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February 2006
Dear Technology Friends,
Words cannot express my thanks to all of you for your good thoughts after my accident in December. I am at home now and getting better every day! As you can see, I am now able to keep in touch through my computer and I'm able to do this newsletter. Don't you just love technology? Hopefully, soon I will be back in the office.
My thanks also go out to you for your generous response regarding my sister, Ruth, and her death in the accident. Her love was her family and the foster grandchildren she worked with at the Regional Mental Health Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Your kind donations helped in making her cabin at the center receive much needed items. I will be always grateful to you for making that possible.
Affectionately,
Linda Jordan
FEBRUARY BREAKFAST
Join us as we welcome Katherine Busser, CIO US Card Division, Capital One Financial Services, as our speaker on February 24th.
Sponsored by:
MARCH BREAKFAST
We have a very special “Good Morning Technology” breakfast planed for Friday, March 3rd. Come help us kick-off of the 7th Annual Richmond Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at VCU’s Siegel Center. The breakfast will be held in the Founder’s Room of the Siegel Center, overlooking the competition floor and the pits where 60 high school teams will be preparing to do battle.
Please plan join us for this great event. We will be limited to 100 attendees, so register now at www.richtech.com.
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Lemuel C. “Lem” Stewart, Jr., C.I.O of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), addressed an overflow crowd at the Greater Richmond Technology Council’s January breakfast at The Place at Innsbrook on Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, detailing the scope and vision of the innovative partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Northrup Grumman to streamline the state-wide information technology infrastructure.
Read Press Release here.
Margaret E. ‘Lyn’ McDermid, senior vice president-Information Technology and chief information officer with Dominion, has been elected as Chair of the Greater Richmond Technology Council.
Ms. McDermid joined Virginia Power in 1982. Prior to that, she was employed by Stone and Webster Engineering Corp. After holding various positions in Virginia Power’s Engineering & Construction Department, McDermid was named director-Administrative Services in 1986. She was promoted to vice president-Information Technology and chief information officer October 1, 1998 and was named to her current position on January 1, 2000.
Other elected Officers include: Executive Vice Chair – Keith Warman, President and CEO, Computer Resource Team, Inc. and Treasurer – Steve Piascik, Founder and President, Piascik & Associates
Ms. McDermid has selected as her Executive Committee: Vice Chair Member Development – Rich Reinecke, Managing Director, Career Quest; Vice Chair Member Programs – Steve Lestyan, SR. Manager, IT Audit, Genworth Financial; Vice Chair Member Services – Paula Gulak, Founding Partner/Vice President/Marketing, Public Relations, SyCom Technologies; Vice Chair Communications – Casey Quinlan, Might Casey Enterprises; Vice Chair Community Programs – Tom Cricchi, Partner/Vice President of Sales, SyCom Technologies; and Vice Chair Community Development – Dave Lohr, Director, Virginia Biosciences Development Center
New Board Members elected at the December 2005 Board meeting include: Bryan Bostic, Managing Director, Spanish Moss Holdings, LLC; Troy Burns, Vice President and CIO, Payerpath, Inc.; Chip Farmer, Manager of Business Development, Gyrus Systems; Michael King, Eastern Regional Manager, Northrop Grumman; Chris Little, CEO, Dominion Digital, Inc.; Susan Mastrincola, Technology Sales Manager, Oracle and Bo Williams, Total Printing
For a full listing of GRTC's Board of Directors, check here.
Make your nominations here.
GRTC's Eleventh Annual
Technology Stars Awards Gala
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Sponsored by Capital One, the event recognized the best and brightest stars in the region, and their outstanding contributions to the vital growth of technology in Central Virginia
The Tech Council's Awards Gala is the area's premier event honoring outstanding individuals, corporate and community leaders, entrepreneurs and pioneers in the Greater Richmond region. Last year's event attracted approximately 700 key technology leaders from all over the region. This year's event will celebrate the best and brightest stars in the area and recognize their outstanding achievements to the vital growth of technology in Central Virginia.
Thirty finalists will be chosen in the categories of Leadership, IT Builders, Emerging Company, Technology Innovation, Community Support, and Technology SkillBuilder. Make your nominations here .
The 11th Annual Technology Awards Gala is made possible by the generous support of our Sponsors below:
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Capital One | Cherry Bekaert &
Holland
Reception and Table Gift sponsorships are available - join the fun!
Virginia Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra welcomed the Virginia technology sector to the annual Greater Richmond Technology Council (GRTC) Legislative Reception on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and told them to “use the networking here as an incubator for ideas to bring to me.”
Full Press Release here .
One of the many benefits of being a Tech Council member is the discount you receive for goods and services provided by other members.
If your company is interested in providing discounts to Tech Council members, please contact the Tech Council office.
The Technology Council provides the best business networking in the region. In addition to our major annual programs, every month the Council hosts a variety of events and meetings designed to inform our members and help build business relationships.
Our 2005 Technology Program Series was a great success! Click here for a listing of our 2005 speakers.
In 2006, we will host eight breakfasts at “The Place” in Innsbrook, and four luncheons at the downtown Marriott. Once again, our breakfast series will focus on technology decision makers, and our luncheon series will focus on broader business and community issues.
Our 2006 speakers include:
Katherine Busser - CIO of the U.S. card
division at Capital One Financial Corp (February)
Mike Holdren – CIO at First
Health
Diane Schnupp – CIO at Hilb, Rogal, Hobbs
(HRH)
Cynthia Buckler - CIO of Wachovia
Securities
We invite you to contact us at 804.379.1177 or info@richtech.com if you are interested in becoming a sponsor. We also welcome any speaker ideas or suggestions you might have.
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Selects Lighthouse's LED screens to be Virginia's first LED screen available for rent - Captech
CapTech Classic News - Cavalier Telephone
Acquires Elantic Telecom - Computer Resource Team
Virginia Oracles Users Group 2006 Technology Showdown - Dominion Digital
Hires Two Industry Leaders in Business & Technology Consulting - Genworth Financial
Entered into an agreement to acquire Tennessee-based Continental Life Insurance Company - IndigeTech
Joins Informatica Partner Program - Science Museum
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Launched a new pricing initiative called the Consistent Low Price (C.L.P) program
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- Virginia Commonwealth University
The Technology Council exists primarily to bring value to its members and promote the regional technology community. Click here for many of the opportunities offered. We welcome new ideas and suggestions on how we can increase the value of being a Council member.
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