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Don't miss TechMaine’s upcoming monthly networking event. Join TechMaine on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 for a party at Know Technology in Portland from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

We will close out the workday in style with NETpm. Meet your friends and network in a relaxed, unstructured atmosphere. Admission is free. Join us for hors d'oeuvres and an open bar of soft drinks, beer, and wine. Please register online for this event.

Know Technology is our benevolent host for NETpm this month. Don’t miss a chance to come and network with TechMaine, the Know Technology team and your peers.

Know Technology's IT solutions and support services free businesses to create new value for their leaders, for their employees, and for their customers.  We'll help you put proven technology to work. We'll empower you with the knowledge of IT best practices. We'll collaborate with you to develop better solutions. We want you to maximize the return on your technology investment. We think it's much more than just good business. It's working smarter.

Know Technology's Portland office is located at 511 Congress Street, Suite 102.  Directions

More information can be learned @ www.knowtechnology.net.

TechMaine members can view the Registered Event Participants

This month's NETpm is sponsored by Kaspersky Lab

Details soon -- but you can register to attend now.

About PLsig: The TechMaine Project Leadership Special Interest Group meets monthly, on the second Monday of the month. Meetings are held at the TechMaine Technology Center, and start at 6:00 p.m. No charge; open to the public. Free parking in the parking lot behind the building, or on-street parking. (See driving directions.)

Door Prize: Each month registered attendees are entered in a door prize drawing, usually a new book on a current information security topic. Please Visit the PLsig page for details on this month's door prize. FMI: Please Visit the PLsig page or contact us. Please register to attend so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.

The Project Leadership SIG is sponsored by:

The March meeting topic will be Risk Assessment. Details soon!

There will be a live broadcast of this meeting to the Target Technology Center in Orono. (When you register, please check the location at which you will attend.)

About InfoSEC: The TechMaine Information Security User Group meets monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held at the TechMaine Technology Center, and start at 6:00 p.m. No charge; open to the public. Free parking in the parking lot behind the building, or on-street parking. (See driving directions.) Door Prize: Each month registered attendees are entered in a door prize drawing, usually a new book on a current information security topic. Please Visit the InfoSEC page for details on this month's door prize. FMI: Please Visit the InfoSEC page or contact us. Please register to attend so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.

InfoSEC is sponsored by:

SharePoint is one of Microsoft's fastest growing businesses and makes significant leaps in the capabilities it provides from the 2007 release. SharePoint 2010 has many new developer oriented features. Developers can build collaboration applications on the platform features of SharePoint 2010, the new tools for SharePoint 2010 make developers more productive and new hosting options for SharePoint solutions provide more flexibility in deployment. This talk is a lap around SharePoint 2010 for developers providing a brief look and code based demos of the major new features in building user interfaces, building on the data platform and in general programmability using Visual Studio 2010.

Speaker:
Paul Stubbs is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist for SharePoint and Office, where he focuses on information worker development community around SharePoint and Office, Silverlight, and Web 2.0 social networking. He has authored three books on solution development using Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Silverlight, several articles for MSDN Magazine, and has also spoken at Microsoft Tech-Ed, PDC, SharePoint Conference, DevConnections and Tech-Ready conferences. Paul has also worked as a Senior Program Manager with the Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) team in Redmond, Washington. Paul is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and has received Microsoft Certified Applications Developer (MCAD) and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) certifications. Paul also frequently participates in the developer community on the Microsoft forums. Visit Paul's blog at blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs for lots of deep SharePoint developer information.  

Agenda:

• 6:00 - 6:15 Food!
• 6:20 - 8:00 Presentation
• Q & A and door prizes

 Register to attend on the MaineBytes site.

The mission of this group is to provide in-depth technical coverage for developers focusing on Microsoft technologies, specifically .NET technologies. MaineBytes (MB) focuses on providing architects and developers with solutions-oriented presentations on using the .NET Platform to develop the next generation of Internet and Enterprise applications.

Location:
Meetings will be held each month at Unum's Home Office 3 building at 2211 Congress Street.

Marketing's 10 Deadly Sins

The Maine Marketing Association is pleased to announce that author James H. Drummond, who is currently working on the second edition of the popular marketing book - Marketing's 10 Deadly Sins (and how to avoid them) - will be sharing his insights at the upcoming Lunch & Learn. The 80 minute presentation will begin promptly at 11:40 AM, with registration and networking beginning at 11:00. Lunch is included in the program fee.

About the seminar
Even those of us who consider ourselves marketing experts need the occasional reminder of what to do - and what to avoid - as we go about our daily jobs. In fact, often we get so lost in the process of doing our jobs and playing politics, that we lose sight of the basics.
 
