DISCOVER commercially viable technologies developed by university faculty, students, and recent alumni. NETWORK with regional technology venture investment and economic development leaders. SEE WHO WINS a share of $50K in prizes at the awards ceremony. SHOW SUPPORT for faculty, student, and alumni finalist teams as they make investor presentations to an esteemed panel of judges. The UM $50K Business Plan Competition was created to find new venture ideas and build successful businesses, as well as to provide education and networking opportunities for faculty, students and alumni.

RSVP: Eric Schurr, schurr@umd.edu
301-405-3889
schurr@umd.edu

Sponsored by: University of Maryland

We are holding your keys to this exciting hands-on experience with two industry leading business management software packages. Reserve a space for this set of unique events where you will have an opportunity to Test Drive Microsoft Dynamics™ SL (Solomon) & GP (Great Plains). Spend two hours getting acquainted with the look and feel of each package. One participant on each computer will ensure a personal working knowledge of the critical modules necessary to any accounting executive. A complimentary lunch will be provided when you join us for both sessions. The keys to financial success are waiting but space is limited.

RSVP: The seminar is free; however, registration is required. Please call Danielle Parks at 410-277-4602 or visit www.ssiconsulting.com/events/testdrive-gpsl.php
410-277-4602
dt@ssiconsulting.com

Sponsored by: SSi Consulting

We are holding your keys to this exciting hands-on experience with two industry leading business management software packages. Reserve a space for this set of unique events where you will have an opportunity to Test Drive Microsoft Dynamics™ SL (Solomon) & GP (Great Plains). Spend two hours getting acquainted with the look and feel of each package. One participant on each computer will ensure a personal working knowledge of the critical modules necessary to any accounting executive. A complimentary lunch will be provided when you join us for both sessions. The keys to financial success are waiting but space is limited.

RSVP: The seminar is free; however, registration is required. Please call Danielle Parks at 410-277-4602 or visit www.ssiconsulting.com/events/testdrive-gpsl.php.
410-277-4602
dt@ssiconsulting.com

Sponsored by: SSi Consulting

This is not about tricks to manipulate naive sales prospects. It is about a set of techniques developed by experts over 25 years to enable successful negotiations between parties who are not necessarily friends, and may even be hostile, with a view to achieving agreement. They can be used to benefit form business opportunities or to resolve business disputes without court.

It focuses on problems, instead of people, interests or stakes, instead of positions, inventing solutions out of the box, and using fairness and objective criteria as guidance. The seminar also discusses dealing with two dozen or more common tactics and tricks, and also handling people who are mentally out of sorts, either situationally or longer term, and still achieving success.

RSVP: Carrie Root
baltimore@smei.org
http://www.smei.org/cde.cfm?event=179623
410-925-6005
baltimore@smei.org

Sponsored by: R2i, EntreQuest, BBJ, All Factual, Express Connect

Topic: Federal Manufacturing R&D Priorities and Technology Deployment for Small Manufacturers
Speaker: David Stieren, Manager, Technology Deployment Manufacturing Partnership(MEP), National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST)

RSVP: http://lab2ipo.org/RSVP
Sponsored by: Rockville Economic Development, Inc.

Annual Awards Dinner

RSVP: Wendy Dudrow
Sponsored by: TCM

Join us for a hands-on look at the latest technologies, tools and trends for your business needs.

Guests will enjoy a variety of activities such as technology showcases and demonstrations, complimentary pit BBQ lunch, tours of DP Solutions’ network operating center, prize drawings and games.

Sponsors include: Double-Take Software, EVault, IBM, Infor, Optio, RMS Omega, Toshiba, Virtual Iron and Xerox

RSVP: www.itplayday.com
410-720-3300 x198
marketing@dpsolutions.com

Sponsored by: DP Solutions

It is not enough to launch your product; you want customers to buy it. This Lab is for companies who are serious about optimizing product sales.

From production to sales, industry experts will lead sessions on:

* MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES
* OPTIMUM PRICING
* MARKET STRATEGY
* BUILDING A GENUINE BRAND
* SELLING YOUR PRODUCT
* CLOSING SESSION: PRODUCT LAUNCHERS

RSVP: http://www.gbtechcouncil.org/events/TEDCO.asp
410-715-4164
rmelton@marylandtedco.org

Sponsored by: TEDCO and GBTC

VISTA Adoption Event
Come learn why you want to adopt Vista into your office.

Five copies of Vista will be up for adoption (door prizes).

RSVP: www.baltimoreaitp.org
Sponsored by: AITP Baltimore Chapter

Our annual Golf Tournament will be held at the beautiful Links at Challedon golf course in Mt. Airy. This 6,700 yard, Par 72 Brian Ault design course is now among the Maryland golf communities' elite, consistently ranked by Washington Golf Monthly as "One of the Top 100 Places to Play" in the Washington golf course ranks.

As always, there'll be prizes for First, Second and Third place as well as Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and a Putting Contest.

