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| Upcoming Events and News |
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Keep visiting this site for details on upcoming events. |
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| Past Events and News |
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| OPEN DC Annual Picnic
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1400 Lake Fairfax Drive
Reston, Virginia |
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Come and join us for OPEN's annual picnic!
Good food, great company and plenty of fun for the kids! |
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| OPEN Roundtable - Government Contracting: Surviving and Thriving after graduating from 8(a) Program
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TSP Office
3040 Williams Dr, Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22031 |
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| Continued growth and success after 8(a) graduation is one of the most difficult things a company faces in federal government contracting. In fact, the majority of 8(a) companies fail once they are no longer eligible for set-aside contracts. 8(a) protection comes with an expiration date. Furthermore, they are forced to compete with multi-billion dollar corporations. How do companies survive — and thrive — in life after 8(a)? |
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| Howard Dean on Leadership at OPEN FORUM
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Palo Alto, California |
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Join us at the OPEN Annual Conference. Howard Dean to deliver Keynote on Leadership and Empowerment: Lessons for the Business Leader at OPEN FORUM on June 14th. Join Gov. Dean and other illustrious speakers, including legendary investor Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital on Trends in Entrepreneurship, Pakistani Ambassador-Designate to the US, Husain Haqqani on Investment Climate in Pakistan, Sohaib Abbasi, Chairman & CEO, Informatica Corp. on Leading a Turn-around, Munawar Hidayatallah on Global Opportunities in the Energy Sector, and Sartaj Aziz, renowned economist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan on Developing Human Capital. |
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| Professional Development Programs Series
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| Venue: |
8614 Westwood Center Dr,
Vienna VA 22182
(Tyson's Corner) |
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Starting March 22, 2008 OPEN DC will be conducting a series of Professional Development Programs that will provide valuable self-development training to its members. Admission to this professional development series will be free for all OPEN members. |
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| The Seven Habits of Successful Civic Entrepreneurs
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| Venue: |
Ritz Carlton (Pentagon City)
1250 South Hayes Street,
Arlington, VA 22202 USA |
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OPEN DC welcomes Adil Najam, who shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts to distribute knowledge about man-made climate change and to introduce the needed procedures to offset such change.
Come & learn more about how the civic entrepreneurs are successfully changing civic life today!
Special Discounts for Students and Members & Guest. Click on Event Details below for more information and to register.
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| To MBA or Not to MBA - Is that Your Question?
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| Venue: |
Primatics Financial, LLC
8401 Greensboro Dr
Suite 550
McLean, VA 22102 |
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Come and find answers to all the questions you have related to persuing a MBA. Join us on February 28th 2008 at 7 pm.
Registration is limited to the first 25 registrants. |
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| Out of the Blue - An Amazing Aviation Story from Pakistan
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Merrill Lynch
1850 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
This location is metro accessible |
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Join us in welcoming Nasir Ali, the Managing Director of AirBlue. Travel through his aviation career with him, and learn how he helped pioneer the leading private airline of Pakistan.
Special Discounts for Students and Members & Spouse. Click on Event Details below for more information and to register.
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| OPEN Roundtable - Outsourcing: Beyond the Buzz
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3040 Williams Dr, Suite 100,
Fairfax, VA 22031 |
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OPEN DC welcomes you to its second OPEN Roundtable event of the year. We meet with Hasnain Aslam (bio) and Mohammed Khaishgi (bio) of TRG, the premier US-based Pakistani firm that led the outsourcing trend to Pakistan. |
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| OPEN Roundtable - CEO Conversation with Malik Khan of NexTone
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| Venue: |
3040 Williams Dr, Suite 100
Fairfax, VA 22031
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Join us for an open discussion with Malik Khan about entrepreneurship in the high-tech arena:
- Interact with a true entrepreneur and leader in the high-tech arena in a completely open Q&A session
- Gain insight on how to manage your own career through Malik Khan 's discussion of his time and lessons learned at Motorola, founding and leading multiple high-tech start-ups, and as a venture capitalist.
- Learn about potential career opportunities in the high-tech and telecommunications industry.
- Hear about the hot telecommunications venture capital investment areas and related fast growing products and services areas.
Note: This event is limited to 35 participants and is free for members and $10 for non-members. Members and non-members are both required to click on the "register" link above to RSVP. Non-members can pay at the door. |
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| No College, No Experience -All Business: Breakfast with 18 year old CEOs
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| Venue: |
Randolph Towers- Community Room
4001 9th Street N
Arlington, VA 22203 |
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Join us and meet two dynamic and young entrepreneurs who will help you answer this question: “Are you born an entrepreneur?”
Omar-Mohammed Faruk (18) and Raakin Iqbal (18) are both in high school but one thing that sets them apart from others is that they both have their own businesses that have been acknowledged by the likes of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Washington Post.
Special offer: Buy one member or non-member ticket and bring your spouse and kids under 18 for free. Please buy your ticket online by clicking on the "Register" link above and RSVP for your family at info@openwashingtondc.org.
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| State of Private Equity Investment in Pakistan
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Stars Room - 16th Floor
Sheraton National Hotel
900 S. Orme Street
Arlington, VA 22204 |
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A discussion with leading experts of private equity investment in Pakistan and the region.
Panelists:
Javed Hamid - Senior Advisor, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank
Bert van der Vaart - President and CEO, Small Enterprise Assistance Funds at SEAF
Moderator:
Ambreen Mirza |
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Eye of the Tiger
Breakfast with Imran Khan
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| Venue: |
Ritz-Carlton at Pentagon City
1250 South Hayes Street,
Arlington, VA 22202 |
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| Breakfast with Ammar Hanafi
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7900 Westpark Drive
Suite A503
McLean, VA 22102
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Ammar is General Partner at Alloy Ventures and former Vice President of New Business Ventures at Cisco. The event will be an opportunity to learn what VCs are looking for. 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM - Registration and Networking 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM - Talk with Ammar Hanafi 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Q&A and Networking |
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| WINNING- OPEN DC Annual Event
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| Venue: |
The Ritz Carlton at Pentagon City
1250 S Hayes St
Arlington, VA 22202
(metro accessible- Pentagon City, blue line) |
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| The event comprised keynote speakers with insight and experience in different business areas along with three panel sessions; providing the industry as well as the venture capital perspective with an emphasis on winning. |
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DC Past Events - 2005 & 2004 |
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