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GTA Newsletter September 2013 1 message Jessica Metta <[email protected]> Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:50 PM Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Gorge Tech Alliance Newsletter September 2013 About the GTA The GTA supports, connects and develops the technology community of the Columbia River Gorge. www.crgta.org * Email the GTA 541-296-2266 In This Issue Feature Headline Article Headline Platinum Sponsors New GTA Members and Sponsors The GTA recently welcomed two new members: Charter Business Integrated 3D Visit their websites to learn more. We're glad to have you involved and appreciate your support! Also, all memberships and most sponsorships renew Oct 1. Current members and sponsors, invoices will be sent shortly and if you appreciate the work of the GTA, please consider increasing your contribution. New members, now is a great time to join! Learn more about benefits here . Google Announces $6M Expansion at The Dalles Data Center Congratulations to GTA Platinum Sponsor Google who announced on Sept. 26 that it will start work immediately on a $600 million expansion of its data center in The Dalles, doubling its investment at the site. "We're groundbreaking today. We'll be working on the building, pretty much starting immediately," said Dave Karlson, Google's operations manager in The Dalles and GTA Board Member. Google built its first corporate data center in The Dalles in 2006 and the company said it has invested $600 million in the site to date. The expansion will bring its total investment to $1.2 billion over the next several years. Read more... GTA and Google Grow Youth Robotics in the Gorge
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Gorge Tech Alliance NewsletterSeptember 2013
About the GTA
The GTA supports, connects anddevelops the technology
community of the Columbia RiverGorge.
www.crgta.org * Email the GTA541-296-2266
In This Issue
Feature Headline
Article Headline
Platinum Sponsors
New GTA Members and Sponsors
The GTA recently welcomed two new members:
Charter BusinessIntegrated 3D
Visit their websites to learn more. We're glad to have you involvedand appreciate your support!
Also, all memberships and most sponsorships renew Oct 1.Current members and sponsors, invoices will be sent shortly andif you appreciate the work of the GTA, please consider increasingyour contribution. New members, now is a great time to join!Learn more about benefits here.
Google Announces $6M Expansion at The Dalles DataCenter
Congratulations to GTA Platinum Sponsor Google whoannounced on Sept. 26 that it will start work immediately on a$600 million expansion of its data center in The Dalles, doublingits investment at the site. "We're groundbreaking today. We'll beworking on the building, pretty much starting immediately," saidDave Karlson, Google's operations manager in The Dalles andGTA Board Member.
Google built its first corporate data center in The Dalles in 2006and the company said it has invested $600 million in the site todate. The expansion will bring its total investment to $1.2 billionover the next several years. Read more...
GTA and Google Grow Youth Robotics in the Gorge
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Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Silicon Sponsors
4-Tell Inc Chernoff Vilhauer LLP
The GTA began its involvement in youth robotics in the Gorge in2010 with the first tech education grant we received from theTides Foundation on behalf of Google's Data Center in TheDalles. The original robotics equipment and laptops wepurchased then are still in use and have been supplemented overthe years with several more Google grants and specifieddonations from our members to our robotics fund. The GTA isproud to now have 30 robots and laptops in circulation to schoolsand youth groups in this five county area. We also regularly holdyouth robotics events and host the local qualifying tournamentsfor FIRST LEGO League every December.
The result?
Innovative class time at schools like Hood River MiddleSchool where every student in a single grade level hasleaned robotics. Thousands of students ages 6 to 18 in the Gorge are nowexposed to robotics.Top notch Gorge seniors are leaving for engineeringdegrees with plans to return and work for our techcompanies.
Growing high-quality STEM (science, tech, engineering andmath) programs in the Gorge is part of our mission to support thetechnology community of the region.We're telling you nowbecause we need your help too. From 14 teams in 2010, theFIRST LEGO League tournaments will have around 63 teamsfrom the Gorge competing this December. It will require fourseparate tournaments with lots of volunteers, supplies, anddonations needed. If you would like to help with hours orsponsorship funds, contact Jessica today.
