HR and Tech SF Meetup!17 May

Join HR & Tech SF for an evening of thought-provoking discussion on how cloudcomputing is changing the way we work, featuring:

Ellen Pack, Vice President of Marketing, Elance
Danielle Morrill, Director of Marketing, Twilio

Ellen will lead with a presentation followed by a 1-on-1 conversation with Danielle. We’ll then open up to an informal Q&A/discussion with the audience.

This is a great chance to meet some of the movers and shakers in the cloud computing space and learn about the human capital implications: the rise of the freelancer, coordinating remote teams and more.

Light refreshments will be provided. This event is free. Donations will be accepted at the door.

More information will be posted on our blog in the coming days.

Schedule
630 – doors open
715 – presentation begins

Ellen Pack
Ellen Pack is the Vice President of Marketing at Elance, the world’s leading online talent marketplace.  Elance offers a fast and flexible way to hire and manage specialized talent, who are ready to work 24/7. Think designers, programmers, writers, translators, and much more.

In the early 1990’s, Ellen founded Women.com, which grew into the largest internet destination for women, attracting millions of unique visitors each month. Ellen was responsible for developing and driving Women.com’s rapidly growing network of original, interactive media sites. Her leadership led to a successful IPO and later merger with iVillage in 2001 (now part of NBC).

In 2003, Ellen became a partner at a regional staffing agency in the San Francisco Bay Area.  During her tenure, she launched a website with real-time job listings, successfully implemented numerous new services, expanded company operations and tripled revenue. She sold the company in 2008.

Ellen holds a B.A. in economics from Columbia College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. In 1997, she authored the Women’s Wire Web Directory, the first comprehensive directory of sites of interest to women. In addition, her success in the technology industry has earned her recognition from a number of industry organizations and media outlets across the US.

Danielle Morrill
More information coming soon

Elance is the world’s leading online talent marketplace, helps companies hire and manage professionals online to get work done and grow their businesses.

Elance instantly matches employers with a ready and qualified workforce of more than 100,000 rated and tested professionals with technical, marketing and business skills, and provides the tools to manage online and pay for results. With more than $245 million in earnings to date, contractors and service providers around the world use Elance to meet employers and get paid for delivering great results.

Twilio is a cloud communications company providing web standards APIs which enable software developers to control phone calls and text messages with HTTP/

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2 Responses to “HR and Tech SF Meetup!”

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