| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| January 14 |
PATCA January Dinner Meeting-Improve Sales to your Ideal Customer With More Effective Market Research |
Darlene Crane of PCI Crane Consulting |
| January 15 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| January 20 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| January 26 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| February 11 |
PATCA February Dinner Meeting-The Five Key Metrics That Drive Your Business |
Eamon Rooney |
| February 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| February 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| February 23 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| March 11 |
PATCA March Dinner and Annual Meeting-Making the Most of Consultant Networking Using Social Media |
Helen Kennedy of Kennedy Consulting |
| March 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| March 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| March 23 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| March 27 |
Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) Workshop- WEB 2.0 Basics –“GET IN THE GAME” |
John Larkin and Greg Barber of CalCPA Education Foundation |
| April 8 |
PATCA April Dinner Meeting-Healthcare Insurance Strategies for Consultants and Small Businesses |
Jason T. Andrew of Stone Meadow Benefits & Insurance |
| April 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| April 16 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| April 27 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| May 13 |
PATCA May Dinner Meeting-Consultants: Just What You Need to Get Back on Track |
Panelists-Perry West, Suraiya Ahmed, and Michael Gershowitz |
| May 19 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| May 21 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| May 25 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| June 10 |
PATCA June Dinner Meeting-Create an Endless Stream of Referrals Using Customized Marketing Tools |
Doug Keller of Ravina Marketing |
| June 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| June 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| June 22 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| July 8 |
Drafting Fair and Balanced Consulting Agreements |
Jonathan J. Sweet, Esq. |
| July 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| July 16 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| July 27 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| August 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| September 9 |
Influencing Positive Results in Challenging Consulting Situations |
Rossella Derickson & Krista Henley, M.A., LMFT |
| September 15 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| September 17 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| September 18 |
PATCA Member BBQ picnic and 35th Anniversary Celebration |
Member Event |
| September 28 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| October 14 |
PATCA October Dinner Meeting-Web Security threats |
Speaker: to be determined |
| October 15 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| October 20 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| October 26 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 11 |
PATCA November Dinner Meeting-Dealing with Difficult People |
Dr. Maynard Brusman |
| November 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA member host |
| November 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay (*special date for Nov only*) |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| December 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| January 8 |
PATCA January Dinner Meeting-The Ins and Outs of Expert Witness Work |
PATCA Members Panel: Brian Berg of Berg Software Design, Ron Bader of Bader Engineering, Joel Williams of Williams Consulting, and Glen Balzer of New Era Consulting |
| January 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| January 16 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| January 27 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| February 12 |
PATCA February Dinner Meeting-2009 Update on Search Engine Optimization |
Kevin Dean of WSI Internet Consulting |
| February 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| February 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| February 24 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| March 12 |
PATCA March Dinner Meeting-Using Social Media to Market Your Consulting Practice |
Martha Hanlon |
| March 14 |
PATCA Spring Workshop-Introductory Law for Consultants and Start-ups |
Ian Stock |
| March 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| March 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| March 24 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| April 9 |
PATCA April Dinner Meeting-Social Media Tips & Tricks |
Patrick Schwerdtfeger of Tactical Execution |
| April 15 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| April 17 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| April 28 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| May 14 |
PATCA May Dinner Meeting-Ten Steps to Legal Protection of Your Consulting Practice |
Jonathan Sweet, Attorney at Law |
| May 15 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| May 20 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| May 26 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| June 11 |
PATCA June Dinner Meeting-SKMurphy's Website Peer Review |
