Pre-Registration Information: Pre-Registration will close at 6:00 PM on Tuesday January 24th. The association policy requires that a Pre-Registration must be cancelled prior to 4:00 PM on Monday January 23, 2012. All Pre-Registration are considered as Guaranteed Pre-Registrations and all No-Shows will be billed. We can only accept Credit Cards on our Website.

AGENDA: 5:15 PM Networking; 6:15 PM Self-Introductions & Dinner; 7:15 PM Presentation of the Gold Coast Venture Forum

Gold Coast Venture Forum

StandUp Traction Systems (STS) will solve the huge need for a safe, conservative and very effective therapy for millions of chronic, low back pain sufferers In 2012.STS has proven that its patented vertical lumbar traction system offers much more effective pain relief than the standard horizontal lumbar traction, and will become the new standard in over 100,000 clinics and for millions of chronic low back pain patients at home. Jud Carlson, President & CEO will present.

Porpoise Toys, Inc. will be a manufacturer of several types of toys and amusement rides and will be located in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami area. Many of the toys have no similar competition in the market, or have uniques features that make them different from other toys. Porpoise Toys wants to be a part of the $80 Billion worldwide toy industry. Porpoise toys will be a competitive company by producing safe, quality toys and by running an efficient manufacturing operation. John Soto, President & CEO will present.

Thar Pharmaceuticals reinvents known, safe, on-the-market drugs by improving their clinical performance and economic benefits. Thar lead product is an oral dosage form of an existing $2.1 billion (worldwide revenue) IV-only bone metastasis drug. Thar oral drug should have the established clinical efficacy of the existing, market-leading IV drug, fewer side effects and save up to $3,900 per patient per year in IV administration costs. Raymond Houck, CEO will present.

One (1) Additional Company will present.


The Gold Coast Venture Forum is designed to facilitate the flow of information between entrepreneurs and investors and does NOT function as a securities broker-dealer, securities exchange or an investment advisor and it is not registered as such with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Companies making presentations to the Gold Coast Venture Forum have not been recommended by any federal or state securities commission, regulatory authority and government entity or by the Gold Venture Capital Association. The GCVCA makes no representation or warranties regarding the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information provided by the entrepreneurs. The GCVCA is a not-for-profit networking membership organization. The Gold Coast Venture Capital Association does not recommend nor make investments.

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Guaranteed Pre-Registration No-Show/Cancellation Policy

You can make a Pre-Registration on our Website until 6:00 PM on the Tuesday January 24, 2012. All Pre-Registrations are considered as a Guaranteed Pre-Registrations. The association policy requires that a Pre-Registration must be cancelled prior to 4:00 PM on Monday January 23, 2012 due to the fact that the Association must provide a guaranteed headcount to the meeting venue at that time. If the pre-registrant is a No-Show and has Pre-Registered using a Credit Card and the Association has not receive a cancellation prior to 4:00 PM on Monday January 23, 2012 the Credit Card payment will be forfeited. If the pre-registrant is a Member and has used the "Pay at the Door" option and is a No-Show and the Association has not receive a cancellation prior to 4:00 PM on Monday January 23, 2012 then the Member will be invoiced for the Pre-Registration and the Association would appreciate the payment of the fee indicated on the Guaranteed Pre-Registration Invoice so that the Association can cover its cost.

Benefits of GCVCA Membership

One of the benefits of GCVCA Membership is access to scanned Business Cards collected at each meeting. Join today and assure your ability to follow up on contacts made at each and every meeting. For those times when it is not possible to attend the regular Monthly Dinner Meeting, Members still enjoy the benefit of access to the scanned Business Cards. Click Here for Membership Application.