From: "Amy Dickie" <adickie@no.address>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:44:11 -0400
Investors Circle 2003 National Conference and Venture Fair
"Building Sustainable Communities: From
Philanthropy to Venture Capital"
November 2-4, 2003
The Charles Hotel
Cambridge, MA
This event will bring together angel investors, professional venture
capitalists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and others to examine the
continuum of strategies for deploying a range of capital to support social
entrepreneurship at the community level. While InvestorsCircle focuses on
for-profit social entrepreneurs catalyzing the flow of capital to early
stage companies that address social and environmental problems the
educational portion of this years conference (Day One) will explicitly
examine innovative philanthropic strategies that complement our work.
Day One, in collaboration with Social Venture Partners Boston, part of a
national network of venture philanthropists, will offer panels and
speakers addressing topics including inner city venture philanthropy,
community development venture capital, job creation, and the relationship
between for-profit and non-profit strategies for supporting social
entrepreneurship and healthy communities.
Day Two, the venture fair, will feature at least 15 promising for-profit
companies that have been selected for their compelling combination of
financial and social return potential. The presenting companies will
represent the range of sectors that Investors' Circle works in: community
development, education/media, energy/environment, health, and women- and
minority-owned businesses.
Presenting Companies: The deadline for company applicants wishing to
present at this event has passed. Presenting companies will be selected by
October 1st and will be posted on our website at that time.
Program: Speakers include:
Ed Dugger, Managing Partner, UNC Partners and Director, Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston
Jed Emerson, Senior Fellow, the Hewlett Foundation and former President,
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund
Chris Gabrieli, Chairman, Massachusetts 2020 and former General Partner,
Bessemer Venture Partners
Paul Grogan, President, The Boston Foundation
To see the full program,
<http://www.investorscircle.net/Conference2003_program.html>click here.
Registration: You can register for the event by calling the Investors'
Circle office at: (617) 566-2600, or by downloading our
<http://www.investorscircle.net/images/IC_Conf_Registration2003.pdf>registration
form and mailing or faxing it to our office at: (617) 739-3550.
Lodging: We have a room block available at The Charles Hotel. Please
call (617) 864-1200, and refer to the "Investors' Circle" event to receive
the group rate of $225 per night.
Travel: Investors' Circle is pleased to be working with A Better World
Travel to offer discounted air fare to conference attendees. Discounts
will vary depending on your flight schedule and route. We encourage our
attendees to use A Better World Travel's "Travel Cool" program to help
offset CO2 emissions. In addition, through a special relationship with
Better World Travel and EV Rental Car, you can fly into Boston and rent a
hybrid car at a 15% discount. To book your flight, call (866) 238-1134, or
complete the travel request form at:
<https://www.betterworldclub.com/clubtravel/travel_form.html>https://www.betterworldclub.com/clubtravel/travel_form.html.
Be sure to reference "Investors' Circle" both on the phone and on-line to
receive the discounts.
Conference Advisory Board
Carol Atwood
CEO, Spartacus Media Enterprises
Jed Emerson
Senior Fellow, the Hewlett Foundation and Lecturer in Business at Stanford
University's Graduate School of Business
Chuck Holland
Executive Director, Social Venture Partners Boston
Gloria Lee
Vice President, JP Morgan Chase Community Development Group
Tom Miller
Former Director, Program Related Investment, The Ford Foundation
Siobhán A. O'Riordan
Director, Giving Network, Associated Grant Makers
Nick Smith
Chairman, Community Development Venture Capital Alliance
Woody Tasch
Chairman and CEO, Investors' Circle
Larry Waddell
Managing Director, SJF Ventures (formerly Sustainable Jobs Fund)
Investors' Circle
320 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
P: (617) 566-2600
F: (617) 739-3550
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