The International Round Table guest for February is Mary Spio, President of Gen2Media, a fully integrated technology and production company whose patent pending Digital Video Publisher technologies represent the best of what Larry Page of Google calls the “New Media” – i.e. the Internet and all of its variety.

IRT will be held at The Citrus Club on the 18^th floor of the Citrus Tower at Orange and Jackson, downtown Orlando, on Thursday, February 4th from 11:30AM to 2:00PM.  Plenty of networking time.  The cost is $30.00.  Parking is in the Citrus Tower garage on Jackson St.

Mary will tell how she went from Rocket Scientist (no kidding) to creating an on line dating service to Gen2Media. She will tell the effects that social networking is having on business and personal relationships and where she sees digital media trending.

Please send an e-mail or FAX confirming your attendance as there are just seventy seats available and often sell out.  E-mail to tradingwise@cfl.rr.com, or FAX to 321/256-5029. If you have a friend or business associate in international commerce, please share this announcement and bring them along.

The US Census in Brevard is looking for marketing and PR professionals to assist in creating a campaign to inform the public about the US Census and what it means to local residents.  If you have a couple of hours to spare, please contact Mary Sharpe at 433-8525.

Balancing Life and Career Seminar

Wednesday, January 27 from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Women’s Business Center, Florida Tech, Link Building, Room 323.

Cost: $25

To register, please go to wbc.fit.edu and log in to your profile. If you do not have a profile, please set one up.

Learn how to bring balance and organization to your career, home, and life. This seminar is brought to you by Power in the Workplace and the Women`s Business Center at Florida Tech.

For more information on these or any of our other course offerings, please contact the Women’s Business Center at wbc@fit.edu or 321-674-7007.

Courses at the Women’s Business Center are open to everyone, not just business owners or women.

Michael Andrew

Invite a friend and SWING into the New Year with the Vivace Society!

SATURDAY • JANUARY 16

PRE-CONCERT BRUNCH &

SWING DANCE SAMPLING

King Center Studio Theatre

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Join a lively group of young-minded professionals

for brunch with mimosas and a swing dance demo and instruction, starting at 11:30.

-Vivace Members FREE

-Non-Members – $15

Vivace Society

Immediately following, you’ll attend the matinee SINGIN’ & SWINGIN’

pops concert with Michael Andrew of Orlando’s Swingerhead

and the Brevard Symphony Orchestra, beginning at 2:00.

-Vivace Members Free with BSO Ticket Voucher

-Special Rate $15 w/o Voucher

** Refer a friend to join the Vivace Society and you each are entered

into a drawing for a  TWO NIGHT STAY at either

the Doubletree Melbourne Beach or the Hilton Melbourne Beach! **

Contact us today at 321-242-2024

http://www.vivacesociety.com

Visit Brevard Vivace on FACEBOOK

On Tuesday, January 26th, FPRA Space Coast Chapter VP of Resource Development David Waters will be a panelist of the Founders Forum Marketing Madness program:  Talking to the Media.

Good publicity can be the catalyst for business success.  But don’t expect the press to come knocking down your door for a story about your latest widget or service.  You have to grab the attention of reporters and editors with preparation, presentation and persistence.

David will join Scott Harris, news anchor at Channel 13 NEWS, and Adam Lowenstein, business editor at Florida Today, to discuss both good and not-so-good examples of pitches they have encountered during their careers.  They will join Jean Newell of Newco Enterprises as she presents proved tactics on packaging the pitch and the pitchman to the media.

Crowne Plaza Melebourne Oceanfront

$35 with preregistration, $40 at the door, $15 students

6:00-6:45 Registration and Networking

6:45-7:45 Dinner

7:45-9:00 Program

Phone reservations 751-6771 (One Senior Place)

Online reservations http://www.foundersforum.com

David is a reporter, public relations professional, and runs his own multimedia video production company, David Waters Productions.  For more than a decade, he was a daily presence on local television when he reported for News 13 and ran the Brevard County bureau. He also appeared for most of that time on CNN and continues to appear on the network to this day.  These days, you’ll find him running David Waters Productions, where he puts his years of local and national media experience to use by helping companies get noticed through public relations events, video products, and interactive social media.  You can still see him on SpaceflightNow.com where he coanchors a live interactive shuttle launch show that he helped create.  It is seen in 181 countries by more than half a million people.  David was named one of the “100 Most Influential Business Leaders” by Spacecoast Business Magazine.

Phone reservations 751-6771 (One Senior Place)

Online reservations www.foundersforum.com

Crowne Plaza Melebourne Oceanfront

$35 with preregistrations, $40 at the door, $15 students

6:00-6:45 registration and networking

6:45-7:45 Dinner

7:45-9:00 program