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Greetings!
This edition spans the summer months as we've been busy planning some exciting events for this fall and winter. I hope you've found time to unwind this summer and enjoy the beach, the pool, or your favorite vacation spot. At our office, we've found some time for staff to get away and reset for a busy "business season" ahead. I think you're going to like the events and programs we have planned. They come from ideas generated by our members that primarily focus on more business to business activity. I hope to see you at our next Wired Wednesday on August 25 or another event soon. Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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 | Wired Wednesday - August 25 - The CAER
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August 25, Holiday Inn Lynchburg
Our next Wired Wednesday luncheon will be held on August 25 from Noon
until 1:30PM at the Holiday Inn on Main Street, Lynchburg. Bob Bailey, Executive Director for the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research will be presenting. Bob will cover the mission of the CAER, success to date, the $10M facility currently under construction, the unique assets the Center brings to the region and more.
The cost is
$10 for Tech Council Members and $15 for non-members. Wired Wednesdays
are great for networking; come join us.
Register for Wired Wednesday >>>
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| | Council Foundation Receives Verizon Grant
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The Future Focus Foundation was created specifically to support the
S.T.E.M. education programs of the Region 2000 Technology Council in order
to prepare and encourage K-12 area students to seek careers in
high-demand S.T.E.M. fields and to provide a pipeline for a technically
and scientifically proficient workforce in Virginia's Region 2000.
We are pleased to announce that the foundation has received its first grant in the amount of $8,700 from the Verizon Foundation.
Read more here >>>
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| | Summer Middle School Academies Sold Out
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Enrollment is closed for the Summer Middle School Academies, August 2-6. These are high
technology career academies for middle school & high school
students. These
academies are high-quality career exploration events designed to educate
and inspire students to explore career pathways in Central Virginia.
Camps are available to
public and private middle and high school students, offering a planned
curriculum, skill-building activities, industry tours, guest speakers
and more. Thank you to all the sponsors that make these fantastic!
You are invited to come be a part of the closing ceremonies on August 6 from Noon until 1:30PM at CVCC. Come meet "Professor Lego" as he brings about a wacky and fun end to this year's camps.
Summer Academies >>>
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| Tech@Breakfast - September 14
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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 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 these...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-members.
RSVP online >>>
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5th Annual Future Focus EXPO - October 12
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Held each October, the Future
Focus Expo is an event that brings together industry and education in a
trade-show format where students can explore science and technology
career opportunities within Region 2000 and participate in a series of
technology challenges.
Our 5th Annual Future Focus
EXPO will be held on October 12, 2010 from 11AM - 9 p.m. at Liberty
University's Tolsma Indoor Track. More than 2000 area middle and high
school students will be in attendance.
Exhibitor information is now available and even more affordable than ever. Come join more than 50 other companies and be a part of this year's EXPO.
To request information about
the 2010 EXPO, contact the Technology Council at (434) 847-1447 or visit our website.
www.futurefocusexpo.com >>>
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| Save These Dates - January 26 & 27
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The Region 2000 Technology Council and the Virginia Technology Alliance are proud to host the first statewide Technology Conference and Expo, titled "Connecting Ideas". Its purpose is to connect council members throughout
Virginia with each other to stimulate partnerships and collaborations.
It was designed with affordability in mind and all ten Technology Councils in Virginia are participating.
There are numerous reasons for you to attend:
· Don't Miss...Only every two or three years
· Affordable
· To meet like professionals from other parts of
VA
· Promote Virginia's growing technology clusters
· Unveiling of many
new initiatives
· Quality of Presenters
· To Support
STEM education
· To Learn
· To Network
· To help
determine VTA's mission and goals.
Sponsorship and exhibitor information is now available. This event will be held at the Richmond Convention Center and will include a legislative reception for the General Assembly.
Get the details here >>>
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