BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180904T131054Z UID:2EB6E303-73EF-40CF-B40C-52280468B68B DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T170000 DESCRIPTION:A Workshop to hone your business and networking skills\, to hel p you succeed at consulting. Attend this one-day workshop to meet and hear experienced consultants and entrepeneurs explain their proven strategies as consultants.\n\nThis workshop is not free. There is a small fee\, depen ding upon the registrant's IEEE membership status. The fees are:\nIEEE Reg ular\, Senior and Fellow Members = $20\, IEEE Student Members = $10\, IEEE Life Members = $10\, Non-IEEE Attendees = $30.\nThe fee for this workshop includes a continental breakfast\, breaks and a lunch. A vegetarian optio n is available.\n\nVENUE: Sewickley United Methodist Church\, Thorn and Br oad Streets\, Sewickley\, PA 15143. Enter the venue from the side door on Thorn Street. There is a small parking lot behind the Church that can be e ntered from Thorn Street. If you need handicapped parking – space can be reserved in this lot for you. All parking in Sewickley (Both lots and on- street) is FREE on Saturday\n\nAgenda: \n8:30am - 9:00pm Registration & Co ntinental Breakfast\n\n8:50am - Welcome – By the Pittsburgh Section Chai r and the AICNCC Chair\n\n9:00am – 9:50pm\nHow to Stimulate and Hone you r Networking Skills by Bob Krause P.E.\, IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consult ants' Networks Coordinating Committee (AICNCC)\nThe purpose of this worksh op is to stimulate and hone networking skills. The session will cover the importance of networking\, understanding the fundamentals of networking (w ho\, basic process)\, strategies for networking (how to get what you want\ , Dos & Don’ts) and the ethics of networking. The session will include t hree exercises and audience participation will be required. Also\, you wil l need to have business cards to participate in the final exercise.\n\n9:5 0am – 10:00am - Break\n\n10:00am – 10:50am\nThe Life of a Consultant b y Larry Nelson P.E.\, Chair of the IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee (CNCC).\nThis session will examine issues a person faces while on his way to becoming a consultant. The session will examine a consultant going from Employee to Contractor to Consultant. The session will also cover “how do you start” consulting addressing issu es such as: Budgeting\, Business Forms\, Legalities of Consulting\, Differ entiating the Costs of doing business between Personal and Business. He wi ll also address issues such as location\, professionalism and referrals.\n \n10:50am – 11:00am - Break\n\n11:00am -11:50pm\nHow to Find Clients Usi ng Networking & the Internet by Gary Blank P.E.\, IEEE-USA Past PresidentD r. Blank is an experienced consultant. He will reveal all his secrets on h ow to find clients through networking and the Internet.\n\n12:00pm – 1:0 0pm - Lunch\n\n1:00pm – 1:50pm\nCreating the Business that's Right for Y ou presented by Jacob Beningo\, Independent Consultant & member of the IEE E-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee (AICNC C)\nThis interactive session discusses the key life and business factors t hat a consultant needs to consider when starting their practice. Attendees will answer key questions that will help guide them into creating a busin ess that fits the lifestyle they want\, doing the activities that they wan t to do. Attendees will walk away with short and long-term plans and actio n items to get their businesses started and going in the right direction.\ n\n1:50pm - 2:00pm - Break\n\n2:00pm – 2:50pm\nStart-up Tactics presente d by William R. Kassebaum P.E.\, Independent Consultant & member of the IE EE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee (AICN CC)\nThis consultant turned entrepreneur will share his experience of goin g through this process. He will address: How to build a start-up company\, Financing\, Raising Money\, Book Keeping and Valuation He will also cover issues like hiring/recruiting\, dealing with employees\, dealing with boa rd members\, business development\, sales and marketing and What not to do !\n\n2:50pm - 3:00pm - Break\n\n3:00pm - Close - Local available resourses . Question and Answer Session (All presenters will be available)\n\nBldg: Sewickley United Methodist Church\, Thorn and Broad Streets\, Sewickley\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 15143 LOCATION:Bldg: Sewickley United Methodist Church\, Thorn and Broad Streets\ , Sewickley\, Pennsylvania\, United States\, 15143 ORGANIZER:gwc2gwc2@gmail.com SEQUENCE:10 SUMMARY:Consultants Workshop for Present and Future Consultants URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/158496 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>A Workshop to hone your business and netwo rking skills\, to help you succeed at consulting. Attend this one-day work shop to meet and hear experienced consultants and entrepeneurs explain the ir proven strategies as consultants.