Friday, September 29, 2000

Courtney Pulitzer's Cyber Scene Calendar of Events


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New York

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October 2, 2000

* * "E-commerce in China: The New New Bargaining Arena (Lessons on Survival)" Speaker: Peter Lovelock, Insight Division Director, madeforchina Time: 6:30 - 7:00 (Networking)  7:00-8:30pm (Event). Place: NYU Stern, Henry Kaufman Management Center, 44 West Fourth Street, Faculty Lounge (11th Floor) Cost: Free. Rsvp: mailto:michael@iandiasia.com

October 3, 2000

* * First Tuesday. Time: 6pm -9pm. Place:  Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 W. 18th. Rsvp: http://www.firsttuesday.com

* * "Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Silicon Alley" Moderator: Anna Copeland-Wheatley, AlleyCatNews. Panel Speakers include Carey Earle, Harvest Consulting; Frances Misenas, FCBi; Courtney Pulitzer; Eileen Shulock, Knowledge Strategies; Atsuko Watanabe, Admerasia and Cyverasia. Time: 6-8pm.  Place: FIT, D" Building, (at 27th St. and 7th Avenue). Rsvp: 212 221-7969 or http://www.awny.org.

October 4, 2000

* * Greenhouse for Startup's next event. Time: 6pm to 9pm. Place: Bliss Bar and Lounge on 49th just off 2nd Avenue. Rsvp: Free entry/cash bar. http://www.greenhouseforstartups.com

* * VIC WEBFEST Fall 2000. Time: 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Place: The Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA http://www.skirball.org/. Cost: VIC Members: $10, Non-Members: $30
Rsvp: Please RSVP by 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 3rd. Simply go to www.thevic.org/events

* * The Ultimate Silicon Alley Career Fair with KROCK 92.3 FM, The Howard Stern Show & AskTheRobot.com. Time: 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Place: Bryant Park, NYC. Rsvp: For information on exhibiting at this event or to start your search for a job at an internet company now, call us at (212) 725-6150 or go to http://www.asktherobot.com/job_fair_10_reasons.htm

* * One Motorola Ventures and Commonwealth Associates co-host a  luncheon on the future of wireless devices and applications. Time: 11:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. Place: The Princeton Club, 15 W.43rd St. 
Cost: free. Rsvp:  please call or e-mail Michael Richitelli, 212 829-5837,MichaelR@comw.com.

* * ERSVP.com & ExcitePR present their 3rd Happy Hour! Time: 6:00 P.M - 9:00 PM. Place@ Club JOY, 253 West 28th Street, New York, NY 10001 (28th Street between 7th and 8th Ave.). Rsvp: http://www.ersvp.com/reply/nyhappyhour3

Wed, Thur 10/4-10/5 United Digital Artists: Edgewise 00 @The Puck Building, The
Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street. Annual assembly of 500 web designers, entrepreneurs, and technologists. RSVP: www.edgewise.com

 

* * Edgewise 00 Conference.  Time: 9am to 11pm. Place: The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street. Cost: www.edgewise.com. Rsvp: http://www.edgewise.com/registration.html

October 5, 2000

* * Breakfast Network Productions and TechExpoUSA.com teamed up to bring the most recognizable names in the New York New Media community for an unforgettable seminar. Come hear Bernardo, Courtney Pulitzer, Lisa Novitt and Anna Wheatley speak about how they have truly become masters at networking through alley events and the utilization of the Internet,. Time:  6pm to 9pm. Place: Metropolitan Pavilion. Rsvp: please go to http://www.siliconalleynights.com or call 212-655-4505 x221.

* * Next Rich Media SIG Meeting. Time: 7 to 10PM. Place: TBWA/Chiat/Day, 488 Madison Ave (near Madison and 51st Street), 6th
Floor, New York City

* * Edgewise 00 Conference.  Time: 9am to 5:30pm. Place: The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street. Cost: www.edgewise.com. Rsvp: http://www.edgewise.com/registration.html

October 10, 2000
* * Building A Successful New Media Business I 6 sessions Intellectual Property & Smart Legal Planning, Time: 6:15PM - 9:15PM
Place:  Globix: 139 Centre St. (1.5 blocks south of Canal), NYC (N, R, 6, J, M, Z trains to Canal)
Cost: NYNMA members - $625 per person. Non-members - $725 per person (includes a one-year NYNMA membership).

* * iSyndicate's Syndication Summit 2000 Place: Hudson Theatre, The Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City. Cost: $699 early bird registration. Rsvp: Register at www.isyndicate.com/summit

* * The Future Economy and How to capitalize on it, by Salomon Smith Barney.  Time: 6:30 to 8:00PM.  Place: Tribeca rooftop, 2 Desbrosses Street, New York. Rsvp: before October 2, 2000 at kerry.l.hunter@ssmb.com

October 11, 2000
* * iSyndicate's Syndication Summit 2000 Place: Hudson Theatre, The Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City. Cost: $699 early bird registration. Rsvp: Register at www.isyndicate.com/summit

* * This seminar will provide an overview of Regulation FD and practical tips for complying with the new regulation and implementing a Regulation FD compliance program.  Time:  8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Place: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY  10022. Cost:   Free.  However, advance registration is required since attendance will be limited to allow for audience participation. Rsvp: Register online at (http://www.srz.com/inm-registration.html)

* * Complying with the Sec's new regulation FD: An overview and practical guidance for all public and soon to be public companies. Time:  8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Place: Location:Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY  10022. Cost: Free. Rsvp:  (http://www.srz.com/inm-registration.html)

October 12, 2000

* * Global Venture Network: VC Breakfast: How to Adapt to Volatile Market Conditions: What Venture Capitalists Are Looking For Now. Time: 7:15-10:30am. Place:Yale Club Speakers include David Edwards, Charles River Ventures Matthew O'Connell, Crest Communications Holdings Graham D.S. Anderson, EuclidSR Partners Venetia Kontogouris,  Trident Capital. Cost: $75. Rsvp: mailto:info@GlobalVentureNetwork.com or http://www.GlobalVentureNetwork.com

* * FatThursday.com Internet Networking. Time: 7-10pm Place: Le Bar Bat, 311 W. 57th St. (bet. 8th and 9th Ave) Cost: $10. Rsvp: malto:brent@quixotico.com or
http://www.fatthursday.com

* * Icon Medialab Evening Lecture Time: 6.30pm Place: Skylight Ballroom, The Puck Building, 295 Lafayette Street. Cost: Free. Open Bar. Rsvp: http://www.iconmedialab.com/MeetIvar
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Atlanta
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October 11-13, 2000
* mCUSTOMIZATION - Leveraging the Internet to Mass Customize Products & Services. Date: October 11-13, 2000. Place: Atlanta, Georgia. Rsvp: http://www.iir-ny.com/conference.cfm?EventID=M1230
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San Francisco

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October 12, 2000

* * Craigslist Fall Social. Time: 7:00 to 12:00AM Place: Le Colonial, 719 Sutter at Taylor. Rsvp: http://craigslist.org/invite.1012.html
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Future

