NetTokyo 2008 - Organizers

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Andrew Shuttleworth

Andrew Shuttleworth is a relentless professional networker active in a numerous groups and associations in Tokyo. In 2007, he co-found the Tokyo2Point0 community seminar and networking event for internet professionals and has been running the Pink Cow Conspiracy small business seminar and networking event for a number of years. He runs his own business, Customers, Vendors, People, helping companies to find high quality, trusted vendors for any type of B2B service. His personal web site can be found at http://hq.andrewshuttleworth.com.

Charity:
WWF (http://www.panda.org/)

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Culminis, Inc.

Chica Sato
Culminis is an international not-for-profit organization devoted to the development and growth of the IT community.  As of June 2008, Culminis is representing more than 1096 user groups and 2.7 million IT Professionals over 60 countries around the world. After supporting and connecting professional user groups and associations, student organizations and solution providers for more than three years, with knowledge and understandings of the goals and needs of each group, as well as the resources they have to share, we are developing programs that ensure a meaningful and equitable exchange of those resources, ultimately elevating the status of the IT Professionals both in their industry and in the community.  
[ http://www.culminis.com ]

Charity:
Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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Entrepreneur Assocation of Tokyo, NPO

Dave Mori
Dave Mori is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Since moving to Japan in 2002 he has helped establish several growing businesses. He is President and co-founder of the Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo NPO which was founded to promote and support entrepreneurship in Japan. He is also President of English OK KK, Japan's first English training and promotion company for the service sector. 
[ http://www.ea-tokyo.com ]

Charity:
The Tyler Foundation (www.tylershineon.org)

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Gary's Happy Hour

Gary Bremermann
Gary organizes a fun and casual semi-monthly gathering of Tokyo professionals called "Gary's Happy Hour". It brings together a unique group of people from all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, professions to relax, eat, drink, and have a good time.
[ http://www.garybremermann.com ]

Charity:
Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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E-Learning Network

Mike Kato
Mike's an independent Learning Consultant currently working on two primary projects: 1. Working with a Japanese educational consulting company (Knowledge Power - www.kip-j.com) bringing a US-based IT education curriculum (Learning.com) to Japan and East Asia. 2. Assisting with Business Development with Fidel Technologies (ww.fideltech.com), an IT services company with operations in Japan and India.

Charity:
The Hamigaki Project (http://www.tokyo-homeless.com/hamigaki-index.htm)

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MobileMonday

Lars Cosh-Ishii and Ryo Umezawa
MoMo Tokyo is the leading networking organization supporting Tokyo’s mobile industry and has become a key gathering point for corporate managers, entrepreneurs, developers, analysts and the media in Japan.MoMo Tokyo is the leading networking organization supporting Tokyo’s mobile industry and has become a key gathering point for corporate managers, entrepreneurs, developers, analysts and the media in Japan.
[ http://www.mobilemonday.jp ]

Charity:
Sala Network (http://www.salanetwork.or.jp) and Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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SBF21

Gaku Hagiwara and Eric D’Ignazio
Soft Business Forum 21 is a semi monthly professional gathering for all business people who wish to expand their business opportunities and connections.
[ www.sbf21.org ]

Charity:
Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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