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Weekly
News Update
Presented by the
Oakland Metro Chamber
June 30, 2009
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Upcoming Chamber Events
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Click
here to see the complete
list of interesting &
informative Chamber events.
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Joining the Chamber is a
smart business decision!
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Our team works for your
business in the
following ways:
Public Policy:
Representing the
Interests of Business to
Government
Economic Development:
Creating a Strong Economy
Membership Development:
Providing Quality Networking
Events: Keeping
you Connected and Informed
Leadership Oakland:
Join for the networking,
knowledge and know-how!
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Letter from the President
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Dear Chamber members,
Happy Fourth of July
to all and God Bless
America!
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Central Estuary Plan
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You are invited to the
fourth community
workshop for the Central
Estuary Plan. At this
workshop, the City of
Oakland will ask you to
"roll up your sleeves"
and participate in a
mapping exercise to
develop alternatives
that reflect your ideas
and what you'd like to
see in the Central
Estuary area in the
future. You will have
the opportunity to
present your ideas to
the project team and
fellow community
participants.
DATE: Saturday,
July 11, 2009
LOCATION: Beacon
Bay School, 2101
Livingston Street,
Oakland, CA 94606.
TIME: Doors open
at 9:00 a.m., hands-on
small group mapping
exercise starts promptly
at 9:30 a.m. and goes
until noon.
For more information
visit:
www.oaklandnet.com/central_estuary_plan
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Summer Youth Employment
Program |
As the
"stimulus"-supported
Summer Youth
Employment Program
goes into full gear,
there remains an
opportunity for your
business to serve
as a worksite for a
young person
(between the ages of
14 and 24) -with no
cost to you!
Crystal Jackson, the
Oakland Private
Industry Council's
Summer Youth Program
Coordinator, will
refer your request
to an appropriate
service provider (9
have been funded
thus far) who just
may be able to refer
the perfect
candidate! This is
an unusual
opportunity to
stimulate the
economy while
providing subsidized
employment
experience to an
Oakland youth.
Note that all
business sectors are
eligible to
participate:
for-profit,
non-profit,
government,
education, labor,
etc.
If you are
interested in
learning more please
contact Crystal
Jackson at (510) 768
4407 or
cjackson@oaklandpic.org.
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July Events
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Mark these upcoming Oakland
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
committee meetings and events on
your calendar.
Wednesday, July 8 -
Ambassador Committee meeting,
noon-1 p.m.
RSVP
Wednesday, July 8 - Economic
Development Forum, featuring a
discussion with
Dr.
Bertram Lubin,
(pictured right)
director of the Children's Hospital
Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)
and senior vice president for
research at Children's Hospital
Oakland. Dr. Lubin will discuss the
cutting-edge research going on in
Oakland and how it is spurring
additional R&D and related
activities that bolster our life
sciences industry, 3-4:30 p.m.
RSVP
Tuesday, July 14 - Join the
Chamber for a special
Summer Networking Event - the
Oakland Chamber Celebrates Women in
Business. This special mixer
will allow the Women in Business
Roundtable and other local business
people to "Tweetup" and learn who
else is currently on Twitter. No
charge for Chamber members, $10 for
non-members, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
RSVP
Thursday, July 16 -
Breakfast at the Chamber,
sponsored by HJW GeoSpatial, Inc.,
7:30-9 a.m.
RSVP
 Friday,
July 17 - Inside Oakland
Breakfast Forum, featuring
Oakland City Councilmember Pat
Kernighan
(pictured left),
District 2. 8:30-10 a.m.
RSVP
Tuesday, July 21 -
Nonprofit Roundtable Committee
meeting, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
RSVP
Thursday, July 23 -
Business After Hours Mixer,
at the East Bay Regional Park
District's Shoreline Center at
Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline
located right on San Leandro Bay
with a view of the Oakland hills and
Coliseum. Exit I-880 at Hegenberger
Road and head west. Turn right on
Doolittle Drive. Shoreline Center
parking area is about one-half mile
up on the right. No charge for
Chamber members, $10 for
non-members, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
RSVP
Friday, July 24 -
Fourth Fridays at the Chamber,
7:30-9 a.m.
RSVP
And keep in mind that there will be
an
East Bay Women in Business
Roundtable luncheon on
Friday, Aug. 7 at the
Washington Inn in Old Oakland
featuring marketing guru Martha
Hanlon, who will speak on gaining
tribal marketing insights and
creating a fresh and successful
marketing plan.
And then on
Monday, Aug. 31, the Chamber
will hold its annual
Golf
Classic & Academy at the
Claremont Country Club. Sign up your
foursomes today!
RSVP
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The Chamber of Commerce has a
number of exceptional networking
and informative events
throughout the year. For
sponsorship, volunteer and
participation opportunities for
these events, please contact
Morgan Crow via telephone at
(510) 874-4800x319 or via email
at
mcrow@oaklandchamber.com.
Sincerely,
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Hank Masler
Communications Director &
Oakland Business Review
Publisher
Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of
Commerce
hmasler@oaklandchamber.com
(510) 874-4808
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Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce | 475
14th Street | Oakland | CA | 94612
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