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The Fast 50 Global Readers' Challenge
Are you in Fast Company? You could be.
Submissions are now being accepted for this year' s Fast 50, Fast Company' s third annual global readers' challenge.
Tell us about somebody remarkable -- it could be you or someone you know -- and end up in the pages of Fast Company magazine. For the third straight year, Fast Company is launching the Fast 50, a worldwide search for ordinary people doing extraordinary things. And the Company of Friends has always been a large part of the Fast 50' s success.
It' s not just about the bigwigs or the bottom line. We' re looking for uncompromising leaders, tireless innovators, turnaround artists, truth-tellers, trendsetters -- readers who are fueled by courage, integrity, passion, and a commitment to results.
As a CoF member, you might even consider nominating business leaders and innovators from the areas and industries in which you live and work. Make sure your local groups, business communities, and industries are well represented!
Don' t wait for us to define who' s fast. You tell us.
To be eligible for this year' s Fast 50, you must tell us your story by Dec. 1, 2003.
The CoF' s Sixth Anniversary
On Oct. 15, the Company of Friends, Fast Company magazine' s readers' network, quietly turned six years old. Since the network launched in 1997, thousands of members around the world have gotten involved to develop ideas, learn skills, and solve problems. Members have worked together to improve their careers, companies, and communities.
As the CoF enters its sixth year of activity, take a moment to revisit what members and groups have done to date by catching up on the CoF Community News. A lot has been accomplished. Also take a moment to look ahead and consider how you can better work the network -- and gain more return on your involvement!
The CoF is largely what you make it. Happy birthday, CoF!
Upcoming CoF Events
Every month, members and groups of the Company of Friends gather online and in person for discussions, workshops, and other events.
This month, starting Nov. 10, Fast Company will welcome Bill Jensen, author of The Simplicity Survival Handbook, which received the November Readers' Choice Award, as a contributor to FC Now, our staff blog. He will also be traveling around the United States to meet with CoF groups and members.
To help you learn more about -- and get involved in -- some of the best and brightest CoF events organized by members and groups every month, Fast Company offers a global, public calendar.
This network-at-a-glance calendar is accessible by non-members, as well as by CoF members. Use the global calendar as you travel on business. Share it with friends who don' t belong to the network.
CoF gatherings are a great way to meet other FC readers and forward-thinking business leaders and innovators in your area. We hope to see you at a CoF event soon!
Po Bronson Keeps Walking
"Maybe it' s not economics that I like. Maybe it' s writing."
With those words, a writer was born. Po Bronson, now a four-time novelist and author of a coveted New York Times Best Seller, had found his calling.
Follow in Po Bronson' s footsteps and enter the Johnnie Walker Keep Walking contest.
Johnnie Walker and Fast Company are teaming up to support, congratulate, and reward those who take their dreams head on and turn them into reality.
Visit Po Bronson' s Web site to learn more about his most recent literary creation, What Should I Do With My Life? Then, after being inspired, enter the Keep Walking contest and tell us about an epiphany you have had that led to overcoming adversity -- or the point when your hard-fought journey turned to success. Submit your story and enter to win.
One contestant will win the grand price, a trip to Kilmarnock, Scotland, for a tour of the distillery where Johnnie Walker, the world' s finest scotch, was born -- plus a profile of your story in Fast Company.
Special CoF Discount for FC Subscriptions
As special thanks for your involvement in the Company of Friends -- and for your ongoing support -- Fast Company offers a special subscription discount for CoF members.
As a member of the CoF living or working in the United States, you can subscribe to Fast Company for $10.50 a year -- more than 80% off the cover price! (For Canadian subscribers, we need to add $17 to cover postage and GST.)
If you live outside of North America, the subscription price is $56 -- $30 less than our previous international rate.
Subscribe today!
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