Sean Murphy and Theresa Shafer of SKMurphy |
| June 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| June 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| June 23 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| July 9 |
PATCA July Dinner Meeting-Is Big Brother Watching You? The Spread of Electronic Imaging |
Perry West of Automated Vision Systems, Inc. |
| July 15 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| July 17 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay (Presentation: Marketing and Selling to Your Ideal Customer) |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| July 28 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| August 25 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Walt Maclay |
| August 29 |
PATCA August 2009 picnic for members and family |
Member Event |
| September 10 |
PATCA September Dinner Meeting-Deal Effectively with Important, but Difficult Clients |
Rogene Baxter of Bridgewater Group LLC |
| September 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| September 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| September 22 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| October 8 |
PATCA October Dinner Meeting-Tax Strategies for the Self-Employed Professional Consultant |
Kelly Clark of Bradford and Company |
| October 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| October 16 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| October 27 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 12 |
PATCA November Dinner Meeting-How to Get More Clients in the Next 30 Days Than You Did In the Past 90 |
Annette M. Bourget, MBA, CPCC |
| November 13 |
Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA) 32nd Annual Conference (PATCA members get special rate!) |
See ICCA 2009 Conference Brochure for Keynote Speakers |
| November 14 |
PATCA Seminar Series - Social Media Victories - Real Businesses, Real Campaigns, Real Results |
Patrick Schwerdtfeger of Tactical Execution |
| November 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
PATCA Member Host: Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| November 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Sunnyvale (SPECIAL DATE! - Nov only) |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| December 12 |
PATCA Volunteer Appreciation and Holiday Social Event (for members & invited guests) |
PATCA members and invited guests |
| December 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Hosts: Suraiya Ahmed and Doug Morrison |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| January 10 |
PATCA January Dinner Meeting-Search Engine Optimization - Best Practices Basics |
Kevin Dean, WSI Internet Consulting |
| January 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| January 18 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Manny Falcon |
| January 22 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| February 7 |
PATCA February Dinner Meeting- "Ask the Expert!" Session-Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Consulting Contracts |
Ian Stock |
| February 15 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Manny Falcon |
| February 20 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| February 26 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| March 13 |
PATCA March Dinner Meeting-Vantage Point: Three Views on Consultant Marketing & Annual Meeting |
PATCA Member Panel: Carl Angotti, Helen Kennedy, Michael Silverman; Moderator: Carole Edman |
| March 19 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| March 21 |
CANCELLED-PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay |
TBD |
| March 22 |
PATCA and IMC Present Consultants Meet Consultants and Clients |
Allen (Al) Peterson |
| March 25 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: TBD |
| April 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| April 17 |
PATCA Partners with WIC for April Dinner Meeting - We're Not in the Conference Room Anymore: Key Factors in Building & Managing High-Performance Virtual Teams |
Karilee Wirthman |
| April 18 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| April 22 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| May 8 |
PATCA May Dinner Meeting-Leveraging Today's Social Internet: Position Your Business for Technology Profits |
Patrick Schwerdtfeger |
| May 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| May 16 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| May 27 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| June 12 |
PATCA June Dinner Meeting-Be More Effective at Collections and Increase Business at the Same Time |
Len Sklar |
| June 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| June 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| June 24 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| July 10 |
PATCA July Dinner Meeting-Tax Strategies for the Self Employed |
Maine Shafer of Bradford and Company |
| July 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| July 18 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-East Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| August 24 |
PATCA August 2008 picnic for members and family |
More Details To Come. |
| September 11 |
PATCA September Dinner Meeting: Payment Services for Consultants and Small Businesses |
Silvia Lopez of Heartland Payment Systems |
| September 17 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Oakland |
PATCA Member Host: Laurence Hall |
