Upcoming April / May 2009 Networking Groups and Events in Seattle

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

FIRST PLACE SCHOOL -- Fundraising Breakfast Wednesday, 4/29, 7am Location: Seattle, WA Details at: www.firstplaceschool.org Please help us celebrate 20 years of Hope, Home and Education at the First Place School annual fundraising breakfast. Breakfast program features keynote speaker Skip Rowland, and First Place students and families. First Place Mission Statement: First Place educates and nurtures children whose families struggle with the risk or reality of homelessness, where we offer housing, culturally relevant education and support services enabling families to achieve permanent stability. Thursday, April 30, 2009 NORTHWEST RAILWAY MUSEUM -- Save Our Rails Thursday, 4/30, 5:30pm Location: Snoqualmie, WA Details at: www.woodmanlodge.com… SAVE OUR RAILS! A benefit dinner for the Northwest Railway Musuem. The evening includes: *Your choice from four delicious entrees *Picturesque train excursion after dinner *Silent auction and lots of special surprises Tickets are $85 person/$150 couple. Please email ticket requests to tickets@woodmanlodge.com or give us a call at (425) 888-4441. For more information visit trainmuseum.org Friday, May 1, 2009 INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS PNW CHAPTER -- Marketing and Selling Consulting Services: How to Minimize Periods of Self-Unemployment Friday, 5/1, 7am Location: Bellevue, WA Details at: www.imcpnw.org In the world of solo-practice/small-practice consulting, delivering the work is the reward for finding, selling to and closing prospects. We are very well qualified to deliver the work. We often bring less expertise to the job of marketing and selling our services. Now, more than ever, we need to be more effective at staying positive, keeping our pipeline full and closing the sale. 15-year consulting veteran Ann Amati of Deliberate Strategies will discuss practical tips and tools to effectively market and sell your consulting services. Saturday, May 2, 2009 ELEVATED ATTITUDE -- Go Wild Kayak Event Saturday, 5/2 Location: Gig Harbor, WA Details at: elevatedattitude.com… The Go Wild Kayak Expedition invites you show your support for wild salmon by paddling with them at their expedition launch at 9 a.m. on Sat, May 2, 2009 in Gig Harbor. Participants wishing to launch with the expedition will be meeting at the Gig Harbor public boat ramp at 9:00 a.m. and launching promptly at 10:00 a.m. Those who need to rent kayaks will need to meet at Gig Harbor Rent-a-Boat, which is offering 20% off rentals for the event. Each paddler will receive an orange balloon to tie to their kayak to show their support. We look forward to seeing you on the water! Tuesday, May 5, 2009 SEATTLE MAYOR'S OFFICE -- Senior Citizens Healthy Aging Fair Tuesday, 5/5, 9am Location: Seattle, WA Details at: www.seattle.gov… The Seattle Mayor's Office for Senior Citizens invites area boomers and seniors to their free annual Healthy Aging Fair on Tuesday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Bulding, 810 3rd Avenue. Guests can receive free a "Falls Risk Report Card," blood pressure, spinal and bone density checks. Thursday, May 7, 2009 PSBJ -- Corporate Citizenship Awards Luncheon Thursday, 5/7, 11:30am Location: Bellevue, WA Details at: seattle.bizjournals.com… Puget Sound Business Journal's Corporate Citizenship Luncheon, presented in part by the Seattle Foundation, offers a time to honor local corporate champions in the Puget Sound region. Sunday, May 10, 2009 PLANT AMNESTY -- Festival of Trees Sunday, 5/10, 10am Location: Seattle, WA Details at: www.plantamnesty.org A great opportunity to meet people in the green field. Learn about Trees and Have Fun! Open and free to the public, with free parking. A huge event with activities for families, secret garden tours, celebrity gardeners (Ciscoe Morris, Marty Wingate, Arthur Lee Jacobsen, Linda Chalker-Scott), tree climbing and planting demos along with info booths, eco-friendly vendors and more. A symposium follows the following day for private and government green professionals. Info and vendor Booths are still available. More events . . .

ETP Network Hosts Don Gabor April 29, 2009

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In a job search?
Need new clients?
Keeping your options open?

As part of its successful
*free career management conference call series,
ETP Network hosts world known author & speaker
Don Gabor, discussing his newly released book
"How to Turn Small Talk Into BIG Deals"

April 29, 2009 - Session Starts Promptly at 9:00PM EST

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Special Guest: Don Gabor, Author of

"How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends" and "Turn Small Talk into Big Deals"

About Don Gabor
Don trains executives, managers and staff on how to work more effectively with coworkers and clients. He is the author of the bestseller, How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends, (Fireside/Simon & Schuster) and ten other books and tapes on interpersonal communication skills.

Don has been writing books and offering communication programs since 1980. His clients include Korin Japanese Trading Corp. Marriott Hotels, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Standard & Poors, Time Inc., Viacom and many others.

Don was a spokesperson for Sprint and Frito-Lay, and is a frequent media guest with over 1000 print, radio and television placements, including "60 Minutes with Andy Rooney." The New Yorker called Don, "a gifted conversationalist." He has been a member of the National Speakers Association since 1991. He founded his company Conversation Arts Media in 1991.

Week of 4-13-2009 ETP Network Events

Networking Career Management training in NJ, Manhattan, webinar, free career coaching, MS Fund Raiser-

April 13: Northern Bergen County Networking Group (NBCNG) Meeting - Free - Register Now

April 14: FREE Webinar for Platinum members: Spend ZERO (0) Time Looking for a Job Using ETP Toolbar w/Smart Radar - Register Now

April 15: Free Career Management Conference Call - Register Now

April 16: Manhattan Networking Group - CEO of ME, Inc. Networking and Training Workshop - Advance Registration Required - Platinum Member $10 - Associates & Guests $20 - At the door $35 - Register Now

April 19: Walk with the Mitzvah Squad and ETP Network Members for Multiple Sclerosis Fund Raiser

Don't Take a Holiday During the Holidays

Between now and the new year keep the heat high on daily actions with your job search. This was an excellent topic presented last night by Aaron Cohen on our free career management conference call last. Click here to listen to the conference call recording.

Getting "out of office" messages back from emails you sent do not mean the people will not read it on their computer or their Blackberry. This is the time of year where decision makers must still fill positions for the new year. Recruiters must still make their placements, if they want to get paid.

Voice mail is a powerful marketing tool. People out of the office may still dial in for messages. Leave a well rehearsed compelling message that makes people want to call you back. "Hello Mrs. Jeremy. I'm calling in response to an open opportunity at your company. I look forward to speaking with you to discuss why my skills and experience match the job requirements and how I can make a positive contribution to the success of your organization. . . more info on your close in using voice mail.

Register now for our New Years eve (December 31, 2008) conference call. Get some powerful information for putting together a result oriented 2009 job search game plan.