MOUNT PLEASANT - Join ConnecTech on April 28 in central Michigan where former NuSoft Solutions President Keith Brophy talks about the trends in technology innovation. Stick around for a discussion about creating a ConnecTech chapter in greater Mount Pleasant. PARKING: Go to Parking Lot number 18, directly across the road from the library. The parking
TROY - Click into summer on the Patio at Kona Grill on April 30 for an evening of networking with ConnecTech Greater Detroit. Enjoy complimentary hors d?oeuvres and win a 32-inch flat panel HDTV, Kona Grill Gift Certificate or Guardian Angel Software Online Automated Backup Services. At this event, you can meet other thought leaders
FLINT - If cookies and smurfs sound like harmless Saturday morning fun. If you're pretty sure that attacks by zombies and bots only happen in science fiction movies. If you've ever wondered what exactly it means to be phished, pharmed, spammed, spimmed, or spoofed, this workshop is for you. A panel of speakers at 9
PORT HURON - ConnecTech Port Huron and Microsoft plan to give away an extreme, small business technology makeover that includes software valued at up to $25,000 at the 2008 Tech Expo May 15 at the Thomas Edison Inn. The Tech Expo also will feature a luncheon with keynote speakers from Microsoft, educational events focusing on
PORT HURON - ConnecTech Port Huron is offering a two-hour, interactive workshop April 24 on event marketing that been dubbed Booth Camp: How to Increase Effectiveness with Event Marketing. Booth Camp is presented by Robin Riddell of Inner Media Coaching and Consulting L.L.C., in preparation for the 2008 Tech Expo on May 15 at the
TROY - In 2006, national retailer Target was sued by the National Federation of the Blind because it had previously refused to put alternative text on the images on its Web site and would not make the site usable without a mouse. A press release from the National Federation of the Blind states that the
TROY - ConnecTech will host its fourth technology webinar this year on April about Assitive Technologies, and how the invention of tools such as screen-readers, text enlarging devices and Web interface programs increases the quality of life for people with disabilities. In this NewsMaker Interview Cathy McAdam, who is blind, talks about how she uses
DETROIT - Brian Shay is a member of ConnecTech Greater Detroit, and is someone who is committed to uniting the technology community here in Michigan. He's so interested in what the Network makes possible for technology professionals that he's invited a group of his friends and colleagues to participate in his chapter's upcoming event. Listen
KALAMAZOO - Information Technology and eCommerce attorney Vincent Polley of KnowConnect PLLC will give an attorney's perspective on how to both prevent and respond to information security breaches April 1 at the Kalamazoo M-TEC. The event is co sponsored by ConnecTech Kalamazoo and Michigan InfraGard. It is free to the public. To listen, click on
TROY - ConnecTech on March 11 will host its third webinar - the focus will be When IT Becomes HR. Rick Sabatos, an IT expert, will discuss the technical side of the issue. The webinar will outline employer rights as they relate to employee Web surfing, and how IT employees can keep themselves out of