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Gorge Tech Alliance NewsletterJanuary 2013
About the GTA
The GTA supports, connects anddevelops the technology
community of the Columbia RiverGorge.
www.crgta.org * Email the GTA541-296-2266
In This Issue
FTC Robotics
February GTA Events
Rise of the Drones
Stumptalk
Renew als
9Mile Labs
Events and Conferences
Platinum Sponsors
FTC Robotics: February 16th in Hood River
For the first time, our region is hosting a FirstTech Challenge Qualifying Tournament inHood River. FTC is a mid-level roboticscompetition focused on providing anopportunity for 7th - 12th grade students toexperience the power, excitement, and fun ofSTEM subjects and gain insights in thepossibility of a technical career. Teammembers get involved in the design,
implementation, and programming of a robot.
Hood River Valley High School will be hosting the eventSaturday February 16th. They are still in need of volunteers tomake this happen! This will be a fun event and a great introduction to youth robotics if you have not had a chance toget involved yet. Please contact [email protected] if you areinterested in volunteering!
February GTA Events
GTA Happy Hour is back!Tuesday, February 15th
Join GTA members at 6pm Tuesday, February12th at Double Mountain Brewery (8 4th St) inHood River. Happy hour is an informal, nohost gathering where you can network,discuss tech topics, and catch up with yourfellow GTA members. See you there!
Geek Lunch: iBooksTuesday, February 19th
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Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Silicon Sponsors
4-Tell Inc Chernoff Vilhauer LLP
Davis Wright Tremaine LLPGorge Networks
Gorge Technology Hood River Communications
Access Co-op Mid-Columbia Economic
Development District Oregon Tech
Port of Hood River Prigel Machine & Fabrication
GTA Vice President Brad Schrick will be discussing publishingbooks for Apple's iBookstore. This is a simple process from oneperspective: you sign up for an account, construct your book in asemi-standard ePub format, use Apple's tools to proof the book,and then upload it. However, there can be many twists and turnsalong the way. This talk will focus on creating a fixed formatchildren's book. If we have time, we will also cover read-aloudbooks, and take a peek at iBooks Author.
Join us at 12pm on Tuesday, February 19th at China Gorge in Hood
River. Free to attend, no host lunch.
Featured Event: OSU+CGCC Discussion on STEM HigherEducation Opportunities in the GorgeTuesday, February 26th
Dani Annala (Hood River County OpenCampus Coordinator), Lynette Black(Wasco County Open Campus Coordinator),and Kevin McCabe (CGCC) will be joining usto discuss several educational initiativeslooking to further support science,technology, engineering and math (STEM)opportunities in the Gorge. OSU isworking on establishing an Open Campus inour region to further develop their resourcesavailable in our community, especially thosewith a STEM focus. CGCC is looking tocreate a two-year engineering certificationthat will support GTA businesses at manylevels.
Our three presenters are looking to engagein a conversation with GTA members and others from thecommunity about this process, the needs in our region, andbusiness workforce requirements to ensure that their effortsprepare our residents for jobs available here. The Featured Event will be held at White Buffalo (4040 WestcliffDrive, Hood River, OR 97031)starting at 6:30. It is free to attendfor members including all employees at member companies, $10for non-members, with no host bar. Appetizers provided.
NOVA: Rise of the Drones
Meet a new breed of flying robots, from tiny swarming vehicles togiant unmanned planes. Drones. These unmanned flying robots-some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds-do thingsstraight out of science fiction. Much of what it takes to get theserobotic airplanes to fly, sense, and kill has remained secret. Butnow, with rare access to drone engineers and those who fly themfor the U.S. military, NOVA reveals the amazing. Aired January 23, 2013 on PBS, but visit their site to watch theprogram online.
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Providence Hospital Seckora Consulting Sherman County
Sightline Applications Zepher Inc.
TAO: Stumptalk
Earlier this month, the Technology Association of Oregonannounced the inaugural post of StumpTalk, a weekly synopsisof newsworthy tech-related announcements and local techcompanies. They intend to celebrate cool tech announcementsand hot tech companies that are sprouting up. A new post willbe available every Thursday on Techlandia.org under StumpTech.
