This Week in Philadelphia (TWIP) for 2-1

It's Ground Hog Day! (The day is halfway between the first day of Winter and the first day of Spring, so by definition you are going to have 6 more weeks of Winter.)

There's a couple of new groups in this week's calendar -- some are new, and I suppose some of them are only new to me. Enjoy, even so. The Renewable Energy Business Network is holding its inaugural meeting -- it's sold out, but the second meeting is in March. The Jewish Business Network and Professional Convention Management Association and the Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group are all new to me, though I suppose they've been around before. Jeff Pulver is in town with another of his Social Media Breakfasts, though for some reason he's not allowed to call them Social Media Breakfasts. The last one was a lot of fun and I recommend it highly.


Monday, Feb 2

GVFHRA -- Career Development Meeting
5:30pm – 8pm - Right Management Offices 400 Berwyn Park 899 Cassatt Road, Suite 120 Berwyn, PA 19312

Empowerment Group -- Business Start Up 101
6:30pm – 8pm - Donatucci Branch Free Library 1935 Shunk Street Philadelphia, PA 19145

Tuesday, Feb 3

FSI -- First State Innovation's Friends of FSI Breakfast Showcase
7:15am – 9:30am - Wilmington Club 1103 N. Market Street Wilmington, DE 19801

DVIRC -- Six Sigma Roundtable Breakfast
8am – 10:30am - DVIRC 2905 Southampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19154

Eastern Tech Council -- Green IT - CIO Institute Event
8:30am – 10:30am - Sungard Higher Education, Conference Room, Client Presentation C Three Country View Road Malvern, PA 19355

Renewable Energy Business Network -- Cleantech Investment Forum and REBN Inaugural Meeting
4pm – 7:30pm - Blank Rome LLP One Logan Square Marvin Comisky Center Philadelphia, PA 19103

PAMA -- 7th Annual Super Bowl Smackdown
6pm – 9pm - Dave and Buster’s 325 North Columbus Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19106
Ladies Who Launch -- Ladies Who Launch Incubator Intensive
6:30pm – 8:30pm - 1616 Walnut Street Suite 1407 Philadelphia, PA 19103

Wednesday, Feb 4

Womens' Business Forum -- Qualify, Close, THEN Present... Stop Doing Unpaid Consulting
8am – 9am - James Lorah House 132 North Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901

GPCC -- Building Brands Without Breaking the Bank
8am – 10am - Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 200 South Broad Street; 7th Floor DiBona Room Philadelphia, PA 19102

Breakfast with Jeff Pulver (and friends) in Philadelphia -- The Only Breakfast with Real-Time Social Tagging
8am – 10am - WolfBlock 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Square 2 Marketing -- How to Drive Sales Using the Internet
8am – 11am - Main Line Chamber of Commerce 175 Strafford Avenue Wayne, PA 19087

World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia -- Sustainable Energy: From Global Evolution to Local Execution
8am – 3pm - Drexel University, Creese Student Union Complex 3210 Chestnut St. Behrakis Grand Hall Philadelphia, PA 19213

Jewish Business Network -- JBN Luncheon: Ira Lubert, Co-Founder, Lubert-Adler
12pm – 1:30pm - Temple University Center City 1515 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
Professional Convention Management Association -- Chapter Meeting: Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale?
5pm – 7:30pm - Doubletree Hotel 237 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

GPCC -- Business After Hours
5pm – 7:30pm - Domus 3411 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group -- Networking Event
6pm – 8pm - Sheraton Philadelphia City Center 17th and Race Sts. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Thursday, Feb 5

PDMA -- PDMA Breakfast Meeting: Get to Know the USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode System
7:30am – 9am - Associates Graphic Services 100 Rogers Road Wilmington, DE 19810

Eastern Tech Council -- Seeking Success by Learning From Others
8am – 10am - The Desmond Hotel

DVIRC -- Six Sigma Roundtable Breakfast
8am – 10:30am - Radnor Valley Country Club 555 Sproul Road Villanova, PA 19085

BioSP -- CFO: Bookkeeper or Financial Leader?
8:30am – 11am - Citizens Bank Gateway Center 3025 Chemical Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

ACG -- DealMakers' PE Workshop: Best Practices in Lender Negotiations for Underperforming Companies
4pm – 7pm - Loews Philadelphia Hotel 1200 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

Temple University Fox School of Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute -- Competitive Analysis Business Plan Workshop
4:30pm – 6pm - Temple University, 201 Speakman Hall 1810 N. 13th St. Philadelphia, PA 19122

Drexel University's Lebow College of Business -- Philadelphia Drexel Alumni Reception
5pm – 8pm - Continental Mid-town 1801 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philadelphia 100 Alumni Association -- VIP Cocktail Reception
5:30pm – 7:30pm - Kildare's Irish Pub 4417 Main Street Philadelphia, PA 19127

Friday, Feb 6
GPCC -- Owners Only: HR, Managing Legal Matters
8am – 11am - Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 200 South Broad Street DiBona Room Philadelphia, PA 19102
NAWBO Philly -- Satellite NAWBO Monthly Meetings
9am – 10am - Various location around the region
ChemPharma -- Managing Your Performance: Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
9am – 12pm - Career Concepts 4 Sentry Park East Suite 100 Blue Bell, PA 19422
ASTD -- The Consultants` Forum SIG: Video for Consultants: Technology Breakthroughts Help You Reach Out to Clients and Prospects
9am – 12pm - Strayer University 234 Mall Boulevard King Of Prussia, PA 19406

Saturday, Feb 7

International Association of Business Communicators Phila -- Informal IABC Networking Cafe - Audubon, PA
9:30am – 11am - Panera Breads 601 South Trooper Road Norristown, PA 19403

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