Post Holiday Get Together: Celebrating 35 Years

Come celebrate 35 years of RPCN with old friends and friends you've yet to make. TRATA at the Culver Road Armory offers wonderful food and drinks, you'll provide the fun and fellowship.

$20 per person will supply the hors d'oevres; there will be a cash bar.

The evening's activities will also include an optional "White Elephant" gift exchange ($20 maximum value per gift) and any items you ordered from the RPCN Store will be available for pickup.

See you there!

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Telling Your Story: How to Write and Plan Your Memoir

(Online or In Person)

Presenter:  Robert Baker

Have you considered writing about some of your past experiences, or even writing your memoir? What is a memoir, and how does one create it? It can be much easier than you think, and you don't even have to enjoy writing. This workshop will provide effective tools for writing a memoir as well as the opportunity to launch into your writing and gain some confidence. Come gain the know-how and the motivation for telling your story!

Key Takeaways:

• Understand basic principles of generative writing that can be used to craft a memoir.
• Learn a quick-and-easy way to plan and structure a memoir.
• Write a portion of your memoir during our workshop !

Note: Images from this event may be used for promotional purposes. 

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Bob Baker directs the First-Year Composition program in the English department at SUNY Brockport where he has worked since 2011. In addition to teaching college students, Bob has led memoir workshops for adults in various settings such as retirement communities, churches, and rehabilitation centers.

This meeting is open to the public.

COST:  $25 for nonmembers

Contact us at helpdesk@rochesterconsultants.org if you experience any trouble registering for this event.

SPECIAL NOTE: This will be a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or via Zoom.  This event is is also available in-person at 2800 Dewey Ave, Rochester, NY 14616. Attending in-person is highly encouraged. 

After the meeting ends, open networking (with private breakout rooms for those on Zoom) will continue until 10:00 a.m. ET for the attendees.

After you register, you will be sent two (2) emails, one from RPCN and one from Zoom. NOTE: The email from RPCN will be sent almost immediately but the ZOOM email may be delayed by a few minutes. Be patient while waiting for it.  Click the link in the Zoom email to join this event.

Spotlight your business! Register as a meeting sponsor.  For details on sponsoring, click HERE. 

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Tech Forum

(Attend In-Person or online via Zoom)

Bring your technology questions about computers, your internet service, mobile apps, telephones, or any other technology.  During the first half of the meeting, we'll help each solve solve tech-related issues.

For the second half of the meeting, we'll switch over to what we call “Our Technology Adventures”.  It’s an opportunity for you to talk about new technology you’ve recently started using and the things you find helpful about that technology.

This is an informal, facilitated discussion, and all attendees are welcome to participate. 

Dave Bassett will be facilitating this forum.  Dave has been a Patent Agent registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office since 2004 and has helped people get patents in a wide number of fields.

This meeting is open to the public.

COST:  $0 for nonmembers

Contact us at helpdesk@rochesterconsultants.org if you experience any trouble registering for this event.

SPECIAL NOTE: This will be a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or via Zoom.  This event is is also available in-person at 2800 Dewey Ave, Rochester, NY 14616. Attending in-person is highly encouraged. 

After the meeting ends, open networking (with private breakout rooms for those on Zoom) will continue until 10:00 a.m. ET for the attendees.

After you register, you will be sent two (2) emails, one from RPCN and one from Zoom. NOTE: The email from RPCN will be sent almost immediately but the ZOOM email may be delayed by a few minutes. Be patient while waiting for it.  Click the link in the Zoom email to join this event.

Spotlight your business! Register as a meeting sponsor.  For details on sponsoring, click HERE. 

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AI for Professional Consultants

(Online or In Person)

Presenter:  Max Irwin

Are you curious about how AI actually works and how it can transform your business and client outcomes? In this engaging presentation, Max Irwin will help you discover the practical side of AI. You will learn how to identify valuable applications, maximize the benefits and mitigate potential risks with AI. You’ll also come away with actionable insights to successfully integrate AI into your consulting practice and empower your clients to thrive in an AI-driven world.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand the Basics: Gain a clear understanding of how AI works and demystify common misconceptions.
• Spot Opportunities: Learn to identify practical, high-value AI applications that align with your business and client needs.
• Mitigate Risks: Discover strategies to address ethical, operational, and technological risks when implementing AI solutions.

Note: Images from this event may be used for promotional purposes. 

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Max is the founder of MAX.IO LLC, Lumi.RE, and Flower City AI. Max has 24 years of experience in tech leadership and 10 years of experience in AI. As Chief Everything Officer, he builds and sells AI products to businesses that need predictable and scalable solutions. He consults on and develops state-of-the-art AI agents, and knowledge discovery solutions. He also helps companies incorporate AI into their customer-facing products.

This meeting is open to the public.

COST:  $25 for nonmembers

Contact us at helpdesk@rochesterconsultants.org if you experience any trouble registering for this event.

SPECIAL NOTE: This will be a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or via Zoom.  This event is is also available in-person at 2800 Dewey Ave, Rochester, NY 14616. Attending in-person is highly encouraged. 

After the meeting ends, open networking (with private breakout rooms for those on Zoom) will continue until 10:00 a.m. ET for the attendees.

After you register, you will be sent two (2) emails, one from RPCN and one from Zoom. NOTE: The email from RPCN will be sent almost immediately but the ZOOM email may be delayed by a few minutes. Be patient while waiting for it.  Click the link in the Zoom email to join this event.

Spotlight your business! Register as a meeting sponsor.  For details on sponsoring, click HERE. 

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Business Forum

Join us for an interactive and lively session of problem solving as attendees find solutions to the challenges they've encountered when starting, scaling, or maintaining an entrepreneurial venture. The complexity of small business is ever-changing, and solutions will be shared by peers who have found answers for themselves.

Bob Lurz, a veteran startup consultant and long-time supporter of RPCN, will be facilitating this forum.

This meeting is open to the public.

COST:  $0 for nonmembers

Contact us at helpdesk@rochesterconsultants.org if you experience any trouble registering for this event.

SPECIAL NOTE: This will be a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or via Zoom.  This event is is also available in-person at 2800 Dewey Ave, Rochester, NY 14616. Attending in-person is highly encouraged. 

After the meeting ends, open networking (with private breakout rooms for those on Zoom) will continue until 10:00 a.m. ET for the attendees.

After you register, you will be sent two (2) emails, one from RPCN and one from Zoom. NOTE: The email from RPCN will be sent almost immediately but the ZOOM email may be delayed by a few minutes. Be patient while waiting for it.  Click the link in the Zoom email to join this event.

Spotlight your business! Register as a meeting sponsor.  For details on sponsoring, click HERE. 

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