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Start the New Year off on the right foot by VOLUNTEERING for the InternetCoast!!!

The InternetCoast has big plans this year, but we need your help to MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Specifically we have the following "committees":

Events - We have 2 major events planned this year, one in the spring and one in the fall
Research Report - We are updating and expanding the prior reports we completed in 2000 and 2005.
Funding/Grants - We have identified a couple of areas to apply
Digital Divide - Continuing to drive regional cooperation
Marketing - The lifeblood of the InternetCoast, our website will go through a complete redesign this year

If you are interested in any of these, please forward your contact information and interest area to markwyllie@internetcoast.com

InternetCoast Wins ITFlorida's 'Excellence in IT Leadership -Southeast' Award

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -The ITFlorida Board of Directors announced the 2009 recipients of the annual Awards Program. The announcements were made at the Seventh Annual Awards Gala and Tech Forum, held at Disney's Yacht Club Resort. For more, click here.

Save the Date:  Florida Future Summit

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward Economic Development Alliance is holding their "Florida Future" Summit from 8:30 am - 11:30 am on Friday, February 5, 2010. Dave Brill, President of the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is set to speak at the event. The summit will be held at Nova Southeastern University at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center, located on 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314. For online registration, click here.

InternetCoast Members Get Reduced Rate: SFTA's 2010 State of the Technology Industry Report Event

SFTA is presenting their "2010 State of the Technology Industry Report" from 5:30 pm-8:30 pm on January 28, 2010. The event will be held at the Fort Lauderdale Marriot North Hotel, located on 6650 N. Andrews Ave. InternetCoast members can receive the reduced SFTA membership rate by entering "InternetCoast" in the notes portion of the online registration form. Admission price for members is $15, for nonmembers it's $45. For online registration, click here.

Knight Foundation Spurs New Round of Local News and Information Projects Nationwide

MIAMI (Jan. 12, 2010) -- Twenty-four innovative ideas that will help meet America's information needs have received $4.3 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The projects - submitted by community and place-based foundations nationwide in a Knight Foundation contest - include: Examining the Chicago area's changing media landscape. For more, click here.

Engineering a lucrative college degree
Engineering schools are seeing a surge of interest, spurred in part by reports that engineering grads earn higher starting salaries than their classmates.

Those beloved iPhone apps? Thank electrical and software engineers. The smart cars and hybrids? There are both chemical and mechanical engineers behind those. And those cruise ships equipped with all the comforts of home? Those were the brainchild of marine engineers. For more, click here.

Trivia Question: When was the first video game introduced?

A. 1965    B. 1972     C. 1987     D. 1980

ISACA is holding their 3rd Annual South Florida WOW! Event entitled "Security & Governance," from 7:30 am - 8 pm on Friday, January 15, 2009. The annual ISACA South Florida WOW event is the premier South Florida conference of the year that brings technology, audit, control and security professionals together with leading technology industry speakers for an informative and educational event. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel located on 1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL. Registration is $125 for ISACA South Florida Members, $175 for ISACA Members Nationwide $175, $175 for Members of Partner Organizations $225 for the General Public. RSVP by January 14, 2010 Required. For more information and online registration, click here.

The Florida Women's Business Center - TED Center is holding their free course "Accelerating Your Sales Performance" from 6 pm- 7:30 pm, on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. This course will be held at Broward County Main Library Branch, located in Fort Lauderdale on 100 S. Andrews Ave.  This course is designed to provide business owners with world-class concepts, strategy and tactics.  Participants will gain knowledge and insight into sophisticated, high impact techniques that will help grow your revenues and increase sales productivity and performance. For online registration, click here.

Tech Tuesday is having their next program entitled "Media Relations in a Post Media World," from 6 pm-8 pm on January 26.  The free event will explore how people and organizations are telling their stories as traditional media outlets wither and die; it will be held at the Ecco Pizzateca & Lounge, located on 168 SE First Street Miami, FL.

The Gold Coast Venture Forum is holding their Monthly Networking & Dinner Meeting from 5:15 pm - 8:30 pm, on January 27, 2010. The function will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Boca Raton, located on 661 N. W. 53rd Street Boca Raton, FL 33487. Pre-Registration prices are $45 for GCVA Members, $65 for Guests and $50 for Guests of Members. For more information and online registration, click here.

The Social Media Conference is the Miami event is the largest industry gathering of the year; it covers all business aspects in the enterprise social networking markets in the USA, the Europe and the Far East/Asia. Topics covered are: new technologies, revenue models for social networking, mobile, venture capital, social networking and online personals marketing, social networking software, online personals software, global business strategies, partnerships, legal issues and payments. The next conference is on January 27-29, 2010 and will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, USA. For more information and online registration, click here.

 

Increase Security, Compliance and Productivity with SpectorSoft

Companies everywhere are realizing significant benefits with employee monitoring software from SpectorSoft. SpectorSoft is offering a FREE evaluation of its software Spector 360. For more, click here.

Interested In A Career In Computer Technology or Health Care?

If your interest is in computer technology or health care, Florida Education Center can provide the career education you need to seek entry-level employment in these fields. For more, click here.

Contact Info:

Mark Wyllie
Executive Director
email: markwyllie@internetcoast.com

Victoria Edwards
Program Director
victoria.edwards@internetcoast.com

Patricia McGrady
Project Manager
patricia.mcgrady@internetcoast.com

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