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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

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On Sept. 15, AITP Las Vegas will bring together all Las Vegas IT organizations for an “Association of Associations Mixer.”  The last mixer of this kind was attended by over 100 of Las Vegas’ IT practitioners, managers, vendors and partners. Each association will have the opportunity to introduce their organizations to the Las Vegas IT Community. It will give all the members and nonmembers of each organization the ability  to better understand what groups and associations are out there.

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 University of Nevada, Reno, College of Business has scheduled a seminar to show small technology companies how they can apply for a portion of the $2.3 billion dollars available from 11 federal agencies through the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.

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 fifth annual Entrepreneur Expo sponsored by Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology is set for Sept. 17.

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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WHAT: The day after the National Clean Energy Summit at UNLV, learn what local and national leaders in research, policy and finance have to say about the future of clean energy in Southern Nevada and the nation during the UNLV Clean Energy Forum.

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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