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Region 2000 Technology Council Newsletter
Let's get right to it - Septemeber and October are going to be very
busy month's for us here in Region 2000. Let me encourage you to
carefully review all the events below as we have been busy
coordinating events that reflect the interest of our members. Doug
Tatum's talk on September 21, "No Man's Land", our IT Pro's Forum on
October 4, "Wireless Defense in Depth", and our annual Business and
Technology EXPO on October 20 are all right around the corner. Sign up
today and join the region's brightest business and technology leaders
in a time of learning and networking. Hope to see you there,
Jonathan Whitt, Executive Director
Fall Wired Wednesday Luncheon - Sep. 21
"No Man's Land"
We are pleased to announce that Doug Tatum, CEO of Tatum Partners will
be our guest speaker at our fall Wired Wednesday luncheon. Doug will
be presenting "No Man's Land" a presentation given to select groups of
CEO's nationwide.
INC magazine, in its 2004 INC 500 issue, featured Doug, discussing the
tricky stage of growth called No Man's Land. "Basically it describes a
transition that every company has to go through between being too big
to be small and too small to be big," Tatum says. "Once you get
through No Man's Land, you end up reviving that growth again. But if
your growth slows down, you're stuck." He goes on to describe four
hurdles company founders face during this stage, and which many INC
500 companies have already faced.
Our Fall Wired Wednesday is sponsored by Tatum Partners and will be
held at the Holiday Inn Select in downtown Lynchburg from noon until
1:30 p.m. The cost of admission is $10 per person for Technology
Council Members ($15 for non-members) and includes lunch. Seating is
limited; please RSVP to rsvp@r2ktech.org or by calling the Region 2000
Technology Council at 434.847.1447. Wired Wednesdays are great
networking events!
Hot Spot Project - 50th Location Wire Cutting
We have met our goal to promote, support, and catalog 50 locations
within Region 2000 that offer Wireless Internet access. Check out the
new hot spot locator map
here! You can now view hot spots by locality and even view a
Google map of their exact location.
Thank you to those that joined us at SissonCreative on the James
Riverfront on August 31. Ron Jefferson, President of Lynch's Landing,
VA Delegate Kathy Byron, Pete Larkin with Congressman Bob Goodlatte's
Office, Danny Jobe with NESBE, and Mark Sisson with SissonCreative all
participated in the wire-cutting ceremony.
2005 Business & Technology EXPO (Tickets on Sale)
October 20 - Holiday Inn Select
The Technology Council will hold this year’s Region 2000 Business &
Technology Expo on October 20 at the Holiday Inn Select from 7:30am
until 2:30pm. This is our third Expo and will be the largest event we
have undertaken. This event is a golden opportunity for your business
to showcase your products/services and to network with the region’s
leading decision makers.
The EXPO will feature over 30 exhbitors, two panel discussions with
local business leaders, a keynote address from Bill Canis, VP &
Director of The Manufacturing Institute and a full catered lunch.
Exhibit space is still available but filling up quickly, so contact us
by phone for details. Tickets to the event are $39 before September 20
and $49 thereafter so order your tickets asap.
IT Pro's Forum
October 4 - Wingate Inn
After much feedback from local IT Professionals, the Tech Council has
responded to create the IT Professionals Forum. The IT Pro's Forum is
designed to offer hard-hitting, relevant, cutting-edge information to
today's busy IT Professional. Who should attend? CIO's, IT
Administrators, IT Instructors, Software Programmers, Web Developers
and essentially anyone else who makes their living in the IT field.
The meeting will be held at the Wingate Inn in Lynchburg from 5:30
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The format will be eat, network, and learn. Our
event sponsor will be VirtualHighTech and our speaker will be Mr.
Ranny Grubb. This forum’s event topic will be Wireless Defense in
Depth.
The cost is $10 cash at the door and includes a dinner buffet catered
by Charlie's Restaurant. RSVP’s are necessary in order for us to
adequately plan the event. RSVP's can be emailed to rsvp@r2ktech.org
or simply call 847-1447. Seating is limited.
Endorsed Events
VEDP's Virginia WALKABOUT
September 14-15
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Division of
International Trade is pleased to welcome Virginia’s Overseas Trade
Representatives from Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Mexico to
the Danville IIALR for the annual WALKABOUT on Wednesday and Thursday
September 14th and 15th. VEDP Overseas Trade Representatives will be
available to: research and quantify markets pertinent to your products
and goals, establish in-country commercial representation, establish
contact with officials and customers, and prepare customized business
visits to their respective markets. Region 2000 companies are
encouraged to schedule individual meetings on either day with any of
these Virginia Trade Representatives, or for a less formal meeting,
please join them at an open invitation reception Wednesday evening at
the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research Conference center in
Danville. This export service and assistance is free- of-charge to all
Virginia companies. To schedule meetings during the Walkabout, click
on the link above.
COVITS 2005
September 18-20
The Greater Richmond Convention Center is the site for the 7th annual
Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Symposium (COVITS
2005). Virginia's signature business and technology event is hosted by
Secretary of Technology, Eugene Huang for the Governor of Virginia,
Mark Warner. The COVITS 2005 theme is: "The Promise of the Digital
Government." COVITS 2005 is nationally recognized as a key event where
industry solutions meet government requirements. Issues and challenges
facing governments and the solutions offered by the private sector
will be examined. For more information and to register, please visit
www.covits.org.
VPTC Fall Symposium
October 6
The Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC) is hosting its second
annual Fall Symposium: “Mobile Applications and Wireless Networking:
Understanding and Evaluating the Technology,” in Charlottesville,
Virginia. Keynote speeches will be given by Nortel’s Chief Technology
Officer and Network Architecture V.P. Phil Edholm, and Karen Jackson,
Center for Innovative Technology. Ms. Jackson will talk about the
“State of the Commonwealth from a Broadband Perspective.” The one-day
symposium will offer two tracks—one focused on business, the other on
the technology. Participants will get a better understanding of the
technology, and the tools they need to achieve the promise of mobile
and wireless. For further information, visit www.vptcfallsymposium.com.
VA's Technology Capital Access Forum
October 10-11
You are invited to attend the 3rd Annual Virginia Technology Capital
Access Forum at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. Rich
Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine and author of Life 2.0 as the
keynote for the dinner on Monday October 11th. The luncheon speaker
the next day will be RJ Kirk, CEO of New River Pharmaceuticals, which
is the second best performing IPO (behind Google) of the last 12
months, according to ipohome.com. For further information, visit
www.capitalaccessforum.com.
R2KTC Corporate Sponsors
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