Thanks to our Renewing Members and Sponsors!
Many thanks to these businesses and individuals who havepledged their support for the tech sector of the Gorge! Learnabout membership or sponsorship yourself today. Thank you to our new Members and Sponsors:
Glen CarpenterRally Software Development
Thank you to our renewing Members and Sponsors:
American Aerospace EngineeringCRY ConsultingSilicon Sponsor! Davis Wright Tremain, LLP Northern Wasco School District #21ROY-G-BIV CorporationRyan VanSickleSilver Sponsor! Sagetech
9Mile Labs, a Seattle B2B Accelerator, Opens its Applications to Oregon Entrepreneurs
9Mile Labs, a Seattle high-tech accelerator focused on B2B software and cloud technologies is nowaccepting applications for its program starting April 2013. 9Mile Labs runs two 3-month programsevery year, each with a group of 9 startups. During this 3-month period, 9Mile Labs will invest $20k ineach of the companies joining the program in exchange for 4-8% equity. Startups receive access to awide network of mentors and advisors from a cross section of the high-tech world who have extensivestartup, technology, business, and functional experience. Startups also get great perks such as freeworkspace, internet access, and hosting. At the end of the 9Mile Labs program, the startups in theprogram have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to angel investors, venture capitalists, industryinfluencers and executives during the 9Mile Labs Demo Day. This is an opportunity for the startups toraise the next level of funding they'll need to scale and grow their business.
The 9Mile website provides many more details.
From OEN's Blog.
Upcoming Events and Conferences
TAO Marketing Forum: "Hey, What's the Big Data?" February 7th, 2013 6pm to 9pmCrowdCompass in Portland. Predictive analytics can figure out how to land on Mars, but itcannot predict who will buy a Mars bar. What gives? Luckily, marketing automation tools fromcompanies like Eloqua and Marketo are changing the game. For more info, click here.
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Oregon Technology Business Center's "Start a Company Workshop Series." In a seriesof 4 workshops, OTBC will work through a number of critical issues, ranging from understandingand validating the assumptions underlying your business model to building a realistic fundingstrategy. Each workshop will include a presentation, with lots of time for Q&A andnetworking. They will be held on a Thursday afternoons starting February 14th from 3pm to4:30pm. More information here.
TAO Legal Forum: "Trademark, Copyright, and Design Patent Boot Camp." Thursday,February 14, 2013 7:30am - 12:00pm in Portland. Treating the three categories of IP(trademark, copyright, and design patent) as individual strategies is one way of protecting yourIP however these same three categories can be used synergistically to create a cohesive IPpolicy that will provide greater protection overall. For more information and to register, clickhere.
"Complying with US Export Controls." March 13-14, 2013. The program will cover theinformation exporters need to know to comply with U.S. export control requirements oncommercial goods. We will focus on what items and activities are subject to the EAR; steps totake to determine the export licensing requirements for your item; how to determine your exportcontrol classification number (ECCN); when you can export or reexport without applying for alicense; export clearance procedures and record keeping requirements; Export ManagementSystem (EMS) concepts; and real life examples in applying this information. For moreinformation, click here.
Save the Date: Cascade AUVSI Chapter Symposium on Command and Control Technologyfor Unmanned Systems. April 18th and 19th
Disclaimer: This newsletter is sponsored by GTA. The items contained herein are published as submittedand are provided for general information purposes only. This information is not advice. Readers should notrely solely on this information, but should make their own inquiries before making any decisions. GTA worksto maintain up-to-date information from reliab le sources; however, no responsib ility is accepted for anyerrors or omissions or results of any actions based upon this information. If you have any questionsregarding any of these items, contact the organizational representative of that source. This newsletter may contain links to websites that are created and maintained by other organizations. GTAdoes not necessarily endorse the views expressed on these websites, nor does it guarantee the accuracy orcompleteness of any information presented there. Furthermore, visitors should be aware that other siteslinked from this newsletter may use persistent cookies that track visitor viewing habits.
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