This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 9-28

Some interesting things happening this week, most importantly as I speak on a panel for the Philadelphia Ad Club on social media and on-line networking, along with Ed Callahan and Annie Heckenberger. I've spoken on a panel with Ed before and enjoyed it, and I'm really looking forward to being on the panel with Annie. She's a big proponent of Twitter, and she's fresh back from Blog Orlando where she and some other Philadelphians took EPCOT by storm.

She tweets:

everyone wants to talk about advertising and social media @blogorlando this year. I love it! That's right content producers - let's talk!

Monday, 29-Sep

PA Bio -- New Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses
3pm - Desmond Hotel 1 Liberty Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355

Tuesday, 30-Sep

SBN -- Meet Me In a Minute! Networking Event
6am - Earth Mart 235 Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 (Watch it on this one -- whoever heard of a networking event at 6 in the morning? I suspect a mix up somewhere.)

Wednesday, 1-Oct

Philly Ad Club -- Free Workshop: Social Networking/Relationship Marketing
8am - Red Conference Room @ Clear Channel Radio 111 Presidential Blvd Suite 100 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

WBF -- How To Get the Media to Call (And What To Say When They Do)
9am - James Lorah House 132 North Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901

ASTD -- Doing More with More: The Power of Strategic Alliances
6pm - Hilton Garden Inn 1100 Arch Street 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107

Thursday, 2-Oct

CCPA -- Lunch with the CITY's LEADERS with JOHN M. SCARDAPANE
11:45am - Brasserie Perrier 1619 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Strategy and Business Model Workshop
4:30pm - Temple University, 201 Speakman Hall, 1810 N. 13th Street

MAC Alliance -- MAC Alliance Member Appreciation Reception
5:30pm - Moshulu Restaurant 401 South Columbus Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19106

Friday, 3-Oct

Philadelphia SHRM -- 2008 DVHRP Summit
7:15am - Philadelphia Marriot Downtown Hotel 1201 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

ASTD Consultants' Forum SIG -- How to Make Money ‘Long Term’ in Consulting
9am - Strayer University, 234 Mall Blvd. King of Prussia

This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 9-21

Monday, 22-Sep

TechCatalyst -- Growth Through New Chemical and Allied Science Technologies Conference
All day, Radisson Plaza - Warwick 1701 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

MOMO MA -- Mobile Monday: Next Generation Wireless Networks
6pm - The Franklin Institute, Planetarium 222 N. 20th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

WBDC -- FastTrac® NewVenture™
6pm - 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1124 Philadelphia, PA 19107

Tuesday, 23-Sep

TechCatalyst -- Growth Through New Chemical and Allied Science Technologies Conference
All day, Radisson Plaza - Warwick 1701 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

CCPA -- Lunch with the CITY's LEADERS with Paul R. Levy
11:45am - Brasserie Perrier 1619 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102

CCPA -- City Stroll
5:30pm - The Mission Grill 1835 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Delaware Vally Grantmakers -- Networking Event: Cocktails
5:30pm - Triumph Brewing Company 117-121 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

IgnitePhilly -- The second IgnitePhilly event
6pm - Johnny Brenda's 1201 N. Frankford Ave Philadephia, PA 19125

The Innovators Club -- The Innovators Club Fall Meeting
6pm - Great American Pub 123 Fayette Street Conshohocken, PA 19428

Wednesday, 24-Sep

ETC -- New Rules for Software: From Desktop to On-Demand
8am - Penn State Great Valley 30 East Swedesford Road Malvern, PA 19355

Square 2 Marketing -- 30- Minute Marketing Plan
9:30am - Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 200 South Broad Street Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19102

PRSA -- Ethics of Politics and Journalism
11:30am - Independence Visitors Center 6th and Market Streets Independence Ballroom Philadelphia, PA 19106

CCPA -- Brown Bag Braintrusts: How to use Events to Grow Your Business
12pm - Center City Proprietors Association 1528 Walnut Street 12th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

GPSEG -- GPSEG Reception Held at The Desmond
6pm - Desmond Hotel One Liberty Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355

Meetup.com -- SEO Grail October Meetup
7pm - ScreenMatter 2 E. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003

Thursday, 25-Sep

PA Bio -- Pennsylvania Bio Program "CEO Roundtable"
7:30am - Desmond Hotel One Liberty Blvd Malvern, PA 19355

Drexel University's Lebow College of Business -- Team Creativity, Disney Style
7:30am - Drexel University 3210 Chestnut Street Behrakis Grand Hall at Creese Student Center Philadelphia, PA 19104

MAC Alliance -- 2008 MAC Conference Mind of the Investor Event
9am - The ACE Center 800 Ridge Pike Ridge Pike and Manor Road Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

NAWBO Philly -- Philadelphia Chapter New Member Coffee
9am – Margolis

Innovation Philadelphia -- createAdelphia: The Philly Creative Jobs Event
10am - World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Competitive Analysis Workshop
4:30pm - Temple University, Fox School of Business 201 Speakman Hall 1810 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

Delaware BioScience Association -- Inaugural Delaware Bio Annual Awards Gala
5:30pm - Opera Delaware Studios 4 South Poplar Street Wilmington, DE 19801

Friday, 26-Sep

BioSP -- Networking to the Next Degree
8:30am - Citizens Gateway Center 3025 Chemical Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Network Now -- One Year Anniversary Party
6:30pm - Procerus Med Spa 430 Union Square Dr. New Hope, PA 18938

This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 9-14

This is an unbelievably busy week, with 31 events in private equity, government affairs, real estate, speaking, technology, and other topics. All of it in the form of networking, networking, networking, whether in the form of drinking, drinking, drinking, breakfasting, brown bagging, or even dinner.