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New York
* * How to Become a Better Communicator hosted by SkillPath Date: October 16. Place: Park Central Hotel, 870 Seventh Ave. Cost: $149 per person ($139 each for four or more.Rsvp: (800) 873-7545 or www.skillpath.com

* * TECHEXPO Downtown, the hottest recruiting and networking event in Silicon Alley. Don¹t miss your chance to interview and network with NYC¹s cutting-edge New Media/dot com companies. Date: October 17, 2000. Time: 11 a.m. to ­6 p.m. Place:  55 Broad Street
Cost: free Rsvp: Visit http://www.techexpoUSA.com. Pre-register. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities call us at 212-655-4505 ext. 224 or email tbyron@techexpoUSA.com

 

* * WorkWorld- The Experienced Professional’s Career Expo, hosted by HotJobs.com. Date: October 18, 10:00 a.m. Time: 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Place: The Expo Center at Madison Square Garden
Cost: Free for opportunity seekers; exhibitors starting at $4,295
Rsvp: exhibit@workworld.com or (917) 438-1900

Chicago
* * Cocktails with Courtney three part series sponsored by Conde Net in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco announcing Conde Net's fifth year anniversary! (Los Angeles, October 24, 2000 and San Francisco, October 26, 2000. Date: October 17, 2000. Time: 6 to 8 PM. Place: Harry's Velvet Room, 56 W Illinois St., Chicago. Rsvp: www.cocktailswithcourtney.com

San Jose

* * Global Strategies Summit. Date: October 18-20, 2000. Place: San Jose, CA Doubletree Hotel. Rsvp: Please visit the event's website for more information at http://www.usa-lisa.org/global-strategies/ or contact Clifford Rohde at lisa@robertbrandon.com or (202) 331-1550 or Alison Rowles at rowles@lisa.unige.ch or +41-21-821-3210.

Camden

* * The Fourth Annual Camden Technology Conference. Date: October 27-29 Place: Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine
Rsvp: http://www.poptech.org/register-set.htm

Boston
* * Corporate Venturing hosted by Strategic Research Institute. Date: October 30-Tuesday, October 31. Place: Boston, MA. Cost: $1,595. Rsvp: www.srinstitute.com/divisions/cx/cx336.html
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The Cyber Scene in Los Angeles ~ by Kyrsten Johnson





Digital Hollywood: 09/25 - 09/28

* Digital Hollywood
 
I spent four days at the annual Digital Hollywood event in Beverly Hills, and I was enormously thankful that I got in for free because of the Cyberscene. This highly-touted event certainly did not live up its press, and the lackluster presentations were enough to bore the most interested attendee. With platinum sponsors like Real Networks, Lucent Techologies and Windows Media, I expected a well-run event, but by the second day the below-par level of excitement was demonstrated even by the session panelists as they repeatedly failed to show up at their workshops.
Although the venue location was in the elegant hotel known as the Beverly Hilton, I didn't spot any celebrities or distinguished dignitaries in my ardent quest to find -- of all things -- food. Since there were only 20 minutes of break time to change rooms in between seminars, I expected a light buffet or even some snack items to be laid out for the attendees. No dice. Unless attendees decided to skip whole workshops or sessions during the day, we weren't going to get anything to eat. Thank goodness for the PowerBars in my gym bag. I will say that our hunger got a reprieve on Monday and Tuesday nights then the reception parties took place, and our thirst was easily quenched by the open bar. Tuesday's party was the most enjoyable -- sponsored by Lucent and held in the Exhibit area, everyone was chatting, drinking and sampling the yummy trays of snacks touted about. I met quite a few folks who were very interesting to talk with and I collected many business cards, notably from iKnowledge (www.iKnowledgeInc.com), Rampt (www.Rampt.com), Atom Films (www.atomfilms.com), and UrgePR (www.urgePR.com).

Some of the workshops I attended during the week were mildly entertaining but could have been handled better. Most of the presentations were an hour and half long with 5 or 6 panelists and a moderator. By the time each panelist and moderator finished talking about their backgrounds and showing quick slideshows about their companies, there was very little time left to actually discuss the topic at hand! Thankfully, on the third day of the event, some of the moderators understood this problem enough to ask the panel to be brief about their respective companies and focus on the topics at hand. This worked much more efficiently for the topics, and on the last day of the conference the sessions were very good for discussions -- but, as I noted earlier, fewer and fewer of the panelists were showing up. For the last two workshops I attended, half of the panelists were AWOL or half were 'replacement' panelists because the listed speakers weren't 'available.' One more problem I want to report on is the poorly-planned room capacity, and then I'll end on a positive note, I swear. While many rooms were large enough to hold 200, some were not large enough to hold 50 and invariably people were sitting in the aisles and spilling out into the hallways. On room was so small it seemed to be an afterthought, as if the event planners realized they had a whole session track without a home and had to put random sessions in the room and hope that few people came.

Now, for the positive note: I had a lot of fun in the Lucent sponsor room. There were postcards all over the hotel promoting how any attendee could broadcast a live audio clip via email to friends and family. It was easy and fun, and I was impressed with the new compression technology because it compromised nothing - the audio was extremely clear. You'll have to wait to send these anytime soon though -- the staff informed me that this technology is not for consumers yet, but watch for it!

Cocktails with Courtney & Advaya

Taking advantage of one of the 32 Pedicabs in NYC, I hopped aboard one in the fresh Fall day en route to this month's Cocktails with Courtney. Sponsored by Advaya and held at The Gemini Lounge, we entertained well over 200 interesting, interactive sorts. Advaya is an outgrowth of Bigstar.com, utilizing the email campaigns they used internally and now as a service to outside clients. CEO David Friedensohn was looking exceptionally slick and trim in his fine brown light wool suit and salmon-colored tie. Joli Halper and the Advaya team were on hand to show off their product and to give away fun orange pens. We met many new attendees and saw many old familiar faces. Adeo Ressi (of Xceed) whispered that he has a new gig that he'll announce shortly and Vantage Point Venture Partners Jim Marver introduced me to his Stamford, CT-based partner William J. Marshall. Longtime supporters Grand Central Holdings' Greg Belmont, Constellation Ventures' Melissa Blau, James Taranto and Sun Microsystems' Steve Introcaso all came out to meet and greet others. Expression Engines' Hani Elnaggar and John Follis shared some complementary cocktails and Quidnunc's Alyssa Gelbard one the DVD raffle from Advaya. David Friedensohn donated his own bottle of Perrier Jouet Fleur for the raffle too, which an account exec from Ikano was the happy recipient of. My good friend James O'Connor (of Mercury Interactive) came showing the symbol of hospitality--with a Pineapple in his hand. Cooper, Brown & Behrle Erik Kvam came to the Morning Circle and our event tonight. Izumi Aizu knows what to do when in town--just arriving in JFK from Tokyo, he and a pal came right over to our soiree for a nightcap!

