Corporate Sponsors
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We welcome new corporate sponsors. To have your logo added to this
newsletter, our website, and to receive a host of other benefits click here.
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Greetings!
Next month we will be holding our 4th annual Future Focus Career EXPO for area middle and high-school students. If you have never attended this event, then you need to visit this year and see what all the buzz is about. This event gets larger and more exciting every year. We still have room for 15 more companies to exhibit but you need to hurry because exhibitor space will sell out. Also, we are looking for volunteers to work a couple hours at the event to help with registrations and to hand out t-shirts. Volunteers will receive a very stylish R2KTC t-shirt. If you are interested, please contact Janet Walton at jwalton@region2000.org or by calling 847-1447.
In the past couple of newsletters you have probably noticed my promotion of our social media sites and our new website (coming soon, I promise). It's time to build the R2KTC community and I need your help. The Tech Council is engaged in activities that range from getting kids interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math to promoting the region as a hub for Technology-Based Economic Development. There's more going on that I can possibly communicate in a monthly newsletter and your input is important. If you've never signed up for LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. then I encourage you to take the time to do so. Start talking to us, to each other. There is a lot happening in the technology community in Region 2000 and we want to help facilitate that conversation. This isn't about getting more members, it's about getting people connected. Get your feet wet right now and navigate over to our Twitter Stream or LinkedIn group. You will be surprised to see what's going on.
Lastly, I want to welcome Orthopaedic Center of Central Virginia, our newest Corporate Sponsor to the R2KTC community. We are pleased to have your support!
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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2009 Future Focus EXPO 10/13 |
 Calling all companies - come exhibit at the Future Focucs EXPO. The event will be held on October 13, 2009 at the Tolsma Indoor Track at Liberty University. The Future Focus EXPO is an event
that brings together industry and education in a trade-show format
where students can explore career opportunities within Region 2000.
Click here for more information about the event.
Area businesses and schools are registering now to exhibit at the 2009 Future Focus EXPO. We are expecting more than 1000 local middle and high school students and their parents to be in attendance. Event sponsors include: Babcock & Wilcox, The Blue Ridge Business Journal, CAER, The CVCC/UVA Engineering Partnership, Centra, CTA Communications, FOX 21/27, Liberty University School of Aeronautics, The News & Advance, WLNI, The Region 2000 Workforce Investment Board, Wiley|Wilson, and WLNI.
Contact Janet Walton at 847-1447 or by email at jwalton@region2000.org for exhibitor information. Come showcase your company to our region's future workforce!
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FIRST LEGO Volunteers Needed 11/14
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If you've never participated in a Lego tournament
before, you might be surprised at the fun you'll have. Come watch
students from Region 2000 perform the skills they've developed all season; many
of them from your neighborhood schools.
The R2KTC and CVCC host the largest LEGO tournament in the state. Visit our website for more information about tournament day and come be a part of the 2009 Lynchburg Regional Tournament. We need volunteers on Friday evening, November 13th (set-up) and Saturday, November to serve as judges and more. This is a great opportunity for:
- School leaders to support their students
- High School juniors/seniors to earn community service
- Engineering students to foster future interest in STEM
- College students to enhance their portfolios
- Local business and industry to get involved; see your future workforce in action!
For more information or to sign up, contact Barbara Bragg, Tournament Coordinator at (434) 832-7672 or email her at braggb@cvcc.vccs.edu.
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Winter Wired Wednesday Luncheon 12/2
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Microsoft Sharepoint
Join us for a look under the hood of Microsoft's popular SharePoint portal, collaboration, and business intelligence platform. This event will provide value for all those considering or already using the SharePoint platform.
This will be an extended Wired Wednesday event broken into three sections: The Business Case for SharePoint, Getting Started with SharePoint, and EPM Live (3rd Party Portfolio Management with SharePoint).
Our speaker will be Sam Carlson, MS, PMP, MCTS with Virtual IT, Inc. Sam is Practice Leader for Virtual IT's Microsoft consulting practice. Sam is certified in configuring SharePoint and has presented extensively on both SharePoint and EPM Live.
Our Fall Wired Wednesday luncheon will be held on December 2nd from 11AM until 2PM at the Holiday Inn on Main Street, Lynchburg. The cost is $10 for Tech Council Members and $15 for non-members. RSVP's are required to rsvp@region2000.org or by calling (434) 847-1447.
Wired Wednesdays are great for networking; come join us!
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We are now on Flickr as well!
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 You can find the latest information about the Technology Council by following us online at Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and now on Flickr. We invite you to follow us, link us, friend us and subscribe! Click below to go directly to each site.
YouTube + + + LinkedIn + + + Facebook + + + Twitter + + + Flickr
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