Join us for our Spring Wired Wednesday luncheon on March 7th. Karen Jackson, Director of the Commonwealth's Office of Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance will be our guest speaker. Ms. Jackson will speak about the state's initiative to foster telecommuting and the concerns that are commonly raised with remote employees. The luncheon will take place at the James River Conference Center from Noon until 1:30 pm. RSVP's are requested to RSVP@region2000.org.

So You Have A Website, Now What? Learn to maximize your online presence through Search Engine Optimization. With Google and Yahoo reporting a combined total of 417 million daily searches across their advertising networks, search engine optimization (altering a site to increase rankings in the free listings of search engines) and search engine marketing (placing “pay per click” ads in their search results) have joined mainstream marketing. Specialists from the Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC) at Christopher Newport University will train you on:

Join us for our first in a series of technology-education luncheons. We are pleased to welcome Graham Doxley, President of Neumont University as our guest speaker. Neumont has quickly become one of the hottest universities in the country by offering a B.S. in Computer Science in less than 3 years. Come hear why Information Week says "Neumont is creating the Next-Gen IT workforce", MSNBC says "Neumont is the most talked about school in America" and why Forbes stated "Neumont is clearly several rungs above". The TechEd luncheon is being co-hosted by the Tech Prep Consortium and the Central VA Governor's School. The event will be held March 21st at the Wingate Inn from Noon until 1:30PM and the cost is $10 per person. Due to limited seating, RSVP's are requested to RSVP@region2000.org.
 

The R2KTC is one of ten regional technology councils that formed the Virginia Technology Alliance in 1998. The VTA mission is straight forward: Champion the Success of Virginia's Technology Sector. One of the ways we are accomplishing this is through our legislative agenda. Our second legislative report of the year is found below.

The Region 2000 Tech Prep Consortium, in partnership with Central Virginia Community College and the Region 2000 Technology Council will once again offer high technology career academies for middle school students. These academies are high-quality career exploration events and a growth experience for all participants. Registration for the camps begins March 15th.