The next FINE meeting is on Thursday, May 17. It starts at 9AM, ends at 10:30, and will take place at the Wilton Library, in the President’s Room on the second floor. The library is located at 137 Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton Center, just off Route 7. Coffee will be available. If you would like to be the coffee sponsor and get additional time to talk about your business, contact Bette Lynn Paez at blpaez@sammonsrep.com. There is no admission charge, however a $5 donation will help to cover the room expense.

9:00 to 9:15 Networking
9:15 to 9:30 FINE Business
9:30 to 10:30 "Using the iPad for Business" presented by Wendy Tremaglio, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Westport and our very own Ed Fitzgerald who is, among other things, a web marketing and technology specialist

You can have a lot of fun with the iPad, you can watch videos, listen to music, take pictures, and play games. However it can also be a powerful business tool as well.

Wendy Tremaglio, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Westport has been a trailblazer; she was an early adopter of the first iPad, moved to the iPad 2 and has graduated to the iPad 3. The iPad has become an integral part of her business.

Ed Fitzgerald is a web marketing and technology specialist, a lifelong PC guy, he got his first iPad a few months ago and was amazed at what it can do. He now uses it for his business and often skips carrying the laptop in favor of the iPad.

Wendy and Ed teach iPad classes for Realtors and will share with us examples of how they use it, along with tips, tricks and the apps they have found to be most useful.

Wendy has been a Realtor since 2003 and is a partner in TNT Partners, an award winning team at Coldwell Banker. Prior to that she owned Tableworks/Dining In in Norwalk for 20 years.

Ed followed a career at IBM with the creation of an internet based medical education business which led to a web marketing and technology consultancy focusing on the real estate industry.

The meeting starts at 9AM with networking, followed by a welcome and each attendee giving their 30 second elevator speech introduction, followed by our speakers, more networking, and ends at 10:30. It takes place at the Wilton Library, in the President’s Room on the second floor. The library is located at 137 Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton Center, just off Route 7. Coffee will be available. There is no admission charge, however a $5 donation will help cover the room expense.

Our coffee sponsor is Anne DiFrancesco of A&M Studios, an advertising design studio specializing in marketing programs, product introductions, direct response, relationship marketing and web design consulting. Thank you Anne!

For more information contact Ed Fitzgerald by e-mail at ed.fitzgerald@coldwellbankermoves.com or call 203-227-8424. The FINE website is www.finenetworking.org.

Now in its 19th year, FINE provides peer support, training, client referrals and networking opportunities in a friendly atmosphere. FINE provides the opportunity to meet new people, make business connections and to hear and discuss topics of current interest. FINE was formed by a small group of people who left the corporate world and wanted a place to network and provide support to each other as they ventured out in the world of entrepreneurship. FINE usually meets in the Wilton Library or Westport Library. Coffee, tea and a baked good ( prepared by Bette Lynn Paez, co-leader of FINE, financial planner, and former bakery owner) will be provided.

Interested in having more time for your introduction to talk about your business? Be the coffee sponsor. Contact Bette Lynn (blpaez@sammonsrep.com).