A Pint and Cocktails


What lured me out to Portland was the NXNW conference, run by the SXSW conference folks. The conference focuses entirely on the music industry, scene and developments. I also had been hearing an increasingly bigger buzz about this city for its developing tech community. We also organized a Cocktails with Courtney in conjunction with the only game in town -- the Pint of Portland. Pint.org, a collection of more than 1,800 interactive professionals who meet each month, is run by Augi Garred and John Craft, both of Rapidigm Interactive. When you go to a Pint event, you get a sticker at the door. The networking premise is to buy someone you don't know a drink. That's one way to meet new people!
It was a beautiful, sunny day, but inside the sleek Bar 71 I was greeted first by my cohort and treated to a house specialty-Mocha Martini. I chatted with Ruby Bauske of NW Natural, who works in utilities but enjoys the Pints. Then I met Oregon Live president/CEO Janice Calvert, marketing director Michelle Helm- Carpinelli and recently promoted Rick Compton. They just celebrated their 3rd anniversary in May. Each CWC has at least one example of how well our mailings travel, and on this night Greg Hanson, president of Global Qualitative Group, was the one who'd heard about our gathering from his brother in Seattle. After checking out the site, he e-mailed a few other folks about it and is intent on helping plan Seattle's event. Then I met some current readers of this newsletter -- eyescream interactive's COO Cynthia Furhman, director or interactive PR Kim Kalapus and business development associate Shelly Sweeney.
NXNW's Interactive Sales and Marketing guru Samir Shah and Event Director Hugh Forrest stopped by and reported great turnout and enthusiasm all the way around with Portland, the conference and the 300 bands that played over the three nights. Hugh and I joke about Austin and Portland's similarities diverging with the weather. Mike Bullington, a producer and videographer who's worked with SXSW and NXNW, came by as well. Thomas Regional Directory's Portland representatives Eric Feldman, Kate Johnson and Angie Feldman were first-time attendees. But they were more than happy when I bought them their Bombay Sapphires! Augi introduced me to one of his board advisors, Vernon Vinciquerra of Visual-Producers.com. He was having the "real" party at midnight in their Paramount screening room. With talk of naked dancers and other acts, it sounded like this was where people know they'd get a kick. From there, I met Todd Denkin and John Siska of HelloNetwork and Miss Keli of Metal Edge Online, who donned a stylish pink fuzzy cowboy hat. While talking with FIOS CIO Bernard Stea, the black lights came on as a signal that our event was drawing to an end. After meeting some wonderful folks, I decided that my next trip will have to be longer. How else can I enjoy all the area has to offer?
Acting on a recommendation, I tried the trendy, three-week old Blue Hour, which was opened by a NY-chef of Remi fame. It was tres chic. The salmon was delicious, and I could tell that this place is all the rage for Portland-ites seeking a bit of restaurant sophistication.

A Portland Overview


Portland is one of those towns where East meets West in a disarmingly friendly metropolitan town. East in the sense that it's close to Asia. The large Asian population and the people from states east of Oregon flock to this town of 1.7 million people for its quality living features. I learned a lot about Portland while there on this quick trip. First, it's pronounced "or-gon" and if you say "or-e-gon," as I did, Oregonians will quickly, but kindly, correct you. The town is nestled between two rivers, the Columbia and Willamette, which Portland-ites will quickly correct as Will-AM-ette, not Will-iam-ette. Manhattan-ites with their distinction of Houston Street being pronounced Hew-ston will appreciate that Couch Street Fish is not pronounced like the sofa we sit on but like "kooch." My pal Augi Garred (more on this fine chap later) pointed out that Matt Groenig, creator of The Simpsons and a Portland native, named characters after city streets. There is Burnside for Mr. Burns and a Flanders street.
The city's layout is a marvel of urban design. Divided into quadrants (NE, NW, SE, SW), the avenues are numbered and the streets are alphabetically named after Portland's founders and other key figures. Although I only took taxis and a pedestrian ricksaw, MAX, their public transportation is a marvel, with free service in the inner city and a bang-for-your-buck fare to the outer burbs. I thought this advanced city's Smart Parks were technology centers, but found out it's just their park and ride system. In addition to a glorious outdoors and an efficient transportation system, Portland is headquarters to major firms with vast "campuses" -- Intel has eight, Hewlett-Packard has 12 satellite offices, and Nike offers soccer fields and running tracks.

Powerful Panels and Exciting Exhibits


Jennifer Toomey from Washington, DC's Coalition for the Future of Music spoke on "Web Basics: You got Internet on my Record Business." Margaret Saadi, owner of West Hollywood, CA-based Muscle Music, sat on the panel addressing heroin use and "Keeping the Band Alive." Portland, OR-based Willamette Week Editor Mark Zusman moderated a panel on sex and how the effects the new Digital Millenium Copyright Act has on all industries. Frank Sennett, features editor of Liberty Lake, WA, sonicnet.com, spoke about who will survive the wake of the Napster decision. Paula Batson, of N2K history and now NY-based myplay.com, spoke on a panel with SF-based ChickClick.com Director Caroline Frye on "Analog to Digital Case Studies: Moving to a Wired Career." AOL/Spinner's VP Music Programming Chris Douridas spoke on "The State of Internet Radio." DreamWorks' A&R executive Luke Wood and Atlantic Records' director of A&R spoke on a panel entitled "A&R: Why You'll Need us Now More than Ever." Opening remarks came from Garageband.com's Jerry Harrison. This conference marked the inaugural Digital Video Festival, replicating SXSW's popular offerings of Film, Music and Interactive during the week in Austin. More than 40 videos (all under 15 minutes) from around the world were shown. The booths featured music-industry labels, CD-makers, streaming technology and local organizations. Sunnyvale, CA-based Preview Systems was handing out earpiece radios, and Snowball.com (which owns ChickClick.com) had free branded-disposable cameras. The most unique booth I had ever seen was the Sex Workers booth. It featured their zines (Danzine et al) as well as programs on safe sex and educating and raising the awareness of people who work in the sex industry. I was struck by the heroin and AIDs brochures and condoms on the table.

A Conversation with Ian Clarke


Ian Clarke, the 23-year old Dublin-born wunderkind enlightened and entertained an audience of freethinkers as he discussed his file- sharing network, Freenet, in a conversational interview with Inside.com's LA-based senior correspondent Bruce Haring. Throughout the ninety-minute discussion, he pointed out Freenet's advantages over other file-sharing programs under scrutiny, like Napster and Gnutella. Although Freenet hasn't been free of controversy, this decentralized, efficient network solves many of the problems brought up in connection with Gnutella -- even though it was designed and completed before Gnutella launched. His system uses "TCP/IP the way it was meant to be used" and "collaborative filtering" (a system that finds things based on what you search and download). This is the sort of system that will give unknown bands an opportunity to gain more exposure. It's similar to Amazon.com's book recommendations: if you search on Tori Amos, U2 and Placebo (Clarke's current favorite listening choices), you'll get those results, as well as other bands that the system thinks you'll like. It's all based on your initial choices. In response to a question on decoy songs placed in other free file-sharing systems, Freenet has a subspace that is a "trusted" space for file exchange. 

