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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Louis Castle, co-founder of Electronic Arts’ Westwood Studios, departed EA last year to head up revamped free-to-play games portal InstantAction.
Castle joined InstantAction as its new CEO at a time when the company is seeing significant changes with the move to new headquarters in Las Vegas. Since launching in March, 2008, InstantAction has become the leader in high-quality browser-based 3D gaming. InstantAction already has more than 100 employees, with 50 in Southern Nevada and has plans to expand even further.  

Under Castle’s leadership, the company will pursue a three-pronged strategy that will encompass an expansion of the company’s browser-based interactive media publishing leadership to any and all publishers on the web; an easy-to-access, direct to consumer strategy ideal for all game developers; and the launch of new Portland and Las Vegas-based studios that will leverage Castle’s significant knowledge and experience in the gaming industry in the creation of innovative new Intellectual Property.
Come learn about what this software legend has planned for InstantAction and what their plans are for Las Vegas.

$35 Members with reservations by the deadline 

$40 Members after the deadline 

$45 Non-members with reservations by the deadline

$50 Non-members after the deadline

Reservation deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 13, 2010.

Cancellations must be received in writing by the deadline date to receive refund.  Fees are due if notice of cancellation is not received.  Fax and emailed reservations are considered firm and unpaid no-shows will be billed.

For more information call (702) 952-2470 or email info@tban.us

CILI RESTAURANT
5160 LAS VEGAS BLVD. SOUTH

Register Online Now!

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Participants will learn about business positioning, mistakes to avoid and how to get ready for investors. They also will have the opportunity to watch representatives of real companies present to potential investors.

Cost: $99; $55 for students; and $175 at the door. Cost includes handbooks and meals.

Details: lynne.keller@c4cube.com or call 775-622-9900, ext. 104.

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Are you an entrepreneur? Find out at Startup & Growth Strategies’ (SGS) 3 day workshop for people who want to, or think they want to, work for themselves.

As Norman Bushnell said, “Anyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It is the person who gets out, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference in the world”.

SGS helps budding entrepreneurs, or those with a business idea, start a business with the least risk, least investment, and greatest chance of success. Learn how to test and evaluate your idea and market BEFORE you spend money on business cards, brochures, licenses, logos, web sites, etc.

And if you think you need investors in order to start – think again! Investment capital is virtually non-existent in today’s tough economic times. Learn how to start on a shoestring and bootstrap your company to success.

Join SGS’ Entrepreneurs Community and learn “real world” techniques and strategies from “real world” guys who have “been there – done that”. In the last 120 days, SGS has created over 30 entrepreneurial ventures of which SIX are already producing income!

In partnership with NCET, Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, and UNR.  Portion of proceeds benefit NCET.

September 11^th & 12^th with follow-on workshops the 14^th & 15^th – all at Joe Crowley Student Union on the UNR campus.

More info at: www.sgs101.com

This event brings you the best strategies of social media and growth-oriented marketing brought to you by the guy who wrote the book “The Social Media Bible”. Understand how to analyze your existing marketing and how to integrate trusted networks, blogging, and Twitter into a new “killer – strategy”.  The cost of  $39.95 includes an autographed copy of Lon’s book. Seating is limited.

September 9, 2010; 9am – 12:00pm

RSVP at www.scorelv.org

Wednesday, September 15 2010, 5:30pm – 8:00 p.m., Cadillac Grill, Town Square, Las Vegas. For more information, CLICK HERE.

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The seminar offered through the Nevada Small Business Development Center is set for September 16.

Fritz Grupe, a professor emeritus in the college of business and manager of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the small business development center, says more than 40 percent of the federal funds are awarded to companies with 10 or fewer employees, Nearly one-third of the awards go to first-time awardees each year, and approximately one applicant in 10 is successful.

The programs target small high-tech companies that produce their own uniquely created hardware, software or chemical processing products and procedures.

Some of the granting agencies include the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Agriculture.

Registration information for he seminar is available at www.nsbdc.org/education/calendar, or by calling 775-784-1717.

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The expo, which includes exhibitors, speakers and panels that provide resources to start or grow a business, runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa.

It’s free.

Dave Archer, chief executive of Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, said the event is the only business-to-business expo in the state that’s designed for people who are starting a small business. “Nevada was built by small businesses, and these small businesses are critical to our future economic growth, vitality and diversity,” Archer said.

Speakers will cover subjects such as financing, creation of business plans, branding and management. Exhibitors will include professionals such as lawyers and accountants as well as federal, state and local agencies that work with businesses.

The expo is part of NCET eWeek, an annual series of events to celebrate and encourage Nevada’s entrepreneurs. The week kicks off on Sept. 2 with events such as the Sparks Chamber BizFlash “Is Entrepreneurship for You” presentation, UNR’s social media forum and the Nevada Small Business Development Center workshop featuring Marie Gibson’s QuickBooks presentation. For detailed schedules of eWeek events as well as information about the expo, see www.NCETeweek.org.

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WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A detailed agenda of the event is available at osep.unlv.edu/energyforum

WHERE: Cox Pavilion at UNLV

DETAILS: A clean energy economy for the region will require collaboration between researchers, industry leaders, financiers and policy makers. The UNLV Clean Energy Forum brings together leaders from the Brookings Institution, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, RAND Corporation, NV Energy, Southwest Gas, UNLV and more to find solutions to critical issues in clean energy, including:

• National and State Policy Solutions for Effective Clean Energy Deployment

• Current and Future Markets for Renewable Energy Financing

• Clean Energy Technologies Available Now

• Clean and Economical Nuclear Power

Bill Antholis, managing director of the Brookings Institution, and Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will offer event keynotes. The Clean Energy Forum is co-presented by the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies and the Urban Sustainability Initiative at UNLV. To register, please visit http://osep.unlv.edu/energyforum.

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You are invited to the following event:  AITP Las Vegas CHAPTER MEETING

Speaker: CHRIS WILDING – CIO, CITY OF HENDERSON
Date:  Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM (PT)
Location: SIERRA GOLD, 6515 SOUTH JONES BOULEVARD, Las Vegas

Can you attend this event?  Respond Here

For more information click here

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Saturday & Sunday, September 11 & 12 – 8 am – 5 pm

Register Here

www.C4Cube.com