At Renaissance Partners, we believe it is critical to an individual's professional growth to attend panel discussions, seminars, networking events, training programs, and other industry events.
Listed below are opportunities to network, gain access to industry experts and learn about the latest trends and best practices, both in our region and beyond.
If you would like to add an event to the below list, contact us
October 2007
TMA Pittsburgh 4th Annual Golf Outing |
| 10/1/2007 |
| 10:30 a.m. |
| Fox Chapel Golf Club
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Organizer: TMA Turnaround Management Association |
| Registration Fees include Buffet Lunch, Golf Outing, Reception (2 beverage tickets) and Dinner. All registered attendees will receive a TMA name badge at the conference that must be worn for admittance. For sponsorship information please contact Stephen Boyd at 412-644-8794 stephen.boyd@nationalcity.com Sponsorship Opportunities: Event sponsor: $3,000 sponsorship includes one complimentary foursome, recognition on the TMA website and all printed materials at the event, and Company handouts if applicable Level One: Eagle: $1,500 sponsorship includes 2 tickets to the event, recognition on the TMA website and all printed materials at the event, and Company handouts if applicable Level Two: Birdie: Tee Sponsor: $1,000 sponsorship includes 1 ticket to the event and recognition on the TMA website and all printed materials at the event. $250 sponsorship includes company recognition on the respective tee sign. |
| For More Information: http://www.turnaround.org/calendarDetail.asp?... |
Sales & Marketing Network: Setting Up Google Analytics |
| 10/5/2007 |
| 8:30 - 11 a.m. |
| Council Training Room |
| Organizer: The Pittsburgh Technology Council |
| Google Analytics helps you quickly and easily measure the impact of your company's Web site. Using Google Analytics correctly can help you improve results by increasing traffic to your site and creating higher conversion rates. Best of all, the program is free and flexible enough to More Events meet most companies' needs. During this workshop, learn 10 simple steps for setting up a successful Google Analytics configuration. Examine Google Analytics data on a live Web site to see how to interpret your own data and get better results on your site. Your expert presenter is Robbin Steif, CEO of LunaMetrics, the only Google Analytics Authorized Consultant in the mid-Atlantic states. Steif also serves on the Web Analytics Association's board of directors. Cost: Member: $25, Non-Member: $50 |
| For More Information: http://www.pghtech.org/calendar.pdf |
PittJUG: Space-Based Architecture and the End of Tier-Based Computing |
| 10/16/2007 |
| 6 8 p.m. |
| Council Training Room |
| Organizer: The Pittsburgh Technology Council |
| Most developers architect business applications using a tier-based approach including presentation, business logic and data tiers. Explore a new approach for application design — Space-Based Architecture (SBA) — as GigaSpaces Technologies presents at April’s Pittsburgh Java User Group (PittJUG) meeting. A combination of Distributed Caching, SOA and Grid concepts combined into a single, coherent architecture optimized for high-performance data-intensive applications, SBA transforms existing tier-based applications into linearly and dynamically scalable services. Dig into a real world application, explore the patterns used to build it, and discuss how this information can be applied to other applications with similar requirements. |
| For More Information: http://www.pghtech.org/calendar.pdf |
HR and Sales & Marketing Networks:Sales Force Compensation Workshop |
| 10/26/2007 |
| 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
| Council Training Room |
| Organizer: The Pittsburgh Technology Council |
| Straight commission. Straight salary. Salary plus commission. Bonuses. Which compensation model is right for your sales force? This interactive workshop presented by HarvestGold helps you determine what works best. Learn to define company strategic goals and objectives, establish the roles and responsibilities of people in the sales organization, calculate quotas based on company revenue goals and determine on-target earnings for quota-level production in key sales roles. Attendees walk away with customized compensation models that can be implemented within their organizations. Please bring your laptop. Space is limited; pre-registration required. Cost: Member: $95, Non-Member: $145 |
| For More Information: http://www.pghtech.org/calendar.pdf |
TMA 2007 Annual Convention |
| 10/16/2007 |
| Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA
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| Organizer: TMA Turnaround Management Association |
| WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND Keynote Sessions. Best-selling author Jim Collins ("Good to Great"); Former U.S. Congressman Dick Gephardt; CBS Golf Commentator David Feherty; Economic Roundtable moderated by This Old House host Kevin O'Connor and featuring NYU Professor Ed Altman, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Director of Research Jeffrey Fuhrer, and Scotiabank Group's Chief Economist Warren Jestin. Educational Sessions. Identify and explore emerging trends in distressed investing, alternative funding structures, cross-border strategies, alternative energy and turnaround industry consolidation, among other timely topics. Networking. Foster relationships at numerous social events, including coffee breaks, meals and receptions. |
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Economic Outlook with Stuart G. Hoffman-The PNC Financial Services Group |
| 10/9/2007 |
| Morning Meeting |
| Duquesne Club
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Organizer: ACG Pittsburgh |
| Keynote Speaker: Stuart G. Hoffman-Sr. Vice President & Chief Economist-The PNC Financial Services Group |
| For More Information: http://chapters.acg.org/pittsburgh/calendar/d... |
