Meetup 42 was a workshop about the future of Silicon Halton

1. Meetup 42: The Future of Silicon
Halton
www.siliconhalton.com
linkedin/siliconhalton
@siliconhalton

2. 7:00pm Welcome
7:05pm Announcements
7:15pm Future of Silicon Halton (setting
Agenda the table)
7:30pm Working Sessions
8:30 pm Group Share and Next Steps
8:45pm G2KYM and Open Floor
9:00 pm Uber networking
Thanks to Ned Devines!

3. Show of Hands

4. Announcements

5. Membership target for 2013
2,500

6. In the News, again!
Burlington Post, March 21, 2013:
http://bit.ly/XBaR5E
Focused on:
• Silicon Halton
• Enable Education
• yapAgame
• 3Peaks
Thx to @HughBlack

7. new! Sales Success Workshop
When: May 27, 8am (3 hours)
Who: Delivered by Marguerite Zimmerman of E=MZ2
(Marguerite presented at Meetup 22 – bit.ly/SHMeetup22)
Poll: Which sales topic would provide the most
immediate value to you? http://linkd.in/16GlUea

8. Meetup 42
The Future of Silicon Halton

9. Celebrate What We’ve Done
• 108 – meet ups, P2P, workshops and demo nights
• 2 – new communities; Silicon Peel and Silicon Simcoe
• ? – helped hatch and develop startups
• $ - created a referral network for jobs and business
• - built our networks, generated some business amongst each other,
members have hired other members, made some friends

10. Time To Look Forward
• Here’s where our heads are at for 2013 and beyond
– Building A Sustainable Organization - Incorporate and Raising Funds.
– Expanding The Silicon Halton Community - more awareness, more reach, more
reputation.
– Building An Economic Engine - that helps members not only network, but get a lot
more business.
• Lend A Hand To Make It Happen

11. Work Sessions: How They Work
1. Pick a core area that appeals to you the most. One
that you can contribute ideas and commit to! =)
– Building A Sustainable Organization - Incorporate and Raising
Funds. (RICK)
– Expanding The Silicon Halton Community - more awareness, more
reach, more reputation. (CHRIS)
– Building An Economic Engine - that helps members not only
network, but get a lot more business. (REEMA)
2. Put your ideas and thoughts on paper. You’ll have
one of us participating. We’re going to share with
you what challenges we’re facing today as part of
this exercise
3. Share with the broader group a your ideas and the
next steps that will happen

12. Work Sessions (food
and drink encouraged!)

13. G 2KYM
(Get to Know Your Member)

15. www.fivel.ca @FivelSystems #LearningMoments
ed.roszczka@fivel.ca @edrushka
Mo, Bud, Dan 15

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• Choose layout to pick a layout for your slides

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18. Mark your Calendar

19. Meetup 43
The Secrets Of Successful
Podcasting
May 14, 2013
Location: O’Finn’s Irish Temper,
downtown Oakville

20. new! Sales Success Workshop
When: May 27, 8am (3 hours)
Who: Delivered by Marguerite Zimmerman of E=MZ2
(Marguerite presented at Meetup 22 – bit.ly/SHMeetup22)
Poll: Which sales topic would provide the most
immediate value to you? http://linkd.in/16GlUea

21. Open Floor

22. Meetup 42: The Future of Silicon Halton
www.siliconhalton.com
linkedin/siliconhalton
@siliconhalton