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Fri Jan 16, 2015 3:08 am (PST) . Posted by:
"john sampson" jcsspike
COMBINEDDINNER MEETING Tuesday,February 10, 2015 RodColon RaffleDonated by Razzino AssociatesOnTuesday evening, February 10th, there will be a combined dinner meeting forcurrent members, alumni, and guests of Association of Women in Computing (AWC),IT-Networking, MIS Network Associates (MNA), Monmouth Networking, The BreakfastClub NJ (TBCNJ), ETP Network, and Careers in Transition (CIT) at the HolidayInn, Totowa, NJ. Thedinner meeting will include a presentation by Rod Colon on Managing Your Career.Theschedule for the dinner meeting on February 10th will be: - 6:00 pm – Registration, cash bar, and "speed dating" - 6:45 to 7:15 -- Individual introductions with RSVP listreference – see below - 7:15 pm -- Dinner - 8:00 pm – Rod Colon's presentation with appropriate Q &A - 9:30 Approx – Raffle – You must be present to win Followingour usual meeting format, after you have registered and added your resumes,etc. to the handouts, everyone will participate in a series of informalnetworking groups i.e. "speed dating", before we sit down for dinner and thegeneral introductions. Briefly, these informal groups last forapproximately 10 minutes. At the end of the 10 minutes, the groupsdisperse, and new ones are formed with different participants. Suggesteddialogues for the groupings will be provided at the registration desk. Therewill be an opportunity to circulate up to 40 copies of your resume, personalbio, leads, or other appropriate material in a handout from the dinner. Thecost will be $30 for everyone if forwarded by mail or other to John Sampson byCOB on January 23rd at 2 Blackfoot Cir, Wayne NJ 07470. Checks should bemade out to John. He can be reached at 973-248-3251. John's email is jcsspike@yahoo.com.Reservations can also be made through Lizanne Fiorentino at adminedg@optonline.net. AnRSVP list of attendees will be created and used to facilitate your networkingactivity. Current or last work affiliation, email address, and membershiporganization should be included in your RSVP. If you are in transition, pleaseinclude the names of three target companies and the kind of position(s) you areseeking. If you are currently employed, you should provide the name of yourlast three employers. The preliminary RSVP will be distributed to therecipients of the initial mailing of this announcement and to all those on thelist the week end before the dinner meeting for editing and informationalpurposes. A "final" numbered RSVP list will be available at theregistration desk on the 1st and can be used as part of your generalintroduction …"I'm # x on the RSVP list". Your number will also appear on yourname badge which will be available at the registration desk on the 1st. Thecost for the dinner will be $45 for attendees who decide to attend afterJanuary 23rd and before February 10th. Sincethere will be walk-ins on the 10th, the final RSVP list will be emailed to theattendees as quickly as possible after February 13th. Wewill accept a LIMITED number of walk-ins on February 10th. Their costwill be $60 without exception as well as for RSVP's whose checks have not beenreceived by COB on the February 9th. There will be NO refunds and no shows WILLbe billed. Again,attendees should bring 40 copies of their bio/resume, leads or materials theywish to be included in the handout for the evening of February 10th. Ifyou would like to help out at the meeting on the 10th, volunteer to be a"Meeting Marshall". Call John Sampson at 973-248-3251 for details. We canuse your help!!! Directionsto the Holiday Inn at One Rt. 46 Westbound in Totowa Park can be found at www.holiday-inn.com/totowanj Traffic congestion at rush hour issubstantial on Rt 46, so you should allow an extra half hour to get tothe Holiday Inn on the 10th. Please joinus for an evening of improving your attempts to deal with your personal career,great networking opportunities, and/or a chance to just catch up. Snow day willbe February 11th.
