impact, check this out.  You don't have to be female to attend (there are always 2-5 guys at every event).  That said, as a woman professional myself, it's great to be part of an amazing, supportive, and dynamic group like WAM!

I encourage you to check out their next fundraiser (below) and wine tasting event.

Happy networking!

Katharine
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A Celebration of Wine & Women:
A WAM Scholarship Fundraising Event

Where: Moore Brothers Wine Company 33 East 20th Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003 Driving Directions When: Tuesday October 12, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT Add to my calendar

Greetings! Women Advancing Microfinance-New York (WAM-NY) invites you to attend our first scholarship fundraising event on the evening of Tuesday, October 12th.  The event will raise funds for women microfinance practitioners from the Global South to attend specialized training programs and conferences to improve their skills and career development.   100% of the proceeds from the event will go directly to WAM Scholarships.  While enjoying a selection of artisanal wines from Italy, France & Germany, you will have an opportunity to learn more about WAM and the importance of women in economic development, particularly in microfinance programs as both clients and microfinance leaders.  The event will also include a raffle and a silent auction.   Our featured speaker is Christine Roth, Deputy Executive Secretary and Director of Operations at the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). Price:  $60 per person* through Friday, October 10th  $85 per person* after Friday, October 10th Includes tasting 5 wines (2 red, 2 white, 1 sparkling) and African appetizers. * All 2010 WAM-NY members will receive two (2) FREE raffle tickets at the door. Space is limited so reserve your tickets now! To register for the event, please click on the "Register Now!" button below. The scholarship initiative has been launched in partnership with WAM International, WAM-NY's parent organization and a 501(c)3 charitable organization.  Therefore, all ticket purchases and donations will be tax deductible to the maximum level allowed by law. Tax deduction letters will be provided for all donations. Register Now! If you are unable to attend the event, you may still participate by: Making a Donation If you are unable to attend the event but want to support the cause, you may submit a donation by using this PayPal "Donate" button... ... or by mailing a check made out to WAM International to the mailing address below. Purchasing Raffle Tickets You may also purchase raffle tickets even if you are not able to attend the event using the PayPal "Buy Now" button: We will inform you if you win and send you your prize! We hope you will join us to support this very important initiative.  The evening promises to be a fabulous opportunity to support the capacity-building of amazing women doing great microfinance work with women in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America!! Sincerely,   The WAM-NY Host Committee Karla Paola Avila Zembaba Ayalew Julie Chen Michele Costello Brian Gately Alicia Kingue Sarah Leshner Clara Lipson Praveen Prasad Stacey L. Rivers Rebecca Ruf Archana Shah Melanie Stern Jennifer Thomson Robin Wilson Questions?  Contact Jennifer Thomson wam.intl.director@gmail.com Cell: 917-744-0151 Mailing address for donations: WAM International c/o Jennifer Thomson 35 Underhill Ave., #3A Brooklyn, NY 11238 Thank you to our generous supporters: Moore Brothers Wine Company Grand Dakar restaurant of Brooklyn, NY

September 20-25 - Events in Design and Social Impact

Hi everyone!  I met Brielle at the GE Ecomagination Meetup earlier this month and she's doing great work with design and social impact in NYC.  Just wanted to share her weekly email on events; see below for more. Happy networking!
Katharine

 

Hello Friends,

This is the second week of Designer's Bulletin a weekly event guide to New York's design and social innovation community. It's a pretty light week in events so that gives us innovators time to you know innovate.
Have a great week,

Brielle

www.livewithdesign.org
www.designersbulletin.com

Monday, September 20

1 pm SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT Mashable and 92Y present a Summit of the most inspirational, most promising and most effective ways in which new media can help address the world's challenges. Where: 92Y 1365 Lexington Ave New York, NY Admission: $85 Event Website Register

Tuesday, September 21

6:30 pm ADC: 90th CUBE PROJECT EXHIBITION & PARTY Help us kick off the 90th Annual Awards Competition! Cubes, art, free drinks and snacks sounds good to me! Where: ADC Gallery 106 West 29th Street, NYC Free event: RSVP

7 pm "DON'T JUST CREATE, PRE-CREATE" with VIV WALSH Having worked for Saatchi and Saatchi in London and Fallon in the United States, Viv Walsh, is uniquely qualified to talk about getting great creative ideas produced on both sides of the Atlantic. Where: @WixLounge 10 W. 18th st, 2nd Fl New York, NY 10011 Free Event: RSVP

Wednesday, September 22

6:30pm SMALL TALK NO. 1 IAN WRIGHT Ian Wright to share and discuss his beautifully crafted, uniquely collaged portraits, as well as many of his other forward-thinking images. Admission: $20 AIGA member/ $35 General public Where: Bumble and bumble, 3rd floor auditorium 415 West 13th Street Event Website Register

