James L. Jackson
seattle, wa
- Gender: Male
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- Member since: 2007-04-12 00:00:00
- Last log-in: 2007-05-07 00:00:00
- Events: 9
Events:
The Cribs
Where: Chop Suey
Date: 2008-03-31 20:00:00
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The Cribs are an English three-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman.
Toshi Reagon
Where: Triple Door Mainstage
Date: 2008-02-12 19:30:00
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Crossing genres as easy as breathing, Toshi Reagon's performance will showcase her intimate songwriting and her emotional performance style. Reagon fuses styles of rock, R&B, jazz, blues and beyond.
Watch A Film, Help Ensure Clean Water
Where: Pacific Science Center
Date: 2008-03-22 00:00:00
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An organization that helps build clean drinking water supplies in developing nations is the Ryan's Well Foundation. The producers of Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River At Risk (opens March 21 at Pacific Science Center's Boeing IMAX Theater) have announced they will donate one dollar for every ticket sold to the film on World Water Day (March 22) and Earth Day (April 22) towards building enough wells to benefit thousands of African school children. Please join us for a fascinating film and at the same time, help ensure clean sources of water to those who need them.
Adobe Captivate Users Group - Seattle * Adobe Learning Commu...
Where: Adobe
Date: 2008-04-09 06:30:00
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Special Guest - Silke Fleischer from the Adobe Captivate team will present an in-person tips, tricks and Q&A session. Silke is responsible for the product management and marketing for Adobe Captivate, Rumor...there will be free pizza!
Blue Rodeo in Concert
Where: The Triple Door
Date: 2008-05-19 19:00:00
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Canadian Country-rockers Blue Rodeo on their West Coast U.S. Tour. Nominated this year for three Juno's (the Canadian Grammy), including musical group of the year.
Mute Era
Where: The Funhouse
Date: 2008-05-28 21:30:00
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From Minneapolis, Minnesota, the band plays experimental/rock/other music.
Robyn
Where: Neumo's
Date: 2008-05-14 20:00:00
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Robyn Carlsson is best known for the singles 'Show Me Love' and 'Do You Know (What It Takes),' which hit the US Top ten in 1996. Her most recent, 'Robyn,' was issued in her native Sweden back in 2005, and since the UK got their version in 2006, she's been a UK Top 40 darling, thanks in large part to such singles as 'Handle Me,' 'Be Mine!' and 'Crash and Burn Girl.'
HBS Centennial Conference & VIP Dinner
Where: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Date: 2008-04-26 09:30:00
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The Harvard Business School Club of Puget Sound & Senior Associate Dean Howard Stevenson welcome you to celebrate an event 100 years in the making! The HBS Centennial Conference is scheduled to bring professors and distinguished alums to Seattle for a full day learning, networking and fun! Centennial Conference Saturday, April 26, 2008 Washington State Convention and Trade Center 800 Convention Place, Seattle 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Centennial Conference (Open to All) 6:30 pm –10:00 pm Alumni VIP Dinner & Gala Celebration Register Today: http://www.hbsps.com/article.html?aid=193 Centennial Conference (Open to All): $100 per person (before 4/20) Centennial Conference (Open to All): $150 per person (before 4/20) Centennial Conference 9:30 AM - Conference Kickoff & Launch Paul Springer & Betsy Jensvold, HBS Club of Puget Sound - Co-Presidents 10:15 AM - Faculty Presentation: To Tell the Truth Prof. Michael Wheeler - MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice Professor Wheeler teaches Complex Negotiation, as well as a variety of executive courses. In recent years he served as faculty chair of the first year MBA program and headed the required Negotiation course. He has also taught Leadership, Values, and Decision Making, and, as Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School, Mediation & Consensus Building. 11:15 AM - Guiding Principles to Building a Successful Business George F. Russell, Jr. MBA '58 - Chairman Emeritus, Russell Investments Internationally known as an advocate for narrowing the gap between the “haves” and the “have nots”, George has a focus on a number of challenges: the promotion of globalization…the destruction of nuclear waste…strengthening U.S.-Russian relations…ground-level humanitarian projects…and bridging the current divide between Muslims and non-Muslims in America. George pioneered the business of pension fund consulting in the late 1960s and is a well-known advocate of diversified global investing. 11:45 AM - Networking Lunch Interact and engage with other alums and conference guests. Lunch will be provided. 1:00 PM Alumni Executive Presentations Participate in interactive sessions with our executive alumni panelists. You will have the opportunity to attend two sessions, each featuring 3 speakers. Our sessions will include: ---> Speaker Bios Available at: http://www.hbsps.com/article.html?aid=193#speakerbios * Dan Barr, MBA '67 - Personal Evolution and the Productivity Revolution * Mike Galgon, MBA '97 - Success and Failure in Internet Time * Jim Garrison, DBA '66 - Flunking Retirement According to Your Wife * Scott Keeney, MBA '94 - Transforming US High Schools * Skip Kotkins, MBA '72 -35 Years After HBS: A Few Lessons on Business and Life * Mead Treadwell, MBA '82 - What the Accessible Arctic Means to You * Peter Van Oppen, MBA '76 - Things to Unlearn After HBS: Entrepreneurs in Seattle * Chad Waite, MBA '83 - Venture Capital Growth in Seattle Since 1988 * Bob Zook, MBA '75 -The Punch Line of Success: Heart Warming Relevance 3:30 PM - Faculty Presentation: Making Your Own Luck Prof. Howard Stevenson - Baker Foundation Professor; Sr. Associate Dean, Dir. of HBS Publishing Howard H. Stevenson is Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor, Senior Associate Dean, Director of Publishing, and Chair of the Harvard Business School Publishing Company board. Howard was a founder and first president of the Baupost Group, Inc. He is a life trustee of the Boston Ballet and is vice chairman elect of National Public Radio Board of Directors and a trustee of Mount Auburn Hospital. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia. He served as the Vice Provost for Harvard University Resources and Planning after service as Senior Associate Provost from 2005 to 2007. As Senior Associate Dean and Director of External Relations at Harvard Business School from 2001 to 2005 he lead the successful capital campaign. (more) 4:30 PM Continuing the Conversations Dan Barr, HBS Club of Puget Sound - VP of Innovation
Chinese
Where: The Funhouse
Date: 2008-04-28 21:30:00
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From Seattle, Washington, Chinese play rock/experimental/big beat music. Centaur Hearts features members of ex-Teeth and Hair.