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Gorge Tech Alliance Newsletter February 2016

About the GTA

The GTA supports, connects and

develops the technologycommunity of the Columbia River

Gorge.

www.crgta.org * Email the GTA541­296­2266

In This Issue

Members and Sponsors

UAS Grants

Wind Challenge

Java Helper

STEM Career Day

YesVets Campaign

UAS Legislation

Job Openings

GTA Members and Sponsors

Thank you to our renewing sponsors!

Insitu, Diamond SponsorSpectrum Business, Silicon SponsorPageworks Design, Full Member

Welcome to our newest members and sponsors!

Fujitsu, Gold SponsorMurray Zenk, Associate Member

Grant Proposals Sought for UAS Industry

SOAR Oregon (SOAR), a 501(c)(6) non­profit established tohelp make Oregon a leader in the civil Unmanned AircraftSystems (UAS) industry, is soliciting grant proposals forprojects that will create UAS­related jobs or generate otherUAS­related long­term economic activity in the state.

"UAS" is defined in the broadest possible sense to include allrelated or supporting technologies and all applications and usesbuilt upon unmanned aerial technologies as well as educationalendeavors. "Oregon companies" include those in the Columbia Gorgeor elsewhere whose operations cross state boundaries.Because grants come from state tax funds, the proposal mustclearly document the benefit to Oregon. Details about SOAR's grant program and the Request forProposals (RFP) can be found at http://www.soaroregon.com/grants/. For questions regarding the 2016 RFP and grantsprogram, please contact grants@soaroregon.com.

GTA Events

Business Classes

Engineering Research Expo

Events Calendar

Diamond Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

GTA Supports Wind Challenge, Seeks Volunteers

The GTA announces it will be helping organize the 5th annualWind Challenge on April 30 in partnership with Google andColumbia Gorge Community College (CGCC). During the WindChallenge, teams of high school or middle school students fromacross the Gorge race against the clock to build the strongest,fastest wind turbines.

"Google and the CGCC have been sponsoring the WindChallenge for years now, as part of their work to bring hands­onSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)opportunities to area students," says GTA Executive DirectorJessica Metta. "With the work the GTA does to support STEMeducation in the region, it was natural fit for the GTA to becomemore involved this year."

The successful event was started by CGCC's RenewableEnergy Technology program in 2012 as a way to spark studentand community interest in science and technology. The numberof teams participating has grown over the years with Googlejoining in to support the event.

The event is Saturday, April 30 at the Civic Auditorium in TheDalles. Team registration is open until March 18. Participation iscompletely free for teams.

The GTA is also seeking volunteers to help at the event ­ noexperience necessary! Enjoy the fun, be well fed and takehome a t­shirt for just a few hours of your time! Sign up tovolunteer at windchallenge.org or contact Jessica withquestions.

Seeking Java Helper for The Dalles High School

The Dalles High School / Wasco County 4­H is looking for anindividual familiar with Java programming language to helpanswer programming questions from students in the roboticsprogram. Students have various degrees of proficiency in Java.The club would like to have someone willing to meet with teamsor Skype in to one of their practices (3:30­5pm). Please contactLu Seapy, lu.seapy@oregonstate.edu or 541­296­5494 withquestions. They are a great group of kids and are very eager tolearn!

Business Presenters Needed for GTA's STEM Career Day

The GTA is hosting our 3rd annual STEM Career Day when 8007th graders from around the Gorge hear presentations aboutlocal careers available in science, technology, engineering andmath. This event is held in partnership with CGCC, OSU OpenCampus and supported by Hood River and The Dalles MiddleSchools.

Business presenters are needed! Each business provides atwenty­minute presentation to approximately 25 students. Thiscan be fun and very rewarding! Time commitment is from about9am to 2pm on Friday, April 29, lunch provided. Contact Jessicafor more information.

Many thanks to our event sponsor:

Silicon Sponsors

Washington Rolls Out YesVets Campaign

The Washington State Employment Security Department, inpartnership with Washington Department of VeteransAffairs, Department of Commerce, Washington State MilitaryTransition Council, and local chambers of commerce across thestate, have partnered to create a statewide campaign to hireveterans, supporting House Bill 2040 from the 2015 LegislativeSession.

YesVets is a Veteran Hiring Campaign thatrecognizes Washington State employers with a YesVets decalonce they sign up and hire a veteran. Continued participation isrecognized with annual year decals which are displayed next tothe YesVets decal. Learn more about the program atyesvets.org.

