Great Lakes Geek - Magnum Computers
Annual Holiday Party
Bo Loong - December 8, 2016 |
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Each year we like to gather an eclectic group of friends and business associates for a holiday lunch. No, it's not just techies. Media, non-profits, politicians, business, cultural - they were all represented. The food and atmosphere at Bo Loong at 38th and St. Clair is always terrific and our 70 guests maxed out the party room. The attendees are involved in one or more of the projects that we are involved in such as: - Computers Assisting People (CAP) Inc. which has refurbished and donated over 15,000 PCs to over 450 schools and non-profits in Cleveland.
- ClevelandPeople.com where we celebrate the 100+ ethnic groups in the area and make it a more attractive destination for immigrant talent as well as showing what a cool and diverse city we live in.
- ClevelandSpeakers.com which has grown, by popular demand, from a section on GreatLakesGeek to its own website with some great speakers and topics.
- Cleveland101.com which was intended to give visiting reporters some interesting stories during the RNC and Cavs championship run but has evolved into a collection of great Cleveland stories, firsts and landmarks.
- ClevelandCooks.com which is for foodies, chefs and wannabe chefs as we celebrate how Cleveland has become a foodie town with great chefs and restaurants.
- Cleveland Food Adventurers a group that visits local ethnic restaurants and learns about the food and culture while enjoying camaraderie and a great meal.
- ClevelandSeniors.com for the 50 and over crowd and those who care for and about them.
- ClevelandWomen.Com for girls and women of all ages in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
- Cleveland International Hall of Fame which recognizes lifetimes of important and enduring contributions to Cleveland's multi cultural communities.
- GreatLakesGeek.com. The business, science and technology information on GreatLakesGeek.com is becoming more essential as many of our longtime favorite print publications have disappeared or cut back.
- Magnum Computers Inc. where we try and earn some $ so we can volunteer more for CAP and support our other projects. (grin)
- ClevelandPets.Com for the four-legged (and other) members of our families.
- And some more projects we are working on
When asked what the diverse group of guests had in common, some reflection made it clear that they, like us, love Cleveland. Most have had many opportunities to work and live in other cities. But we have all chosen to be here because we believe in the city. As attendees introduced themselves, this became evident and all were impressed by the positive outlooks expressed. And though the techies naturally gravitated to their own area, as did the media, international, political and other types of guests the fun was when seemingly unconnected people discovered a thread that connected them to someone else in the room. Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together next year.
Let's talk. Enjoy these photos (random order) of some of the 2016 guests. Apologies to Joe Cimperman and other guests who didn't get in a photo.
Ariel International's Radhika Reddy and
immigration attorney Margaret Wong
Lt Col Joseph Meissner and August Pust
Former Plain Dealer Publisher Alex Machaskee
Bert Boyd and Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell
Author Les Roberts, Dan Hanson and CSU prof Jim D'Orazio
Forest City's Neil Mohney and Friendship Foundations' Gia Hoa Ryan
Councilman Anthony Brancatelli and Ben Stefanski
Attorney Dick Pogue and contractor Nacy Panzica
Weedman CEO Phil Fogarty and Mace CEO John McCann
Jennifer Fierbrand, Anthony Yen and Lisa Wong
Lithuanian Consul Ingrida Bublys, Intercontinental Hotel director
Peter Clarke and Murat Gurer
Caryn Candisky from Senator Rob Portman's office
Benson Lee, CEO of Technology Management, Inc
Lev Gonick, CEO of DigitalC
Leslie Carruthers, President of The Search Guru
Jane Alexander, Chief Information Officer
for the Cleveland Museum of Art
Peter Clarke, Regional Director of Operations InterContinental Hotels
Steve Potash, CEO of Overdrive
Ron Copfer, Serial Entrepreneur and Heureka Software Founder
Judge Dan Polster and Margaret Wong
Gordon Priemer, President J&M Real Estate
Dick Russ
Filmmaker Johnny Wu
Judge Ralph Perk Jr.
Mace CEO John McCann
Councilman Tony Brancatelli
Debbie Hanson and Joe Meissner
CAMEO President Pierre Bejjani
Laura (Chaoxiong) Liu, Business Analyst at ASMGi
Steve Roesing, CEO of ASMGi
Photographer Tim Ryan
Magnum Inc. Project Manager Pat Hanson
Linguist Laura Fruscella
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Author Les Roberts
KSU Music Professor Nada Martinovic
Linda and Paramjit Singh
Attorney Margaret Wong
Aztec CEO John Hill
Contractor Nacy Panzica and attorney Steve Owendoff
Wendy Hoke, Vice President, Marketing and Communications
at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center
Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell
Ruth and Rich Crepage
Slovenian Museum's Ed O'Shaben
Irish Radio Host Gerry Quinn
OHTEC President Dean Brainard
Ron Copfer and Harry Weller
Anthony Yen
Bert Boyd
Ben Stefanski
John Lewis
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ICC-WIN president Ken Kovach
Phil Fogarty, the Weedman
Ariel International's Radhika Reddy
Richard Eastburn
Jennifer Fierbrand
Lithuanian Consul Ingrida Bublys
August Pust
Irene Morrow
OCA President Lisa Wong
Oanh Loi Powell
Friendship Foundation's Gia Hoa Ryan
Dan Hanson and John Hill
Andy Netzel of ASMGi
Murat Gurer, Turkish American Society of Cleveland
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Laura and Steve Roesing
Richard Eastburn, Asim Datta,
Councilman Tony Brancatelli and Pierre Bejjani
Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, Lisa Wong,
Ben Stefanski and Slavic Village rep
Peter Clarke, Murat Gurer and Dick Pogue
Gordy Priemer and John Lewis
Jennifer Fierbrand, Gia Hoa Ryan and Johnny Wu
Ken Kovach, Nacy Panzica and Steve Owendoff
Lev Gonick, Ron Copfer, Steve Potash and Dean Brainard
Pat Hanson, Pat Mugridge and Phil Fogarty
Tony Brancatelli, Bob Smith and Les Roberts
Jim D'Orazio
Ben Stefanski, Kim Kirkendall and Anthony Yen
Benson Lee and Lisa Wong
Wendy Hoke, Pierre Bejjani and Gordy Priemer
Gia Hoa Ryan, Pierre Bejjani and Yvonne Conwell
Ron Copfer and Steve Potash
Laura Fruscella, Rich Eastburn,
Bert Boyd and Nada Martinovic
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Visit Cleveland 101
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Want to be invited next year? Let's do some positive things together next year.
Let's talk.
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