Co-sponsored by AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) International and the U.S. Naval Institute, West 2010 is the largest event on the West Coast for communications, electronics, intelligence, information systems, imaging, military weapon systems, aviation, shipbuilding, and more. This event is a showcase for technology innovation and emerging opportunities in defense systems, strategies, and operational platforms. Online information and registration is available here.

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Topic: The Impact and Evolution of Mobile Broadband

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Mobile Breakfast Series is a quarterly event that brings together thought leaders and visionaries from the global mobile industry to interact and share ideas, insights, and best practices with the pacific northwest entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and others who are passionate about mobile. The event will be held every three months in the Seattle area over breakfast with ample time for networking.

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As founders and executives, you need to make some smart bets on growth, and will face the build or buy dilemma: develop a team internally? Contract services from professionals? How and when should you partner on key areas of your business? In December, we’ll reprise the popular “Partner Fair” we piloted in June. We surveyed our members for their pain points in scaling their companies, and as a result, will feature exhibitors in the following three areas: Legal, Financial Services, and “Setting Up Shop”-technology infrastructure. Join us for some high-powered networking with executives from these industries, and stay to hear from keynoter Mike Metzger of Payscale.

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What does it take to transform a new technology from a great idea embraced by “the few” to a multimillion dollar “must-have” innovation? Why is it that some new technology products typically sell very well to a limited market, but then fall flat when introduced to the larger market? Much research has been published on ways to make this leap, most notably in Geoffrey Moore’s book titled Crossing the Chasm. Don’t forget this conundrum as you launch your new venture. Join us on December 1st for an enlightening Think Tank idea exchange about driving products and technologies beyond the early-adopter threshold. Our panelists have been there and will offer insights, reflections, and guidance for winning with the mainstream market.

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Connie Bourassa-Shaw of the University of Washington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Jim Roberts of UW TechTransfer will speak on December 7 as part a seminar series on creating startups. The series, geared toward UW faculty, graduate students and post-docs, will focus on resources at the UW for getting companies started. For more information, click here.

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Tom Besser and Bill Sischo, a pair of Washington State University professors in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will give a talk in Seattle on December 3 as part of WSU’s Innovators lecture series. The title is “Safe to Eat? The Science, Politics, and Economics of Food from Farm to Fork.” For more information on how to register, click here.

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The Zino Society, a Seattle-based angel investment group, is holding its “Stairway to Heaven Holiday Party” on December 2. It will be held at the new Club Cielo in Seattle. For more information, click here.

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Nitin Baliga, a faculty member at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, will give a talk on Nov. 30 about new ideas biologists are pursuing to clean up environmental contaminants and create biofuels, as part of the Science on Tap lecture series.  For more information, click here.

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Bruce Montgomery, the senior vice president of Gilead Sciences in Seattle, will give a talk on January 8 as part of the Technology Alliance’s Science & Technology Discovery Series. Montgomery will discuss discoveries being made at Gilead to treat deadly lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis. For more information on how to register, click here.

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Xconomy has forged a unique partnership with CloudCamp to make December 10 an incredible day of cloud computing. Our morning forum will be followed in the afternoon by CloudCamp—a more technical examination of could computing: an unconference where early adopters-including end users, IT professionals, and vendors of cloud computing technologies-exchange ideas for the advancement of cloud computing.

Details about CloudCamp registration can be found on the event web site.

In between Cloud³ and CloudCamp, Xconomy and Microsoft will host a networking lunch open to both sessions’ attendees.

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Jose Solorio, a Democrat representing Orange County’s 69th Assembly District, was recently appointed to chair the Select Committee on Regional Approaches to Addressing the State’s Water Crisis. Solorio, who represents Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana, also serves on the Assembly’s appropriations, education, and transportation committees, and is chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Insurance. More information and online registration is here.

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Business, academic and legal leaders discuss issues surrounding trademark use that are important for high tech business executives to know. Presentations cover practical tips on when to register a trademark, how to get the most value from your trademarks, and whether to rely on state, federal or common law protections. More information and online registration is available here. Networking and registration begins at 7:30 a.m., or register online here.

