ATIC Public Meetings

ATIC Public Meeting on Advanced IT & Telecom Trends 5/20/10:

The ATIC Public Meeting on Thursday, May 20, 2010 focused on Advanced IT & Telecom Trends from 2:00-4:00 PM at Lewis & Roca LLP in downtown Phoenix (40 N. Central Ave., Renaissance Two Building) or remote via teleconferencing. We had a great program with top tier technology companies presenting their advanced technologies and visions for the future.

Ron Schott, ATIC Chairman moderated and gave a brief recap of the ATIC Strategy Committee and Network & Broadband Provider Committee's activities. Then there was a great complement of presenters along with plenty of opportunity for attendees' questions and contributions including:

Eric Bentel, Sales Director for Government and Education, AT&T Mobility on Mobility, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and More (Presentation)

Tim Lake, Cisco Systems on their latest visions for the Next Generation Internet with their virtualization and data center strategies in a future full of broadband, rich apps, petabytes of data, real-time and on-the-go communications integration (Presentation)

Ryan McCaigue, Strategic Technology Communications (STC) on mobility and managing your business in the information age (Presentation)

Victor Berrios, Platform Development Manager, Wireless Connectivity Operations, Freescale Semiconductor on new "green" remote control technologies being used in the home today and tomorrow (Presentation)

Mark Goldstein, ATIC Secretary & International Research Center with a whirlwind view of wireless gadgets now and to come (Presentation)

Additional ATIC Public Meetings will be held on September 16, 2010 focused on Telemedicine & EHR and November 18, 2010 focused on Cyber Security in conjunction with InfraGard Phoenix at the same time, but at a new location, the Carnegie Library at 1101 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us live or remotely for the best in Arizona telecom and technology policy and education.

Past ATIC Public Meetings recaps are available for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005. More information on ATIC, its events and activities can be found on our web site at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/ or you can contact us by phone at 602-254-5887 or via e-mail at mailto:atic@researchedge.com.

Arizona Calendar and Featured Upcoming Events

ATIC's complete Calendar of Arizona Telecommunications, Technology & Economic Development Events can be found at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/calendar.php starting with the current month. Featured upcoming events follow:

May 18-19, 2010 - The Arizona Digital Government Summit is a great venue for government and the private sector to discuss the challenges and solutions to the tough issues we face. The 2010 Arizona Digital Government Summit will be an opportunity to work together to improve service to our citizens. The purpose of this event is to foster discussion and dialogue on the use of information technology as a strategic tool for managers, executives and policy makers. There is no charge for government employees, but the Summit is not open to private-sector registrations. If you are interested in attending, please contact Liese Brunner at 800-917-7732x1355 or at mailto:lbrunner@govtech.com or visit the website at http://www.govtech.com/events/arizonadgs2010.

Wednesday, May 19 - MicroAge, Crescendo Networks, Dell, HP, Meraki and many other vendors present the 2010 TechVision Spring Event at the Desert Willow Conference Center (4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd.) in Phoenix. Speakers will include Mark McKeever, CEO of MicroAge. Topics covered will include VMware, Going Green in Your Environment and Server Virtualization with HP. From 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact Shelliy Cymbalski at 480-366-2044 or mailto:shelliy.cymbalski@microage.com or visit the website at http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=852762.

Friday, May 21 - Get ready. It's coming. And it's big. The Arizona BioIndustry Association's annual Southwest Bioscience Expo is coming to Starr Pass Resort in Tucson from 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. It's time to network, learn and have fun. We will have mariachis, jugglers and elephants…well, maybe not elephants. Our optics friends will be joining us. Cost to attend ranges from $180-320. For more information, call 602-495-2938, send an email to mailto:events@azbio.org or visit the website at http://www.azbio.org/.

Tuesday, May 25 - The next Arizona International Growth Group (AZIGG) event will be held at the National Bank of Arizona. We're working with Greater Phoenix SCORE, the Arizona Technology Council, AZ4Solar and others on a special solar, cleantech and green event for Arizona business owners looking to capitalize on the changing environmental landscape. Get up to speed and get in the global green lane with How Arizona Business is Growing with Green. From 7 a.m. to Noon at National Bank of Arizona (6001 N. 24th Street) in Phoenix. For more information, contact Doug Bruhnke at 480-595-5000 or mailto:info@azigg.com or visit the website at http://www.azigg.com/.

