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Greetings!
Thank you to the more than 175 people who attended TechEDGE 2012 - what a success! After 10 years of celebrating the Technology Community at Awards Night the new format for our annual event was well received. Congratulations to our four award winners and many thanks to all of our sponsors for their support.
Check out our online events calendar for upcoming events, we have some great ones planned for the remainder of the year, including a LinkedIn Live BBQ in August. Also, our annual report is now available online, check out all that we accomplished together in 2011 and what the future has in store for the Technology Community. I hope your summer gets off to a great start. Sincerely, Jonathan Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
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 The Future Focus Foundation, the education foundation of Virginia's Region 2000 Technology Council, has received a grant in the amount of $5000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support FIRST LEGO League, a popular robotics program for 9-14 year olds. These valuable funds will assist in providing team scholarships, robotics equipment, help with tournament costs, and other regional program expenses. FIRST programs have been a successful part of our region's S.T.E.M (science, technology, engineering, and math) program for over five years. FIRST LEGO League is "an exciting and fun global robotics program that ignites and enthusiasm for discovery, science, and technology in kids ages 9-14 (grades 4-8)." The Future Focus Foundation has taken the lead role in organizing the 2012 tournament with the continued support of Central Virginia Community College. The tournament is scheduled for this November. READ MORE >>> |
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TechEDGE 2012: Regional Technology Award Winners
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This year's TechEDGE conference theme focused on how technology and technology-based businesses and organizations are "Shaping the future of Virginia's Region 2000"...The leaders that were honored with this year's TechEDGE regional technology awards have shown excellence and innovation in their specific fields....
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 The Tech Council's new regional technology conference, TechEDGE, which took place May 15th in downtown Lynchburg, was a huge success. A diverse crowd filled the room as 14 speakers gave brief presentations throughout the day on the intersection of technology with business and education. Each session was followed by a regional technology award which continued in the tradition of our annual awards night which we have held for the past ten years. The day ended with member exhibits and a time of extended networking... READ MORE >>> |
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 An Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP) to assist Virginians who are commercializing innovations in Clean Technologies or Modeling & Simulation is being offered by the Virginia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network at George Mason University. ICAP, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, seeks to grow Virginia companies and jobs in these emerging industry sectors.
ICAP will provide participants (Virginia businesses or entrepreneurs commercializing Clean Tech or M&S innovations) with a FREE Client Market Assessment on their innovation, developed by subject matter experts in their industry. The assessment will include... READ MORE >>> |
| Local VEX Robotics Team Attends the World Competition |
The local "Robodesigner" team is no stranger to award winning competition, however, this year the team was able to make it to the top VEX robotics competition in the world. The Tech Council's Future Focus Foundation is proud to provide sponsorship to assist this team in showcasing their talents on a world stage... READ MORE >>> |
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August 6-10, 2012, Central Virginia Community College will offer high technology summer career academies for middle school & high school students. These camps 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. Space is limited so sign up early! READ MORE >>> |
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