Yesterday I expanded my network by attending the very excellent SVC Wireless Networking Dinner.  If you are not familiar with SVC Wireless, they are the Silicon Valley-China Wireless Tech Association.  They are a great organization that has a ton of events with all sorts of relevant speakers and networking events.  I usually am hard pressed to get time for all their events, but I always try to attend their annual meetings.  They take about half of a Saturday and include speakers from the top mobile companies.  For me this is a short cut to actually going to Asia.  I have been told that Asia is about a couple of years ahead of the US in cell phone usage, although the US is catching up.  If something works in Asia, then there is a good chance it will work here. 

The dinner was a wonderful networking opportunity.  Everyone was interested in talking about their business and searching for possible collaborations.  It was a very energetic environment.

I was so interested in talking with other attendees that person in charge had to politely tell us to come to dinner three times. Ken Liew, VP Networking, and Allie Xiong, Director Networking, were great organizers and made a point of introducing everyone.

 The choice of restaurant was also inspired.  The great Singaporean food at Prima Taste USA was inspired.  I would kill for the recipe for the baby squid appetizer and the ladyfingers. 

You can join SVC Wireless for free to get the newsletters and emails.  For only $50 you can become a full member and get in free to their events.  In Silicon Valley, this is a great deal and explains how they have 3800 members.

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