The first Wednesday of the month will now have 6 Stambord events in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, New York, San Diego, Washington DC and - as of July 2nd - Zürich. More events are being planned and will be announced soon.

See more details at http://dabgo.net/stambord/

With the many possibilities of networking online both for business and socially we have created an open global DABGO group on Facebook, which is the best functioning social network site available. The network is more focused on all the social aspects of life and does not have the business functionalities of Linkedin, so in a sense they compliment each other well.

Join the DABGO Facebook group by clicking here…

Interesting Facebook facts can be found here… or read the Wiki here…

Latest news about Facebook: October 24th 2007: The Associated Press reported Microsoft had bought a 1.6% share of the company for $240 million

DABGO Switzerland was launched a month ago, and so far over 100 Danes has already joined the network.

The following companies are represented in the Swiss network: Accenture, Adecco, Caterpillar, Credit Suisse, ECCO, EMC, F. Hoffmann La Roche, Ferring, Google, Grundfos, Hugo Boss, Johnson & Johnson, Jyske Bank, Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, Nycomed, Octapharma, Pictet & Cie, Reuters, Swiss Re, Swisscom, Sydbank, TDC, Triumph, Vernal, World Economic Forum, and a lot of other very exciting companies and organizations.

DABGO Switzerland is now live, and open for you to join.

We have been working hard to make this network group possible. And it will be with your help that DABGO Switzerland will grow to become a success and an active tool in creating new opportunities for you and the other members. So please take some time to forward the www.dabgo.com link to all the Danes you know in Switzerland, North America, Germany and the UK.

On this site you will find tips & tricks on networking, using Linkedin, articles and getting the most of your DABGO membership.

Our ambitions for DABGO are now to be operational at least the 10 most important Danish export markets before year 2009, and thereby contribute to increasing Danish export, acceleration of Danish business peoples’ careers internationally and an increase in international investments in Danish companies and Denmark.

We are looking for funding from institutions – i.e. Udenrigsministeriet, globaliseringsrådet, eksportrådet and similar organizations – as well as various trusts, who would be interested in supporting the growth of DABGO globally. The funding will go to adding more value to the entire network, and coordinate local networking events with focus on generating new connections and business opportunities. If you know of anyone who can be of help accelerate this process, then please have them contact me at dan@dabgo.ch.

If you have any suggestions, ideas, comments or an article you would like posted on DABGO, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I wish you a wonderful summer and great success.

Sincerely,

Dan Trampedach
DABGO Switzerland
Co-founder & Group Manager

&otDABGO members can contact each other directly via Linkedin “InMail” which sends an e-mail to the other DABGO members inbox on Linkedin. This function does NOT allow other DABGO members to see each others e-mail addresses. To see another Linkedin members e-mail address and other contact information you need to be connected directly. You can also choose to ask for an Introduction through a shared connection.

Here is an example of how you can find who your searching for and how you can contact that person.

Let’s say you need a Photographer for a job, but do not know any photographers, then let’s try a search on Linkedin within the DABGO group. Remember always to try to give business to fellow DABGO members.

When you login into your Linkedin frontpage you will find the following functions on the lower right hand side of the page. Click on “See all members”

You will now see a complete list of all DABGO members:

In the upper right hand corner you will find the “Refine Search” button. Click it to make a more specific search.

Make sure that the “Limit search to your groups” is checked, and then enter “Photographer” in the “Titel” search box, or make a broader search by using the “Keywords” search box.

You will get a search result, and you can now click the profile that best matches your criteria and contact the person via InMail or via Introduction.