Event Notices From November 14

New Enterprise Forum Sets Event On Deal Breakers: Ann Arbor's New Enterprise Forum will meet Wednesday, Nov. 16 on the topic "Deal Breakers: Let Us Count the Ways…" You're ready. They're ready. What could possibly go wrong? We've got a panel of investors and entrepreneurs who will tell it like it is, and their stories will amuse, horrify, and enlighten -- and maybe even save you from disappointment in the future. A must-hear topic for all those planning to be on either side of the negotiations. Panelists will include Dale Grogan, managing director of Michigan Accelerator Fund I, a venture fund that invests in Michigan-based early stage businesses; William P. Beardsley, president of Michigan Business Connection, a collaborative effort by credit unions throughout the state of Michigan to provide small-business and commercial real estate financing; Jacob Cohen, vice president of Detroit Venture Partners, a seed and early-stage venture capital fund formed by Josh Linkner, Dan Gilbert, Brian Hermelin and Earvin "Magic" Johnson; and Claudia Rast, a shareholder and lawyer in Butzel Long's Ann Arbor office, with extensive experience counseling both start-ups and established clients on legal issues relating to business and technology. The event begins with networking at 5 p.m. and the program begins at 5:45 at the Eagle Crest Conference Center, 1275 Huron Street, Ypsilanti. The event is free to members, $5 for students and $20 for nonmembers. More at www.NewEnterpriseForum.org.

Walsh College To Offer Webinar On Masters Degree In Information Assurance: Walsh College will hold a Webinar on its Master of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA) program Friday, Nov. 18 from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Register at www.walshcollege.edu/webinars.  This information-packed session is designed for busy working professionals interested in pursuing an online master's degree in Information Assurance, or a related online certificate program. We'll come to your desk during your lunch hour. The program features an MSIA program overview: course / program content, available careers, etc.; IASP scholarships available to MSIA students; the IA certificate program overview, offerings and courses; information about online course delivery at Walsh College; information about applying to Walsh College, including admissions requirements, registration process, academic calendar; and a Q&A from Webinar attendees. The persenter is Nanette Poulios, director of the Information Assurance Center, Walsh College. Poulios is a CISSP, CISM, PMP and holds an MA degree from Wayne State University. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Nova Southeastern University. She has been a security consultant, instructor, standards specialist, corporate communications consultant, and project manager in information protection and security for large and small-scale computer networks for the last twenty years. She specializes in vulnerability assessments, digital forensics, IT audit, and regulatory compliance, and has successfully delivered and managed security solutions in the financial, pharmaceutical, government, insurance and public utility industries as well as to Fortune 500 organizations while incorporating the complex nature of combining security requirements and solutions with business needs. She has taught various topics within information assurance which included training security teams for Fortune 500 clients. She is a full time faculty member at Walsh College in the Masters of Information Assurance program and is also the Director of the Information Assurance Center at Walsh College. More at www.walshcollege.com.