FEBRUARY 2012 ISSUE =============== |
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Greetings!
Our upcoming Wired Wednesday has sold out. We anticipate this happening at future events this year so be sure to register early to secure your spot. I ask that you please save the date of May 15 for our Technology Conference and Awards Night; more details to follow. Please help me welcome our newest members: Adaptive Control & Test Systems, Bedford Technology Group, GoMeasure 3D, and Virginia Credit Union League. You can view their member profiles here. I would like all our member companies to update their online profile so we can feature you in future publications. You can download the form here. Lastly, we are starting two new roundtable groups: one for IT Directors and one for Technology "Lifestyle" Business Owners. If you would like to participate in one of these please let me know right away as they will be scheduled very soon. Thanks, Jonathan Whitt
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GET THE RAW TRUTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING! Has the wave of Social Media crested or crashed? We're going to ask some hard questions to a panel of local experts. Bring your questions and get in line. Let's find out together what's really working and what's not and how you should really position your marketing strategy. Invited, local panelists include: Josh Quintero of Blair Marketing, Jennifer Bailey of The Social Media Institute, Abe Loper of the Young Professionals of Central Virginia, Phil Hamlett of B&W, and Jason Fowler of the Region 2000 Technology Council. Read More & Get On the Waiting List>>> |
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Bob Bailey, the Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Engineering & Research will be our featured speaker at the next Tech@Breakfast with a talk on the CAER's work, in collaboration with Virginia Tech and industry partners, to create a cognitive radio network testbed in the region. The proposed infrastructure will enable experimental research on the effects of mobility on radio adaptations and dynamic spectrum access in a cognitive radio network.
Don't miss this groundbreaking overview and opportunity to network with others in the local technology community!
Event Details:
When: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 7:30 to 8:45 a.m.
Where: The Center for Advanced Engineering & Research.
Breakfast catered by Charleys.
The CAER is located at 1173 Research Way, Forest, VA in the New London Business and Technology Center located on Rt. 460, one mile west of Rt. 811 (Thomas Jefferson Road) intersection in Bedford County, Virginia.
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Virginia's Region 2000 Partnership in collaboration with Central Virginia Community College presented the findings and resulting action plan of an entrepreneurship study (that kicked off in Spring, 2011) on Wednesday, February 1 at Central Virginia Community College's Merritt Hall. The study was funded through financial support of Central Virginia Community College, the Region 2000 Workforce Investment Board, and the Region 2000 Local Government Council... Read the Full Study >>> |
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The Future Focus Foundation, the educational non-profit organization of Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council, has received an $800 grant from the Lynchburg Retail Merchants Foundation. These grant funds will be used to support the 2012 Jr. FIRST LEGO League Program and Expo. Jr. FIRST LEGO League is a program that introduces young children (6-8 years) to the exciting world of science and technology and encourages long-term interest in STEM careers. The children are given a real-world challenge to solve using creativity, innovation, teamwork, and design skills. Teams for 2012 have begun forming and Virginia's Region 2000 Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo is scheduled for April 28, 2012 at Timberlake Christian School. "We are very grateful to have the support of the Lynchburg Retail Merchant's Foundation for our Jr. FIRST LEGO League Program and Expo," said Elizabeth Narehood, Managing Director of the Future Focus Foundation. "This year, I have received contact from several new schools and groups that would like to begin hosting teams. These funds will allow teams to purchase necessary supplies to participate in the program and also provide valuable tools teachers may choose to integrate into their classrooms during the school year. Many schools would not be able to participate without the financial and volunteer support from our local community."
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The Future Focus Foundation and the Region 2000 Technology Council are excited to announce the third annual season of the Lynchburg Regional Junior FIRST LEGO League beginning in early 2012. This year, we have a limited number of team sponsorships available so make sure to get your request in early. New teams in new locations will be getting priority for sponsored supplies.
Save The Date (Jr. FIRST LEGO Expo April 28) The 2012 Region 2000 Jr. FIRST LEGO League Expo is scheduled for April 28th at Timberlake Christian School. The theme for the 2012 Expo will be "Snack Attack". Participants in the 2012 Jr. FIRST LEGO League will take a "hands-on" approach to the topic of food safety by exploring how proper preparation and storage and help us keep healthy. Teams will learn about simple machines as they build a model made of LEGO elements with a motorized moving part, and will create a team Show-Me Poster to represent their Snack Attack findings.
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The Liberty University School of Engineering VEX Regional Robotics Competition will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2012 in the Liberty Christian Academy gymnasium located at 100 Mountain View Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24502. The event is open to any team of high school students within Lynchburg's Region 2000, which includes all high school age students from public, private, and Christian high schools, home school students, and organizations directed at high school age youth.
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Randolph College's Science Festival and Science Day are coming in March. This is a great event for families, teachers and students in the Lynchburg area to have some fun while exploring issues and topics related to science. Check it out: "The Randolph College Society of Physics Students is proud to bring you the Fourth Annual Randolph College Science Festival, March 22-25, 2012. Begun as a Science Day for kids in 2005, we are joined by science, humanities and arts departments across the campus, and by numerous presenters to bring a weekend of activities for all. All activities are free and open to the public, and are for all ages. Only the Science Day activity on Saturday afternoon requires pre-registration..." Read More >>> |
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