Workshops

Skill Mapping/Educational Workshops.

These workshops are designed to be interactive sessions where participants and our subject matter experts will discuss current trends in these areas, the skills needed for success in a career in the area and other information designed to help our participants plot their career path to success.  Clink on the individual sessions below to see the subject matter expert(s) leading the individual session.

Room A: Sales Careers

• 2:30 -  3:15 Enterprise
• 3:30 -  4:15 Small Business
• 4:30 -  5:15 Inside Sales

Room B: Engineering/Development

• 12:30 – 1:15 Learn about the IEEE WCET Certification
• 1:30 – 2:15 Network Design
• 2:30 – 3:15 Why get the CISSP, CISM, and GSLC?  Job Security through Certification
• 3:30 – 4:15 Writing Mobile Apps on the iPhone

Room C: Talent Acquisition/Retention/Career Development

• 12:30 - 1:15 Coaching “You”: Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Career
• 1:30 – 2:15 Sourcing and Screening (Liz Hocker, William Morrow, Mark Sullivan)
• 2:30 – 3:15 Discovering the Diamonds in the Rough: Screen for Talent & Culture Fit
• 3:30 – 4:15 Taking Control of Your Career & Thrive (Not Just Survive) In Any Economy

Room D: Marketing

• 12:30 – 1:15 Your Customers are Talking. Are You Listening?
• 1:30 – 2:15 Including your Customers in Product Development
• 2:30 – 3:15 Operationalizing Customer Oxygen In Your Business
• 3:30 – 4:15 How can you build your brand? (Panel of the three preceding speakers and Thomas Myer)

Room E: Infrastructure

• 1:30 – 2:15 Server Management -- Managing through Virtualization
• 2:30 – 3:15 Best Practices – Profitable Network Operations thru Green Technologies
  
• 3:30 – 4:15 Field Operations

EVENING

5:00 - 8:00     Networking After Hours, featuring live music (Backstage or Rockstar Registration Required)

Guitar Hero Smackdown Contest - Proceeds Benefit Local Youth Charities

Participants purchase contest entries entitling them to one 'song' in the Guitar Hero Contest Qualifying Round which will take place from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The top 8 scorers during the Qualifying Round will advance to the "Smackdown" Championship Bracket where contestants will face off head to head to determine the Guitar Hero Champion! You may purchase as many Guitar Hero Contest Entries as you wish. Proceeds benefit the First Tee of Austin and KIPP Austin Public Schools. Participants are required to purchase either the "Backstage" All Access Pass or the "Rockstar" Pass to participate. Contest Entries may be purchased for $5 each by clicking here and on the day of the event for $10.  Go to our Facebook Event page to post your predictions and call out your competitiors on the wall.