Nashville Technology Council

NASHVILLE TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL TO HOST 11th ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY NASHVILLE CONFERENCE
Forward Momentum will focus on Technology in Music, Health Care, and Social Commerce

Nashville, Tenn. (April 26, 2011) – The Nashville Technology Council will host its 11th annual Technology Nashville Conference from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4th at the Nashville Convention Center.

Technology Nashville is a celebration of the thriving technology industry in Tennessee, and its purpose is to highlight the region’s technology companies, in addition to showcasing tech innovation, talent acquisition, and entrepreneurship. This full day conference features two industry renowned keynote speakers, economic development updates, and breakout sessions highlighting technology from both an enterprise perspective and an entrepreneur perspective in four key regional industries: health care, transactions, music/publishing, and commerce.

Featured speakers include Harry Jacobson, Managing Partner of TriStar Technology Ventures, music industry expert Hunter Williams, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development/Distribution and Research Operations, SESAC, and Dr. John Doulis, Assistant Professor Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University.

Technology Nashville is being underwritten by Zycron (Platinum) and our Gold Sponsors include Comcast Business Class, TWTelecom, and Level 3.

“Technology Nashville is the premier technology conference in the region,” said J. Tod Fetherling, President/CEO of the Nashville Technology Council. “The conference represents the best of Nashville.  It is truly representative of the city’s thriving culture.” 

In addition to a line-up of speakers, the conference will feature an IT exposition with over 25 Middle Tennessee companies, showcasing the latest technology products and services for businesses.  The day will conclude with a reception at the Bridge Entertainment Center at the Renaissance.

Last year, this event attracted over 350 technology industry professionals.  This year, we expect an even higher attendance.  To register, click here.

Nashville Tech Story (4/6/10)

Calling all innovators…to connect, collaborate and create. The Tennessee Technology Development Corporation is hosting its annual Tennessee Innovation Conference and Venture Showcase, May 10-11, at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville. The Tennessee Innovation Conference is designed to provide practical, useful information to innovators and entrepreneurs with the goal of creating and supporting more high-growth enterprises in Tennessee. Furthermore, the Venture Showcase will provide a glimpse into the Volunteer State’s economic future by showcasing interactions between investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and professional service providers. A special reception sponsored by the Nashville Health Care Council and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday, May 10.

If you are interested in learning more about innovation in Tennessee and the fundamentals of building high-growth companies, this event is for you. Join us May 10-11 for a unique learning and networking experience.

Who Should Attend:
Venture Capitalists
Angel Investors
High-potential Entrepreneurs
Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Scientists/Researchers
Inventors
Service Providers to High-growth Firms
Government Officials

Technology Transfer Professionals

Hotel Information:

Hotel reservations can be made by calling Loews Vanderbilt Hotel at 1-800-336-3335. Please specify that you are part of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation block to receive the special group rate of $119/night. The reservation deadline is April 17.

This strategic event to strengthen Tennessee’s economy is being underwritten by TTDC and partner organizations. As such, there is no registration fee to attend the conference, and the dress is business casual.
Tennessee Innovation Conference & Venture Showcase Agenda

For more information, and to register, click here.

Join us after the conference for an afternoon of connecting and enjoying Nashville’s Summer weather.

The Bus, sponsored by Career Builder, will serve as a shuttle between Cha Chas and historic sites in Nashville.  The shuttle will be running from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is free to ride on.  A happy hour reception will take place at the Cha Chas (across the street from Belmont’s Curb Center, where those participating in the golf outing, will be warming up on the driving range.

Continue your afternoon at the Technology Nashville Golf Outing.  The group will have a shotgun start of 2:00 p.m., and will compete for prizes such as closest to the pin and longest drive.  Purchase a Technology Nashville Conference and Golf Outing package, and enjoy the a full day of festivities for only $135.  Other options include: Team of 4 Conference & Golf  Outing Package,  Table of 10 Individuals & Golf Outing Package, or if you can’t make the morning conference and only want to golf, then you can purchase an Individual Golfer Spot.

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Zycron is an international information technology services and solutions firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Since 1991, Zycron has offered IT solutions to a broad client base, and today is the primary provider for numerous Fortune 500 companies.

