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!
I want to personally invite you to our 9th Annual Awards Night. This event has continually grown each year and offers you a terrific opportunity to network with the area's technology executives, business owners, educators, and elected officials. We have some exciting news to share with you at this year's event so you'll want to be there to hear all about it. Registration and payment has never been easier and can completed directly on our website. We're looking for an expanded pool of nominations for this year's awards so please take a moment to submit your nomination online as well. For the most up-to-date information for all our events, please check our event calendar here.
I also want to invite you to join our LinkedIn group if you have not already done so. I encourage you to post your company's job openings and tech-related events there as well.
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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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. Our 9th annual Awards Night will be held on
May 11 at the Holiday Inn in Lynchburg. Our Master of Ceremonies and Keynote Speaker will be announced in April. Event registration is now open and can be done online.
We are also accepting nominations for our three award categories: Educator of the Year, Innovator of the Year, and Technology Company of the Year. You can now submit your nominations online. Nomination deadline is April 15.
To reserve your seats or make a nomination, click below.
Awards Night Information >>>
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Wired Wednesday - IT Risk Assessments
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April 14, Holiday Inn Lynchburg
Risk Management has risen to new
levels of importance for all organizations, large and small. New laws
and changes to regulations affect all of us,
with IT risks. Attend this session to learn how to get your arms around
the risks from an IT perspective. Cathie Brown will be the speaker for
this session.
She is Principal of IT Governance Solutions, LLC, a consulting business
that focuses on overall governance activities within Information
Technology. Whether it's Data Breach, PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and the list
goes on. Most understand how financial risks impact business, but the
same isn't the case with IT risks.
Our Wired Wednesday luncheon is sponsored by nTelos and will be held on April 14 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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Governor Bob McDonnell Visits Region 2000
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We were pleased to have Governor Bob McDonnell visit with board members and supporters of the Region 2000 Partnership recently. During his visit, Governor McDonnell received an overview of the Partnership and learned of the various economic develop assets the area has to offer. He also commented on his commitment to growing STEM education initiatives and how impressed he was with our area's Grow Your Own workforce development programs through CVCC, the Technology Council, Workforce Investment Board, and other area partners. Check out all the other things the Governor had to say about Region 2000.
Watch the Video >>>
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VEX Robotics Competition at L.U.
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 Come on out to LU's Schilling Center on March 27 and cheer on your favorite area high school team.
More than 25 VEX Robotics teams will be competing on March 27 at Liberty
University. The VEX program gives
teams of high school students the opportunity to work together to overcome STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) challenges while creating and
programming projects of their own design in response to a given theme. If
you'd like to find out more information about the VEX
competition, please contact Kristine Halsey
at Liberty University.
VEX Robotics Information >>>
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Jr. FIRST Lego Tourney - Volunteers Needed
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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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