There’s an art event Thursday night benefiting a few of the Holland Project Core Members (Toni, Tony, Omar, Nick) and their Artist collective, Sleepytime Projects.  It also features the artwork of other Holland Core and Gallery members (Meg and Mel Berner, Megan Kay, Ahren, Rossi) and Holland supporters (Chris, Erik, Rob, Caedron)

Looks to be an awesome night involving lots of cool local artits and people involved with and supporting the the Holland Project. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

It’s Thursday, April 2nd at the Studio  on 4th @ 7pm.

What was once lost will not be forgotten. The Reno-Tahoe AIGA crew cooked up a cool awards party for all the stuff that’s never seen the light of day (and perhaps shouldn’t) or minimally was that design that every judge on the planet would have picked except that one bastard that judged your entry last month.

Bottom line is this is a grand opportunity to bring the stuff that you want forgotten out into the light. Since I doubt anyone will be sober enough to remember it in the morning, it’ll be good times.

As the advertising, marketing and public relations award season comes to an end, what better day than April Fool’s for a satirical take on awards shows? The Emu Awards will have no categories, very few rules and a slightly-less-than-serious attitude.

Bring us your best unselected concept, your strongest unpublished campaign or your uncommissioned masterpiece of design, illustration or photography. Voting will be done by your peers/attendees on the spot and winners will receive … something really bitchin’.

So here’s the deal. Just mount your entries on a board of any dimension (that doesn’t require a forklift). Bring as many as you like, or can afford to enter. We will hang them and supply you with a carefully-determined amount of voting stickers. The entry with the most votes wins. How those votes are earned … well let’s just say aggressive lobbying, bribes or blackmail will not be frowned upon. But neither will honest hard work.

So dig out what may be some of your best work and join us for the inaugural Emus. We plan for this to be our biggest fundraiser for 2009 so your attendance is mandatory. No fooling.

Cheap beer and deviled eggs will be provided.

Event Schedule
6 pm – Check-in / hang entries
6:30 pm – Lobbying begins
7 pm – Voting begins
8 pm – Voting Ends / awards given

Award Entries | $20 each

Event Admission
Members | $20
Student non-members | $20
Non-members | $30
At the door | $40

Mark your calendars -  the 2009 NCET Las Vegas Entrepreneur Expo will be on Friday, February 27, 2009. The Entrepreneur Expo is designed to provide small businesses — and aspiring business owners — with the information needed to start or grow a successful business. The Expo will feature 75 – 100 exhibitors and a series of 45-minute educational seminars. For more information CLICK HERE.

Tuesday, September 9;  5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; $10 donation

RSVP by Monday, September 8 Online or to Emily@NCET.org

The conference features a full day of innovation showcase sessions as entrepreneurs pitch their business plans to panels of angel investors and venture fund partners who will evaluate their presentations. Categories include:

* Seed Stage Startups

* Software and Internet Services

* Communications Technology

* Life Sciences & Biotechnology

* Clean Technology

* New Media/Web 2.0

Plan to Present

Entrepreneurs wishing to present at the conference should apply now. After screening by a selection committee to ensure quality, qualified entrepreneurs will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a $695 presenting company fee, which includes complimentary conference registration, a 10-minute presentation to a panel of qualified investors, and one-page summary in the conference binder. A maximum of 40 companies will be selected, so it is important to complete your application as early as possible.

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Plan to Attend OCTOBER 21

* 8th Annual Silver & Gold Venture Capital Conference Only $325

* Dinner Only $75

* Combined Conference and Dinner $395

Plan to Sponsor

Become a sponsor and enjoy privileged access to investors and entrepreneurs. Please contact Dave Archer at Dave@NCET.org or (775) 315-7635

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

Do you know an incredible individual or tech company deserving of some recognition for their accomplishments? The NCET Awards will honor those who have “greatly enhanced the growth and prestige of Greater Reno-Tahoe’s technology community.” Nominations are now open, with a deadline of October 1. An awards dinner will be held at Reno’s Peppermill Hotel on October 21, 2008 following the Silver & Gold Venture Capital Conference.

Download Nomination Forms Here

Categories:

People

• Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
• CIO / CTO of Year
• Technology Educator of the Year

Companies

• Technology Company of Year
• Technology Start-up
• Green Company of the Year

View awards criteria here

Awards Dinner – October 21, 2008
Peppermill Hotel Casino, Reno
following the Silver & Gold Venture Capital Conference

Please submit each nomination on a separate form. Nominations must be received by October 1, 2008.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008
11:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LAWRY’S THE PRIME RIB – 4043 HOWARD HUGHES PKWY

Wednesday Eco Nights: Every Wednesday through Sept. 10 from 5-9 p.m. on West Street in downtown Reno. For more info (and details on exhibiting) visit http://www.cityofreno.com/Index.aspx?page=1517, call (775) 323-3433 or e-mail lauren@nevadaeconet.org.

