TechMaine 17th Annual Conference

The TechMaine Annual Conference is Northern New England's premier networking and educational event. Our annual conference is the largest assembly of technology professionals in Maine, and we explore topics that will impact us in the future, as well as ideas on how to improve our businesses today. TechMaine delivers the companies, people, technology and relationships that you need to stay on the leading edge of the IT industry.

The 2009 Annual Conference will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, December 9 and 10. There will be a networking dinner for Speakers, Sponsors and Special Guests on Wednesday evening, followed by the all-day Conference on Thursday. You can register for the Conference, the Dinner, or Both. The Dinner will feature Dr. Catherine Renault, Director of the Maine Office of Innovation, giving an overview of Maine's new Science and Technology Action Plan. Attendees of this Dinner program will include current and past TechMaine Board of Directors members, Sponsors, Speakers, and Senior Level Executives from Maine's technology and business community.

Patty Seybold is this year's Conference Keynote Speaker. With 30 years of experience consulting to customer-centric executives in technology-aggressive businesses across many industries, Ms. Seybold is a visionary thought leader with the unique ability to spot the impact that technology enablement and customer behavior will have on business trends very early.

KEYNOTE: OUTSIDE INnovation: How to Run around in Front of the Customer Parade
Customers are voting with their feet and commoditizing many traditional business models. Do you let yourself be trampled by the stampede, do you get out of the way, or do you try to move up market? And, how can you leverage peoples' preoccupation with social media and mobile apps to create a customer-centric ecosystem that will place your brand at the center of their universe, even if you're not Apple, Google or Facebook? Ms. Seybold will discuss the customer-critical success factors you can use to build your own customer-centric ecosystem.

The full Conference Agenda features sessions including:

• ProjectVRM – What is coming next in The Intention Economy: The technology and business trends, and how these trends will impact your future business environment.
• Getting Started with iPhone Development
• Web mashup tools and concepts. Mashup the Browser with Ubiquity and Jetpack
• Best/Worst Business Decisions – A Panel Discussion of Award Winning Technology Entrepreneurs
• What's Old is New Again - Email Marketing 
• Marketing in a Down Economy
• Print Media in a New Media Environment What's News is New Again
• REST-based enterprise architecture. It's the Information, Stupid
• Wind Power in Maine: Progress & Opportunities

Conference Agenda - Thursday, December 10

7:45 – 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 am Opening Remarks

9:00 – 10:00 am Keynote

10:00 – 10:30 am Morning Break

10:30 – 12:00 pm Breakout Session I

12:00 – 1:00 pm Luncheon Buffet

1:00 – 1:30 pm Social Networking

1:30 – 3:00 pm Breakout Session II

3:00 – 3:15 pm Afternoon Break

3:15 – 4:45 pm Breakout Session III

4:55 – 5:00 pm Closing Remarks

Dinner Agenda - Wednesday, December 9

5:00 – 6:00 pm Registration, Networking, & Cocktails

6:00 – 6:45 pm Dinner

6:45 – 7:05 pm Dr. Catherine Renault  - Maine Science & Technology Action Plan

You can register for the Conference, the Dinner, or Both.

If you deal with technology issues at any level - this is the event for you.

Register now for our 17th Annual Conference. Please join us in this special celebration of Technology in Maine.