July 11
Seattle Sites of the Day:

Tacoma Network

"We are a non-profit group aimed at creating a dynamic open forum for investors, start-ups, engineers, developers, and traditional business leaders to get together in an informal environment to forward the technology industry in the Tacoma area."

"... grab a friend and join the next Tacoma Network meeting on the first Wednesday of every month.

"Participants include job seekers, job providers, venture capitalists and business connections from a multitude of venues. If interested, please drop us a line..."

SeattleNetwork.com

Zurbie Awards - Sunday, July 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at a location to be announced.

The Zurbie Awards recognize "the best of the Web in Seattle." Voting will take place online sometime in July. If you're on SeattleNetwork's distribution list you can vote. Signing up for the list is free.

"The hope is to enjoy the company of others in our industry in fun and interesting locations providing a perfect backdrop for networking."

Demo Club

Demo Club invites some local Internet startups who are looking for funding to its bimonthly meetings with investors.

A Web gallery of startups' demo sites lets everyone guess which of them will thrive.

Two of Demo Club's three founders are veterans of Zombie, a company whose roller-coaster early history Fred Moody wrote about, along with some other virtual reality startups and the UW Human Interface Technology (HIT) Lab, in his book The Visionary Position.

FuckedCompany.com

A daily log of fact and rumor about the earthward dips and plunges of dot-coms. Some of these companies have burned through millions or tens of millions of dollars and have created nothing of value to anyone. Others are still struggling with what might be good business ideas in a few years.

From this, you can start to get a sense of the kinds of things that people aren't yet ready to buy online. Some of the floundering dot-commies' last words are hilarious, and the site overlays everything with a humorous commentary.

It's here because a few Seattle companies pass through its pages from time to time, and sometimes people are better off knowing this kind of information about companies in advance, if they possibly can.

A community forum to educate residents on the procedures necessary for establishing an effective Independent Police Review Board.

A dialogue between the community and two national experts who have set up successful review boards in other cities.

Help us figure out how we might improve community relations between the Seattle and King County Police Departments and the people they serve, particularly those who reside in ethnic minority communities.

Topics include: Should citizen representatives be appointed or elected?

For more information, call the Urban League at (206) 461-3792.

Sponsored by:

-	Black Clergy for Action
-	NAACP
-	Urban League of Seattle
-	Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP)
-	El Centro de la Raza
-	Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee
-	Mothers for Police Accountability
-	National Black Chamber of Commerce
-	People's Coalition for Justice
-	Commission on African-American Affairs
-	Minority Executive Directors Committee (MEDC)
	and many other organizations.

Volunteering with SCN

SCN is seeking volunteers with project management experience who can commit to at least 15 hours of volunteering per month.

Volunteer Program Coordinator

Part-time contractual position: The Volunteer Program Coordinator needs to bridge the gap between professional human resource management and the grassroots culture that is the heart of SCNA.