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From educational roundtable events to social networking events to our annual Tech 50 Awards ceremony, the Council programs more than 100 events each year. Only the PTC provides you with the opportunity to rub elbows with the best and brightest in southwestern Pennsylvania’s tech industry.

Featured Events:

February 2012 Membership Meet and Greet: New and Renewing Members Welcome!

Monday, February 06, 2012

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council , 2000 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Pittsburgh 15219
Join us for our monthly membership meet and greet! This event provides an opportunity for members to learn more about our current offerings and meet our staff. You will be able to introduce yourself and give a 30 second pitch about your company. Learn more about utilizing special discounts, benefits and services available only to Council members.

Seating is limited for this event, please register soon! This event open only to members in good standing.

Cost:

This event is open to Members only. For information on becoming a member, please contact the Membership team.

$0 Member

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February 2012 PittJUG Meeting: Get Going with Git on Java Projects

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, 15219
February 2012 PittJUG: Get Going with Git on Java Projects
Git is seemingly everywhere these days. SpringSource. JBoss. Everything JavaScript. Apache. SourceForge. And the powerhouse, GitHub. Why you should care? Things are going just fine with Subversion, right? Let Matthew show you how the new capabilities of and new workflow made possible by Git will actually excite you about the domain of source code control.

Git now serves the Java community extremely well whether through the OS-specific distribution of Git's CLI, or with the recent Indigo (3.7) release of Eclipse and the inclusion of the eGit capabilities in the core of the Eclipse product. Similarly, IntelliJ offers excellent Git integration with the IDE and GitHub's web services.

In sum, distributed version control is an increasingly employer-requested skill, and with Git being the leading implementation of these concepts, join the Pittsburgh Java User Group for an evening of a knowledge-boosting introduction to this incredible tool.

Bio:Matthew McCullough is an energetic 15 year veteran of enterprise software development, world-traveling open source educator, and co-founder of Ambient Ideas, LLC, a US consultancy. Matthew currently is a trainer for GitHub, author of the Git Master Class series for O'Reilly, speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff tour, author of three of the top 10 DZone RefCards, including the Git RefCard, and President of the Denver Open Source Users Group.

Note: There is no cost to attend, but please register so that we can make sure we have enough seats and refreshments.

PittJUG Sponsor:
Software Specialists

Cost:
Free of charge, please register to attend.

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GitHub's Git Foundations Workshop with Matthew McCullough

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Pittsburgh Technology Council, 2000 Technology Drive, Suite 100 (First Floor) Pittsburgh 15219
GitHub's Git Foundations Workshop with Matthew McCullough
Distributed version control is all the rage these days, but is it worth it? It has been transformative for the dozens of organizations and thousands of developers that I've mentored on the unique implementation called Git. But don't take my word for it. Discover the joy of a version control system that works for you, not against you, in a hands-on workshop.

Bring a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop and we'll install, set up, use and bend Git into workflows that weren't even possible with the version control systems of yesteryear. Be prepared to rethink how lightweight, fast, and refreshing source code control can be. After completing this workshop you'll be able to do practical work with Git for your day job or weekend OSS hobby.

Highlights of this workshop include:

* Creating local repositories.
* Seeing Git as a content tracker (not just file tracker).
* Understanding Git network operations, including cloning, remotes, pushing & pulling.
* Branching for experiments, stories, and features.
* Merging branches, tags, and arbitrary hashes with recursive and fast-forward outcomes.
* Rebasing for code change clarity, unification, and history linearity.

Bio: Matthew McCullough is an energetic 15 year veteran of enterprise software development, world-traveling open source educator, and co-founder of Ambient Ideas, LLC, a US consultancy. Matthew is the trainer for all things Git at GitHub.com, author of the Git Master Class series for O'Reilly, speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff tour, author of three of the top 10 DZone RefCards, including the Git RefCard, and President of the Denver Open Source Users Group.

His current topics of research center around project automation: build tools (Gradle, Leiningen, Maven, Ant), distributed version control (Git), Continuous Integration (Jenkins) and Quality Metrics (Sonar).

Note: A laptop is required. Free wireless internet is provided.

Cost:
$400 Member
$400 Non-Member

Women in Leadership Series: Nancy Wolk, Chief Information Officer, Alcoa

Friday, February 24, 2012

7:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Location: Rivers Club, 301 Grant St #411, 15219
Join us as Alcoa CIO Nancy Wolk details the key roles information technology plays in supporting this industrial giant’s internal business processes and how it drives strategic growth plans.

