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Maine Technology Events
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Bioinformatics Special Interest Group (BIOsig)
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TechMaine Technology Center
Computational Intelligence and the Genetics Analysis of Common Human Diseases - with Jason Moore.
An important goal of human genetics is to identify which genes and which specific DNA sequence variations (polymorphisms) play an important role in determining susceptibility to common diseases such as cancer, essential hypertension, and schizophrenia. Human genetics has been very successful in identifying rare DNA sequence variations (mutations) that predict with virtual certainty whether an individual will develop a rare disease such as cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. However, this same level of success has not been observed for common diseases that represent the majority of the public health and economic burden.
This general lack of success is due to the enormous complexity of common diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, that are determined by many genes and many environmental factors that interact in a nonlinear manner. Gene-gene interactions (epistasis) and gene-environment interactions (plastic reaction norms) are important components of the genetic architecture of common diseases and are receiving increased attention as geneticists and epidemiologists move from studying diseases with simple etiologies to diseases with very complex etiologies.
Dr. Moore will introduce the computational challenges being faced in human genetics and then introduce some novel algorithms that have been developed to address these challenges.
About the Speaker:
Jason H. Moore received his B.S. in Biological Sciences at Florida State University where he focused on undergraduate research in molecular evolution. He then worked as a research assistant with Dr. David Beer in the Thoracic Oncology Laboratory at the University of Michigan where he studied molecular alterations in the progression from Barrettis esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma. This work led him to graduate school at the University of Michigan where he completed an M.A. in Applied Statistics and an M.S. and Ph.D.in Human Genetics. For his dissertation, he worked with Dr. Charles F. Sing on the genetic analysis of cardiovascular disease in human populations using statistical and computational methods.
After receiving his Ph.D. in 1999, Dr.Moore accepted a tenure-track faculty position in the Center for Human Genetics Research, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at Vanderbilt University Medical School. Dr. Moore was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2003 and was awarded an endowed Ingram Professorship in Cancer Research. While at Vanderbilt, Dr. Moore served as scientific director of the Bioinformatics Core for the Center for Human Genetics Research and founder and director of the Bioinformatics and Supercomputing Shared Resource for the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He was also the co-founder and co-director of the Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE).
In 2004, Dr. Moore moved to Dartmouth Medical School as the Frank Lane Research Scholar in Computational Genetics, Associate Professor of Genetics and Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine. In 2008 he was promoted to Professor of Genetics and Community and Family Medicine with tenure. He serves as Director of Bioinformatics for Dartmouth Medical School and holds adjunt faculty appointments at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont and the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix.
Note: This is the first meeting of the new BioSIG group. Come help build an exiting new special interest group!
Door Prize: Registered attendees will be entered in a door prize drawing for a copy of the fascinating new book, Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness after the Digital Explosion, by Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen and Harry Lewis, courtesy of Pearson Education.
A presentation of BIOsig: The TechMaine Bioinformatics Special Interest Group. No charge; open to the public. Contact The Techmaine Users Group Coordinator for more information.
Please register online to attend and to be entered in the door prize drawing. Please include your email address when registering, so that we can notify you if there is any change in the schedule.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Drupal User Group
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TechMaine Technology Center, Westbrook
This is the regular meeting of the new TechMaine Drupal User Group
Note: We are meeting on Wednesday this time instead of Tuesday, so we won't be right up against the Labor Day long weekend
General Meeting Format:
I. Know your Modules: 15 to 30 minute quick-presentation(s) on one or two modules that look interesting or particularly useful.
II. Featured Presentation: 60 minute regular presentation on some Drupal topic.
III. Hands on Drupal site development/troubleshooting.
Featured presentation topic TBD. (But you can sign up to attend now.) And, bring your Drupal questions/problems along for the third part.
Door Prize: Registered attendees will be entered in a drawing for a copy of the book, Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache, All in One (Fourth Edition), by Julie C. Meloni, courtesy of Pearson Education. You must register and attend to be in the drawing.
About the TechMaine Drupal Users Group (DRUPALug): DRUPALug meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. Meetings are open to any member of the Maine community, and any other people the Group may invite. Please attend a meeting or contact the TechMaine Users Group Coordinator for details.
Please Register Here to attend the next meeting. There is no charge for this event. Please include your email address so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Metro NETpm
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: 55 Foden Road, South Portland
Close out your summer with the team from iCST!
Join TechMaine and iCST on Thursday, September 4th for good food, good drink, and great people at the iCST offices at 55 Foden Road, South Portland from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
We will close out the workday in style with NETpm. Meet your friends and network in a relaxed, unstructured atmosphere. Admission is free. Please register online
here for this event.
Metro NETpm is presented on the first Thursday of every month by TechMaine, and iCST is our generous host for this popular gathering of TechMaine friends and associates.
iCST is a comprehensive resource for the talent and technology that drives the economy. Government and business demand cutting-edge IT and seamless implementation. Our fully integrated approach addresses your IT requirements, from systems and software to staffing and services. iCST's global network of engineers and technology partners enables us to provide IT solutions that are cost-effective, time-sensitive and project specific. The e-conomy is constantly evolving. iCST gives you the tools to prosper in the global market and stay steps ahead of your competition.