Jim will address what marketers do over and over, often without realizing it, that they sabotage their own efforts. He will demonstrate how much of the money spent on "marketing activity" is wasted and fails to attract customers. He will also present a look at marketing as a holistic activity that encompasses the entire business enterprise, with real-world examples that supports this approach. Jim's insights, gained from an extensive professional career in marketing, will be presented in an amusing, informal and yet highly informative format. The presentation will address the following five key topics:
 
1.     Failure to understand the marketing process
2.     Failure to clearly identify the product or service
3.     Failure to incorporate current demographics in marketing strategy
4.     Inconsistency of message
5.     Emphasizing creativity over effectiveness
 
So whether you are an old marketing pro - or you are new to the industry and suspect there is more to marketing than the four P's (product, price, placement and promotion) you learned about in college, you will leave with a better understanding that everything matters - demographics, strategy, fulfillment, capture, branding, attraction and retention. You'll learn from the mistakes of others - and see how you can develop a simple, yet effective avoidance strategy that provides guidelines for corrective action you can execute at any level in your organization.

To register
Networking and registration for the seminar, which is open to both Maine Marketing Association (MMA) members and non-members, begins at 11:00 AM. The presentation starts promptly at 11:40 and ends at 1:00. The cost for lunch is included in the fee: $15 members, $35 non-members, $10 students. TechMaine members may also attend at the MMA member rate (please contact us to use this option). For more information or to register for the Lunch & Learn, please click here. If you are already an MMA member, please make sure to login to our website before registering in order to receive the members discount.

About James H. Drummond

Jim has created marketing programs and training materials for clients as diverse as Starbucks, The Edison Electric Institute, US Department of Commerce, Sears, Worldspace Corporation and Scottish Hydro-Electric.
 
A former broadcast journalist, Jim is an award winning author and pubic speaker. He attended the University of Florida on a journalism scholarship and holds an MBA from Britain's highly regarded University of Edinburgh. His master's dissertation on relationship marketing received honors designation and became the basis for his bestselling book.
 
Jims' work has been called highly original, thought provoking and challenging to conventional wisdom.

Details soon -- but you can register to attend now.

About MaineJUG: The TechMaine Java User Group meets monthly, on the last Wednesday of the month, at 6:00 p.m.. Meetings are held at the TechMaine Technology Center, 506 Main Street, Westbrook, Maine. No charge; open to the public. Door Prize: Each month registered attendees are entered in a door prize drawing, usually a new book on a current Java topic. Please Visit the MaineJUG page for details on this month's door prize. FMI: Please Visit the MainJUG page, or contact us. There is no charge for this event. Please register so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.

MaineJUG, The TechMaine Java User Group,is sponsored by:

A good UI guides us almost effortlessly to accomplish our tasks, reach our destination with clarity and ease. But some UIs just seem to confuse, confound, and work against us at every step. Arthur Fink will look at a number of these, suggesting what went wrong, and how a more effective design might be achieved.

About the Speaker: Arthur Fink has been designing and building database applications, and consulting on system design, for thirty-three years. Most recently he’s been focusing on user interface design, usability consulting, and overall review of IT systems, as well as coaching and consulting on business management issues and on managing creativity. In another life, he’s a photographer, particularly well known for his images of dancers. The combination of his systems background, business history, and visual work make him uniquely qualified to talk about design and business. Arthur has spoken many times at techMaine annual conferences, and has organized two special sessions on UI issues.

About UUUG: The TechMaine Usability / User Experience User Group meets monthly, on the last Tuesday of the month. Meetings are held at the TechMaine Technology Center, and start at 6:00 p.m. No charge; open to the public. Free parking in the parking lot behind the building, or on-street parking. (See driving directions.) Door Prize: Each month registered attendees are entered in a door prize drawing, usually a new book on a current information security topic. Please Visit the UUUG page for details on this month's door prize. FMI: Please Visit the UUUG page or contact us. Please register to attend so that we can notify you if there is a change in schedule.

Don't miss TechMaine’s upcoming monthly networking event. Join TechMaine on Thursday, April 1st, 2010 for a party at Abilis New England in Portland from 5:00 - 7:00 pm.

We will close out the workday in style with NETpm. Meet your friends and network in a relaxed, unstructured atmosphere. Admission is free. Join us for hors d'oeuvres and an open bar of soft drinks, beer, and wine. Please register online for this event.

Abilis New England is our benevolent host for NETpm this month. Don’t miss a chance to come and network with TechMaine, the Abilis team and your peers.

Abilis New England specializes in systems and technology integration as well as the development and production of customized applications. Abilis New England reaches clients throughout the United States. Abilis New England distinguishes itself with its innovation ability, the high level of technological knowledge and productivity of its delivery teams and with a delivery promise based on a fixed-priced approach.

The Abilis New England Portland office is located at 245 Commercial Street, Suite 302.  Directions

More information can be learned at the Abilis Website.

TechMaine members can view the Registered Event Participants