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Procopio law firm partner Richard E. Campbell explains what software and Internet founders need to know about creating intellectual property: what it is, how to protect it, use it, and avoid losing it. Campbell is the leader of Procopio’s patent prosecution and counseling group. He concentrates primarily on intellectual property in electronics, communications, and software. More information and online registration is here.

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The San Diego Venture Group Hosts its 10th Annual “PitchFest” Business Plan Competition Dinner. Hear three finalists present their business plans and visions. Based on your ballot vote, the venture group will present the winner with a $20,000 check. The three finalists will be selected from 10 semi-finanlists: Automedics Medical Systems; EcoATM; ElliptiGO; Extrabux; Hadronex; P&E Automation; PixelFish; TetraVue; Vision Robotics; Vineyard Products. More information and online registration is here.

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Sharing equity ownership with a startup company’s early employees provides critical advantages that help the company grow on your own terms. Speakers include Martin Staubus, director of consulting for the Beyster Institute at UCSD’s Rady School of Business; Jeff Young, chairman and general manager of San Diego-based ATA Engineering; and Robert Scherer, president and founder of TAG, which provides financial and accounting services. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., or register online here.

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Recent breakthroughs have enabled E. Edward Baetge’s team at San Diego-based Novocell to develop and patent an innovative stem cell therapy that yields functional pancreatic, insulin-producing cells using human embryonic stem cells. Baetge outlines development of a potential therapy that injects such stem cells into the bodies of diabetics to replace cells that no longer produce insulin. More information and online registration is available here.

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This one-day conference and networking event — sponsored by Miller Nash LLP — is for mobile-focused companies and developers who continue to innovate and break ground in the growing mobile industry.

The technology industry is a stronghold for innovation, new products and new ways of doing business. The Third Annual MobileNorthwest Conference will explore one of the hottest technology sectors — the mobile marketplace.
Leading regional and national mobile executives will share insights on emerging technology, trends and opportunities in the mobile industry.

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From the event website: “The main goal of Music Hack Day is to explore and build the next generation of music applications. It’s a full weekend of hacking in which participants will conceptualize, create and present their projects. Music + software + hardware + art + the web. Anything goes as long as it’s music related.” Free registration here.

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Washington biotech, government, and venture capital leaders are gathering  to discuss the future of Washington bioscience at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center on Dec. 2. For more information and to RSVP, click here by November 27.

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San Diego is home to a dazzling array of today’s most successful biotech inventors, companies, and technologies. But who are the innovators and what are the innovations that will carry this region’s leadership in life sciences forward in the years to come? Which new advances will help transform the way we treat and prevent disease? And how is the region working with innovators from outside San Diego to stay at the forefront of innovation and commercial success? Through stellar keynotes, case studies, panel discussion, and networking, Xconomy will bring to the forefront San Diego’s newest generation of biotech executives, entrepreneurs, and startups, as well as visionary leaders from outside the region, to look at the future of biotech innovation in our area—and beyond.

Welcoming Remarks:

• Ramesh Rao, Director of UC San Diego Divison of Calit2
• Joe Panetta, President and CEO, BIOCOM

Keynote speakers:

• David Baltimore, Nobel Prize Winner; Professor of Biology and past President, California Institute of Technology; Chairman of the Board, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• John Maraganore, CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Featured speakers include:

• Sheng Ding, Associate Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute; co-scientific founder, Fate Therapeutics
• Paul Grayson, President and CEO, Fate Therapeutics
• Trey Ideker, Chief of Genetics, UCSD School of Medicine
• Peter Kuhn, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute
• David Kabakoff, executive-in-residence, Sofinnova Ventures; co-founder Salmedix
• Troy Wilson, Co-founder, President, and CEO, Intellikine
• Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, President and CEO, Regulus Therapeutics

Schedule:

Registration Opens: 1:15 pm
Program: 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Reception: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Ticket Information:

Super Saver Registration – $60.00 (Available until November 23)
Regular Registration – $95.00
Student Registration – $10 (Limited number available. Valid student ID must be shown at registration desk.)
Walk-in Registration – $125.00

Tickets are transferable but not refundable.

To inquire about press registration, email events@xconomy.com.

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