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 NWA TechFest 2012 - The Countdown Begins!

INTRODUCING YOUR 2012 KEYNOTE PANELISTS

The Theme of this year's NWA TechFest is "Tech Entrepreneurship in NWA".  The Closing Keynote will bring together leading tech commercialization professionals together for a panel discussion about the resources available to technology entrepreneurs.  When it comes to securing funds, discovering talent, identifying mentors, nurturing community support, and navigating state resources, these panelists are on the front line.

They are:

  1. Tom Dalton, Director Innovate Arkansas
  2. Jeff Amerine, Gravity Ventures
  3. Jeannette Balleza, Ark Challenge
  4. Mike Malone, NWA Council
  5. Julie McQuade, City of Fayetteville
  6. Chris Koenig, Microsoft

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 NWA TechFest 2012 Overview

What is NWA TechFest?

  • It is a technical conference with a primary focus to provide training/teaching sessions that are immediately benefical to the broadest range of IT professionals in their day-to-day jobs. We accomplish this with numerous national and international speakers delivering 50 minute sessions.
  • A charitable non-profit event organized by local area volunteers. Even though it is a free event, we ask that you support the community and PLEASE bring TWO CANS or TWO BUCKS. All canned food will be donated to the NWA Food Bank and all proceeds will be donated to the The Jones Center.
    NWA Food Bank The Jones Center
  • Since our first event in the Tulsa area back in 1996, many other communities have been following our example by hosting their own TechFest events: VancouverTechFest, HoustonTechFest, DallasTechFest, AlbertaTechFest and IndyTechFest. Bookmark TechFests.com to keep updated about all these various events.
    We are very PROUD to now bring the event to NorthWest Arkansas!

Who Should Attend?

  • Every IT Professional
  • IT Job seekers and IT Recruiters and Hiring Managers
  • Developers of all languages
  • Graphic and Web Designers
  • Infrastructure, IT and System Administrators
  • eMarketing Professionals
  • Project Managers
  • Compliance Managers
  • IT Directors and Managers
  • Chief Compliance Officers
  • Chief Security Officers
  • CIOs/CTOs
  • CEOs/Executive Officers
With this many hours of training, anyone in or wanting to get into the IT Industry will definitely find interesting and instructional presentations by professional speakers.
  		 

 Proud Sponsors

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The primary goals of Innovate Arkansas, a program of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Winrock International, are to encourage technology-based innovations and create jobs in Arkansas.As Arkansas competes for employment opportunities in an information-driven age, Innovate Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs as they work to turn new inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable commercial enterprises. As a result, Arkansas benefits from an increase in higher-paying jobs and better opportunities for its college-educated youth.


Telerik is a leading vendor of development, automated testing, and team productivity tools, as well as UI components and content management solutions for Microsoft .NET. Created with passion, Telerik products help software development teams every day to be more productive and to deliver reliable applications on time and under budget. Telerik was founded in 2002 by a few friends with a simple idea - to `quotdeliver more than expected`quot. Nowadays, a market leader with a team of more than 220 professionals spread around the globe in 5 offices, Telerik is still true to its motto - building outstanding products and serving customers with fanatical dedication.


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State-of-the-art technology currently available through the Global Campus allows students located anywhere in Arkansas and around the globe to access courses taught by world-renowned University faculty members. Through the use of innovative learning solutions (web-streaming, video and satellite transmission, and web-based delivery), students are provided with positive educational experiences, which are identical to those of a traditional learning environment.? By equipping them with the same privileges to those of on-campus students, opportunities are offered for Global Campus students to earn identical degrees.? Providing virtual education to students with whom personal obligations or choices prevent on-campus participation results in making the opportunity to obtain a degree from the University of Arkansas a true possibility.Because the educational experience at the University of Arkansas is worth sharing with the world, please take a moment to see what a rewarding difference the Global Campus can make in your future!


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