Scott Hawkins
Management & marketing consultant, sustainable ag entrepreneur, non-profit leader & contributor.

Are you achieving maximum value out of salesforce.com? The Cloud has not only changed the business model and implementation cycle for projects, it has changed the approach companies need to manage these applications post go-live. Yet 80% of customers do not have an effective strategy to manage change and innovate ongoing. See how leading companies...

Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is back for another great year of sessions, speakers, and networking opportunities.

Registration is now open! Use discount code websf11fb20 to save 20% on all conference passes or code websf11fbe for a free Expo Hall Only pass.

Hummingbird Press presents the launch of Maggie Paul's first collection of poetry, Borrowed World. Reading, music, food and celebration.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!
Rufus Wainwright will be special guest performing at the Opening Benefit Premiere of We Were Here. Get your tickets today before they are all gone!

We Were Here
http://wewereherefilm.com/ (trailer)

VIP Tickets (includes pre-reception): $100
General Admission: $25

Tickets can be purchased at...

Join us for a happy hour and conversation about plans for 2011!

Join Councilmember Rebecca D. Kaplan & Co-Hosts:

Michael Colbruno
Andreas Cluver
John Gooding
Cynthia Lee
Hon. Nate Miley
Dan Rush
Phil Tagami

Thursday, February 24th -- 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Pro Arts Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
(In the Plaza across from Caffe Teatro...

Join the East Bay Young Democrats and Make Oakland Better Now! for an afternoon discussion with Oakland City Attorney John Russo, Auditor Courtney Ruby, and Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente. Come and hear your elected officials talk about the issues that will shape Oakland for decades to come!

Afterward, we'll gather at the Easy Lounge...

Please come and support "Jeffrey's Place", a Gay/Bi/Queer Men's Cancer Support Group and project of SHANTI Project on World Cancer Day, February 4, 2011. This is the only gay men's cancer support group in the Bay Area.

The group is here to support Gay/Bi/Queer Men who have been diagnosed with cancer, living with cancer...

It's time for another blogoaksphere party! Join Oakland bloggers and the blogoaksphere community on Thursday, January 6th to have some drinks, eat some delicious food, celebrate Oakland, and to reflect on the past year.

Disco Volante is one of Oakland's newest restaurants, and will soon be Oakland's newest bar and nightclub. If you...

Books, Beer & Cheer
Join Tech Liminal, Oakland Local, Make: SF and Fixit Clinic
for a fun holiday party
December 8, 2010
6-10 PM
at Tech Liminal, 268 14 St, Oakland, CA 94612

Bring an unwrapped toy for the toy drive, a book for a child, or a beverage you like.

Music, geekery, community, fun--right here in Oakland--enjoy a thank you for all...

The City of Oakland City Planning Commission will meet on December 1st to discuss the creation of an Environmental Impact Report about the proposed new A's ballpark at Jack London Square.

Public comment will be heard, so please attend to show your support for keeping the A's in Oakland. If you would like to comment on what should be...

Please join me and a diverse group of people to chat about the hot topic of curation on the Internet, and meet the CEO of Pearltrees, Patrice Lamothe, who is in town for the week.

Location is at Bush and Stockton.
(It's next door to large parking garage on Bush Street.)

Brava Theater Presents a Free Screening of La Mission with Director Peter Bratt. Also with a Dance Performance by Cuicacalli Dance and Dancing Earth.

Brava is excited to present a screening of La Mission for the Mission community. We welcome Director Peter Bratt for a conversation with Artistic Director Raelle Myrick-Hodgest immediately following...

Rebecca Kaplan and supporters will watch the polls on Election Night at Everett & Jones BBQ. With DJ Ryan. Barbara Lee's reelection party will be next door.

The Creature is coming back... to a laptop near you.

You may have missed the 2009 Production
Don't miss this virtual event.

Join The Black Box Theatre Company Facebook page and watch the video podcast of the play online:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Black-Box-Theatre-Company/162923303721626

The Creature a new play on the...

Join in the free monthly gathering of online community managers, enthusiasts, and innovators to meet and discuss tools and strategies for building and managing effective communities.

October's MeetUp is well, with MeetUp! We'll be joined by Charles Baker, <http://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesbaker/> Strategy & Community...

Join us at Hotel Nikko for a celebration of compassion! Shanti has proudly been serving San Francisco for 36 years, thanks to the generous support of our donors and volunteers.

Get your ticket now:
https://www.givedirect.org/give/givefrm.asp?CID=1504

Net proceeds from the event will be used to support some of the most vulnerable people in our...

Bigger is always better, so after two amazing events we're blowing the roof off the third...literally.

Join us on the beautiful rooftop garden @ The Kaiser Center to kick INOAK into high gear.

Food and drink provided, and words to be spoken by Pandora's Tim Westergren on why they love Oakland and you should too.

A huge thank you to...

The What’s Next Lecture Series continues its five part Innovation program with a fireside chat between Reed Hastings and Sarah Lacy on October 5, 2010 at the Del Mar Theater. Sarah Lacy, technology reporter for TechCrunch, will interview Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix about his company’s successful use of crowd sourcing for...

Geoffrey Pete and Friends invite you to attend a Saturday evening affair and fundraiser for Rebecca Kaplan for Mayor and to celebrate the Joyce Gordon Gallery's 7th Anniversary. Recommended individual contribution $50.00. Although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Come and enjoy.
A great opportunity to meet Rebeccca Kaplan and...

Joani Blank, Karen Hester and Rebecca Saltzman invite you to a Rebecca Kaplan for Mayor Fundraising Party (and we do mean party) Tuesday, Sept 7th 5:30-7pm
Vo's Restaurant, 59 Grand Avenue, Webster and Grand in the Uptown
Appetizers and no-host bar
$25-$100 sliding scale. Meet and greet Rebecca!

Eat it. Make it. Grow it. Why choose when you can do all three?
Truck loads of great food, tons of exciting demos that show the necessary food skills to survive the urban wild, performances, pop-up gardens, and more.

For free.

One week and counting.


Friday
2PM - 9PM
Ice Cream
Street Food
Beer and Wine
Lit Fest
Music
Food Craft
Urban...

After an enormously successful first event, INOAK is back for round 2.

We host meet-ups on a regular basis to bring together local executives to exchange best practices, network, and encourage innovation.

Food and drink provided, and words to be spoken by three local business executives.

Please RSVP

Imagine 1,500 passionate people gathered together to strengthen their communities and neighborhoods. That’s Boot Camp a fun, intensive one-day conference where you will learn to bring your ideas for empowered — communities into reality.

At Boot Camp, you will participate in interactive workshops, meet people who can turn dreams into action,...