DEC Presents: President's Cup 2013 & DEC Premier Event at Hospitality House

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Please join us for a DEC Premier event, The 2013 Presidents Cup & DEC Hospitality House, featuring guest speaker Steve Baldzicki. This is the 10th biennial Presidents Cup featuring the world’s best U.S. and non-European players. You are cordially invited to join this private event on Wednesday, October 2nd, during the teams practice rounds. Wondering who you might see at The Presidents Cup? Peruse the site (http://www.presidentscup.com/) for U.S. and International Team information.

Please register at: https://decpremiereventatprescup.eventbrite.com/

Wednesday, Oct 2 - US & International Teams Practice Rounds & DEC Premier Event Timelime:

7:30am - Shuttles from Vita Fitness Corazon Start

7:30am - DEC hospitality house open to pick up practice round tickets (refreshments & snacks available all morning)

8:00am - Practice Round gates open

9:30am - US Team starts practice round

10:30am - Intl Team starts practice round

12:00pm - DEC hospitality house networking, lunch and bar open

1:00pm - DEC Premier Event introductions and guest speaker

5:00pm - Gates Close, last shuttles leave

Our featured speaker is Steve Baldzicki, social wit and captain of Big Fish Networking. Plan to sharpen your networking skills by learning first-hand from the pro just how he reels them in both personally and professionally using a variety of tools online and in person. Steve will present these ideas:

• getting started – keys to successful networking

• when and where to network

• how to work a room in a networking event

• how to use social media effectively

• how to make people know you

• ways to grow & maintain the network

Steve Baldzicki is the Founder and President of Big Fish Networking, Central Ohio's Premier Networking Organization since 1999. He also is co-founder of Networking Leaders Alliance (NLA), an organization formed in 2008 to bring together the top networking organizations in Central Ohio. Principal of Monarch Title Services, he has over 13 years of experience in the real-estate field.

Baldzicki has been profiled in two books: “Social Capital”, by Andy Chiodo and “Foundational Networking”, by Frank Agin, and is recognized as an expert in the networking field. He was awarded Columbus Business First’s “Entrepreneur of the Month” in April 2003 and October 2007. Steve has also been regionally and nationally publicized for his efforts with Big Fish Networking and its growth over the past 13 years. Big Fish Networking is ranked #1 for “Columbus Networking” on Google since 2007.

Some things to note about the event:

• The DEC Hospitality House is accessible only by shuttle. There is no on-street parking at the event. Vehicles parked on the street will be towed.

• A map is provided in this invitation illustrating directions to the shuttle location: Vita Fitness Corazon, 7155 Corazon Dr, Dublin, Ohio 43016.

• A limited number of practice round tickets are available. Individuals must register for both the practice round and the DEC Premier Event separately in order to have access.

• Patrons are allowed to enter the course from event entrances only once with a pass/ticket. Once a patron leaves the course, he/she cannot re-enter. You are encouraged to come early and enjoy the practice rounds, return to the hospitality house to enjoy networking, food, beverages and the featured speaker.

• Cell phones are permitted, but must be on silent at all times.

• Video photography is not allowed.

• Tuesday and Wednesday, the practice round days, are the only days that still photos are allowed. So find your favorite golfer and snap away.

• All bags or carry items must be smaller than 6x6x6 inches and are subject to inspection.

• No food or beverages may be taken on the course or into the hospitality house.

For a complete list of rules check here (http://www.presidentscup.com/spectator-policies.html).

Please register at: https://decpremiereventatprescup.eventbrite.com/

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

Champaign Bank, Insperity, Radiant Technology Group, City of Dublin, Get-U-Connected, Social Boomerang, Metro Data Center, Mahindra

(Sponsorships still available)