Focusing on the music industry, Clarke stated the current copyright system doesn't work for signed artists. He added that the music industry knows it needs to change - but it hasn't a clue what should be changed or how. He acknowledged that, of course, the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) feels threatened by the Internet and new developments that challenge copyrights. He also defended accusations that Freenet would be taken advantage of by child pornographers. This crime has existed for decades, he said, before the Internet and Freenet. To abolish Freenet because of this would be to cut off your nose to spit your face. Clarke said he believes that source code speech, as in speech for computers, warrants the same protection under copyright law. When addressing the fear hackers present in these free file-sharing systems, Clarke divulged that most don't resemble the image of the crazed hacker using wild mathematical equations. He or she is usually someone posing as a phony tech support person calling in to get the password. Clarke went on to answer questions on the music industry, copyrights and his efficient Freenet.

The Cyber Scene in Stockholm ~ by Karl Palmas


TLA’s are no longer what they seem

I know that it might be a bit early in the year, but it is reasonably safe to say that this year’s most extravagant corporate get-together took place this weekend. Cell Network, the new media consultancy, put 1600 of their employees on a train bound for the north of Sweden for a wacky weekend of hangings and fistfights. Cell had leased Sweden’s premier ski resort, Are, and completely transformed it into a Wild West-like setting for their conference. Thus, the city was under siege by not only Cell consultants, but also stuntmen cowboys. Generally speaking, the consultants did the conferencing, and the stuntmen did the fist fighting.

One Cell consultant I talked to after having come back from the weekend hailed the happening as an extraordinary corporate bonding exercise. I guess fist fighting can induce bonding, in a 'Fight Club' kind of way, but still: Why the Wild West theme? The information officer at Cell talks about events like the one in Are as a means to tell a story, the Cell story. What IS the story then? Well, to Cell, the environment in which they operate, the WWW, is full of pioneers breaking new ground and establishing new infrastructure. Hence, the three-letter acronym might just as well stand for Wild Wild West. Bit of a stretch? Naah...

Two weeks ago I reported on a subtle, yet discernible B2C renaissance in Stockholm. Underlining that trend, Connectis (Financial Times’ e-commerce supplement) recently published a survey stating that Sweden is catching up on the US lead in end customer e-commerce. Prestigious pink press praise aside, there is other, more indicative, evidence suggesting that shopping over the web is here to stay: The Swedish wine monopoly is going online.

One of the many eccentricities of Sweden is that liquor is not available in regular supermarkets. In order to acquire alcoholic beverages, the (law-abiding) Swede will have to visit 'Systembolaget', state-owned establishments scattered all over the country. Once there, the thirsty customer will have to sacrifice at least thirty minutes of his/her working day (shops are only open weekdays, during office hours) waiting to be served. Until now, that is.

Starting next week, Stockholmers will be able to purchase their Absolut Vodka over the web. A fact that splits the population in two: Some say that the previous, cumbersome procedure to get hold of liquor inhibits consumption and hence is in line with the restrictive Swedish alcohol policy. Others rave excitedly over how they now finally get it: How they for the first time can see Internet technology being put into use for the public interest. Maybe delivering Booze to Citizens is what B2C is really about.


Thursday, September 28, 2000

The Cyber Scene in Portland


Ian Clarke, the 23-year old Dublin-born wunderkind enlightened and entertained an audience of freethinkers as he discussed his file-sharing network Freenet in a conversational interview with Inside.com's LA-based senior correspondent Bruce Haring. Throughout the ninety-minute discussion he pointed out Freenet's advantages over other file-sharing programs under scrutiny like Napster and Gnutella. Freenet hasn't been free of controversy, but this decentralized, efficient network solves many of the problems brought up in connection with Gnutella, even though it was designed and completed before Gnutella launched. His system used "TCP/IP the way it was meant to be used" and uses "collaborative filtering" (a system that finds things based on what you search and download). This is the sort of system that will give unknown bands an opportunity to gain more exposure. Similar to Amazon.com's book recommendations, if you search on Tori Amos, U2 and Placebo (Clarke's current favorite listening choices), the results will also call up other bands the system thinks you'll like based on those initial choices. In response to a question on decoy songs placed in other free file-sharing systems, Freenet has a subspace that is a "trusted" space for file exchange.

Focusing on the music industry, Clarke stated the current copyright system doesn't work for signed artists and that the music industry knows this, that it needs to change, but they don't know what should change or how. He acknowledged that of course the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) feels threatened by the Internet and new developments that challenge copyright because they hold a monopoly that's not right. He also defended accusations that Freenet would be taken advantage of by child pornographers by noting that this crime has existed for decades before the Internet and Freenet. To abolish Freenet because of this would be to cut your nose off to spit your face. He considers source code speech, as in speech for computers, and warrants the same protection under copyright law. When addressing the fear hackers present in these free file-sharing systems, Clarke divulged that most are rarely the image of the crazed hacker using wild mathematical equations and is usually some someone posing as a phony tech support person calling in to get the password. Clarke went on to answer questions on the music industry, copyright and his efficient Freenet.

Other noteworthy speakers at the NXNW were Jennifer Toomey from Washington, DC's Coalition for the Future of Music on "Web Basics: You got Internet on my Record Business;" Margaret Saadi owner of West Hollywood, CA-based Muscle Music spoke on the panel addressing heroin use and "Keeping the Band Alive;" Portland, OR-based Willamette Week editor Mark Zusman moderated a panel on sex and how the new Digital Millenium Copyright Act affects all industries; features editor Frank Sennett of Liberty Lake, WA sonicnet.com spoke on the panel of who will survive the wake of the Napster decision. Paula Batson, of N2K history and now NY-based myplay.com spoke on a panel with SF-based ChickClick.com director Caroline Frye on "Analog to Digital Case Studies: Moving to a Wired Career;" AOL/Spinner's VP music programming Chris Douridas spoke on "The State of Internet Radio" and DreamWorks' A&R executive Luke Wood and Atlantic Records' director of A&R spoke on a panel of other noted reps on "A&R: Why You'll Need us Now More than Ever." Opening remarks were from Garageband.com's Jerry Harrison and this conference marked the inaugural Digital Video Festival, replicating SXSW's popular offerings of Film, Music and Interactive during the week in Austin. More than 40 videos (all under 15 minutes) from around the world were shown.

The booths were typical setups of music-industry labels, CD-makers, streaming technology and local organizations. Sunnyvale, CA-based Preview Systems was handing out ear-piece radios, Snowball.com (which owns ChickClick.com) had free branded-disposable cameras and the most different booth I'd ever seen was the Sex Workers booth. With their zines (Danzine et al) and programs on safe sex and helping promote a safe community for educating and raising awareness for people who work in the sex industry, I was struck by the heroin and AIDs brochures and condoms on the table.

