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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year, fellow Gothamites and welcome to Gotham City Networking 2022! We have so much in store for you this year starting off with
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/calendar/2022/1">January</a>!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our calendar is filled with lots of opportunities to network and get to know your fellow Gotham members – see the list of
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/calendar/2022/1">January</a> meetings below. Each meeting has a link to the group page so you can read about the group, see who the members are and who to contact if you are interested in attending that meeting.
It’s a great time of year to start riding the circuit!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/calendar/2022/1">Click here</a> for our January meetings at a glance:
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Wednesday, January 5<sup>th</sup> – At 12:30pm, do some networking with the
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Bandit-Group-Meeting-2021-12-19"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Bandit</span></a><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> group! Email GC Brett Deutsch at
</span><a href="mailto:brett@deutschphoto.com"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">brett@deutschphoto.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> and he will send you the Zoom info!
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Thursday, January 6<sup>th</sup> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">— Start your day right by networking with the
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Young-Professionals-Group-Meeting"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Young Professionals</span></a><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> group at 8am! Send an email to Co-GC Caitlyn Ryan at
</span><a href="mailto:caitlynryan12@gmail.com"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">caitlynryan12@gmail.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> or Co-GC Steven Somma at
</span><a href="mailto:stevensomma@p1rs.com"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">stevensomma@p1rs.com</span></a><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> to get your Zoom invite! If you know any Young Professionals interested in a ground floor networking opportunity,
introduce them to Caitlyn and Steve.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:windowtext">Monday, January 10<sup>th</sup> – At noon, network with the
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Virtual-Networking-Group-Meeting">Virtual</a><span style="color:windowtext"> group! Contact GC Ray Walcott at
</span><a href="mailto:rayon.walcott@capitalone.com">rayon.walcott@capitalone.com</a><span style="color:windowtext"> and he will send you the Zoom info!
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<span style="color:windowtext">Tuesday, January 11<sup>th</sup> – If you have some time at the end of your day, join the
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Philadelphia-Colleague-Group-Meeting">Philadelphia</a><span style="color:windowtext"> group at 6 am for some after-work networking! Email GC Samantha Miller at
</span><a href="mailto:samantha@developselect.com">samantha@developselect.com</a><span style="color:windowtext"> and she will send you a Zoom invite!
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Wednesday, January 12<sup>th</sup> – Begin your day with the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/JOINT-MEETING-Business-Power-Breakfast">
Business/Power Breakfast</a> group at 8:30am! Email GC Shelley Simpson at <a href="mailto:simpson.shelley@gmail.com">
simpson.shelley@gmail.com</a> to get the Zoom info! At 5pm, network with the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Gotham-DC-Group-Meeting-2021-12-19">
DC</a> group! Email Chair David Padrusch at <a href="mailto:david.padrusch@gmail.com">
david.padrusch@gmail.com</a> to get the Zoom info! <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:windowtext">Tuesday, January 18<sup>th</sup> – At noon, do some networking with the
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/GOtham-Green-Group-Meeting">GOtham Green</a><span style="color:windowtext"> group! Reach out to GC Shelley Simpson at
</span><a href="mailto:simpson.shelley@gmail.com">simpson.shelley@gmail.com</a><span style="color:windowtext"> or GC Vincent Chirico at
</span><a href="mailto:vchirico@chiricolaw.com">vchirico@chiricolaw.com</a><span style="color:windowtext"> and they will send you a Zoom invite! At 5:30pm, our
</span><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/LI-Dinner-Group-Meeting">LI Dinner</a><span style="color:windowtext"> group will kick off the year! Send an email to GC Laurel Scarr-Konel at
</span><a href="mailto:Laurel@LScarrKonelLaw.com"><span style="background:#F4F7FA">Laurel@LScarrKonelLaw.com</span></a><span style="color:#333333;background:#F4F7FA"> to get the Zoom info!
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Wednesday, January 19<sup>th</sup> – Have a great start to your day by networking with the
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Westchester-Group-Meeting-2021-12-20">
Westchester</a> group at 8am! Email GC Ray Walcott at <a href="mailto:rayon.walcott@capitalone.com">
rayon.walcott@capitalone.com</a> to get your Zoom invite! At 12:30 pm, come and meet the
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/NY-Legal-Group-Meeting-2021-12-20">
NY Legal</a> group! Send an email to GC Lisa Waterman at <a href="mailto:lisa@garibaldicpas.com">
lisa@garibaldicpas.com</a> to get the Zoom info! At 6:30pm, <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/South-Florida-Group-Meeting-2021-12-20">
South Florida</a> will be connecting for some after-work networking! Email GC Robert Esposito at
<a href="mailto:robert@relatedisg.com">robert@relatedisg.com</a> and he will send you a Zoom invite!<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Thursday, January 20<sup>th</sup> – A busy Gotham day. Two great choices for first-thing-in-the-morning networking! Join the
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/LI-Legal-Group-Meeting-2021-12-20">
LI Legal</a> group at 8am (email GC Lisa Waterman at <a href="mailto:lisa@garibaldicpas.com">
lisa@garibaldicpas.com</a>) OR the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Queens-Group-Meeting-2021-12-20">
Queens</a> group, also at 8am (email GC Dan Schwartz at <a href="mailto:daniel.schwartz@xerox.com">
daniel.schwartz@xerox.com</a>)! At 12:30pm, network with the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Construction-Group-Meeting-2021-12-19">
Construction</a> group! Contact GC Sherry Rivera at <a href="mailto:sherryrivera1@gmail.com">
sherryrivera1@gmail.com</a> and she will send you a Zoom invite!<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Tuesday, January 25<sup>th</sup> – Another busy Gotham day! Two options to start you off! Network with
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/LI-Women-Group-Meeting">LI Women</a> at 8:15am (email GC Lisa Waterman at
<a href="mailto:lisa@garibaldicpas.com">lisa@garibaldicpas.com</a>) OR the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Towers-Group-Meeting">
Towers</a> group at 8:30am (email GC Steve Lefkowitz at <a href="mailto:slefkowitz01@gmail.com">
slefkowitz01@gmail.com</a>)! At noon, don’t miss Gotham’s first Business Seminar of the year,
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Business-Seminar-Staying-Legal-Online-Protecting-Your-Business-in-a-Digital-World">
<i>Staying Legal Online: Protecting Your Business in a Digital World</i></a>! Presented by Gotham’s own Mike Steger—Co-Chair of the Westchester group—this seminar will focus on protecting your company’s copyright and trademarks. Please RSVP by January 20
by sending an email to <a href="mailto:memberservices@gothamnetworking.com">memberservices@gothamnetworking.com</a>!
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Wednesday, January 26<sup>th</sup> – At 12:30pm, do some networking with the <a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Real-Estate-Group-Meeting-2021-12-22">
Real Estate</a> group! Email GC Alison Orlando at <a href="mailto:aorlando@judicialtitle.com">
aorlando@judicialtitle.com</a> or Group Chair Scott Bloom <a href="mailto:sbloom@bloomreg.com">
sbloom@bloomreg.com</a> to get the Zoom info! <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Monday, January 31<sup>st</sup> – End the month at noon with one of our newer groups,
<a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/m/events/view/Encores-Group-Meeting">Gotham Encores</a>! Dedicated to supporting those of us who are ready to take the plunge away from a “total” work focus! Email Chair Odey Raviv at
<a href="mailto:dr.odeyraviv@gmail.com">dr.odeyraviv@gmail.com</a> to get your Zoom invite!
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<p class="MsoNormal">STAY SAFE…and have fun <i>Riding the Circuit</i> in January!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy Schess<o:p></o:p></p>
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