We tried a new scanning system, we gave away a few extra beer tickets, and OrangeCoat awarded invitations to their upcoming beer tasting. It was a classic Ta5 in Greenville!
Archive for May, 2010
Part educational conference, part social gathering, the SouthEast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants to learn more about Linux and Free & Open Source software. LinuxFest is the place to learn, to make new friends, to network with new business partners, and most importantly, to nerd out over Linux!
The three day conference boasts a grand line-up of speakers, a set of workshops and everything else an open source junkie could get their iPads around.
Speakers to find at the conference:
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Alan Hicks – Introduction to the 802.11 MAC AND Modern Ciphers 101 – Theory & Practice
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Brian Smith – Django AND DNSSEC
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Celeste Lyn Paul – No Boundaries: KDE Is Everywhere
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Daniel Walsh – Secure Virtualization (svirt) AND An Overview of SELinux
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James Schweitzer – Open Source in K12 Education: Lessons Learned From District Wide Deployments
If that’s not enough, Tech After Five is a proud, proud sponsor!
Event Details:
What: 2010 SouthEast LinuxFest
Where: Marriott at Renaissance Park hotel in Spartanburg, SC
Date: June 11-13, 2010
To Register: SouthEast LinuxFest
Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) selected Leslie Mullinax and Amber Gaffney to join the company’s Executive Management Assistance Program (EMAP), a 14-week internship initiative designed to give college students on-the-job experience in a Public Relations agency setting.
Leslie Mullinax
Amber Gaffney
Clemson University President James F. Barker announced Wednesday that Gerald Sonnenfeld will be the university’s new vice president for research.
“We had an exceptional field of candidates,” Barker said. “We are confident that Dr. Sonnenfeld offers the right combination of skills and experience to take Clemson’s research program to the next level. Our goal is to expand upon the success of increasing research funding and extend the scope of research across the university. We are very excited at the prospect of having him join the Clemson family.”
Sonnenfeld will assume his responsibilities in the fall.
“The opportunity to help lead the research activity at one of the nation’s great universities is exciting and challenging,” he said. “I was very impressed with the high quality of the faculty, students and staff. The desire at Clemson to really foster work that is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary and to move forward in new areas is very positive. This collaborative approach will help Clemson to find additional funding sources from government and industry.”
Sonnenfeld comes to Clemson from Binghamton University, State University of New York, where he has been vice president of research and professor of biological sciences since 2004.
He received his bachelor of science in biology in 1970 from the City College of New York and his Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology in 1975 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed postdoctoral training in infectious diseases and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1978. He then became an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and rose through the ranks to professor.
In 1993, Sonnenfeld became director of research immunology in the department of general surgery research of Carolinas Medical Center. From 1999 until 2004, he was professor and chairman of the department of microbiology, biochemistry and immunology and associate dean for basic sciences and graduate studies at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
The author of more than 140 peer-reviewed scientific articles, Sonnenfeld has written numerous review articles and edited two books. He holds two U.S. patents. He is associate editor of the Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research and a member of the editorial board of the Immunological Journal and the Journal of Gravitational Physiology. His research has centered on the effects of stress on the immune system and resistance to cancer and infection. He also has directed multiple pre-clinical studies and has been involved in clinical study development for multiple immunoregulatory agents. He has carried out experiments on the U.S. Space Shuttle and on Russian space program satellites.
“The university owes a great debt of gratitude to the search committee and Provost Doris Helms for leading this extensive and thorough search,” Barker said. “I offer them my personal thanks for their thoughtful and deliberative process.”
via: Clemson University
Coming to the Grow Expo? Then you may want to have lunch with this group…
Event Details
What: Social Media for Sales Professionals – Where’s the Beef?
Where: Grow Expo, Carolina First Center
Date: 25 May 2010
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Description: Sales Roundtable panel discussion hosted by Phil Yanov. Panelists Russ Davis, Gil Gerretsen, and Mike Sokoloff lay bare the myths and misconceptions around the magic of social media and talk about what really matters. How do we get Social Media to help us in our prospecting? We’re meeting to help people stop wasting their time on what doesn’t work and have them focus on the areas that can actually help. We’ll also have a special guest panelist you won’t want to miss. Listening is free. Lunch is $15. Register at Grow Expo.
Tuesday, May 25
8:00-3:00 Grow Expo – Grow Expo (Events All Day)
11:30-12:30 Grow Expo – Social Media for Sales Professionals – Where’s the Beef?
12:45-1:45 Grow Expo – Meet the Upstate Tech Stars
Tech entrepreneur panel discussion with David Pence of Acumen, Peter Waldschmidt of Gnoso, and Toby Stansell of Oobe, all led by Phil Yanov.
Wednesday, May 26
11:30am South Carolina IT Leadership Council – Upstate
NO meeting this week.
Thursday, May 27
12:00pm Upstate Women in Technology
Learn about the advantages of having managed services, the professionals that run the data centers, the cost savings realized, the security necessary, and more when Rob Moser,COO of Immedion, presents on managed services to UWIT.
If you or your friends have not yet signed up for tonight’s Tech After Five, please do so now. We strongly urge you and them to sign up in advance. We’ve got a zippy new check in procedure for pre-registered attendees, and a long, tedious, and perhaps even painful process we will reserve for those who procrastinate beyond the signup deadline.
The May PMI Chapter meeting with feature a presentation on the topic, The Practical Use of Mindmapping as it relates to the lifecycle of Project Management presented by Brandon Conrad.
Brandon is a Product Manager with MatchWare Incorporated specializing in bridging the gap between mind mapping and project management. Over the last 5 years with MatchWare, Brandon has successfully helped develop the implementation of project management rules as it relates to mind mapping software. On a day to day basis Brandon helps develop the sales and marketing efforts in the North American and European markets.
Event Details
- Date: May 20, 2010
- Time: 6pm-8pm
- Location: Marriot – Greenville,SC
For more information on registration visit the PMI Palmetto Chapter event page.
via: Palmetto PMI
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Greenville County Library System Given Award to Promote Electronic Health Resources to the Public
The Greenville County Library System was recently selected by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Southeastern/Atlantic (SE/A) Region to receive an Express Outreach Project Award, to promote the use of technology in gaining access to health information. With this award, the library will begin the Senior Health Information Project (SHIP), which will focus on introducing senior citizens of Greenville County to reliable sources of health information that are available electronically.
Between July and November 2010, library representatives will visit approximately 20 community centers throughout Greenville County, informing senior citizens about the vast array of useful health information that is available through the Greenville County Library System’s website. The sessions will include a demonstration of the resources followed by hands-on practice.
Call 527-9257 for more information on the project.
The Greenville County Library System has received funding through a Technology/Electronic Health Information Awareness Award given by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Southeastern/Atlantic (SE/A) Region to hold a technology health fair. The Technology/Electronic Health Information Awareness Award is given to organizations to increase public awareness of the availability of health resources and technology.
The Technology Heath Fair will be held at Hughes Main Library in January 2011. Speakers, demonstrations and interactive sessions will highlight the health resources available at the library and in the community. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the library’s health resources in print and online, listen to speakers and discover local health-related organizations.
Contact 527-5259 or visit www.greenvillelibrary.org for more information and updates on the fair.
