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Greetings!
Wired Wednesday is tomorrow and we only have a few seats left. If you would like to attend, please register today. Because of the increase in the number of people attending our events, we've added more opportunities for you to network this year. You can check our event calendar here for the latest event information. More events are coming online so stay tuned, including an IT Forum and a Technology Showcase. I would like to personally invite you out to our inaugural Tech@Breakfast on March 16 where we'll be hearing from two local technology companies and getting to know other technologists from around the region - I hope to see you there. Lastly, we're always updating our social networking sites. Check out our latest YouTube video about Future Focus EXPO 2009.
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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Wired Wednesday - Google Wave
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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 is sponsored by Blair Marketing and 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. Wired Wednesdays are great for networking; come join us!
Register for Wired Wednesday >>>
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1st ever Tech@Breakfast - March 16
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This event is all about
networking - get to know other local technology companies of all sizes.
This quarterly breakfast meeting features two to three R2TC member
companies that will give 10 minute presentations about their business
and/or upcoming technologies within their industry. Fast paced
and fun with opportunities for Q&A. Member companies are not
announced ahead of time so you never know who you might be hearing from
- don't miss it...door prizes will be given out. Tech@Breakfast will
be held at the Wingate Inn from 7:30-8:45AM and the cost is $10 per
person for R2TC members, $15 for non-member.
RSVP Here >>>
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Save the Date - 9th Annual Awards Night
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As the premier-networking event
of the year, our awards banquet recognizes the best and brightest in
the region's technology sector. Each year, we honor our corporate
sponsors and the achievements in entrepreneurship, innovation, and
education. Save the date - our 9th annual Awards Night will be held on
May 11 at the Holiday Inn in Lynchburg. More details to come...
Awards Night Information >>>
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Jr. FIRST Lego Tournament - May 1
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We're committed to growing our youth education programs and are pleased to announce the kick off for the first ever Junior FIRST Lego League season in Region 2000. Fourteen teams of kids ages 6-9 will meet over the coming weeks to research the "Smart Moves" challenge and design, build, and program an original model complete with moving parts using the We-Do Lego Education kit and software. Teams will gather on May 1 at TC Miller Elementary School for a Junior FIRST tournament where they will share the results of their research, display their "robots," and receive recognition for their achievements. To learn about opportunities for sponsorships and volunteers for the tournament, contact Janet Walton. Come on out and cheer on the teams!
Jr. FIRST Lego Information >>>
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VEX Robotics and Jets Competition at L.U.
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Two
great opportunities for area youth will be offered in March at Liberty
University. Mark your
calendars for March 4 and March 27, and spread the word to the high school
students you know!
On
March 4, Liberty will host a JETS TEAMS competition. JETS, the Junior Engineering Technical Society, is a
non-profit organization whose mission is to promote engineering and technical
careers to students. The TEAMS
competition is an annual theme-based event in which teams of high school
students work together, using math and science, to solve practical problems
facing today's world. For more information, visit www.jets.org
or contact Liberty University SECS at 434-592-7150.
VEX
robotics teams will have a chance to compete on March 27 at Liberty
University. The VEX program gives
teams of high school students the opportunity to work together to learn about
careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) while creating and
programming projects of their own design in response to a given theme. Central
Virginia Community College and Liberty University SECS have VEX kits available at no charge to
teams interested in competing. If
you'd like to coach a team, or find out more information about the VEX
competition, please contact Barbara Bragg at CVCC or Kristine Halsey
at Liberty.
VEX Robotics Information >>>
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