Nashville Technology Council

As you know, our Membership Meeting will be held on January 25th at Lipscomb. In addition to all the exciting speakers,
we will be releasing the NEW issue of Catalyst!

We will have printed copies available, as well as digital copies on memory sticks, sponsored by NWN. You will also
be able to download an on-line digital copy after January 25th.

Catalyst 2012 is full of amazing articles. We can’t thank all our
contributors enough! We thought you might like a few excerpts
from just SOME of the many articles.

Be sure to register for the Membership Meeting and pick up your
new issue of Catalyst. Below is a small sample of just a few of
the many great articles.
Enjoy!

Supporting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Vic Gatto • Managing Director at Jumpstart Foundry • Partner at
Solidus Company

“As most technologists know, the barriers to entrepreneurship
have crumbled over the last few years.  Today, it is easier and cheaper
to launch a company due to many factors that include: open source
software, lean start-up methodology, cloud based computing,
distribution through exiting consumer networks.”

Belmont University and Nashville Technology Council Get Social
Steve Chandler • www.chandlerthinks.wordpress.com

“We were embarking on the first ever social media marketing class for the Belmont University Massey
School of Business.  If we are going to create an environment that fosters the principles of social media,
such as sharing and complete transparency, then live in-class tweeting was fair game.  In fact, we
designated an official student representative to update the official Facebook page each class session. 
Our Twitter hashtag was #BelmontSoMe.”

Protect What You Have as Best You Can
Robert Preininger • www.survivalpartners.biz

“Uncertainty:  We all have to deal with it every day in our personal and professional life. Production
workers, managers and executives all share a common threat to their physical and financial wellbeing. 
The world is a risky place to live and if that wasn’t bad enough, add to a risky world the fact that time
never stands still.  Threats to family, business and our nation are continually evolving in complexity,
emerging from ever changing natural, technological and man-made points of origin. 
So what can be done to protect what is important to us?”

We’re happy to announce that the 2010 edition of Catalyst has been released to the public!  Here is the information from today’s press release:

The Nashville Technology Council officially released its annual technology business magazine Catalyst. Catalyst is a self published technology publication featuring a cross section of articles concerning the variety of technology verticals in Middle Tennessee and around the State. Members of the Technology Council received an advance copy of the 2011 addition prior to its release to the public.

“We are very excited to highlight the tech companies that make Middle Tennessee home,” said J. Tod Fetherling, President/CEO Nashville Technology Council. “This year’s edition covers education, robotics, electronic medical records, and music. Our technology industry is as diverse as any in the country and powers today’s industries in America who are transforming the global markets in health, music, and transactions.”

Featured articles include:

The Top 100 Technology Leaders in Tennessee

Nashville’s Next Big Hit- Electronic Medical Records

Venture Capital in Tennessee

New Tunes– Music Startups

BioTech– Strengthening Bones and the Community

Social Media

iRobot – Robots that Learn

“Catalyst will be used in economic development, recruiting, and in our T3 Initiative to educate future students about the benefits of pursuing technology careers,” said Andy Flatt, Chair of the Nashville Technology Council Board of Directors. “This vehicle will be used extensively over the next 12 months to promote our city, our businesses and our future.”

To order a copy of Catalyst or to find out more information, email catalyst@technologycouncil.com.

The Nashville Technology Council is putting together the much anticipated 2010 issue of Catalyst Magazine.  Every year, we feature the top companies, entrepreneurs and innovators from Middle Tennessee whose businesses are bringing technology to a new level. This year, we are widening the scope to include the vast array of technology centric businesses from not only our greater Nashville area, but around the whole state of Tennessee.  Anticipated features and topics for the 2010 issue are:

• Top 100 Technology Leaders in the State
• Nashville Technology Awards
• Economic Development
• The Green Technology Revolution
• Nanotechnology
• Life Science (including Biotech and devices)
• Tennessee investment companies and venture capital
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Initiatives
• Higher Education and the T3 Initiative
• Mobile Applications
• Music and Digital Content
• Health care IT
• Social Media

Catalyst will be distributed as an insert in the Nashville Business Journal, reaching 7500 readers, as well as mass distributed to our member companies, and targeted groups of technology companies and large employers in our state. Both the Nashville Chamber and the Nashville Technology Council also actively use Catalyst every day to recruit new talent and corporate relocation to the Nashville area, with inclusion in national and international conferences, promotions, and information packets.  Combined with Techville.us, Catalyst helps us to tell the world about the strong and growing technology community in Middle Tennessee.

The deadline for purchasing advertising space is October 1, 2010. For information on advertising opportunities in Catalyst 2010, contact Leah Magee.