Blumenauer Introduces Legislation to Support Innovationfor Commercial UAS Industry

In early February, Representative Earl Blumenauer from Oregonintroduced the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, legislationto create an interim framework that will promote Americaninnovation in the rapidly growing field of unmanned aircraftsystems (UAS), and the safe integration of UAS into theNational Airspace System. Senator Cory Booker (D­NJ) introduced similar legislation of the same name last year.Read more.

Job Openings with GTA Members

4­Tell is seeking a Business Development Leader. CGCC has openings for a Bookstore Specialist, ChiefAcademic Officer, Director of Human Resources,Director of Transfer and Pre­College Programs and a Pre­College Specialist II.Cloud Cap is looking for a Product Manager.Custom Interface is seeking a Customer SupportSpecialist.Innovative Composite Engineering has openings for anEngineering Manager, Composite Tech, OperationsManager, Technical Sales Engineer and a Bookkeeper. Some of Insitu's latest openings include multiple summerinternships, Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer,Accountants, among others.Sagetech is seeking an IT Manager and a MaterialsManager.Seeq has openings for an Analytics Engineer, SoftwareEngineer, Back End/ Full Stack Engineer and SalesExecutive.

GTA Events Coming Up

March 1: Gorge Cloud Application Developers' Group withtwo mini­presentations on SVG and Azure Microsystems:

First up: a quick look at a "design­your­own­headstone"project that makes use of the Snap SVG JavaScriptlibrary. This talk will be from Shannon Vanceof Greenlight Development. Next up: an introduction to Azure Microservices withpresenter Neil Lofgren of 4­Tell. More info on bothpresentations here.

The event is 5:30pm on March 1st at Naked Winery in HoodRiver, free for all to attend and no­host food and drink.

March 15: Geek Lunch on Microsoft's One Note:

Join GTA's Geek Lunch on March 15 for a presentation onMicrosoft's OneNote 2013. OneNote is a Microsoft product thathas been around for some time but the 2013 version was asignificant improvement from previous iterations. The newOneNote features allow for easy team collaboration and a viableoption for tracking and recording general company and projectinformation and is a viable alternative to Evernote. There will bea demo showing OneNote on a Windows laptop, iPad andAndroid phone. In addition, we'll show show OfficeLensintegration ­ an app that lets you take photos and have theminserted directly into OneNote.

The event is at noon on March 15 at China Gorge in HoodRiver. Free for all to attend; no­host lunch.

March 22: Featured Event! Plan to join us at 6:30pm andstay tuned for more information on the presentation!

Spring Classes Announced for Small BusinessDevelopment Center

Registration opens March 3rd for the next business coursesoffered by the Small Business Development Center at CGCC.Upcoming classes include:

Business Plan for Profit. April 12, 9am ­ noon.Financial Finesse. June 16, 9am ­ noon.Quickbooks 101. May 17 or June 9, 6­9pm.

Read more about the classes here.

March 1: Oregon State's Engineering College PresentsGraduate Research Expo in Portland

The College of Engineering at Oregon State University strives tobe on the forefront of new ideas, research, and innovation.Everyone is invited to the Engineering Graduate Research Expoin Portland as OSU demonstrates the contribution their graduatestudents make toward advancing the frontiers of knowledge.Graduate students will share their work through posterpresentations with industry partners, alumni, the media,prospective students, their peers, other academic institutionsand more. The public will have the opportunity to interact

directly with individual students, ask questions, and exchangeideas. Students will benefit from learning to explain why theircomplex research matters and to build their professionalnetworks.

Join them March 1 from 1­4pm at the Portland Art Museum.Click here for more information.

Events Calendar

Great events in and out of the Gorge of interset to the techcommunity:

March

March 1: GTA Gorge Cloud Application DevelopersGroup, 5:30pm, Naked Winery. More.March 9: Gorge Innoventure Workshop on Social MediaInteraction, noon, Hood River. More. March 14: Oregon Manufacturers' Summit in Salem.More.March 15: GTA Geek Lunch, noon, Hood River. More.March 16: Gorge Innoventure Workshop on ChineseSocial Media, noon, Hood River. More.March 22: GTA Featured Event, 6:30pm, Hood River.More soon! Mar 31­April 1: Export Documentation, Shipping andCompliance Training in Portland. More.

April

April 12: Business Plan for Profit class at the SmallBusiness Development Center. See above.April 13: PNDC Government Contracting Basicsseminar, 9:30­11:30am, Portland. More.April 25­26: TechFest NW in Portland. More.April 28: PNDC's Government Contracting Conference inClackamas. More.April 27­29: Small Unmanned Systems Business Expo inSan Francisco. More.

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 up­to­date information from reliable sources; however, no responsibility is accepted for any errorsor omissions or results of any actions based upon this information. If you have any questions regarding any ofthese 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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