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Hello Ottawa TopTalent,

Please find below the final details on HireTopTalent's Learning Lab this
coming Wednesday, August 29th.
For those of you wishing to attend that have not already registered, there
is still room but you'll need to
REGISTER NOW at: www.hiretoptalent.com to secure your spot.

* THIS EVENT IS FREE OF CHARGE TO DISPLACED TECHNOLOGY TALENT*

Corel Centre
Coliseum Room (GATE 1)
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Parking is free.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Mr. Rod Bryden
CEO WorldHeart
Chairman and Governor, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club

LEARNING LAB AGENDA:

All talks are 20 minutes in length
8:30             Networking (with sponsors and one another)

9:00-9:05    Welcome

9:10           "Insight into the future demand for skilled Oracle
 developers"

Sponsor:    Enterprise Information Systems
9:30            "Starting your own company: how to kick-start YOUR start-up"

Sponsor:     The Entrepreneurship Centre

10:00        "Specialized tax planning for Contract Workers and Consultants

Sponsor:     Welch & Co.

10:30        "Ensuring your communication skills are on par with your
technical ones"

Sponsor:     Malkam Cross-cultural Training


11:00        "Tax sheltering ideas for your severance package"

Sponsor:     Berkshire Financial

 11:30        "Targeting the necessary steps to regain employment"

Sponsor:     Allen & Associates

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11:50 -1:10    Break / Networking

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1:10            "Insurance and Finance: Solutions built for you"

Sponsor:     Investor's Group

1:40            "Lay-off: An excepted but great opportunity to evaluate your
career"

Sponsor:     HireTopTalent (Career Coach: Linda Stewart)

 2:10            "Planning for early retirement"

Sponsor:     Merrill Lynch

 2:40            "An employment contract built for you"

Sponsor:      McCarthy Tetrault

 3:10            KEYNOTE: " A macroeconomic perspective on the Ottawa
technology industry and job market."

                   Presented by: Mr. Rod Bryden, CEO WorldHeart;  Chairman
and Governor, Ottawa Senators Hockey Club

** REGISTER NOW!: www.hiretoptalent.com