| September 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| September 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| September 23 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Sunnyvale |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| October 9 |
PATCA October Dinner Meeting-The November Election's Impact on the Silicon Valley Economy: The Democrat and Republican Views |
Steve Preminger and Steve Mullen |
| October 15 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| October 17 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City (NEW TIME!) |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| October 22 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Oakland |
PATCA Member Host: Laurence Hall |
| October 28 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Sunnyvale |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 13 |
PATCA November Dinner Meeting-Small Business Medical Insurance Options - Now and the Future |
Christine Hempler of Bay Area Employee Benefits |
| November 19 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| November 20 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Sunnyvale (NEW DATE/TIME! - Nov only) |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| November 21 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| December 11 |
PATCA December Holiday Breakfast Event (for members and their guests) |
PATCA Host: Jerry Rice |
| December 19 |
PATCA Consultants Networking Lunch-Union City |
PATCA Member Host: Suraiya Ahmed |
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| January 11 |
January Dinner Meeting-Should You Bill Hourly Or Fixed-Price? |
Joel Williams and Leonard Ginsburg |
| January 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| January 23 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| February 8 |
PATCA February Dinner Meeting-Thinking Outside the Marketing Box Featuring Robert Middleton |
Robert Middleton |
| February 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| February 27 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| March 1 |
Silicon Valley Business Expo Sponsored by PATCA |
http://www.infobayarea.com/SVBizExpo/patca.html |
| March 8 |
PATCA March Dinner Meeting-Legal Essentials Series for Consultants & Contractors/PATCA Annual Meeting |
Vanessa Inman |
| March 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| March 27 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| March 28 |
PATCA Legal Essentials Series for Consultants & Contractors - Wednesday Workshop |
PATCA member attorneys Judith Player and Lisa Chapman |
| April 12 |
PATCA April Dinner Meeting-Ten Warning Signs of an Unhealthy Startup |
Richard G. Caro, CEO, TangibleFuture, Inc. |
| April 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| April 24 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| May 10 |
PATCA May Dinner Meeting-Crucial Technology Marketing Concepts for the Busy Consultant |
Sean Murphy, CEO, SkMurphy, Inc. |
| May 16 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| May 22 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| June 6 |
IMCNorCal Presents Business Leadership Speaker Series (co-presented with PATCA) |
Business Leadership Series Panel |
| June 14 |
PATCA June Dinner Meeting-Differentiating Yourself in a Commodity World |
Michael Luckman, CEO, Achievex Corporation |
| June 20 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| July 12 |
PATCA July Dinner Meeting-Offshore Contract Engineering: Is the Luster and Glamour Wearing Off for American Corporate Management? |
Panelists: PATCA members Brian A. Berg, Mark Kwan and Walt Maclay |
| July 18 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| August 25 |
PATCA Summer Social - Potluck Barbeque Picnic for Members and Family |
RSVP to Joel Williams today! |
| September 8 |
PATCA Fall Workshop: Getting More Customers - Proven Marketing Techniques for Growing your Business |
Sean K. Murphy, CEO, SKMurphy, Inc. |
| September 13 |
PATCA September Dinner Meeting-Independent Consultant Compliance: What are your risks? What steps can you take to protect your independent contractor status? |
Michael Soffel, ICon Professional Services |
| September 19 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| September 25 |
PATCA Lunch |
Joel Williams |
| October 11 |
PATCA October Dinner Meeting-Protect Your Consulting Business from IT Security Nightmares |
Ed Correia, Sagacent Technologies |
| October 13 |
Create and Deliver Surprisingly Compelling Software Demonstrations |
Peter Cohan of The Second Derivative |
| October 17 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| October 19 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay (New) |
Manny Falcon and Suraiya Z. Ahmed |
| October 23 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
Joel Williams |
| November 8 |
PATCA November Dinner Meeting-Are Your Taxes Too High? Year-End Tax Update for Consultants |
William M. (Bill) West, Certified Public Accountant |
| November 14 |
The Kickstart Club |
Charlie Gray, 650-941-1232 or email@cegcs.com |
| November 16 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-East Bay |
Manny Falcon |
| November 27 |
PATCA Consultants Lunch-South Bay |
PATCA Member Host: Joel Williams |
| December 10 |
IMC NorCal and PATCA Present Break The Bad Habit of Un(der) paid Consulting: (member rate for PATCA members) |
http://imcnorcal.org |
| December 15 |
PATCA Annual Members' Holiday Party |
Social Event |