BMMUG Hosts Microsoft Evangelist
On Thursday, December 3rd, BMMUG (Birmingham Microsoft Management User Group) is sponsoring a lunch meeting in which Mike Gravlee of Microsoft will speak about Windows 7. Details and RSVP here.
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TechMixer Unplugged 2009 is also coming up soon! It will be held on November 30th at the Innovation Depot, in downtown Birmingham. Grab this PDF file for full details and REGISTER ONLINE.
Interested in Sponsorship? Get the sponsorship details!
Annual TechBirmingham Award Nomination Forms Available
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SharePoint Saturday
Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server for ‘SharePoint Saturday’, on Saturday, November 21st, 2009. SharePoint Saturday will be an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-orientated topics. SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint! More details here.
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Next Gen Virtual Infrastructure (11/5/09)
On November 5th, the BMMUG User Group is hosting Stephen Jones, CTO of Rojoli Technologies, who will discuss all types of virtualization and evolution of data protection. This is a lunch meeting hosted at Brasfield & Gorrie on 30th Street South. More details here.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (10/9/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Hosted by Lawson State at the Center for Advanced Technology and Training (ACATT) this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Glenn Phillips, President of Forte’ Inc. The topic is “Communication Gaps in a Technical World”.
Location: Lawson State, 3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, AL 35221 (3 Story building with green roof)
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at wbivey@gmail.com.
Sponsored by TechKnowledge Birmingham LLC and Lawson State CC.
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HIMSS Summit of the Gulf Coast 2009
The Alabama Chapter of HIMSS is sponsoring their annual Summit October 1st and 2nd in Point Clear Alabama. PDF with Details
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Computer Science Pioneer and Turing Award Winner Frances Allen to Visit UAB CIS
Is Computing at a Tipping Point?
- Speaker: Frances Allen
- Location: Alumni Auditorium, Hill University Center
- Date: Monday, September 14
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The talk will address the following question: Will the rate at which computing
capabilities develop continue or has the field reached a tipping point? For more info, visit the UAB Computer and Information Science site.
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International Institute of Business Analysis Meeting
The local chapter of the IIBA will be meeting on September 3, 2009 at the host of Protective Life Insurance, 2801 Highway 280 S # 400, Birmingham, AL 35223-2480. Aminah Nailor, President of the IIBA Atlanta will be presenting ‘Elicitation Techniques with an Emphasis on JAD Sessions’. The meeting cost is $5.00 for non members. Please RSVP to Michelle.Maddox@protective.com. TEKSystems will be providing lunch, so please RSVP for this meeting so enough food will be ordered.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (8/14/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Hosted by Lawson State at the Center for Advanced Technology and Training (ACATT) this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Tammy Hart of Tammy Hart Designs. Tammy is one of the leading WordPress experts in Alabama. She will discuss blogging in general and then give us an overview of how WordPress is used to create and manage a blog.
Location: Lawson State, 3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, AL 35221 (3 Story building with green roof)
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at wbivey@gmail.com.
Sponsored by TechKnowledge Birmingham LLC and Lawson State CC.
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Birmingham Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
The local chapter of the Birmingham IIBA will hold its next meeting on August 6, 2009 at the host site: DAXKO, 2204 Lakeshore Drive , Suite 206, Birmingham, AL 35209 on the 4th floor in the Garage conference room from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Tammy Bishop CBAP™, IIBA Vice President of Membership, will share her experience and knowledge with a presentation on Business Analysis techniques from the BABOK. Soft drinks will be provided, but please bring your own lunch. The meeting cost is $5 for non-members. Please send an RSVP to Michelle.Maddox@Protective.com if you plan to attend.
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Association of Business Process Management Professionals.
The local chapter of the ABPMP will be meeting July 16th, 6:00 p.m., at host CGI, 1855 Data Drive, Suite 200, Hoover, AL 35244. Richard Wallace, Managing Director, and Founder of Organizational Success Management will share his experience and knowledge with a presentation on “Business Process Management from a CIO’s Perspective.” The meeting cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. If you are not a current member of the Birmingham Chapter and choose to join, the meeting fee will be waived for chapter meeting at which you sign up. Send an RSVP to abpmp.bhm@gmail.com with RSVP-July in the subject line.
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Birmingham Entrepreneur.
Come join other entrepreneurs for a night of good people, food, and refreshments Tuesday, July 21st, at Shift Workspace, 2308 2nd Ave North, 35203, 6:00 p.m. CPAs will be available to answer accounting questions. Birmingham Entrepreneur is an organization formed late in 2008 to encourage and promote entrepreneurship in Birmingham, AL by connecting members to other entrepreneurs and by acting as a central resource for the entrepreneurship community. Register here.
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Birmingham Area Java Users Group.
