January 2005 Princeton Career NetNight In Philly

Come join us for the January NetNight on Philadelphia’s Main Line!

WHEN:   Tuesday, January 25, 2005

               6:30 to 8:30 PM

READY TO LEVERAGE YOUR NETWORK?

Visit Net Nights, and you meet friends, future bosses, potential investors, future problem solvers – or reconnect with alums you’ve not seen in a while.

QUESTION: Then what?  How do you really leverage these links for mutual benefit?  Networking research (and 4 years’ of Net Nights) help answer that question, and we’ll talk about both. And we’ll wrap guided networking exercises around our Q & A session. We’ve learned a lot from fellow networkers, and we’ll share all.

FOCUS: If networking helps you start a long conversation – for mutual rewards – how do you nurture that conversation? 

- What helps extend those relationships?

- How can you leverage “centers of influence” to find valuable new network counterparts?

- How do you expand this network so it benefits you and your counterparts?

Come in out of the cold.  We’ll answer these questions and help you meet new network partners.

Visit our Philadelphia Net Night on Tuesday, January 25 for “live networking” (right from the start) and a Discussion+Q&A session on “leveraging your network” at its key nodes.

FACILITATOR: LEE DUDKA – PRINCETON *77 – heads Dudka & Associates, which offers product strategy, speechwriting/coaching and communications services to “pharma” and technology firms.

A consultant since 1980 (after 6 years’ college teaching), Lee worked nationally first as a management trainer. Since 1984, he’s been an executive coach, strategist and speechwriter for executive teams (Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, J&J, Mobil, Exxon, Honeywell, Marriott, Asea Brown Boveri, W.R. Grace, PWC, Deloitte & Touche) plus federal agencies (Defense, Commerce, State) and universities (Tufts, Princeton, Rutgers).  His speeches appear in Vital Speeches, the publication of record for national business and political speeches.

Born in Germany and raised in Brazil, he has led Princeton Alumni Council’s National Careers Committee, and serves a similar role at the Princeton Club of Washington.  The “Net Nights-DC” series of monthlies (in their 4th year) serve as a model for Princeton alum groups in 7 US cities, plus Beijing, China.  Lee is also a soccer coach, referee and travel soccer administrator.

MEETING FORMAT:

·        Pre-meeting informal networking (6:15 p.m.)

·        Elevator Speech Introductions by Attendees (6:30 p.m.)

·        Presentation (7:00 p.m.)

·        Q&A (7:45 p.m.)

·        Informal networking (8:00 p.m.)

WHAT TO BRING: 

·        A supply of business/name cards 

·        A rehearsed 60-second elevator speech to tell us who you are, what you do, where you are going, what you would like from the group and what you might offer the group.

LOCATION:          (pending confirmation)

                               The Shipley School

                               814 Yarrow Street

                               Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

                               Phone: (610) 525-4300

                               (directions will be provided to anyone who RSVPs)

CONTRIBUTION: (to defray various incidental charges):

$3 for Princeton Club of Philadelphia members

$5 for all others

Please RSVP by January 24th to Neil Desnoyers ‘89

Email: NDesnoyers@att.net    Tel: (610) 446-6475

We look forward to seeing you!

Sincerely,

Princeton Club of Philadelphia:

Neil Desnoyers '89

Joe McErlean '85