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Portland is one of those towns where East meets West in a disarmingly friendly metorpolitan town. East in the sense that it's similar to other Northwest locales with it's close proximity to Asia, the large Asian population and the people from states east of Oregon flock to this town of 1.7 million people for its quality living features. I learned a lot about Portland while there on this quick trip. First, it's pronounced "or-gon" and if you say "or-e-gon," as I did, Oregonians will quickly but friendly-like correct you. The town is nestled between two rivers, the Columbia and Willamette, which Portland-ites will quickly correct as Will-AM-ette, not Will-iam-ette. Manhattan-ites with their distinction of Houston Street being pronounced Hew-ston will appreciate that Couch Street Fish (CHECK NAME) is not pronounced like the sofa we sit on but like "kooch." My pal Augi Garred (CHECK SPELLING) (more on this fine chap later) also pointed out that Matt Groenig, creator of The Simpsons and who hails from Portland, named characters after city streets. There is Burnside, for Mr. Burns and a Flanders street.

The city's layout is a marvel of urban design. Divided in quadrants (NE, NW, SE, SW), the avenues are numbered and the streets are alphabetically named after Portland's founders and other key figures. Although I only took taxis and a pedestrian ricksaw, their public transportation is a marvel with free service in the inner city and a bang-for-your-buck fare to the outer burbs. I thought this advanced city's Smart Parks were technology centers, but found out it's just their park and ride system.

The Cyber Scene in Denver ~ by Suzanne Lainson

September 28 was the date of the tech social event of the season.
The interactive marketing and public relations agency LH3 held its
second SchmoozeIt. They rented out the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science. Seven hundred party-goers had the run of the place
(although from the looks of it, almost everyone stayed in the main
hallway to network like crazy). It was a mostly under-thirty crowd
seemingly open to either business contacts, dating possibilities,
or both. I saw several attendees decked out in full prom regalia,
although most opted for something a bit more casual. There was a
band, Bad Rufus and the Ambassadors of Soul, a light show, and a
chef who was sautÈing right in front of us. (The food was excellent
and the bar could even fulfill my request for a whiskey sour.)
Yahoo, the event's presenting sponsor, was there webcasting.
A complete list of sponsors can be found at the following URL:
http://www.lh3.com/events/denver/sponsors9.28.html

As usual at these sorts of events, I spotted lots of friends. There
was the SpireMedia gang, including CEO Mike Gellman, CTO Ted Tzeng,
and marketing director Brandon Shevin (it was his birthday). There
was the GoGaGa gang, including founder Joe Pezzillo and marketing
assistant Andrea Palten. There was the BRW LeGrand gang, including
senior account executive Lisa Miller and account executive Zachary
Lewis. Lots of Tabor Interactive folks (an event sponsor) including
CEO Dave Tabor and transformational strategist Sarah Harman. More
attendees can be found at the following URL:
http://www.lh3.com/events/denver/attendees9.28.html
http://www.spiremedia.com
http://www.gogaga.com
http://www.brwlegrand.com
http://www.taborinteractive.com

I ran into Andy Cervantes, information director at Tesser, who was
telling me about client FrogMagic. He introduced me to FrogMagic's
COO, David Mejias, and its marketing director, Marci Gower.
FrogMagic, started by BlueMountain.com founder Jared Polis, is an
online community retailer which allows individuals to send and
receive gifts while maintaining their online privacy and anonymity.
In fact, I never did learn the name of the person in the frog suit
hanging around the FrogMagic table.
http://www.tesser.com
http://www.frogmagic.com

On October 3 I attended the semi-monthly Colorado Internet Keiretsu
meeting. This month it was held at Trilogy in Boulder. We walked
through a charming restaurant/wine bar to our gathering spot in the
back: a lounge featuring a bar, a dance floor, and a stage. It was
the perfect layout and size for what appeared to me to be about 200
people. I was there not too long ago to hear Sally Taylor (daughter
of Carly Simon and James Taylor) who calls Boulder home when she's
not on the road. (She'll be playing cities on the East Coast
through the first part of November.) As I was touting Sally's music
to Mike Gellman of SpireMedia, Terri Douglas of Catapult PR joined
in on the conversation and introduced me to Alex Teitz, editor-in
chief of Femmusic.com, who has interviewed several of the musicians
Sally jams with.
http://www.cik.org
http://www.sallytaylor.com
http://www.catapultpr-ir.com
http://www.femmusic.com

Sports was another topic that came up. Andrew Currie, co-founder
of both MessageMedia and the CIK, and I were talking to Kim
Hedberg, who will be featured in an upcoming Outside magazine
article in her role as executive director of Backcountry Skiers
Alliance Colorado. (She also does small business consulting for
Balanced Solutions.) Later I had a chance to talk to Gary Feuerman,
who had been director of programming/manager of business
development at CBS SportsLine before starting his own consulting
company, iFusion. I was giving him my sales pitch about how New
York media companies need to partner with Boulder companies (such
as SportsTrust) for an authentic sports voice.
http://www.messagemedia.com
http://www.backcountryalliance.org
http://www.sportstrust.com

Then as I was munching on crab cakes (an all-too-rare treat here in
landlocked Colorado) I spotted Dan Feld, who had gotten married
just two weeks earlier. A true Boulder wedding atop Flagstaff
Mountain. He said that somehow they managed to dodge both wildfires
which hit the area just days before and the snow which hit shortly
afterward. His other project, of course, is setting up SOFTBANK
Venture Capital's Colorado incubator, HOTBANK.
http://www.sbvc.com
            .
The presentation of the evening was from Holme Roberts & Owen,
which has just signed on as CIK's first diamond sponsor. HRO, one
of the largest law firms in Colorado and specializing in emerging
technology companies, flashed on the screen a very impressive list
of deals it had facilitated. Given that virtually everyone in the
room was running his or her own company, any talk of capital was
sure to grab their attention.
http://www.hro.com

Tuesday, September 26, 2000

CWC NYC: Sponsored by Advaya


Taking advantage of one of the 32 Pedicabs in NYC, I hopped aboard one in the fresh Fall day en route to this month's Cocktails with Courtney. Sponsored by Advaya and held at The Gemini Lounge, we entertained well over 200 interesting interactive sorts. Advaya is an outgrowth of Bigstar.com, utilizing the email campaigns they used internally and now as a service to outside clients. CEO David Friedensohn was looking exceptionally slick and trim in his fine brown light wool suit and salmon-colored tie. Joli Halper and the Advaya team were on hand to show off their product and brought fun orange pens as added give-aways.

Courtney Pulitzer Creations' 1st "Morning Circle" breakfast


It was a rainy Tuesday morning but our first Morning Circle breakfast was sunny inside the stunning UBS offices on 50th Street. Our four panelists--Avondale Search International's Margot Finely; Hudson Partners Rich Glaser; Eisnor Interactive's Sam Ewen and Business 2.0's Rachel Lehmann-Haupt--all spoke with their unique perspective on our topic "Creative Strategies for Surviving the dot-com Trends and Turbulence." After they offered their perspective, they sat back down at their roundtable and the conversations resumed. Guests chatted and networked, discussed the topic and had a full breakfast of eggs or French toast and croissants, muffins, Muesli and fresh fruit. Our next Morning Circle will be in November. Watch this space for future announcements!