NW Supply Chain Opportunity Conference, Oct 8 inPortland
A number of economic development organizations are offering anew supply chain program to help manufacturers generate newsales, new partnerships, and new awareness about suppliers andcustomers throughout the Northwest. This one of a kindconference will bring together the best and brightest inprocurement and supply chain management. Who Should Attend? Manufacturers with core competencies inmetals, alloys, plastics, polymers, ceramics, composites,chemicals and liquid crystals; using such processes asfabrication/machining, forging/casting, tooling & fixtures,extrusion, injection molding, micro-fabrication, costings/surfacetreatment, semiconductor, thin film coating. Topics Include:
How to pursue supply chain opportunities with primes andtier one suppliersIncrease local sourcing and develop strategic partnershipsDiscover resources offered through the Innovations inAdvanced Materials and Metals Grant designed to helpyour business grow
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President Maples
Davis Wright Tremaine LLPGorge Networks
Gorge Technology Hood River Communications
Access Co-op Mid-Columbia Economic
Development District Oregon Tech
Port of Hood River Prigel Machine & Fabrication
Providence Hospital Seckora Consulting Sherman County
Sightline Applications Zepher Inc.
Details: Tuesday, October 8, 7am to 1pm in Portland. $75registration. Learn more here.
GTA Events in October
Geek Lunch on Oct 15: Intro to Meteor (A JavaScriptFramework)Popular websites such as Google Docs and Facebook areforcing a paradigm shift in web development. These ultra-dynamic sites consist of a single HTML page that updates itselfby using JavaScript to send data to/from the server with AJAX-style requests. AJAX is not new, but managing the complexity ofcoding such massively dynamic websites has required largeteams and complex code. A new breed of JavaScript frameworks(e.g. AngularJS, Ember.js, Meteor) has recently emerged tomake these features possible with much less complexity.
Meteor (www.meteor.com) is arguably the easiest to learnJavaScript framework, yet is also one of the most powerful. JonahPeskin will introduce the basic concepts of JavaScript-focusedweb development, including Node.js and "NoSQL" databases. He will then introduce Meteor by taking you through each step ofbuilding a multi-user, multi-room, real-time chat website in under130 total lines of HTML/JS code.
This talk is best for anyone who has developed a traditionaldatabase-backed website that fetches data from a SQL databaseand then renders the data to HTML (PHP, Python, Ruby,ASP.NET, etc). The talk will assume no familiarity withJavaScript, Node.js, NoSQL, or any frameworks. But all arewelcome!
Details:Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at NoonChina Gorge Restaurant in Hood RiverFree for all to attend; no-host lunch Featured Event on Oct. 22: Dr.Chris MaplesJoin the GTA for our FeaturedEvent on October 22 for greatnetworking, delicious appetizersand a discussion with OregonTech President ChristopherMaples. More information tofollow.
Details:Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 at6:30pmWhite Buffalo Wine Bar (404Westcliff Dr., Hood River)Free for GTA Members, $10 fornon-membersAppetizers included; no-host bar
Latest from Gorge Innoventure
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Gorge Innoventure, our regional startup support organization, hasseveral events of interest coming up (more info):
Occt 2: Workshop on Tackling Cash Flow ChallengesOct 22: Key Legal Steps to Starting and Growing a NewBusinessOct 30: Google Apps for BusinessNov 5: The 6th Gorge Angel Conference! This year'sevent will highlight OEN Gorge Accelerator Boot Camp2company graduates who will present their businessmodels for exposure to expertise and investment. Otherhighlights of the event include lunch, networking, keynotepresentation, and a panel of companies sharing theirstories and experience about developing their companiesand raising capital. Special discounted registration rate for"entrepreneurs only." Contact Robin Cope or learn moreat www.gorgeangelconference.com.
Events Calendar
There are a lot of great events happening in and out of the Gorge for our tech businesses! Visitthe links below for more information.OCTOBER
Oct 3: SME Technical Presentation & Plant Tour at FLIR Systems Inc., networking social tofollow, 4-8pm, $20-25. Registration required. Wilsonville, OR.Oct 9-10: Northwest Robotics Rodeo and Unmanned Systems Technology Forum, presentedby Cascade Chapter AUVSI. $150 - $300, Pendleton. Oct 14-16: Pacific NW Software Quality Conference. Early Bird by Aug 31 $455 - $1000,Portland.Oct 15: GTA Geek Lunch, Noon, China Gorge in Hood River.Oct 22: GTA Featured Event with Oregon Tech President Chris Maples, 6:30pm, Hood River.Oct 24-25: Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference at the Hood RiverInn.2013 theme is "Broadband: The Pulse of the Future," with keynote by Amber Case.
NOVEMBER
Nov 22: Export Strategies Tools and Techniques Workshop, 8am to 4pm, Salem. $100.
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