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SoCon08 - Web 2008 in 1.5 days

Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Blogging, Business, Technology

I attended SoCon07 last year and really enjoyed it. SoCon08 will be held at the University of Kennesaw, just North of Atlanta from February 8-9, 2008. You can register here. It’s not free like ‘07 — this year it’s $43 for the full 1.5 days (including a Networking Dinner) or $15 for the Saturday. It’s […]

Laurie Olivier - Venture capitalist learned to handle risk fighting off snakes

Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Business, South Africa, Technology, Venture Capital

Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, an Atlanta VC and ex-South African, was recently profiled in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Laurie is a partner in Veritas Venture Partners. Veritas has investments in the following Atlanta based companies: Clickfox, CytoDome, and Asankya. Laurie serves on the board of these companies. He is the Chairman of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce […]

Catalyst 2007 - Convergence of next generation leaders

Posted on October 2nd, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Blogging, Business, Leadership

I’ll be attending the Catalyst 2007 conference at the Arena in Gwinnett County, just North of Atlanta, Oct 4-5, 2007. This conference usually draws over 10,000 people and is aimed at sharing leadership insights with young, upcoming leaders. It’s a great event with an impressive list of speakers including:

John C. Maxwell - author of […]

SAPPHIRE 2007 in Atlanta

Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Carel

Filed under SAP

SAP is definitely faced with some interesting challenges at the moment. The Oracle lawsuit and now with Shai Agassi leaving. I live in Atlanta and look forward to attending SAPPHIRE. I’m sure it’s going to be an interesting event. It is now a joint event with ASUG and it is from April 22-25, 2007 at […]

SoCon07

Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Blogging, Business, Technology

According to the organizers SoCon07 is: “2.0 style networking in 1.5 days”. This is a free conference on all things Web 2.0. It will take place at the University of Kennesaw, Georgia from February 9-10, 2007.
Register here: SoCon07 registration.
Btw, if you live in Atlanta then Techlinks website is a great way to stay informed regarding […]

(RED), ONE & 7 are making a difference…

Posted on October 17th, 2006 by Carel

Filed under Apple, Business, Charity, South Africa

Apple’s recent launch of the iPod Nano (PRODUCT) RED triggered this blog entry. Technology makes our lives much easier and more productive, but technology can also make a huge difference in less advantaged people’s lives in the rest of the world. In the follow paragraphs I list a number of interesting and worthwhile projects aimed […]

What a website!

Posted on August 14th, 2006 by Carel

Filed under Leadership, Technology

I live in Atlanta and every October Atlanta hosts the Catalyst Conference for young leaders. The conference was birthed by John Maxwell the Leadership Guru and this is it’s sixth year. The keynote speakers include: Andy Stanley, Marcus Buckingham (First, Break all the rules fame) and Donald Miller (author of Blue Like Jazz). Very worth […]


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