</p>\n<p><br />This workshop is not fr ee. There is a small fee\, depending upon the registrant's IEEE membership status. The fees are:<br />IEEE Regular\, Senior and Fellow Members = $20 \, IEEE Student Members = $10\, IEEE Life Members = $10\, Non-IEEE Attende es = $30.<br />The fee for this workshop includes a continental breakfast\ , breaks and a lunch. A vegetarian option is available.</p>\n<p><br />VENU E: Sewickley United Methodist Church\, Thorn and Broad Streets\, Sewickley \, PA 15143. Enter the venue from the side door on Thorn Street. There is a small parking lot behind the Church that can be entered from Thorn Stree t. If you need handicapped parking &ndash\; space can be reserved in this lot for you. All parking in Sewickley (Both lots and on-street) is FREE on Saturday</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>8:30am - 9:00pm Registration &amp\; Continental Breakfast</p>\n<p><br />8:50am - Welcome & ndash\; By the Pittsburgh Section Chair and the AICNCC Chair</p>\n<p>9:00a m &ndash\; 9:50pm<br />How to Stimulate and Hone your Networking Skills by Bob Krause P.E.\, IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordin ating Committee (AICNCC)<br />The purpose of this workshop is to stimulate and hone networking skills. The session will cover the importance of netw orking\, understanding the fundamentals of networking (who\, basic process )\, strategies for networking (how to get what you want\, Dos &amp\; Don&r squo\;ts) and the ethics of networking. The session will include three exe rcises and audience participation will be required. Also\, you will need t o have business cards to participate in the final exercise.</p>\n<p>9:50am &ndash\; 10:00am - Break</p>\n<p>10:00am &ndash\; 10:50am<br />The Life o f a Consultant by Larry Nelson P.E.\, Chair of the IEEE-USA Alliance of IE EE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committee (CNCC).<br />This session will examine issues a person faces while on his way to becoming a consulta nt. The session will examine a consultant going from Employee to Contracto r to Consultant. The session will also cover &ldquo\;how do you start&rdqu o\; consulting addressing issues such as: Budgeting\, Business Forms\, Leg alities of Consulting\, Differentiating the Costs of doing business betwee n Personal and Business. He will also address issues such as location\, pr ofessionalism and referrals.</p>\n<p>10:50am &ndash\; 11:00am - Break</p>\ n<p>11:00am -11:50pm<br />How to Find Clients Using Networking &amp\; the Internet by Gary Blank P.E.\, IEEE-USA Past PresidentDr. Blank is an exper ienced consultant. He will reveal all his secrets on how to find clients t hrough networking and the Internet.</p>\n<p>12:00pm &ndash\; 1:00pm - Lunc h</p>\n<p>1:00pm &ndash\; 1:50pm<br />Creating the Business that's Right f or You presented by Jacob Beningo\, Independent Consultant &amp\; member o f the IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consultants' Networks Coordinating Committ ee (AICNCC)<br />This interactive session discusses the key life and busin ess factors that a consultant needs to consider when starting their practi ce. Attendees will answer key questions that will help guide them into cre ating a business that fits the lifestyle they want\, doing the activities that they want to do. Attendees will walk away with short and long-term pl ans and action items to get their businesses started and going in the righ t direction.</p>\n<p>1:50pm - 2:00pm - Break</p>\n<p>2:00pm &ndash\; 2:50p m<br />Start-up Tactics presented by&nbsp\;William R. Kassebaum P.E.\, Ind ependent Consultant &amp\; member of the IEEE-USA Alliance of IEEE Consult ants' Networks Coordinating Committee (AICNCC)<br />This consultant turned entrepreneur will share his experience of going through this process. He will address: How to build a start-up company\, Financing\, Raising Money\ , Book Keeping and Valuation He will also cover issues like hiring/recruit ing\, dealing with employees\, dealing with board members\, business devel opment\, sales and marketing and What not to do!</p>\n<p><br />2:50pm - 3: 00pm - Break</p>\n<p>3:00pm - Close - Local available resourses. Question and Answer Session (All presenters will be available)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp \;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR