Networking for Art-Preneurs: Divine... One Of The Coolest, Calmest Spots In Town!

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Only 4 More Tickets Available Before We Have
To Switch To The Wait List For RSVPS!



Friends, we're meeting up at the Rubin Museum
 which has been named by The New York Times, as...


"Divine... One Of The Coolest, Calmest Spots In Town"!


Art by Katie Skelly, Karma-Con, Rubin Museum Exhibition (2013)


I would be delighted to have the pleasure of your company if you can join us for our next social at this attractive venue.

Important Ticket Information:

 Tickets: $10 if you RSVP here on our group site: http://www.meetup.com/Zorkas-VisibleArtists/events/120019492/?action=edit

Otherwise, in person $20 (cash only and seating cannot be guaranteed)

Here's what's happening:

 Friend2Speak2.com, a Sponsor has made special arrangements with the Rubin Museum to reserve select tables that will comfortably seat us in a semi-private, beautiful, warm and welcoming space!

We're easy to find:

 Walk right in... The lounge is located directly to your left when you arrive in the Museum's lobby.
Our table is located immediately to your right as you enter the lounge.


We'll spend a couple of hours socializing and getting to know each other with plenty of time left-over after the Meetup to tour the Rubin galleries which contain the western world's premier Himalayan art collection -- solo or with fabulous new friends -- whichever suits you best!

  • Admission to the galleries is FREE on Fridays from 6pm to 10pm which allows us to spend extra time after our Meetup hanging without having to end the evening until closing time.

  • Table service is available and please note that you are responsible for your own drinks, food and tips. Or, you can order straight from the bar if you prefer.

Here's what's on the Agenda for the evening to get the conversation sparks flying for fast and easy connections to celebrate our new friendships:

  1. Friend2Speak2.com is hosting this Meetup -- and everything is optional!

  2. You may, if you wish, join us with the intention to seek out at least one person to speak with who has the same interests that you do. It can be anything you want: such as art, books, sports, film, restaurants; whatever you enjoy the most!


  3. Idea: Why not bring with you also the intention to have a conversation with at least one other person who has very different interests or point of view so that you can learn something new, something interesting; something which may amuse or amaze you?

  4. This get-together is meant to be totally informal and relaxed. Please feel free to wander around if you want to checkout the bookstore, art or bar.

  5. Just be sure to return back to us because we'll want to speak with you some more for sure!

What's Cooking?


Food + 2-for-1 Drinks: For the budget-conscious, there is no minimum purchase required!
  • The K2 Lounge offers a special Pan Asian Tapas menu

  • Happy Hour runs from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. with a 2-for-1 special on all beer, wine and well drinks (super-reasonably priced and you can split the order with another guest and you'll both $ave money!)
The menu offers a large selection of high quality and reasonably priced specialties inspired by the Himalayas. Dish prices range from $8-$15.

Just to spotlight a few of my favorites, which they serve:
  • Naan Pizzas: grilled tandoori naan, spicy tomato sauce, mozzarella and aged gruyère. Select one topping:Tandoori Chicken or Three Cheese (I ordered these the last time to share and they were absolutely delicious!)
  • Smoked Salmon: pickled shallots, Himalayan toast points
  • Coriander Shrimp: grilled and served in the shell, cucumber mint raita
  • & Much, much more...!

Please be kind and remember to leave a tip for the hard-working wait-staff because gratuities are not included.

Very much looking forward to seeing you at the K2 Lounge!


Let's !!!

Zorka Kovacevich
Meetup Organizer

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And, since that was obvious to me, I knew Poutsch would benefit, across the board any other on-line business, blogger or website owner, as well; helping them to engage their audience to want to stick around and come back for more of the same.



RSVP Now!
This is a limited capacity Meetup.



Team Poutsch - The Founders
L-R: Melchior Schöller (CEO),   Etienne Adriaenssen (CTO),   Felix Winckler (COO)

Organizer Insights:

These three French Brainiacs have built an interactive, engaging Widget so remarkable, simple, and elegant that you can easily and quickly copy and paste in your Blog or Website under 3 minutes!

Thousands of people and organizations use Poutsch every day. Politicians, journalists, NGOs, brands and many others log-on to Poutsch from every corner of the globe to collect and express opinions that matter.

The best questions are debated between new and influential users. These questions become global conversations and a great source of qualitative and quantitative information.

