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Meetup #58: We Choose the Topic. You Choose the Topic

• 7:00pm Welcome• 7:05pm Announcements• 7:15pm Mark your calendar• 7:15pm Keynote:

We Choose the Topic You Choose the Topic!• 8:45pm G2KYM• 8:55pm Networking

AgendaSept 9/14

Take your business to the next levelWork for yourself, not by yourself.Memberships start at $49/month

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• 1,047 members• 2,000+ followers• 58 meetups• 9 peer2peer groups• Hundreds of LinkedIn

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Announcements

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CoLab

Mark Your Calendars

Silicon Halton Day @ Burlington HiVE• Friday, August 29, Open 8:30 am – 5:30pm• Free for Silicon Halton members• Lunch & Learn?• Not an 8-hr business social event• Do your work• Collide, in a good way

SoloPreneur Peer2Peer #38• Aug 21/14, 8:30 – 10 am• CPQ (Configure. Price. Quote)

& value prop• Location: Hampton

Restaurant at the Quality Suites Hotel, Oakville (QEW/Bronte Rd)

Women in Tech Halton P2P• First meeting was Jun 25/14• Next meetup Sept 2014• Join / follow the conversation:

http://linkd.in/1qH5ddJ

Meetup 59 – Sept 9, 2014 • Shape the Town of Oakville’s Open Data initiative• Not an educational “what is” open data

presentation• We want to hear from you.  We want to learn

your perspectives.  • Come with ideas - this is an interactive workshop

Meetup 59 – Sept 9, 2014 • Learn more: bit.ly/shmeetup59• Register: http://shmeetup59.eventbrite.ca• Join or Follow the online discussion: http://

linkd.in/1u6YGsW

#G2KYM(Get to Know Your Member)

New facilitator needed. You?

Open Space begins

Un-Rules1. Lightning Topic Pitches 2. Pitched topic names written down for voting 3. Immediately following pitches, un-meetup attendees vote

– Each person given two votes, “dots” – Un-member votes on their top two topics– After voting ends, votes are tallied– The 1st & 2nd place topics begin immediately– After 30min, the 3rd & 4th topics begin

4. The convener of each group will take notes5. Un-members are free to move between sessions (i.e. vote with your

feet)6. We regroup at end to share key discoveries

30min7:30 – 8:00pm

30min8:00 – 8:30pm

Topic Voted #1 Topic Voted #3

Topic Voted #2 Topic Voted #4

Open Floor