This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 1-4

Happy New Year. And happy "Dia de los Reyes," known in English as "Three Kings Day," which celebrates the arrival of the Three Wise Men. By the by, this is the famous Twelfth Day of Christmas. I mention this because it is one of my favorite unknown holidays, kind of like Michaelmas, something we don't pay any attention to in the 21st Century.

I also mention it because it is the Feast of the Epiphany, a day of revealed truth, a day when you finally see something that was always there right in front of you but never noticed before. I've talked about epiphanies before, and I think one of the marvelous things about networking is the opportunity it brings for epiphanies about yourself, the people around you, and the things taking place in the world.

Go seek your epiphany this week!

Monday, Jan 5

Ladies Who Launch -- Ladies Who Launch January Incubator Intensive (West Chester)
6pm – 8pm - State Farm Insurance 1125 West Chester Pike Michelle Neils West Chester, PA 19382

Tuesday, Jan 6

GVFHRA -- Retaining Your Staff with Four Generations in the Workplace
1:30pm – 4:30pm - GVFHRA -- Retaining Your Staff with Four Generations in the Workplace - Villanova University Connelly Center Cinema Villanova, PA 19085

Startup Hackathon XVI
6pm – 9pm - Private Philadelphia, PA 19104

Empowerment Group -- Business Start Up 101
6:30pm – 8pm - Central Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Philly NetSquared -- Net Tuesday: Blogging for Nonprofits
6:30pm – 8:30pm - Independents Hall 32 Strawberry Street Philadelphia, PA 19106

Wednesday, Jan 7

Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology -- "Breathing Life Into Your Business Idea"
12pm – 2pm - Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology 3225 Arch Street, G-55 Wedge Classroom Philadelphia, PA 19104

Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce -- GPHCC Open House in Celebration of Three Kings Day
4pm – 5:30pm - Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Offices 200 South Broad Street 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102

GPCC -- YPN New Member Orientation
5:30pm – 6:30pm - Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 200 South Broad Street; 7th Floor Montgomery Room Philadelphia, PA 19102

Thursday, Jan 8

Philly Ad Club -- Outlook to 2009
8am – 10am - The Union League of Philadelphia 140 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19102

CFA Society of Philadelphia -- John Neff's Annual Outlook
12pm – 1:30pm - Racquet Club of Philadelphia 215 South 16th Street Philadelphia, PA 19102

Delaware Valley Grantmakers -- DVG 21st Annual Meeting and Networking Event
4pm – 6pm - Suzanne Roberts Theatre 480 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19146

National Association of Asian American Professionals -- NAAAP General Meeting
7pm – 9pm - American Red Cross 700 Spring Garden St. Conference Room 1-E Philadelphia, PA 19123

Friday, Jan 9

NAWBO Philly -- Monthly Satellite Meetings
9am – 10am - Various location around the region

ChemPharma -- Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
9am – 12pm - Career Concepts 140 West Germantown Pike, Suite 150 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Ladies Who Launch -- Lunch with Ladies Who Launch (West Chester)
11:45am – 1pm - America Bar, West Chester

Saturday, Jan 10

National Speakers Association - Mid-Atlantic Chapter -- Plug into Profits: Internet Strategies to Boost Your Business
8:15am – 5pm - Renaissance Philadelphia Hotel Airport 500 Stevens Drive Philadelphia, PA 19113

Career Transitions -- Networking for Success
9:45am – 11:45am - Strayer University, 234 Mall Blvd. King of Prussia

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