The document outlines the agenda for Silicon Halton Meetup #43, which focuses on the secrets of successful podcasting. The agenda includes a welcome, announcements, a keynote on podcasting, and an open space discussion on business growth. It also announces upcoming events like a sales workshop in May and Pitch Night in July, which will emphasize creative presentations.

1. www.siliconhalton.com
linkedin/siliconhalton
@siliconhalton
Meetup 43: The Secrets of Successful
Podcasting OPEN SPACE MEETUP!

2. 7:00pm Welcome
7:05pm Announcements
7:15pm Keynote:
The Secrets of Successful Podcasting
Open Space - Business Growth
8:15pm #G2KYM and Open Floor
9:00 pm Uber networking
Thanks to O’Finn’s Irish Temper
Agenda

3. Show of Hands

4. Announcements

5. Membership target for 2013
2,500

6. In the News, March 2013!
Burlington Post, March 21, 2013:
http://bit.ly/XBaR5E
Focused on:
• Silicon Halton
• Enable Education
• yapAgame
• 3Peaks
Thx to @HughBlack

7. In the News, May 2013!
Oakville News, Building Hi-Tech Halton. May 2013:
http://oakvillenews.org/silicon-halton

8. TechArts P2P
Discuss the role of technology in the arts:
• Audio / video production and distribution
• Audio / video technologies
(HTML5, .h264, streaming, WebAudio)
• Audio / video programming (PureData, Max/MSP, Supercollider)
• Photography and image processing
• Digital design
• Content creation
First meetup date and location TBD.
Contact:
Tony Wallace
tony@heuristicmedia.com
Brian Hickey
bandhent@gmail.com

9. When:
Who:
Register:
May 27, 8am (3 hours)
Delivered by
Marguerite Zimmerman of E=MZ2
http://bit.ly/18GgzW2
Converting Opportunities to Deals
new! Sales Workshop

10. UnMeetup

11. Open Space Theme
Business Growth:
• Marketing
• Sales
• Business Development
• Venture Capital

12. Open Space Format
• Discussion ideas pitched: 3min max.
• Vote! (10min)
• Topics 1 & 2 Immediately begin (30min)
• Someone in each group is takes notes
• Members are free to move between sessions
• Regroup at end to share

13. #G2KYM(Get to Know Your Member)

14. 14
Profitable business since 1989!
Currently serving 150+ satisfied clients!
Invested millions in automated diagnostic and management
tools!
Exponential Growth Strategy
Combined technical experience of over 100 years!
Serving our clients 7/24/365!
Wade Weppler, CEO/CTO
Norrie Davidson, COO!
Silicon Halton Meetup – May 14, 2013

16. Mark your Calendar

17. Meetup 44
• June 11, 2013
• http://bit.ly/shmeetup44

18. Meetup #45 - Pitch Night
• When: July 9, 2013
• Focus on “creative” presentations
• Emphasis will be on “how” you say, not “what” you say
• Vote for the best message delivery, not necessarily the
message.
• Presenters will be allowed to do anything to spruce up the
presentation, e.g.:
• Animation,
• Build-up slides
• Sound
• Music
• One condition: 90 second limit

19. Pitch Camp Breakfast #2
• June 25th (Tentative)
• Peer-led intimate forum to refine
your pitch.
• Pitch Coaches volunteered their
time
• 10 seats max
• Lead-in to Silicon Halton's Meetup
45: Pitch Night
• Details: siliconhalton.com/blog/337-pitch-camp-
breakfast
“This helped, absolutely”
“I learned we didn't have enough meat”
“I don’t have 60sec on the phone”

20. Open Floor

21. www.siliconhalton.com
linkedin/siliconhalton
@siliconhalton
Meetup 43: OPEN SPACE