Poutsch has been selected in the 2012 class of Le Camping accelerator and was among the 20 startups selected by Seedcamp for the NYC acceleration days in 2012.
In February 2013, Poutsch won the French American Entrepreneurship Award.


Meetup Agenda:

 6pm - 6:30pm

 Check-in, meet and greet + pre-presentation networking:
  • Please pickup your name tag upon arrival
  • Bring at least 30 business cards
  • Complimentary light refreshments (beer and soda) will be served courtesy of Poutsch.com

6:30pm - 7:30pm

 Presentation with Q&A by Felix Winckler, COO, Poutsch.com:
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You Will Learn:
How to engage 10 times as many people because Poutsch lowers the barrier to participation with questions that can be embedded in the right place, and

How best to use the smart Poutsch widget to effortlessly maximize and reinforce your Blog's most important relationship opportunities, PLUS:
  • Why you should embed a Poutsch question on your site
  • How Poutsch question widgets allow Bloggers to better understand their audience
  • Find out if you'e thinking what your audience is thinking
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  • How to build a community faster
  • How anyone can participate in one click
  • How to increase the stickiness of your blogs and websites
  • Why embedding Poutsch questions will make your audience come back more often and for longer periods, and much, much more!


7:30pm - 8pm

 Post-presentation networking and social time





RSVP Now!
This is a limited capacity Meetup.




Poutsch Connections
Email Contact for Poutsch Founders:
  • Melchior Schöller (CEO): melchior@poutsch.com
  • Etienne Adriaenssen (CTO): etienne@poutsch.com
  • Felix Winckler (COO): felix@poutsch.com

Poutsch Reviews





 "Poutsch brings the world’s opinions into a global conversation"
"Poutsch is Quora for polls"
"Twitter meets SurveyMonkey"








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This is a limited capacity Meetup.




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A Radical Approach to Networking for Art-Preneurs, Art Lovers & Collectors

Contemporary Art Lovers Gather at Caffe Dante for an Afternoon Meetup

Please leave your technology at home! Dante's is all about live engagement. No laptops allowed! Conversation encouraged.

The perfect networking setting for contemporary art lovers, our Caffe Dante Afternoon Meetup will start at 2pm and ends whenever we wish. The ambiance in the place is terrific and highly conducive for great conversation at this authentic Italian cafe which has been in the Village since 1915 serving poets, artists, actors, bohemians, beatniks, playwrights and more currently hipsters, students, tourists and locals their delicious espresso brew.

Forget about Starbucks! The coffees at Dante's are out of this world and alcoholic beverages along with real Italian pastries and sodas are also available from their huge menu selection. Reasonably priced and one of my most favorite hangouts for meetings; business and social.

My regular: Steamed Machiato in a glass! Consistently delicious and extra foamy just the way I like it.
This historical venue is a favorite with famous ghosts and living celebrities including Alec Baldwin, Whoppi Goldberg, Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Jerry Seinfeld and most recently spotted going in was poet, singer-songwriter, Patti Smith.

Dante's faces Bob Dylan's former townhouse (No. 94) where the renowned, celebrity-stalker, A.J. Weberman persistently made off with the Dylan family's trash in search of collectibles and which apparently, from what I recall led to a fistfight between him and Dylan down the block on Houston Street.


A.J. Weberman happily digging through Bob Dylan's trash.



Hope you can make it! This should be a fun and relaxed way for us to meet each other, talk a bit about the New York art scene, share stories about our favorite artists, upcoming shows, and get some new adventures rolling!

And, seriously, this is their policy... Please leave your technology at home and join us for this radical approach to networking where electronics are not allowed. That's a good thing because the old-fashioned way of building social and business relationships through interaction, engagement and conversation actually works!

Organizer Fee: $5 (With On-line RSVP)
$8 (Cash at Meetup - Seating NOT guaranteed)
Maximum Attendees Invited: 15 

At the cafe, separate checks will be issued for each member's order.
Please note that it is required that all attendees order something to drink or eat during this event at their own expense.

The Organizer Fee is applied only toward event promotion expenses incurred by the Organizer.
Please tip the hardworking waitstaff generously with a minimum of at least 20%.