Upcoming Eco Market Themes:

7/16 – Eco-Wild: Lion, Snakes, and Bears…Oh my!!
7/23 – Eco-Building: Build it Organic
7/30 – Eco-Tourism: Explore Nevada
8/6 – Eco-Transport: Offset the Carbon Footprint
8/13 – Eco-Education: Green Back to School
8/20 – Eco-Camp: Zero Waste Burn
8/27 – Eco-Health: Beauty Doesn’t Hurt
9/3 – Eco-Waste: Cradle to Cradle
9/10 – Eco-Energy: Energize your Conservation

(Lots of cool things happening at West Street Market this summer including “Artisan Fridays” with the Holland Project on Friday evenings through Sept. 12, from 5-9 p.m. Saturday mornings will feature a Farmers and Chefs market starting this Saturday, beginning July 19 and running through Sept. 17, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)

Online Registration:
Members: Free
Students, AMA, A2N2 Members $20
Other Non-Members: $30

At the door:
Members: Free
Students, AMA, A2N2 Members $30
Other Non-Members: $40

More Information

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Register Now

WHEN: Wednesday, July 30 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 3987 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas
COST: $10 donation at the door
RSVP: ONLINE or to Emily Somerville at Emily@NCET.org or call (775) 853-4226

-WiFi Wednesdays
-eWeek 2009
-NCET’s Entrepreneur Expo
-Silver & Gold VC Conference

Tuesday, July 15 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
$10 donation
RSVP by Friday, July 11 to Emily@NCET.org

Redfield Campus – Nell J. Redfield Building
18600 Wedge Parkway
Reno, NV 89511
(775) 850-2710

• First up is a Deanne Stillman book-signing at Sundance Bookstore. Deanne’s latest book, “Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West,” was published today. The event starts at 6:30pm. Click [here] for directions to Sundance. Also, please visit: www.nvwildhorses.com to join a community dialog on this subject.
• After the booksigning, the Reno-Tahoe AIGA (that stands for American Institute for Graphic Arts) is screening Helvetica on the Nevada Museum of Art’s rooftop.

“Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West” Booksigning

Deanne had an article in the LA Times last week. Here’s an excerpt:

Wild horses aren’t free

Failure to enforce a 1971 law endangers the mustangs it was supposed to protect.

By Deanne Stillman
June 2, 2008

It’s not news that America is a cowboy nation, but it may surprise many that we are destroying the horse we rode in on.

Since the early 1970s, mustangs — wild horses — have been protected under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burro Act, spearheaded by Velma Johnston, a.k.a. Wild Horse Annie. In 1950, she saw blood spilling out of a truck on a Nevada highway, followed it, and then witnessed injured and dying mustangs being offloaded at a slaughterhouse. She led a battle to stop the cruel roundups, resulting in the passage of federal protection signed into law by President Nixon in 1971.

Under that law, horses are to be “considered in areas where presently found as an integral part of the system of public lands.” Their management falls to agencies inside the Department of the Interior, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, which culls the herds based on the land’s grazing capacity and what’s required to sustain the wild horse population. But the government also balances the needs of horses against other uses of the range — and that means corporate cattle ranching. Today, instead of being protected, mustangs are in danger of being “managed” out of existence.

At Twelve Horses (where I’m employed) we kinda stirred up the dust on the wild horse issue and did a video podcast and created a social community to foster more dialog on the subject. Here’s the video, and if you will, please join www.nvwildhorses.com and let’s find some resolution to this issue. Our aim to get folks leveraging social media to draw the attention, air out the facts and protect our State’s brand.

Helvetica: Rooftop Film Screening Party at NMA

Thursday June 12, 7pm: Nevada Museum of Art

Join us for a rooftop screening of the acclaimed documentary Helvetica on the 51st birthday of the typeface. We will be serving birthday cake and beverages and the museum galleries will be open prior to showtime.

7pm – Food, drink and museum galleries, 8pm – Showtime

Members | Free
Student non-members | $10
Non-members | $20

Everyone is encouraged to bring a guest, free of charge.

Register [here].

vendors and solutions, as well as the newest innovation for residential customers. Tech Tuesday is Greater Reno-Tahoe’s premier technology and entrepreneurial networking event. Stop by and see what’s new on the tech horizon!

Details: Tuesday, June 17, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.; $10 donation

RSVP to Emily@NCET.org

AT&T: 645 E. Plumb Lane, Reno Nevada (park and enter on the west side of the building off of Yori Avenue and follow signs and balloons to the cafeteria.)

If you want an inside look at one of the most successful online retailers around, Zappos.com development director Brent Cromley will be the featured speaker at the May 21 Technology Business Alliance of Nevada (TBAN) luncheon. Zappos achieved over $800 million in gross merchandise sales in 2007, and expects to achieve more than $1 billion in gross merchandise sales in 2008. Since its founding in 1999 the company has doubled its sales year-over-year. 

Details:

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lawry’s The Prime Rib located at 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway

Register Online or for more information call: (702) 586.8689