And for the non-golfers who also want to get in on the fun, there'll be an After-Golf Networking Party & Cookout from noon until 4 PM. Enjoy hamburgers, hotdogs, and all the fixings along with beer, soda, contests, raffles, and prizes with other business and IT professionals.

Sponsorships available!

RSVP: Jeannine Morber
443.244.1262
jeannine@carrolltechcouncil.org

Sponsored by: Carroll Technology Council

Our Annual CIO Forum where you meet the CIOs from three Maryland companies telling you how IT is handled within their organization.

RSVP: Registration Required: www.baltimoreaitp.org
Sponsored by: AITP Baltimore Chapter

"We help you retire...we help your computer retire"

Synergy Financial Group of Towson with cdm eCycling will host an electronics recycling event. Electronic recycling involves a breakdown of component items and includes salvaging or restoring hardware components or peripherals for use by non-profits for sustainability and local schools to aid education.

RSVP: Stephen Spurrier: sspurrier@synergyfinancialgrp.com, 410-825-3200
410-825-3200
sspurrier@synergyfinancialgrp.com

Sponsored by: Synergy Financial Group

Edwards Industries is offering a one-day course, “Earned Value Management” on May 19, 2008. This one day course will introduce a step-by-step methodology for planning projects and measuring and reporting performance. This course teaches how to define work and create work breakdown structures (WBS), establish budgets, build detailed schedules using our popular BMPP method, establish a staffing plan and plan baseline, and execute a comprehensive tracking and reporting process.

Edwards Industries is a Global Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). All courses are designed around project management “best practices” based on the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), and are taught by project managers with experience and insight into managing real world situations and projects. There will be 7.5 PMI PDUs (Professional Development Units) issued with this course.

RSVP: Michelle Lane
443-561-0180
training@edwards-ind.com

Sponsored by: Edwards Industries, LLC.

HD videoconferencing seminar IT and AV managers and staff for with live demonstrations by Polycom and LifeSize. We will cover:
• HD videoconferencing and how it is being used
• Overcoming barriers to adoption
• Resolution and bandwidth requirements
• HD VTC solutions starting under $5000
• Demonstrations of HD videoconferencing by Polycom and LifeSize
• Control touch panel integration for ease of use

RSVP: Easy RSVP by calling 410-771-5544 x5 or at:
http://www.syssrc.com/seminars
410-771-5544 x5
Sponsored by: System Source, Polycom, LifeSize and Crestron

This is the next meeting of the Unofficial Book Club; we'll discuss "Empires of the Mind" by Denis Waitley. http://tinyurl.com/5jykjw

RSVP: Dave Provine
dave@premiermac.com

Sponsored by: Dave & Jeff

The pallet of software choices has grown and selecting the right business management solution has become more difficult. Making an educated decision requires time, research and professionally-trained consultants that can offer you a fair and unbiased perspective on the leading software packages to meet your unique needs. The right solution can reduce costs, increase productivity, offer meaningful reporting and measurable ROI.

Join us for this free web seminar where we will provide demonstrations of leading accounting packages: Sage MAS 90/200, Microsoft Dynamics™ GP (Great Plains) and Microsoft Dynamics™ SL (Solomon).

RSVP: Tricia Bowman at 410-277-4618 or visit www.ssiconsulting.com/events/choices.php.
410-277-4618
dt@ssiconsulting.com

Sponsored by: SSi Consulting

- Hear the success stories of high profile women in leadership positions.
- Connect, learn, and grow with fellow fun, fearless females from Maryland.
- Expand your network and make valuable connections.

RSVP: http://www.wtci.org/events/Womens08/flyer.html
410-576-0022
Sponsored by: World Trade Center Institute

“To Regulate or Not to Regulate: The Approach for Herbal Medicines.”

This groundbreaking symposium brings together, for the first time, herbal practitioners, scientists, and the federal government, to give serious consideration to the pros and cons of regulation of medicines derived from plant materials.

RSVP: Meg Brewer
240-314-6274
brewer@umbi.umd.edu
443-250-9654
levinson@umbi.umd.edu

Sponsored by: ACES/UMBI

At the end of this one-day clinic, the students will have a high-level understanding of the features and technologies new to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

410-771-5544 Ext. 5
training@syssrc.com

Sponsored by: System Source

Golf Tech Day: you'll learn facts and myths about clubs and balls from US Golf's Association's Chief Tech guy - Dick Rugge followed by our
Golf Scramble where you join executives from the region's tech and business community for an afternoon of relaxing networking, golf and fun.

RSVP: Carol Bertram: carol.bertram@nmtc.org
443-306-9134
carol.bertram@nmtc.org

Sponsored by: Northeastern Maryland Technology Council

Capital Connection, the region's premier event that brings together the country's most prominent investors with leading-edge technology companies, has expanded its scope. This year, in addition to the start-up, early-stage and expansion-stage companies traditionally showcased at the annual venture fair, Capital Connection 2008 for the first time also will feature later-stage private growth companies.