Thank you.
Zorka Kovacevich
Meetup/Networking Organizer


Milk foam covered finger from a glass of Latte Macchiato"I've been going to Caffe Dante and drinking cappuccinos with my friends for five years. It's where Bob Dylan used to go, and I know all the waitresses, who have been following my career. I really love it here because it's right where Dylan used to live, and there's a real spirit here that I'm always down for."
--Matt White, Musician
Milk foam covered finger from a glass of Latte Macchiato"I've been going to Caffe Dante for over 20 years. In the beginning, I even worked there for a while; a short commute from my apartment down the block on MacDougal Street. In those days, before they expanded the size of the cafe they had a live mandolin player, a musician named Sebastian, and 99% of the customers ordered in Italian which I didn't speak.

Decades later I'm still hooked on their Steamed Machiato and hanging out with friends at Dante's."

--Zorka Kovacevich, Certified Marketing Pro

 When & Where To RSVP: 
February 15, 2013 @2pm

Where: 
Caffe Dante
79 MacDougal Street
(Between Bleecker & Houston Streets)
New York City
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Live Event: Who's Protecting Your Most Precious Assets? (Trademarks & Your Business)





Who's Protecting Your Most Precious Assets?

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Attend this presentation with expert, trademark legal specialist, Laurie Marshall to find out what it is you're not doing that can cost you more than you can even begin to imagine.

Did you know that trademarks are your most valuable assets?
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Protecting our most precious assets is one of those things we, as professionals do because we are inspired by our vision about what kind of business we are growing:

You and your customers both need your business to  last!
As a business owner you share this vision starting with how well you manage your business affairs.
Your customers are hard-won.
One-by-one they became your customers and you do everything possible to keep them coming back and sending their friends and colleagues to you.
Of course, it took a lot of effort and energy to inspire them to do business with you!
More than anything, it also took a lot to build their trust in you which is why they are doing business with you -- they believe you're reliable and that you'll be around for a long, long time.
Register Here: http://buff.ly/XxvuOm
Presentation Summary
Did you know that from the very beginning, when a new business name is first being used it is important to determine whether that name is viable?  Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs overlook this crucial step.

This presentation is designed specifically to familiarize you with the trademark process and purpose
For example, without your knowledge, your business name may be already in use, or it may be overly descriptive; or it may contain other "legal weaknesses" which may make it difficult or even impossible to protect it.
  • This presentation will help you understand the risks you're running when you do not do a trademark clearance correctly, AND the benefits of legal protection you will receive from proper trademark registration.

  • Most of all, this presentation will allow you to make intelligent planning decisions for your business so you can sleep better at night knowing that you are doing everything that you should be doing to continue thriving.

Presentation Focus
Ms. Marshall will demystify the trademark process for you by showing you what's involved in protecting your most valuable asset -- your business -- so that you can avoid future risk.
  • So that someday you won't have to face a cease and desist order, lawsuit or be forced to stop using the name, brand and reputation you've worked to build.

Briefly, here's just some of what you will learn:
  • What's a trademark and why is it so important to my business?

  • Isn't my registered website domain name enough protection?

  • What's involved in the trademark process?

  • How do I determine if my trademark is available for use?

  • How do I properly use my trademark?

  • How can I police my trademark? ...and more!
Register Here: http://buff.ly/XxvuOm
Who Should Attend and Why?
Anyone who wants to start a business, owns, operates or manages one including entrepeneurs, art-preneurs, solopreneurs, and legal agents or representatives for all business entities.
Artists, and non-profit professionals are urged to attend because creating great art or doing good is not exempt from a need for trademark protection.
The very best reason to attend is because you want to ensure that you keep the customers that belong to you! That you're not building a business that someone else, whether in the near future or ever can take away from you just because you neglected to take this one small step to protect yourself.

About Laurie Marshall


Laurie's practice includes a broad range of intellectual property matters, including international and domestic trademark prosecution, performing and reviewing trademark searches, counseling clients regarding trademark clearance, trademark enforcement, negotiation and drafting of agreements and opposition practice.
She manages Intellectual Property (IP) portfolios for both large and small organizations.

