TAG Events- Brett Allsop of Yapta on May 16

May 2008

TAG News and Activities

Join us on May 20 for Bellingham TechNight - A one Night Career Fair for Local Tech Jobs.

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Save the Date:

May 16, TAG's third Friday of the Month Luncheon

Dear Members and Guests,
Join us on Friday May 16 for a presentation by Brett Allsop, a seasoned local entrepreneur and Co-founder, Chairman of the Internet travel web site, Yapta. Yapta is focused on building the brand promise behind being a true personal travel assistant to web travel planners. Yapta helps travelers pick flights, get low airfares and receive credits from airlines when prices drop after they buy tickets. Yapta won the 2008 Washington Technology Industry Achievement Award in the category Consumer Product of the Year and also won the WTIA Investment forum in web services.

This is the third presentation in a series of War Stories from local technology entrepreneurs. Brett's presentation will focus on the Yapta story, past current and the future. Brett will also share his ideas on attracting and keeping entrepreneurial teams in Bellingham.

This will be a popular meeting so please RSVP by clicking as soon as possible.

Date and Time: Friday, May 16 from 12:00 - 1:15 pm.

Location: DIS building at 1315 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA

Cost: Free for members, $10.00 at door for non-members to cover lunch.

Read the complete program description here >>

Tech Stomp TAG's Annual Summerfest on August 6, 2008

See pictures from the 2007 TechStomp >>

Social Media Conference NW
September 10-11, 2008
at Whatcom Community College
This conference will offer practical, hands-on experience on how to use social media to generate revenue. Conference details are still being finalized. Sign up for conference updates here>>

Other Industry Events:
Washington Technology Industry Association's Upcoming Meetings
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May 9 - Annual State of Technology Luncheon
hosted by Technology Alliance at the Westin, Seattle. Contact Anna for carpool opportunities.

TAG launches Special Interest Group on Security -
First meeting on May 13 on "How to Prevent Laptop Data Breaches"

TAG is launching a new special interest group (SIG) for people that are interested in advancing their knowledge about information technology security. The group plans to meet on a regular basis and offer the opportunity for IT professionals and business people with an interest in computer security an opportunity to extend their technical knowledge, and develop and maintain professional contacts in the field. The first meeting features a presentation by the leader of the TAG Security SIG, Bart Pestarino, and will be held on May 13 at 1PM-2PM at the City of Bellingham, Fireplace room. This presentation focuses on applying Security 2.0 principles specifically to the laptop. This one-hour session will address administrative, technical, and physical security aspects. Read More >>

.Net Special Interest Group
If you are a developer or otherwise interested in .Net technologies consider attending The Bellingham .NET Users Group's meetings. This user group is focused on providing support in the Bellingham area for Microsoft's .NET technologies and meet monthly as announced on their website>>.

New and renewing TAG members:
Emergency Reporting
Janna Jacobson
Meredith Gilbert
Rob Takemura

TAG, Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington

1315 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 647-4220
Contact: Anna Ehnmark

TAG was founded in 1999 to serve technology companies in Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties. Our mission is to promote, educate, and advocate for Northwest Washington technology businesses. TAG is affiliated with the Washington Technology Industry Association (previously known as WSA) and as a TAG member you enjoy dual membership with the WTIA.

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