TEN NEWS - No. 6 - Aug, 2007

This month we celebrate our first advertiser, Mundo PM, a magazine specialized in project management. We sincerely hope that many other companies will understand the benefits of partnering with us from now on. As always, we would take this opportunity to thank you for contributing to TEN´s success and hope you will continue with us on this journey. We are here to serve you, so do please keep those inquiries and requests coming. 1. TEN Group on LinkedIN: we grew our membership in almost 200 professionals reaching already 350 people. Please join us 2. Extra free membership: true networking is about adding value to our members. So, TEN created a special promotion in order to encourage you to invite your business partners in. Read more... 3. Survey on social networks: An De Jonghe is happy to announce the result of her international survey on social networks. Read more... 4. CPMF (Port): we endorse FIESP´s position in fighting against the renewal of a supposed to be temporary tax, which is becoming permanent. Read more... 5. CNO - Chief Networking Officer (Port): please download complete article in your pc. English and Spanish version coming soon. Read more... 6. IT Training: Priya Antony is looking for business partners for her Infrastructure Management Services technologies training program in Latin America. Read more...

7. Creativity (Port): Jairo Siqueira is passionate about creativity. In his article he tell us how to develop our creativity. Read more... 8. Flying to get a job ?: Alexandre Gomes please us with his witty article "I lost my job because I could not fly" in English and Portuguese. 9. Opportunity cost (Port): this article is an attempt to explain the direct and strong correlation between opportunity cost and business networks management. Read more... 10. U.S. business relationship: Rick Weaver calls attention to the right timing for foreign business opportunities in the U.S due to dollar devaluation and in agribusiness. In addition, Joseph McElroy invites Latin American Internet companies to team-up with Latin American people based in the U.S. Read more... 11. Academy and Business together: Hans van Thiel bring us another classical example on how society can benefit tremendously from a close and strong partnership between universities and private sector. Read more... 12. Guaraná in Europe ?: Hans van Thiel has started a very interesting discussion about his difficulty in finding Guaraná around the corner in Europe. Read more... 13. Happy-hour in Rio: Tobias Kurzmaier will visit Rio de Janeiro on Sep 06th and would like to enjoy a happy-hour with our local members at Manoel e Joaquim (Av. Atlântica with R. Republica do Perú) in Copacabana. Please send him a welcome note and confirm your presence. 14. Events in Luxembourg: kindly shares with us of LPA's Poker Tournament on Sep 29th, 2007 and IT security convention in Luxembourg named Hack.lu on Oct 18-20th, 2007.