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Germany.
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GABA Events in June |
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GABA Hamburg Stammtisch
Friday, June 15th, 2007, 7:00pm -
10:00pm
Hamburg Business
Club, Dorint Hotel, Alter
Wall 40,20457 Hamburg
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact Holger Ritter
hamburg@gaba-network.org.
GABA SoCal: The Future of Film and Digital
Media
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007, 7:00pm -
10:00pm
Los Angeles, CA 90036
A panel with an Emmy winner, a venture
capitalist and senior executives from Warner
Brothers, the Motion Picture Association of
America, the Walt Disney Company and
Hewlett-Packard share their vision of the
future of film and the digital media and give
visual illustrations of what's coming next to
your screens. You will learn about the future of
video on demand, movies for your cell phone
(the third screen), the production of a new
breed of interactive video games, copyright
protection and the hottest opportunities for
entrepreneurs in digital media and
entertainment. For more information, please
visit
GABA's website.
GABA Bay Area Stammtisch
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007,
7:00-10:00pm
Teskes-Germania
Restaurant, 255 N. First Street at
Devin, San Jose
Social gathering of the GABA community in the
Bay Area. No RSVP needed; free to attend.
GABA-Berlin Stammtisch
Thursday, June 21st 2007,
7:00-10:00pm
Habel Weinkultur,
Luisenstrasse 19, Berlin
Free to attend; for more information and to
RSVP, please contact berlin@gaba-network.org.
GABA NoCal: Challenges Encountered During
Technology Transfer in BioTech
Thursday, June 28th, 2007, 6:00 pm - 9:30
pm
Genentech, Building 5, South San
Francisco, CA
Technology Transfers is evolving to an
important factor due to increasing numbers in
joint-ventures, mergers, and acquisitions.
This evening provides all attendees with an
opportunity to meet your peers and potential
future manufacturers of your products, to
discuss the nature of difficulties that are
commonly encountered during Technology
Transfer. For more information, please visit
GABA's website.
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Co-Sponsored Events |
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FountainBlue's Clean Energy Entrepreneurs'
Forum Stories from Clean Energy
Entrepreneurs
Monday, June 4th, 11:30 am - 1:30
pm
DLA Piper, 2000 University in East Palo
Alto
Theme and Guest Facilitators: Stories from
Clean Energy Entrepreneurs, with Max Shapiro
CEO of PeopleConnect.
For more information about FountainBlue's
Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum, visit
www.fountainblue.biz.
SVASE: Launch Silicon Valley
2007
June 5th, 2007, 12:00 pm
Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA
The event, co-presented by SVASE and Garage
Technology Ventures, provides the next
generation of emerging technology companies
with the opportunity to pitch their products
to, and network with, an audience of Silicon
Valley's top movers and shakers. The first
Launch: Silicon Valley event featured 29 top
startups, presenting their products and
services to an audience of over 180 VCs,
Angels, corporate business development
executives, prospective customers and
partners, bloggers and media. For more
information please visit:
www.launchsiliconvalley.org
GABA Co-Sponsored: Transatlantic Trends
with Ambassador John Bruton
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007, 5:30 pm
World Affairs Council Auditorium, 2nd
floor, 312 Sutter St., San Francisco
Ambassador John Bruton, a former Irish Prime
Minister, joins the Council to discuss the
current state of the transatlantic
relationship and the many areas of common
action and cooperation stretching across the
Atlantic. For more information please visit:
www.itsyourworld.org
IBF: Venture Capital Investing
Conference
June 6th - 8th, 2007, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Four Seasons Hotel, 757 Market Street ,
San Francisco , CA
The 2007 Venture Capital Forecast:
Predictions & Views from Top Venture
Investors Uniting over 400 of the most active
venture capitalists, limited partners and
private equity investors representing over a
$trillion in capital. For more information or
to register, please visit
IBFconferences.
Great Men of Genius
June 6th -9th, 2007, 8:00pm
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
This month, the masterful monologist Mike
Daisey returns to Berkeley Rep with Great Men
of Genius, a series of shows that apply his
trademark wit and unique perspective to
fascinating historical figures. On
consecutive nights, Mike profiles the
legendary lives of Bertolt Brecht (June 6),
P.T. Barnum (June 7), Nikola Tesla (June 8)
and L. Ron Hubbard (June 9), exploring the
nature of genius and the pride, insanity and
chauvinism that bind these men together. Meet
one genius for an insightful and entertaining
evening-or meet all four for a truly epic
account of triumph and folly. The more
geniuses you see, the more money you save-as
a GABA member, you save from the very
beginning! Choose any of the below
performances and pay just $25 for one genius
/ $40 for 2 / $60 for all 4. For more
information about Berkeley Rep go to
www.berkeleyrep.org or call 510.647.2949 and
mention GABA.
FountainBlue's When She Speaks, A
Women-in-Leadership Series
June 14th, 2007, 5:30pm - 7:30 pm
EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College
Boulevard in Santa Clara
You are cordially invited to FountainBlue's
When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series
on the topic of Optimizing Your Team. GABA
members may pre-register by noon June 13 for
the discounted partner rate of $20 by visiting
www.acteva.com. Corporate packages for up
to 10 people are available for $100.
This month's Topic: Optimizing Your Team
with Rossella Derickson and Krista Henley,
Corporate Wisdom and SBODN.
