12/01/2009 - Terabyte Tidbits
Eastern Washington University Computer Science
Thursday, December 3, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Silver Anniversary Reception. Alumni and friends of EWU CS are cordially invited to a reception and 25th birthday party to mark 25 years of innovation. The department was launched in the fall of 1984. The event will also celebrate the retirement of Dr. Ray Hamel, CS department chair for 16 years. The event will be held in the atrium lobby of the new Computer and Engineering Building in Cheney. For more information, contact (509) 359-6260 or e-mail cbean@ewu.edu.
INMUG 'Inland Northwest Multimedia Users Group
Thursday, December 3, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Biannual Software Raffle. "Join us December 3 for our winter raffle and demo. There will be food and drinks in addition to some great prizes. We will talk about the latest news from Adobe surrounding the Flash tools on labs." Got a cool project? Feel free to share/demo projects you have been working on this last year. RSVP's mandatory. RSVP on Adobe Groups with your Adobe ID. Visit: www.inmug.org/index_trad.cfm for more information. In the University District, Sirti Board Room (Room 432 on the 4th Floor), 665 North Riverpoint Blvd. Free.
Nursing's Research First Friday
Friday, December 4, from 12 noon to 1 pm. Motivacin en Los Latinos, Community Based Cardiovascular Health Screening 'What Motivates Latino Men? Mary Sobralske, PhD, MSN, RN, ARNP, Assistant Professor, Washington State University College of Nursing. The presentation will take place at the WSU College of Nursing (SNRS 203), 103 E Spokane Falls Blvd. Free
SLUG (Spokane Linux Users Group)
Wednesday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month, at 7:00 PM. They generally run 1 to 2 hours long. "All are welcome to join us for festive Linux discussion." Find SLUG this month at Davids Pizza 829 E. Boone Ave., the corner of Hamilton & Boone. For more information, visit spokanelinux.org
IEEE Spokane Section 'General Meeting and Technical Presentation
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 17:30 (5:30 PM). The IEEE Spokane section is planning a general meeting on January 20, 2010 at 5:30 tentatively at Gonzaga. The purpose of the meeting is to elect new IEEE officers; a technical talk will follow the elections.
IEEE Spokane section has a few open positions:
Vice-Chair
Membership
Awards/Engineers Week
Education
If you are interested in any of these positions, please, email to omill_linux@yahoo.com.
The technical presentation speaker is Scott Grimmett and the topic is "Narrowbanding of Radio Systems."
Sirti Technology Growth Fund Proves to be a Critical Source of Growth Capital for Innovative Companies
Three more companies receive capital infusion, bringing total number of loans to 11.
The Sirti Foundation Board and the Business Development Corporation of Eastern Washington recently completed three additional loans via the Sirti Technology Growth Fund (TGF). Pacinian, LiteCheck, and Szen Corp each received a capital infusion to fund continued growth and development. Since May of 2007, the TGF has provided 11 business acceleration loans to Inland Northwest technology companies for a total of $3,145,000.
Washington's Innovation Summit 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mark your calendars for Washington Technology Center's Washington's Innovation Summit 2010 -- showcasing businesses and thought leaders driving industry development in aerospace, defense and energy. At the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center; Cost $150-230. Luncheon only, $50; 206-685-1920; watechcenter.org/summit.
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