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Meetings & Events

Luncheon Meetings are open to the public and include guest speakers of interest to the general business community, and generally held on the 2nd Friday of each month.  For a reservation by the Wednesday prior to a meeting, the cost is $15 for members and $20 for guests.  After Wednesday the cost is $20 and $25, respectively. 

Breakfast Meetings are for members only, and are usually held on the 4th Friday of each month.  For a reservation by the Wednesday prior to the meeting, the cost is $15; after Wednesday, the cost is $20.

To make a reservation for a meeting or event, press its REGISTER button to reserve your spot.  Reservations are required and must be made by Noon on the Wednesday prior to the program to avoid a late fee.  Online reservations are preferred.  Written as well as phone reservations will also be accepted.

Cancellations:  Reservations are considered firm unless cancelled prior to Noon on the Wednesday prior to the program. The CA has the right to charge the full amount to no-shows who do not cancel.

Business attire is required at all Breakfast and Luncheon Meetings.

Upcoming events

    • August 13, 2010
    • 11:30 AM - 02:00 PM
    • The Rusty Anchor Waterfront Bar & Grill – The Barge

    "Members Only August Social"


     

    Date: Friday-August 13th
    Time: 11:30 am
    Place: The Rusty Anchor Waterfront Bar & Grill –          (The Barge)
    Click Here to Make a Reservation

    We will gather for lunch and to socialize.  When making your reservation, please be sure to select one of the 3 entrees.  A variety of beverages will be included. (Please refer to the email blast for a more detailed menu & for directions).

    Hope to see you all there!


    Members pay $15; Late Registrants pay $20.  Casual dress code and reservations are required.  Online payment is preferred.

    • August 17, 2010
    • 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
    • Online / GoToWebinar.com

    "What’s on Your Phone? Is Your Cell a Friend or Foe?"


    Cindy Herrmann, Partner at Mogul Marketing


    Webinar: Tuesday, August 17th
    Time: 8:00 am to 9:00 am
    Cost:  $29
    (CA members are free)
    Click Here to Register

    During the Webinar, Consulting Alliance member Cindy Herrmann will discuss how professionals are integrating their cell phones into their lives and businesses. Topics include the applications that have changed how professionals work, the best sources for news, the reasons why professionals love or hate their cell phones. Participants will have the opportunity to talk about their cell phones, the applications they use for work and pleasure and how they prefer to get their news.

    Cindy Herrmann is a partner in Mogul Marketing, a marketing/web development firm in East Chatham, NY. Mogul Marketing specializes in business-to-business and non-profit web design, case studies and photography.  Herrmann is on the Board of Directors of the Capital Repertory Theatre and the Consulting Alliance. A self-described “geek,” Herrmann enjoys networking and actively uses LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Prior to opening Mogul Marketing in 1995, Herrmann worked on Wall Street in marketing and technology. Her corporate work experience includes being Director of Front Office Systems at First Albany, Vice President of Electronic Product Development at Standard & Poor’s (a unit of McGraw-Hill) and Vice President of Institutional Sales Systems at Merrill Lynch.  Herrmann holds an MBA from New York University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Pratt Institute.


    System Requirements for GoTo Webinar

    To attend the webinar using a PC:
    • Internet Explorer® 6.0 or newer, Mozilla FireFox® 3.0 or newer, (JavaScriptTM and JavaTM enabled)
    • Windows® 7 or newer, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000
    • Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
    • Minimum of Pentium® class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB or RAM (recommended) and 2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista
    • For the audio portion, participants can dial in by phone.  Those wishing to connect to audio VoIP will need a fast Internet connection (384kbps or more recommended), a microphone and speakers (a USB headset is recommended).

    To attend the webinar using a Macintosh®:
    • Safari® 3.0 or newer, Mozilla FireFox® 3.0 or newer, (JavaScriptTM and JavaTM enabled)
    • Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger® or newer)
    • PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor (512 MB of RAM or better recommended)
    • Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
    • For the audio connection, participants can dial in by phone.  Those wishing to connect to audio VoIP will need a fast Internet connection (384kbps or more recommended), a microphone and speakers (a USB headset is recommended).
    • September 10, 2010
    • 11:30 AM - 02:00 PM
    • Wolferts Roost Country Club, Albany NY

    "What 10,000 Managers have to say to Executives and Boards"

           

    Speaker: Michele Dunn, Corporate Governance, Executive Development & Coaching

    Program Description to Follow

    Michele Dunn is an entrepreneur and a pioneer, having grown her consulting business over the past two decades and braved new trails for women in the process.  With over twenty years experience coaching business leaders across the globe, through the challenges of growth and retrenchment, Michele has a keen insight into the motivations of people and the cultures of organizations.  Her trademark expression, “Culture can eat strategy for lunch” always gets the attention of those who struggle with how to integrate businesses and assimilate people. 

