1/28/2010: Networking Made Easy
2/9/2010: Euro Networking
3/10/2010: Linked in & Twitter 101
4/7/2010: Community & Influencer Marketing
4/20/2010: Euro Networking
5/14/2010: L'Esprit de France Gala
5/26/2010: Email Marketing Explained
6/29/2010: Euro Networking
7/22/2010: Accent Reduction Primer
7/29/2010: What Truly Drives Sales & Revenue?
8/12/2010: Taking Your Innovative Venture to France
8/26/2010: Euro Networking

∧ 2009 Past Events
∨ 2008 Past Events
∨ 2007 Past Events
∨ 2006 Past Events

When:  Thursday, August 26, 6-8pm
Where:  Hotel VQ, 1975 Mile High Stadium Circle
What:  About 60 internationally-minded guests networking and enjoying an amazing view from the 14th floor of the Hotel VQ.  It was a great way to end the summer!
Partners:  German-American Chamber of Commerce and The World Trade Center Denver

When: Thursday, August 12, 8:00-10:00am
Where: Warwick Denver Hotel, 1776 Grant St., Denver, 80203
What: An informative panel discussion featuring executives from US and French trade organizations and companies, on new resources for introducing your technological enterprise to France. Our panelists discussed the new innovation-friendly policies, R&D resources and funding, new tax incentives, partnership opportunities with competitive clusters, export opportunities, transnational partnerships and experiences of managing and establishing operations in France.
Panelists: Marisa Guerra from Invest in France Agency, Brian Conn from Otologics LLC, Gavin Drake from Quark, and Sandi Moilanen from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, who was the moderator.
Sponsor: Invest in France Agency

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When: Thursday, July 29, 8:30-10:30am
Where: Alliance Francaise, 571 Galapago St., Denver, 80204
What: The fourth session in our Skill Building Business Breakfast series. Mike Tafoya with Estrada Strategies spoke about behaviors and activities to increase leads, thus increasing your sales. Mike showed us how to define our target market, and why “Everyone” is not your potential customer.
Sponsors: AmiCuisine and Alliance Francaise

When: Thursday, July 22, 8:30-10:30am
Where: LCI, 2160 S Clermont St., Denver CO 80222
What: LCI's Accent Reduction Program focuses on eliminating language barriers and miscommunications that commonly occur when speaking English as a second language. The goal of accent reduction is not to eliminate an accent or disguise heritage, but to help the individual communicate clearly and effectively. LCI's Accent Reduction training focuses on isolating specific pronunciation techniques, which helps ESL speakers improve their English communication skills. LCI's training helps individuals focus on concise and clear pronunciation, improving their communication skills and bolstering their confidence in everyday communications, presentations and speaking over the phone.
Sponsor: LCI (Language Consultants International)

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When: Thursday, June 30, 6-8pm
Where: The Tavern Downtown, 1949 Market St.
What: Networking with internationally minded individuals from the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the German-American Chamber of Commerce and the World Trade Center.  This event was held on the rooftop patio to enjoy the wonderful Colorado summer.

When: Wednesday, May 16, 2010, 8:30-10:30am
Where: Alliance Francaise de Denver, 571 Galapago St., Denver, 80204
Topic: Zak Barron with Constant Contact shared tips and tricks for making your email correspondence more appealing to your audience. Stressing the importance of a good subject line, he also talked about how to create targeted mailing lists, design visually appealing emails and avoid being listed as a spammer. Every attendee walked away with great new ideas and a wonderful workbook from Constant Contact to help improve their email correspondence.
Sponsors: AmiCuisine and Alliance Francaise

When: Friday, May 14, 2010
Where: Westin Tabor Center, 1472 Lawrence St., Downtown Denver
What:  115 guests enjoyed a phenomenal five-course French dinner paired with French wines, intimate entertainment by singers from Central City Opera, an awards presentation and live & silent auctions.  Our Guests of Honor were Dr. Dan Arvizu, Director of NREL and Claude Graff of Schneider Electric France.  We were also joined by Special Guest Tom Plant, Director of the Governor's Energy Office.

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When: Tuesday, April 20, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Brown Palace Hotel, Downtown Denver
What: An evening of international networking for business men and women.
Partners: German-American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, British-American Club and The World Trade Center Denver.

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When: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11:30-1:30
Where: CSIA, 216 16th St., Suite 850, Denver, 80202
Topic: An innovative social media marketing platform, eCairn Conversation™.  With this, Marketing and PR professionals can leverage social media to: gain insights from target communities, increase customer satisfaction, promote brand awareness and build trust with key influencers.
Presenter: Dominique Lahaix is the CEO and founder of eCairn, a software company specializing in social media marketing.  He has previously founded and managed a software startup specializing in emailing optimization with clients like eBay, HP, and Apple. He has also lead several divisions in Hewlett Packard Services (R&D, consulting and business development) and has 20 years of expertise in managing technology organizations.
Sponsor: extanz.com

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When: Wednesday, March 10, 8:30-10:30am
Where: Alliance Francaise de Denver, 571 Galapago St., Denver, 80204
Topic: Skill Building Business Breakfast covering the basics of social media marketing using Linked in, Twitter and Facebook.  Guests asked many questions regarding proper protocol, how to use these resources to market themselves as well as their businesses and basics on how to use and navigate each one. 
Presenter:  Yann Ropars with extanz
Sponsors: Alliance Francaise and AmiCuisine

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When: Tuesday, February 9, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Delaney's Bar, 1805 Blake St., Denver, 80204
What: Close to 100 people enjoyed an evening of International Networking.  Delaney’s Bar turned out to be a perfect location providing amplef space to comfortably mingle with the other guests and exchange contacts and information. Despite the loose atmosphere of the bar there was a lot of commercial business-making going on between the guests that evening. Every Euro Networking brings in new guests who have never been to attended before in addition to many regular participants who have found successful business connections at the events. This trend makes Euro Networking an effective tool in gaining new contacts and generating new business.
Partners: German-American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, British-American Club and The World Trade Center Denver.

When: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:30-10:30am
Where: Alliance Francaise de Denver, 571 Galapago St., Denver, 80204
Topic: Our first Skill Building Business Breakfast of 2010 had a great turnout! Cindy Rold of "The Networking Gurus" gave a very informative presentation on the topic of networking and participants were enthusiastic and eager to put these tips to use. People with varying degrees of comfort in networking gained newfound confidence in their approach for upcoming meetings with potential contacts. If you were not able to attend this presentation but want to learn more, sign up for their "Guide To Denver's Networking Events" newsletter here http://www.thenetworkinggurus.com/newsletter/
Speaker: Cindy Rold of The Networking Gurus
Sponsors: AmiCuisine and Alliance Francaise

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