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NECINA Career Development Seminar 9/12 |
NECINA Proudly Present：
Career Development Seminar Series
Seeking Trade-Offs in Various Career Paths
and Finding the Best Option for You
Date/Time：6:00pm - 9:00pm（EDT）, September 12th, 2012
Location：2 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA, MIT Tang Center（Building E51）, Room 145
Cost：Free to NECINA members and VIP guests, $15 non-members
Register here >> http://careerdevelopmentseminar.eventdove.com
Event Contact：Shanshan Liu（shanshan.liu@necina.org）Ke Ning（ke.ning@necina.org）
Overview
Are you working hard to advance your professional career? Are you exploring alternative career paths? Do you want to know the best career development strategy? NECINA Career Development SIG Seminar is designed for you!
In this seminar, we are honored to have several senior executives, who have made successful career transitions, to share their insights and perspectives. They will discuss the motivation and challenges they were facing during career transitions, as well as how to assess and choose the right career paths.
We will start with speaker presentations followed by open panel discussion and general Q&A. See you all then!
Agenda
| 6:00pm - 6:40pm |
Pizza and networking |
| 6:40pm - 7:10pm |
Keynote Speech："From Developer to Customer Facing Engineers"
by Min Xiao, Director of Corporate Pre-sales and Professional Services at Vertica, a HP company |
| 7:10pm -8:10pm |
Panel Discussion："Seeking Trade-Offs in various career path and find the best option for you"
Panelists:
Min Xiao, Director of Corporate Pre-sales and Professional Services at Vertica, a HP company
Ana Siracusa, Software Engineering manager at Google
Guy Klages, Technical Writer and Software Trainer at the VA Medical Center and ESL Teacher
Derrick Lu, Branch Office Supervisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and Senior Marketing Director with World Financial Group
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8:10pm-9:00pm |
（optional）Small-group networking |
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NECINA NEW Accelerator Program Registration Ends 09/05 |
NECINA Entrepreneur Workshop（NEW）Accelerator Program
Regular Registration Ends September 6th
Form a startup without quitting your day job!
Join us, the first part-time incubator program on the planet!
Register for an opportunity to present in fron of a seasoned judge panel and get valuable feedback to improve your business! Pitch to get in Accelerator program to take it to the next level! Win $5K/$2K/$1K awards!
NECINA NEW Accelerator Program differentiates itself from other incubators in the following:
Non-profit and free
A part-time program that helps founders form a start-up without quitting day jobs
Access to resources and connections in Asia
Confirmed Judges:
- Jo Tango, Founder and Partner at Kepha Partners. Board member at New England Venture Capital Association. Board member at NECINA
- Andy Palmer, Founding BOD Member at Upstart, Firecracker, BOD member at Cloudant
- Timothy Cutler - Founder and Principal Attorney, Cutler P.C.
- Ken Der - Founder, FASCRP（Finance, Strategic Planning）
- Tammy Kahn Fennel - CEO, MarketMeSuite
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NECINA Youth Entrepreneur Services（YES）Program 7.0 |
NECINA Youth Entrepreneur Services（YES）7.0 Registration Opens
August 20, 2012 - September 21, 2012
- Registration Open: Aug 20 - Sep 21, 2012
- Classes Open: Sep 22, 2012 - Feb 23, 2013
- Venue: To be announced
- Cost: Free to Participants
- Online Registration：http://necinayes7.eventdove.com
Overview
Now entering its seventh year, NECINA YES is an annual educational program designed to train high school and undergraduate students, with curriculum focusing on leadership and entrepreneurship, at no cost to participants.
Quick facts about YES:
10 classes on alternating Saturdays commencing September 22nd.
5 learning points：Business Plans, Product Conceptualization, Company Structure, Finance, Sales and Marketing.
1 soft-skill training session：Public Speaking and Presentation Skills.
1 Competition to win the YES Awards
Many opportunities to meet face-to-face with amazing entrepreneurs and other industry leaders who will help advise and mentor YES participants.
So...what about YES 7.0?
This year's YES theme is "Make Our Cities Smarter". We will encourage YES teams to conceptualize, detail, and develop mobile applications that can have a positive impact on our metropolitan areas. Each YES team can incorporate their big ideas into their plan for the application, and with the support of NECINA, could move from idea to reality! Technical skills are not required, as NECINA and YES will help teams understand development needs, and provide tools to guide each team to success.
Why YES?
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| NECINA YES Program |
Think Different - Learn to listen, think, and act as a founder, creator, and team member.
Business Knowledge - Gain business knowledge not included in high school curricula.
Solve Real Problems - Apply your current understanding to help solve real problems.
Team Building - Build and manage strong teams with your peers.
Internship - Be considered for internships at our sponsor companies.
Event Contact
necina.yes7@necina.org
Event Sponsor
We thank IBM for sponsoring NECINA YES 7.0
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Partner Event：Changzhou High Tech Zone Info Session |
9月23日，国家高新技术产业开发区将在波士顿举办推介会，地点待定。
常州市政府自去年起实施"龙城英才计划"，旨在吸引全球在新能源、新材料、高端装备制造、生物技术和新医药、节能环保、软件和服务外包、物联网和新一代信息技术领域的领军人才，来常州一展宏图。领军人才创业企业可得到300万元的创业资金。国家"千人计划"创业企业，可获得100万元发展资金。
此次推介会由常州高新区党工委、管委会主办，区人才办承办，旨在通过宣传介绍常州高新区的创新创业环境，进一步加强相互沟通，增进彼此了解。在这里，您将感受到常州高新区广揽全球英才的真诚愿望和热情。
常州国家高新技术产业开发区是国务院批准最早成立的国家高新区之一，北依长江，南临太湖，与上海、南京、杭州等距相望，与苏州新加坡工业园区、无锡新区共同处于江苏省开发区第一阵营，先后荣获"国家高新技术产业开发区建设二十年先进集体"、"江苏省知识产权试点园区"、"2012最具投资价值园区"、 "华东地区最具竞争力开发园区" 等荣誉。
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Partner Event：NAAAP Boston Events |
NAAAP Boston is a non-profit, 501（c）（3）, all-volunteer, Pan-Asian American professional organization that promotes the career advancement and leadership development of Asian American professionals in all fields through professional development, community service, and social events.
NAAAP September Events:
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Partner Event：Crowdfunding Innovation Launch Party
- a Mass Innovation Nights event |
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Crowdfunding Innovation Launch Party - a Mass Innovation Nights event
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM（EDT）
Cambridge, MA
You've heard of Kickstarter, Indiegogo and the crowdfunding craze. Now MIN is getting involved! We're holding a special event on Wednesday September 19th, "Crowdfunding Innovation". Crowdfunding Innovation is designed to help you make sense of what's happening RIGHT NOW in the crowdfunding space.（Everything changes next year because of the JOBS Act.）
Three MIN alumni, Lifecycle, Memory on Hand and Ministry of Supply will tell their crowdfunding stories. The panel will feature：
- Lessons learned - What works and what doesn't
- How to take advantage of the "rewards" model while the space is at a fever pitch
- The pros and cons of waiting for the new crowdfunding model in 2013
- What's next for our crowdfunding veterans
NECINA Members：Please use the coupon code "NECINA" to receive a discount!
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