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| Make plans to attend the 2008 IT Awards Program and Annual Meeting to be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Holiday Inn, Fargo.
Registration and additional information is available at www.itcnd.org or by calling 701-355-4458. Registration is $25 for ITCND members and $30 for others. The deadline is Monday, Oct. 6.
The full schedule is available at the ITCND website. Highlights include:
· A keynote address from North Dakota Department of Commerce Commissioner Shane Goettle on North Dakota IT business and tax incentives.
· The 2008 IT Awards Program, which recognizes six of North Dakota’s outstanding leaders that have played a vital role in IT use, growth and development throughout the state.
· A keynote address on securing IT workforce into the future, including the preliminary results of the North Dakota IT Workforce Needs Assessment Study, which will shape the message for the first-ever IT Career Awareness Program.
Please also extend this invitation to others within your organization. |
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If you haven’t already done so, make sure your organization submits its vote at www.itcnd.org for the 2008 IT Award winners. The voting deadline is TOMORROW, Friday, Sept. 19. |
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ITCND is teaming with other North Dakota information technology industry stakeholders to launch an updated 2009 State of the IT Industry Guide. We want to give you the opportunity to showcase your organization through advertisement in this statewide publication.
In 2007, the State of the IT Industry Guide provided a voice for North Dakota’s growing information technology industry through distribution to more than 5,000 people, including legislators, other key policymakers and university officials. Your partnership is essential for an even more successful 2009 State of the IT Industry Guide.
The full-color 2009 publication will provide information about opportunities within the North Dakota information technology industry and the industry’s impact on the state. State policymakers will use the guide to develop strategies to overcome barriers and capitalize on opportunities surrounding the industry. This publication, distributed by ITCND, the North Dakota Department of Commerce and local economic developers, will also be used as a tool for information technology business and employee recruitment.
View the commitment form and return to office@itcnd.org by Oct. 15 to guarantee your spot in the 2009 State of the IT Industry Guide. For additional information, visit www.itcnd.org or contact Annika Nelson at 701-355-4458 or office@itcnd.org. |
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| A job announcement has been released for an IT Career Awareness Program Coordinator. This person will be the central coordinator for marketing and presenting IT career information and opportunities to students, parents and educators statewide.
Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested in the position. The complete job announcement is online at www.itcnd.org or www.jobsnd.com.
The application deadline is Friday, Oct. 3. |
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Boden is an innovative provider of IT services and solutions that services the private and public sector clients worldwide.
Boden is committed to supporting the ND community, and in October 2007, they opened a Development Center in Mandan. This on-shore development center will hire, train and develop local talent to meet their local and global clients’ needs, in addition in helping to bring ND IT talent back home. Their Mandan development center addresses the needs of ND’s private and public business sectors by providing:
· Project management offices and staff augmentation services
· IT services for ND and neighboring states
· Outsourced software development services from their global development centers
· IT support services (e.g. help desk, remote database services)
· Software engineering testing and quality assurance practices to address software testing needs of their clients in North America, Canada, Europe and the Middle East
Boden currently has two consultants working full-time in Bismarck with Job Service North Dakota and is one of the awarded vendors on the Information Technology Department’s IT Professional Services Vendor Pool Contract (State Term Contract 095).
If you have any questions or would like to discuss how Boden can help meet your unique IT needs, please contact Joan Patrick (Business Services Coordinator) at 701-667-6099 or e-mail at jpatrick@bodeninc.com.
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