Dear Meetup Members,

 TiEcon 2009 is on May 15 & 16 at the Santa Clara Convention center in Santa Clara, CA.   

TiEcon is TiE���s flagship event and is considered the World���s largest conference of Entrepreneurs.  This year, TiEcon 2009���s (www.tiecon.org) theme is celebrating the BOLD Entrepreneur - the extraordinary person who thinks Big and Out of the box, Learns to adapt to changing conditions, and Dares to create his or her own future.    TiEcon 2009 will feature, Paul Maritz, CEO VMware;   Reid Hoffman CEO, LinkedIn;  Brad Smith, CEO Intuit, President if Visa Coro,  and many more as Keynote speakers.  

Here are some of the things you can do at TiEcon 2009:

BUILD A DREAM: Find your ideal co-founders and explore hot market topics.

MEET MONEY: Kick off discussions with venture capitalists and angel investors.

DEVELOP THE BIZ: Generate leads and bring potential partners into your network.

HAVE FUN:  Enjoy the networking events as you become inspired, educated and develop new contacts.

New to TiEcon 2009 are

-          Tie50:  a showcase of the 50 hottest startups

-          PowerConnect: an exclusive limited seating lunchtime networking event with VCs, speakers, sponsors, and industry luminaries

-          Business Bootcamp:  a series of business workshops tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs

I am working with TiEcon again this year and am pleased to extend  the special admission discount for this Meetup group.

All members of this Meetup can use the Promo code <TIE-MEETUPS> in the promotion code box. This gives a $50.00 discount off the price and will allow them to purchase a two day TiEcon 2009 conference pass for only $270, a savings of $50.00 off the current Early Bird price of $320.00.   In order to realize these savings, they have to act quickly and take advantage of this offer before April 12, 2009. 

Please forward this email to interested parties within your organization. Signup can be done from the TiEcon 2009    website (www.tiecon.org).      Please click on the ���Register Now��� button that is near the top left corner and use the PROMO CODE:  TIE-MEETUPS.

Don���t miss this opportunity to mingle with some of the industry's most charismatic and influential leaders on May 15 & 16 in Santa Clara, CA.

In order to realize these savings, they have to act quickly and take advantage of this offer before April 12, 2009.

 See you at TiEcon 2009!

 Regards,

Sanjay Wadge

TiEcon2009 Volunteer

www.tiecon.org