Wednesday, May 26 - Register today for the Greater Arizona eLearning (GAZeL) statewide eLearning Educational and Networking Event, Training Applications Using Internet-Based Voice Recognition. The speaker will be Henry Ryng, founder and president of inXsol, a Phoenix-based simulation and e-learning development company. They are developing two training applications that use Internet-based voice recognition as part of NSF and NIH grants. This approach increases accessibility for users and creates a training environment that more closely emulates the actual environment. There will also be time for networking. From 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at ASU SkySong (1475 N. Scottsdale Road) in Scottsdale. Cost to attend is $15-20. For more information, contact Bobbie Kraver at 602-944-2324 or mailto:bkraver@qwest.net or visit the website at http://www.gazel.org/.

ATIC's complete Calendar of Arizona Telecommunications, Technology & Economic Development Events can be found at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/calendar.php starting with the current month. If you would like to receive the ATIC Calendar as a monthly e-mail and otherwise keep aware of our activities and get involved, please subscribe to ATIC's low-traffic public distribution list by sending us an e-mail.

ATIC Board Meetings
ATIC Board Meetings are devoted to telecommunications policy engagement and driving economic development for the State of Arizona by our broad public/private coalition. The next ATIC Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 14, 2010 from Noon-2PM at The Carnegie Center at 1101 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007 or remote via audioconference. Additional Board Meetings are scheduled for September 8, October 13, and November 10, 2010 at the same time and place.

ATIC Board Meetings are open to all interested parties and we welcome your participation. These are exciting times for the telecom industry and Arizona in the New Economy. Please join us in making it happen and moving our state and industries forward. If you would like to be kept aware of ATIC Board activities and policy initiatives, we invite you to become an ATIC Associate at no charge by sending us an e-mail. You will receive our Board Agendas and Minutes as well as occasional announcements about ATIC and other business, economic development and technology initiatives and events. More information on ATIC, its events and activities can be found on our Website at http://www.arizonatele.com/atic/ or you can contact us by phone at 602-254-5887 or via e-mail at mailto:atic@researchedge.com.

ATIC Special Announcements

ATIC's Tech/Telecom Policy & Strategy Committee Discussion Lists

ATIC has created two Yahoo! Groups to support active ATIC communications and engagement. You'll need a basic Yahoo! account (but not a Yahoo! e-mail address) to access the content and subscribe to it, a relatively painless process they'll lead you through if you don't already have one.

The ATIC-Policy List is for posting technology and telecommunications policy news and dialogue about related issues. To subscribe send an e-mail to atic-policy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from your desired address. Once subscribed, to post a message send it to atic-policy@yahoogroups.com. The ATIC-Policy group can be found online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atic-policy/.

The ATIC-Strategy List is for the ATIC Strategy Committee's use in conducting the business of the Committee and related dialogue among participants. The Committee is Co-Chaired by Steve Peters and Ron Schott. To subscribe send any e-mail to atic-strategy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from your desired address. Once subscribed, to post a message send it to atic-strategy@yahoogroups.com. The ATIC-Strategy group can be found online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atic-strategy/.

ATIC has launched a special Arizona High-Technology and Telecommunications Archive page you might find of interest. It's a great collection and set of pointers to useful announcements and documents from ATIC's activities and initiatives of the past, as well as links to myriad other sources relevant to Arizona high-technology and telecommunications economic development and policy through the years. These resources are collected in the new ATIC Archive for your reference and use, as well as establishing historical context for all the great efforts of the past.

Were you out and about attending any of the many Arizona technology events these past few years? Mark Goldstein has mounted photos from quite a few of our regional tech happenings up on Flickr for your enjoyment. The top level link to the index of photo sets is http://www.flickr.com/photos/mg-irc/sets/. Enjoy!

ATIC Sponsors
As ATIC now in its 14th year, we would like to thank the following companies for continuing with their major sponsorship of the organization: Cox Business Services (CBS), Lewis and Roca, Qwest Communications, and WI-VOD Corporation. We would also like to thank PR Newswire for allowing us to distribute press releases through their service.

ATIC is in the seventh year of operation of the Arizona Telecom Directory, an innovative online portal and tool for identifying Arizona telecommunications providers and their service offerings around the state. We would like to thank Cox Business Services (CBS), Qwest Communications, and WI-VOD Corporation for sponsoring the maintenance and evolution of this popular resource.

If you'd like to sponsor ATIC's activities and initiatives while enhancing your visibility within the technology and telecom community, please contact us by phone at 602-254-5887 or via e-mail.