    Michele is a Director at Easter Seals, Coastal Connecticut and a member of the NACD, National Association of Female Executives and American Society for Training and Development.  She has an MBA in Marketing from Pace University, NYC and a BA in Political Science and Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. 

    Members pay $15; Late Registrants & Non-Members $20.  A business dress code and reservations are required.  Online payment is preferred.

    • September 24, 2010
    • 07:30 AM - 09:15 AM
    • Wolferts Roost Country Club, Albany NY

    "Tech Talk"


    Speaker: Cody Anderson, Evenerable Group

    Cody Anderson will be leading another “Tech Talk” where he will answer your tech questions, demystify the world of business technology, find weapons of mass destruction, and otherwise *dazzle* you.  (For those of you not familiar with past “Tech Talk” sessions, think “live auction” meets “help desk”.)

    To help get things started, Cody would like members to send him questions, issues, and concerns IN ADVANCE that they’d like covered during the conversation.  Anything “tech” is fair game!  Don’t delay; send your topics/questions of interest to Cody.

    Cody Anderson started his career in technology problem-solving over fifteen years ago. While attaining an accounting degree from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Cody paid for his beer working for Lehigh’s academic computing center, as well as for a Lehigh Valley IT consultancy.  After graduation, Cody worked in the private sector before embarking on his own in 1994.  In 2002, he founded Evenerable Group, where, as principal consultant, he works with small and medium-sized businesses in the areas of IT operations and strategy. 

    Robert Dwyer will be featured in our Member Spotlight presentation this month.

    Members pay $15; Late Registrants pay $20.  A business dress code and reservations are required.  Online payment is preferred.

Past events

July 28, 2010 Launching Your Consulting Career: Choosing a Business Type
July 23, 2010 Members Only Networking Event
July 09, 2010 "Marketing a Company of One: Building an Authentic Personal Brand"
June 25, 2010 Strategic Media Relations For Consultants
June 15, 2010 So You Want to Write a Book
June 11, 2010 "Frederic Church's Olana -- A Public-Private Partnership"
June 01, 2010 Facilitation Techniques
May 28, 2010 Semi-Annual Consulting Alliance Planning Breakfast
May 14, 2010 "The Value of a Good Reputation"
April 09, 2010 "Tales from the New York State Capitol"
March 26, 2010 Best Practices for Proposal Development
March 23, 2010 Member Webinar 2nd Training/Information Session
March 16, 2010 Boost Your Business through E-Mail Marketing
March 12, 2010 "The Art and Craft of Business Storytelling: How to Tell the Right Story, at the Right Time, for the Right Impact"
March 11, 2010 Setting the Stage for Speaking Success
February 12, 2010 "What's in the World of the Entrepreneur?"
February 05, 2010 Member Webinar Training/Information Session
January 26, 2010 Launching Your Consulting Career - Evening Session
January 26, 2010 Launching Your Consulting Career - Morning Session
January 22, 2010 Is it a Suspect, Interesting Encounter, or a Prospect?
January 08, 2010 Revitalizing Our Cities : The What, The Why, And How It's Going
December 11, 2009 Holiday Hullabaloo
November 20, 2009 Member Planning Session Breakfast
November 13, 2009 Challenges in the Current Labor Market
October 23, 2009 Appel, Edelstein & Morrison "Instinct vs. Information"
October 09, 2009 Vennard & Gulotty "Meetings Mean Business"
September 25, 2009 Patterson "Case Studies for Applying Web 2.0 Technology with Clients"
September 11, 2009 Cortini "Web 2.0 Technology for the New Workplace"
August 14, 2009 Bird "Clowning Around with the Consulting Alliance"
July 24, 2009 Coombs "Leading a Successful First Sales Call"
July 10, 2009 Jamison "Creating Cultures of Inclusion"
June 26, 2009 Opper & Ryan "Fine Tuning your Elevator Speech"
June 12, 2009 Ward & Jeffes "Social Networking and Beyond"
May 22, 2009 "Strategic Planning Meeting"
May 08, 2009 Tim Kraft "Protecting You and Your Business on the Internet"
April 24, 2009 Nancy Schultz "Strategies for Handling These Tough Economic Times"
April 03, 2009 Ken Adams "Business Impact of Latest Developments in Albany and Washington"
March 13, 2009 Rocco Ferraro "How Accessing & Understanding Regional Planning Data can Provide Opportunities for Consultants"
February 13, 2009 Lucy Prashker & Vanessa Halley: "Fair Game or Foul Play? Testing the Limits of Fair Use in a Remix Culture"
January 09, 2009 Mark Eagan, CCE "The Chamber & Tech Valley"
November 14, 2008 Jay Gallagher "Election Observations . . . Likely Impact on the Capital District"
October 10, 2008 Stephen Andersen "Working in Africa: a Peace Corps Volunteer on Leave-of-Absence from Corporate America"
September 12, 2008 Peter Coombs "Turbo Networking"
June 13, 2008 Sandy Mathes "Economic Development Initiatives in Greene County"
 


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