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, is a leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, with 24.4 million cable customers, 14.7 million high-speed Internet customers and 6.1 million voice customers. Our high-speed Internet service operates across our vast network, with more than 145,000 miles of fiber. Comcast has the first and largest 40G backbone in the world. We currently serve 18 of the top 21 markets delivering multi-tier Ethernet, broadband and wideband services.

Brandon Technology Consulting, Inc. (BTC) is a leading edge provider of innovative Information Technology services and solutions; specializing in Information Assurance and IT Security. BTC’s Information Assurance services are designed to protect an organization’s information assets. BTC incorporates tools and techniques that insure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information such as email, financial data, client information, databases, HR records, and proprietary data. Our proven methodologies and commitment to excellence maximizes an organization’s defense against unauthorized and malicious activities. BTC also offers comprehensive Network Engineering, Data Management and Help Desk services.

The Nexus Group is a trusted provider and safe haven for business applications, technology infrastructure, security and high QoS connectivity. At the heart of NEXUS: A secure modern datacenter delivering the Confidentially, Integrity and Availability your customers, employees and business partners demand.

The Nashville Business Journal is Music City’s leading business source, providing the Middle Tennessee community with local breaking business news and connecting people with opportunities to grow their business.

eMids Technologies Inc. is a leading offshore and onshore outsourcing solutions company to Fortune 2000 companies. Based in Nashville, Tenn., with support offices in Bangalore, India, eMids is an SEI CMMi Level 3 Company with a proven global delivery model.

Cook Systems International is ISO 27001 certified and a leading Systems Integrator and provider of I.T. services and solutions. TN-based, we are People Centered…Solutions Driven. We deliver the best offerings of both niche providers and the big management-consulting firms with lower cost and higher flexibility.

CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR) is a pure-play international system integration consultancy and outsourcing provider with superior value-priced services and reliable delivery for both private and government sector clients.

Alltech, Inc. provides information technology staffing solutions. Our technology professionals are available for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement.

CentreSource We believe every client has the ability to color outside the lines of traditional marketing and o something unique that engages audiences in new ways. That by definition, is interactive — meaningful online experiences with your customers, clients, prospects, partners, personnel, or the world in general. Whoever matters to you. We provide support as an Agency and as Special Forces.

HISCALL offers a dedicated, highly trained technical team, sales and support personnel for consultation, design, installation and maintenance services of voice & data networks. These include converged as well as traditional networks, incorporating VoIP and IP Telephony. We offer solutions from world class manufacturers including Avaya, ShoreTel, NEC and Cisco.

As the U.S.’s largest online job site, CareerBuilder.com puts over 1 million jobs in front of poised job seekers wherever they are – at home or at work – in print and on the Internet. More than 23 million unique visitors come to the site every month to check out the opportunities in every industry, field and job type.

Trevecca Nazarene University is a Christian community providing education for leadership and service. The University through the Trevecca Institute of Computer Information Technology (TICIT), located in the School of Business & Management, supports the business community by providing several information technology programs. These include a traditional B.S. in Information Technology (with concentrations in Graphic Design and Multimedia, Web Development, and Specialized Computing), B.B.A. degrees in Information Technology, Digital Multimedia Communication, and E-Commerce, and an accelerated 17-month degree completion program leading to a B.S. in Computer Information Technology. The institute also offers an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in Information Technology. The programs use industry-leading products from Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and Cisco, among others.

Windstream Communications is a provider of broadband Internet, phone service, and Dish Network Digital Television packages. We provide residential telecommunications services as well as services to small, medium, and large businesses.

[meta]marketer is a web marketing “un”-agency that draws upon a network of smart marketers. We help clients improve their online presence by optimizing customer/visitor experience and aligning web marketing strategy with overall business objectives for increased profitability.

LBMC is the largest regional accounting and financial services family of companies based in Tennessee. In addition to being a solutions leader in accounting, tax, audit, consulting, human resources, staffing, and technology, LBMC has been among the fastest growing professional services organizations in Tennessee for the past several years.

XO Communications is one of the nation’s largest communications service providers focused exclusively on businesses, government, and carrier and wholesale service providers nationwide.

