GSA Technology Council

Would you like to know how to gain $1 million in funding for your new technology startup? Each year, Congress funds the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs to support the research and development of new technology-related products or innovative new services. These programs are the federal government’s largest small business research and development (R&D) grant programs with over $2 billion being awarded to entrepreneurs and small businesses annually. Over $1 million can be awarded per business to develop new technology ideas.

Join us for our June Learning Lunch where our guest speaker Chad Hardaway, Technology Commercialization Consultant with the SCSBDC, will inform entrepreneurs and small business owners about the availability of these funds which will include a review of the following: eligibility requirements, strategies for developing a successful grant proposal, recent congressional changes to the SBIR and STTR Programs, and resources available in South Carolina to help entrepreneurs and businesses prepare a SBIR/STTR application.

How to Get $1 million in Government Funding for Your Tech Startup

a GSATC Learning Lunch
with guest speaker: Chad Hardaway, Technology Commercialization Consultant with the South Carolina Small Business Development Center.

Agenda
11:30 – 11:55 Registration, Networking, Lunch
11:55 – 12:10 Announcements
12:10 – 12:50 Presentation
12:50 – 1:00 Door Prizes, Adjourn

This meeting is held at the Embassy Suites and features easy access from I-385, plenty of free parking, ample networking opportunities, a great presentation, and door prizes. Plan to attend.

Onsite registration is available. Lunch is $30 at the door.

How do you get nationally recognized by media giants like Forbes, Computer World and Newsweek for cyberinfrastructure and super computing? Give your IT team the tools they need to be amazing and then get out of their way. After developing his award winning expertise in building and managing high performance cyberinfrastructures, Jim Bottum turned his focus on developing a high performing IT department under his CIO leadership. His current team is so ahead of the curve they refer to themselves as IT Ninjas.

Join us for our May Learning Lunch where our guest speaker, Jim Bottum, CIO and Vice Provost for Computing & Information Technology at Clemson University, will cover how his investment in his team of people and their leadership skills led to national recognition for the organizations and universities he served at as their CIO.

How to Build a Team of IT Ninjas

a GSATC Learning Lunch
with guest speaker: Jim Bottum, CIO and Vice Provost for Computing & Information Technology at Clemson University.

Agenda
11:30 – 11:55 Registration, Networking, Lunch
11:55 – 12:10 Announcements
12:10 – 12:50 Presentation
12:50 – 1:00 Door Prizes, Adjourn

This meeting is held at the Embassy Suites and features easy access from I-385, plenty of free parking, ample networking opportunities, a great presentation, and door prizes. Plan to attend.

Onsite registration is available. Lunch is $30 at the door.

TUESDAY MAY 21
5:30pm Tech After Five in Asheville
Tech After Five returns to Hickory Tavern for a 100% free tech professional networking event in Asheville.
Learn more: Tech After Five in Asheville

6:00pm GSP Developers Guild
The GSP Developers Guild hosts a discussion with web applications developer, Jonathan Peterson on ASP.NET SignalR for thier May meeting.
Learn more: GSP Developers Guild

7:00pm PC User Group
The Greenville PC User Group meets monthly to discuss PC problems, solutions, hardware, software, networking and security issues based on Windows operating systems.
Learn more: Upstate Carolina PC User Group

WEDNESDAY MAY 22
5:30pm Tech After Five Greenville
Join Ta5 as they celebrate reaching 178 networking events for tech entrepreneurs and professionals at the Carolina Ale House in downtown Greenville.
Learn more: Tech After Five or RSVP Now

THURSDAY MAY 23
11:30am Upstate Women in Technology
The Upstate Women in Technology present, “Combating Information Security Threats” for their May lunch meeting.
Learn more: Upstate Women in Technology

12:00pm Radio: Your DAy
Listen to us live on the radio on any of the NPR stations in South Carolina or streaming live at the Your Day website.

See more on the GSATC Tech Calendar

MONDAY MAY 13
6:30pm Greenville Mac Users Group
Greenville MUG meets once a month to share tips, discuss the latest news and enjoy the company of other Macintosh Users.
Learn more: Greenville Mac Users Group

TUESDAY MAY 14
6:30pm Upstate Linux Users Group
UCLUG gathers every second Tuesday to talk about Linux and other Unix-based operating systems, and free and open source software.
Learn more: Upstate Carolina Linux Users Group

THURSDAY MAY 16
6:00pm PMI Palmetto Chapter Meeting
The Palmetto Chapter of PMI, the Project Management Institute hosts their May dinner meeting with guest speaker, Mary Gorman who will speak on the topic,”Do the Right Things: Adapting Software Requirements Practices for Agile and Traditional Projects.”
Learn more: PMI Palmetto Chapter Meeting

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Started in collaboration with Google, iTEAMS is the Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Among Middle Schoolers summer experience. iTEAMS is a day camp that inspires students to pursue careers in the fields of computer science, technology and entrepreneurship through hands-on, team-based projects. Working cooperatively and using technology to solve problems, students explore fields like gaming, app development and cyber security.

This camp is open to rising 7th and 8th grade Greenville County students and also offers free transportation to select sites.

Dates: June 17-20 & June 24-27

Location: Hughes Academy

For more information or to register visit the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics.

