The technology community is growing strong. In virtually every aspect of business, there is some form of technology. The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has been able to tap into this community by creating an association that serves over 14,000 members. We offer a wide variety of education programs that will allow you to learn about technology, gain access to resources and become part of the Georgia Technology Summit.
Every year, the Georgia Technology Summit features great ideas in technology from around the state. The Excalibur Awards are in place to give businesses recognition for how they were able to hone this technology into their individual industry to make a difference. Those that have tapped into the TAG education programs are often the ones receiving the awards.
The TAG education programs are part of our charitable arm that focuses on STEM education initiatives. There are scholarships available for students as well as internship programs and more that people can get involved in. By visiting http://www.tagthink.com, it’s possible to find out how to enjoy the programs from both angles.
Students are able to take advantage of the education programs. A scholarship program invites students to get college money for participation in the STEM initiatives. There are also various internships offered.
Businesses are able to get involved with the TAG education collaborative programs by making donations, sponsoring programs and generally motivating the initiative in a variety of different ways.
The technology community has needed an educational program for a while. The TAG educational programs are just what the state needs and the level of participation grows every year. We are happy to offer such programs and will work with anyone who wishes to get involved with them at any level – whether it’s a student or a business.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
jueves, 28 de junio de 2012
How to Be Part of TAG Community Technology Center
Around the state of Georgia and beyond, the TAG society has been filled with conversations. The Community Technology Center offers focused conversations about a wide variety of topics, allowing people to speak their mind in a stimulating online forum.
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) offers the TAG business launch competition and more to the members of the community. When you are ready to join our nonprofit networking organization, you can do so without spending any money. It’s a free program that is designed to enhance the tech-based economy that we live in.
Technology is constantly expanding. Without the help of the TAG society, many people are unable to become educated about and discuss the current topics that are going on. We find that discussion is of the utmost importance, which is why we open up the community to everyone.
Becoming a part of the community technology network is not difficult. By visiting http://www.tagthink.com, you can become a member. Once you have a username and password, you can create a profile, add a photo and join in on the various discussion boards.
Having something to say about technology is what the group is all about. Once you become a member, you have the opportunity to become a valued contributor. Even more importantly, you have the opportunity to connect with others in the technology industry to network on a very personal level.
Networking is perhaps the greatest benefit of TAG. Without being able to network, many industries within the technology umbrella would wither and die. We find that community is the biggest way to make a difference in the world. The online community is constantly growing, showing that we can all benefit from what each other has to say about the technological issues out there.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) offers the TAG business launch competition and more to the members of the community. When you are ready to join our nonprofit networking organization, you can do so without spending any money. It’s a free program that is designed to enhance the tech-based economy that we live in.
Technology is constantly expanding. Without the help of the TAG society, many people are unable to become educated about and discuss the current topics that are going on. We find that discussion is of the utmost importance, which is why we open up the community to everyone.
Becoming a part of the community technology network is not difficult. By visiting http://www.tagthink.com, you can become a member. Once you have a username and password, you can create a profile, add a photo and join in on the various discussion boards.
Having something to say about technology is what the group is all about. Once you become a member, you have the opportunity to become a valued contributor. Even more importantly, you have the opportunity to connect with others in the technology industry to network on a very personal level.
Networking is perhaps the greatest benefit of TAG. Without being able to network, many industries within the technology umbrella would wither and die. We find that community is the biggest way to make a difference in the world. The online community is constantly growing, showing that we can all benefit from what each other has to say about the technological issues out there.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia's technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state's economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG's charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG's community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
jueves, 14 de junio de 2012
Internet Pioneer Bob Metcalfe to Speak at 10th Annual Georgia Technology Summit
Ethernet Inventor to Address Innovation and Research University Startups at 2013 Event
ATLANTA (June 13, 2012) – Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com, will speak at the 10th annual Georgia Technology Summit on March 20, 2013. Metcalfe, whose career has veered down multiple paths – including working as an engineer with Xerox, founding a multi-billion dollar company and publishing InfoWorld magazine – will share his thoughts on driving innovation through startups coming from the nation’s research universities.
“We are excited to welcome Bob as a keynote speaker for our annual Georgia Technology Summit,” said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of TAG. “As an Internet pioneer, his innovation contributed to the explosion of the technology industry and has paved the path for many of our companies in Georgia today.”