Ingram Marine Group describes Ingram’s operating units involved in transporting bulk commodities on America’s inland waterways, dredging sand, terminaling bulk commodities, and delivering fuel and supplies to the towing industry. The largest of the operating units is Ingram Barge Company, which transports coal, aggregates, grain, fertilizer, ores, alloys, steel and chemicals with a fleet of more than 100 towboats and nearly 4,000 barges, the largest in the industry. Other units include Ingram Materials (sand dredging), Custom Fuel Services (diesel fuel and supplies), Triangle Fleet (ship anchorage in Louisiana), and bulk commodities terminals in Florida and Tennessee. For more information, visit www.ingrambarge.com.

RCG is a single-source solution provider with the experience and expertise to custom design voice/data systems/networks and internal mission critical networks to meet your specific needs. With a staff of over 70 years combined experience in the telecom industry, we provide expertise in customer service, provisioning, repair, sales and network design. RCG will work in tandem with your carrier account teams to help you project manage your network services, implementations and any customer care or billing issues that arise. RCG can serve as a customer advocate with your carrier to make sure your account is handled appropriately. We specialize in consulting, designing and implementing infrastructures that enable companies to focus on their core business and provide the highest possible return on your telecom investments.

DSi, Document Solutions, Inc. provides a wide range of traditional and technology-driven services for the legal industry, including Electronic Discovery and Digital Forensics (Computers, Mobile Phones, Servers, Databases, Hosting, Data Recovery, Copying, Photocopying, Printing, Trial Boards, Document Management, Document Scanning, Imaging, OCR and more). With years of experience, our dedicated litigation support professionals can provide you with a wide range of solutions in a time-frame that works for your project.

Golf Galaxy is the leading golf equipment store in the region. Located conveniently in Cool Springs area.

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses, and government users.  Spring Nextel served more than 48 million customer at the end of the first quarter of 2010 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering, and deploying innovated technologies; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless and institutional and Internal push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet Backbone.

Nashville Tech Story (11/9/09)

With over 1,000 attendees, this five day conference is the largest educational conference for data center management professionals worldwide.  Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Data Center World hits the Nashville community, March 7th – 11th, at Gaylord Opryland Resort, bringing together a wide spectrum of attendees including CIOs, MIS Directors, Network and Communications managers, Systems Software managers, Facility managers, Disaster Recovery specialists, Security managers, and Operations managers.  

Not only is there the opportunity to network with peers and potential clients from businesses across the nation, there are a number of chances to educate from these individuals as well.  Conference case studies will take you through a real-life data center crisis and teach you the ins and outs of working through the problem.  Choose from 7 different roundtable discussions, which will give you the chance to ask questions to a panel if industry experts.  In addition, you can sign up for a data center tour at Nashville’s very own Dolphini Networks or Vanderbilt University’s ITS Facility.  This event also has optional tutorials, facilities/greening tracks, product information sessions, and industry leading keynote addresses.  

To find out more information on this event, visit http://www.datacenterworld.com/index.html.

May 21, 2009
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs

The Nashville Technology Council presents the 9th Annual Technology Nashville Conference.  Technology Nashville is our flagship event, addressing the State of Information Technology in our region, as well as tech innovation, entrepreneurship, talent, and technology sector employment.

This event draws senior management from technology companies as well as economic leaders from in and around the middle Tennessee region that play key roles in determining the future of our industry.  This event attracts approxamitely 250 participants with a format that includes breakfast / networking, panel presentations, a seated luncheon, and targeted Keynote addresses.

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Innovation Conference 2009 – Recap

The first speaker of the day was Russell Schnedier, CEO of Marketex Computer Corporation. His speech was titled, “Three Trends Reshaping Storage Virtualization.” He spoke on many computer-related topics, such as whether disks are getting faster and slower, and PC disk speed verses size. He also spoke about how virtual tapes improve everything, from back-up time being reduced by 50% and recovery time being reduced by 90%.

