The OEN 2010 Executive Series provides entrepreneurial executives a refresher course on five elements critical to the success of any business, including:

* Understanding Financial Statements
* Selecting the Correct Legal Entity for your Company
* Human Resources Legal Compliance
* Marketing your Company Successfully to Potential Stakeholders
* Developing a Sales Process

This five-week educational series is designed to offer entrepreneurs access to industry professionals via interactive and engaging sessions. Space is limited to the first 20 attendees to register. Seasoned industry professionals will conduct a two-hour session focused on a specific topic (see above). The session will include a prepared presentation on the topic, with plenty of time set aside for interaction between the attendees.

When: Every Tuesday, starting April 6 and concluding May 4, from 7:30am to 9:30am

Where: Perkins Coie, 1120 NW Couch, 10th Floor, Portland, OR 97209

Refreshments: Perkins Coie has generously agreed to provide pastries and refreshments.

Parking: No validation of parking will be granted. Perkins Coie’s offices are located in the Brewery Block section of the Pearl District. The office is one block from the street car and both garage and street parking are available.

Pricing: $195 for OEN members for the entire 5-week Executive Series; $325 for non-members (includes a one-year individual OEN membership)

Technology Association of Oregon LAUNCH PARTY

PROMOTE | EDUCATE | CONNECT

Join our industry’s top technology leaders as we come together to celebrate the inauguration of the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO)! During this highly interactive and experiential event you will be able to network with your peers and learn about ways to get involved in TAO committees, events, and initiatives. In addition to the unveiling of a new website, logo, and communication tool, this event will showcase ways in which TAO is delivering greater value to its members and sponsors. This event will highlight the companies and organizations that make our technology community great!

In partnership with Nitin Khanna and Mergertech, the TAO Launch Party will feature the ever popular "Scotch Lounge” in celebration of the recent successes of local tech startups. This is not your typical corporate event. Come learn why the TAO is not your typical trade association.

Presenting Sponsor: Comcast Business Class

Promote Lounge Sponsor: Catalyst IT

Scotch Lounge Sponsor: MergerTech

Fun Factor Sponsor: First Tech Federal Credit Union

When: Thursday, November 15, 2012 Where: Pure Space, Portland, OR Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM Table of 10: $2,000 Members $2,500 Nonmembers Single Ticket: $75 Members $125 Nonmembers To Register: (503) 228-5452

Over the past few years, Planar has been rapidly transforming into a leader in the digital signage product marketplace. A large part of this success has been the strong partnership built between their Marketing and Sales teams from product concept all the way to product launch.

Join us on June 9th for the next Marketing Leadership Exchange. Jennifer Davis, VP of Marketing, Planar will discuss how Planar’s marketing and sales teams worked together to grow gross profit and decrease operating expenses. She'll discuss how this transformation propelled innovative tactics used to generate demand, expand vertical market appeal, broaden the sales channels, recruit and on-board new partners and more! Most importantly how without great alignment on strategy and execution, these activities wouldn't have been possible.

In addition to the valuable content exchange, the Marketing Leadership Exchange is a great way to network with your peers in a safe environment where the top marketing professional at technology companies can openly discuss business issues.

This event is reserved for the top marketing professionals from TAO member technology companies.

This year’s Marketing Loves Sales event will focus on the pivotal role Social Media plays for marketing and sales. For the first time, the event will have tracks dedicated to the nuances of social media for each of these teams. From planned marketing programs to social selling, our speaker lineup is packed with industry experts and practitioners who will deliver fresh ideas and innovative case studies.

Join more than 300 sales and marketing and sales professionals for a day focused on upping your social media game!

As we continue to move through this crisis, company leaders are forced to make quick, large-scale changes not only to the work envirnomnent but changes to products, services and sometimes target markets. Given that the majority of the workforce is now remote, these sweaping changes can leave employees confused and therefore decrease productivity.

Join us on Tuesday, April 28th at 12:00 noon when TiE Charter Member, Dave Underhill shares what great leaders are doing to keep their employees engaged, motivated and moving in unity. Plaese come prepared with questions and items to share as this will be a interactive meeting of mind-share.

FOCUS OF THE SESSION — Understand how to change impacts our thinking and actions — Identify strategies to boost the impact of your communication — Plan for a real-time work situation

About Dave Underhill - Dave Underhill believes in the power of people expressing their ideas. Whether he’s working with a novice presenter or Nobel Prize winner, a CPA or a CEO, he has a passion for helping people take their skills and their careers to the next level.

As President of Underhill Training and Development, Dave works globally with clients such as Microsoft, Intel, U.S. Bank, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Pacific Northwest Transplant Bank, The Nature Conservancy, United Way, M Financial Group, Mazama Capital Management, Harland Financial Solutions, the CFA Institute and the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum. He also coaches startup company CEOs on their investor presentations.

The keys to Dave’s success during the past 15 years are his ability to connect personally with his audiences and his skill in tailoring his work to the specific needs of his clients. As a result, people communicate more effectively and organizations grow their business.