What makes the Rochester area a great place for the next generation and how are young professionals creating an impact?

Share your ideas and forward this to other young professionals to be eligible to win an Apple iPod Nano and a $50 gift card to a Chamber-member business of your choice! You do not have to be a Fuel or Chamber member to complete the survey.

To take the survey, click here: http://NLS2010.questionpro.com

About the survey: Fuel Rochester is pleased to be participating in the Next Leaders Survey. The survey measures the impact that young professionals are having on our community, and prioritizes the issues and amenities that matter most to the next generation.

The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and is being administered by Next Generation Consulting, an independent third party market research firm who specializes in helping communities and companies engage the next generation.

Please click on the survey link and log your responses by June 22nd. At the end, you have the opportunity to register your email address for prize drawings. Your responses are anonymous. Results of the survey will be shared with the community.

If you have questions please contact Brian Olson at the Chamber: bolson@rochestermnchamber.com or 507-424-5683.

Fuel Rochester turns 1

Join us to celebrate Fuel Rochester's first birthday! The Chamber introduced Fuel Rochester to the community on April 30th, 2009 at Goonie's Comedy Club, and brought in more than 300 young professionals. Today the organization has more than 250 members and 30 volunteers, was awarded the Known for Networking award by the Rochester Convention & Visitors Bureau, and continues to provide relevant networking, social, educational, community engagement and professional development opportunities for Rochester's young professionals. To learn more about Fuel Rochester or to join, click here.

Happy Birthday!
On Friday, April 30th, Fuel Rochester will take over Whiskey Bones Road House to celebrate its first birthday! We will have a live band (incognito), birthday cupcakes, giveaways (Korn tickets and more!) drinks, and more! Cost to attend is free for Fuel members or $5 for the general public.

In the News:
Young Professionals Power Rochester's Growth (Post-Bulletin)

Fuel Rochester Happy Hour this Thursday!

It's that time again! Join us for Fuel Rochester's monthly Happy Hour this Thursday at McMurphy's Sports Cafe in Rochester. Enjoy drink specials from 5-7 p.m., connect with fellow young professionals and Fuel members and learn more about Fuel Rochester and what it has in store for the remainder of the year.

Fuel Happy Hours are open to anyone, however, Fuel members receive one free drink by showing their membership/discount card. If you have no received your Fuel card in the mail, be sure to pick it up at McMurphy's! Attendees will also have the chance to sign up for Fuel if interested.

See you there!

Using Social Media to Grow Your Business and Build Your Career

Tuesday, July 14, 2009; 4 - 6 p.m.
University of Minnesota Rochester (room 417)

Cost: Chamber Members: $10; Fuel Members: Free (includes pizza/soda)Register

Did you know Facebook has more than 200 million active users? A recent survey says 90 percent of professional marketers believe that social media will become a tactic AS IMPORTANT as email and paid search marketing. How is your business utilizing social media? Looking to understand the best way to brand yourself or your business using social media? Then this seminar is a must!

This event, sponsored by Fuel Rochester, is proud to present Lee Aase of Mayo Clinic as the keynote speaker. Aase has been called a social media "rock star." He travels the country to speak at conferences and runs his own virtual Social Media University, Global (SMUG), a Web site including courses such as Blogging 101. Allina Hospitals and Clinics in the Twin Cities invited him to show them how it's done. He was interviewed by Shel Isreal, a Silicon Valley media guru, for the upcoming book, "Twitterville."

Agenda:
Pizza & Networking: 4-4:30 p.m.
Lee Aase: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 5:15 - 6 p.m.

Panelists:

Alan De Keyrel, owner, CWS, Inc.

Wade Beavers, CEO, DoApp & Dave Borillo, CTO, DoApp

Becky Ross, communications manager, Fox Sports North and Fox Sports Wisconsin

Aase's Bio
Lee Aase is manager of Syndication and Social Media for Mayo Clinic. His team’s focus is developing quality medical news resources for mainstream media, and using social media applications to create more in-depth, extended relationships directly with key stakeholders. You can see examples of Mayo Clinic’s social media offerings through the Mayo Clinic News Blog at http://newsblog.mayoclinic.org/ or at Sharing Mayo Clinic, http://sharing.mayoclinic.org/.

By night, Lee is Chancellor of Social Media University, Global (SMUG), a free online higher education institution that provides practical, hands-on training in social media for lifelong learners. Visit SMUG at http://social-media-university-global.org/

Prior to joining Mayo Clinic in 2000, Lee spent more than a decade in political and government communications at the local, state and federal level. He received his B.S. in Political Science from Mankato (Minn.) State University in 1986.Fuel Rochester is an initiative of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce.

Fuel Rochester Happy Hour this Thursday

It's that time again. Fuel Rochester's next Happy Hour is this Thursday, June 25, from 5-7 p.m. on Kathy's roof top patio. Cost is free and the happy hour is open to anyone, however, Fuel Rochester members receive one free drink by showing their membership/discount card.

Enjoy drink specials from 5-7 p.m., network with fellow young professionals and Fuel members and enjoy the summertime at one of downtown Rochester's most unique establishments.

Attendees will also have the chance to sign up for Fuel. To learn more about Fuel or how your business can get involved, visit http://www.fuelrochestermn.com/.