ANN ARBOR - The IT Zone grew in August with two new staff additions. It's our pleasure to introduce to our members and event attendees Laura Pratt and Laura Siller. Laura Pratt comes to us after a career with two of our Ann Arbor favorites, Zingerman?s and Borders. Laura is working magic with our database
ANN ARBOR - The Athena International Foundation has established a local advisory board to select a woman-owned business in the Greater Ann Arbor Area to participate in the Athena PowerLink program. Athena International was founded in 1982 to encourage leadership opportunities for women. The foundation sponsors both Athena Award ceremonies and the Athena PowerLink program
ANN ARBOR - What's the most powerful leadership skill you can have? Hands down, it's the ability to produce high-talent teams. Nothing else even comes close. Everything about leadership ? yes, everything ? starts with people,? according to Price Pritchett, national consultant and bestselling author of Managing Sideways and 25 other books on organizational change.
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone members can enjoy another membership benefit at the MITC Conference Center. When the facilities at SPARK Central aren't available, or don?t quite meet your needs, consider the extraordinary facilities at MITC. As an IT Zone member, you can use meeting rooms in ?as is? standard configurations ? for six to
ANN ARBOR - Long-time IT Zone board member and supporter, Barb Nanzig, was selected as the Lawrence Technological University Leaders and Innovators recipient for August. Barb is Chief of Staff at Internet2. She also serves as secretary to the company's board of trustees. In 2001, she helped to develop the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC)
ANN ARBOR ? Ann Arbor Spark, a business attraction and retention organization for Washtenaw County, has hired James Gartin as executive director of business development, the second major hire in as many weeks. Prior to joining Spark, Gartin served as director, community and economic development, for Ypsilanti Township, where he was responsible for the Township's
ANN ARBOR - Developing bonding and rapport with prospects is essential to creating trusted advisor relationships that allow a consultative selling approach. Learn how to do it Aug. 17 at the Selling Smart Seminar sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone. In this session we will learn how to bond and build rapport with prospects
ANN ARBOR - Career Success, Climbing the Seven Ladders to the Executive Office, is the topic of the Aug. 22 program at the Ann Arbor IT Zone. Lee Underwood will explain his program, "Career Success, Climbing the Seven Ladders to the Executive Office,? which helps people accelerate their career ambitions by taking personal responsibility for
ANN ARBOR, MICH. ? SPARK and the Washtenaw Development Council, Ann Arbor's leading regional economic development organizations, officially merged Friday, creating one unified organization, Ann Arbor SPARK. The merger of the two organizations supports the region's mission for economic growth and represents all communities in Washtenaw County. ?Year-to-date, WDC has experienced tremendous success assisting 12
ANN ARBOR ? Google's decision to locate its Midwest corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor reaffirms the college town's claim to be a great place for technology companies to grow and prosper. That was the consensus of opinion among some Ann Arbor IT Zone members on July 11 who attended the annual summer barbecue at Spark