Nashville Technology Council

The Nashville Tech Story (9/22/2009)

Today, the Nashville Technology Council is celebrating 10 years, in Nashville. Over the last 10 years many milestones have been accomplished, and below you’ll find what we think are 10 of our top achievements.

1.       September 1999 – Warren Ratliff founded the Tech Council.

2.       April 2000 – David Condra was hired as the first full time President of the Council.

3.       March 2001 – Technology Nashville, Nashville Technology Council’s Flagship event, was held.

4.       August 2002 – The first InfoSec Security Conference was held.

5.       June 2002 – Nashville CIO Council formed a partnership with the Tech Council.

6.       September 2003 – Nashville Capital Network spun out of the Nashville Technology Council.

7.       May 2008 – Turning the Tide of Technology (T3) was launched as an educational initiative.

8.       January 2009 – The Tech Council re-branded with new logo and mission, to help the Middle Tennessee technology community succeed.

9.       April 2009 – Techville.us was launched.

10.    August 2009 – Membership reached an all time high with over 380 member companies.

We would like to thank all the individuals and companies who helped us reach these milestones and look forward to continuing to work with each of you over the next 10 years.

If you would like to celebrate with us stop by Edgehill Studios Café from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. today for desserts, drinks, and networking.

The Nashville Tech Story (July 9, 2009)

T3 was started in January of 2008; however, the actual work did not begin until the end of May 2008. Over 600 students and unemployed workers were touched by T3 over the last year through events and programs we produced. At every opportunity the topic of available jobs, what the technology industry in Nashville is like, and why they should choose Nashville over other cities was addressed. Over the past year the following has been accomplished:

• Three Solution Teams, Communicate, Collaborate, & Connect, were created to plan for and implement the strategies prioritized by the charter signing participants. Over 80 academic and Business Leaders participate on a solution team.
• The T3 Fund was established to raise money to support at least the first year expenses associated with the various events initiated by the Solution Teams. The goal of $20,000 was met. 
• A quarterly newsletter was launched in September to keep all T3 members and interested parties informed about our activities.
• Staff conducted a survey of its membership to produce metrics and gather information that will assist in the T3 effort to match business needs with academic objectives.
• T3 and InternNashville hosted an event (November 11) to educate the public on T3 and on the new Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s program, which is intended to engage local college students and connect them to the business community via internships. 60 academic and business leaders attended.
• 2 Job Readiness Seminars have been conducted (Austin Peay/Trevecca). These are run by Business Leaders and were attended by over 70 technology students.
• 6 Guest Speaking Engagements (MTSU (2 events)/Lipscomb/Belmont/Nashville State (2 events)) have been held reaching over 150 technology students.
• 1 InternNashville Technology Networking Event was held (Nashville State) which helped students connect with Business leaders in an informal networking event. Over 75 technology students attended.
• A Student Congress was launched with 20 inaugural members from Austin Peay, Belmont, Lipscomb, Tennessee State, MTSU, Nashville State, and  ITT Tech. They had their first meeting in the spring and will have meetings going forward.

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The Nashville Tech Story (6/29/09)

We presented the Nashville Technology Council to the ProjectMT team in Murfreesboro last week at MTSU.  We connected one of our companies, Emids with their projects during the Spring Semester.  They are gearing up the program for Fall and Spring 09/10.

Do you have a project that you would like to work with in collaboration with a good group of students?  If so, please click here to get started or contact the Tech Council office for more information.

The project team is looking for small projects that can be useful for corporations or non-profit organizations, that can be completed in one or two semesters.

Candidate courses to be used for projectMT include (but are not limited to):

• Discrete Structures
• Advanced Data Structures
• Web Technologies
• Databases
• Artificial Intelligence
• Networks
• Visual Programming
• Software Engineering
• Software Testing
• Data Mining

About the ProjectMT
This endeavor aims to enhance CS teaching and learning experience with real world projects woven into the entire CS curriculum. The process is further enriched with a stable and consistent local industrial connection that brings in innovative computing ideas, technologies, and real world experiences. Bachelor’s-level students will participate in the development of significant, real-world applications, and engage in active learning of project and class topic related materials. The proposed innovation in CS curriculum will prepare each graduate to be ready to work competitively and successfully in the industry from day one.

http://projectmt.cs.mtsu.edu/

Racing Ahead!

For the third straight year, Murray State University’s TSM program has won the National Case Study Championship at the 2009 International Telecommunications Education and Research Association (ITERA) National Conference held in Atlanta this past weekend.  Murray State is a member of the Nashville Technology Council’s “Turning the Tide of Technology” initiative.  The goal of the initiative is to connect students to career opportunities in technology within the Middle Tennessee business community.

The MSU TSM team was comprised of four recent graduates (December 2008) from the TSM Masters program.  The team members were Jesse Calhoun, Paducah, KY, John Knight, Henderson, KY, Lisbeth Boyd, Louisville, KY, and Jimmy St. Louis, Florida.  For the third year Professor George Rice was the faculty advisor for the winning team.

The team developed a paper proposal that was submitted to a blind judging to select the three finalists.  The final selection was made based upon the oral presentation at the conference.

This year the Case Study focused on designing a technical design for the information and telecommunication infrastructure for a new hospital.  The other component of the case study was the building of the business case for the infrastructure.

The final three team competing in Atlanta were Ball State University, Texas A&M, and Murray State.

Murray State’s mascot is the Racers and in this case, the TSM program is truly a thoroughbred.

Learn how to help students become successful leaders in our technology community by joining the T3 initiative.  Visit us online at www.t3tech.org for more information.