Schnedier brought up the two largest problems that thin provisioning solves, utilization and storage and storage administration challenge. Thin provisioning helps utilization by creating volumes virtually and provisioning space as needed. It helps storage administration challenge by putting space allocation on autopilot.  He ended his presentation by naming the IBM SAN Volume Controller and the Compellent Disk System the best of breed products.

Dr. Eric Dobson, CEO of TrakLok Corporation, gave the next presentation, “Geolock: Secure & Efficient Tracking.” The presentation was all about a patent-pending Geolock that is reusable, removable, armored sealed, RFID, cellular, and GPS acceleromerty and has a life cycle of up to three years. The Geolock can be placed on shipping containers and tracks exactly were the cargo is and whom it is with.

The next presenter was Alan Dash, Associate Partner Technology at Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. Alan’s presentation, “Innovative Technologies of Today & Tomorrow,” focused on many interesting things, including intelligent security camera systems, conference room technologies, RFID/RTLS, and electronic way finding systems. The intelligent camera systems offer 3D tracking, object classification, and facial recognition technology. RFID/RTLS is a real time location service that can track people, assets, and goods.

Dr. G. Marshall Molen, team leader for the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at Mississippi State University and a Diversified Technology/Ergon Distinguished Professor, gave his presentation on “The Impact of Student Engineering Competitions in the Development of Hybrid Vehicles.” The topic of his presentation narrowed in on a hybrid vehicle that his student’s designed for a four-year Challenge X competition. A Chevrolet Equinox Platform stood as the base for the hybrid vehicle. The hard work and dedication of the students and Dr. Molen paid off when they came out on top as the national winners in the competition. The car itself even made an appearance at the conference.

“Beyond the Assembly Line: Universal Robotics and the Automation of Intelligence,” was the presentation given by Dr. Alan Peters, founder and CTO of Universal Robotics. Peters’ presentation focused on taking standard industrial robots to a new level by teaching them to perform new jobs and work in new environments. To teach the robots what moves to make, people actually get inside the robot and make the moves it wants the robot to learn. The requirements for Natural Intelligence include embodiment, interaction, situatedness, and development.  In his speech, Peters pointed out that the next step in automation is pick and place robots.

Rankin Clinton III, CEO of Woolsthorpe Technologies, wrapped up the day with his presentation, “Patient Friendly Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Solution.”  Clinton spoke about FloWave, a new non-invasive cardiac output solution that could take the place of catheter procedures. FloWave will lower both the high cost and the medical risks linked to catheter procedures.

Thursday – September 17, 2009

8:00am – 6:00pm

@ the Nashville Convention Center

SPONSORSHIPS SOLD OUT!*

Maps & Parking

Online Registration Closed!!

The Nashville Technology Council and Middle Tennessee chapter of Information Systems Security Association would like to announce the 8th Annual InfoSec Nashville conference. Over 300 attendees and two-dozen locally and nationally recognized speakers will gather in Nashville for this powerful event. InfoSec will offer two industry-recognized keynote speakers, panel discussions and multiple breakout sessions focusing on technical and management issues, as well as healthcare and other industry regulations.

In addition, there will be corporate exhibits offering companies opportunities for increased marketing and brand awareness. Attendees will be given the opportunity to learn about the latest security products and services. CPE Credits will be available for conference attendees.

Who Attends?

InfoSec attendees are high-caliber industry professionals, including technical managers and directors, network and systems managers and administrators, and C-level executives.

Why Participate?

• InfoSec has been the most successful NTC / ISSA conference each year
• Email distribution to over 6,000 tech professionals in the TN marketplace
• Regional & National exposure to chapters of InfraGard, ISSA, TN Tech Council’s, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce & other organizations
• Your competitors will be there

The Naked Hospital
August 6, 2009
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hillwood Country Club

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Transparency has become even more important in the past year as we begin the healthcare reform discussion.  There is not a signature event in Nashville to bring quality, marketing, transparency, and technology together.  The Naked Hospital event will take the user experience from high level strategy through national and state legislative issues through practical hands on tools to walk away with.  The event will focus on how and why health systems and hospitals should focus on quality reporting as well as financial reporting.  At the end of the day, all of this puts additional strains on the information systems and resources deployed by most health systems and hospitals.  How will they cope?  What is the next step?

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