Specialties
Trademark and Copyright Law

Learn More Here
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Contact
Laurie Marshall, Esq.
TradeMarks The SpotTM
562 West End Avenue, Suite 4A
New York, NY 10024

Tel. 917-566-1003
Email laurie@tmthespot.com

Testimonials
“Laurie has provided excellent and cost-effective service related to trademarks (searches, registration, guidance, etc.) for me at both the Oakland A's and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Her work is always thorough, speedy and without error. I enjoy working with Laurie and recommend her services without reservation.”
- Chief Legal Officer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

“Laurie recently provided search and clearance services to my organization and she was knowledgeable, professional and, above all, practical.”
- Vice President & Legal Counsel, Toronto Blue Jays

“I have worked with Laurie Marshall for over 10 years and can absolutely say, she is one of the most thorough, hands-on professionals I have met. When it comes to legal issues, especially trademarks, it is imperative to have someone knowledgeable, experienced and thorough because having something go wrong with your trademark can lead to catastrophic problems with your brand and business. That's why I go to Laurie and her company - she has over 15 years experience and has managed trademarks for major brands and businesses like Major League Baseball. You will be in good hands with Laurie.”
- Brett Hoebel, Founder, Hoebel Fitness & Creator of RevAbs


Agenda

 6pm - 6:30pm
Networking, Check-in, Courtesy Refreshments Served
6:30pm - 7:30pm
 Presentation by trademark specialist, attorney, Laurie Marshall (With Q&A)
7:30pm - 8pm
 More Socializing, Raffle Drawing & Photo Opportunity to Capture Our Special Meetup Time Together & To Share With Members Who Were Unable To Attend
Bring plenty of Business Cards to share with everyone and to enter the Raffle Drawing 
(Grand Total Raffle Value: $900.00)

 Register Here: http://buff.ly/XxvuOm

Admission: $25.00 when you RSVP here on-line; $35 (cash only) for off-the-street walk-ins without a reservation (space allowing).

 Please bring the exact amount as I may not be able to provide you with change.

 Organizer reserves the right to refund any ticket purchases made if at any time this event is overbooked.

 Otherwise, no refunds are available with the exception that if the Organizer cancels this event or changes the date.


Special Note Concerning
LAST MINUTE VENUE CHANGE:

 A last minute venue change is not anticipated, but if for any reason, whatsoever, we are not able to hold our Meetup at the Sony Atrium, please join us across the street at:
  • 590 Madison Avenue (formerly known as the IBM Building).
  • The entrance is located on the corner of 56th Street & Madison Avenue.

FEELING LUCKY? JOIN OUR RAFFLE* TO WIN BIG!
GRAND TOTAL RAFFLE VALUE: $900.00
WIN SIX (6) MONTHS OF FREE PROMOTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS IN OUR RAFFLE!
Three (3) Meetup Members Are Eligible To Win This Prize
If You Attend This Event (In-Person) You Are Automatically Entered Into The Raffle
No Other Purchase is Necessary
Public Drawing Will Be Held At The Meetup
See Contest Details Below

*Important Contest Rules For Raffle Participation and Details: If you attend this event you are automatically entered into this contest.
Three (3) prizes are offered. INDIVIDUAL PRIZES ARE VALUED AT $300.00 EACH AND these sidebar Sponsor/Advertiser Placement Spots are generally valued to sell for $50 a month per spot.
Therefore, the value of each winning is $300. TOTAL VALUE OF EACH PRIZE WON BY EACH OF THE 3 WINNERS SHALL NOT EXCEED $300 per winner. MLM, Adult (x-rated), illegal or criminal businesses or get rich quick schemes and scams are not eligible to participate in this raffle. The Organizer of this Meetup group shall be the sole and final judge, without limitation, or exception, in deciding whether or not a business falls into any of these categories. Winners are responsible for their own taxes, if any, and this raffle drawing is void where prohibited.
Chances of winning a prize are dependent upon the number of participants in the raffle.This event is being cross-promoted to several Meetup groups owned and operated by the Organizer. All participants are limited to one raffle entry per person or organization. To enter the Raffle no additional purchase is necessary, but your personal attendance at this event is required.
All prizes must be claimed and activated by February 1, 2013.
Full details for processing of prizes and time-frame from inception to completion will be provided following the Raffle drawing. Earnings, increased site traffic, e-commerce sales, or any other expectations by winners as a result of this promotional prize are NOT guaranteed. The only thing that is fully guaranteed is that the promotional placement will be fulfilled by the Organizer as described. This guarantee exempts and does not include a guarantee of Meetup.com's or any Meetup group's viability as a forward going concern and if the Organizer, this Meetup Group or Meetup.com were to cease operating as a business during any point of this prize fulfillment process the prize shall be considered fully completed and fulfilled regardless of the amount of time that has expired if less than six months, and no other replacement prize will be given or is promised herein to be given, without limitation.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Organizer, Zorka Kovacevich, email: Zorka@MarketingforMarketers.com




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