Fwd: [deri.ie-all] Why Entrepreneurs Hire People Smarter Than Them: Guest Speaker, 16th October 2012, 19:30

[Jodi Schneider]

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Subject: [deri.ie-all] Why Entrepreneurs Hire People Smarter Than Them: Guest Speaker, 16th October 2012, 19:30

Please note the following talk which should be of interest – please RSVP using the link at the end.

    Paul was CEO of Segala, participant in W3C’s POWDER (protocol for web description resources, included some semantics).

The first talk of the NUI Galway Engineering Society's series of "Evenings with Innovators".

Paul Walsh, CEO, MetaCert Inc.
"Why Entrepreneurs Hire People Smarter Than Them"

Date / Time: Tuesday 16th October / 19:30
Venue: Engineering Building, NUI Galway - 2nd Floor Seminar Room

Biography:

Paul is a seasoned entrepreneur with a varied and impressive tally of previous ventures and accomplishments which include joining AOL in its startup days, a Michelin-rated restaurant, a pioneering software testing company, a leading microfinance charity and a world authority in content classification on the internet. He is a renowned advocate and creator of internet and mobile standards and served as Chair of the British Interactive Media Association for three years. More at http://paulfwalsh.com/

RSVP here:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B44A4AE2AA64-whyentrepreneurs

Facebook event:

http://www.facebook.com/events/359200440834068/

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John Breslin http://johnbreslin.org http://linkd.in/johnbreslin
Lecturer, Electronic Engineering, NUI Galway http://www.eee.nuigalway.ie
Researcher, Social Software and Semantic Web, DERI http://www.deri.ie
Co-Founder, boards.ie Ltd., StreamGlider Inc., Technology Voice