Monday, September 8, 2008
RUBY User Group (RUBYug)
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TechMaine Technology Center, Westbrook
Introduction to Rails
This will be a "newbie" presentation on Rails, intended for: newbies and PHP programmers, developers on other platforms like Java, and business-office/managers who may be interested in using Rails in their company.
The presentation will include an introduction to Rails, a demo (creating a simple blog), a show-and-tell of some advanced plug-ins...
...and an Installfest: Bring your laptop, and you can leave with a running Ruby on Rails application!
Door Prize: Registered attendees will be entered in a door prize drawing, a new Ruby-related book, title TBA You must register and attend to be in the drawing.
About the TechMaine Ruby User Group (RUBYug): RUBYug meets monthly on the second Monday of the month. Membership is open to any member of the Maine community, and any other people the Group may invite. Please attend a meeting or contact the TechMaine Users Group Coordinator for details.
Please Register Here to attend the next meeting. There is no charge for this event. Please include your email address so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Rich Internet Applications User Group (RIAug)
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TechMaine Technology Center, Westbrook
Adobe Air and Flex - with John Moore
There's a lot of excitement in the RIA community about the powerful combination of AIR and Flex! Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is a cross-platform desktop runtime that allows developers to use standard web technologies, like Flash / Flex, HTML, and JavaScript, to build and deploy desktop applications. AIR applications, which easily leverage services, have been developed for services such as Twitter, eBay, YouTube, and Flickr.
Come see how RIA developers use these tools to very rapidly build desktop applications that run almost anywhere. All attendees will receive a CD with several applications.
About the Presenter: John Moore is a Rich Internet Application architect who has been working on the client side of web applications for 12+ years. He is the co-founder of Quai, Inc. and RIAspot.com. He has provided cutting-edge web interfaces for many companies including Ernst & Young, Fidelity Investments, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Wachovia Bank. He is an Adobe certified Flex developer, and currently is developing a suite of components built on top of the Dojo toolkit.
Door Prize: Registered attendees will be entered in a drawing for a copy of the Addison-Wesley book, Dojo: Using the Dojo Javascipt Library to Build Ajax Applications, by James E. Harmon, courtesy of Pearson Education. You must register and attend to be in the drawing.
About the TechMaine Rich Internet Applications User Group (RIAug): RIAug is a new user group developed to support the wildfire-like growth of the Rich Internet Applications community. We meet monthly, on the second Thursday of the month. Membership is open to any member of the Maine community, and any other people the Group may invite.
Please Register Here to attend the next meeting. There is no charge for this event. Please include your email address so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Web Designers User Group (WDUG)
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: TechMaine Technology Center, Westbrook
Social Media 101: Do I Really Need a Facebook Page? with Rich Brooks
Facebook. MySpace. LinkedIn. Twitter. Blogs. Podcasts. RSS. Ning. YouTube. Flickr. FriendFeed. Bebo. del.icio.us. Digg. Arrrgh! Are these even all real words?!?
Maybe you've heard of some or all of these social media services. Maybe they're all new. Maybe you teenager is on Facebook or MySpace and you're wondering what they could possible have to do with your business.
If you're looking to learn more about social media and how you might use these free tools to connect with prospects and customers, this is the class for you.
Attendees will learn:
- About many of the most important, popular social media Web site.
- How to use blogs and podcasts to engage prospects.
- How to connect with like-minded people for business opportunities.
- How to promote events and seminars using social media.
About the Speaker: Rich Brooks is founder and president of flyte new media, a Web design and Internet marketing firm in Portland and on the Web at http://www.flyte.biz. He writes a monthly email newsletter, flyte log, and blogs regularly at flyte blog: web marketing strategies for small business (http://www.flyteblog.com) and at MaineToday.com on Web marketing topics such as search engine optimization, email marketing, business blogs and building Web sites that sell.
Door Prize: Registered attendees will be entered in a door prize drawing for a copy of the new book,Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 in 24 Hours, by Kate Binder, courtesy of Pearson Education You must register and attend to be in the drawing.
About the TechMaine Web Designers Users Group (WDUG): WDUG meets monthly, on the 3rd Monday of the month. Membership is open to any member of the Maine community, and any other people the Group may invite. Please attend a meeting, visit the WDUG website or contact the Users Group Coordinator for details.
Please Register Here to attend the next meeting. There is no charge for this event. Please include your email address so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.
Monday & Tuesday, September 29 & 30, 2008
2008 Maine EPSCoR State Conference
Time: ...
Location: UMaine Orono Campus
Network with a wide range of program officers from the national Science Foundation and learn more about the mission, new initiatives, and funding opportunities in NSF's many Directorates and Offices.
