Allison Cerra — Alcatel Lucent CMO and Author of
Identity Shift: Where Identity Meets Technology
in the Networked-Community Age

Thursday March 8, 2012

5:30-6:30pm
Cocktails + Networking

6:30-8:30pm
Dinner + Program

Mi Piaci
14854 Montfort Drive
Dallas, TX 75254
Map/Directions

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Join us for an evening with Allison Cerra, author of
Identity Shift: Where Identity Meets Technology in the Networked-Community Age.

Allison will discuss how her research led her to rethink the
ways in which technology now shapes our identities.

Allison Cerra is CMO and Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs at Alcatel Lucent North America.

She is also the author of two influential books on how digital technology is changing consumers and businesses:
The Shift:  The Evolving Market, Players and Business Models in a 2.0 World
and
Identity Shift:  Where Identity Meets Technology in the Networked-Community Age

Read more about Allison Cerra and her books…

Information about the awards and the application can be found at www.impactourworld.com

The IMPACT Awards recognize North Texas start-up companies that are bringing innovative technologies to market that will impact our world. The awards are handed out in three categories:

Environment – Recognizing companies that will solve our environmental problems by creating cleaner energy sources, reducing or eliminating waste, and improving the efficiency of current systems.

Community – Recognizing companies that are providing solutions for our society and global community by enhancing our connectivity and communication, improving education, and increasing safety & security.

Health – Recognizing companies that will improve our health and wellness by developing better prevention and treatments, creating methods for earlier detection and more accurate diagnosis, and improving healthcare and delivery.

Winners of the IMPACT Awards will be recognized at the IMPACT Awards Luncheon on May 23, 2012. In addition, they will receive edited videos of their impact. Both Winners and Finalists will have one-page profiles in the IMPACT Awards publication. The publication is distributed to all Fort Worth Business Press subscribers.

Bootstrapped PR

February 9, 2012

5:30-6:30pm
Cocktails + Networking

6:30-8:30pm
Dinner + Program

Maggiano’s – Willow Bend (Plano)
6001 West Park Boulevard
Plano, TX 75093
Map/Directions

Our expert panel includes:

Jennifer Green — Senior Vice President at Michael A. Burns & Associates

Mike Orren – President and Founder of Pegasus News

Wade Allen – President at Coupon Factory

Mike Merrill – Director of Marketing at ReachLocal [Moderator]

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More details TBA

Tuesday February 14, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CST
Sponsored by Venture Docs. When launching a startup, you want to make and keep your startup as valuable as possible. But in order to do that, your tech startup needs to ensure that (a) the intellectual property is owned by the startup, and (b) the co-founders who own the startup have proper incentives and rules to handle inevitable contingencies.

Register Here: http://marketing.yammer.com/YammeronTourDallas.html

Featured Speakers:

David Sacks – Founder & CEO, Yammer

Brian Cator – Senior Director, Store & Field Communications, 7-Eleven

Rob Koplowitz – Vice President & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Edward C. Krebs – Enterprise Architect, Advanced IT and Research, Enterprise Technologies, Ford Motor Company Information Technology

Agenda:

2:30 - 3:15  Registration & Networking

3:15 - 3:45  Industry and Product Overview (David Sacks, Yammer)

3:45 - 4:15  Enterprise Social Networking: Trends, Case Studies and Measuring Success (Rob Koplowitz, Forrester Research)

4:15 - 5:00  Customer Panel and Q&A

5:00 - 5:45  Birds of a Feather Roundtable Discussions

5:45 - 6:30  Cocktails & Hors d'oeurvres, Networking, Demos & Consultation

To apply for membership click here, it’s free!

There’s no program or agenda, just networking.  This month we will have several experts in attendance.  These include Eric Engineer of Sevin Rosen Funds and John Samuel of Sabre Travel Studios.  Mingle with them as you enjoy free beer and free BBQ courtesy of Novotus.

Register

The time has come… FOR ANOTHER AWESOME COHAB PARTY! Come one, come all to the Inaugural CoHabitat Oktoberfest Party on Friday, September 30th from 5pm to… whenever!

(LOCAL) GERMAN FOOD – (LOCAL) GERMAN BEER – GERMAN-ish MUSIC? (DJ will be @yeahdef !)

Strap on the lederhosen and come to CoHabitat for a night to remember.. or not… It’s only once a year folks (and this is the first year!) so come out and do it up right!

Hashtag for the event is #cotoberfest – use it!

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We are still looking out for some awesome sponsors, so if you know of any local business/startups that want to get involved, send them our way! rob@cohabitat.us . More details on how you can get involved and help out with the event will be coming soon! Keep a look out on Facebook and Twitter and share the info with your friends! There may be a big prize drawing for people that RT our We want this to be the biggest event of the year!

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What is CoHabitat?

CoHabitat is a coworking space for developers, creatives and entrepreneurs with three locations in two states. Whether you’re currently working from home, an office of your own, or leeching desk space at your favorite café (we’ve all been there!), you’re sure to find CoHabitat an exciting place to be and work. We’ve got great coffee, Wi-Fi, a variety of workspace and best of all, a vibrant community of creative thinkers, coders, designers, and entrepreneurs.