What is the LA CTO Forum?
LA CTO Forum is a vibrant, private, invite-only network of software CTOs who exchange ideas, share experiences, and help each other when needed. We conduct monthly meetings, quarterly roundtables, and discuss different business and technology topics.
Who can join?
The group is for software CTOs in the Los Angeles area. We have various titles in the group and different size companies involved, but members have business and technology responsibility in their organizations. All members are screened by Tony Karrer
and Oded Noy. If you are an intelligent, high-level technologist, with lots of industry experience, this group is appropriate for you.
Where can I find the LA CTO Forum?
The LA CTO Forum maintains an online presence in two places:
Both of these are private groups. You must be invited or apply and be accepted.
How do I connect with the LA CTO Forum on LinkedIn?
Go to: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1806451 and sign up. You will be approved to join the group by one of the moderators.
How do I access the LA CTO Forum on Ning?
Go to: http://lactoforum.ning.com and apply to the group. You will be approved to join the group by one of the moderators.
What else do I need to do?
After you�ve been accepted into the Ning group, we highly recommend that you go to the Forums page and set the setting at the bottom of the page to be Notified of new discussions. This means that as members have requests that they will post via a new Discussion, you will receive an email on this.
After you�ve been accepted into the LinkedIn group, we highly recommend you send a connection request to Tony Karrer, Oded Noy, John Shiple and Dave Viner. While you can search in LinkedIn via a group, it�s much easier if results come in
through connections. We actually would encourage you to Connect to other members as you meet them through the network. We encourage
members of the group to Never Click � I Don�t Know This Person. If a member of the group is sending you an unwelcome invite � please contact Tony or Oded.
You will be invited to various events, most commonly the monthly meetings. We expect that members will RSVP via Ning.
When are the monthly meetings?
The monthly meetings are held once a month on the second Friday of every month. The meetings always start at 8 a.m. and run until 10 a.m. We have a break at 9 a.m. to feed the parking meters. Go ahead create a recurring item in your calendar
now to hold those mornings.
How do I RSVP?
Each month an event will be created in Ning and members of the Ning group will be invited. You RSVP through Ning.
Where are the meetings held?
Zag has generously offered to host our meetings:
Zag
525 Broadway, Third floor
Santa Monica, CA 90401
800-584-500 Ext 263 (Gabrielle)
Where should I park for the meetings?
There is no parking in the building. There is lots of street parking on 5th Street. Meters start at 9AM and an hour costs 4 quarters. You can park in the 3rd Street Promenade structures off of 4th street. The first 2 hours are free, we think.
Other Events?
Other events that members plan to attend will be posted periodically. You will not receive specific invites to these events. However, it�s nice to see who else is attending from the group.
I need help on X, what do I do?
Members of the LA CTO Forum commonly request help via email or requests to have discussions. You can do this now by:
I have something of value to the group, how do I send it around?
This is very dicey. Is it really something of value that you want to make sure that everyone is aware? If so, then go ahead and post it as a new discussion. If not or if you aren�t sure, post it into the Share discussion.