Metcalfe is no stranger to entrepreneurship. He co-invented Ethernet in 1973 and founded 3Com Corp. in 1979. 3Com, a billion-dollar networking company, became part of HP in 2010. Now living in Austin, Metcalfe is the Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise and professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering.
Metcalfe recently completed his second semester at UT Austin co-teaching 1 Semester Startup, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship practicum for undergraduates already on startup teams. The class aims to help advance student startups by teaching fundamentals of company formation, but mostly by connecting the teams into networks of real world resources. Metcalfe has helped facilitate guest speakers such as Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell, National Instruments Corp. CEO James Truchard, former MIT Media Lab Director Frank Moss and others.
“For 10 years we have been uniting the technology community in a day of celebration and learning through the Summit and it has grown to become one of the largest tech gatherings in the state,” Mantella said. “We hope you will join us to make our 10th annual Summit the best yet.”
The 2013 Georgia Technology Summit is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000 C-level executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to celebrate and recognize Georgia’s technology community. In addition to presentations from some of the top technology influencers in the nation, 40 new companies will be named to TAG’s Top 40 Innovative Companies and the newest member of the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia will be inducted.
For more information about TAG and the Georgia Technology Summit and to register for the event, visit http://www.tagonline.org/georgia-technology-summit.php. Follow the conversation on Twitter through #GTS2013.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 16,600 members and hosting over 200 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
ATLANTA (June 13, 2012) – Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced Bob Metcalfe, co-inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3Com, will speak at the 10th annual Georgia Technology Summit on March 20, 2013. Metcalfe, whose career has veered down multiple paths – including working as an engineer with Xerox, founding a multi-billion dollar company and publishing InfoWorld magazine – will share his thoughts on driving innovation through startups coming from the nation’s research universities.
“We are excited to welcome Bob as a keynote speaker for our annual Georgia Technology Summit,” said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of TAG. “As an Internet pioneer, his innovation contributed to the explosion of the technology industry and has paved the path for many of our companies in Georgia today.”
Metcalfe is no stranger to entrepreneurship. He co-invented Ethernet in 1973 and founded 3Com Corp. in 1979. 3Com, a billion-dollar networking company, became part of HP in 2010. Now living in Austin, Metcalfe is the Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise and professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering.
Metcalfe recently completed his second semester at UT Austin co-teaching 1 Semester Startup, an interdisciplinary entrepreneurship practicum for undergraduates already on startup teams. The class aims to help advance student startups by teaching fundamentals of company formation, but mostly by connecting the teams into networks of real world resources. Metcalfe has helped facilitate guest speakers such as Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell, National Instruments Corp. CEO James Truchard, former MIT Media Lab Director Frank Moss and others.
“For 10 years we have been uniting the technology community in a day of celebration and learning through the Summit and it has grown to become one of the largest tech gatherings in the state,” Mantella said. “We hope you will join us to make our 10th annual Summit the best yet.”
The 2013 Georgia Technology Summit is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000 C-level executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia to celebrate and recognize Georgia’s technology community. In addition to presentations from some of the top technology influencers in the nation, 40 new companies will be named to TAG’s Top 40 Innovative Companies and the newest member of the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia will be inducted.
For more information about TAG and the Georgia Technology Summit and to register for the event, visit http://www.tagonline.org/georgia-technology-summit.php. Follow the conversation on Twitter through #GTS2013.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 16,600 members and hosting over 200 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG’s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia’s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia’s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state’s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG’s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG’s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
viernes, 1 de junio de 2012
What Services are offered by the TAG Education Collaborative for the Society of Georgia?
The Technology Association of Georgia’s TAG Education Collaborative is an online clearinghouse of experts, technorati and people who just like to know things, conspiring and collaborating on the ideas and devices that push progress to the next level. The TAG community technology network is social media doing what social media does best, which is to say facilitating discussions and the exchange of great ideas. TAG Think’s groups are structured after TAG’s 25 business societies.
Since 1999, the Technology Association of Georgia has been the de facto community technology center for the Peach State’s tech movers and shakers. TAG is a nonprofit networking organization whose members number 14,000 and growing. TAG may be best known for the TAG Business Launch Competition, which recognizes companies that have made a substantial contribution to technology in the state of Georgia. Now with the launch of TAG Think, Tag’s online think tank and bulletin board, members have even more access to peers and specialty niches.
How do you become involved with the TAG Education Collaborative? Simply set your browser to http://www.tagthink.com, set up a profile, and begin talking. The person answering you may be a teacher, a small businessperson, an entrepreneur, a civic leader or an executive with a Fortune 500 company. TAG Think was specifically designed to facilitate online conversations among people with a passion for technology, no matter what their backgrounds.
