Greetings!
I want to thank everyone that has attended or volunteered at one of our events this past year. Together we have accomplished much to further develop our mission of fostering an environment that stimulates innovation and
growth of technology-focused organizations in Virginia's Region 2000. With your help we're growing the technology community through networking, training,
advocacy, and outreach to youth through STEM programs. I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Prosperous New Year.
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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Congrats to our FIRST LEGO Teams
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Congratulations to the following FIRST LEGO teams that advanced to the State Tournament from the Lynchburg Regional Qualifier:
DIVISION 1
Team # 1895 - CAMS Robo Patriots Team # 2041 - Mini Cougar Bots
Team # 1405 - Buchanan Botcats
Team # 1718 - PME
Rocks
Division 2
Team # 5136 - Nosco Mechanicus
Team # 2036 - Scream Team
Team # 5858 - Robo Sharks Team # 2864 - LynTech Green
Team # 2870 - Forgiven
Followers
Thanks to everyone that volunteered at this great event and thanks to the Virginia Technology Alliance in which we are a part of. The VTA presented the winning team from the state tournament a check for $1000 to cover registration costs to the world tournament in Atlanta.
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Commonwealth Innovation Index - Phase I
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Virginia's Region 2000 is one of 10 regions in the state to be
 highlighted in a report released this month from The Center for
Innovative Technology (CIT). The report looks at technology strengths
and weaknesses in each region to enable government leaders to better
steer a successful course toward global leadership in advanced
technology growth. You can read the full story and download a copy of the report here.
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Wired Wednesday - Google Wave 2/17
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What's Google Wave?
Come join us at our February Wired Wednesday where the topic will be "Google Wave - What it is and why it could change the way we communicate online". Our speaker will be Josh Quintero,
VP/Art & New Media Director
with Blair Marketing. Josh will be giving an interactive presentation about Google Wave and answering questions from the audience. Google Wave is still in beta mode and is only being released to invited users. Come find out how you can ride the wave right now. There will be Google Wave invitations given out. Don't miss this one!
Our Wired Wednesday luncheon will be held on February 17 from Noon until 1:30PM 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. Save the date - registration will open next month.
Wired Wednesdays are great for networking; come join us!
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Recent Appointments
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Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director of the Region 2000 Technology Council was recently appointed to Governor-elect Bob McDonnell's Technology Transition work group, specifically focusing on issues around Broadband for the Commonwealth. The full list of advisers from each work group can be viewed here. Each work group will wrap up their work and submit their recommendations to the Governor-elect before the end of the year.
Eric Hansen, President and CEO of Innovative Wireless Technologies and board member of the Region 2000 Technology Council was recently appointed to the newly created Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority and Virginia's CIT Board of Directors. You can read more here.
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