Hi Geoff, Thanks for the Wiki and the flight advice. Will take a look.
Cheers, Humphrey On Jan 27, 5:04 pm, Geoff McQueen - Hiive Systems <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > This wiki page to provide some advice has been a work in progress for a > couple of months:http://www.startup-australia.org/thevalley > > As for Vegas, there are a LOT of flights going in any out of there. Just > usewww.kayak.comorwww.orbitz.comto search them. > > Skyscanner can also be good (but doesn't have the coverage of > Kayak):http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/sfo/las/february-2010/february-2010... > > You can also get better deals if you're prepared to fly out of Oakland or San > Jose. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > [mailto:silicon-beach-austra...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Humphrey > Sent: Thursday, 28 January 2010 3:16 AM > To: Silicon Beach Australia > Subject: [SiliconBeach] Visiting San Fran/Silicon Valley any advice? > > Hi All, > > I am visiting San Fran for 10 days between Wed 17th Feb and Fri 26th > Feb with my partner as we are currently travelling the world and its > our last stop before heading back to Melbourne. > > I have a passion for web and mobile phone SaaS solutions which might > leverage off or interact existing social networks such as facebook, > linkedin and twitter I am really hoping to make the most of my time in > San Fran/Silicon Valley by networking and interacting with other IT/ > Mobile/Business/Startup/Entrepreneurial people to get advice and share > ideas. > > I was wondering what would be the best way to find networking events > that might be happening while I am there around the web and mobile > services arena. > > I am not a web developer myself but have a consulting background in > Microsoft Enterprise Solutions so would really like to me people in > sales and finance sides of startups. > > I was also thinking about spending 2-3 days in Vegas (To visit > Zappos.com and Casinos) but I just wanted to get some advice before I > book flights on when is the best time to try and meetup with people > San Fran or Silicon Vally? Would it be during the week or on weekends > as I only have one weekend to play with. > > Thanks so much for your time and I appreciate any advice or help. > > Cheers, > Humphrey > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion:http://tr.im/ujKF > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself:http://tr.im/ujMm > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en- Hide > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