Monday, September 25, 2000

World Wide Web Artists Consortium 6th Anniversary party


WWWAC

The NYSIA Summit ended with the World Wide Web Artists Consortium 6th Anniversary party across the street outside at the MetroTech commons. The tent was illuminated and despite the chilly air and rain some of the early and founding members came for the reunion and celebration. WWWAC president Bob Ponce was master of ceremonies as plaques were handed out to those who were influential and helpful in the start and sustaining of the organization. Agency's Kyle Shannon, Webspace author Larry Aronson, list-mom Ruth Shanen, list-moderator Jen Runne, technical supporters like Vanguard Media's Michael Pinto and Jesse Erlbaum and Globix's Marc Bell, Sorceron's Howard Greenstein and MindArray's Tery Spataro were all honored. There were many other awards for those who managed the SIGs and those who offered support in a number of ways. I chatted with attorney Otho Ross, StreetEYE's Druce Vertes and Richard A. Eisner's Jennifer Wolff and Bruce Strzelczyk. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Murray Alter introduced me to NYC Public Advocate Mark Green and Deputy Advocate for Special Projects Nancy Youman. Monte Bartlett told me about Method, his new gig and before leaving I met CollegeBroadband Eva Ostrum and attorney Diana Jarvis. Bibliobytes's Glen Hauman told me of the recent interest from notable suitors over his domain name: BB.com. The night was chilly and rainy, but the sentiments under the tent were full of warm fuzzy feelings. The WWWAC-sters enjoyed a night of fabulously tasty hors d'oeuvres and drinks, ala The Perfect Event, and I'm sure each person who left reflected a bit on the past six years and what the next six will bring.

(NYSIA) Summit 2000 at the Brooklyn Marriott


MONDAY

While athletics were competing at the Olympics in Sydney for the Gold, Silicon Alley professionals were in their own Olympic week of events. The week started off in Brooklyn at the New York Industry Software Association (NYSIA) Summit 2000 at the Brooklyn Marriott. Bruce Bernstein and all his staff deserve to be congratulated for a well-run event. Panels were dynamic with Silicon Alley's best and brightest and as plenary panels to boot that foretold of things to come in a wildly visionary way. There were tracks on technology, marketing, Silicon Alley, broadband and were chaired by familiar faces like Agency.com's Kyle Shannon, Digital Club Network's Andrew Raisej, NYNMA's Alice O'Rourke and Zagat.com's Steve Forte. The popular Venture and Seek Financing track was chaired by NYC Investment Fund CEO Kathy Wylde, iHatch partner Chip Austin and Time Warner Digital Media's CEO Ariane DeBonVoisin. I co-chaired the "Digital Dividend: New Opportuniites for Women & Minorities" track with Blackplanet.com CEO Omar Wasow and the women on my panel delivered a compelling discussion for the audience. We had contributions from Hudson Williams CEO Nell Cote, Count-Me-In co-founder Nell Merlino, Merrill Lynch senior financial consultant Jennifer Madrid and New York Community Investment Company vice president Nina Orville. Before the last panel I spoke with The Accelerator Group Clay Shirky and the Alliance for Downtown New York's Sharon Greenberger was spotted taking in the panels. Our Interactive Fashion Show involved some willing contestants included some dashing chaps from MI8, Rollings and Akamai. The panels were rich in content, the attendees were rich in experience and the day was, by any measure of success--richly rewarding.

Friday, September 22, 2000

The Cyber Scene in Stockholm


There are Events, and then there are events.

The past week saw a plethora of conferences and seminars on wireless Internet: ‘Nordic GPRS’ (September 11-12), ‘A Glorious Day for Wireless Communications’ (September 12), ‘Nordic Telecom 2000’ (September 13-14), ‘Brainheart Capital Seminar on Wireless IT’ (September 19), ‘Networks Telecom’ (September 20-22). Having attended all of the gatherings mentioned, in retrospect I have severe problems distinguishing them from each other. They all tend to blur together in a heavy-eyelid haze of PowerPoint excesses and intermittent meals.

The one conference that did stand out from the crowd was the ‘Glorious Day’ event at prestigious venue Cirkus. This was partly due to the strong line-up of speakers: The opening speech was held by Lars Berg (former CEO of Telia and the telecom branch of Mannesmann) and the closing ditto was delivered by Östen Mäkitalo (Executive VP Strategy & Innovation, Telia). Mr Mäkitalo has recently reached guru status in Scandinavia, being dubbed ‘the father of mobile telephony’, very much due to ample advertising efforts from Telia.

Over the post presentation Italian buffet, the attendees were dealing with two quandaries.
I: Why you never seem to learn how to save plate space for the good (expensive) dishes typically found towards the end of the buffet table.
II: Why you never seem to learn not expect insight, rather than plugging of products, from speakers on such events.

The second point (never mind the first one) touches upon what can be referred to as the conference conspiracy: How, under the guise of serious and well-intended competence enhancement, conferences attract knowledge-starved delegates to gatherings that are nothing but exposure extravaganzas. Often attendees are left feeling disappointed, however not disappointed enough to turn down the next offer to go to one.

The cynic delegate doesn’t even mind the disappointment, being fully prepared for it. S/he is well aware of the fact that the event is about propaganda, rather than insight, but just doesn’t care since conferences are a nice distraction from ordinary life. Thus, for a certain breed of conference attendees, the competence enhancement element of the conference is more of an excuse for attending than a 'guise'.

What the participants at the ‘Glorious Day’ event did seem to enjoy the most, though, was the ad-hoc appearance of illusionist and performer Joe Labero. Possibly scoring somewhat lower in providing mobile Internet insight, Mr Labero was the feature that made the event stand out from the crowd. However, such features are regarded as unserious – not to mention proper release parties and other ‘happenings’. Events like that are deemed speculative and scheming.
               
Why? At parties, at least the hidden agenda is fairly transparent. What you see is what you get. Let’s be frank: Every business is more and more turning into show business. If there is product plugging to be done; why not do something exciting with it?

Fortunately, conference days are over for me. Tonight (September 21), I will be enjoying an honest cocktail party at bachelors’ bar Tiger, hosted by a network for IT professionals called Shortcut. Looking forward to some sincere PR.

Courtney Pulitzer's Cyber Scene Calendar of Events


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Weekend, September 23-24, 2000
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* * Cocktails with Courtney ~ Portland. During the fabulous NXNW Conference we'll be partnering up with the famous Pint of Portland for a wonderfully witty and wicked exchange of mixers.

