--Upcoming Events--
The 17th annual Seattle Society for Information Management (SIM) Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, August 16th, 2010 at The Golf Club at Echo Falls. This year's tournament begins with box lunches and a 1:00 PM shotgun and is comprised of up to 36 foursomes (144 maximum player field). Our tournament uses a scramble format. We're excited about our new venue at The Golf Club at Echo Falls which offers a challenging golf experience.
Beyond the prizes, great golf and beautiful scenery, the trounament provides Seattle SIM members, sponsors, and guests with a terrific opportunity to network with a great group of IT professionals. Seattle SIM recognizes the importance of supporting and expanding educational opportunities within our community, so SIM will continue the tradition of offering support to a non-profit organization that benefits the local technology community.
It's a sell-out every year, so don't delay in making your reservation early. While no guarantee, August is generally really good weather. rain or shine, we can gaurantee the fun. Just click the link below to register yourself, your guest(s) or your foursome.
Register online or Print a Flyer & Registration Form
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Wednesday, September 15th
Leadership--Ideas to Action
6:00--8:30pm Dinner Event
Maggiano's Little Italy, Lincoln Square, Bellevue
Please join us as Michael Schutzler gives us the keys to leadership and distills this broad topic down to specific, actionable, and practical insights for sharpening your leadership skills. This dynamic presentation will have you motivated and ready to bring new ideas to tackle issues at work and home.
Speaker: Michael Schutzler, CEO of Livemocha
Michael Schutzler is Chief Executive Officer of Livemocha, where he brings 25 years of leadership and brand building for some of the world’s most recognized consumer facing properties including Monster.com, RealNetworks and Classmates.com.
Prior to LiveMocha, Schutzler led an executive coaching firm called CEOSherpa, where he helped small to mid-sized organizations capitalize on market opportunities, build strong executive teams and develop successful financing strategies. He also served as Senior Vice President at RealNetworks, leading the worldwide games, global marketing, advertising and sales divisions. During his tenure, Schutzler expanded the casual games business into an international operation, growing revenues in excess of $100 million and establishing the company as a dominant player in the online gaming world. As Senior Vice President at Monster.com during its peak, he led product development, online marketing and consumer products for the company’s billion-dollar business. Before his roles at Monster.com and RealNetworks, Schutzler served as CEO of Classmates.com, the service often recognized as one of the first social networking sites. He led the company from a small, struggling start-up to a nationally recognized brand and category owner. Classmates.com was acquired by United Online in 2004 for $150M.
Schutzler is a highly respected strategist and leadership coach for CEOs, executives, and board members around the world. In addition to authoring an acclaimed book on leadership titled Inspiring Excellence, he has served as an angel investor for more than a dozen Internet and technology companies. Schutzler holds an MBA in Finance and Economics and a BS in Electrical Engineering.
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--Recent Seminars & Events--
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June 16, 2010
Managing Resistance -- Leading Through Change
- Facilitator: Beth Montag-Schmaltz from PeopleFirm