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TUESDAY MAY 7
6:00pm SQL Server Innovators Guild
The SQL Server Innovators Guild is a Microsoft SQL Users group serving SQL Server developers, project managers, DBAs and network administrators. The guild strives to educate, inform and inspire members to use SQL Server more effectively to overcome business and other information challenges.
Learn more: SQL Server Innovators Guild

6:00pm Upstate South Carolina WordPress Group
The Upstate SC WordPress Group meets to discuss theme options. Specifically, taking a perspective from the Admin Page for a theme and also from a Front End perspective using Firebug. Sessions are open where everyone is encouraged to ask questions, give insight and learn from everyone in the group.
Learn more: Upstate SC WordPress Group

WEDNESDAY MAY 8
8:00am 2013 InnoVenture Conference (Day 1)
With invited leaders in mobility as keynote speakers, the 10th annual conference will focus on Aerospace and Aviation Innovation, Sustainable Materials, Systems & Energy and the Przirembel Prize Reception.
Learn more: InnoVenture

THURSDAY MAY 9
8:00pm 2013 InnoVenture Conference (Day 2)
The second day of the 2013 InnoVenture conference will focus on Manufacturing and Supply Chain Innovations and Intelligent Transportation & Mobile Services.
Learn more: InnoVenture

12:00pm Radio: Your Day
Listen to us on the radio for one of our special recorded shows on any of the NPR stations in South Carolina or streaming at the Your Day website.

6:00pm Java Users Group
Java enthusiasts and developers meet monthly on the second Thursdays.
Learn more: Java Users Group

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The past few years have been challenging on many fronts. For those that are seeking to grow their businesses in 2013, there are still several factors that are common to all – unemployment and how to hire and retain good employees given a rather large number of job seekers; making sure you are planning for the slow increase in interest rates that will cause borrowing to become slightly more expensive, the Affordable Health Act, and the European and Asian economies.

Join InnoVision on Thursday, May 16 to hear about the Upstate economic factors and learn how several companies are growing in this economy.

The distinguished panel includes:

Scott Baier – Associate Professor, The John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University
and Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Scott will speak about the state of the economy in South Carolina and looking forward in 2013. He will give his perspective on the challenges and opportunities on the horizon, and what can be expected.

Bill Bliss – Bliss Associates

Bill will share sales approach techniques and how to assess people for qualifications to fit the sales needed. Hiring the well-intentioned, yet inappropriately skilled people to sell for you can lead to disastrous business or organizational results. Bill has helped dozens of organizations with techniques to make more accurate assessment and hiring decisions for sales and many other positions based on the real needs of the business.

Jessica Christophillis and Amanda Gallivan – Christophillis & Gallivan, P.A.

Jessica and Amanda will highlight their recent experience starting a new law practice, and will discuss the importance for growth and client development in the future. They will offer a unique perspective on using more organic marketing approaches to provide savings to your bottom line.

Sharon Day – Sales Activation Group

Sharon will discuss business development and the importance of making theory come to life through measured practice. She’ll provide specific examples through the metrics she uses and detail how her business has grown to illustrate how positively you can impact your growth by consistently practicing the right behaviors.

Frank Mobley – Immedion, LLC

Frank will discuss leading Immedion from a greenfield startup in 2007 to being recognized as one of South Carolina’s fastest growing companies in 2012, including growing through the recession and the challenges of hiring the right people for growth.

Thursday, May 16, 2013
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Presentation
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Networking Reception

Location:
McNair Law Firm, P.A., 104 S. Main Street, Suite 700, Greenville, SC 29601

RSVP to Kathy Ham at kham@mcnair.net.

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FRIDAY MAY 3
11:15am Upstate ISSA
The Upstate global voice of information security meets monthly for learning and sharing.
Learn more: Upstate ISSA

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Preparations for the first “IT-oLogy Connections 2013 in partnership with Connect South Carolina” conference are underway as event hosts IT-oLogy and Connect South Carolina recently confirmed two dynamic speakers in James Ashley, expert on Microsoft Kinect for Windows; and Steven Naifeh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and modern artist for the May 16 event.

Sessions provided by the speakers include:

• The use of gesture-based control systems for computers using skeletal recognition, facial recognition, and/or voice recognition. This portion of the summit will be presented by Ashley and introduced and sponsored by Microsoft.
• Naifeh’s modern art is based on geometric abstraction and he will show how he uses technology to make the planet more beautiful. Naifeh’s session will mark the opening of his gallery exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, and will be introduced and sponsored by the Columbia Museum of Art.

“We couldn’t be happier with the lineup that is taking shape for Connections 2013,” said IT-oLogy’s Director of Grow IT Initiatives, Jim Stritzinger. “This event is designed for technology professionals and highlights innovative uses of technology across a variety of industries. Our goal is to have everyone walk away seeing something that they’ve never seen before.”

This event, a collaborative effort between IT-oLogy, an IT talent and workforce development collaborative and South Carolina’s State Broadband Initiative grantee, Connect South Carolina, will share advances in hardware, software, infrastructure, and processes across a variety of industries and highlight efforts to increase broadband access, adoption, and use. Morning segments will feature a variety of guest speakers, including Ashley and Naifeh, and afternoon sessions will dive deeper into best practices, success stories, and product demonstrations.

“IT-oLogy Connections 2013 in partnership with Connect South Carolina” will be held on Thursday, May 16, from 9 am – 5 pm EDT at the IT-oLogy Theater located at 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 101, in Columbia, South Carolina. Register here.

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If you were at the GSATC Learning Lunch yesterday then you had an opportunity to visit the Greenville Rotary Club’s table for the 2013 Reedy River Duck Derby (if you weren’t there then you missed a super event). The Reedy River Duck Derby is fast approaching, as is your chance to win ONE MILLION DOLLARS in addition to other prizes. Visit their website and buy a duck, or increase your chances with a “Quack Pack”. If you need a little more convincing to attend this great, family friendly event, check out this epic video.

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