As the CIO of Alcoa, Wolk is responsible for the company’s information strategy, implementation and service delivery to support Alcoa’s business groups, business units and 61,000 employees. She is also accountable for the strategy and execution of Alcoa’s major global information / business process initiatives – Enterprise Business Solution (EBS), Global Data Centers, India-sourced Development/Support/Test Centers and Alcoa’s e-Enablement & Business Intelligence projects.

Wolk will also share her perspectives on some of the key information technology trends that are occurring in this fast-paced sector.

Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world’s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry, Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the past 120 years.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the important role that information technology plays in powering the growth of one of the world’s leading producers of aluminum.

PghTech Women Network Champions:
Google | SYCOR AMERICAS, Inc. | The Webb Law Firm

Supporting Sponsor: Oracle

Cost:
$45 Member
$175 Non-Member

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2012 CIO of the Year Awards

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Heinz Field, 100 Art Rooney Drive, 15212-5775
Co-hosted by the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group and the Pittsburgh Technology Council, the CIO of the Year program honors individual technology executives from industry, non-profit, academia and government. Nominees, including chief information officers or those in equivalent positions, are recognized for their innovation and creativity in planning and deploying their enterprise systems, future technology goals, management philosophy and service to the industry and community.

Cost:
$149 Individual Ticket (Council and Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group Members)
$395 Individual Ticket (Non-Member)

$1,100 Table of 10 (Council, Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group Members, and Finalists)
$2,000 Table of 10 (Non-Member)

Presented in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group and the Pittsburgh Technology Council.

Event Sponsors:
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | Comcast Business Class | Oracle | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | UPMC Technology Development Center

Cocktail Reception Sponsor:
Donwil Company

Production Sponsor:
Wrecking Crew Media

Supporting Sponsors:
Ascent Data LLC | Boyden | Datavibes | DQE Communications | Expedient Communications | MCPc | Schneider Electric | Synergy Staffing

Visit www.pghtech.org/events/cio-of-the-year.aspx for more information.

Cost:
$149 Member
$395 Non-Member

Made in PA Expo (Trade Show)

Friday, April 20, 2012

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Belmont Complex, 415 Butler Road, Kittanning, PA 16201
The Made in PA Expo, previously known as the ARMTech Showcase of Industry and Technology, is a two-day supplier forum and trade show highlighting the capabilities of manufacturing firms in Pennsylvania. The EXPO will provide attending manufacturing firms “how to do business” seminars with large regional and national OEMs, as well as an opportunity for visibility and networking with other Pennsylvania firms.

For more information on the MADE in PA EXPO, visit: http://madeinpa.pghtechsites.org

EXPO Sponsor:
Carbis Walker LLP

Opening Reception Sponsor:
ChoosePA Wind

Presented in Partnership with:
Armstrong County Industrial Development Council | Catalyst Connection | The Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center

For information on becoming an exhibitor, download the form at: http://www.pghtech.org/Docs/pdf/Events/MadeinPAExhibitor.pdf

Cost:
$25 Member
$25 Non-Member

MADE in PA EXPO Breakfast

Friday, April 20, 2012

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Lenape Heights Golf Course, 950 Golf Course Road, Ford City, PA 16226
The MADE in PA EXPO Breakfast will feature a local and national elected and government officials as well as a keynote (invited: Ford Motor Company’s Vice President of Global Product Development).

Previously known as the ARMTech Showcase of Industry and Technology, the MADE in PA EXPO is a two-day supplier forum and trade show highlighting the capabilities of manufacturing firms in Pennsylvania.

For more information on the MADE in PA EXPO, visit: http://madeinpa.pghtechsites.org

EXPO Sponsor:
Carbis Walker LLP

Opening Reception Sponsor:
ChoosePA Wind

Presented in Partnership with:
Armstrong County Industrial Development Council | Catalyst Connection | The Pennsylvania State University Electro-Optics Center
For information on becoming an exhibitor, download the form at: http://www.pghtech.org/Docs/pdf/Events/MadeinPAExhibitor.pdf

Cost:
$45 Member
$45 Non-Member

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Event Registration Policy
Attendees must pre-pay for all Council Programs. Registration is not confirmed until payment has been received. Walk-ins, when accepted, will be processed on-site with an additional $20 surcharge. Unless otherwise noted, cancellations must be received two business days prior to an event to qualify for a refund. Substitutions welcome. Please attempt to register at least 24 hours prior to the event so that there is an accurate count for food orders and venue.