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Power Lunch Networking: Dennis Chiu
$15++, includes lunch, dessert, presentation and networking
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Enjoy a special lunch at the Capital Club and network with San Jose's elite professionals at this special presentation.
The Politics of Change: Preparing Real Candidates for Change
Speaker: Dennis W. Chiu, Esq.
* Explore the three fundamental building blocks of political power
* The process of deciding whether to run for elected office
* Methods for dealing with "skeletons" in the closet
* The steps for building political power and influence
* The final steps prior to launching a campaign for elected office
About the Speaker:
Dennis W. Chiu is the author of "The Politics of Change: Preparing Real Candidates for Change" (2008) available in paperback and kindle on Amazon.com.
Dennis has served in many political capacities, including Co-Chair of the No on Proposition 54 Campaign in Santa Clara County in 2003, former Campaign Manager for current Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga, former Treasurer of the Santa Clara County Democratic Party from 2000 - 2003, Northern California Chair of the State Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus, board member of the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC), and Director of Advocacy for AACI (the largest Asian Pacific Islander Healthcare Agency in Santa Clara County, California).
Dennis has received awards for his community service from BAYMEC in 2007, from the Santa Clara County Planning Department for serving as Chair from 2002 to 2003, and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for his work on the 2000 "Complete Count" Census Commission. Dennis' previous publications include co-author of "Government's Little Helper" with UCLA Political Science Professor John Zaller on media bias, and author of Obscenity on the Internet, one of the seminal articles on U.S. Constitutional Law and the Internet.
Dennis is a corporate/business attorney at Prodigy Law in downtown San Jose. | 
