http://www.techrockies.com/Calendar High tech events in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and surrounding states from Techrockies.com http://www.techrockies.com http://www.techrockies.com/images/techrockies.gif Wednesday, December 3, 2008 -- Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs. Silicon Flatirons. Whether you are exploring a new product idea, developing an initial business plan, pitching investors, or preparing for a successful exit, intellectual property (IP) protection is an increasingly important issue for every technology start-up. This presentation will provide you with a basic understanding of each of the primary forms of IP protection and help you to appreciate how those protections can be put to work as valuable tools to add value to your business. Whether you are exploring a new product idea, developing an initial business plan, pitching investors, or preparing for a successful exit, intellectual property (IP) protection is an increasingly important issue for every technology start-up. See http://www.silicon-flatirons.org/registration.php?id=552... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11880 Wednesday, December 3, 2008 -- How Software and Consulting are Driving the Redevelopment of State and Local Tax. Come hear from William Mueldener, National Director of State and Local Tax for Hein and Associates, as he examines the current taxability of software sales, software purchases, consulting services, and other e-commerce related transactions for state and local sales and use tax. We will explore the questions of when does a business need to register to collect sales tax or remit use tax, what transactions are subject to tax, and what is the tax base. Additionally, we will discuss the future landscape of state taxation. What steps are jurisdictions taking to tax businesses on their revenue and services both from a state sales tax and an income tax perspective? See http://www.coloradotechnology.org... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11844 Thursday, December 4, 2008 -- "Private Equity / Intermediary Networking Event" ACG Denver. Networking Mixer. See http://chapters.acg.org/denver/calendar/... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11122 Thursday, December 4, 2008 -- Rocky Mountain Inventors' Association. RMIA meetings are workshops at which entrepreneurs share information and resources. Meetings are facilitated by one or two of the most experienced members, and a patent attorney is usually present to address legal questions. Often attending are marketing professionals, manufacturers, and others who may help to solve problems and present opportunities. Munchies are included. See http://rminventor.org... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11878 Thursday, December 4, 2008 -- The Top Ten Mistakes in Designing On-line User Experiences That Hit Your Bottom Line. CSIA. Join us for this presentation in which User Experience maven, Nathan Verrill, shares his insights and experiences over the last 12 years as a User Experience professional. He will share his observations of the most common mistakes made when creating customer experiences, and give tips for how to avoid them. See http://www.coloradotechnology.org... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11843 Friday, December 5, 2008 -- Confronting the Communications Gap. This class will show you your natural communication style and how to adapt that style to target your message in a way that others will understand. See http://www.eciclass.com... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11868 Friday, December 5, 2008 -- Public Relations Breakfast. The Utah Technology Council (UTC) will hold its annual Public Relations breakfast event. This year's theme is entitled, "PR Through the Modern Mediums: What Works? What Falls Flat?" Moderating the event is longtime Utah broadcast journalist Chris Tunis of the Salt Lake Enterprise. Featured at this year’s breakfast are a trio of media experts to share their stories about what today’s PR professionals are doing right and what happens when PR pitches go wrong. That trio stars Paul Foy of the Associated Press, Fields Mosley of KUTV 2, and tech and media blogger Jesse Stay of Stay'nAlive.com. See http://www.utahtechcouncil.org ... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11841 Monday, December 8, 2008 -- "Twitter Boot Camp: Go from Beginner to Twitter Master in One Short Evening" DaVinci Institute. Over the past few months, Twitter has emerged as one of the hottest online tools of all time. But while Twitter serves well as a vibrant social network, it also serves as a legitimate business tool. People on Twitter use it to find people working on similar projects, doing similar work, or with common interests. Join us for this cutting edge event. Bring your laptop and be prepared to have a fully functional network by the time you leave. See http://www.davinciinstitute.com/page.php?ID=610... (more) http://www.techrockies.com/calendar/eventid/11877