Participate in special grant-writing workshops
Learn more about EPSCoR/IDeA programs and funding opportunities
No Conference Fee
Watch for additional information to be announced
2008 Maine EPSCoR State Conference
Thursday, October 2, 2008
.NET Users Group
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Unum
Speaker: Fritz Onion
Check back for more details
October 28 - 29, 2008
New Brunswick Innovation Forum 2008
Location: Saint John Trade and Convention Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick
The New Brunswick Innovation Forum 2008: Your Fast Track to IT Opportunities, hosted by the National Research Council of Canada's Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) on October 28-29, 2008 at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick. At this highly focused matchmaking event, 42 New Brunswick IT companies, researchers, academics and funding agencies will present their most innovative ideas and business opportunities to Canadian, US and international companies, investors, scientists and researchers who are looking for new market opportunities, collaboration partners, IT solutions to support their business procedures, or clients for funding (VCs, etc). The event is designed to encourage exchanges and create real opportunities leading to technology transfer, commercialization, collaborations and partnerships.
The four themes for 2008 are: Health/Life Sciences, Advanced Learning Technologies, Energy, and other ICT Products and Services
Thursday, October 30, 2008
.NET Users Group
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Unum
Topic: .NET Micro Framework, with the .NET Micro Framework team
Check back for more details
Tuesday & Wednesday, December 9 & 10, 2008
TechMaine Annual Conference
Time: SAVE THE DATE
Location: TBA
TechMaine’s 16th Annual Conference will be held on December 9 – 10, 2008!
March 3 - 8, 2009
CeBIT 2009
Location: Hannover, Germany
Contact TechMaine if you are interested in exhibiting or attending CeBIT 2009.
CeBIT is the number one marketplace for digital solutions and most influential international information and communications technology (ICT) event. CeBIT 2008 attracted 495,000 attendees, 5,800 exhibitors and 7,000 press/media from over 77 countries. CeBIT 2009 will take place March 3-8 in Hannover, Germany, and will highlight several key sectors, including: IT infrastructure, business solutions, communications, Internet and mobile solutions, consumer electronics, content and multi-channel content distribution, telematics & navigation, automotive solutions, TeleHealth and eHealth, banking and finance, eGovernment, and Public Sector. Orders worth a total of eleven billion euros were placed at CeBIT 2007.
Visit http://www.cebit.de/homepage_e for more information.
Ongoing Events...
First Thursday of each month
MESDA METRO NETpm
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Location: NETpm's are hosted by Maine's leading technology companies - the location varies each month
One of MESDA's most popular technology events. This is an on-going regularly scheduled MESDA Meeting. Please check elsewhere on this page for additional information and promotion for the next meeting.
Ongoing TechMaine Users Group Meetings
Location: Techmaine (MESDA) Technology Center, 506 Main Street, Westbrook - Directions
*** TechMaine Users Groups ***
Groups meet 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the MESDA Technology Center in Westbrook unless otherwise noted.
Bioinformatics Special Interest Group Will meet the 3rd Thursday of the month.
(Note: This is a new/upcoming group. Interested? Please contact The UG Coordinator)
Digital Communications Users Group (DCUG) Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Information Security Users Group (InfoSEC) Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
Maine Java Users Group (MaineJUG) Meets the last Wednesday of the month.
Maine Database Users Group (MDUG) is dormant. If you would like to re-start this group, please contact The Users Group Coordinator.
Network and Systems Administrators Users Group (NETSUG) Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
Oracle Users Group (ORug) Meets periodically, normally on the first Wednesday of the month.
Open Source Solutions Users Group (OSSUG)is dormant. If you would like to re-start this group, please contact The Users Group Coordinator.
Project Leadership Users Group (PLUG) Note: Meets about every two months, on the 1st Monday.
Ruby Users Group (RUBYug) Meets every month, on the second Monday of the month.
Software Testing / QA Users Group (STQA) Meets on the last Monday of the month.
User/Usability Users Group (UUUG) Meets the last Tuesday of the month.
Web Designers Users Group (WDUG) Meets the 3rd Monday of the month.
*** New/Upcoming MESDA Users Groups ***
Bioinformatics Users Group starting in 2008. If you would like to participate in this group, please contact The Users Group Coordinator.
PHP Users Group Starting in 2008. bIf you would like to participate in this group, please contact The Users Group Coordinator.
Drupal Users Group Starting early to mid 2008. If you would like to participate in this group, please contact The Users Group Coordinator.
NOTES:
- Want to help form a new technology users group, or to be added to the notification list for one or more active groups? Contact the Users Group Coordinator
- All Users Group meetings are open to the general public. Feel free to attend. No charge.
- Please check the calendar entries for speakers/topics and to confirm the dates. Occasionally a meeting is moved from the normal time slot.
- Most groups don't meet in July and December.
Ongoing Events...
Second Thursday of each Month
.NET Users Group
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: UNUM Home Office #3, Portland
This is an on-going regularly scheduled Technology Users Group Meeting. The .NET Users Group meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Please check elsewhere on this page or MaineBytes for additional information and promotion for the next meeting.
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Sync the MESDA Calendar with your Handheld
Location: www.mesda.com
You can add the MESDA Calendar to your handheld device through the Avantgo software by clicking here.
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