Thursday, September 23

7pm SOCIAL GOOD DAY: MEETUP Can social media be used to make the world a better place? We invite you to join the social media for social good movement by taking part in Social Good Day. Where: Rebar 147 Front St Brooklyn, NY Free event: RSVP

Friday, September 24

8:30am CREATIVE MORNINGS WITH STEVEN HELLER The upcoming speaker Steven Heller is a former art director, current educator, continual writer and sometimes pontificator. Where: Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Free Event: RSVP Will open at 11:55am Monday September 20, 2010 at creativemornings.eventbrite.com

6:30 pm BEHANCE MEETUP: BROOKLYN Behance empowers creative individuals to make things happen. So go make something happen and make a friend too. Where: Dark Igloo - The Cool Studio 398 Metropolitan Ave Brooklyn, NY Free event: RSVP

Saturday September 25

9:00PM EYEBEAM MIXER DaM- FunK EXTREME ANIMALS music + video

Eyebeam's audiovisual art party, returns with a night of mind-bending high energy video, performance, and live music.

Where:

540 W. 21st St
New York, NY

Admission:

$15 in advance online | $20 at the door

Event Website

Register

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce - Business Networking at Citibank Tues 9/21

Dear friends,

One of the people I met at the Millennium Campus Conference this weekend (Jared Hansen) told me about this cool event on Tuesday. 

Happy networking!

Katharine
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Business Networking at Citibank Date: Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 Time: 8:30AM to 10:30 AM Location: Citibank branch, One Park Avenue at 32nd Street                                                                                                                          Come out and network, market your business and meet other NYC business owners and professionals in this informal business card   exchange networking event hosted by Citibank. Continental breakfast served. Please register now, online! Or call 212-473-7805 or send an email to: events@manhattancc.org COST:  MCC Members : Free Non Members: $15

Nancy Ploeger, President

Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

1375 Broadway, Third Floor, New York, New York 10018www.manhattancc.org · 212-473-7875

7 Life Lessons from the Millennium Campus Conference

Dear friends,

I just wanted to give a special shout-out to everyone who was involved in planning, organizing, and attending the Millennium Campus Conference 2010 at Columbia University this weekend (www.mcc2010.com or #MCC2010 on Twitter).  I had a great time, met a TON of cool people, and got super inspired to keep doing great things against poverty / to make the world a better place / to do your thing for social impact.
Towards that end, I'd like to share the 7 Life Lessons from Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise, and a speaker at the conference yesterday:

1.  Get out of your comfort zone
  -not all who wander are lost!
2.  Speak the language of the person you want to become (what's next?)
3.  Embrace those late, sleepless nights.  Strange things happen when you've gone too far, been up too long, worked too hard, and separated from the rest of the world.
4.  To achieve unreasonable things, you have to become an unreasonable person.
5.  Just go. A backpack and a handful of courage is all you need.
6.  Find your cause and live it.
7.  The single greatest power of youth is the resounding belief that the impossible can be made possiblel.
  -be hope-less-ly idealistic about the things that make you feel most alive.

Sound advice for anyone in nonprofits, starting a business, or just ground rules for life. 

Good luck with your endeavors!

Katharine

  

NY Computer Science and Economics Day, Friday Oct. 15, all day

I found this on the NY Academy of Sciences email list.  FYI, in case you're wondering where I am this  weekend, I am attending the Millennium Campus Conference at Columbia University.  Super inspiring stuff!
Happy networking,
Katharine
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Friday, October 15, 2010

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

New York, NY
at the New York Academy of Sciences Conference Center7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St, 40th Fl, New York, NY 10007-2157


New York Computer Science and Economics Day
The goal of the meeting is to bring together researchers in the larger New York metropolitan area with interests in Computer Science, Economics, Marketing and Business and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of internet activity.
Agenda Sessions Include:

• Computational Aspects of Equilibria
  Mihalis Yannakakis, PhD, Columbia University

• Optimal Dynamic Mechanism Design for Multi-Armed Bandit Processes
  Sham Kakade, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

• Portfolios from Sorts
  Robert Almgren, PhD, New York University and Quantitative Brokers

• Converting any Algorithm into an Incentive-Compatible Mechanism
  Robert Kleinberg, PhD, Cornell University

• Mechanism Design Double Feature
  Hal Varian, PhD, University of California, Berkeley and Google

To read the full abstracts, please visit www.nyas.org/nyce2010.

Organizing Committee:

• Christian Borgs, PhD, Microsoft
• Michael Kearns, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
• Sebastien Lahaie, PhD, Yahoo
• Vahab Mirrokni, PhD, Google