Date: September 23, 2000
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30 PM
Place: Bar 71, 71 SW 2nd Ave
Rsvp: www.cocktailswithcourtney.com
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Monday, September 25, 2000
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* * New York Software Summit 2000

Date: September 25, 2000
Time: 8:00am to 10:00pm
Place: Brooklyn Marriott, 33 Adams Street in the Renaissance Plaza
Cost: NYSIA members: $125, all others: $175
Rsvp: www.nysoftwaresummit.org

* * Digital Hollywood/LA is Screening Internet Film, Animation, Video and Web Content in the Palm Courtyard Film ScreeningTent

Date: Sept. 25-28
Place: Beverly Hilton Palm Courtyard Film Screening Tent. Digital Hollywood, 421 Hudson St., #320 New York, NY 10014
Cost: $1200
Rsvp: http://www.digitalhollywood.com/FilmScreenings.html

* * Red Herring's fourth annual Entrepreneur Workshop. This intensive, full day workshop will feature a stellar line up of industry experts offering entrepreneurs the concrete tools they need to succeed in the competitive marketplace.

Time: 7:30am to 6:00pm
Place: Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA.
Rsvp: 415.438.5110 or 888.286.2167or visit http://www.redherring.com/jump/ev/a/business/rhcom/news/vme/60.html
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Tuesday, September 26, 2000
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* * Courtney Pulitzer Morning Circle Round Table Series
Come join us for the first meeting of the Morning Circle Round
Table series.  Compelling topics, wonderful location, exclusive
entry, and service with a smile!

Time: 8 to 9 AM
Place: UBS Swiss Bank, 10 East 50th Street
Cost: $50, $65 at the door
Rsvp: www.cocktailswithcourtney.com limited seating so register today!

* * Jerusalem Venture Partners is hosting a cocktail party to celebrate the opening of their new offices in New York. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors to mingle with the executives of this technology venture capital firm.

Time: 6:30pm until?
Place:  Cipriani, 110 east 42nd Street
Rsvp: For an invitation, please call 1-866-JVPARTY or email jvparty@jvpvc.com

* * Television/Internet Programming Marketplace 2000

Time: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Place: Marriott Marquis - New York, New York
Rsvp: For registration online and further information visit www.nynatas.org and click on TV/Internet Programming Marketplace

* * Breakfast@VIC Please join us at the Four Seasons Hotel, for an enjoyable and informative morning in a beautiful setting. Our speaker for this breakfast series will be announced shortly. So save the date and sign-up. We look forward to providing you with
the most up-to-date business practices in this exciting industry.

Time: 8:00 to 10:00 AM
Place: Four Seasons Hotel, 300 S. Doheny Dr. Beverly Hills, CA
Cost: VIC members: $30, Non-members: $50
Rsvp: by Monday, September 25, 2000. Simply go to www.thevic.org/events

* * The Internet Business in Asia - the Economics and Demographics

Time: 6:30 to 9:30pm. Speech at 7:30pm.
Place: The Gold Coast Restaurant, upstairs in the "Torpedo Room". The address is 230 California Street in San Francisco, between Front and Battery.
Rsvp: brian@iandiasia.com

* * Private Equity Investing in Broadband & Wireless Conference

Date: September 26-28, 2000
Place: The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
Rsvp: Cathy Fenn at (516) 594-3000 ext. 21 or mailto:cathyf@ibforum.com Mention Code: TELE For exhibiting opportunities, please contact Stephanie Paige at (516) 594-3000 ext. 25 or mailto:stephaniep@ibforum.com

* * Screenings at Digital Hollywood Film Screening Tent

Place: Los Angeles, CA
Rsvp: http://www.digitalhollywood.com/FilmScreenings.html
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Wednesday, September 27, 2000
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* * Cocktails with Courtney, New York sponsored by Advaya invite you to the opening of the Aexis Room (above the Gemini Lounge). Complementary Bombay Sapphire Martini's

Date: September 27, 2000
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM
Place: The Gemini Lounge, 221 Second Ave @ 13th St.
Rsvp:  www.cocktailswithcourtney.com

* * The importance of outsourcing in e-business and the future of the e-services industry.  Speaker: Joe Ngai, CEO of Delirium Corporation. Language: Cantonese.
Rsvp: please visit http://www.iandiasia.com/event1.html#276

* * iframe Corp. Breakfast Series: "Wireless Technologies". Examine the issues confronting those on the front lines of the wireless frontier.

Time: 8:30 to 10am.
Rsvp: http://www.iframe.com/company/breakfast_seminar.htm or call Monica Bernard
at (212) 279-8444 ext 274.

* * LogicChain invites you to celebrate the coming of fall at our rooftop Tapas and Sangria party!

Time: 6:00 to 9:30PM
Place: Our midtown offices
Cost: Free
RSVP: events@logicchain.com or call 212.904.1850 and ask for Andy
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Thursday, September 28, 2000
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* *NYNMA's Super CyberSuds(TM) 2000 –New York Hilton Super CyberSuds(TM) 2000 expands to a full-day event this year, Noon to 9PM featuring the "Best of NYNMA" and special pavilions for Wireless, E-Business and Recruiting. This will be our sixth – and biggest –Super CyberSuds(TM) ever! Find out why Super CyberSuds(TM) is THE trade show for New Media in New York and Silicon Alley's largest new media networking event.

Time: Noon to 9pm
Place: New York Hilton, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, Americas I & II Ballrooms
Cost: $20 Members, $35 Non-Members
Rsvp: http://www.supercybersuds.org/ or www.eventreg@nynma.org

* * OpenTV's Developer Conference. OpenRoads-New York is OpenTV's second conference for developers to examine the issues that are pushing the ITV industry as well as showcase their work.  On the technical side, the conference provides sessions on building ITV applications and workshops for learning about OpenTV development tools. On the business side, the conference provides sessions on building a business based on ITV application deployment.

Date: September 28 -29, 2000
Place: OpenRoads - New York, W Hotel
Rsvp:  Openadvantage@opentv.com, http://www.opentv.com/services/developers/openroads-ny.htm

* * LegalTech: An American Lawyer Media Event hosted by PriceWaterHouseCoopers

Date:  September 28- Friday, September 29
Place: The Hilton New York
Cost: $250-$250
Rsvp: www.legaltechshow.com

* * Just a reminder that Thurs 9/28 is the next SchmoozeIt! Denver, at the Museum of Nature & Science (beside the Denver Zoo).

Cost: Tickets are $25 now through 9/21, $35 from 9/22-9/25
Rsvp:  closes at Midnight Mon 9/25.  Tickets will not be sold at the door due to Museum regulations.  Unfortunately, if you don't sign up by 9/25, you can't get into the event.
Just go to www.LH3.com - click the 'blue' registration button - and you're set!
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Tuesday, October 3, 2000
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* * First Tuesday

Time: 6pm -9pm
Place:  Metropolitan Pavillion, 125 W. 18th
Rsvp: http://www.firsttuesday.com
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Wednesday, October 4, 2000
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* * Greenhouse for Startup's next event

Time: 6pm to 9pm
Place: Bliss Bar and Lounge on 49th just off 2nd Avenue.
Rsvp: Free entry/cash bar. http://www.greenhouseforstartups.com

* * VIC WEBFEST Fall 2000 If you missed WEB FEST Summer 2000, nearly 2000 digital professionals gathered at the Skirball Cultural Center to celebrate the industry, network with other executives, absorb sponsor presentations and demos and indulge in great food, drink and entertainment. We're ready to do it again!