Developed BY venture capitalists FOR the venture community, Capital Connection's proven format provides multiple venues for venture capitalists, service providers, and other investors to interact with entrepreneurs and discover the region’s premier emerging companies.

At Capital Connection, more than 50 companies from various stage and technology sectors, hundreds of investors and important strategic partners are expected to participate, all under one roof.

RSVP: Suzanne Coffin
703.506.9300
suzanne@mava.org
703-506-9300
mava@mava.org

Sponsored by: Mid-Atlantic Venture Association

Instructor: Bob Hoffman, Vice President, EagleBank

RSVP: https://www.registrationfactory.com/v3/?EventUUID=600D72B1
301-315-8096
Sponsored by: Rockville Economic Development, Inc.

Two decades into the digital revolution, consumers are awash in advertising communication and companies are driven by the competitive need to focus their advertising dollar. The companies in this start-up lab are at the cutting edge of developing innovative technologies which analyze and leverage large amounts of data generated by their clients' marketing initiatives (i.e., e-mail, voice mail, and text messaging campaigns), enabling efficient and effective advertising. Come and understand some of the technology that’s affecting your life.
Speakers and presenters to be announced.

RSVP: www.mitef.org
Sponsored by: MIT Enterprise Forum

All proceeds will support UMBI's K-12 science education & research programs for Maryland
students and teachers.

RSVP: Brad Peganoff


(443) 250-9313
peganoff@umbi.umd.edu

Sponsored by: UMBI

The American Security Challenge unites innovators, funders and America's leading companies to speed the transfer of technology to market for the long-term security of our country. In conjunction with the 2008 Homeland Security S&T Stakeholders Conference East, presented by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) with subject matter support provided by the Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the American Security Challenge will award $100,000 to the winning business plan. You can get involved by:
* SUBMITTING your business plan to win $100,000;
*SPONSORING to get first crack at the best of America's emerging security technologies;
*ATTENDING to network with America's national security leaders.
Visit www.americansecuritychallenge.com today to support our nation's long-term security.

RSVP: info@americansecuritychallenge.com
info@americansecuritychallenge.com

Sponsored by: National Security Initaitve

Edwards Industries is offering a two-day course, “Microsoft Project 2003: A Scheduling Tool for Successfully Managing your Projects” on June 11-12, 2008. Every project, regardless of its size or complexity must have a plan in order to succeed. As part of that project plan, you need to have a comprehensive and manageable project schedule. This hands-on training course, will present a clear, comprehensive, step-by-step methodology for entering, managing and tracking your project schedule using MS Project 2003. For more information and to register, see the website link below.

Edwards Industries is a Global Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). All courses are designed around project management “best practices” based on the PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), and are taught by project managers with experience and insight into managing real world situations and projects. There will be 15 PMI PDUs (Professional Development Units) issued with this course.

RSVP: Michelle Lane
443-561-0180
training@edwards-ind.com

Sponsored by: Edwards Industries, LLC.

Speaker: Deanna Figiel, eCYBERMISSION Program

The eCYBERMISSION program is a U.S. Army-sponsored, web-based science, math and technology competition, that allows students in grades six through nine to compete for regional and national awards, while working to solve problems in their community. Now in its sixth year, eCYBERMISSION has awarded more than $4 million in prize money in support of the science, math and technology leaders of tomorrow. Since its inception, more than 46,000 students from across the country, U.S. territories and Department of Defense Education Activity schools worldwide have participated in the competition.

RSVP: Jeannine Morber, Director jeannine@carrolltechcouncil.org
443.244.1262
jeannine@carrolltechcouncil.org

Sponsored by: Carroll Technology Council

Visit www.marylandtedco.org
Go to Calendar of Events for June 13th date.

RSVP: mglazer@techcouncilmd.com
240-243-4045
mglazer@techcouncilmd.com

Sponsored by: TEDCO, Tech Council of Maryland

This one-day clinic introduces students to Microsoft Windows Vista, including an introduction to security, reliability, performance, manageability, and productivity features.

410-771-5544 Ext. 5
training@syssrc.com

Sponsored by: System Source

IT industry leaders, education leaders and government leaders representing all sectors of the IT industry will meet in a working session to tackle the tough issues that contribute to the workforce shortages in the IT industry. Participants will develop actionable solutions and solutions strategies to strengthen Maryland's IT industry workforce.

RSVP: Sallie Sarelas at ssarelas@gwib.state.md.us
410-767-8604
ssarelas@gwib.state.md.us

Sponsored by: Governor's Workforce Investment Board

Instructor: Ruth Semple, Business Development Specialist, Montgomery County Economic Development

RSVP: https://www.registrationfactory.com/v3/?EventUUID=77DDF0F0
301-315-8096
Sponsored by: Rockville Economic Development, Inc.

At the end of this one-day clinic, the students will have a high-level understanding of the features and technologies new to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

410-771-5544 Ext. 5
training@syssrc.com

Sponsored by: System Source