Just so you know, this is just a small fraction of the 128 events that can be found on the Basecamp Business regional business event calendar, which can be found over on the MAC Alliance web site. I invite you to head over and check out what else is happening in the area.

Monday, 15-Sep

America-Israel Chamber of Commerce -- PA-NJ-DE ISRAEL Life Sciences Conference
8:30am - Wolf Block LLP 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia -- Philadelphia International Showcase
5:30pm - Wachovia Bank 123 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19109

IMC-Philly -- FREE: Super Networking Event!
5:30pm - Doubletree Guest Suites 640 West Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Tuesday, 16-Sep

PHRPS -- MEET THE MEDIA!
7:30am - ACE Conference Center 800 Ridge Pike Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Greater Philadelphia Executives Network -- Cover Yourself! Best Practices in E-Discovery
8am - Fox Rothschild LLP 2000 Market Street, 10th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

DVLFMG -- How to Become A Client Advocate
8:30am - The Hub Cira Center 2929 Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19106

CCPA -- Lunch with the CITY's LEADERS with Clarence Armbrister
11:45am - Brasserie Perrier 1619 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

CFAP -- Networking Happy Hour
5pm - Tir Na Nog 1600 Arch St

ETC -- TechTuesday Happy Hour
5pm - Kildare's Irish Pub Intersection of Route 202 and North Gulph Road King Of Prussia, PA 19406

PPRA -- PPRA’s Season Kick-off Happy Hour
5:30pm - Boathouse Row Bar, The Rittenhouse Hotel 210 West Rittenhouse Square Philadephia, PA 19106

GVFHRA -- Inside the Legislator's Mind, Speaker: Jonathan Segal, Esq.
5:30pm - Sheraton Park Ridge 480 North Gulph Road King Of Prussia, PA 19406

Wednesday, 17-Sep

Association for Corporate Growth -- M & A East
All day, Various locations

PDMA -- Generate New Sales By Leveraging Your Network
11:30am - WXPN's World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street Philadephia, PA 19104

CCPA -- Brown Bag Braintrusts: Affordable Market Research
12pm - Center City Proprietors Association 1528 Walnut Street 12th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103

PAMPI -- Bosses' Night: Connect the Dots to the Industry's Future
5pm - The Down Town Club 150 S. Independence Hall West Philadelphia, PA 19106, PA 19106

IABC Phila -- Networking Night
6pm - Chart House 555 South Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19147

YPN -- YPN Event at Hard Rock Café
6pm - Hard Rock Cafe 1113 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

WBF -- How To Start Start An Online Community
7:30pm - James Lorah House 132 N. Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901

Thursday, 18-Sep

Association for Corporate Growth -- M & A East
All day, Various locations

Cabrini College -- Bagels & Business
7:30am - Mansion, Cabrini College 610 King of Prussia Rd Radnor, PA 19087

NAWBO Philly -- Kick Off Event/Get To Know Us
8:30am - IKEA 400 Alan Wood Road Conshohocken, PA 19428

IBA -- LGBT Business Brown Bag
12pm - William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Matching Products and Services with Markets Workshop
4:30pm - Temple University, Fox School of Business 201 Speakman Hall 1810 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

BOMA Philadelphia -- The Office Building of the Year (TOBY)
5pm - The Union League

Philadelphia SHRM -- Networking Event: Opportunities - All Kinds, All Levels
5:30pm - World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Friday, 19-Sep

MADV -- Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures Early Fall Venture Forum
8am - Merion Cricket Club 325 Montgomery Avenue Haverford, PA 19041

ChemPharma -- Philadelphia Chapter Meeting Speaker: Joann Drust, Esq- Transition Stategies LLC
9am - Career Concepts 140 West Germantown Pike, Suite 150 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

ASTD -- Publishing SIG: 7 Things Not to Do When Writing a Book, by Karen Jett
9:30am - Strayer University 234 Mall Blvd King Of Prussia, PA 19406

Saturday, 20-Sep

National Speakers Association -- Everyday Secrets for Staying Booked Every Day
8am - Penn State Great Valley 30 E. Swedesford Road Room 130/131 Malvern, PA 19355



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Those Old School Ties

This one's kind of fun.