The Birmingham Area Java Users Group is an organization for people who are interested in Java and other technologies that run on the JVM. The BAJUG meets the fourth Thursday of each month (July 23rd) at Shift Workspace. The meeting runs from 6:30pm-8:30pm, and is free of charge for monthly meetings.
You can find more information and sign up for the mailing list at the group website.
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Association of Business Process Management Professionals (7/16/09)
The local chapter of the ABPMP will be meeting July 16th, 6:00 p.m., at host CGI, 1855 Data Drive, Suite 200, Hoover, AL 35244. Richard Wallace, Managing Director, and Founder of Organizational Success Management will share his experience and knowledge with a presentation on “Business Process Management from a CIO’s Perspective.” The meeting cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. If you are not a current member of the Birmingham Chapter and choose to join, the meeting fee will be waived for chapter meeting at which you sign up. Send an RSVP to abpmp.bhm@gmail.com with RSVP-July in the subject line.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (6/12/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Dale Callahan, UAB IEM Program Director. The Topic: Entrepreneurship and the IEM Program.
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at William.ivey@newhorizons-bhm.com.
Sponsored by New Horizons.
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SQL Training Event (5/30/09)
Do you love SWAG? Think you’re lucky enough to win big prizes including software and an XBOX? Then we have the event for you! Steel City SQL Server User Group, the Birmingham Chapter of Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), will host SQL Saturday #7 in Birmingham on Saturday, May 30th at the Jefferson State Community College Shelby-Hoover Campus on the main floor of the Health Sciences Building. This is a FREE all day training event focused on SQL Server administration and development as well as business intelligence. Registration is now open (http://www.sqlsaturday.com) so sign up to reserve your spot to this free SQL Server Learning Event and consider getting involved as a volunteer. Did we mention we’re giving away software and an XBOX?
Shift Workspace Brings CoWorking to Birmingham (5/28/09)
Birmingham’s first coworking space is opening this month to provide independent entrepreneurs, freelancers & corporate telecommuters a flexible, inexpensive and commitment-free workspace. Located in the historic business district of downtown Birmingham at 2308 2nd Ave North, Shift Workspace will provide space for work, meetings and events. Come help celebrate the Grand Opening this Thursday (5/28/09) from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tech Friday Breakfast (5/8/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Hosted by Lawson State at the Center for Advanced Technology and Training (ACATT) this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
Zane Tarence
This month’s speaker is Zane Tarence, Managing Director of Founders Investment Banking LLC. The Topic: The Digital Media Revolutions and How it Affects You.
Location: Lawson State, 3060 Wilson Rd SW, Birmingham, AL 35221 (3 Story building with green roof)
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at William.ivey@newhorizons-bhm.com.
Sponsored by New Horizons and ComFrame.
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BarCamp Birmingham 3 this weekend (5/2/09)
TechBirmingham is proud to sponsor BarCamp Birmingham 3 which is scheduled for May 2, 2009, at the Innovation Depot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This homegrown tech conference will feature seminars, panels, and networking, all for FREE. Local organizers are calling all Birminghamians to serve as speakers and volunteers. Details available at barcampbirmingham.org.
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The National Math Bee is also this weekend (5/1/09 and 5/2/09)
The National Math Bee Championship is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday (May 1st and 2nd) at the McWane Science Center. The National Math Bee is the first of its kind to offer this unique online learning experience to grades one through six, and in the research study it was shown without exception, that every student group who used the software demonstrated a significant increase in their math skills.
As a sponsor of the event TechBirmingham has helped to attain the loan of 34 computers from Dell Inc.
Learn more at The National Math Bee website.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (4/10/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Bill Ivey, Senior Account Executive of New Horizons. The Topic: Utilizing Information Technology to Promote Workforce/Economic Development.
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at William.ivey@newhorizons-bhm.com.
Sponsored by New Horizons and McLeod Software.
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TechBirmingham Ecycling Day (3/21/09)
Kermit had it all wrong - it is easy being green! Looking for a place to get rid of your old computer, monitor, or cell phone without that e-junk winding up in a landfill? Please join TechBirmingham on Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 10 AM until 4 PM at Vulcan Park as we hold Ecycling Day 2009 in conjunction with the Green Resource Center of Alabama’s Clover Crawl Home and Garden Expo. Learn more about the event and items that will be accepted.
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TechMixer Expo (2/19/09)
On February 19, 2009, TechBirmingham held TechMixer Expo. TechMixer Expo is a exposition event for the technology community of the greater Birmingham region. Tech professionals and enthusiasts were invited to attend this FREE event which was centered on the numerous Technology User Groups and Technology Supporting Companies in the region. This was the 5th edition of TechMixer Expo. Learn more about the event and view pictures.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (2/13/09)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Sponsored and hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
David Gray
This month’s speaker is David Gray, President & CEO of Daxko. The Topic: Building a successful web-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) company while at the same time creating a unique company culture.
