Tweetup :: ConnectOC: Welcome to 2010! (via @paulttran)

Feb
18

ConnectOC: Welcome to 2010!
At 6pm - 9pm

Where?
Hilton Costa Mesa
3050 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA

PLEASE RSVP on Facebook: http://ow.ly/WkFK Only RSVP here if you don't have an account. Thanks!

CONNECTOC - Bringing OC's Professionals, Companies, Government Agencies, Networking Groups and Non-Profits together...one event at a time!

Thanks for all who supported our last event in November 2009. We had a packed house and everybody enjoyed themselves. Pictures are posted on our album. Let's make the first event of the year even better with your attendance!

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Our free, inaugural event will take place Thursday, February 18th, from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

The Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa has generously offered their venue to host this event with a variety of food, drinks and a fun-filled night of entertainment.

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There will be:
* A complimentary beverage ticket for the first 200 attendees along with appetizers at the hotel’s Bristol Palms Restaurant & Bar (be there early!)
* Our very own Orange County businesses giving away great foods and products
* Nintendo Wii Stations present throughout the venue
* A limited number of free goody bags with gifts, each worth over $100, sponsored by local Orange County businesses (I'm serious - come early!) Thanks to our sponsors TravelCostaMesa, Portola Coffee, Gramma Betty's, Coworking Fullerton, Windmill Networking, Smart Levels Media and many more!
* A specially-priced dinner menu prepared by Executive Chef Chad Krahling for all our attendees to select additional food and beverages
* A comfortable and fun atmosphere to exchange business cards, make new friends, and find business/job/charitable opportunities

The event is free to attend; however, self-parking will be $5 and 100% of the proceeds will go to a Share Our Selves, a local charity battling homelessness and poverty - along with any other proceeds collected throughout the evening’s festivities. 100% of the proceeds are also tax-deductible.

More info can be found here: http://www.shareourselves.org

There will be a silent auction where many items generously donated by local OC companies will be available for bidding. Such items include gift certificates to numerous restaurants including Morton's, Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's and Royal Khyber, as well as CaseCrown cases, and much more! The proceeds here are also 100% tax-deductible and go to Share Ourselves!

If you haven't become a fan of CONNECTOC yet, please do (http://www.facebook.com/connec...) and stay up to date with local events!

Hope to see you there! Happy 2010!

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Organizers...

Paul T Tran (Orange County, California)
674 followings | 3,778 followers | 42,058 tweets

International Franchise Developer - Business, Finance, & Ideas Fanatic - & I care about people a lot ... Oh, & I don't check DM's!

Costa Mesa, CA (Costa Mesa, Orange County, CA)
2,358 followings | 3,099 followers | 5,851 tweets

Costa Mesa, CA is nestled strategically in the heart of Orange County, minutes away from the ocean and just 35 miles from Los Angeles.

Hilton OC Costa Mesa (ÜT: 45.530169,-122.59972)
1,263 followings | 2,468 followers | 1,175 tweets

Located in the heart of the OC! Featuring 486 Guestrooms and over 48,000 sq. ft. of Meeting Space

Diana Wei (Southern California)
416 followings | 895 followers | 2,818 tweets

#Tips Social Media, DIY Business, Process, Strategy. #Me GenY Local Culturalist, Photo Journalist, Wifi Junkie, Opportunistic Channelizer, Foodie, Snowboarder.

Marieke Hensel (Los Angeles, CA & Amsterdam)
7,932 followings | 8,217 followers | 7,471 tweets

Online brand personality strategist, Social Media & Online Reputation Mgmt 4 auto dealers & co, Dutch in California, mom/moeder, I work @coworkingplace

Courtney Thurman (Orange, CA)
2,123 followings | 1,987 followers | 2,618 tweets

A small business marketing agency founded by Courtney Thurman, an Entrepreneur Press author & nerd on business, collaboration & inspiration. Loves coffee. :]

Justin Moore-Brown (Orange County, CA)
2,276 followings | 4,473 followers | 17,400 tweets

Graphic Designer. Social Media Lover. Spontaneous Blogger. Paintballer. Golfer. Owner of a Big Head. Partner of Mobo Media, Inc. Co-Founder of OCjobtalk.com

Tanya Salcido (Orange, CA | Orange County, CA)
1 followings | 27 followers | 3 tweets

Owner at Design Action Studios. ++++++++++++++++ Please find me on my active account! @tanyasalcido

Elizabeth Franz (Irvine, CA)
1,955 followings | 1,647 followers | 1,738 tweets

Publicist for OCBJ’s seven annual events. I also tweet our news. I enjoy fashion, art, music, food and wine. And I’d like to meet everyone in Orange County.

Ted Nguyen (Southern California, USA)
28,712 followings | 30,402 followers | 16,203 tweets

Social media advocate tweeting about the intersection of news, pop culture, transportation and the social web along with other updates that hopefully move you.

Organized by @paulttran, @travelcostamesa, @hiltoncostamesa, @nealschaffer, @dianawei, @hensel, @smallwerks, @bigheadasian, @tanyaahedo, @ocbj_events, @tednguyen
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Who was there?

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Sponsors!

Coworking Fullerton (Fullerton, CA 111 N.Harbor #2)

Coworking place, bring your laptop and work on your projects from here. Free starbucks coffee and wifi. @rutger @hensel

CaseCrown (USA)

Cases: iPhone, Netbooks, Laptop, Kindle, GPS, Portable Hard Drives and More!

Hilton OC Costa Mesa (ÜT: 45.530169,-122.59972)

Located in the heart of the OC! Featuring 486 Guestrooms and over 48,000 sq. ft. of Meeting Space

Gramma Bettys (Cerritos, CA )

Hand made Candies and Gift baskets from New Orleans/French Creole origins. Specializing in Pralines and chocolate turtles. Only the finest ingredients!

Genki Living (ÜT: 33.773486,-117.950926)

Where food smiles, Crepes, Popcorn Chicken, Udon, Chicken Wings, Poutine

Portola Coffee (Irvine, CA)

World-Class. World-Friendly. Organic & Fair Trade coffees fresh-roasted in small batches using the best beans from the finest farms and co-ops around the world.

Yard House (Orange County, CA)

Great food, classic rock and the world's largest selection of draft beer.

South Coast Plaza (Orange County)

Royal Khyber (Santa Ana, CA)

Royal Khyber is a Fine Indian Cuisine Restaurant in Orange County, CA

Old Vine Cafe (Costa Mesa, CA)

A European Style, Wine Driven Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Cafe

Smart Levels (Irvine, CA)

Full Color Printing at a Fraction of the Cost! From Catalogs & Posters to Direct Mail & Business Cards, SmartLevels is your source for CMYK at the lowest price

Brandon Moody (Orange County, CA)

CMYK all day, I'm your full color printer...a fiend for 2 wheels, MOTO n MTB, Skate, network marketing, action sports, streetwear, tech, urban culture n music

MortonsTheSteakhouse (77 locations worldwide.)

Welcome to the official Morton's The Steakhouse Twitter page. Morton’s started 30+ years featuring USDA Prime-Aged Steak, Fresh Seafood & Award-Winning Wine.

Charlie Palmer Group (NY, DC, LV, OC...)

Serving progressive American cuisine coast to coast

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