The TAG online community technology center is the perfect place to play with new ideas. That’s how new ideas become innovative ideas, after all.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG\'s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia\'s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia\'s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state\'s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG\'s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG\'s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
Since 1999, the Technology Association of Georgia has been the de facto community technology center for the Peach State’s tech movers and shakers. TAG is a nonprofit networking organization whose members number 14,000 and growing. TAG may be best known for the TAG Business Launch Competition, which recognizes companies that have made a substantial contribution to technology in the state of Georgia. Now with the launch of TAG Think, Tag’s online think tank and bulletin board, members have even more access to peers and specialty niches.
How do you become involved with the TAG Education Collaborative? Simply set your browser to http://www.tagthink.com, set up a profile, and begin talking. The person answering you may be a teacher, a small businessperson, an entrepreneur, a civic leader or an executive with a Fortune 500 company. TAG Think was specifically designed to facilitate online conversations among people with a passion for technology, no matter what their backgrounds.
The TAG online community technology center is the perfect place to play with new ideas. That’s how new ideas become innovative ideas, after all.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG\'s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia\'s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia\'s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state\'s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG\'s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG\'s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
Contributions of TAG Education Programs in the Technological Development of Georgia
Every March, the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) hosts the prestigious Georgia Technology Summit to bestow the Excalibur Awards, bringing together the crème de la crème of the Peach State’s forward thinkers. This is just another example of TAG education in action. Businesspeople, Fortune 500 executives, teachers, innovative professionals and academics meet and mingle at the technology event of the year. You're guaranteed to learn a lot.
There are many other examples of ways that TAG education programs contribute to technological development in Georgia.
For example, consider TAG’s innovative new website, http://www.tagthink.com. Part cyber café and part symposium, this is another place where Georgia’s innovators hang out with one another, sharing and cross-pollinating innovative ideas.
TAG provides members with the opportunity to share and spin the ideas they’ve learned, leveraging them in creative new ways. That's experiential learning at its finest.
TAG Think is virtual home to 30 TAG societies, groups of innovative individuals with common interests in issues like software development, health care, marketing and women’s emerging role as technology leaders. Joining a TAG society is a great way to catalyze your own thinking.
In Georgia, TAG is one of the best mediums for connecting IT professionals. Top IT talent with local companies share experience and guidance in such areas as resume preparation, effective networking and how to anticipate operational challenges before they happen.
The Technology Association of Georgia doesn’t grant formal certifications, it’s true. But TAG members receive a thorough technology education through membership nonetheless.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG\'s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia\'s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia\'s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state\'s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG\'s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG\'s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
There are many other examples of ways that TAG education programs contribute to technological development in Georgia.
For example, consider TAG’s innovative new website, http://www.tagthink.com. Part cyber café and part symposium, this is another place where Georgia’s innovators hang out with one another, sharing and cross-pollinating innovative ideas.
TAG provides members with the opportunity to share and spin the ideas they’ve learned, leveraging them in creative new ways. That's experiential learning at its finest.
TAG Think is virtual home to 30 TAG societies, groups of innovative individuals with common interests in issues like software development, health care, marketing and women’s emerging role as technology leaders. Joining a TAG society is a great way to catalyze your own thinking.
In Georgia, TAG is one of the best mediums for connecting IT professionals. Top IT talent with local companies share experience and guidance in such areas as resume preparation, effective networking and how to anticipate operational challenges before they happen.
The Technology Association of Georgia doesn’t grant formal certifications, it’s true. But TAG members receive a thorough technology education through membership nonetheless.
About The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG):
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is the leading technology industry association in the state, serving more than 14,000 members and hosting over 170 events each year. TAG serves as an umbrella organization for 30 industry societies, each of which provides rich content for TAG constituents. TAG\'s mission is to educate, promote, and unite Georgia\'s technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances a tech-based economy. The association provides members with access to networking and educational programs; recognizes and promotes Georgia\'s technology leaders and companies; and advocates for legislative action that enhances the state\'s economic climate for technology. Additionally, the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG\'s charitable arm) focuses on helping science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education initiatives thrive. For more information visit the TAG website at www.tagonline.org or TAG\'s community website at www.TAGthink.com. To learn about the TAG-Ed Collaborative visit http://www.tagedonline.org/.
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