BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Meetup Inc//RemoteApi//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/ical/Economic+Round+Table+of+S an+Francisco/ X-WR-CALNAME:Events - Economic Round Table of San Francisco BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dr. Donald Gibbs will discuss North Korea DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nDr. Donald Gibbs\, ret ired chair of the Department of China and Japanese Studies\, UC Davis\, wil l return to the Economic Round Table to speak on North Korea. Beginning hi s teaching career at Harvard University\, he founded the Department of Chin ese and Japanese Studies at UC Davis. He also founded the UC systemwide sum mer session which took to him to China every year beginning in 1979. More r ecently he was the UC Education Abroad Director resident at Peking Universi ty in Beijing. Upon retiring from academics\, he developed a second career as a business consultant and participated in the introduction of the MiniMe d insulin pump and other medical devices to China.\n\nSan Francisco\, CA 9 4105 - USA\n\nWednesday\, August 4 at 8:00 AM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meet upstatic.com/photos/event/1/2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\nAttending: 5\n\nDe tails: http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/14113728/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100715T193032Z UID:event_14113728@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100715T193032Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100804T150000Z DTEND:20100804T170000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/14113728/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:District Six Debate at Kicklabs DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nStephen Cornell and I will be attending this District 6 Debate - please join us if you'd like to attend as well! Best\, Mike On Monday\, 16 August 2010 a coalition of Dist rict 6 Business Associations is holding a forum at KickLabs 250 Brannan Str eet from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm for the top five District 6 supervisor candidate s\, being Jane Kim\, Jim Meko\, Theresa Sparks\, Debra Walker and Elaine Za mora. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided. As seating is limited please RSVP to www.southbeachmissionbay.com and click on "contact us" to r egister. Please see the flyer for the event: http://vehiclesf.com/posts/Di strict6/071610/d6SupPoster_071610.pdf \n\nSan Francisco\, CA 94107 - USA\n \nMonday\, August 16 at 6:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/p hotos/event/1/2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\nAttending: 2\n\nDetails: http:// www.ertsf.org/calendar/14216495/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100726T160243Z UID:event_14216495@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100726T160211Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100817T010000Z DTEND:20100817T030000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 LOCATION:Kicklabs - 250 Brannan - San Francisco\, CA 94107 - USA URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/14216495/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jasmin Ansar: "Calif. Global Warming Solutions Act's Effects on Sma ll Business" DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nJasmin Ansar is an eco nomist with the Climate program at the Union of Concerned Scientists\, a sc ience-based nonprofit organization working to improve global environmental quality. The focus of her work is designing and advocating for effective gl obal warming policies with particular emphasis on Western Climate Initiativ e proposals currently being reviewed in California. Dr. Ansar is also a vi siting Professor at the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business\, Mills College\, Oakland\, and has taught Econometrics and Economics at the City U niversity\, London. She has a Diploma/MSc. in Econometrics and Economics an d a PhD in Economics from the University of Southampton\, England.\n\nSan F rancisco\, CA 94111 - USA\n\nWednesday\, August 18 at 8:00 AM\n\nPhoto: ht tp://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\nA ttending: 2\n\nDetails: http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13556734/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100524T190256Z UID:event_13556734@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100521T221437Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100818T150000Z DTEND:20100818T170000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 LOCATION:Pacific Research Institute - One Embarcadero Center\, Suite 350 - San Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13556734/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ms Laura J Pilz CFP\, CRPC (Host: Dr. Leonard Rothman) DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nLaura Pilz is a Financ ial Advisor with the Merrill Lynch Private Client Group in San Francisco. A s a Financial Advisor\, Laura works with individuals and families to help t hem achieve their financial objectives and build their wealth. Her practice focuses on planning strategies and investment management. Laura has work ed in the financial services industry for 30 years and is a CFP ® certifica nt\, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Stan dards\, Inc. She has also achieved the CRPC ® Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor\, designation. Her education includes: a BA in Economics from C hatham College and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She serves on the Boards of the San Francisc o Ladies Protection and Relief Society\, the Maybeck Foundation\, and The F inancial Women's Association of San Franciso.\n\nSan Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA\n\nWednesday\, September 1 at 8:00 AM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meetup static.com/photos/event/1/2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\nAttending: 4\n\nDeta ils: http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13570172/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100525T174825Z UID:event_13570172@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100523T190225Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100901T150000Z DTEND:20100901T170000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 LOCATION:Pacific Research Institute - One Embarcadero Center\, Suite 350 - San Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13570172/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Neil Koenig: "Succession: the Challenge Every Business Faces (or Wi ll Face)" DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nNeil Koenig is a Centr al California based family business consultant and consultant to profession al firms\, such as CPA\, law\, and medical practices. Over the past twenty -plus years Dr. Koenig has specialized in solving people issues\, teaching leadership skills\, and helping businesses develop and implement succession plans. His background for this work comes from having been a clergyman\, instructor of family physicians for the University of California Schools of Medicine\, and family psychologist. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin\, Madison\; his master’s degree from Union The ological Seminary at Columbia University in New York City\; and his doctora te in psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. He is the author of You Can’t Fire Me\, I’m Your Father: What Every Family Bu siness Needs to Know to Succeed\, published by Kiplinger Books (originally by Hillsboro Press) and by Ediciones Deusto of Spain\, No Puede Desperdirme \, Estoy Su Padre. \n\nSan Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA\n\nWednesday\, Sept ember 8 at 8:00 AM\n\nPhoto: http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1 /2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\nAttending: 1\n\nDetails: http://www.ertsf.org /calendar/13510870/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100520T010148Z UID:event_13510870@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100517T193810Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100908T150000Z DTEND:20100908T170000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 LOCATION:Pacific Research Institute - One Embarcadero Center\, Suite 350 - San Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13510870/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Amar Mann: "The Characteristics of Successful Startup Firms" DESCRIPTION:Economic Round Table of San Francisco\n\nAmar Mann is the Regio nal Economist and a Branch Chief for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (B LS) regional office in San Francisco. Since 2007\, he has overseen the Econ omic Analysis and Information division\, where he helps to market and disse minate BLS data through reports\, articles\, and the BLS website. Mr. Mann holds a B.A. degree in economics (Yale University) and a M.A. degree in ene rgy and resources (University of California\, Berkeley). He has also served as a frequent media spokesperson on labor and economic data\, and recently published a report on high-tech employment in the Silicon Valley after the dot-com bubble. Prior to joining BLS\, he worked on energy demand forecast ing models for the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington\, DC.\n\nSan Fra ncisco\, CA 94111 - USA\n\nWednesday\, September 22 at 8:00 AM\n\nPhoto: h ttp://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/2/1/b/event_10624635.jpeg\n\n Attending: 1\n\nDetails: http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13592881/ LAST-MODIFIED:20100526T005524Z UID:event_13592881@meetup.com CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20100525T195424Z DTSTAMP:20100729T122451Z DTSTART:20100922T150000Z DTEND:20100922T170000Z GEO:37.79;-122.4 LOCATION:Pacific Research Institute - One Embarcadero Center\, Suite 350 - San Francisco\, CA 94111 - USA URL:http://www.ertsf.org/calendar/13592881/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR