New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/21/2011 -- Twitter confirmed that two of its board members, Fred Wilson, a principal at the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, and Bijan Sabet, a general partner at Spark Capital, have left the board. Early stage investors like them and venture capitalists in New York City will be in attendance at Venture Capital Happy Hour, http://www.VCHappyHour.com, on Tuesday October 4, a unique opportunity to connect with the visionaries, investors and advisors of the next Facebook, Google and Groupon. Venture Capital Happy Hour receptions are great opportunities for practitioners to speak with unprecedented candidness about their trade, both opportunities and challenges.

Mr. Wilson, who writes a popular blog, is widely seen as a major figure in the company’s development. Union Square Ventures, which made its first investment in Twitter in 2007, and Spark Capital are two of the company’s earliest investors. The announcement comes at a transitional moment for Twitter, which recently tapped its former chief executive and co-founder, Jack Dorsey, to lead product as executive chairman. The microblogging service has also had several departures this year, including the resignation of Abdur Chowdhury, its chief scientist, and Biz Stone, a co-founder and creative director, who stepped down from day-to-day operations in June.

Venture Capital Happy Hour New York City is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Upcoming Golden Networking's Forums and Business Receptions include:

• Private Equity Happy Hour New York (http://pehappyhour.com), September 20, New York

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Hong Kong (http://hfthappyhourhongkong.eventbrite.com), September 22, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Singapore (http://hfthappyhoursingapore.eventbrite.com), September 22, Singapore

• China Happy Hour New York (http://www.ChinaHappyHour.com), September 27, New York

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour Chicago (http://hfthappyhourchicago.eventbrite.com),
September 27, Chicago

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Chicago, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3, Chicago

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Chicago, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumchicago.eventbrite.com), October 3-5,
Chicago

• Venture Capital Happy Hour New York (http://www.vchappyhour.com), October 4, New York City/

• China Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "How American Companies Can Plug into the Chinese Rocket-Propelled Economy?" (http://www.ChinaLeadersForum.com), October 7, New York

• High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour New York (http://www.hfthappyhour.com), October 11, New York City

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Sao Paulo, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24, Sao Paulo

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Sao Paulo, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsaopaulo.eventbrite.com), October 24-26, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Public Finance Leaders Forum 2011 New York, "Navigating Uncharted Territories After S&P's U.S. Debt Downgrade from its Gilt-Edged AAA Credit Rating" (http://www.PublicFinanceLeadersForum.com), November 9, New York

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Singapore, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshopsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13, Singapore

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Singapore, "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumsingapore.eventbrite.com), November 13-15, Singapore

• The Speed Traders Workshop 2011 Hong Kong, "The Present and Future of High-Frequency Trading" (http://thespeedtradersworkshophk.eventbrite.com), December 12, Hong Kong

• High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2011 Hong Kong , "How Speed Traders Leverage Cutting-Edge Strategies in the Post-Flash Crash World" (http://hftleadersforumhongkong.eventbrite.com), December, 12-14, Hong Kong

Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net. Golden Networking has been frequently featured in the press, including recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, "Happy Hour for High-Frequency Trading", The New York Times, "Golden Networking Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections", Los Angeles Times, "Speed-addicted traders dominate today's stock market", Reuters, "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC" and Columbia Business School's Hermes Alumni Magazine, "10 Under 10".