Time: 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Place: The Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
http://www.skirball.org/
Cost: VIC Members: $10, Non-Members: $30
Rsvp: Please RSVP by 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 3rd. Simply go to www.thevic.org/events

* * The Ultimate Silicon Alley Career Fair is October 4th! Who: KROCK 92.3 FM, The Howard Stern Show & AskTheRobot.com present: The Ultimate Silicon Alley Career Fair

Time: 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Place: Bryant Park, NYC
Rsvp: For information on exhibiting at this event or to start your search for a job at an internet company now, call us at (212) 725-6150 or go to http://www.asktherobot.com/job_fair_10_reasons.htm

* * One Motorola Ventures and Commonwealth Associates co-host a  luncheon on the future of wireless devices and applications.

Time: 11:30a.m. to 2:00p.m.
Place: The Princeton Club, 15 W.43rd St. 
Cost: free.
Rsvp:  please call or e-mail Michael Richitelli, 212-829-5837,MichaelR@comw.com.
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Thursday, October 5, 2000
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* * The best Silicon Alley Nights.  Breakfast Network Productions and TechExpoUSA.com teamed up to bring the most recognizable names in the New York New Media community for an unforgettable seminar. Come hear Bernardo, Courtney Pulitzer, Lisa Novitt and Anna Wheatley speak about how they have truly become masters at networking through alley events and the utilization of the Internet,.  Come meet and network with the hottest crowd in New Media. There will be a panel discussion followed by an open bar and food reception.

Time:  6pm to 9pm
Place: Metropolitan Pavilion 
Rsvp: please go to http://www.siliconalleynights.com or call 212-655-4505 x221.

* * Next Rich Media SIG Meeting

Time: 7 to 10PM
Place:  TBWA/Chiat/Day, 488 Madison Ave (near Madison and 51st Street), 6th
Floor, New York City
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Future
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* * Building A Successful New Media Business I 6 sessions: Sept. 12, 19, Oct. 4, 10, 24,
Nov. 1

The Business Plan, Tues., Sept. 12
Business Models That Work, Tues., Sept. 19
The Marketing Mix, Wed., Oct. 4
Intellectual Property & Smart Legal Planning, Tues., Oct. 10
Getting Funded, Tues., Oct. 24
Networking & Presenting the Business Plan, Wed., Nov. 1

Time: 6:15PM - 9:15PM
Place:  Globix: 139 Centre St. (1.5 blocks south of Canal), NYC (N, R, 6, J, M, Z trains to Canal)
Cost: NYNMA members - $625 per person. Non-members - $725 per person (includes a one-year NYNMA membership).
Rsvp: at http://www.nynma.org Questions about the course? Mail to: workshop@nynma.org Questions about registration? Mail to: EventReg@nynma.org

* * We would like to list our Syndication Summit 2000 on your calendar:

Date: October 10, 11
Title: iSyndicate's Syndication Summit 2000 - The Power of Content
Event Info:  Discover The Power of Content at the premiere event exclusively
dedicated to charting the future of Web content syndication.Time:
Place: Hudson Theatre, The Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York City
Cost: $699 early bird registration
Rsvp: Register at www.isyndicate.com/summit

* mCUSTOMIZATION - Leveraging the Internet to Mass Customize Products & Services. Attend this event to optimize your Internet effectiveness and reduce operating costs.

Date: October 11-13, 2000
Place: Atlanta, Georgia
Rsvp: http://www.iir-ny.com/conference.cfm?EventID=M1230

* * Regulation FD, which imposes new limitations on communications by public companies with analysts and investors, takes effect in mid-October.   It is important for all public companies to be aware of these requirements -- and to put in place appropriate compliance procedures -- since Regulation FD can trigger unintended disclosure obligations and violations can result in liability for public companies and their officers.   This seminar will provide an overview of Regulation FD and practical tips for complying with the new regulation and implementing a Regulation FD compliance program.  The seminar will focus in particular on the disclosure needs and practices of technology companies.

Date:  October 11th
Time:  8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Place: Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, 900 Third Avenue, New York, NY  10022
Cost:   Free.  However, advance registration is required since attendance will be limited to allow for audience participation. 
Rsvp: Register online at (http://www.srz.com/inm-registration.html)

* * How to Become a Better Communicator hosted by SkillPath

Date: October 16
Place: Park Central Hotel, 870 Seventh Ave.
Cost: $149 per person ($139 each for four or more)
Rsvp: (800) 873-7545 or www.skillpath.com

* * Cocktails with Courtney three part series sponsored by Conde Net in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco announcing Conde Net's fifth year anniversary! (Los Angeles, October 24, 2000 and San Francisco, October 26, 2000)

Date: October 17, 2000
Time: 6 to 8 PM
Place: Harry's Velvet Room, 56 W Illinois St., Chicago
Rsvp: www.cocktailswithcourtney.com
* * TECHEXPO Downtown, the hottest recruiting and networking event in Silicon Alley. Don¹t miss your chance to interview and network with NYC¹s cutting-edge New Media/dot com companies.

Date: October 17, 2000
Time: 11 a.m. to ­6 p.m.
Place:  55 Broad Street
Cost: free
Rsvp: Visit http://www.techexpoUSA.com. Pre-register. For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities call us at 212-655-4505 ext. 224 or email tbyron@techexpoUSA.com

* * Global Strategies Summit The Global Strategies Summit will provide the latest analysis on the size and growth of the global business opportunity.  Industry leaders and international management consultants will provide critical advice on how to globalize your company for success.

Date: October 18-20, 2000
Place: San Jose, CA Doubletree Hotel
Rsvp: Please visit the event's website for more information at http://www.usa-lisa.org/global-strategies/ or contact Clifford Rohde at lisa@robertbrandon.com or (202) 331-1550 or Alison Rowles at rowles@lisa.unige.ch or +41-21-821-3210.

* * WorkWorld- The Experienced Professional’s Career Expo, hosted by HotJobs.com

Date: October 18, 10:00 a.m.
Time: 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Place: The Expo Center at Madison Square Garden
Cost: Free for opportunity seekers; exhibitors starting at $4,295
Rsvp: exhibit@workworld.com or (917) 438-1900

* * The Fourth Annual Camden Technology Conference: POP! TECH 2000: Being Human in the Digital Age Being Human in the Digital Age.John Perry Barlow, Rodney Brooks, Bill Joy, Whit Diffie, Ira Glasser, Thomas Dolby Robertson, Adam Clayton Powell III and MORE invite you to share their thoughts on: the digital divide, privacy, cyberwar and the ethical standards of technological development.
Date: October 27-29
Place: Camden Opera House, Camden, Maine
Rsvp: http://www.poptech.org/register-set.htm

* * Corporate Venturing hosted by Strategic Research Institute

Date: October 30-Tuesday, October 31
Place: Boston, MA
Cost: $1,595
Rsvp: www.srinstitute.com/divisions/cx/cx336.html
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