NextSpace Coworking + Innovation | The (r)evolution of Work.

Have you ever wondered what is involved with recycling and refurbishing your IT equipment. How long has it been going on? How do you really protect someone’s identity? Many of you asked us this question at the recent NextSpace recycling event. The founders of TechCycle3, Ross Johnston, Damon Gonzalez and Reesa Abrams, will be giving this BBL on the history of the Information Technology industry’s work in this area and where it is today. Bring your questions. For more information on Techcycle3 go to www.techcycle3.com (http://www NULL.techcycle3 NULL.com)

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Love wine? Then join fellow wine lovers at Nextspace to celebrate the start of fall & welcome the sunshine back to SF.

If you’ve been to a wine tweetup in Napa, this will feel familiar to you… Bring a bottle of your favorite Red Blend to share and enjoy discovering other red blends that you have never tasted before. There is no admission charge, just a Twitter account and a bottle of wine.

Come make new friends and taste some awesome wines!

Also, while you’re here, make sure to check out the awesome facilities of Nextspace, a co-working space for freelancers, entrepreneurs, & remote workers.

For more details and to RSVP: http://twtvite.com/winewednesdaysf (http://twtvite NULL.com/winewednesdaysf)

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Do you long to escape your cubicle and strike out to discover the world on your own terms? Is your dream for that “trip of a lifetime” still sitting on the back burner? If so, it’s time to take action.

We invite YOU to join us on September 14th in a nationwide movement to raise awareness about career breaks and extended travel. We will be hosting a night of FREE Meet, Plan, Go! events with travel experts in major cities across the country.

At each event you will…

MEET inspirational speakers and like-minded travelers in your area.
Get motivation, contacts and resources necessary to PLAN the trip of a lifetime.
Start taking concrete steps forward and get ready to GO!
Despite being common in many countries such as Australia and the UK, career breaks, life sabbaticals, “gap years” and other forms of extended travel are not currently a Yankee birthright…but the Founders of Meet, Plan, Go! are on a mission to change that!

For years, books like Vagabonding by Rolf Potts and Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman have inspired countless readers across the country to break out of their routine and travel the world. Then in 2006, Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love exploded onto the literary scene, becoming a runaway hit and opening up a wider conversation about Americans and long-term travel experiences. Many people found themselves waking up and asking, “Wait a minute…why haven’t I ever taken time off? Where is MY gap year?!” Sound familiar? You’re not alone…

At every event will be individuals who have fulfilled their own dreams of traveling around the world, or are currently in the planning stages. Their real-life stories include an understanding of the unique challenges that all long-term travelers must overcome in order to claim their freedom on the road and who appreciate the unbelievable triumphs of realizing one’s dream of an extended international adventure.

Whether you long for a career break, sabbatical, a spiritual sojourn, an extended global vagabonding experience or just a self-designed “gap year”, we want to help you make it happen!

Click HERE (http://meetplangosanfrancisco NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/?ref=ebtn&utm_source=NextSpace+San+Francisco+General+Interest&utm_campaign=ebdd76bddc-NextSpace+SF+Happenings+and+Goings+On&utm_medium=email) for more details & RSVP

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Women Who Tech 3rd Annual Telesummit After-Party

Join us for one of the best parties of 2010!!!!! Don’t miss an opportunity to meet some fellow techies for titillating talk while noshing on tasty treats, drinking delicious libations, and dancing the night away.

Click HERE (http://org2 NULL.democracyinaction NULL.org/o/5266/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=2582&utm_source=NextSpace+San+Francisco+General+Interest&utm_campaign=ebdd76bddc-NextSpace+SF+Happenings+and+Goings+On&utm_medium=email)for more details and to RSVP!

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Do you need more clients?
A lot of entrepreneurs think that
they need more traffic to their
website, but the reality is they
may all ready have enough
traffic.

They just aren’t getting enough
site visitors to become clients.
People gravitate towards video.
Case and point: YouTube is
the second most used
search engine.

So if you just have a video on
your site about your product
or service, visitors will become
prospects, and prospects will
become clients.

At the Event You Will Discover:
-A step-by-step process for creating
your video
-The three things you must include
in your video or else it will just be
white noise
-The best resources for free royalty-
free images and music
-The best free video creator for making
a video that will grab their attention
and get them wanting more
-How to upload it to YouTube and
apply search engine optimization
(SEO) techniques to make the
video a beacon to your site

Space is limited. There are only a few seats
so sign up now to reserve your spot.
RSVP (http://how-to-make-video-4-more-clients NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/?utm_source=NextSpace+San+Francisco+General+Interest&utm_campaign=ebdd76bddc-NextSpace+SF+Happenings+and+Goings+On&utm_medium=email)

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Most people think writing a book is hard, and has to take a long time. And that getting it published and promoted is difficult and expensive.

But actually, it can be easy, quick, fun, and cheap.
If you just learn a few simple techniques used by prolific non-fiction authors, you’ll discover how to:
-Finish your book in just a few short weeks!
-Publish it for little or no money!
-Promote it far and wide, at little cost!
-And create an information marketing empire with multiple streams of income, based on your book!

Space is limited, so register right away!

Learn more and RSVP (http://nsbook NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/?utm_source=NextSpace+San+Francisco+General+Interest&utm_campaign=ebdd76bddc-NextSpace+SF+Happenings+and+Goings+On&utm_medium=email)

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Most people think that blogging is one more marketing chore, and not very effective at bringing in clients. But actually, your blog can be the center of your online community, the marketing engine that powers your business.

In this NextSpace Brown Bag Lunch, you’ll get tips you can implement on your blog right away to be able to connect with your prospects, influencers, and fans to get more clients, and have more fun doing it.

Presented by guest speaker, Beth Barany. Beth Barany speaks to groups all over the San Francisco Bay Area and across the United States. Typically who she works with are entrepreneurs who are having the challenge of creating more visibility and getting more clients. She leads trainings to help entrepreneurs get more exposure through social media.

Learn more and RSVP! (http://bloggingforfunandprofit NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/?utm_source=NextSpace+San+Francisco+General+Interest&utm_campaign=ebdd76bddc-NextSpace+SF+Happenings+and+Goings+On&utm_medium=email)

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Freelance Camp Santa Cruz 2010
Click HERE (http://freelancecampsc2010 NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/) for more details and to get your tickets!

Freelance Camp Santa Cruz 2010 is the 3rd annual BarCamp for freelancers, independent contractors and small business owners. We are proud to host this in beautiful, innovative Santa Cruz, CA. You ask: What is a BarCamp? BarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants. The day consists of sessions proposed by attendees and the schedule is created on site the morning of the event. BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn from each other in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants.

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The What’s Next Lecture Series continues with the fourth of its five-part discussion of The Future of Innovation, with a lively exploration of “The Next Big Idea: Innovations in Research & Development” on October 5, 2010 at the Del Mar Theatre.  Join us as Reed Hastings, Founder and CEO of Netflix, is interviewed by Sarah Lacy, author and journalist for TechCrunch, about how crowdsourcing, technology and talent are creating breakthrough products and services.  Hastings, named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential global citizens, has made a career of turning business models up-side-down and remaking entire sectors of the economy. This will be an event not to miss.

The series is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, and the City of Santa Cruz.  The final topic in this year-long series will be Gaming & Social Media.

Previous What’s Next Lectures have sold out early, so buy your ticket (http://researchanddevelopment NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/) today.

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