ANN ARBOR - Grady Burnett, head of sales and marketing for the new Google office in Ann Arbor, will share the details of why Google is excited to be in Michigan at a special IT Zone event Oct. 12 held at the Michigan Information Technology Center. Burnett will also speak about what's new at Google,
ANN ARBOR - Experts from Delta Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Center share how they are changing business operations for the better at a Hi-Tech Tuesday Lunch sponsored by the Ann Arbor IT Zone. These experts will share how businesses - even well run businesses - can save money by using energy more efficiently. The
ANN ARBOR ? Two automotive pros, Donald Cassidy and Brant Ross, will discuss what it takes to bring new technology into the industry and commercialize it during a joint presentation Sept. 21 by the Ann Arbor IT Zone and the New Enterprise Forum. The under card will be showcase presentations by TECAT Engineering and Environmental
ANN ARBOR ? Attorneys Margaret Dobrowitsky and Robert Fergan of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione will apply their intellectual property expertise - patent, trademark and copyright law - to every day business situations at a breakfast meeting Sept. 22 at the Ann Arbor IT Zone. This program features presentations on some of the most relevant
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK is now taking applications for its eighth Entrepreneur Boot Camp to be held on November 2 and 3. Applications must be received by Oct. 9. The Camp will be held at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC) in Ann Arbor. "Ann Arbor SPARK's Entrepreneur Boot Camp is an intensive
ANN ARBOR - What's the most powerful leadership skill you can have? Hands down, it's the ability to produce high-talent teams. Nothing else even comes close. Everything about leadership ? yes, everything ? starts with people,? according to Price Pritchett, national consultant and bestselling author of Managing Sideways and 25 other books on organizational change.
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone members can enjoy another membership benefit at the MITC Conference Center. When the facilities at SPARK Central aren't available, or don?t quite meet your needs, consider the extraordinary facilities at MITC. As an IT Zone member, you can use meeting rooms in ?as is? standard configurations ? for six to
ANN ARBOR - Long-time IT Zone board member and supporter, Barb Nanzig, was selected as the Lawrence Technological University Leaders and Innovators recipient for August. Barb is Chief of Staff at Internet2. She also serves as secretary to the company's board of trustees. In 2001, she helped to develop the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC)
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone member Thomas Schramm was featured in the Business Section of the Ann Arbor News for his contribution to the green eco-friendly computer industry. Thomas began assembling and selling environmentally friendly computers earlier this year through his new company, GreenMachineShop.Com. Although only 20 ?green? machines have been purchased so far, Thomas
ANN ARBOR - IT Zone member and Vice Chair, Rich Sheridan, continues to play an important role in the implementation of Wireless Washtenaw. Rich, president and CEO of Menlo Innovations and David Behen, director of support services for Washtenaw County, started discussing the possibility of county-wide wireless Internet access in the fall of 2004. They