One of the most important things about school is the people you meet there. Todd Cohen and I told a class of Drexel University students that they should keep track of each other after graduation and that they'd be surprised at how wide their network was and how high their college connections would go in 10 or 20 years.

For myself, my college classmates include the Mayor of Philadelphia, the owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the visionary producer behind Wicked and Legally Blonde, none of which I knew in college, so it's a little hard to argue that I should have kept up with them better.

Anyway, the reason I post is that East High School in Denver, Colorado, is inducting a large number of alumni into its Hall of Fame. I was amused by the depth and breadth of the people who went to my high school in the past 130-something years. Here are some of their pictures. See if you can tell who they are:

This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 9-7

It may be a little late to tell you, but I'm speaking at 7:30 am Monday morning at the Mid-Atlantic Consultants Network on how the more you share your expertise the more expertise you have.

I'm also thinking of going to next Sunday's Make Philly event, which is on self-reassembling robots. We're kind of robot geeks in my household.




Monday, 8-Sep

Mid-Atlantic Consultants Network -- Monthly Meeting
7:30am - Merrill Lynch, 724 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087

GVFHRA -- GVFHRA CAREER NETWORKING GROUP
5:30pm - Right Management 400 Berwyn Park, Suite 120 Berwyn, PA 19312

Tuesday, 9-Sep

SMEI -- The Seven Deadly Sins of Sales and Marketing
7:30am - Plymouth Country Club 888 Plymouth Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

eWomen Network -- eWomenNetwork "Accelerated Networking" Luncheon
11am - Union League 140 South Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19102

GPCC -- Business After Hours at Dave & Busters
5:30pm - Dave & Busters

Cabrini College -- Leader Lecture Series: "Creating Team Leadership"
6:30pm - Widener Center Lecture Hall 610 King of Prussia Rd Radnor, PA 19087

Wednesday, 10-Sep

Knowledge Management Group of Philadelphia
7:45am - Not listed on web site

GPCC -- Wireless Without Limits
8am - The Hub Cira Centre 2929 Arch Street Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19104

CreativeConnects -- CreativeConnects Happy Hour
5:30pm - Alfa Bar - Walnut Room 1709 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103

ASTD -- The Role of the ASTD Member in Creating Business Success
6pm - Hilton Garden Inn 1100 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

eWomen Network -- Five Principles of Success We Are Not Taught in School
6:30pm - Holiday Inn Select 4700 Street Rd. Trevose, PA 19053

PSL -- Philly Startup Leaders Happy Hour
7:30pm - Private Philadelphia, PA 19104

Thursday, 11-Sep

BioNJ -- BioNJ BD Forum-- Recent Trends in Deal Making: The Celgene Story
2pm - Celgene Corporation 86 Morris Avenue Summit, NJ 07901

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Idea Creation and Opportunity Assessment Workshop
4:30pm - Temple University, Fox School of Business 201 Speakman Hall 1810 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

Saturday, 13-Sep

Career Transitions -- 10 Vital Strategies to Maximize you Career Success! Presented by: Ford Myers
9:45am - Strayer University, 234 Mall Blvd. King of Prusssia

Sunday, 14-Sep

MakePhilly -- Make Philly Meeting: Reconfigurable Robots
3pm - University of the Arts 333 S. Broad Street, Anderson Hall 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102

This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 9-1

Podcamp Philly is this week, on Saturday. I found last year's Podcamp to be a fabulous event for learning, meeting, and reconnecting in the Philadelphia tech space. Judging by the schedule, this year's camp looks to be a great follow-up.



DreamIt Ventures Funding Day is on Thursday. It's been getting a lot of buzz and a lot of attention. The 12-odd companies picked to go through the DreamIt process will be making their final presentations. If you want to know what is what and who is who in the Philadelphia entrepreneurial world, I'd say this is a don't miss event.

Lots of other stuff this week, especially for women.


Tuesday, 2-Sep

Ladies Who Launch -- Ladies Who Launch September Incubator
6pm - Pilates Body Center, Howard Business Park 317 Westtown Rd.

Wednesday, 3-Sep

Womens Business Forum -- Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career in the Rear
8am - James Lorah House 132 North Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901

WRBC -- Is Your Image Enough to Influence?
5:30pm - Margaret Kuo's Restaurant 175 E. Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087

Thursday, 4-Sep

DreamIt Ventures -- DreamIt Ventures Funding Day
8am - University City Science Center 3711 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Open House at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute
4pm - Temple University, Fox School of Business 201 Speakman Hall 1810 N. 13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19122

Friday, 5-Sep

ChemPharma -- Philadelphia Chapter Meeting: Speaker Bob Thomason, Manager, AllStates Search Group (DE)
9am - Career Concepts 140 West Germantown Pike, Suite 150 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

ASTD Consultants' Forum SIG -- Live Ammo Marketing Lab: Dave Newman
9am - Strayer University, 234 Mall Blvd. King of Prussia

Saturday, 6-Sep

Podcamp Philly -- Podcamp Philly 2008
9am - Temple University 1801 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19122