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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 2010 Annual Conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7 and 8. There will be a networking dinner for Speakers, Sponsors, Special Guests, and Senior Level Executives from Maine's technology and business community on Tuesday evening, followed by the all-day Conference on Wednesday.
Our Keynote Speaker - Andrew McAfee
Andrew McAfee studies the ways that information technology (IT) affects businesses and business as a whole. His research investigates how IT changes the way companies perform, organize themselves, and compete. At a higher level, his work also investigates how computerization affects competition itself – the struggle among rivals for dominance and survival within an industry. Holding a master's in electrical engineering from MIT and a doctorate in business from Harvard, McAfee brings real-world management perspective backed with academic, actionable research.
He coined the phrase “Enterprise 2.0” in a Sloan Management Review article to describe the use of Web 2.0 tools and approaches by businesses. He also began blogging at that time, both about Enterprise 2.0 and about his other research. McAfee’s blog is widely read, becoming at times one of the 10,000 most popular in the world (according to Technorati). He also maintains a Facebook profile and Twitter account.
To learn more about this year's Keynote Speaker, please visit Andrew McAfee's Speaker Page
Our Dinner Speaker - John Butera
John Butera is the transition team cochairman for Governor-elect Paul LePage and has been Executive Director of the Central Maine Growth Council for the last nine years. Under his leadership, the public-private entity has been involved in numerous economic development and job creating projects in the Waterville area. John was Director of Business Development in the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for Governor Angus King from 1998 to 2002. John will discuss transitioning to a new economic leadership, what's ahead for economic development, and where the technology sectors can contribute.
Conference Agenda - Wednesday, December 8
7:45 – 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 am Opening Remarks
9:00 – 10:00 am Keynote: Andrew McAfee Enterprise 2.0: The State of an Art
Andrew McAfee, author of Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your Organization's Toughest Challenges (Harvard Business Press, 2009) will discuss how Web 2.0 technologies and philosophies are making their way into organizations. He will describe how these tools have the potential to transform how companies collect and share knowledge and tap into their collective intelligence. McAfee will use case studies to show how leading companies are using Enterprise 2.0 to improve their practices and results.
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 - Tuesday, December 7
5:00 – 6:00 pm Registration, Networking, & Cocktails
6:00 – 6:45 pm Dinner
6:45 – 7:05 pm Dinner Speaker
