{"id":177,"date":"2016-05-13T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T19:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisgeekiknow.com\/?p=177"},"modified":"2024-08-12T19:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:38:03","slug":"calling-gulf-coast-techies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oakwoodexperience.com\/staging\/2633\/calling-gulf-coast-techies\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Gulf Coast Techies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am exploring options for a creating Gulf Coast Technology Collaborative.<\/p>\n

There are a few technology-based groups in the area, but they’re topic-specific. What I would like to create with some help is a very broad-based tech group that will serve several purposes:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. to foster innovation among individuals outside of a work environment<\/li>\n
  2. to keep abreast of emerging technologies<\/li>\n
  3. to provide professional development opportunities<\/li>\n
  4. to provide “networking opportunities”, and to pave the way for incoming tech professionals<\/li>\n
  5. to provide corporate and educational outreach<\/li>\n
  6. to serve our respective communities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ultimately I would like to see working groups for Hardware, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Professional Presence, Mobile Technologies, Network Technologies, Certification Study, New Media, and Graphics\/Imaging.<\/p>\n

    Working in one group would not preclude working in another group, and members of groups, or whole groups themselves, could collaborate on projects.<\/p>\n

    My vision for this is not a tightly structured, mandated “meeting every week” organization. In fact, most collaboration can now be done online, and groups and sub-groups can meet as necessary, with a quarterly all-groups meeting, and an annual expo with all projects presented.<\/p>\n

    I don’t want to put a lot of effort into this if I can’t find enough interest to make it worth it. But employers don’t want to pay for training, and technology is always moving. Imagine if your boss is considering a new technology and you knew someone in the Collaborative who is a subject matter expert on that technology–you could become the subject matter expert for your company.<\/p>\n

    If you’re interested, get in touch with me in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Leave a comment below<\/li>\n
    2. send an email to thisgeekiknowemail@gmail.com<\/li>\n
    3. send me a tweet at @thisgeekiknow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you’re not interested, but know someone who might be, please pass this on to them.<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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