Web Monday Silicon Valley
Monday, June 18th, 2007, 6:00pm -
9:00pm
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 3175 Hanover
Street, Palo Alto, California 94304
Web Monday is an informal gathering (in and
around Germany) aimed at bringing together
developers, designers, entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, researchers, web pioneers,
inventors, bloggers, podcasters, end users
and other folks interested in web 2.0 (in the
broadest sense). The goal is to better
connect the German web 2.0 scene as well as
improve transatlantic idea exchange between
Germany and the US (and - hopefully - help
bring some of those good Silicon Valley vibes
to Germany). For more information please visit:
Webmontag
Under the Radar
Entertainment & Media Conference
June 28th, 2007, 8:00am - 6:00pm
Mountain View, CA
You're a dealmaker, you need to be the first
to meet the startups, make the connections,
see the opportunities that most people don't.
The Under the Radar conference puts the
dealmaker at the front of the line - don't
miss this opportunity. GABA has received a
special deal for you - $100 off.
Register
now
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GABA News |
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We are pleased to announce that Claudia
Mallin joint GABA in Project Management
and event organization.
Claudia is living in the Bay Area since 1.5
years and is working as a Financial Analyst
intern at The Perreault Birmingham Group. She
is also an experienced blog editor, which has
found a Sarbanes-Oxley compliance blog
SOX-Center
and SF-Blogger.
Claudia
holds a degree in Business Management
(Betriebswirtin
VWA) and owned in more the 14 years working
experience comprehensive know-how in office
management, human resource, finance and
marketing.
Claudia is going to be involved in projects
like events organization and newsletter
compilation.
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Member News |
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T-Online Venture Fund announced an
investment in JAJAH, the innovative
web-based calling company. The fund is managed by
T-Venture Holding GmbH, the corporate venture
capital entity of Deutsche Telekom. The
investment of the T-Online Venture Fund is
part of a $20 million investment round,
co-led by Intel Capital. "The agreement is
unprecedented. JAJAH is the first Voice 2.0
Company to receive this level of industry
validation and support. The long-term
implications can't be understated," said
Roman Scharf, JAJAH cofounder.
T-Online Venture Fund, already well known for
service and technology innovation
investments, is expecting attractive
synergies for Deutsche Telekom business units
by bringing JAJAH web embedded solutions to
consumer and business customers.
For additional information about T-Venture
and the T-Online Venture Fund please visit www.t-venture.de.
The German International School of
Silicon Valley invites you to join our
annual GISSV-Sommerfest on Saturday,
June 2 (11:30am - 3pm) and to spend a
relaxing afternoon on the Campus. The program
includes dance and juggling performances and
the appearance of the Mountain View High
School Band! We will also offer a clothes and
bake sale, face painting and a jump house.
And there will be a lot of games going on,
like: can toss, duck fishing, lollipop tree,
etc. For more information please call (650) 254
0748 or visit www.gissv.org.
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Job Board |
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Peritus Precision Translations is
seeking a highly motivated, experienced
Business Development Professional to
join our team to sustain our aggressive
growth. For more information and on how to
apply, please
visit
GABA's website.
Peritus Precision Translations is
seeking a German to English Copyeditor
(on an
as-needed
basis, per project): The types of texts are
mostly highly professional business texts
such as management consulting material, can
be industry-specific
(IT/Lifescience/Engineering/Telecom, etc.).
For more information and on how to apply, please
visit
GABA's website.
Merk Investments LLC is looking for a
part-time Finance Manager; for
more information and on how to apply, please
visit
Merk Investments LLC,
Inc.
Payment Customer Service
Representative (San Diego, CA):
The Payment CS Representative will be
responsible for administering day-day
activities related to payment processing.
Furthermore, this individual will be directly
responsible for answering and responding to
customer service tickets that are payment
related. Lastly, this person will monitor
transaction patterns for fraudulent and other
activities and will be proactive in
minimizing charges back to the company.
For more information and on how to apply, please
visit
GABA's website.
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GABA Industry Groups |
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GABA's industry groups (IG's) provide
resources and networking opportunities specific
to each
industry:
Clean Tech IG
California and Germany
stand out as well established clean tech leaders
and attractive target markets. The Industry
Group's aim is to enable the exchange of ideas &
contacts, provide a platform for the discussion
of relevant industry trends and foster
transatlantic business and relationships between
German and US corporations in order to add value
to all participating partners. Visit our website for more
information.
Entrepreneurs & Venture Capital
IG
This group is dedicated to the
facilitation of technology, business and
social innovation via entrepreneurial
ventures and the appropriate incubation and
capital funding catalysts. We aim to educate
and bring together members of the business,
finance, legal, academia, technology lab,
not-for-profit and government realms on both
sides of the Atlantic as regards new
venturing opportunities, issues, trends and
developments. Visit our website for more
information.
Human Resources IG
The group's
objective is to enable companies and individuals
alike to stay abreast of current employment
trends, compensation issues, corporate
governance, legal developments, immigration/visa
trends and "best practices".
For more detailed information, please go to our website.
Life Sciences IG
Dedicated to enabling
and fostering alliance networks between German
and US life science companies. IG Life Sciences
features an event series "Learn and Delight" in
California Bay Area to facilitate the networking
in the life science community.
A panel discussion with industry experts
highlights significant life sciences topics and
is accompanied by a Gourmet tasting. Visit our website for more
information.
Media & Entertainment IG
Activities
and events supporting the Californian and German
media and entertainment industries.To find our
more, please visit our website
Semiconductor - IT IG
Germany and the
US are two of the leading manufacturers and
consumers of semiconductors, with exciting
opportunities for business development and
exchange of knowledge, to build on existing
relationships and shape new ones. Visit our website for more
information.
Telecommunications IG
Dedicated to
facilitating business, trade, and exchange
between Californian and German companies in the
areas of fixed and mobile communication and
digital media, educating members of the business
community on both sides of the Atlantic in
telecom and communication-related topics, and
deepening the understanding among them about the
state and development of the markets in Europe
and the U.S. More information coming soon to our website.
Visit GABA's industry groups... »
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