BNC “After Hours”

‘Where Master Networkers Go To Network’

NOTE: Online Registration is Closed.  You can register when you come on Tuesday night.  Please make sure you arrive early or on time so that you can register.

Last month Business Network Chicago (BNC) introduced an exciting new networking format to the Chicago business community which includes top-notch speakers, targeted speed networking, and unstructured open networking.  The mission of BNC is to teach Chicago’s premier business professionals to become “Master Networkers,” facilitate the development of their personal networks through our diverse groups, and promote the growth of business in Chicago.  We want our members to excel in both face-to-face and online networking via social medial tools and make it easy for them to get in front of the ‘right’ people who can make the biggest difference in their careers and lives.

Speaker:  Barbara Rozgonyi leads CoryWest Media, LLC (www.corywestmedia.com), a consultancy she founded in 1990, whose client list includes Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits and small businesses. As publisher of www.wiredPRworks.com since June 2006, Barbara reports on ways to grow business, build brands, and connect communities with marketing, social media and public relations. The founder of Social Media Club Chicago, Barbara will speak on “Wired Networking: Connecting Business, Life and Branding.”  You will learn how to use social media to build your personal brand, access valuable networks, position yourself as a subject matter expert, and add value to your company.    

You must reserve a spot online to attend one of Barbara's 2 sessions.         

Speed networking:  The purpose of these sessions is to meet as many people as you can in as short a period of time and to get you in front of your target audience to build your personal network.  These sessions fill up very quickly so, if you want to participate, sign up for one of these 2 sessions immediately.  To facilitate our matchmaking process, please complete the online questionnaire.

NOTE: Both Speed Networking sessions have been filled.  If people do not show on Tuesday evening, you might be able to take their place in one of the speed networking sessions.

Online registration is required to reserve a ticket to the presentation and/or the speed networking.  Otherwise, we cannot guarantee you a spot.  Open networking will continue throughout the evening.

You will receive a copy of the attendee list by 9 a.m. on the morning of the event if you register online before midnight on Saturday, March 27.  We will include attendee numbers on the nametags to make it easy for you to identify the people that you targeted from the attendee list.

The Details:

Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Time: 6:00 to 9:30 pm

Place: Texas de Brazil, 51 E Ohio (corner of Rush & Ohio), Chicago, IL, 60611

Online Registration: http://mar2010afterhours.eventbrite.com
Online registration closes promptly at midnight on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Admission Price: $10 plus online registration fees ($20 at the door)

Event Schedule:

• 5:45 - Registration Opens
  
  
• 6:30 - Session 1 of Presentation & Speed Networking
  
  
• 7:30 - Break
  
  
• 8:00 - Session 2 of Presentation & Speed Networking
  
  
• 9:30 - End of Event

Texas de Brazil is providing us with:

• A Cash Bar with a selection of beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks (pitchers of water will be placed liberally around the rooms)
• Lots and lots of delicious appetizers (steak, chicken, sausage, etc.)

Parking & Transportation:

• Lot Parking: Right across the street, $11 for 3 hours with validation from the restaurant
• Valet Parking: $12 for 3 hours
• Buses: Take any of the Michigan Ave buses North to Ohio and walk West 1 block or take the 36 bus North to Ohio and walk East 2 blocks
• Train: Take the Red Line North to Grand, walk East 2 blocks and North 1 block.

To participate in our raffle, please drop off your business card at the registration table. If you are a business owner and want to make a donation to the raffle or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact us as soon as possible before the event. It's a great way to showcase your company!

If you need help connecting with other attendees, let us know and we will be happy to introduce you.  We also have several BNC ambassadors who regularly attend these events and are wonderful at facilitating introductions. 

BNC is one of the premiere professional business networking organizations proudly serving the Greater Chicago area since 2001.  "After Hours" is open to the public so please feel free to invite friends to come and connect, reconnect, network and make new friends.

As always, please:

• Visit our website: www.bnchicago.org
• Send an email to: BNC_Chicago-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to join our Yahoo Group and receive invitations to all BNC events
• Participate in discussions by joining our LinkedIn group and one or more of our LinkedIn subgroups
• Become a Fan: www.facebook.com/BusinessNetworkChicago
• Join our Meetup group: www.meetup.com/BNChicago
• Follow us on Twitter: @BNChicago

Hope to see you there!!!    AND... stayed tuned for more innovative changes coming to BNC in 2010.

For more information contact:

• David Carman, BNC President & CEO, at dcarman@BNChicago.org or C-312-203-3122.
• Jean Pickering, BNC Director of Social Media, at jpickering@BNChicago.org or Skype 773-770-8969.