ExecTech Webinar: Tech User Groups - Catalyzing the Maine Tech Community
Wed., Dec. 16, 2020, 11am to Noon
Location: Online at http://mtug.webex.com
This MTUG webinar panel introduces several regional User Group leads, and explores the purpose and activities of tech user groups in Maine.
Panelists from 4 regional User Groups discuss the role of tech groups in the Maine technology community. Panelists include: Larry Cushing who runs the SMMUG users group (SMMUG.info - formerly Southern Maine Microsoft Users Group), Ben Allen who organizes the InfoSec/hacker group DefCon207 (DC207.org), Dave Moran, board member and longtime participant in AgileMaine and Agile coach (www.agilemaine.com), and Gary Soucy, an officer and longtime member of the security users group, (ISC)2 Maine Chapter (isc2mainechapter.org).
Panelists discuss the contributions of tech user groups in the tech education/career pipeline, lifelong learning and professional development, tech community networking, and in fostering tech adoption in Maine organizations. We also highlight the MTUG "Tech User/Advocacy" Groups Directory, self-service Community Tech Events page, and point out various ways to find tech groups in your region.
MTUG thanks our volunteer board members James Harder and Eugene Slobodzian, who assisted with this event's speakers and topic.
Speakers
Benjamin Allen
DefCon207
Visit DefCon207 at DC207.org or learn more in their MTUG Directory Listing.
Ben Allen is lead penetration tester at one of the largest healthcare organizations in the country, and is focused on demystifying security techniques that hackers use. Ben is the organizer of DC207.
Dave Moran
Agile Maine
Visit Agile Maine at www.AgileMaine.com or learn more in their MTUG Directory Listing.
Dave Moran is an experienced Agile Coach with the Eliassen Group, guiding agile transformations by working with executives and agile teams alike. Dave also serves as a board member for Agile Maine along with being an occasional speaker.
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Note: This ExecTech webinar was originally titled "Connecting Critical Infrastructure with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)" with speakers from a municipal water/sewer organization and cellular internet service provider, scheduled for Nov. 12, 2020. That session had to be canceled due to speaker illness, but we hope to be able to offer it in 2021.
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(All presenter content is posted "as-is" and does not reflect the opinions of or any endorsement by MTUG, its board members, or constituents.)[PDF] MTUG Panel Webinar Slides - 4 Featured User Groups & the Maine Tech User Group Directory and Events listings
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