Capacity crowd shows up for Web 2.0

A full house at the Reston Hyatt
ExecutiveBiz President Jim Garrettson
The New-New Ted Leonsis

Reston Hyatt, November 1st, with over 800 registered attendees, ExecutiveBiz held its largest ever event with participants from around the country flocking to the all day event. “The New-New Internet” offered 3 all day tracks with over 60 speakers including the opening keynote from a self described “New-New Ted Leonsis”. In addition to the three speaker tracks, ExecutiveBiz also hosted a Technology Showcase featuring technology companies from all over. The event is available via Video Webcast and was made possible by sponsors like SAIC, Citizant, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, NTT, Keane, Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, Womble Carlyle and over 20 others!

Political events are easy to find and fun to attend but they don’t help you grow your business. It has been hard to find a pure Technology event of this size and scope in Northern Virginia since the Dot-com days and based on our surging demand, the market is rebounding with a palpable sense of excitement. ExecutiveBiz is planning additional events in 2008, so stand by. If you are a technology executive, stay connected by becoming an ExecutiveBiz member.

Potomac Officers Club November Event

General John F. Sattler

November is a month for giving thanks and we can think of no one more deserving than our military. On November 15th, the Potomac Officers Club will be hosting 3-Star Marine Corp General and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s J5, the highly decorated and accomplished General John F. Sattler. General Sattler led 40,000 Marines in Iraq and will offer a Marine’s perspective on our efforts and our soldiers. Please show your support and attend this very special breakfast event.

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Capacity Crowd

Over 800 attendees from all over the country came to learn about Web 2.0

Ted Leonsis

Though introducing himself as “the New New Ted Leonsis” it was in fact vintage Ted - separating what is cool and flashy about Web 2.0 from what is required for companies to create a viable business model on it. The social networks, video sites and user reviews might be getting all of the attention, but Leonsis reminded the audience that consumer collaboration is not 2.0. It isn’t even 1.0 but instead pre-Web 1.0.

Tim Ferris, Luncheon Speaker at Web 2.0

“You can really outsource almost anything”, said Tim Ferriss, at last week’s The New New Internet Conference. Pulling from his new book, the Four Hour Work Week, Ferris listed the ways workers can reduce clutter and focus on reclaiming time in their lives.

Ferriss cautioned again taking the title of the book too literally. “The four hour work week is not about only working four hours per week, per se. It’s not about idleness, it’s not about inactivity. It’s about shifting from an effort-based work model to a results-based work model.”

Ferriss described a variety of ways in which we can “outsource” our lives. He cited a friend who shipped a ripped pair of jeans to India to have them repaired and sent back for less than what is would cost in the States

Intellpedia

Chris Rasmussen is a leading trainer on Intellpedia on behalf of the intelligence community. He is able to dramatically reduce his e-mails within the agencies by using Intellpedia.

Saas Panel

Reed Overfelt, Partner and COO at Mural Ventures Corporation, Johy Daly, VP, Global Architecture Services at Keane, Mike McDermott, CEO at Freshbooks, and IceWeb Chairman & CEO John R. Signorello addressed an energetic, packed conference room of entrepreneurs, executives and IT professionals who embodied the momentum behind SaaS within both the public and private sector.

Technology Showcase

Over 25 companies were out in full force showing the latest and greatest Web 2.0 applications and technologies. A panel of judges selected the top 3 companies presenting in the Web 2.0 Application Showcase and Competition:

• Empressr
• Honesty Online
• Spigit

Best of the ExecutiveBiz Blog

• Ferriss at the TNNI Conference
  November 7, 2007 by John Stauffer
  “You can really outsource almost anything”, said Tim Ferriss, at last week’s The New New Internet Conference. Pulling from his new book, the Four Hour Work Week, Ferris listed the ways workers can reduce clutter and focus on reclaiming time in their lives.
• SaaS Panel Delivers Packed Room At ExecutiveBiz Conference
  November 5, 2007 by Brian Lustig
  Even Conference organizers charged with assembling provocative panel discussions and speakers can end up pleasantly surprised when one topic strikes a noticeable chord with attendees. That was certainly the case with the ExecutiveBiz The New New Internet Conference afternoon panel discussion - Software as a Service: Benefits Beyond Delivery.
• The New New Internet Conference: Ted, Tim and the pursuit of happiness
  November 1, 2007 by Brian Lustig
  Organizing a full-day conference is not an easy task under any circumstances. Though one could argue the lift is a little lighter if the Conference topic is easily defined and understood. A Conference on developments in the paper clip industry for instance: still a pain to organize but not hard to agree on a central theme.

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Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF) Annual Spirit of Service Award Dinner

On November 15, 2007 please join the Youth Leadership Foundation (YLF) as they honor Ted Leonsis of AOL and the Washington Capitals at this year’s Annual Spirit of Service Award Dinner at The Fairmont. As a successful businessman and generous philanthropist Mr. Leonsis truly exemplifies the strong character that YLF promotes. He is a role model for today’s youth and an inspiration to many. The evening will benefit YLF, whose mission is to serve disadvantaged youth from Washington’s inner city by boosting academic performance while developing their character.

Event Details:
Thursday, November 15, 2007
6:30 PM Cocktail Reception
7:30 PM Dinner & Award Program
The Fairmont Washington, DC (2401 M Street, NW)
Business Attire

27th Annual Kidney Ball benefiting the National Kidney Foundation
Stir It Up!
An Evening with Patti LaBelle
November 17, 2007
The Hilton Washington
1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Cocktails & Silent Auction at 6:30 pm
Dinner at 8:00 pm
Live Auction at 9:15 pm
Entertainment at 10:00 pm
Black Tie

ExecutiveBiz works in partnership with The Potomac Officers Club. The Potomac Officers Club is a non-profit board of trade dedicated to improving business conditions in the Greater Washington area. For more infomation, please visit www.potomacofficersclub.com.

Thanks, Potomac Officers Club Sponsors

J.D. Kathuria

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