***Daxko has been named one of the “50 Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America”***
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP to Bill Ivey at William.ivey@newhorizons-bhm.com.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (December 12, 2008)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Sponsored and hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
Calvert
Matlock
This month’s speakers are Susan Matlock (President/CEO of Innovation Depot) and Mike Calvert (President of Operation New Birmingham). The topic: An Inside Look at Birmingham: Technology, Economic Development, Politics, etc.
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (November 14, 2008)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Sponsored and hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Larry Lilley, President and CEO of CTS who will speak on the evolution of an Information Technology Company in a rapidly changing economy.
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m.
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TechMixer Unplugged (November 13, 2008)
TechMixer Unplugged is set for November 13, 2008, at the Innovation Depot. “Unplugged” is a casual event that brings together Birmingham’s technology crowd to meet fellow professionals, network, and share ideas. Enjoy live music, finger foods, and a cash bar while you meet and mingle with other tech-minded professionals in a fun and laid-back environment. Full Details.
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Volunteers Needed for XO Laptop Program
Birmingham’s deployment of XO Laptops is about to enter a new phase of distribution for thousands of elementary school students. After a successful launch of the 1,000 Unit Pilot Program at Glen Iris Elementary, plans are being made for deploying the remaining 14,000 units.
The Mayor’s Office, School Board, and Consultants are putting together an assembly line to ready the remaining laptops. Steps include unboxing, battery installation, software imaging, and re-packing for distribution.
Volunteers are needed to help. Beginning October 9th, daily sessions of two 4 hour shifts will go to work imaging the laptops. Morning shifts are 8:00 a.m. to noon followed by the afternoon shift of 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. To volunteer please call Neil Segars at 205-427-8155 (cell), or email at nsegars@msn.com.
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October 17, 2008 (Application Deadline)
TechBirmingham CEO Forum
TechBirmingham is now offering a unique development opportunity for CEOs of IT and Biotechnology companies. The purpose of the program is to provide a developmental environment for CEOs in the local community that is safe and confidential. A place where you can work with executive level speakers and peers to discover fresh ideas and test your perceptions, and will help you take your company and career to the next level. Full Details.
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September 27 and 28, 2008
Word Camp This Weekend
WordCamp is a 1 or 2 day conference for WordPress users and developers. The focus is on how to be a better blogger, on the development and future of WordPress, and other topics of interest. Registration is open but limited. Full Details.
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September 26, 2008 (Summary Deadline)
Alabama Lauchpad
Registration is now open for the third annual Alabama Launchpad business plan competition. The competition is for new, high growth ventures in the seed, start-up or early growth stages. It is open to students, faculty, and even alumni of the seven universities participating in the program. Full Details.
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Tech Friday Breakfast (9/12/08)
Join other technology professionals, colleagues, and enthusiasts at TechBirmingham’s monthly breakfast meeting. Sponsored and hosted by New Horizons Birmingham this monthly event features a guest speaker and complimentary breakfast. Find out what’s happening in the Birmingham Technology Community and network with others.
This month’s speaker is Tim Lewis, CEO of TALA Professional Services (www.talapro.com). The topic is Combining Technology with Effective Business Principles to Increase Productivity in an Organization: How IT/Telecom Will Evolve into a Business Revenur/Profit Contributor.
Location: New Horizons, 601 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 106, Birmingham, AL 35209
Time: 7:45 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m.
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September 5, 2008 (Application Deadline)
Entrepreneur’s Accelerator Program
It is time again for the Birmingham Venture Club’s and TechBirmingham’s Entrepreneurs’ Accelerator Program sponsored by Bradley, Arant Rose & White LLP. We need your help to spread the news about the excellent value that this program offers to high caliber entrepreneurs and - as a result of their business acceleration - the added value to the Birmingham region’s economic vitality.The deadline for applications is Noon on Friday, September 5th.
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August 23, 2008
XO eXpO: The First Event of its Kind
The XO eXpO will focus on the implementation of Birmingham’s XO Laptop Initiative and the impact of technology on Birmingham’s future leaders. It is expected to bring together educators, parents, students, business, political, and community leaders who are invested in this program.
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August 19, 2008
TechMixer University is expected to be the largest single day of technology training ever held in Alabama. The event will be held on August 19, 2008 at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel and will feature speakers from across the country covering a wide variety of technology topics. Early tracts subjects include programming topics such as .Net, Java, and other open source languages, database platforms including Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, Project Management, networking, hardware, and the latest security issues facing companies today.
Visit our website at http://www.techmixeruniversity.com/
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February 12, 2008
TechMixer Expo is Alabama’s only Technology Expo Event centered around the numerous Technology User Groups and Technology Companies in the region. Tech professionals and enthusiasts from the region come together representing themselves and their companies for this FREE event. The most recent Expo had over 70 sponsors and 800+ attendees.