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In Memory: The Technology Council honors the memory and many accomplishments of our friend Cliff Jones who passed away on Tuesday, May 6. His accomplishments were many and his career in public service unmatched. His influence in our region and our Commonwealth will be forever remembered. MiX 2008: You can be a part of the region's top event on June 3 and 4 focused on building partnerships to help our U.S. military continue to evolve their business and Information Technology needs as they successfully face the challenge of doing more with less. Read the Agenda and Testimonials, Learn more about the speakers, and Register at www.tccpmix.org Limited sponsorships are available and your company can be among these proud industry partners supporting this event. A big MiX 2008 welcome to: Target Systems, Oracle, MedMedia, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Maintenance Reliability Group, SAIC, Computer Aid, Momentum, Dickinson + Associates, NetStar1, GeoDecisions, CardData and Duquesne University. For more information, contact Deena Malley, Director of Business Development, at dmalley@tccp.org or by calling 717-635-2172.
On top of the Agenda MiX 2008 will be the top item on the agenda for the May 16 meeting of the Pennsylvania Institute for Homeland & Defense Technologies. The meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. in the Technology Council Conference Room. To register and for more information, go to www.techquestpa.com. Click on Event Calendar, click on May 16th and register. Visit the group¿s website at www.pihdt.org
Working Session May 13 - Pennsylvania Infrastructure Group. On May 5, more than 30 people joined the group that brought you the first Pennsylvania Infrastructure Summit. On May 13, the group will hold a Working Session on May 13 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. in the Technology Council Conference Room. Call In Number: 1.888.338.7820, pass code 533310# The focus of the meeting will be to finalize the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Agenda and plan for the June 2 Legislative Day. To register and for more information, go to www.techquestpa.com. Click on Event Calendar, click on May 13th and register. An additional meeting will be held on May 15 if needed. If you would like to join this group of people who are working on the Infrastructure Agenda for Pennsylvania or need more information, contact Deena Malley, Director of Business Development, at dmalley@tccp.org or by calling 717-635-2172.
Connect at TechNet May 28: Transfer Technology will be your host for our next networking opportunity for technology professionals. The event will be held at Applachian Brewing Company on Cameron Street from 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Don't forget to bring plenty of BUSINESS CARDS! Come join us for Fun, Food and Drinks!! To register and for more information, go to www.techquestpa.com. Click on Event Calendar, click on May 28th and register.
2008 Renaissance Report Sponsorships are now available. Be a part of the only report in the technology industry seen by more than 50,000 of Pennsylvania's top business leaders, elected officials, state policymakers, industry and regional partners. Your business can be distinctively featured and a major supporter of the 2008 edition. For more information, contact Deena Malley, Director of Business Development, at dmalley@tccp.org or by calling 717-635-2172. Read All About It: TechQuest Broadband had a successful kick off in Somerset County. Click here to read the Somerset may go high-speed article by Bruce Siwy of the Daily American. It's easy to sign up your company for the 2008 TechQuest Broadband projects, go to www.techquestpa.com and click on TechQuest Broadband and complete the quick, 45 second survey. May 19 ePrescription Monthly Conference Call 10 - 10:45 a.m. Central Pennsylvania is leading the largest deployment of ePrescription technologies in the nation. Our monthly calls advance our efforts, document progress and provide homework assignments to achieve our technology-deployment goals. Get Connected. Call In #: 1.888.338.7820, pass code 533310# May 23 The Pennsylvania Security Management Group will meet in the Technology Council conference room at 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch is provided. To register and for more information, go to www.techquestpa.com. Click on Event Calendar, click on May 23rd and register. This group brings together leaders to raise public awareness and reinforce the threats all businesses, governments and academic institutions face relating to cyber security, business continuity and disaster recovery. They are leading efforts to develop best practices to protect businesses and individuals as well as measures to prepare your company for worst case scenarios. Meetings are open to all individuals and companies.
Congratulations! To Lehigh Valley-based interactive marketing company Liquid Interactive earned two awards in the 2008 Summit Creative Awards competition. Liquid was honored with the Gold Award for the Marshmallow Peep Spring Seasonal web site in the Consumer Product Web Site category.
From our friends in the Northwest The Technology Council of Northwest Pennsylvania brings you the fifth annual Business Intelligence & Technology Summit (BITS) on May 21, 2008. Hosted by the Technology Council of Northwest PA and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. For more information or to register for the event, visit their web site at www.technwpa.org
Another sad note marks the passing of Don England, VP of Sales at Livewire in York, PA. Don was an energetic force in Livewire's growth. We send our condolences to Don's family, friends and business associates. Don loved Livewire. And, we know he'd want to help Dave McCracken find a great successor to help Livewire, and their employees and customers. To help everyone at Livewire, here's more information on this position,(http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=71337437), or email your interest, resume to Dave McCracken at Livewire International, dmccracken@LivewireKiosk.com.
TechQuest Internship- With more than 900 students interested in internships on our bench it's not too late to get signed up and take advantage of our fully managed internship program. Summer is fast approaching and students are making decisions and are very active. Get the best students from the best universities and colleges in Pennsylvania pre-screened for your internship needs. Contact Anthony Calvano at acalvano@tccp.org or 717-635-2108. Mesh Up with the HCAR KnowledgeMesh May 14: The Hershey Center for Applied Research (HCAR) will officially launch its cutting-edge social networking/scientific mapping online community: the HCAR KnowledgeMesh. From 10 a.m. to noon at the Hershey Center for Applied Research, 1214 Research Blvd., Hershey, PA 17033. For more information call: 717-566-8900 Keynote speaker: Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development, Pfizer. A grand opening tour of the HCAR Technology Suites will follow, with poster presentations from leading scientists, including their individual views on the benefits of building the HCAR KnowledgeMesh. The HCAR Technology Suites are being supported by the Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central PA.
Beyond Technology Project Management to Project Leadership - is just one of the many courses coming up in May from TechQuest-Training. We help you get the most out of your training budget with the most robust offerings in the nation, we offer our members and partners access to the excellent trainings and workshops at super-discounted rates. From entry level to executive level it's available for you and your company to use extensively. From Quickbooks, Word, .Net, Java, to Executive Strategy and Leadership, TechQuest-Training is designed to help advance our region forward. See our new courses below or call Anthony Calvano for course schedules at 717.635.2108 or go to www.techquestpa.com.
Reduce your business tax liability - The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), for 2008/09. This innovative program awards tax credits of 75-90% to businesses who contribute to educational improvement organizations that are approved by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). This program helps numerous groups throughout our region, such as the National Civil War Museum and Gamut Theatre's Popcorn Hat Players, offer educational programs for school age children. Click here to download the application. | 
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