Upcoming Events

Members, please see our internal website for a more detailed Calendar of Events


Date Location Time Topic & Speakers
March 14, 2008 Santa Monica 12:30 PM Southern California CFO Luncheon
April 16, 2008 Palo Alto 5:00 PM

4th Annual After Tax Deadline Networking Social
The Wine Room

April 18, 2008 San Diego 2:00 PM Southern California VCBC & SVB Event
May 14, 2008 CordeValle 11:30 AM 13th Annual VCBC Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank
June 18, 2008 Palo Alto 11:30 AM Benefit Planning for VC Firms: Issues and Opportunities
June 24, 2008 San Francisco 11:30 AM Winding Down a Fund
July 22, 2008 Palo Alto 11:30 AM Efficiencies in the Workplace
July 29, 2008 Palo Alto 8:00 AM VC 101- An introduction to the finance functions within Venture Capital
Course designed for finance or accounting staff members at VCBC firms
September, 2008 Orange County   Orange County Audit/Tax Current Issues
September 24, 2008
Palo Alto 11:30 AM Update on Current Topics in the VC Industry
October, 2008 San Francisco 11:30 AM Accounting and Tax Update
October, 2008 Santa Monica 11:30 AM Current Legal Issues
November 4 Palo Alto 11:30 AM Accounting and Tax Update
December 3 Palo Alto 5:00 PM Holiday Networking Social

Past Events

Date Location Time Topic & Speakers
December, 2007 Peninsula 4:30 PM Holiday Social Event
December, 2007 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Accounting and Tax Update
December 6, 2007 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Accounting and Tax Update
November 13, 2007 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Risks, Reward, Opportunities and Threats in the World of IT (or how to keep up in a rapidly changing IT environment)
September 11, 2007 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Professional Development
July 19, 2007 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM The Changing Valuation World – FAS 157 and New Audit Guides
June 6, 2007 Peninsula 8:30 AM VC 101 – An introduction to the finance functions within Venture Capital
Course designed for finance or accounting staff members at VCBC firms
May 23, 2007 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM LP Panel
May 17, 2007
CordeValle, CA 11:30 AM 12th Annual VCBC Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank
April 26, 2007 Peninsula 4:30 PM 3rd Annual After Tax Deadline Networking Social
March 8, 2007 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Negotiation Skills
November 28, 2006 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Software Demonstration
November 7, 2006 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM The AIM Market: What You Need to Know If Your Portfolio Company Wants to List on the AIM
October 19, 2006 San Francisco, CA   Fall Social Event at Sofinnova Ventures
October 10, 2006 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Tax & Audit Updates
July 25, 2006 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Branding and Marketing for Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms
June 7, 2006 Peninsula 8:30 AM VC 101 – An introduction to the finance functions within Venture Capital
A new course designed for finance or accounting staff members at VCBC firms
May 24, 2006 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Fund Manager Transitions
May 18, 2006 CordeValle, CA 11:30 AM 11th Annual VCBC Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank
April 27, 2006 Palo Alto, CA 4:30 PM 2nd Annual Tax Deadline Cocktail Party
Blue Chalk Cafe
March 29, 2006 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Portfolio Company Bankruptcies and Dissolutions - What their VC Firms Should Know and Do
Dec. 7, 2005 Los Gatos, CA 6:00 PM

Holiday Dinner & Bocce Ball
Campo di Bocce

Dec. 6, 2005 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Tax and Accounting Update
Neil Rosenberg, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mihaly Szigeti, Audit Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nov. 16, 2005 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Increase Your Influence to Make Things Happen
Jennifer Winn, Winn Performance Partners
Sept. 15, 2005 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM

Breakout Sessions – Back Office Improvements

Investment Options & Economic Update:
Jim Anderson, Chief Investment Officer, Silicon Valley Bank

Insurance:
Bill White, Vice President, Woodruff-Sawyer
Marty Schenker, Partner - Litigation, Cooley Godward

Info Tech:
Maureen Sullivan, Managing Director, EveryNetwork
Cathy Jones, Senior Account Manager, MicroMenders

Distributions:
John Volk, Partner - Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Eric Wright, Partner - Fund Services, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Clare Canale, Manager, Strategic Trading, Schwab

Human Resources:
Greg Lemmer, Partner - Employment Law, Gunderson Dettmer

July 19, 2005 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Navigating the Term Sheet
Yoichiru Taku, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Vince Pangrazio, Cooley Godward
Brooks Stough, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve & Franklin
June 14, 2005 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Tools of the Trade – Improving Back Office Operations
May 19, 2005 CordeValle, CA 11:30 AM 10th Annual VCBC Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank
May 17, 2005 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM NVCA Annual Meeting Recap & Washington Update
John Taylor, VP Research, NVCA
April 15, 2005 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM 1st Annual Tax Deadline Cocktail Party
Vanguard Ventures
March 10, 2005 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Tax Issues: Jobs Creation Act, Code Section 470, and other current topics
Neil Rosenberg, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Fred Stroka, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dec. 20, 2004 Palo Alto, CA 5:00 PM VCBC Holiday Mixer
Spago’s
Nov. 9, 2004 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM

Fundraising: The Current State of the Market
Craig Dauchy, Cooley Godward
Stephen Holmes, InterWest Partners
Alan Pardee, Merrill Lynch
Stephen Moseley, Pacific Corporate Group
Mike Nooney, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett
Georgia Lee, Hellman & Friedman

Oct. 21, 2004 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM Tax Issues & Updates from Testa Hurwitz
Mark Christopher, Partner
Arnold May, Partner
John Harvey, Partner
Michael Sutton, Associate
May 26, 2004 Palo Alto, CA 11:30 AM VC Litigation Issues
Donald M. Keller, Jr., Heller Ehrman/Venture Law Group
Keith A. Martinsen, Senior Vice President, ABD Insurance and Financial Services
May 20, 2004 CordeValle, CA 11:30 AM 9th Annual VCBC Golf Tournament
Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank
Jan. 15, 2004 San Francisco, CA 11:30 AM Valuation Guidelines
Stephen Holmes, InterWest Partners
Dan Finkelman, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
Jim Griffin, KPMG
David Larsen, KPMG
Greg Turk

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