Posted on November 11, 2013 by lavlunabiz

IWOSC Annual Holiday Bash At The Biltmore

Scenes from our party, photos by Steven Weiner

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

We kicked off the season at the Biltmore once again for our Annual Holiday Bash!

We again followed the tradition of presidents, celebrities, dignitaries by celebrating history, architectural splendor, and creativity at the beautiful downtown Millennium Biltmore Hotel!

We met for no-host cocktails in the gorgeous Rendezvous Court and some took an escorted tour of the hotel (both optional), including the elegant ballrooms and indoor pool.

At Smeraldi’s Restaurant, attendees dined on the Biltmore’s famous custom pasta bar with all the trimmings, salad, beverages (non-alcoholic included with dinner; no-host bar available) and great desserts.

Awards and drawings followed.

Timing
No-host cocktails and hotel tour begin at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner is at 7:30 pm sharp, followed by a program.

Biltmore2013_bySteve Location
Biltmore Hotel
506 South Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Parking
$6.00 flat rate with the hotel valet.
Parking also available across the street at the Pershing Square garage and at nearby private lots and garages.

Posted on August 17, 2013 by lavlunabiz

IWOSC’s Summer Party at the CBS Radford lot!

IWOSC’s Summer Party!

Saturday, August 17, 2013
5:00 – 8:00 p.m

Location:
CBS STUDIO CENTER
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
(Near Laurel Canyon and Ventura Boulevards.)
CBS also provides directions here.

For our 2013 summer party, we enjoyed the hospitality of the CBS Radford Studios!

We wined with the Murphy-Goode Wine’s California Collection.

We dined on the scrumptious buffet dinner at Carla’s Café, by their very own Events d’ Elegance.

And we socialized with fellow writers and guests!

We loved being on this CBS lot.
Some of us shared what we know about the history of the lot going back to the days of Mack Sennet.
We shared stories of shows that were shot there and what’s happening there today.

We celebrated IWOSC with presentations and prizes.

Prizes!

Attendees were surprised to have the opportunity to win one of many door prizes.
(Each prize was hand-selected by tech writer, IWOSC Webmaster and prize-getter, Deborah Shadovitz.)

TypeIt4Me — for Macintosh

TypeIt4Me is the must-have typing efficiency tool for Macintosh users. It saves you time and ensures consistency.
Visit the site to see!

Default Folder — for Macintosh

It is so much easier to save to the correct folder get to your favorite folders with Default Folder. Watch the Screencast here to see!

1Password — for Macintosh or Windows

Secure passwords are a must, and they are a real pain. Unless you have a safe, secure, and incredibly convenient way to create, store and access them.
Watch the video here to see!

iRig MIC Cast

Because as we’ve learned in IWOSC seminars, we should know how to read our words aloud.
Because we may be doing interviews.
Becuase it’s so handy and easy to use.

Learn more in the product page.

(This is one of the two mics I use to record Computer Talk Radio as I travel the world. ~Deb, webmaster and prize-getter.)

Cables and other surprises by and from RadTech

RadTech makes, well rad tech! Some of the finest computer cables and other computer related tech stuff around. They also resell hand-picked items they find to be excellent. Two years ago attendees loved winning their iPhone cables and we’re lucky enough to have their support again.

Special thanks to the crew at Carla’s Cafe on the Radford lot!