Meet three CEOs of MIT-OPEN awardees who won the OPEN - MIT BAP (Business Acceleration Program) 2009 competition attending the MIT EDP in Jan 2010.
Cost: Member $5.00, Non-members $10.00, at the door $15.00
When: February 4th, 2010 7:00pm – 9:00 pm
Where: The address is 850 N. Randolph Street Arlington, VA 22203.
Please park in the garage attached to the Ballston Common Mall. Parking is $1 for the entire evening and is located one block from the apartment complex. Also, it is one block from the Ballston Metro (Orange Line)
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Thriving in a Challenging Economy - OPEN DC Annual Event 2009Save the date - October 18th, 2009 at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner
Keynote speakers:Farooq Kathwari, CEO Ethan Allen
Shaukat Aziz, Former PM PakistanPanel 1 - Where are we with the economy? - Moderator: Abbas VallianiPanel 2 - eGovernment in the Obama era - Moderator: Raza LatifPanel 3 - Going green with cleantech energy - Moderator: Asim Hussain
Panel 4 - Healing the healthcare divide - Moderator: Adnan Ahmed
Event Fee (includes breakfast and lunch)
OPEN DC Members (Early Bird - before September 30th, 2009) - $35
OPEN DC Members (After September 30th, 2009) - $45
OPEN DC Members (Walk-in) - $60 General Fee (Early Bird - before September 30th, 2009) - $50
General Fee (After September 30th, 2009) - $60
General Fee (Walk-in) - $75
Click here to register.
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Doing Business at DHS with Kevin Boshears (June 4, 2009) A very interesting and well attended event was held on June 4, 2009
with the Small business champion at the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Mr. Kevin Boshears. Kevin is a Director in the Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) who provided a detailed
and animated presentation of how small business organizations can take
advantage of the contracting opportunities and navigate the sprawling
labyrinth of this very large department.
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Social and Business Networking Event at Lima (April 23, 2009)
This
networking event was a great success - over 100 convened at Lima
Restaurant & Lounge in downtown DC. As an event for entrepreneurs and young
professionals many solid business connections were formed;
nevertheless, the relaxed environment resulted in many strong social
relationships between the amicable attendees. This event was a great
success primarily because of the diverse attendance - sharp
entrepreneurs represented several professional backgrounds and a wide
variety of nationalities.
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Imran Sayeed shares his experience with OPEN DC
 The Fireside Chat event with Imran Sayeed was very successful with attendance just over 40 people. The audience and the atmosphere was very vibrant and very participant and Imran provided some very insightful advice and personal experiences for people to learn from and apply to their particular scenarios.
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Pictures from Annual Picnic 2009
We had over one hundred people attend the annual picnic on a bright summer day to enjoy delicious food and fun activities by the Potomac river. Click through to see the montage of pictures taken at the event...
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Rendezvous: Altaf Khan, Chairman of OPEN DC One of the main objectives of OPEN LINK is to introduce you to the people behind OPEN DC. The Rendezvous section provides a glimpse into the life of an OPEN DC member while weaving a compelling professional narrative to budding and established entrepreneurs alike. This issue profiles Mr. Altaf Khan, the chairman of OPEN DC and Senior Vice President at NuAxis LLC (http://www.nuaxis.com). I had the pleasure of spending an evening with Mr. Khan and his wonderful family, obtaining a glimpse into his life and his journey as an entrepreneur.
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Message from the President, Mr. Javed Qamer This has been a very busy first half of year for us. We have hadan average of two events per month. These events ranged from jobnetworking to get together of young professionals, executive briefingsand a rip roaring picnic where over 125 people participated.
Our charter membership increased from 18 to 27 members. Our regular membership increased from 80 to 150.
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Welcome to OPEN DCThe Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs and Professionals (OPEN) was formed in 1998 by a group of Pakistani-American entrepreneurs and corporate executives. The Washington DC chapter of OPEN is the most recent chapter of the organization, and like its counterparts it is actively involved in developing opportunities to help facilitate the growth of Pakistani-American entrepreneus. |
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